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Beth-anath

(Encyclopedia)Beth-anath bĕth-āˈnăth [key], in the Bible, town of N ancient Palestine. ...

Azekah

(Encyclopedia)Azekah əzēˈkə [key], in the Bible, city of ancient Palestine, lying W of Jerusalem. ...

Centennial Exhibition, International

(Encyclopedia)Centennial Exhibition, International, held in Philadelphia from May to Nov., 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The buildings, in Fairmount Park, included the...

Rahway

(Encyclopedia)Rahway rôˈwā [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 25,325), Union co., NE N.J., on the Rahway River; settled by 1680 as Rawack (then part of Elizabethtown; see Elizabeth), inc. 1858. Plastics, clothing...

Jehud

(Encyclopedia)Jehud jēˈhəd [key], in the Bible, town, SW ancient Palestine, the present-day Yehud, Israel, E of Jaffa. ...

Ono

(Encyclopedia)Ono ōˈnō [key], in the Bible, town, W central ancient Palestine, the modern Qiryat Ono, Israel, E of Tel Aviv. ...

Nebaioth

(Encyclopedia)Nebaioth nēbāˈyŏth [key], in the Bible, Arab tribe living probably SE of Palestine, sometimes identified with the Nabataeans. ...

Zelah

(Encyclopedia)Zelah zēˈlə [key], in the Bible, unidentified town, central ancient Palestine. The family tomb of Saul was there. ...

Elmina

(Encyclopedia)Elmina ĕlmēˈnə [key], town, S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea; also known locally as Edina. It is a fishing center located in a region where corn and cassava are grown. In the late 1400s the Portugue...

Zior

(Encyclopedia)Zior zīˈôr [key], in the Bible, hill town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Siir, the West Bank, NE of Hebron. ...