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Jazer

(Encyclopedia)Jazer jā-āˈ– [key], ancient city E of the Jordan River, probably about 10 mi (16.1 km) N of Hisban (Jordan). In the Bible it was assigned to Gad. ...

Bar-jesus

(Encyclopedia)Bar-jesus ĕlˈĭmăs [key], in the New Testament, Jewish sorcerer at Paphos who tried to divert a prospective Christian convert and was cursed with blindness. ...

Siccuth

(Encyclopedia)Siccuth säkˈ– [key], in the Book of Amos, a heathen god. Many texts regard this as a common noun; thus the King James Version translates it as “tabernacle.” ...

Paamiut

(Encyclopedia)Paamiut frĭᵺˈrĭgzhôpˌ [key], town (1996 pop. 2,040), Paamiut dist., SW Greenland; founded in 1792. Fishing, seal hunting, and sheep raising are the main occupations. ...

Nordkyn, Cape

(Encyclopedia)Nordkyn, Cape chĭˈnärôdˌən [key], northernmost point of the European mainland, Finnmark co., N Norway, E of North Cape, at lat. 71°8′N. ...

Avacha

(Encyclopedia)Avacha əväˈchĭnskīə sôpˈkə [key], active volcano, 8,965 ft (2,733 m) high, Russian Far East, on S Kamchatka peninsula. It has a permanent snow cap. ...

Lasalle

(Encyclopedia)Lasalle vēl [key], city (1991 pop. 73,804), S Que., Canada, SW of Montreal on the St. Lawrence River at the head of the Lachine Rapids. It is a suburb of Montreal. ...

Michmas

(Encyclopedia)Michmas –măsh [key], town, c.8 mi (12.9 km) NE of Jerusalem. It is identified with modern Mukhmas (West Bank). In the Bible, it was a bivouac of Jonathan in his Philistine wars. ...

Mbandaka

(Encyclopedia)Mbandaka kôkēyävēlˈ [key], city (1984 pop. 137,291), capital of Équateur prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), a port on the Congo River. It is a commercial and transportation center and has tanning and fi...

Kirjath-arim

(Encyclopedia)Kirjath-arim –bāˈəl [key], alternative names of Kirjath-jearim. ...