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Geliloth

(Encyclopedia)Geliloth gĕlˈĭlŏth, gēlīˈ– [key], in the Bible, boundary landmark, S ancient Palestine, between Benjamin and Judah. It is probably the same as the Gilgal in the Book of Joshua. ...

Libnah

(Encyclopedia)Libnah lĭbˈnə [key], in the Bible. 1 Unidentified place in the desert wanderings. 2 Canaanite city, SW ancient Palestine, N of Lachish. It was captured by Joshua. ...

Malvern Hills

(Encyclopedia)Malvern Hills, range of hills, c.9 mi (14.5 km) long, W central England, in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The highest points are the Worcester Beacon (1,395 ft/425 m) and the Hereford Beacon (1,11...

Lysanias

(Encyclopedia)Lysanias līsāˈnēəs [key], tetrarch of Abilene. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. A rock inscription mentioning his name was found on the site of ancient Abila. ...

Beth-lebaoth

(Encyclopedia)Beth-lebaoth bĕth-lĕbˈāŏth [key], in the Bible, town of S ancient Palestine. It also appears as Lebaoth. Beth-birei corresponds with Beth-lebaoth in a parallel passage. ...

Pilgrims' Way

(Encyclopedia)Pilgrims' Way, ancient English road that ran from Hampshire to Kent, over the Sussex Downs. It is so called because it may have been used during the Middle Ages by pilgrims who came to Canterbury to t...

Polyaenus

(Encyclopedia)Polyaenus pŏlˌē-ēˈnəs [key], fl. c.153, Macedonian Greek writer. His Stratagems, anecdotes on the ruses of war, takes much from various ancient sources now lost. ...

Congreve, William

(Encyclopedia)Congreve, William, 1670–1729, English dramatist, b. near Leeds, educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple. After publishing a novel of intrigue, Incognita (1692), and...

Munich Pact

(Encyclopedia)Munich Pact, 1938. In the summer of 1938, Chancellor Hitler of Germany began openly to support the demands of Germans living in the Sudetenland (see Sudetes) of Czechoslovakia for an improved status. ...

Kramer, Larry

(Encyclopedia)Kramer, Larry (Lawrence David), 1935-2020 American gay-rights activist and playwright, b. Bridgeport, Ct., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1957). After graduating co...