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En-shemesh

(Encyclopedia)En-shemesh ĕn-shēˈmĕsh [key], in the Bible, place, E of Jerusalem, on the border of Judah. ...

Ophel

(Encyclopedia)Ophel ōˈfəl [key], hill in ancient Jerusalem. In the Bible, it was the dwelling place of Nethinim. ...

Sirah

(Encyclopedia)Sirah sīˈrə [key], in the Bible, a well, between Hebron and Jerusalem, where Abner was intercepted by Joab's emissaries. ...

Guy of Lusignan

(Encyclopedia)Guy of Lusignan lüsēnyäNˈ [key], d. 1194, Latin king of Jerusalem (1186–92) and Cyprus (1192–94), second husband of Sibylla, sister of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. In 1183 he was briefly rege...

Moriah, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple. ...

Kolaiah

(Encyclopedia)Kolaiah kŏlāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Benjamite family in Jerusalem. 2 Father of Ahab, a false prophet. ...

Hephzi-bah

(Encyclopedia)Hephzi-bah hĕfˈzĭ-bə [key], in the Bible. 1 Mother of Manasseh. 2 Name for Jerusalem restored. ...

Hassenaah

(Encyclopedia)Hassenaah hăsēnāˈə [key], in the Bible, family name of workers on the wall of Jerusalem. An alternate form is Senaah. ...

Claudius Lysias

(Encyclopedia)Claudius Lysias lĭsˈēəs [key], in the Acts of the Apostles, official at Jerusalem who saved Paul from the mob. ...

Adoni-zedec

(Encyclopedia)Adoni-zedec ādōˈnī-zēˈdĕk, ădˈ– [key], in the Bible, chief at Jerusalem, leader of the allies routed at Gibeon. ...