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Abdon

(Encyclopedia) AbdonAbdonăbˈdŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Judge of Israel. 2 Officer under Josiah. He also appears as Achbor.

Jokneam

(Encyclopedia) JokneamJokneamjŏkˈnēăm [key], in the Bible, Canaanite royal city, later a Levitical city of Zebulun, SW of Mt. Carmel (in present-day Israel).

Jehu

(Encyclopedia) JehuJehujēˈhy&oomacr; [key]. 1 King of Israel. He was anointed king by Elisha, who led the revolt against the house of Ahab. Jehu murdered King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah…

Elat

(Encyclopedia) Elat or Eilat Elat both: āˈlät [key] [Heb.,=trees], city, S Israel, a port on the Gulf of Aqaba…

plagues of Egypt

(Encyclopedia) plagues of Egypt, in the Bible, the plagues and other troubles brought on Egypt by God through the hands of Moses, because Pharaoh would not let the people of Israel go out of Egypt.…

Carmel, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Carmel, MountCarmel, Mountkärˈməl [key] [Heb.,=garden land], mountain ridge, NW Israel, extending 13 mi (21 km) NW from the plain of Esdraelon to the Mediterranean Sea, where it ends…

Palestine Liberation Organization

(Encyclopedia) Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), coordinating council for Palestinian organizations, founded (1964) by Egypt and the Arab League and initially controlled by Egypt. Composed of…

Ogden Rogers REID, Congress, NY (1925)

REID, Ogden Rogers, a Representative from New York; born in New York City, June 24, 1925; student, Deerfield Academy, 1940-1943; Yale University, A.B., 1949; fellow of Brandeis University and…

July 2006

World Dozens Are Killed at Iraqi Market (July 1): More than 60 people are killed by a suicide bomber in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. A Sunni member of parliament, Tayseer Najah al-Mashhadani,…

Nephtoah

(Encyclopedia) NephtoahNephtoahnĕftōˈə [key], in the Bible, fountain, on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The site is identified with the modern Me Neftoah (Israel).