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Rabbah

(Encyclopedia) Rabbah or Rabbath: see Amman, Jordan.

Abarim

(Encyclopedia) AbarimAbarimăbˈərĭm [key], in the Bible, general term for the country E of the Jordan.

Cherith

(Encyclopedia) CherithCherithkērˈĭth [key], in the Bible, brook flowing into the Jordan opposite Samaria.

Glueck, Nelson

(Encyclopedia) Glueck, NelsonGlueck, Nelsongl&oobreve;k, glĭk [key], 1900–1971, American archaeologist and educator, b. Cincinnati, grad. Univ. of Cincinnati, 1920, Ph.D. Univ. of Jena, Germany,…

Letting the "Air" out of the NBA

Jordan essentially re-invented sports marketing. He currently earns over $40 million a year endorsing such companies as Nike, Sara Lee, MCI, Gatorade, Upper Deck, Rayovac and Oakley sunglasses…

Abel-mizraim

(Encyclopedia) Abel-mizraimAbel-mizraimāˈbəl-mĭzrāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place “beyond Jordan” where Jacob was mourned.

Beth-arabah

(Encyclopedia) Beth-arabahBeth-arabahbĕth-ărˈəbə [key], in the Bible, town, in the Jordan valley near Jericho.

Arnon

(Encyclopedia) ArnonArnonärˈnŏn [key], river of Jordan, entering the east side of the Dead Sea, called today Wadi Mojib.

Hor

(Encyclopedia) Hor, in the Bible, unlocated mountain, on the boundary of Edom, the place of Aaron's death. It was traditionally identified with Jabal Harun, a mountain in SW Jordan, but it does not…

Aner

(Encyclopedia) AnerAnerāˈnər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ally of Abraham. 2 Levitical town, E of the Jordan.