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Arab

(Encyclopedia)Arab āˈrăb [key], in the Bible, hill town of S ancient Palestine, near Hebron. ...

Nezib

(Encyclopedia)Nezib nēˈzĭb [key], in the Bible, city, SW ancient Palestine, NW of Hebron. ...

Jattir

(Encyclopedia)Jattir jătˈər [key], in the Bible, town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Horbat Yattir, Israel, S of Hebron. ...

Juttah

(Encyclopedia)Juttah jŭtˈə [key], in the Bible, city, S ancient Palestine, the present-day Yattah, the West Bank, S of Hebron. ...

Adoraim

(Encyclopedia)Adoraim ădˌōrāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, town, E of Hebron. It also appears as Adora in First Maccabees. ...

Sirah

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

Zior

(Encyclopedia)Zior zīˈôr [key], in the Bible, hill town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Siir, the West Bank, NE of Hebron. ...

Rekem

(Encyclopedia)Rekem rēˈkĕm [key], in the Bible. 1 Midianite king killed by the Jews. 2 Son of Hebron. ...

Beth-anoth

(Encyclopedia)Beth-anoth bĕth-āˈnŏth [key], in the Bible, town, probably the modern Bayt Anun (West Bank), not far NE of Hebron. ...

Beracah

(Encyclopedia)Beracah bērāˈkə [key], in the Bible. 1 One who joined David at Ziklag. 2 Valley, N of Hebron, running roughly east-west. ...

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