Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

377 results found

Azekah

(Encyclopedia)Azekah əzēˈkə [key], in the Bible, city of ancient Palestine, lying W of Jerusalem. ...

Ashnah

(Encyclopedia)Ashnah ăshˈnə [key], in the Bible, two unidentified towns of ancient Palestine, W of Jerusalem. ...

Zemaraim

(Encyclopedia)Zemaraim zĕmˌərāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, a town and highland, ancient Palestine, probably N of Jerusalem. ...

Gezer

(Encyclopedia)Gezer gēˈzər [key], ancient city of Canaan, on the coastal plain of Sharon, NW of Jerusalem. Its position guarding the road from Jerusalem to Jaffa has always given it importance, e.g., in the wars...

Chesalon

(Encyclopedia)Chesalon kĕsˈəlŏn [key], in the Bible, town of Judah, called also Mt. Jearim, W of Jerusalem. ...

Irijah

(Encyclopedia)Irijah īrīˈjə [key], in the Bible, captain who detained Jeremiah on a false accusation in Jerusalem. ...

Ephrain

(Encyclopedia)Ephrain ēˈfrāĭn [key], in the Bible, an unidentified city, N of Jerusalem, where Abijah defeated Jeroboam. ...

Casiphia

(Encyclopedia)Casiphia kāsĭfˈēə, kăsĭfīˈə [key], in the Bible, place, on the way from Babylon to Jerusalem. ...

Rab-shakeh

(Encyclopedia)Rab-shakeh răb-shāˈkē [key], in the Bible, Assyrian official sent by Sennacherib against Jerusalem. ...

Samgar-nebo

(Encyclopedia)Samgar-nebo sămˈgär-nēˈbō [key], in the Bible, Babylonian prince with Nebuchadnezzar at Jerusalem. ...