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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...

Claudius Lysias

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

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. ...

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. ...

Adoni-zedec

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