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Baal-perazim

(Encyclopedia)Baal-perazim bāˈəl-pĕrˈəzĭm [key], in the Bible, unidentified place where David defeated the Philistines. Perizim in the Book of Isaiah is probably the same. ...

Allon-bachuth

(Encyclopedia)Allon-bachuth ălˈən–băkˈəth [key], in the Bible, place close to Bethel, where they buried Rebecca's nurse. ...

Helbon

(Encyclopedia)Helbon hĕlˈbŏn [key], in the Bible, ancient place, Syria, NW of Damascus. It was noted for its wine. ...

Ashteroth Karnaim

(Encyclopedia)Ashteroth Karnaim ăshˈtērŏth kärnāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, E of the Jordan. It is possibly the same as Carnaim in First Maccabees and Carnion in Second Maccabees. ...

Hor-hagidgad

(Encyclopedia)Hor-hagidgad hôr-həgĭdˈgăd [key], in the Bible, wilderness camp of the Israelites. The camping place called Gudgodah may have been the same. ...

Eglaim

(Encyclopedia)Eglaim ĕgˈlāĭm, ēglāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place E of the Dead Sea. It may be the same as the otherwise unidentified En-Eglaim. ...

Telaim

(Encyclopedia)Telaim tĕlˈāĭm, tēlāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, S ancient Palestine, where Saul's army gathered. It is also spelled Telem. ...

Ramath-lehi

(Encyclopedia)Ramath-lehi rāˈmăth-lēˈhī [key], in the Bible, place, SW ancient Palestine, where Samson slew the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. ...

National Museum of Women in the Arts

(Encyclopedia) National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., established in 1987. Washington-area philanthropist and art collector Wilhelmina Cole Holl...

Pathros

(Encyclopedia)Pathros păthˈrŏs [key], biblical name of Upper Egypt. It is mentioned in the Bible as a place where Hebrews lived. The inhabitants are Pathrusim. ...