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Ain, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Ain āˈĭn [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. 2 See En-rimmon. ...Gaius, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Gaius gāˈyəs [key], in the New Testament. 1 Corinthian Christian, Paul's host. 2 Corinthian baptized by Paul. 3 Companion of Paul, native of Derbe. 4 Macedonian companion of Paul. 5 Christian to wh...Sion, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Sion sīˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Same as Mt. Hermon. 2 Variant of Zion. ...Uri , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Uri yo͞oˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Bezaleel (1.) 2 Father of Geber (2.) 3 Porter. ...Berea, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Berea or Beroea both: bērēˈə [key]. 1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth (1.) 2 See Véroia, Greece. 3 See Aleppo, Syria. ...Agar, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Agar āˈgər [key], the same as Hagar. ...Adam, the first man, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Adam ădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. Elsewhe...Rama, in the Ramayana
(Encyclopedia)Rama, hero: see Ramayana.Rama, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Rama rāˈmə [key], variant of Ramah. ...Hadar, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Hadar hāˈdär [key], variant of Hadad (1,) (3.) ...Browse by Subject
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