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Dome of the Rock
(Encyclopedia)Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture. ...Massa, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Massa măsˈə [key], in the Bible, seventh son of Ishmael. ...Adalia, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Adalia ădəlīˈə [key], in the Bible, one of Haman's sons. ...duplication of the cube
(Encyclopedia)duplication of the cube: see geometric problems of antiquity. ...Bruno the Great, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bruno the Great, Saint: see Bruno, Saint (d. 965). ...Medan, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Medan mēˈdăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham and Keturah. ...Nun, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Nun nŭn, no͞on [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua. ...Gaddi, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Gaddi gădˈī [key], in the Bible, Manassite sent by Moses into Canaan. ...Mrauk U
(Encyclopedia)Mrauk U, archaeological site and capital of the former Arakan kingdom, Rakhine State, central W Myanmar. The kingdom flourished in the 15th to 18th cent., and Mrauk U was an important trading city, wi...Justin II
(Encyclopedia)Justin II, d. 578, Byzantine emperor (565–78), nephew and successor to Justinian I. He allied himself with the Turks and resumed the wars with Persia. During his reign Slavs and Avars attacked the e...Browse by Subject
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