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Abu Hawam, Tell (A-Z entry)
10-acre mound on the Mediterranean coast near where the Kishon River empties into the bay of Haifa (map reference 151 × 144). It may ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Achziv (A-Z entry)
( or Akhzib; Ar., Ez-Zib; Assyr., Accipu ), site located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 15 km (9 mi.) north of Akko and ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
῾Ain Es-Samiyeh (A-Z entry)
an exceptionally strong, perennial spring some 19 km (12 mi.) north-northeast of Jerusalem, at the northeastern foot of Ba῾al Hazor, one of the highest ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
῾Ajjul, Tell EL- (A-Z entry)
( Ar., “the mound of the calf” ), site located on the northern bank of Wadi Gaza, 2 km (1.2 mi.) from the Mediterranean ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Amman (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Amman (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Amman (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Amman (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Amman (A-Z entry)
capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, located about 88 km (55 mi.) east of Jerusalem, 206 km (128 mi.) south of Damascus, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Amos, The Book of (A-Z entry)
The early prophets of Israel— Samuel , Elijah , Elisha , and many others—are known from stories included in the historical books of Samuel ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Balaam (A-Z entry)
A non‐Israelite prophet who figures most prominently in the narratives of Numbers 22–24 ; there is also a lengthy prophecy of the same Balaam ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Baruch, The Book of (A-Z entry)
According to the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, this book, which purports to be the work of Baruch , Jeremiah 's friend and ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Deborah (A-Z entry)
A name which means “bee” in Hebrew, Deborah is the name of two women mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Two passages ( Gen. 35.8 ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Deuteronomic History (A-Z entry)
the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kings, giving a history of Israel from the conquest of ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Elijah (A-Z entry)
Elijah (“Yahweh is my God”) was a prophet in the northern kingdom of the divided monarchy during the reigns of Ahab , Ahaziah , ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Elisha (A-Z entry)
Elisha (“God has granted salvation”), son of Shaphat , a native of Abel‐Meholah in the northern kingdom of Israel ( Map 3:x4 ), was ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Eschatology (A-Z entry)
The teaching concerning last things, such as the resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, the end of this world, and the creation of ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Ezekiel, The Book of (A-Z entry)
Author. The Book of Ezekiel tells relatively little that is explicit concerning the figure for whom it is named, and apart from brief references ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
festival (A-Z entry)
a religious celebration.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Habakkuk, The Book of (A-Z entry)
The book of Habakkuk is an integrated whole with the following outline: 1.1 Superscription 1.2–4 The prophet's initial complaint 1.5–11 God's answer to the ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
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