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Naaman (A-Z entry)
An army officer under Benhadad of Syria who had contracted leprosy and heard from an Israelite slave‐girl about the miraculous powers of the prophet ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Nabataean Arabia (A-Z entry)
The Nabataean kingdom in Arabia of the Hellenistic–Roman era stretched from the Ḥaurān in southern Syria to the northern Hijaz in the Arabian Peninsula. ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
Nabataeans (A-Z entry)
Occupants of territory E. and SW of the Dead Sea , who spoke a form of Aramaic . They were important in the inter‐testamental ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Nabatean (A-Z entry)
The form of Middle Aramaic spoken by Nabatean nomads (Greek Nabataioi ). Their kingdom was called Nbṭw (Aramaic), Nabatene (Greek), or Nabataea (Latin). They ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Nabatean Inscriptions (A-Z entry)
The Nabateans are of Arab descent, as their personal names, certain Arabic words incorporated in their vocabulary, and a recently discovered inscription found in ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nabateans (A-Z entry)
During the late Hellenistic and Early Roman imperial era, an Arab kingdom centered at Petra in Edomite Transjordan established itself as one of the ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nabateans (A-Z entry)
Origins and Growth. The consensus of modern scholarship no longer relates the Nabateans to the biblical Nebaioth , the firstborn son of Ishmael ( ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Nablus (A-Z entry)
See Shechem .
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nabonidus, Prayer of (A-Z entry)
See Court Tales .
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Naboth (A-Z entry)
Owner of a vineyard which King Ahab wished to buy because it adjoined the royal property; but when Naboth refused to sell, Queen Jezebel ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Nabratein (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nabratein (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nabratein (A-Z entry)
( Ar., “two hills; also known as Kefar Neburaya ), site located 4 km (2.5 mi.) north-northeast of Safed in Upper Galilee (33°2′ N, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nag Hammadi (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nag Hammadi (A-Z entry)
A modern town in upper Egypt . It is the nearest town to Chenoboskion , where texts relevant to the early Christian Church were ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Nag Hammadi (A-Z entry)
city in southern Egypt near discovery site of important Coptic Gnostic texts (26°03′ N, 32°15′ E). The name Nag Hammadi has become popular in ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Nag Hammadi Library (A-Z entry)
Before the publication of the Berlin Codex 8502, resources for the study of gnosticism were almost entirely limited to the refutations of the early ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Nag Hammadi Library (A-Z entry)
The collection of texts referred to as the Nag Hammadi library consists of forty-six texts (plus fragments and duplicates) copied onto the papyrus pages ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
The Nag Hammadi Texts (Chapters)
In 1945, at Nag Hammadi some 500 km (300 mi) south of Cairo, Egyptian peasants unearthed a large jar containing thirteen codices. Most of ...
Source: The New Oxford Annotated Bible; from chapter The Interpretation of the Bible
Naḥal _____ (A-Z entry)
See under latter part of name .
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
