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X-Ray Diffraction Analysis (A-Z entry)
The first step in identifying an unknown piece of matter is normally chemical analysis. However, this will mainly provide information on the elements present ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
xenophobia (A-Z entry)
fear of, or contempt for, foreigners; racial exclusiveness
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Xerxes (A-Z entry)
Ruler of Persia from 486 to 465 bce ; called Ahasuerus in Ezra 4: 6 . His defeat by the Greeks at the naval ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Xystus (A-Z entry)
Mentioned by Josephus as a place in Jerusalem surrounded by porticoes and used by gymnasts and for public assemblies; it was designed by Herod ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Yabis, Wadi El- (A-Z entry)
( Ar., “dry valley” ), perennial wadi located in northern Jordan, with a total catchment of almost 200 sq km (124 sq. mi.). The ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yadin, Yigael (A-Z entry)
( 1917 – 1984 ), Israeli military leader , archaeologist , and Dead Sea Scroll scholar. As an international figure and gifted public speaker, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yadin, Yigael (A-Z entry)
( 1917 – 1984 ), Israeli general , political leader , and archaeologist . His personal involvement with the manuscripts from the Judean Desert ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Yahudiyeh, Tell el- (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yahudiyeh, Tell el- (A-Z entry)
site lying about 32 km (20 mi.) northeast of Cairo in Egypt's eastern Delta (30°17′ N, 31°20′ E), in pharaonic times Tell el-Yahudiyeh was ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yahweh (A-Z entry)
See Names of God in the Hebrew Bible .
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Yahweh (A-Z entry)
Occurs nearly 6,000 times in the OT as the name for God, but increasing reverence caused it to be replaced in public reading by ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Yahwist (A-Z entry)
See J .
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Yahwist (A-Z entry)
the name for the author of one of the source documents of the Pentateuch. The Yahwist, from the beginning of his work (Genesis ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Yam Suf (A-Z entry)
See Red Sea .
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Yarmut, Tel (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yarmut, Tel (A-Z entry)
( Ar., Khirbet el-Yarmuk ), YARMUT, TEL. Figure 1. Plan of the site . (Courtesy P. de Miroschedji) site located in the central Shephelah, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yassiada Wrecks (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yassiada Wrecks (A-Z entry)
Yassiada (Tk., “flat island”) is an island located between Turgut Reis, Turkey, and the Greek island of Pserimo; it is sometimes called Lodo (36°59′30′′N, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Yavneh-Yam (A-Z entry)
( Ar., Minet Rubin ), coastal site located 16 km (9 mi.) south of Tel Aviv-Jaffa (31°50′ N, 34°35′ E; map reference 1212 × ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
year (A-Z entry)
In order to synchronize lunar and solar years, Jews added an extra month to twelve lunar months, as required. Before the Exile, the new ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
