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Sinai
(Encyclopedia) SinaiSinaisīˈnī [key], triangular peninsula, c.23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km), NE Egypt. It is c.230 mi (370 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide and extends north into a broad isthmus…Hoshea
(Encyclopedia) HosheaHosheahōshēˈə [key]. 1 See Joshua. 2 Died after 722 b.c., last king of Israel (c.730–722 b.c.). He succeeded Pekah, whom he murdered. He was a tributary of Assyria but made the…Jeroboam I
(Encyclopedia) Jeroboam IJeroboam Ijĕrəbōˈəm [key], in the Bible, first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He was an Ephraimite and led a revolt against Solomon, inspired probably by the…Ahab
(Encyclopedia) AhabAhabāˈhăb [key], d. c.853 b.c., king of Israel (c.874–c.853 b.c.), son and successor of Omri (1.) Ahab was one of the greatest kings of the northern kingdom. He consolidated the…Shalmaneser I
(Encyclopedia) Shalmaneser IShalmaneser Ishălmənēˈzər [key], d. 1290 b.c., king of Assyria. He restored the temple at Assur, established a royal residence at Nineveh, and removed the capital from…Weizman, Ezer
(Encyclopedia) Weizman, EzerWeizman, Ezerāˈzər vītˈsmän [key], 1924–2005, Israeli military officer and politician, president of Israel (1993–2000), b. Tel Aviv. A nephew of Chaim Weizmann, he helped…Ramleh
(Encyclopedia) Ramleh: see Ramla, Israel.Safad
(Encyclopedia) Safad: see Zefat, Israel.Safed
(Encyclopedia) Safed: see Zefat, Israel.Joppa
(Encyclopedia) Joppa: see Jaffa, Israel.Trending
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