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July 2007
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Israel Releases Money to…Ebal, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Ebal, MountEbal, Mountēˈbəl [key], Arabic Jabal Aybal, 3,084 ft (940 m) high, in the Samarian hills, West Bank. On Ebal, according to the Bible, the curses due for the violations of…Rahab
(Encyclopedia) RahabRahabrāˈhăb [key], in the Bible. 1 Prostitute of Jericho whose protection of Joshua's two spies saved her and her family from destruction. She may be the same woman mentioned in…Shimrom
(Encyclopedia) ShimromShimromshĭmˈrŏm [key] or ShimronShimrom–rŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Issachar. 2 Unlocated town of Zebulun. This may be the same as Shimron-meron, a place whose king Joshua…Eshtemoa
(Encyclopedia) EshtemoaEshtemoaĕshˈtēmōˈə [key]. City, S ancient Palestine, near Hebron in the mountains. It is mentioned several times in the Bible; it is called EshtemohEshtemoa–mōˈ [key] in the…Beth-horon
(Encyclopedia) Beth-horonBeth-horonbĕth-hōˈrən [key], in the Bible, name of two neighboring towns on the northerly road from Lod to Jerusalem. They are the modern Beit Ur at Tahta and Beit Ur al…Shechem, town, West Bank
(Encyclopedia) ShechemShechemshēˈkəm [key], town, central ancient Palestine, the modern Tell Balatan, between Mts. Gerizim and Ebal, near Nablus. Archaeological excavations indicate a village there c…Joshua Miner 2002 Deaths
Joshua MinerAge: 81 educator who introduced Outward Bound to the United States in 1961. There were 80 students in the first course, and 600,000 have participated since. Died: Andover, Mass.,…Baalath
(Encyclopedia) BaalathBaalathbāˈəlăth [key] [Heb., fem. of Baal], in the Bible. 1 Town of Dan. Joshua 19.44 2 Unidentified city. 1 Kings 9.18; 2 Chron. 8.6.Cousins, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Cousins, SamuelCousins, Samuelkŭzˈənz [key], 1801–87, English mezzotint engraver. He is famous for his interpretations in mezzotint of the work of Sir Thomas Lawrence, but his plates,…Trending
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