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(Encyclopedia)Ed, in the Bible, name of an altar raised on the left bank of the Jordan.Lompoc
(Encyclopedia)Lompoc lŏmˈpōk [key], city (1990 pop. 37,649), Santa Barbara co., S Calif., in an oil and agricultural area; inc. 1888. It has a huge flower-seed industry and two large diatomaceous earth mines. Pe...Akaba
(Encyclopedia)Akaba: see Aqaba, Jordan.Nebo, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.Jabbok
(Encyclopedia)Jabbok, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.Krak
(Encyclopedia)Krak: see Al Karak, Jordan.Zerka
(Encyclopedia)Zerka, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.Rabbah
(Encyclopedia)Rabbah or Rabbath: see Amman, Jordan. ...Cherith
(Encyclopedia)Cherith kērˈĭth [key], in the Bible, brook flowing into the Jordan opposite Samaria. ...Abarim
(Encyclopedia)Abarim ăbˈərĭm [key], in the Bible, general term for the country E of the Jordan. ...Browse by Subject
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