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Gagra

(Encyclopedia)Gagra gäˈgrē [key], city, Abkhazia, W Georgia, on the Black Sea and at the foot of the Gre...

Gorky, suburb of Moscow, Russia

(Encyclopedia)Gorky lyĕˈnyĭnskəyə [key], suburb of Moscow, central European Russia. The country home of Lenin, who died there, is now a memorial museum. ...

Apharsachites

(Encyclopedia)Apharsachites əfärˈsăthkīts [key], in the Bible, Assyrian colonists settled in Samaria. The Apharsites apparently were another group of colonists. ...

Maniitsoq

(Encyclopedia)Maniitsoq so͝okˈərtôˌpən [key], town (1996 pop. 3,000), Maniitsoq dist., W Greenland. The town is a fishing center with modern canneries. ...

Mehunim

(Encyclopedia)Mehunim mĕyo͞oˈ– [key], in the Bible, Canaanite tribe, located SE of Petra, near the modern Maan (Jordan). ...

Assos

(Encyclopedia)Assos –əs [key], ancient city, Mysia, NW Asia Minor, on the Gulf of Adramyttium E of Point Lectum, westernmost point of Asia. ...

Dodanim

(Encyclopedia)Dodanim rōˈdənĭm, rŏˈ– [key], in the Bible, nation, probably the Rhodians. Dedan in the Book of Ezekiel probably refers to the same. ...

Achan

(Encyclopedia)Achan āˈkär [key], in the Bible, Judahite who kept some of the spoil from the city of Jericho. For this he was stoned. ...

Cenchrea

(Encyclopedia)Cenchrea –krē-ēˌ [key], port of ancient Greece, on the Saronic Gulf, ESE of Corinth. It is mentioned in the New Testament. ...

Sebat

(Encyclopedia)Sebat shə– [key], the 11th month of the Jewish calendar, the fifth from New Year's. It is mentioned in the Book of Zechariah. ...
 

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