Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
ABEL-MEHOLAH — (Heb. אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה), ancient city in the Jordan Valley that was the birthplace of the prophet elisha (I Kings 19:16). Abel Meholah also appears in the Bible as a place through which the Midianites passed in their flight from gideon (Judg. 7:22) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Shittim — may mean several different things:;Botany *Shittim, the plural of Shittah, which is Hebrew for wood from the acacia tree, which appears in the Bible;Geography *Abel Shittim, later Abila , a place which appears in the Bible … Wikipedia
Shittim — Acacias, also called Abel shittim (Num. 33:49), a plain or valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped after their two victories over Sihon and Og, at the close of their desert wanderings, and from which Joshua sent forth two … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Abila (Peraea) — Abila ndash; also, Biblical: Abel Shittim or Ha Shittim (or simply Shittim) ndash; was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea; the site is now that … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Abil az-Zayt — 32°40′52″N 35°52′11″E / 32.68111, 35.86972 … Wikipédia en Français
Beth-jeshimoth — House of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Num. 33:49; A.V., Bethjesimoth ). It was within the territory of Sihon, king of… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
