- Naphtali, Mount
- The mountainous district of Naphtali (Josh. 20:7).
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Mount Tabor — For other uses, see Mount Tabor (disambiguation). Mount Tabor Elevation 575 m (1,886 ft) … Wikipedia
Mount Gerizim — Old view of Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim (Samaritan Hebrew Ar garízim, Arabic جبل جرزيم Jabal Jarizīm, Tiberian Hebrew הַר גְּרִזִּים Har Gərizzîm, Standard Hebrew הַר גְּרִיזִּים Har Gərizzim) is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity … Wikipedia
Mount Ebal — Ebal redirects here. For the California high school athletic league, see East Bay Athletic League. Mount Ebal (Arabic: جبل عيبال Jabal ‘Aybāl; Hebrew: הר עיבל Har ‘Eival) is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian… … Wikipedia
Mount Pisgah (Bible) — Coordinates: 31°45′54″N 35°43′09″E / 31.765095°N 35.719079°E / 31.765095; 35.719079Some translators of the biblical book o … Wikipedia
TABOR, MOUNT — (Heb. תָּבוֹר), a dome shaped mountain in the N.E. part of the Jezreel Valley, N. of the Afulah Tiberias road. The peak rises approximately 1,750 ft. (563 m.) above sea level and approximately 1,500 ft. (c. 500 m.) above the surrounding plain.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Wessely (Weizel), Naphtali Hen — (1725 1805) German Hebrew writer and leader of the early Haskalah movement. He was born in Hamburg, and lived in Copenhagen; his business affairs also took him to Amsterdam and Berlin. His first work was a study of the origins of Hebrew words… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
DEBORAH — (Heb. דְבוֹרָה; bee ), wife of Lappidoth; judge and prophet during the period of the judges . Deborah promoted the war of liberation from the oppression of jabin king of Canaan (Judg. ch. 4). She is cited as the primary author of the Song of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism