Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Ramath-Mizpeh — The height of Mizpeh or of the watch tower (Josh. 13:26), a place mentioned as one of the limits of Gad. There were two Mizpehs on the east of the Jordan. This was the Mizpeh where Jacob and Laban made a covenant, Mizpeh of Gilead, called also … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Joshua 19 — 1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and… … The King James version of the Bible
Biblical Geography — Biblical Geography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Geography With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
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
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Maspha — • Name of several places in the Bible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Maspha Maspha † … Catholic encyclopedia
List of Book of Mormon places — This list is intended as a quick reference for locations mentioned in The Book of Mormon .A* City of Aaron, Alma s planned destination after rejection in Ammonihah * Ablom, Refuge for Omer and his Family * Plains of Agosh, Jaredite battle area *… … Wikipedia
MIZPEH or MIZPAH — (Heb. מִצְפֶּה, מִצְפָּה, הַמִּצְפָּה; lookout point ), the name of several places mentioned in the Bible. (1) A city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18:26), the best known place with the name of Mizpeh. The Israelites gathered there to … Encyclopedia of Judaism
