NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school23,033100.0Nursery school, preschool1,9058.3Kindergarten1,4116.1Elementary school (grades 1-8)10,98947.7High school (…
(Encyclopedia) PeraeaPeraeapērēˈə [key], in Roman times, the area E of the Jordan River, between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, and S of the Decapolis.
(Encyclopedia) BozrahBozrahbŏzˈrə [key], in the Bible. 1 Important city of Edom, probably the modern Busayra (Jordan), SE of the Dead Sea. The prophets often linked the name Bozrah with that of Edom…
(Encyclopedia) Havoth-jairHavoth-jairhāˈvŏth-jāˈər [key], in the Bible, group of villages in Bashan and Gilead, E of the Jordan. They were named for Jair son of Manasseh or for Jair the judge. It…
(Encyclopedia) BashanBashanbāˈshän [key], fertile plain E of the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee from the latitude of Haifa northward to that of Tyre. According to Hebrew tradition, it was conquered by…
(Encyclopedia) IssacharIssacharĭsˈəkər [key], in the patriarchal narratives of the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes. The territory allotted to the tribe of…
(Encyclopedia) KenathKenathkēˈnăth [key], in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan. It was captured and renamed by Nobah after himself. It was later the Kanatha of the Decapolis.
(Encyclopedia) MehunimMehunimmĕhy&oomacr;ˈnĭm [key] or MeunimMeunimmĕy&oomacr;ˈ– [key], in the Bible, Canaanite tribe, located SE of Petra, near the modern Maan (Jordan).
(Encyclopedia) PeorPeorpēˈôr [key] [Heb.,=opening], mountain, E of Jordan, to which Balak took Balaam to deliver his curses. In ancient times it was said to be near Heshbon. See Baal-peor.
(Encyclopedia) BezerBezerbēˈzər [key]. Reubenite town, E of the Jordan. Bezer is mentioned in the Moabite stone and several times in the Bible; it may be identical with Bozrah (2.)
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