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(Encyclopedia) Cedar Rapids, city (2020 pop. 137,710), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it i...

(Encyclopedia) Adam, in the Bible, town on the upper Jordan.

(Encyclopedia) Hula, Lake, or Lake Huleh both: ho͞oˈlā [key], Arabic Bahr al Hulah, near sea-level lake formed by a natural dam of basalt, NE Israel; the Jordan River exits from its southern end. In ancient times...

(Encyclopedia) Ed, in the Bible, name of an altar raised on the left bank of the Jordan.

(Encyclopedia) Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.

(Encyclopedia) Akaba: see Aqaba, Jordan.

(Encyclopedia) Jabbok, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.

(Encyclopedia) Krak: see Al Karak, Jordan.

(Encyclopedia) Zerka, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.

(Encyclopedia) Rabbah or Rabbath: see Amman, Jordan. ...