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(Encyclopedia) Luz lŭz, lo͞oz [key], in the Bible. 1 Place in ancient Palestine, apparently to be identified with Bethel (1.) 2 City of N ancient Palestine. ...

(Encyclopedia) Socoh sōˈkō [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, SW ancient Palestine, SW of Bethlehem. It is also spelled Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho, Socho, and Sochoh. 2 Town, in the hill country of Judah, SW of Hebron. 3 T...

(Encyclopedia) Ziph zĭf [key], in the Bible. 1 Judahite. 1 Chron. 4.16. 2 Unidentified city, S ancient Palestine. 3 City, S ancient Palestine, the modern Khirbat Zif, West Bank, SSE of Hebron. David hid at Ziph in ...

(Encyclopedia) Gath-rimmon găth-rĭmˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, W central ancient Palestine. 2 Town, central ancient Palestine. It may also be an erroneous transcription of Ibleam. ...

(Encyclopedia) griffin, in ancient and medieval legend, creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Its name also appears as griffon and gryphon. The griffin originated in ancient Middle Eas...

(Encyclopedia) Ceanannus Mór sēˌənănˈəs môr [key] or Kells, town , Co. Meath, NE Republic of Ireland, on ...

(Encyclopedia) Macpherson, James, 1736–96, Scottish author. Educated at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, he spent his early years as a schoolmaster. In later life he held a colonial secretaryship in West Florida (1764–66...

(Encyclopedia) harvest customs, practices associated with the celebration of the gathering of agricultural crops. The gathering of the harvest—the climax of the year's labors wherever the soil is cultivated—has ...

(Encyclopedia) Aulis ôˈlĭs [key], small port of ancient Greece, in Boeotia, E central Greece. From there the Greek fleet sailed against Troy after the sacrifice of Iphigenia. Its ancient temple of Artemis is in r...

(Encyclopedia) Kaz Daği käz däŭˈ [key], anc. Ida Mts., range, NW Turkey, SE of the location of ancient Troy. Mt. Gargarus (5,797 ft/1,767 m) is the highest point. The mountain was dedicated in ancient times to ...