Athens

ATHENS

ath'-enz Athenai In antiquity the celebrated metropolis of Attica, now the capital of Greece. Two long walls, 250 ft. apart, connec...
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Atroth-shophan (Aroer 2)

ATROTH-SHOPHAN

at'-roth-sho'fan `Troth shophan; Septuagint gen sophan: A town built or fortified by the children of Gad East of the Jordan...
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Attalia

ATTALIA

at-a-li'-a Attalia: A city on the southern coast of Asia Minor in ancient Pamphylia which, according to Acts 14:25, was visited by...
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Aven (Bethel)

AVEN

a'-ven 'awen "emptiness," "vanity": Used in Ezekiel 30:17 for On or Heliopolis, in Egypt. See ON. As a term of contempt Hosea calls B...
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Avith (Bozrah)

AVITH

a'-vith `awith: The royal city of Hadad king of Edom (Genesis 36:35 1 Chronicles 1:46). The Septuagint reads Getthaim. There is no c...
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Avva

HENA

he'-na (hena`; Ana): Named in 2 Kings 19:13, as one of the cities destroyed by Sennacherib along with Sepharvaim. It does not appear...
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Avvim (Hebron)

AVVIM; AVITES

av'-im a'-vits `awwim; Heuaioi, also unaspirated; (also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of...
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Ayyah (Gaza)

GAZA

ga'-za (`azzah, "strong"; Septuagint Gaza; Arabic Ghazzeh):One of the five chief towns of Philistia and probably the oldest, situated...
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Azal (Mount of Olives)

AZEL

a'-zel ('atsel, "noble"):(2) Azel, a'-zel, the King James Version Azal 'atsel; Asael; (Zechariah 14:5): A place not far from Jerusale...
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Azekah

AZEKAH

a-ze'-ka `azekah: A town of some importance in the Shephelah of Judah mentioned (Joshua 15:35) next to Socoh. In Joshua 10:10 the d...
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