Encyclopedia - Canaan: Encyclopedia - Canaan
Canaan or Knáʕan (Arabic کنعان, Hebrew כְּנַעַן, Septuagint Greek Χανααν) is an ancient term for a region roughly c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan - Canaan In Mesopotamian Inscriptions
Canaan is mentioned in a document from the 18th century BC found in the ruins of Mari, a former Sumerian outpost in Syria. Apparently Can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan - Egyptian Canaan
During the 2nd millennium BC the name Kan'an, favoured in Egyptian usage, was used for a province of the Egyptian empire bounded on the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan, New York - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,820 people, 643 households, and 414 families residing in the town. The population density is 19.1/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan, New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.7 km² (37.0 mi²). 95.1 km² (36.7 mi²) of it is land and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga - Canaan
Canaan is a special Realian created by Vector Industries. He is the only Realian (except for MOMO) who can pilot an E.S., specifically E....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan New York: Encyclopedia - Canaan New York
Canaan is a town located in Columbia County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,820. The Town of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Levant: Encyclopedia - Levant
Levant is an imprecise geographical term historically referring to a large area in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob: Encyclopedia - Jacob
Jacob or Ya'akov, (יַעֲקֹב "Holder of the heel", Standard Hebrew Yaʿaqov, Tiberian Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic يعقوب Yaʿqū...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaanite: Encyclopedia - Canaanite
Canaanite can describe anything pertaining to Canaan: in particular, its languages and inhabitants. Other related archivesCanaan, langua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caleb: Encyclopedia - Caleb
Caleb, the son of Jephunneh is an important figure in the Hebrew Bible, noted for his faith in God when the Hebrew nation refuses to ente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curse Of Ham: Encyclopedia - Curse Of Ham
Curse of Ham (also called the curse of Canaan) refers to the curse that Noah placed upon Canaan (the son of Ham) after Ham saw Noah naked...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balak: Encyclopedia - Balak
Balak was king of Moab around 1200 BC. When the Israelites reached Moab, Balak ordered Balaam, a prophet, to curse Israel. Instead of cur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaanite Mythology: Encyclopedia - Canaanite Mythology
Canaanite mythology are the myths and god tales of ancient Canaan. calf worship of Canaanites and Phoenicians : Tobit i. 5, speaks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chem: Encyclopedia - Chem
Khem (also spelt Chem) is the Egyptian word for black, and was usually used to describe the fertile soil surrounding the Nile, which was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Cush: Encyclopedia - Biblical Cush
Cush (כּוּשׁ "black", Standard Hebrew Kuš, Tiberian Hebrew Kûš) was the eldest son of Ham, brother of Canaan and the father of N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mizraim: Encyclopedia - Mizraim
Mizraim (Hebrew מצרים Mitzráyim or Miṣrāyim/Miṣráyim; cf. Arabic مصر Miṣr) is the Hebrew name for the land of Egypt, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Og: Encyclopedia - Og
Og (pronounced /ɒg/, /ɑg/, or /ɔːg/; meaning "gigantic") was an ancient Amorite king of Bashan who, along with his sons and army, was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philistines: Encyclopedia - Philistines
The historic Philistines (פלשתים) (see "other uses" below) were a people who inhabited the southern coast of Canaan around the time...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chedorlaomer: Encyclopedia - Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer - In the Torah. Chedorlaomer is the name given to a king of Elam (Genesis xiv. 1), who made conquests as far west as Canaa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaqub: Encyclopedia - Yaqub
Yaqub (in Syriac: ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ) is a common Syrian name. Yaqub, also Yacoub, is a prophet in the Qur'an. In the Bible he is known as Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abel Muzorewa: Encyclopedia - Abel Muzorewa
Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa (born 1925 in former Rhodesia), a Methodist bishop and nationalist leader, was prime minister of the short-lived ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vineyard: Encyclopedia - Vineyard
A vineyard (vignoble in French, vigna or vigneto in Italian, vinha in Portuguese, viña or viñedo in Spanish, Weinberg in German) is a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaanite Languages: Encyclopedia - Canaanite Languages
The Canaanite languages are a subfamily of the Semitic languages, spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vayishlach: Encyclopedia - Vayishlach
Vayishlach or Vayishlah (וישלח – Hebrew for “and he sent,” the first word of the parshah) is the eighth weekly parshah or port...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammiel: Encyclopedia - Ammiel
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. "Ammiel" means "people of Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amorite: Encyclopedia - Amorite
Amorite (Hebrew ’emōrî, Egyptian Amar, Akkadian Tidnum or Amurrūm (corresponding to Sumerian MAR.TU or Martu) refers to a Semitic pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anak: Encyclopedia - Anak
During the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites, Anak was a well known figure, and a forefather of the Anakites (aka. Anakims) who were "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ai Bible: Encyclopedia - Ai Bible
Ai - "Heap of Ruins" - refers to two or three places in ancient Israel (See History of ancient Israel and Judah) 1. A royal city in Cana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arpachshad: Encyclopedia - Arpachshad
Arpachshad or Arphaxad or Arphacsad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד / אַרְפַּכְשָׁד "healer; releaser", Standard Hebrew Arpaḫ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bryant G. Wood: Encyclopedia - Bryant G. Wood
Bryant G. Wood is currently Director of the Associates for Biblical Research. Dr. Wood received international attention for his research ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinah: Encyclopedia - Dinah
Dinah (דִּינָה "Judged; vindicated", Standard Hebrew Dina, Tiberian Hebrew Dînāh), mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the daugh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tabernacle: Encyclopedia - Tabernacle
The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan ( משכן "Place of [Divine] dwelling"). It was to be a portable central place of worsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan Dog - Appearance
The Canaan Dog comes in more colors than almost all other registered breeds. Its shape, body type, and size can vary widely, but the dogs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Canaan Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - New Canaan Connecticut - History
In 1731, Connecticut's colonial legislature established Canaan Parish as a religious entity in northwestern Norwalk and northeastern Stam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Canaan Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - New Canaan Connecticut - Education
New Canaan has five public schools: Elementary School: East School, South School, West School Middle School: Saxe Middle School High Sch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan New Hampshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan New Hampshire - History
Chartered in 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, the town probably took its name from the hometown of early settlers from Canaan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hittites In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Hittites In The Bible - Exodus And The Conquest Of Canaan
This period is conjectured to start sometime after 1800 BC and end sometime before 1000 BC. In this period (in which can be included the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan Vermont: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan Vermont - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,078 people, 441 households, and 306 families residing in the town. The population density is 12.5/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Canaan Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - New Canaan Connecticut - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 19,395 people, 6,822 households, and 5,280 families residing in the town. The population density is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.7 km² (37.0 mi²). 95.1 km² (36.7 mi²) of it is land and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan New York - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,820 people, 643 households, and 414 families residing in the town. The population density is 19.1/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob - Rabbinical Teachings About Jacob
According to the classic Jewish texts, Jacob, as the third and last patriarch, lived a life that paralleled the descent of his offspring,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Canaan Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - New Canaan Connecticut - Notable Residents
New Canaan is the birthplace of conservative political commentator Ann Coulter and the hometown of L. Paul Bremer. Philip C. Johnson buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob - Jacob Described In The Hebrew Bible
Jacob was born 20 years after Isaac and Rebekah were married, at which time his father was 60 (Gen. 25:26), and Abraham, 160 years old. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Levant - Holy Land
The Holy Land is a somewhat neutral term used in Judeo-Christian tradition to refer to the holy sites of the Levant — especially Shiloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga - Helmer
Helmer was once a Lieutenant General in the Federation military and was the one who gave orders to chaos and Canaan to secure the U.R.T.V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob - Jacob's Sons
Jacob had twelve sons by his four wives, as follows: By Leah: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun. By Bilhah: Dan and Naphtal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Levant - Philistia And Palestine
Palestine derives from Philistia and its Philistine people, first recorded by the ancient Egyptians as a member of the invading Sea Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exodus Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Exodus Novel - Main Characters
The main strength of the book is its vivid description of different people and the conflicts in their lives. As in several of Uris's nove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga - Gaignun Kukai
Gaignun Kukai is the chairman of the Kukai Foundation, a special organization based in Miltia, Gaignun bears a sharp resemblance to Jr. i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hittites In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Hittites In The Bible - From Noah To Abraham
The Biblical view of humanity is set forth in Genesis:10, where various peoples are described as different lines of descent from Noah. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga - Febronia
Febronia (aka Feb) was the Uzuki families' Realian and Shion's nanny. Feb is no longer a "living being" for she was killed 14 years ago a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga - Juli Mizrahi
Dr. Juli Mizrahi heads investigations into the appearances of the alien scourge called the Gnosis. She formed the Subcommittee on Close E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga - Nephilim
Nephilim is a mysterious red-haired girl who first appears before Shion in the Enchepelon. She also appears when Shion sees the Zohar Emu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hittites In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Hittites In The Bible - Source And Ordering Of Citations
Listed below are all the occurrences of the word "Heth", "Hittite" or "Hittites" in the King James Bible (KJB), found through a Universit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curse Of Ham: Encyclopedia Ii - Curse Of Ham - Interpretations Of The Curse Of Ham
Curse of Ham - Modern interpretations. Some believe that the curse of Ham is an early Hebrew rationalization for Israel's conquest and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hittites In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Hittites In The Bible - Kingdoms Period
In this period the Hittites are mentioned as the ethnic label of two military commanders under king David (around 1000 BC), Ahimelech and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hittites In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Hittites In The Bible - Babylonian Exile And Return
In Ezekiel:16:1, Jerusalem is said to be the daughter of an Hittite mother and an Amorite father, sister of Samaria and Sodom. The intent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hittites In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Hittites In The Bible - From Abraham To Egypt
In this period, which is conjectured to start sometime after 2000 BC and end sometime before 1200 BC, the "sons of Heth" or "children of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patriarchs Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Patriarchs Bible - Relation To Other Tribes
Many of the tribes living in the Middle East, between the time of Abraham and the time of Christ, have a genealogical connection to the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hamitic: Encyclopedia Ii - Hamitic - Earlier Uses Of The Term
Early interpretations of the Bible led many Western scholars to believe that all of humanity was descended from Noah. Chapters 9 and 10 o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natib Qadish: Encyclopedia Ii - Natib Qadish - History
For detailed notes regarding the history of Canaan, please see Canaan, Ugarit, Ebla, Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos. The Phoenicians are one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestine - Boundaries And Name
According to the Bible, nearly 4,000 years ago, patriach Abraham traveled with his family from the Chaldean city of Ur — in present-day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentateuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentateuch - Grouping
The Pentateuch can be contrasted with the Hexateuch, which is the first six books of the Bible. The Pentateuch was supposedly written dow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Hill: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Hill - Bibliography
Geoffrey Hill - Poetry. For the Unfallen (1958) King Log (1968) Mercian Hymns (1971) Tenebrae (1978) The Mystery of the Charity of Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nablus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nablus - History
Nablus - Shechem. The ancient city of Shechem dates back an estimated four thousand years. At Shechem, Abram "built an altar to the Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Iron Age
The destruction at the end of the bronze age left a number of tiny kingdoms and City-states behind. A few Hittite centres remained in nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Johnson - Buildings
Johnson's most famous work is the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, a transparent open-plan frame structure initially designed as h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nephilim: Encyclopedia Ii - Nephilim - Anakim
In the Torah, the Anakim are the descendants of Anak, and dwelt in the south of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Hebron. In the days of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topher Grace: Encyclopedia Ii - Topher Grace - Early Life
Grace was born Christopher Grace in New York City, New York to John Grace (a Connecticut-based business executive) and Patricia (an offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philistines: Encyclopedia Ii - Philistines - History
If the Philistines are to be identified as one of the "Sea Peoples" (see Origins below), then their occupation of Canaan will have taken ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashkelon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashkelon - History Of The Ancient City
Ashkelon was the oldest and largest seaport in ancient Canaan, one of the "five cities" of the Philistines, north of Gaza. Archeological ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amorite: Encyclopedia Ii - Amorite - From Inscriptions And Tablets
In early Babylonian inscriptions, all western lands, including Syria and Canaan, were known as "the land of the Amorites", who twice conq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonia - History
During the first centuries of the "Old Babylonian" period (that followed the Sumerian revival under Ur-III), kings and people in high pos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olive Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Olive Fruit - History
It is not known exactly when the wild olive passed under the care of the husbandman and became the fruitful garden olive. The frequent re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vineyard: Encyclopedia Ii - Vineyard - History
According to the Old Testament (Genesis 9:20), Noah planted a vineyard on Mt. Ararat. When Moses led the Hebrews to Canaan, they are said...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrews: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrews - Modern Academic Views On The Origin Of The Hebrews
When the Tell el-Amarna archives were initially translated, some scholars eagerly equated the Habiru, described within the text, with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kenite: Encyclopedia Ii - Kenite - In The Bible
The Kenites are mentioned as inhabiting the promised land of Canaan as early as the time of Abraham (Genesis xv.19). At the Exodus the tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoenician Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoenician Alphabet - The Alphabet
The original Proto-Sinatic alphabet was pictographic and derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs. It as in use from ca. 1500 BC in the Sinai an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinah: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinah - Biblical Story
When Jacob returns to Canaan with his wives and children, he buys a piece of land in Shechem (now called Nablus). Dinah goes out to see t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Lebanon New York: Encyclopedia Ii - New Lebanon New York - History
New Lebanon was formed from the Town of Canaan in 1818. New Lebanon was home to an early settlement of Shakers. Some of the surviving bui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Jordan - History
Main article: History of Jordan The land that became Jordan forms part of the history-rich Fertile Crescent region. Its known history beg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jebusite: Encyclopedia Ii - Jebusite - During The Israelite Period
When the Israelites arrived in Canaan around 1200 BC the Jebusites were ruled by a king named Adonizedek (Joshua 10:1,23), whose name, ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jebusite: Encyclopedia Ii - Jebusite - Ethnic Origin
The Bible is the only surviving source that uses the term Jebusite to describe the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem. It identifies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Period Of The Judges
The Hebrews migrated into Canaan circa 1200 BCE, a time when the great powers of the region were neutralized by troubles of various kinds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upshur County West Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Upshur County West Virginia - Cities And Towns
Upshur County West Virginia - Incorporated communities. City of Buckhannon Upshur County West Virginia - Unincorporated communities....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curse Of Ham: Encyclopedia Ii - Curse Of Ham - The Curse Of Ham In The Hebrew Bible
The source of the "curse of Ham" theology comes from Book of Genesis 9:20-27, which deals with the story of Noah's family, soon after the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarepta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarepta - History
Sarepta is mentioned for the first time in the voyage of an Egyptian in the 14th century BC (Chabas, Voyage d'un Egyptien, 1866, pp 20, 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vayishlach: Encyclopedia Ii - Vayishlach - Summary
Vayishlach - Jacob wrestles with God. On his return to the land of Canaan, Jacob feared meeting his brother Esau, whom he had deprived ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adonis: Encyclopedia Ii - Adonis - Origin Of The Cult
Adonis was certainly based in large part on Tammuz. His name is Semitic, a variation on the word meaning "lord" that was also used, as "A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chopsticks: Encyclopedia Ii - Chopsticks - History
Chopsticks were developed in China about 3,000 to 5,000 years ago, although the exact date is unknown. Tools resembling chopsticks were u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arameans: Encyclopedia Ii - Arameans - Religion And Art
It appears from their inscriptions as well as from their names, that Aramaeans worshipped Sumero-Akkadian and Canaanite gods, such Haddad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inconsistencies In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Inconsistencies In The Bible - Within The Deuteronomic History
Within the Deuteronomic History, the Book of Joshua purports to present a campaign resulting in the complete conquest of Canaan. Judges i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Canaan, Canaanites: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Canaan, Canaanites
Canaan, Canaanites A Biblical term most often applied to the pre-Isrealite people of the land west of the Jordan, although not so anci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Both-al: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Both-al
Both-al (Irish). The Both-al of the Irish is the descendant and copy of the Greek Batylos and the Beth-el of Canaan, the "house o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hivim, Chivim: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hivim, Chivim
Hivim or Chivim (Hebrew, Jewish).   Whence the Hivites who, according to some Roman Catholic commentators, descend from Heth, so...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Armageddon: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Armageddon
ARMAGEDDON The Plain of Meggido, a site of traditional battles in ancient Canaan. According to the Bible, this is where the last might...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan - Phoenician Canaan
Early on the Canaanites acquired fame as traders across a wide area beyond the Near East. There are occasional instances in the Hebrew Bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canaan: Encyclopedia Ii - Canaan - Etymology
In linguistic terms, Canaanite refers to the common ancestor of closely related Semitic languages including Hebrew, and Ugaritic, and was...   » Read the article