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Shelomith
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she-lo'-mith, shel'-o-mith (shelomith; in Ezra 8:10, shelomith): (1) The mother of the man who was stoned for blasphemy (Leviticus 24:11) (BAF, Salomeith, Lucian, Salmith). (2) Daughter of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:19) (Codex Vaticanus Salomethei; Codex Alexandrinus...
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Fence
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fens (batsar, mibhtsar): Commonly used in the King James Version in the description of fortified places, as the translation of batsar, "to cut off," "to separate," "to fortify" (and forms) (Deuteronomy 3:5; 9:1; 28:52, etc.); mibhtsar, "fenced city," is a fortified...
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Ebal, mount
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e'-bal, (har `ebhal; Gaibal): Rises North of the vale of Shechem, over against Mt. Gerizim on the South. The mountain (Arabic el-Iclamiyeh) reaches a height of 1,402 ft. above the floor of the valley, and 3,077 ft. above the level of the Mediterranean. The Samaritans...
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Babbling
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bab'-ling siach; the Revised Version (British and American) COMPLAINING): The consequence of tarrying long at the wine (Proverbs 23:29 the King James Version); lalia, the Revised Version (British and American) "talk" (Ecclesiasticus 19:6; 20:5 the King James Version);...