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, in the Bible. , Beor (bē´ôr), in the Bible. 1 Father of Balaam. An alternate form is Bosor. 2 Father of Bela1.
Bosor (bō´sôr), the same as Beor1. Rehoboth , Rehoboth (rĬhō´bəth) [Heb.,=broad places]. 1 As occurring in the Book of Genesis, well dug by Isaac. 2 City of Assyria, or possibly a part of Nineveh… Meshech , MESHECH
MESHECH (Heb. מֶשֶׁךְ), a nation from Asia Minor, identified today with Muški of Assyrian sources (beginning about the 12th century b.c.e.) a… Polyglot Bible , Polyglot Bible edited in 1653–7 by Brian Walton (?1600–61), bishop of Chester, with the help of many scholars. It contains various oriental texts of… Phuvah , Pua (pyōō´ə), variant of Phuvah.
Phuvah (fyōō´və), in the Bible, son of Issachar; the ancestor of the Punites. Mazarin Bible , Gutenberg, Johann
Gutenberg, Johann (1400–68) German goldsmith and printer, credited with the invention of printing from movable metallic type. He ex…
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