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  2. Natan Sharansky - Wikipedia

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    Sharansky was born into a Jewish family on () 20 January 1948 in the city of Stalino, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Donetsk, Ukraine) in the Soviet Union.. His father, Boris Shcharansky, a journalist from a Zionist background who worked for an industrial journal, [2] died in 1980, before Natan was freed.

  3. List of modern names for biblical place names - Wikipedia

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    While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.

  4. Ira Sharkansky - Wikipedia

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    Rituals of Conflict: Religion, politics, and public policy in Israel. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 1996. ISBN 1555876781. Governing Jerusalem: Again on the world's agenda. Wayne State University Press. 1996. ISBN 0814325920. ira sharkansky. Israel and Its Bible: A political analysis. Garland Publishing. 1996. ISBN 0815320213.

  5. Natan Sharansky receives Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize - AOL

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    Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky has been awarded Israel's prestigious 2020 Genesis Prize for a lifetime of work promoting political and religious freedoms, organizers announced Tuesday.

  6. List of biblical place names in North America - Wikipedia

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    Bethlehem (בֵית לֶחֶם Beit Lehem, Literally: "House of the bread'") was a town in the hill country of Judah and the birthplace of Jesus (according to Mark and Luke) and David, as well as the place of death of Rachel. Bethlehem, Arkansas; Bethlehem, Connecticut; Bethlehem, Georgia; Bethlehem, New Hampshire; Bethlehem Township, New Jersey

  7. In Bethlehem, the home of Jesus' birth, a season of grieving ...

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    Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was born.

  8. Ephrath - Wikipedia

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    Throughout much of the Bible, Ephrath is a description for members of the Israelite tribe of Judah, as well as for possible founders of Bethlehem. [ 4 ] Ephrath, or Bethlehem, is connected to messianic prophecy, as found in the book of the minor prophet Micah : "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah ...

  9. Matthew 2:6 - Wikipedia

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    come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. The World English Bible translates the passage as: You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel." The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: Καὶ σὺ Βηθλεέμ, γῆ Ἰούδα,