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  2. 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.

  3. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Bethlehem (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more information.) Village 1400 BC: Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 饜饜饜饜饜饜 [1] [2 ...

  4. List of burial places of Abrahamic figures - Wikipedia

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    Rachel's Tomb, outside Bethlehem, West Bank Zilpah, Bilhah Jochebed, Zipporah, and Elisheva: Tomb of the Matriarchs, Tiberias, Israel Reuben: Nabi Rubin, Palmachim, Israel: During the Ottoman period, Arabs would gather each year at the Mamluk-era structure. Nowadays, infrequent Jewish visitors come to pray at the site. Judah: Yehud, Israel [3 ...

  5. List of major biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.

  6. Twelve Tribes of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The people of the Gilead region, and Machir, a subsection of Manasseh, are also mentioned. The other five tribes (Simeon, Levi, Judah, Gad, and Joseph) are not mentioned. [33] The Rechabites and the Jerahmeelites are also presented as Israelite tribes elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, but never feature in any list of tribes of Israel. [1]

  7. Ishmaelites - Wikipedia

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    The Ishmaelites (Hebrew: 讬执砖职讈诪职注值讗诇执讬诐, romanized: Y墨šm蓹士膿示l墨m; Arabic: 亘賻賳賽賷 廿賽爻賿賲賻丕毓賽賷賱, romanized: Ban墨 Ism膩'墨l, lit. 'sons of Ishmael') were a collection of various Arab tribes, tribal confederations and small kingdoms described in Abrahamic tradition as being descended from and named after Ishmael, a prophet according to the Quran, the first son of ...

  8. Category:People from Bethlehem - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "People from Bethlehem" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Karimeh Abbud;

  9. List of Jewish biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Dan, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin, the Twelve Tribes the Children of Israel, sons of Jacob called Israel. (Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's sons were also counted as part of the twelve tribes at times.)Dina is the 13th child of Jacob. Rachel, wife of Jacob