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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. List of people in both the Bible and the Quran - Wikipedia

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    Bible (English) Quran (Arabic) Rabbinic (Hebrew) Notes Bible Verse Quaranic Verse Aaron: Hārūn/ Haarūn: Aharon Exodus 7:1: Quran 19:28 [1] Abraham: Ibrāhīm/ Ebraheem/ Ebrahim/ Ibrāheem: Avraham Genesis 17:3–5: Quran 2:124: Adam: Ādam: Adam: Genesis 5:2: Quran 3:59: Amram: ʿImrān/'Emrān: Amram Islamic tradition holds both Amram and ...

  4. 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.

  5. 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. [34] 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]

  6. 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 ...

  7. Bani Isra'il - Wikipedia

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    In an Islamic context, Bani Isra'il (Arabic: بني إسرائيل Banī Isrā'īl "The children of Israel") (Biblical Hebrew: b'nei yisrael, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) refers to the children of Jacob. It is also used to refer to: Descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob, including Joseph; Ten Lost Tribes; Twelve Tribes of Israel. In this ...

  8. Bethlehem - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestinian city in Palestine Bethlehem Palestinian city Arabic transcription(s) • Arabic بيت لحم • Latin Beit Laḥm (official) Beit Lehem or Bayt Laḥm (unofficial) Hebrew transcription(s) • Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם Skyline of Bethlehem Church of the Nativity Graffiti on the ...

  9. List of nations mentioned in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Israel [26] Italy (Italy generally [27] and the cities of Syracuse [28] and Rome specifically [29]) J ... List of nations mentioned in the Bible. 4 languages ...