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PlacesBeersheba

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Works (5)

TitlesOrder
Beersheba: A Journey Through Australia's Forgotten War by Paul Daley
The Holy Bible: American Standard Version (ASV)
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Lahav IV: The Figurines of Tell Halif by Paul F. Jacobs
The Wells of Beersheba by Frank Dalby Davison

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Melania
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Olinda
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Procopia
Raissa
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Cecilia
Penthesilea
Theodora
Berenice
Isidora
Palestine
Leandra
Laudomia
Isaura
Hypatia
Tamara
Zora
Despina
Zirma
Zaira
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Dorothea
Zoe
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Zobeide
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Chloe
Valdrada
Olivia
Eutropia
Zemrude
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Anastasia
Esmerelda
Euphemia
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Eudoxia
Thekia
Morozia
Sophronia
Lalage
Nile River
Nineveh
Mount Perazim
Pamphylia
Paphos, Cyprus
Paradise
Patmos, Greece
Pergamum
Pharpar River
Neapolis
Mount Zion
Mount of Transfiguration
Mount Tabor
Mount Sinai
Mount Seir
Mesopotamia "Syria of the two rivers"
Mount Paran
Mount Gilboa
Miletus
Megiddo
Mount Carmel
Mount Ebal
Malta
Mount Gerizim
Phillippi
Mount Gilead
Mount Olympus
Memphis
Mount Hermon
Mount Horeb
Mount Mizar
Mount Moriah
Mount Nebo
Mount of Olives
Philadelphia
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Syria
Tarshish
Tarsus
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Thyatira
Lystra
Troas
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Spain
Tyre
Valley of Jezreel
Yemen
Middle East
Australia
Tel Halif
Kibbutz Lahav
Syracuse, Sicily
Sodom
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Puteoli, Italy
Red Sea
Rhegium, Italy
Road to Emmaus
Rome, Italy
Salamis
Samothrace
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Sharon
Sheol
Shiloh
Sidon
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Lahav: Tel Halif

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I Migliori Libri del '900
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Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
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Herod, the Great, King of Judea
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Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Ham, son of Noah
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Goliath, the giant Philistine
Good Shepherd
God "Elohim" "Yahweh"
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Gabriel, the Archangel
Father "God the Father"
Ezra, the scribe, priest
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, Seth
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"
Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name
Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace
Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
John Mark, son of Mary
Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Job, challenged by satan
Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab
Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"
Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah
Jeremiah, the prophet
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"
Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus
Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac "Israel"
Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"
Israel "God's chosen people"
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Elisha, the Prophet
Angel of the Lord, God
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Balaam's Donkey
Baal, god of Asia Minor
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Asaph, psalmist
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Apollos, of Alexandria
Antichrist
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Ancient of Days, God
Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Ahab, King of Israel 874-853
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"
Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Abba "God the Father"
Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses
Kublai-kaani
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind
Creator "God" "Lord"
Eli, the priest
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Delilah, Samson's demise
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
David, King of Israel, son of Jesse
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah
Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
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Beelzebub, prince of demons
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Canaan, grandson of Noah
Caleb, son of Jephunneh
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

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Jesus walks on the sea
Jesus feeds the 5,000
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Beheading of John the Baptist
Jesus sends the 12 Apostles
Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son
Jesus heals the Centurion's servant
Jesus heals a leper
Sermon on the mount
Jesus’ parable of the net
Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
Jesus heals a blind man
Jesus’ parable of the weeds
Jesus’ parable of the sower
Jesus heals the blind and mute
Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead
Jesus heals man with palsy
Jesus calms the stormy sea
Jesus purging the temple
Wedding at Cana
Jesus calls his disciples
Jesus' temptation in the desert
Jesus feeds 4,000
Transfiguration
John preaches and baptizes
Parable of the unjust steward
The cursing of the fig tree
Jesus’ triumphant entry to Jerusalem
Jesus anointed in Bethany
Jesus restores the sight of 2 blind men
The Sanhedrin conspires to kill Jesus
The raising of Lazarus from the dead
The Pharisee and the Publican
The unjust judge and the widow
The rich man and poor Lazarus
Parable of the prodigal son
Jesus restores a lunatic
Parable of the lost coin
Parable of the lost sheep
Jesus heals a man with dropsy
Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem
Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath
The barren fig tree
Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes
Jesus blesses small children
Jesus heals 10 lepers
Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering
Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth
Christmas
Fall of Man
Plagues in Egypt
Year of Jubilee
Feast of Tabernacles
Day of Atonement
Golden Calf
Ten Commandments
Manna from Heaven
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Israel's exodus from Egypt
Passover
Moses and the burning bush
Balaam’s Donkey
Birth of Moses
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt
Joseph in charge of Egypt
Joseph Sold to Egypt
Joseph's dreams
Sacrifice of Isaac
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Tower of Babel
The Rainbow
The Flood
Bronze Snake
Death of Moses
Birth of Jesus
An axhead floats
Joseph takes Mary as his wife
Birth of John the Baptist
Jonah swallowed by a great fish
Daniel in the lions den
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
Fall of Jerusalem
Seventy years of captivity
Jerusalem under siege
New Heavens and a new Earth
Job’s faith tested
The widow’s oil
Battle of Jericho
Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire
Solomon builds the Temple
Solomon asks for wisdom
David and Bathsheba
David King of Israel
David anointed King of Judah
David and Goliath
Sampson and Delilah
Sampson kills 1000 Philistines
Sun stands still
Jesus purges the Temple

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