E N C Y C L O P E D I A

B I B L I C A

A

DICTIONARY OF

T H E BIBLE

VOLUME

I

E N C Y C L O P

A

CRITICAL DICTIONARY

OF

T H E LITERARY

POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY

THE

GEOGRAPHY

AND NATURAL HISTORY

O F

THE BIBLE

EDITED

BY

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. T. K. C H E Y N E , M.A., D.D.

ORIEL PROFESSOR O F T H E INTERPRETATION O F HOLY SCRIPTURE A T OXFORD

A N D FORMERLY FELLOW O F BALLIOL COLLEGE

CANON OF ROCHESTER

AND

J.

S U T H E R L A N D BLACK, M.A.,

FORMERLY ASSISTANT EDITOR O F T H E

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BRITANNICA'

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