Ashteroth Karnaim — Ashteroth of the two horns, the abode of the Rephaim (Gen. 14:5). It may be identified with Ashtaroth preceding; called Karnaim , i.e., the two horned (the crescent moon). The Samaritan version renders the word by Sunamein, the present es… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
ASHTAROTH, ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM, KARNAIM — (Heb. עַשְׁתָּרוֹת, עַשְׁתְּרׁת־קַרְנַיִם, קַרְנָיִם; horns ; Amos 6:13), Canaanite city in Bashan, named after the goddess ashtoreth . Ashtaroth is mentioned in the Egyptian Execration Texts (19th–18th centuries B.C.E.), in the inscriptions of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KARNAIM — (Heb. קַרְנַיִם), city of Bashan, associated with Ashteroth in Genesis 14:5; in the Book of Jubilees, it is mentioned as one of the cities of the rephaim (29:11). Amos probably alludes to the capture of Karnaim by Jeroboam II (6:13). After the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chukat — Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas (Hebrew: חֻקַּת, “decree,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 39th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Numbers. It … Wikipedia
Devarim (parsha) — Devarim, D’varim, or Debarim (דְּבָרִים Hebrew for “words,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 44th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of… … Wikipedia
АШТЕРОФ — [Евр. ], название города в стране Васан (возможно, совр. Телль Аштара в Сирии, у границы с Иорданией). Согласно ВЗ, до завоевания древними евреями А. был резиденцией васанского царя Ога (Втор 1. 4; Нав 9. 10; 12. 4; 13. 12, 31). Занятый коленом… … Православная энциклопедия
GAD — (Heb. גָּד), one of the 12 tribes of Israel, tracing its descent to Gad, a son of Jacob, borne to him by Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah (Gen. 30:10–11). The tribe was comprised of seven large families, the Zephonites, Haggites, Shunites, Oznites … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chedorlaomer — (Hebrew: kĕḏor lā’ōmer) a handful of sheaves [1], was a king of Elam according to the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis Chapter 14. He ruled fourteen years, from the East in southwestern Persia, [2] occupying the regions east of the Jordan river, in… … Wikipedia
Genesis 14 — 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and … The King James version of the Bible
HAM — (Heb. הָם), biblical city in Transjordan where Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and his allies defeated the Zuzim in their campaign against the rebellious Canaanite kings (Gen. 14:5). In this biblical reference, Ham appears between Ashteroth Karnaim… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
