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121History of Eastern Christianity in Asia — Judging from the New Testament account of the rise and expansion of the early church, during the first few centuries of Christianity, the most extensive dissemination of the gospel was not in the West but in the East. In fact, conditions in the… …
122Muslim conquest of Syria — Part of the Muslim conquests and Byzantine Arab Wars …
123Lièpvre — French commune nomcommune=Lièpvre Lièpvre seen from Hoimbach région=Alsace département=Haut Rhin arrondissement=Ribeauvillé canton=Sainte Marie aux Mines insee=68185 cp=68660 maire=Claude Ruff mandat=2001 2008 intercomm=C.C. du Val d Argent… …
124Bayt Jibrin — Infobox Former Arab villages in Palestine name=Bayt Jibrin imgsize=250 caption=Ruins of Bayt Jibrin in 2005 arname=بيت جبرين meaning= altSp=Beit Jibrin, Beit Guvrin, Beth Giblin district=hb population=2,430 popyear=1945 area=56,185 areakm=56.2… …
125Palestinian costumes — are the traditional clothing worn by Palestinians. Foreign travelers to Palestine in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries often commented on the rich variety of the costumes worn, particularly by the fellaheen or village women. Many of… …
126Jerusalem — Jerusalemite, adj., n. /ji rooh seuh leuhm, zeuh /, n. a city in and the capital of Israel: an ancient holy city and a center of pilgrimage for Jews, Christians, and Muslims; divided between Israel and Jordan 1948 67; Jordanian sector annexed by… …
127Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …
128South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
