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A wilderness region south of Judah, containing Kadesh and bordering Edom. Israel’s spies explored the land from this region, and Moses sinned there at the waters of Meribah.
The stronghold captured by David from the Jebusites and called the city of David. The name later referred to Jerusalem, Israel, the temple hill, and, in the New Testament, the heavenly city.
This dictionary brings together information about the people, places, events, objects, words, and ideas encountered in Scripture.
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