ENCYCLOPEDIA BIBLICA

A DICTIONARY OF T H E BIBLE

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A CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF T H E LITERARY
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY
THE ARCHBOLOGY GEOGRAPHY
AND NATURAL HISTORY
O F THE BIBLE

EDITED BY

T HE R E V . 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., LL.D.

FORMERLY ASSISTANT EDITOR O F T H E ' ENCYCLOPXDIA BRITANNICA'

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