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  • 51Africa — • This name, which is of Phoenician origin, was at first given by the Romans to the territory about the city of Carthage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Africa     Africa      …

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  • 52Amorrhites — • A name of doubtful origin and meaning, used to designate an ancient people often mentioned in the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Amorrhites     Amorrhites     …

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  • 53Captivities of the Israelites — • Includes the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman captivities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Captivities of the Israelites     Captivities of the Israelites   …

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  • 54Christianity — • An account is given of Christianity as a religion, describing its origin, its relation to other religions, its essential nature and chief characteristics, but not dealing with its doctrines in detail nor its history as a visible organization… …

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  • 55Jephte — • One of the judges of Israel. The story of Jephte is narrated in chapters xi and xii of the Book of Judges Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jephte     Jephte      …

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  • 56Jericho — • Three cities of this name have successively occupied sites in the same neighbourhood Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jericho     Jericho      …

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  • 57Juda — • The name of one of the Patriarchs, the name of the tribe reputed to be descended from him, the name of the territory occupied by the same, and also the name of several persons mentioned in the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …

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  • 58Solomon — • The second son of David by his wife Bathsheba, and the acknowledged favourite of his father Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Solomon     Solomon      …

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  • 59Tyre — • Melchite archdiocese and Maronite diocese Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tyre     Tyre     † …

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  • 60Abel (Son of Adam) —     Abel     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abel     (From the Hebrew word for Vanity, probably so called from the shortness of his life Gesenius; Gr., Abel, whence Eng. form).     Abel was the second son of Adam. Vigouroux and Hummelauer contend that …

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