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  • 91BET MEIR — (Heb. בֵּית מֵאִיר), Israel moshav in the Judean Hills, west of Jerusalem, affiliated with Ha Po el ha Mizrachi moshavim association. In the War of Independence (1948) the Arab garrison entrenched in the then Arab village had cut off Jewish… …

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  • 92BET OVED — (Heb. בֵּית עוֹבֵד), moshav in central Israel, southeast of Nes Ẓiyyonah. Bet Oved, affiliated with Tenu at Ha Moshavim, was founded in 1933 by workers from Russia. Its economy was based on citrus plantations, garden crops, and dairy cattle. In… …

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  • 93BET(H)-SHEAN — (Heb. בֵּית שְׁאָן), biblical city whose name is preserved in the former Arab town of Beisan (Josh. 17:11, 16; Judg. 1:27; I Sam. 31:10, 12; 2 Sam. 21:12; I Kgs. 4:12; I Chron. 7:29). Written sources mention Beth Shean as being in a plain close… …

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  • 94BET YIẒḤAK — (Heb. בֵּית יִצְחָק), moshav in central Israel, in the Ḥefer Plain. It was founded in 1940 as an unaffiliated middle class settlement by immigrants from Germany, many of whom were formerly members of academic professions. Later, Bet Yiẓḥak merged …

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  • 95BET ZAYIT — (Heb. בֵּית זַיִת), moshav west of Jerusalem, affiliated with Ha Mo aẓah ha Ḥakla it association of middle class settlements. Bet Zayit was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Yugoslavia, Romania, and Hungary. Later, immigrants from Egypt settled… …

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  • 96BET-ẒURI, ELIAHU — (1922–1945), Jew executed in Egypt in the Mandate Period. Bet Ẓuri was born in Tel Aviv. He became a member of Leḥi after its secession from IẒL. Together with …

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  • 97Bet — Bet, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr. abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.] That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a… …

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  • 98Bet — Bet, imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99bet on — index parlay (bet) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 100Bet Zur — Bet Zur,   Beth Sur, heute Chịrbet et Tubeika, Ort nördlich von Hebron, im Westjordanland. Im 17./16. Jahrhundert v. Chr. kanaanäische Festung, im 11. Jahrhundert erneuert; seit dem 7. Jahrhundert v. Chr. judäische Festung; nach dem… …

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