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81Napoleon — For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). Napoleon I …
82Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the city of God, the holy city; by the modern Arabs el Khuds, meaning the holy; once the city of Judah (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the dual form, and means possession of peace, or foundation …
83MACHPELAH, CAVE OF — (Heb. מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה). The word Machpelah, which in the Bible always appears with a definite article, is variously the name of a cave (Gen. 23:9, 19; 25:9); a field, the cave which is in the field of Machpelah (Gen. 49:30); and a place,… …
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