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  2. Firth of Forth - Wikipedia

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    The Firth of Forth Islands SPA (Special Protection Area) is home to more than 90,000 breeding seabirds every year. There is a bird observatory on the Isle of May. [15] A series of sand and gravel banks in the approaches to the firth have since 2014 been designated as a Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area under the name Firth of Forth ...

  3. Four senses of Scripture - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, bible hermeneutics notably uses midrash, a Jewish method of interpreting the Hebrew Bible and the rules which structure the Jewish laws. [1] The early allegorizing trait in the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible figures prominently in the massive oeuvre of a prominent Hellenized Jew of Alexandria, Philo Judaeus, whose allegorical reading of the Septuagint synthesized the ...

  4. Scottish Gaelic place names - Wikipedia

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    Firth of Clyde: Linne Chluaidh Bay North of Arran Firth of Clyde: An Linne Ghlas The green bay Bay South of Arran Firth of Forth: Linne Foirthe Bay Firth of Lorn: An Linne Latharnach Bay Firth of Tay: Linne Tatha Bay Fishnish: Finnsinis Port Flodaigh: Flodaigh Island Footdee: Bun Dè God's base Pass Ford: Àth na Crà Ford of the sheepfold City ...

  5. Samson's riddle - Wikipedia

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    Othniel Margalith points out the fact that in other occurrences of the motif of the defeating of a lion in the Bible, and in the ancient Near East in general, the hero hunts the lion and does not kill him bare-handed as in the Samson story. On the other hand, this detail of killing the lion bare-handed is widespread in Greek sources.

  6. Loony Dookers brave icy Forth for New Year's Day plunge - AOL

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    Swimmers have continued the traditional dip in the Firth of Forth to kick off 2024. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  7. Caledonia - Wikipedia

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    Caledonia (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə /; Latin: Calēdonia [kaleːˈdonia]) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Scotland that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland. [1]

  8. Islands of the Forth - Wikipedia

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    The Isle of May is in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) off the coast of mainland Fife. It is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long, less than 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) wide and has a total area of 45 hectares (110 acres) making it by far the largest of the Forth islands.

  9. Burntisland - Wikipedia

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    Burntisland (/ b ɜːr n t ˈ aɪ l ən d / listen ⓘ, Scots: Bruntisland) [2] is a former Royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.It was previously known as Wester Kinghorn or Little Kinghorn.