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  2. Dorcas - Wikipedia

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    Today, the scientific name of one species of gazelle is Gazella dorcas, the dorcas gazelle. [ 10 ] The Greek verb used in Acts 9:36 is διερμηνεύω , transliterated diermēneuō, which means "to interpret fully, to explain", and in this passage it is rendered " is by interpretation ", which in context leads to the literal meaning ...

  3. Desert of Paran - Wikipedia

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    The name 'Paran' or 'Faran' has often been used to refer specifically to the wilderness and mountains near where Mecca is situated. [10] Al-Hamdani (d. 947) in his book Geography of the Arabic Peninsula says that the Paran mountains around Mecca were named after Paran son of Amalek . [ 11 ]

  4. List of people in both the Bible and the Quran - Wikipedia

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    Bible (English) Arabic Notes Abel Habil: Benjamin Binyamīn: Cain Qabil: Canaan Kan'an: It is not clear if Canaan and Kan'an are the same person, as he is Nuh's son rather than his grandson. [12] Elizabeth ʾIlīṣābāt or Elīsābāt: Eve Hawah: Hagar Hajar: Ham Ham: Japheth Yafes: Jochebed Yūkābid: Joshua Yusha-bin-Noon: Korah Qārūn ...

  5. Dorcas (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Dorcas is a female given name. It derives from Dorcas ( Ancient Greek : Δορκάς , romanized : Dorkás ; Imperial Aramaic : טביתא , romanized: Ṭabītā ), a figure from Acts of the Apostles ( 9:36–42 ) in the New Testament .

  6. Bible translations into Arabic - Wikipedia

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    The Bible was translated into Arabic from a variety of source languages. These include Coptic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and Syriac. [1] Judeo-Arabic translations can also exhibit influence of the Aramaic Targums. Especially in the 19th century, Arabic Bible translations start to express regional colloquial dialects. The different communities that ...

  7. Mount Mogan - Wikipedia

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    Moganshan. Mount Mogan or Moganshan (Chinese: 莫干山; pinyin: Mògān Shān) is a mountain located in Deqing County, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, 60 kilometers from the provincial capital Hangzhou and 200 km from Shanghai. It is part of the Moganshan National Park and at its base is the small town of Moganshan.

  8. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village

  9. Nuba inscription - Wikipedia

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    The Nuba inscription is an early Islamic text that was found in a mosque near Hebron. [1] [2] [3]The inscription identifies the Dome of the rock as "Bayt al Maqdis" [4] or "The Holy Temple", [5] "Beit haMikdash" in Hebrew [6] [7] [8] This finding suggests that early Muslims were aware of the Temple Mount's significance as the site of the Jewish Temple and viewed the Dome of the Rock as a ...