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MIzpah Scripture - Nehemiah 3:19

And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning [of the wall]....

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Memphis Scripture - Hosea 9:6

For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant [places] for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns [shall be] in their tabernacles....

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Michmash Scripture - 1 Samuel 13:11

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and [that] thou camest not within the days appointed, and [that] the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;...

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Miletus in Naves Topical Bible

Also called MILETUM -A seaport in Asia Minor -Paul visits Ac 20:15 -And sends to Ephesus for the elders of the congregation, and addresses them at Ac 20:17-38 -Trophimus left sick at 2Ti 4:20...

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Millo in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a rampart, mound) a place in ancient Jerusalem. Both name and place seem to have been already in existence when the city was taken from the Jebusites by David. 2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8 Its repair or restoration was one of the great works for which Solomon raised his "levy," 1Ki 9:15,24; 11:27 and it formed a prominent part of the fortifications by w...

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Millo Scripture - Judges 9:6

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem....

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Mizpah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

or Miz'peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1.) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Israel from Padan-aram. Here Jacob and Laban set up their memorial cairn of stones. It is the same as Ramath-mizpeh (Josh. 13:26). (2.) A town in Gilead, where Jephthah resided, and where he assu...

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Mizpah Scripture - Jeremiah 40:8

Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men....

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Mizpah Scripture - Jeremiah 41:14

So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah....

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Michmash in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mik'-mash (mikhmash; Machmas): A town in the territory of Benjamin, apparently not of sufficient importance to secure mention in the list of cities given in Josh 18:21 ff. It first appears as occupied by Saul with 2,000 men, when Jonathan, advancing from Gibeah, smote the Philistine garrison in Geba (1 Sam 13:2). To avenge this injury, the Ph...

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