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Sharon Scripture - Isaiah 33:9

The earth mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed [and] hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their fruits]....

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Sheba in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

from whom the country derives its name. 1. Grandson of Cush and son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7). 2. Son of Joktan (Genesis 10:28). 3. Grandson of Abraham by Keturah; son of Jokshan (Genesis 25:3). This is an instance of the intermingling of the early descendants of Shem and Ham. SHEBA was a wealthy region of Arabia Felix or Yemen (1 Kings 10...

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Sheba Scripture - 1 Kings 10:13

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants....

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Shechem Scripture - Numbers 26:31

And [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:...

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Seir Scripture - Joshua 15:10

And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which [is] Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:...

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Seleucia in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

se-lu'-shi-a (Seleukia): The seaport of Antioch from which it is 16 miles distant. It is situated 5 miles North of the mouth of the Orontes, in the northwestern corner of a fruitful plain at the base of Mt. Rhosus or Pieria, the modern Jebel Musa, a spur of the Amanus Range. Built by Seleucus Nicator (died 280 BC) it was one of the Syrian Tet...

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Shechem in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("shoulder", or "upper part of the back just below the neck"); explained as if the town were on the shoulder of the heights dividing the waters that flow toward the Mediterranean on the W. and to the Jordan on the E.; or on a shoulder or ridge connected with Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. Also called SICHEM, SYCHEM, and SYCHAR (John 4:5; Joshua 20:...

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Sharon in Naves Topical Bible

1. The maritime slope of Israel north of the city of Joppa David's herds in 1Ch 27:29 Roses and beauty of So 2:1; Isa 33:9; 35:2; 65:10 Called SARON Ac 9:35 -2. A place that has not been ascertained 1Ch 5:16...

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Sharon Scripture - Isaiah 65:10

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me....

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Sheba in Hitchcock's Bible Names

captivity; old man; repose; oath...

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