Arkite , in the Bible, the Canaanite tribe centered around Arka or Arca, a town near the E Mediterranean Sea NE of Tripoli. Arka, called Arca Caesarea and Caesarea Libani by the Romans, was the birthplace of Alexander Severus; it was vainly besieged by the Crusaders in 1099.
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The shape of the whale: flukes and other tales.("Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville)(Critical essay)
Leviathan; 10/1/2005; Djelal, Juana Celia; 2834 words;
... best harpooneers of the present day; inasmuch as this Leviathan was slain at the very first dart. And let no man doubt this Arkite story; for in the ancient Joppa, now Jaffa, on the Syrian coast, in one of the Pagan temples, there stood for many ages the ...
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Pharmaceutical Processing; 6/1/2000; 2124 words;
... mechanism to insure reliable, constant, positive locking action and a redesigned front housing that is compatible with Crouse-Hinds Arkite APJ and NPJ plugs. Available in a wide selection of enclosed switches and breakers, the product is designed to be watertight ...
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