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Dead Sea
Dead Sea An enclosed area of water, 74 km. (46 miles) long and up to 16 km. (10 miles) broad with high salt content, below sea level, into which the River
Jordan debouches.
Fish cannot survive in it (cf. Ezek. 47: 9, 10).
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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DEAD SEAS lament; (1) The oceans have sustained mankind since the dawn of time. Now, vast areas are utterly devoid of life. Who is to blame...and is there a way back? (2) SATURDAY ESSAY.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...walked the shore by the dead sea. Fingers of the tide...The prospect of our seas becoming devoid of life...that huge areas of the seas are now 'dead zones...says the number of such 'dead zones' has doubled in...affected being the Baltic Sea, parts of which were...
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Jordan backs the Palestinian request for role in negotiations on canal between Red and Dead seas
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/7/2005; ; 454 words
; ...build a canal to bring water to the Dead Sea, the official Jordanian news agency...on a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, Petra reported. "Israel has...partner." The northwestern shore of the Dead Sea is in the West Bank. The southwestern...
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EGYPT: NO BAD EFFECT ON TOURISM TO EGYPT FROM RED DEAD SEAS CANAL PROJECT.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 12/24/2008; 687 words
; ...water that kickstarted at Jordan's Dead Sea area, the minister said Israel did...about Egypt's stance vis-a-vis a Dead Sea-Red Sea canal project and how...environmentalists' reservations regarding the Dead-Sea Red-Sea canal project predisposing...
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 "Info-Prod Research (Middle East)")
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NO BAD EFFECT ON TOURISM TO EGYPT FROM RED DEAD SEAS CANAL PROJECT
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 12/24/2008; 500 words
; ...water that kickstarted at Jordan's Dead Sea area, the minister said Israel did...about Egypt's stance vis-a-vis a Dead Sea-Red Sea canal project and how...environmentalists' reservations regarding the Dead-Sea Red-Sea canal project predisposing...
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The Dead Seas Scrolls and the Origins of the Bible
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Origins of the Bible, by Eugene Ulrich. Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature. Grand...the chapter entitled "The Relevance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for Hexaplaric Studies," Ulrich...
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Dead seas nutrient pollution in coastal waters.(Oceans Of Trouble)
Magazine article from: Multinational Monitor; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...experiences a massive die off or "dead zone," the result of nutrient...of habitats such as corals and sea-grass beds. The annual "dead zone" that forms off Louisiana...and social dimensions of the "dead zone" problem. In the same year...
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Map: Russian roulette From black snow to dead seas to plagues of biblical proportions: the gr im environmental legacy of the former Soviet Union
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...that nearly 90 per cent of the Black Sea is now dead. The chief culprits are the vast...last molecule of marine oxygen in the sea. Expert opinion gives it another...green groups. The amazing shrinking sea In the heart of Central Asia lies...
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Dead Seas: How the Fish on Our Plates is Killing Our Planet ...
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 6/27/2009; 357 words
; Dead Seas: How the Fish on Our Plates is Killing Our Planet By Taras Grescoe Pan...across the globe, for it was curing cod that allowed men to undertake long sea voyages. Grescoe loves seafood, but delineates both its pros (it is with...
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Dead sea rate of evaporation.(Report)
Magazine article from: American Journal of Applied Sciences; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION Dead Sea is a terminal lake of the Jordan Rift...ages (3). The local climate of the Dead Sea is extremely arid and hot. The rate of...According to Frumkin and Elitzer (2) the Dead Sea can serve as an excellent recorder of...
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Dead Sea Cosmetics Manufacturers from Israel Arrive in New York for Trade Mission.
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News; 11/3/2009; 700+ words
; Twenty of the world's leading Dead Sea cosmetics manufacturers are arriving...giant Sephora, are already selling Dead Sea products with great success. Over 60 Dead Sea cosmetics manufacturers market their...
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dead Sea Scrolls ancient leather and papyrus scrolls...1955-2002); T. H. Gaster, The Dead Sea Scriptures (1976); M. A. Knibb, The Qumran Community (1987); G. Vermes, The Dead Sea Scrolls in English (3d ed. 1987). L...
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Dead Sea
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
DEAD SEA Salt-water lake situated between Jordan...water brought to those fields. From the Dead Sea's brine, both Jordan and Israel extract...MA: Brill, 2003. Hodge, Stephen. The Dead Sea Scrolls Rediscovered: An Updated Look at...
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Dead Sea scrolls
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Dead Sea scrolls Documents first discovered accidentally in 1947 on the west side of the Dead Sea, in what was the country of Jordan and which has been the Israeli-occupied...
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Dead Sea sect
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Dead Sea sect: see DEAD SEA SCROLLS ; QUMRAN COMMUNITY .
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dead
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...allusion to Matthew 8:22, ‘Jesus said unto him, Follow me, and let the dead, bury their dead.’ See also Dead Sea , as dead as a doornail , it's ill waiting for dead men's shoes , Queen Anne is dead at queen , the quick...
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