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Star of Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem name given to the luminous celestial object rising in the sky that, as related in the Gospel of Matthew, led the Wise Men of the East to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. According to astronomers, the phenomenon may represent the conjunction of the planets Jupiter,... Read more |
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City of David
City of David in the Bible, epithet of Bethlehem , the birthplace of David, and of Jerusalem , his capital.... Read more |
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bedlam
bedlam a scene of uproar or confusion, deriving ultimately from Bedlam, a corruption of Bethlehem, in the name of the ‘Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem’, founded by the Sheriff of London in Bishopsgate in 1247 for the housing of the clergy of St Mary of Bethlehem when they visited... Read more |
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star-of-Bethlehem
star-of-Bethlehem in botany, low, spring-blooming bulbous plant ( Ornithogalum umbellatum ) of the family Liliaceae ( lily family), native to the Mediterranean region but naturalized in North America and cultivated in gardens. The plant has rather stiff, grasslike leaves and a cluster of white... Read more |
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Vigilantius
Vigilantius (fl. c.400), presbyter of Aquitaine. A visit to St Jerome at Bethlehem ended in a quarrel, and Vigilantius attacked Jerome as an Origenist. Jerome replied with his Contra Vigilantium (406).... Read more |
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Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corporation 1170 Eighth AvenueBethlehem, Pennsylvania 18016-7699U.S.A.(610) 694-2424Fax: (610) 694-6920Web site: http://www.bethsteel.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1904Employees: 15,600Sales: $4.63 billion (1997)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: BSSICs: 3312 Blast... Read more |
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem [Heb.,=house of bread or house of Lahm, a goddess], Arab. Bayt Lahm, town (2003 est. pop. 28,000), in the West Bank . It is traditionally considered the birthplace of Jesus and is one of the world's great shrines. Situated on a hill in green, fertile country, Bethlehem looks across to... Read more |
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Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-98. English painter and decorator, b. Birmingham. Expected to enter the Church, he went to Exeter College, Oxford, where he met William Morris , who became his lifelong friend. He left Oxford to study painting with Rossetti in London and joined the Pre-Raphaelites .... Read more |
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Adullam
Adullam , in the Bible, border town of Judah, SW of Jerusalem. David hid in the Cave of Adullam when he fled from Saul. From here three of his men went to get him water from the well at Bethlehem.... Read more |
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Joseph Bellamy
Joseph Bellamy 1719-90, New England clergyman, b. Cheshire, Conn. A follower of Jonathan Edwards and a powerful revivalist of the Great Awakening , he preached in Bethlehem, Conn., for 52 years. Bellamy wrote True Religion Delineated (1750) and pamphlets in opposition to the Half-Way Covenant.... Read more |
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Israeli troops again enter Bethlehem in renewed search for militants
...Dateline: JERUSALEM Israeli troops in armored personnel...the Palestinian city of Bethlehem on Saturday night and...eastern border fence with Israel. In Bethlehem, the troops seized much...expected to be for long. Israel ... |
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Israel Police Enter Bethlehem Church
00-00-0000 BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) _ Several...lawyer. Their refusal held up Israel's planned troop withdrawal from Bethlehem. It was not immediately clear...for a lawyer had been met. Israel had said it would pull out of... |
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Israeli Troops Enter Bethlehem
Israeli troops and tanks earlierMonday morning entered the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Israel Radio reported. Hours ahead of the incursion, the troops entered the two other Palestinian towns of Qalqilya... |
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Israeli troops enter Bethlehem after suicide bombing kills 10.
ISRAELI forces entered Bethlehem today for the first time in six months in a sweep for militants...15 Israeli armoured vehicles took part in the operation. Israel handed Bethlehem to Palestinian police in July to bolster the "road map... |
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Israeli troops re-enter Bethlehem
...00-0000 Dateline: BETHLEHEM, West Bank Israeli troops entered the Palestinian city of Bethlehem early Monday for the...militants planning attacks in Israel. Troops also remained...bombing attacks into Israel from them. The ... |
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Israeli forces poised to enter Gaza Strip as Bethlehem siege ending
...headquarters, accused Israel of committing crimes...a fight against Israel. "They can easily enter Gaza, but they...hours earlier from Bethlehem's Church of the...tanks heading toward Israel's border with...Friday. Israeli ... |
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Israel Tanks Enter Bethlehem
...Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel was at war for its survival...Israeli tanks entered Bethlehem early Monday, stopping...next to the line with Israel. The military said troops were searching for suspects...In the north of Israel, Hezbollah ... |
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Sharon: We are at war; Military campaign: After more bombings, troops and...
...Ariel Sharon said Israel is at war for...tanks entered Bethlehem early today...Witnesses said troops also moved into...southwest of Bethlehem. The tanks spent...the line with Israel. The military said troops were searching... |
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AP Top News at 8 p.m. EDT
...disappeared on May 1, 2001. Israel Troops Enter Bethlehem, 2 Die in Gaza [image omitted] JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli troops fired tank shells and machine...into the Palestinian city of Bethlehem and surrounded the house of an... |
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AP Top News at 7:20 p.m. EDT
...disappeared on May 1, 2001. Israel Troops Enter Bethlehem, 2 Die in Gaza [image omitted] JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli troops fired tank shells and machine...into the Palestinian city of Bethlehem and surrounded the house of an... |
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