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Neho, 1 Mountain N. of Moab: Jebel Neba. — 2 (Num., xxxii, 3; Moabite Stone, 1. 14), a town about the Jebel Nebsi.

Xcbsan (Jos., xv, 62; desert of Juda, near the Dead Sea). Unknown.

Ncceb (Jos., xix, 33, in the Vulg.; Nephtali). See Adami.

Nehelescol. See Escol.

Nekiel (Jos., xix, 27; Aser). Some: Ivh. Yanin, E. of Acre; others: Mi'ar.

Nemra (Num., xxxii, 3). See Bethnerara.

Nemrim (Is., xv, 6; Jer., xlviii, 34): Wady Nemeira, S.E. of the Dead Sea; there is a Kh. Nemeira.

Nephath Dor. See Dor.

Nephtali (q.v.).

Nephtoa (Jos., xv, 9; Juda-Benjamin): Lifta, N.W. of Jerusalem.

Ncsib (Jos., XV, 43; Sephela): Beit Nasib, E. of Eleutheropolis.

Nethuphali (II Esd., xii, 28). See Netupha.

Netupha (I Par., ii, 54, etc.; Juda): prob. Beit Nettif, N.E. of Eleutheropolis.

Nicopolis (Titus, iii, 12),acity in Epirus: Paleopre- vyza/.

Nineveh, A.V. for Ninive.

Ninive (q.v.).

No, No Anion (Nahum, iii, 8; Ezech., xxx, 14) ; not Thebes of Upper Egypt, but Thebes in the Delta (Dios- polis) : Tell Balamun.

Noa (Jos., xi.x, 23; Zabulon). Unknown.

Nob (II Esd., xi, 32; Benjamin): Beit Nuba, be- tween 'Anita and Jerusalem.

Nobe, 1 (Judges, viii, ll;Transjord.). Unknown. — 2 (I Kings, xxi, 1, etc.). See Nob. — 3 (Num., xxxii, 42). See Canath.

Nophe (Num., xxi, 30; Moab): text doubtful.

A'opheth (Jos., xvii, 11), a town, according to Vulg.; the clause should be rendered: "three villages".

Noran. See Naaratha.

Oboth (Num., xxxiii, 43). Station of the Israelites in the journey from Asiongaber to the frontiers of Moab; prob. Wady Weibeh, N. of Feniin.

Odollam: prob. Ivh. 'Aid el-Mieh; the cave is near the summit of the S. hill. See Adull.\m.

Odullnm. See Adull.\m.

Olon (Jos., XV, 51). See Holon.

On. See B.valbek.

Ono (I Par., \'iii, 12; Dan); Egypt.: Aunau; Kefr 'Ana, between Lydda and Jaffa.

Ophel (II Par., xxvii, 3), a part of Jerusalem.

Opher (IV Kings, xiv, 25). See Gethhepher.

Ophera (Jos., xviii, 2.3). See Ephra 2.

Ophni (Jos., xviii, 24); Benjamm: perhaps Jifneh, N.W. of Beitin.

Oreb (Judges, vii, 25, etc.): poss. 'Osh el-Ghurab, between the Jebel Qarantal and the Jordan.

Oronaim (Is., xv, 5; Jer., xlviii, 3, etc.; Moabite Stone, 1. 32): Wady Ghiiweir (Conder): would seem rather S. of the Amon.

Oronies, great river of Syria: Nahr el-'Asi.

Orthosias (q.v. — I Mach., xv, 37).

Ozensarn (I Par., vii, 24): perhaps Beit Sira, W.S.W. of Lower Bethoron.

Pnlmyra (q.v.).

Paphos (q.v. — Acts, xiii, 6, etc.), in Cyprus: Baffo.

Pnros. I Par., xxix, 2; Esth., i, 6, speak of "marble of Paros"; but this is not to be found in the original; only "white stone".

Patara (Acts, xxi, 1-3), a city in Lycia: Jelemish.

Pntmos. One of the Sporades, S. of Samos, W. of Miletus: Patino.

Pelusium (Ezech., xxx, 15, 16); Copt.: Peremtin, Pelusiu, a city N.E. of the Delta of the Nile, on the branch called, after the name of the city, Pelusiac: Sa el-Haggar.

Pentapolis. Region of the five cities: Sodom, Gomorrha, Adama, Seboim, in the Valley of Siddim.

Pergamus (Apoc, i, 11; ii, 12), metropolis of the prov. of Asia: Bergamo, or Bcrgama.

Perge (Acts, xiii, 13), second city of the prov. of Pamphilia: Murtana.

Persia (q.v.).

Persepolis. WTiether it is spoken of in II Mach., xix, 2, is doubtful.

Petra (q.v.).

Phalli. See Bethphalet.

Phanuel (Gen., xxxii, 30, etc.; Transjord.), Egypt.: Pcnualu; on the banks of the Jaboc. Site imcertain.

Phnra (I Mach., ix, 50): the text seems uncertain; perhaps the same as Pharaton.

Pharan. General term to designate the wUdemess between Sinai and Palestine.

Pharaton (Judges, xii, 13,etc.):birthplaceof Abdon, one of the Judges of Israel. Prob. Fer ata, 7 m. S.W. of Naplus.

P)iarphar, river of Damascus: Nahr el-'.\waj.

Phaselis (I Mach., xv, 23): a city of Asia Minor on the borders of Lycia and Pamphilia.

Phasga. Whether this is a common or a proper name is doubtful. At any rate, it indicates a place connected with Mt. Nebo, prob. Ras Siaghah, W. and at a very short distance of the Jebel Neba.

Phatures (Is., xi, 11; Jer., xliv, 1, etc.): Egypt.: Patarisi. Upper Egj-pt.

Phau (Gen., xxxvi, 39; I Par., i, 50): Phau'ara has been proposed.

Phesrtommim (I Ivings, xvii, 11 ; I Par., xi, 13):poss. Damim, on the road from Jerusalem to Beit Jibrin, N. of Shuweikeh.

Phihahiroth (Ex., xiv, 29; Num., xxxiii, 7); Egypt.: Pikchercl. A station of the Israelites in their flight from Egypt. Unidentified.

Philadelphia (q.v.).

Philippi (q.v.).

Phinon. See Phunon.

Phithom, a town in Lower Egj-pt: Tell el-Maskhiita, W. of Lake Timsah.

Phan\ida (q. v.).

Phogor, 1 MountainN.of the Abarim range, variously identified: El-Mareighat, Tell-Mataba, El-Benat.— 2 See Bethphogor. — 3 (Jos., xv, 60, Greek): one of the 11 cities added in the Greek to the list of the Hebrew: Kh. Beit Foghur, S.W. of Bethlehem.

Phrygia. See Asia Minor.

Phunon (Num., xxxiii, 42), a station of the Israel- ites on the journey from Asiongaber to Moab: ICh. Fenan, on the edge of the 'Araba.

Pisidia (q. v.).

Pontus, territory N.E. of Asia Minor, on the shore of the Black Sea.

Plolemais (I Mach., xii, 48, etc.): Greek name of Acre.

Puteoli (Acts, xxviii, 13), a seaport near Naples: Pozzuoli.

Qibroth Hatthawah (Num., xi, 3; D.V.: "graves of lust"), station of the Israelites on their journey from Sinai to Cades: possibly in Wady Khbebeh.

Qir Moab (Is., xv, 1; D.V.: "the wall of Moab"), a proper name: Kerak.

Qir Heres (Is., xvi, 7, etc.; D.V.: "brick walls"; Moabite Stone, 1, 3). See Qir Moab.

Rabba. Rabbaih Ammon, principal city of the .Am- monites: Amman. See Philadelphia.

Rabboth .Moab. See Ar.

Rabboth (Jos., xix, 20; Issachar): Raba, 7 m. S.E. of Jenni.

Rachal (I Kings, xxx, 29; Septuag.: "in Carmel"). A city in S. Juda; the text, however, is doubtful, and several commentat. prefer the Greek reading.

Ragau (Judith, i, 5, 15): a prov. in Media.