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SA-RNA.
Sarona, west of Sea
of Galilee, 6 miles south
of Khurbet Madîn; the Sharon of Isaiah xxxiii. 9. [Cf. Sharon, east of the Jordan (1 Chr. v. 6).—ED.] |
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Tubi‡. Taiyibeh, 7 miles south of Sarona, according to Conder and Maspero. [Cf. “the land of Tob,” east of the Jordan (Judg. xi. 5).—ED.] |
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BAZNA‡ [also written Banza]. |
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AMASHN[ ], also written Aâshna. |
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MASAKH,
“the place of unction.” Meskhah 3½ miles
south-west of Sarona. [Probably the Musikhuna of the Tel el-Amarna tablets (W. iii. 130).—ED.] |
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QAANAU,
QAANU. Khurbet Kâna,
11 miles north-
north-west of Meskhah. [The Qanu of the Tel el-Amarna tablets (W. iii. 133).—ED.] |
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ÂRNA‡.
[Also written ÂRN—(plural)A,
r being cut
over the a]. A very important place in the campaign against the Canaanites at Megiddo. The “defile of Ârna” seems to be the Wady ’Arriân, 1 mile south of Umm el-Fahm. Maspero reads Âluna, the Hebrew ’elyôn, “high.” |
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ÂSTR-TU.
Ashteroth Karnaim
(to be corrected into
’Ashtoreth-Qarnaim) Gen. xiv. 5, now Tell ’Ashtarah, east of the Jordan in Batanæa. |
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ANAURPAA.
Read Anau-Repa, probably “On of the Giant,” belonging to the Rephaim or
“Giants” of
Gen. xiv. 5. Maspero proposes “Raphôn, Raphana, Arpha of the Decapolis, the present Er-Râfeh.” |
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MAQATA‡. Mukatta, 5 miles north of Abil Maspero identifies it with the Makhed of the First Book of Maccabees. |
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L-IUSA.
Laish, the later Dan (Judg. xviii. 7), now
Tel el-Qâdi. |
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HUZAR—. The Biblical Hazor (Josh. xi. i; Judg. iv. 2). [Called Khazura in the Tel el-Amarna tablets; W. iii. 99.—ED.] |
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PAHIL—.
Pella, east of the Jordan, the Pakhal of the
Talmud; Géog. du Talmud, p. 274. Now Tubakat Fahil. The name also occurs in the conquests of Ramses II. |
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KNNR-TU. The Biblical Chinnereth (Josh. xix. 35, etc.) |
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SHMANA. Cf. No. 18. This seems to be the name of Simeon again. |
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ATMM. Perhaps Khurbet Admah, south-west of the Sea of Galilee. Mariette has identified it with the Adamah of Naphtali (Josh. xix. 36). |
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QASUNA.
Identified by Maspero with the Kishon.
Compare Khurbet Qeisun near Huleh, and Kishion near Shunem in Josh. XIX. 20. |
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SHNAM. Shunem, now Solam, north of Jezreel. |
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MASHAL—‡.
[The reading Âshal is incorrect.] The Misheal of Josh. xix.
26, a name compounded with
el, “god.” |
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AKS-AP‡.
[The determinative of “city,” hitherto read, is incorrect]. Identified
by Maspero with Achshaph
in Asher (Josh. xix. 25). |