SCYTHOPOLIS

Meaning of SCYTHOPOLIS in English

See: BETH-SHEAN

Smith's Bible English dictionary. Английский библейский словарь Смита. 2012

JOHN OF SCYTHOPOLIS — flourished 6th century Byzantine theologian and bishop of Scythopolis, in Palestine (c. 536550), whose various treatises on the person and …
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GALILEE — Hebrew Ha-galil northernmost region of ancient Palestine, corresponding to modern northern Israel. Its biblical boundaries are indistinct; conflicting readings leave …
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DECAPOLIS — league of 10 ancient Greek cities in eastern Palestine that was formed after the Roman conquest of Palestine in 63 …
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BET SHE'AN — also spelled Beth-shan, Arabic Baysan, or Beisan, town, northeastern Israel, principal settlement in the low 'Emeq Bet She'an ('emeq, valley), …
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THEBEZ — (conspicuous), a place memorable for the death of the brave Abimelech, (Judges 9:50) was known to Eusebius and Jerome, in …
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SALIM — (peace), a place named (John 3:23) to denote the situation of AEnon, the scene of St. John's last baptisms; Salim …
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SALEM — (peace). â The place of which Melchizedek was king. (Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 7:1,2) No satisfactory identification of it is perhaps …
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GALILEE — (circuit). This name, which in the Roman age was applied to a large province, seems to have been originally confined …
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GADARA — a strong city situated near the river Hieromax, six miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee, over against Scythopolis and …
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ENON — (springs), a place "near to Salim," at which John baptized. (John 3:23) It was evidently west of the Jordan, comp. …
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BETHSHEAN — (house of rest), or in Samuel, BETHSHAN, a city which belonged to Manasseh, (1 Chronicles 7:29) though within the limits …
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AENON — (springs) a place "near to Salim," at which John baptized. (John 3:23) It was evidently west of the Jordan, comp. …
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