Kiriath-sepher: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Lo-Debar • Tell Beit Mirsim • Debir • Tall Bayt Mirsham

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Kiriath-sepher, archaeological site in the West Bank

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Abraham's possible routes to Canaan

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ancient Middle East

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Panoramic view of a small valley with a stream, olive trees, and terraced hillsides in the countryside near Ramallah, Palestine, under a sky with scattered clouds.

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Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.

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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

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