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Al-Bīrah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.9000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.2167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Hilltop town 9 miles N of Jerusalem; site of battle in 161 BC. |
Names: |
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| Al-Bīrah (preferred,C,V)
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| Al Bīrah (C,V)
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| Bīrah (C,V)
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| Bīra (C,V)
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| Bire (C,V)
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| Bireh (C,V)
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| El Bireh (C,U,English-P)
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| אל בירה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Beeroth (H,O)
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............ | Biblical |
| Beroea (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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161 BC |
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