a heap of ruins

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• ruins — n. 1) ancient; charred, smoking ruins 2) a heap, pile of ruins 3) (misc.) to sift through the ruins; to lie in ruins * * * charred pile of ruins smokingruins to lie in ruins (misc.) to sift through the ruins aheap ancient …   Combinatory dictionary

• Heap —    When Joshua took the city of Ai (Josh. 8), he burned it and made it an heap [Heb. tel] for ever (8:28). The ruins of this city were for a long time sought for in vain. It has been at length, however, identified with the mound which simply… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Rissah —    Heap of ruins; dew, a station of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:21, 22) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Dresden Frauenkirche — Aerial photo Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) in Dresden (photo 2008) The Dresden Frauenkirche (German: Dresdner Frauenkirche, literally Church of …   Wikipedia

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• Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Indo-China — • The most easterly of the three great peninsulas of Southern Asia, is bounded on the north by the mountains of Assam, the Plateau of Yun nan, and the mountains of Kwang si; on the east by the province of Kwang si (Canton), the Gulf of Tong king …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ai (Bible) — Ai ( he. העי; heap of ruins ) refers to one or two places in ancient Israel: *A city mentioned along with Heshbon by Jeremiah 49:3, whose location is currently unknown, and which may or may not be the same as: *A Canaanite royal city which… …   Wikipedia

• Metapontum — Map of ancient Lucania showing Metapontum (center right) Metapontum, Metapontium or Metapontion (Greek: Μεταπόντιον: Thuc., Strab., and all Greek writers have this form; the Latins almost universally Metapontum), was an important city of Magna… …   Wikipedia

• Gaur, West Bengal — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Gour | type = city | latd = 24.869| longd = 88.133 locator position = right state name = West Bengal district = Malda leader title = leader name = altitude = 22 population as of = population total = |… …   Wikipedia

• Buda Castle — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue State Party = HUN Type = Cultural Criteria = ii, iv ID = 400 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1987 Session = 11th… …   Wikipedia