Nabateans

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• NABATEANS — NABATEANS, ancient people in the Middle East. Originally a pastoral, nomadic people, the Nabateans became merchants in the trade of oils, aromatics and spices, frankincense and myrrh from southern Arabia. By the second century B.C.E., they… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Nabataeans — Map of the Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled AD 117–138), showing the location of the Arabes Nabataei in the desert regions around the Roman province of Arabia Petraea …   Wikipedia

• Negev — For the machine gun made by Israel Weapon Industries, see IMI Negev. The Zin valley as seen from the site of the tomb of David Ben Gurion at Midreshet Ben Gurion. The Negev (also Negeb; Hebrew …   Wikipedia

• History of Palestine — See also: Time periods in the region of Palestine and Timeline of the name Palestine The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, the region between the southern Mediterranean coastal plains and the Syrian… …   Wikipedia

• Mada'in Saleh — For the sura of the Qur an of the same name, see Al Hijr. Al Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) * UNESCO World Heritage Site A row of to …   Wikipedia

• Arab Christians — Arab Christians …   Wikipedia

• Pre-Islamic Arabia — The history of Pre Islamic Arabia before the rise of Islam in the 630s is not known in great detail. Archaeological exploration in the Arabian peninsula has been sparse; indigenous written sources are limited to the many inscriptions and coins… …   Wikipedia

• Neo-Assyrian Empire — ←   ←   …   Wikipedia

• ANTIPAS, HEROD — (b. 20 B.C.E.), son of Herod by his Samaritan wife Malthace. Antipas was educated in Rome with his older brother archelaus . As the age difference between the two was not great, both were sent to Rome together to complete their education. Antipas …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• DEAD SEA — (Heb. יָם הַמֶּלַח, Yam ha Melaḥ; Salt Sea ), an inland lake in central Ereẓ Israel. It was created in the Upper Pleistocene Age by the drying up of the Rift Valley Sea (except for the southern end which probably dates to historical times). The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• EreẒ ISRAEL – SECOND TEMPLE — ptolemaic rule seleucid rule the hasmonean revolt independent judea hasmonean rule the roman province Herod s Rule under the procurators …   Encyclopedia of Judaism