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  2. City of David (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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    City of David (archaeological site) For the modern neighborhood, part of the Palestinian Arab village of Silwan, see City of David (Silwan). The City of David ( Hebrew: עיר דוד, romanized : ʿĪr Davīd ), known locally mostly as Wadi Hilweh ( Arabic: وادي حلوة ), [1] is the name given to an archaeological site considered by most ...

  3. David - Wikipedia

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    David ( / ˈdeɪvɪd /; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד‎, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") [a] [5] was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, [6] [7] according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament . According to Jewish works such as the Seder Olam Rabbah, Seder Olam Zutta, and Sefer ha-Qabbalah (all ...

  4. Ein Gedi - Wikipedia

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    The David Falls, Ein Gedi "The Window Dry Fall", overlooking Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea, Israel. Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עֵין גֶּדִי, romanized: ʿēn ged̲i, Arabic: عين جدي, romanized: 'Ain Gedy), also spelled En Gedi, [1] meaning "spring of the kid", [2] is an oasis, an archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves.

  5. Davidic line - Wikipedia

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    Davidic line. The Davidic line or House of David ( Hebrew: בֵּית דָּוִד, romanized : Bēt Dāvīḏ) is the lineage of the Israelite king David. In Judaism it is based on texts from the Hebrew Bible and through the succeeding centuries based on later traditions. According to the Bible, David, of the Tribe of Judah, was the third king ...

  6. Charles River - Wikipedia

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    The Charles River (Massachusett: Quinobequin), sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles, is an 80-mile-long (129 km) river in eastern Massachusetts.It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles back on itself several times and travels through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. [1]

  7. St Davids Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in 589. Between 645 and 1097, the community was attacked many times by raiders, including the Vikings; however it was of such note as both a religious and an intellectual centre that King Alfred summoned help from the monastic community at St Davids in rebuilding the intellectual life of the Kingdom of Wessex.

  8. Dead Sea - Wikipedia

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    The Dead Sea is a salt lake is bordered by Jordan to the east and Palestine 's Israeli-occupied West Bank and Israel to the west. [5] [6] It is an endorheic lake, meaning there are no outlet streams. The Dead Sea lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, a geographic feature formed by the Dead Sea Transform (DST).

  9. David (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia

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    David is a masterpiece [1] [2] of Italian Renaissance sculpture, created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo. With a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was the first colossal marble statue made in the early modern period following classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond. David was originally commissioned as one ...