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Nave Topical Bible
• Country
Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• North Country
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Low Country
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Hill, Hill Country
• East Country
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• North Country, Land of the North
• Hill, Hill-Country
King James Dictionary
• Country
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Hill Country
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Monaco, Country / Archdiocese
• Malta Country
• For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country
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People's Bible Dictionary
• Judaea the Hill Country of
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Samaria The Country of
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Country
Wilson's Bible Types
• Country
Webster Dictionary
• Country-Dance
• Country-Base
• Country Seat
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Country
• The Black Country
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Country
• East Country
• Hill; Hill Country
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Country
• Sorcery in Christian Countries.
• South Country
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Four Countries
• Synod of Four Countries
Lexicons
• ܐܰܪܥܳܐ
• ܐܰܬ݂ܪܳܐ
• ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܪܳܐ
• ἀγρός
• ἀποδημέω
• βασιλικός , βασιλίσκος
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• אֲדָמָה , אֲדָמָה
• אֶזְרָח
• אִי
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Heaven is called a country in the Bible, in allusion to Canaan. And it is a better country, as its inhabitants, privileges, and employments are far more excellent than any on earth (Hebrews 11:14; Hebrews 11:16). It is a far country, very distant from and unknown in our world (Matthew 21:37; Matthew 25:14; Luke 19:12). A state of apostasy from God, whether of men in general or of the Gentile world, is called a far country; it is distant from that in which we ought to be; in it we are ignorant of God, exposed to danger, and have none to pity or help us (Luke 15:13). A state or place of gross ignorance and wickedness is called the region and shadow of death (Matthew 4:16).