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Horonaim

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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City of Moab (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3,5), mentioned also in the Mesha inscription (lines 31, 32) under the name . Its site is supposed by some to be to the south of the Arnon. Josephus ("Ant." 13:15, § 4; 14:1, § 4) speaks of a Moabite city named "Oronas" or "Orone" as having been taken by Alexander Jannæus.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Horonaim'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​h/horonaim.html. 1901.
 
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