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11 hours ago · OCLC 1023081856. The name Palestine has its origin in the Hebrew Peleshet, first mentioned in the Bible (Exodus 15:14) in reference to the land of the Pelishtim, or Philistines, one group of the Sea Peoples that invaded the region during the early biblical period. ^ Killebrew 2005, p. 202,205.
1 day ago · Find the origin of a first name. Origin, meaning, popularity and geographical repartition: discover your first name and the first name of your ancestors! Thousands of first names are indexed on Geneanet.
3 days ago · Since the late 1970s, the frequency of parents giving their children names that are native Korean words, usually of two syllables, has increased. Popular given names of this sort include Haneul ( 하늘; "Heaven" or "Sky"), Areum ( 아름; "Beauty"), Yiseul ( 이슬; "Dew") and Seulgi ( 슬기; "Wisdom"). [5] Between 2008 and 2015, the ...
3 days ago · — Chant of Mahatma Gandhi containing thirteen syllables. It is known as Śrī Rāma Tāraka mantra (lit. 'The Rama mantra for Salvation '). Rama is portrayed in Hindu arts and texts as a compassionate person who cares for all living beings. Rama had three brothers, according to the Balakanda section of the Ramayana. These were Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. The extant manuscripts of the ...
3 days ago · Alchemy (from Arabic: al-kīmiyā; from Ancient Greek: χυμεία, khumeía) [1] is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. [2] In its Western form, alchemy is first attested in a number of pseudepigraphical texts ...
3 days ago · The history of coronaviruses is an account of the discovery of the diseases caused by coronaviruses and the diseases they cause. It starts with the first report of a new type of upper-respiratory tract disease among chickens in North Dakota, U.S., in 1931. The causative agent was identified as a virus in 1933.
4 days ago · Eileen is a girl's name of Gaelic, Scottish origin meaning "desired; or water, island". Eileen is the 621 ranked female name by popularity.
