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5 days ago · He claimed Ann Arbor’s settlers inscribed Ann d’Arbeur’s name on a rock in the middle of the Huron River to honor her. A map of the Ann Arbor area as it had been subdivided and built out as ...
10 hours ago · Let's start from the beginning. In January 2021, plans were unveiled for The Line, a linear city 110 miles (177 km) long and 660 feet (201 m) wide within the Saudi Neom region. The total planned ...
2 days ago · Contrary to its name, this Saudi Arabian city probably hasn't seen a drop of hail in its entire life. Half.com: A small town in Oregon that, in December, 1999, changed its name for a year to receive $100,000, computers for its public schools, and other financial considerations from its corporate namesake at the height of the dot.com bubble ...
1 day ago · Sennacherib's name, Sîn-aḥḥē-erība, means "Sîn (the moon-god) has replaced the brothers" in Akkadian. The name probably derives from Sennacherib not being Sargon's first son, but all his older brothers being dead by the time he was born. In Hebrew, his name was rendered as Snḥryb and in Aramaic it was Šnḥ’ryb.
3 days 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.
3 days ago · While the name, Rolex, started its journey in 1908, the famous Rolex Coronet wasn’t registered until 1931. Until then, the first Rolex logo consisted of either the simple script of ‘Rolex’ or ‘Wilsdorf & Davis’. The Coronet that is known today wasn’t developed until the company’s name was changed to Rolex SA in 1925.
5 days ago · 25:10 - The return of the land to its original owner, and the "return" (freedom) of the slave from slavery. From where does the yovel year get its name? 25:10 - From the sounding of the shofar. A ram's horn is called a yovel. What prohibitions are derived from the verse "v'lo tonu ish et amito" -- a person shall not afflict his fellow?
