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In the Quarterly Statement of the "Palest. Explor. Fund," October 1880, page 211 sq., there is an extended paper on the site of this important city, which Mr. Trelawney Saunders strongly argues was located at Khurbah Abu-Gheith, at the head of Wady el-Hesy (here called el-Muleshah), which falls into the Mediterranean between Gaza and Hebron; whereas Lieut. Conder gives substantial reasons for rejecting this location, and in favor of Tell es-Safieh, the Blanche-Garde of the Crusaders. This place is described in the Memoirs accompanying the Ordnance Survey (3:440).
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More