The word “refugee” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.
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Tirzah was a town in the Samarian highlands NE of Shechem ; it is generally identified with Tell el-Farah (North), NE of modern Nablus , in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a and the Far'a refugee camp .1It is located in a valley named Wadi Fa'rah in Arabic and Tirzah Valley in Hebrew .2 Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible . I & II Kings: a commentary .
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Tirzah ( ) was a town in the Samarian highlands northeast of Shechem ; it is generally identified with the site of Tell el-Far'ah (North) , northeast of modern city of Nablus , in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a and the Far'a refugee camp , although Conder and Kitchener suggested that the ancient city may have actually been where Tayasir is now located, based on its phonemes.Conversely, biblical researchers, Robinson and Guérin , suggested identifying the town with Talluza . Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible . I & II Kings: a commentary .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ancient city in Samaria, also mentioned in the Bible For other uses, see Tirzah (disambiguation) . Tirzah ( ) was a town in the Samarian highlands northeast of Shechem ; it is generally identified with the site of Tell el-Far'ah (North) , northeast of modern city of Nablus , in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a and the Far'a refugee camp , although Conder and Kitchener suggested that the ancient city may have actually been where Tayasir is now located, based on its phonemes. Conversely, biblical researchers, Robinson and Guérin , suggested identifying the town with Talluza . Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible . I & II Kings: a commentary .
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Ancient city in Samaria, also mentioned in the Bible For other uses, see Tirzah (disambiguation) . Tirzah ( Hebrew : תִּרְצָה ) was an ancient town in the Samarian highlands northeast of Shechem ; it is generally identified with the site of Tell el-Far'ah (North) , northeast of modern city of Nablus , West Bank , in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a . Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible . I & II Kings: a commentary .
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town in the samarian highlands ne of shechem
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ancient town in the samarian highlands northeast of shechem
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