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Isere River river, southwestern France, originating in the Savoy Alps on the Italian frontier and flowing 180 ... [1 Related Articles] Iserloh, Erwin (from the article "The posting of the theses") Luther was long believed to have posted the theses on the door of the Castle ... Iserlohn city, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies at the entrance ... Isernia town, Molise region, south central Italy, between the Carpino and Sordo rivers, west of Campobasso. ... Isesaki city, Gumma ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on the Ryomo Line (railway) between Takasaki and Oyama. ... Iseyin town, Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, at the intersection of roads from Oyo to Iwere and ... isfet (from the article "Egyptian religion") ...maat ("order") was fundamental in Egyptian thought. The king's role was to set Isham, John English composer and organist. Isham, Ralph Heyward American collector of rare manuscripts who discovered the long-missing manuscripts of James Boswell's Life of ... Ishaq al-Mawsili (from the article "Islamic arts") ...required to possess technical proficiency, creative power, and almost encyclopaedic knowledge. Among the finest artists ... Ishaq ibn 'Abd al-Hamid (from the article "North Africa") The Idrisid state of Fez (modern Fes, Morocco) originated in the desire of Ishaq ibn ... Ishara (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") ...of the Sumerians, were of lesser rank. More important was the position of the Babylonian ... Ishbi-Erra (from the article "Isin") An independent dynasty was established at Isin about 2017 BC by Ishbi-Erra, "the man of ... Ishbosheth in the Old Testament (II Samuel 2:8-4:12), fourth son of King Saul and the last ... 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Ishizuchi, Mount (from the article "Saijo") Saijo is the base for pilgrimages to the Ishizuchi Shrine, which stands on the slopes ... Ishkashim Range (from the article "Pamirs") ...Still farther south are the Southern Alichur Range and, to the west of the latter, ... Ishkur in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian god of the rain and thunderstorms of spring. He was the ... Ishmael (from the article "Abraham") There the childless septuagenarian receives repeated promises and a covenant from God that his "seed" ... Ishmael ben Elisha Jewish tanna (Talmudic teacher) and sage who left an enduring imprint on Talmudic literature and ... [1 Related Articles] Ishme-Dagan (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") ...as it were, after having spent some time as an exile in Babylonia. He had ... Ishpatina Ridge (from the article "Ontario") ...(bogs), and densely forested rocky and rugged terrain. A low plateau, it is generally no ... Ishpeming city, Marquette county, northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It is located in the Marquette ... Ishpuini (from the article "Urartu") For the reign of Sarduri I (c. 840-830 BC) there remain only the inscriptions at ... Ishqabad (from the article "mashriq al-adhkar") The first mashriq was completed in 1907 in 'Ishqabad, modern Turkmenistan. In 1928, however, it ... Ishraqiyah (from the article "Suhrawardi, as-") As-Suhrawardi also founded a mystical order known as the Ishraqiyah. The Nurbakhshiyah order of dervishes ... Ishtar in Mesopotamian religion, goddess of war and sexual love. Ishtar is the Akkadian counterpart of ... [21 Related Articles] Ishtar Gate enormous burnt-brick entryway located over the main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Babylon (now ... [3 Related Articles] Ishtar Terra the smaller of two continent-sized highland areas (terrae) on the planet Venus. Ishtar lies in ... 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