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Greece
People's Dictionary of the Bible
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Greece (greeçe), or Hellas (hel'las). The well-known country in the southeast of Europe. It is named four times in the Old Testament as Greece or Grecia, Zechariah 9:13; Daniel 8:21; Daniel 10:20; Daniel 11:2, and once in the New Testament, Acts 20:2. It or its people are referred to in Hebrew history as Javan, Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:13; Ezekiel 27:19, and in apostolic history as Achaia. Its cities noticed in Scripture are Athens, Corinth, and Cenchrea.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Greece'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​g/greece.html. 1893.
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Greece'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​g/greece.html. 1893.