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Arad

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A titular see of Palestine, said to be identical with the eminence of Tell' Arad on the way from Petra to Hebron (cf. Numbers 21:1; Judges 1:16). Its episcopal list is given in Le Quien.

Sources

LE QUIEN, Oriens Christ. (1740), III, 777-780; SMITH, Dict. of Greek and Roman Geogr., I, s.v.

Bibliography Information
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Arad'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/arad.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
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