Onomasticon
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Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| English onomasticon | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
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biblical reference work → geographical reference work → |
| associatedWith | Caesarea Maritima → |
| author | Eusebius of Caesarea → |
| basedOn | text of the Bible → |
| contains |
alphabetical list of place names
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cross-references to biblical passages → |
| dateWritten | early 4th century → |
| describes |
places mentioned in the New Testament
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places mentioned in the Old Testament → |
| focusesOn |
Palestine
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Syria → neighboring regions of the biblical world → |
| genre |
gazetteer
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topographical dictionary → |
| hasInfluenced |
later biblical encyclopedias
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medieval geographical compilations → |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Roman provincial period in Palestine
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biblical period → |
| language | Ancient Greek → |
| mainSubject |
biblical place names
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geography of the Holy Land → |
| preservedIn |
Greek manuscript tradition
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later Latin versions → |
| provides |
directions between locations
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distances between locations → etymologies of place names → explanations of place names → identifications of ancient sites with contemporary settlements → |
| regionDescribed |
Holy Land
→
Phoenician civilization →
surface form:
Phoenicia
Jordan →
surface form:
Transjordan
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| relatedTo | Eusebius of Caesarea’s biblical scholarship → |
| relatedWork |
Chronicon
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Ecclesiastical History → |
| religiousContext |
Christian literature
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early Church scholarship → |
| scholarlyImportance |
key source for locating biblical sites
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primary source for historical geography of Palestine → |
| timeOfComposition | reign of Constantine the Great → |
| titleMeaning | book of names → |
| usedBy |
archaeologists of the Levant
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biblical scholars → historical geographers → |
| workOf | Late Antiquity → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English onomasticon