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  • The king of Jerusalem who fought Joshua in later times was called Adoni-Zedek.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • The king of Jerusalem who fought Joshua in later times was called Adoni-Zedek.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • The grasslands extend to the north of the pan where they are known as the Adoni flats.

    Etosha Pan halophytics 2007

  • So that when Simeon and his associates arrived on the summit of the tower called Adoni-Bezek — the loftiest of all the turrets around about Jerusalem, and the usual place of conference with the besieging army — they looked down upon the camp of the enemy from an eminence excelling, by many feet, that of the Pyramid of Cheops, and, by several, that of the Temple of Belus.

    Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. In Two Volumes. Vol. II 1840

  • "Adoni," replied the officer, pointing to himself, "Earle" -- pointing to the owner of the name.

    In Search of El Dorado Harry Collingwood 1886

  • Then, pointing to himself, he pronounced the word "Adoni," following it up by pointing at Earle, and uttering a word that sounded like "Hu."

    In Search of El Dorado Harry Collingwood 1886

  • "Adoni," replied the officer, again pointing to himself.

    In Search of El Dorado Harry Collingwood 1886

  • At Mugaritz in San Sebastian, for instance, I ate an ethereal foie grass that chef Adoni Aduriz -- one of the greats of the generation after Ferran -- produced by working intensely with a university faculty of medicine.

    Barry Yourgrau: The Real Legacy of El Bulli Barry Yourgrau 2011

  • At Mugaritz in San Sebastian, for instance, I ate an ethereal foie grass that chef Adoni Aduriz -- one of the greats of the generation after Ferran -- produced by working intensely with a university faculty of medicine.

    Barry Yourgrau: The Real Legacy of El Bulli Barry Yourgrau 2011

  • At Mugaritz in San Sebastian, for instance, I ate an ethereal foie grass that chef Adoni Aduriz -- one of the greats of the generation after Ferran -- produced by working intensely with a university faculty of medicine.

    Barry Yourgrau: The Real Legacy of El Bulli Barry Yourgrau 2011

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