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bernice |
3 definitions found From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bernice, LA (town, FIPS 7030) Location: 32.82730 N, 92.65916 W Population (1990): 1543 (708 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71222 Bernice, OK (town, FIPS 5550) Location: 36.62240 N, 94.91204 W Population (1990): 330 (329 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74331 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Bernice bearer of victory, the eldest daughter of Agrippa I., the Herod Agrippa of Acts 12:20. After the early death of her first husband she was married to her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis. After his death (A.D. 40) she lived in incestuous connection with her brother Agrippa II (Acts 25:13, 23; 26:30). They joined the Romans at the outbreak of the final war between them and the Jews, and lived afterwards at Rome. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Bernice, one that brings victory
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