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Zem

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The sacred well of Mecca. According to Arab tradition, this is the very well that was shown to Hagar when Ishmael was perishing of thirst. Mecca is built round it.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Zal
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Zanny
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Zelica
Zelotes
Zem
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Zend-Avesta
Zenelophon
Zenith, Nadir
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Zeuxis
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