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1. Leontopolis (Greek, Λεόντων Πόλις = "Lion City"): Place in the nome of Heliopolis, Egypt, situated 180 stadia from Memphis; famous as containing a Jewish sanctuary, the only one outside of Jerusalem where sacrifices were offered. Aside from a somewhat uncertain allusion of the Hellenist Artapanus (in Eusebius ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]