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Rebecca

(Encyclopedia)Rebecca or Rebekah both: rēbĕkˈə [key], wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob. One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer, Abraham's servan...

Taiho

(Encyclopedia)Taiho, 1940–2013, Japanese sumo wrestler. The son of a Japanese mother and a Ukrainian father, he was born on Sakhalin Island as Ivan Boryshko; his Japanese name Koki Naya. At the end of World War I...

Matred

(Encyclopedia)Matred māˈtrĕd [key], in the Bible, mother of Mehetabel, the wife of Hadar, king of Edom. ...

Keturah

(Encyclopedia)Keturah kētyo͞oˈrə [key], in the Bible, mother of six sons of Abraham. ...

Eunice, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Eunice yo͞onīˈsē, yo͞oˈnĭs [key], in the New Testament, Timothy's mother, a Christian. ...

Zeruiah

(Encyclopedia)Zeruiah zēro͞oīˈə [key], in the Bible, sister of David and mother of Joab. ...

Naamah

(Encyclopedia)Naamah nāˈəmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Daughter of Lamech. 2 Mother of King Rehoboam. ...

obstetrics

(Encyclopedia)obstetrics ŏbstĕˈtrĭks [key], branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth (see birth), and the time after childbirth. Obstetricians work to ensure ...

Jerusha

(Encyclopedia)Jerusha or Jerushah both: jēro͞oˈshə [key], in the Bible, mother of King Jotham of Judah. ...

Hephzi-bah

(Encyclopedia)Hephzi-bah hĕfˈzĭ-bə [key], in the Bible. 1 Mother of Manasseh. 2 Name for Jerusalem restored. ...