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Darling Downs

(Encyclopedia) Darling Downs, tableland, 27,610 sq mi (71,510 sq km), SE Queensland, Australia, W of the Great Dividing Range. Settled in 1840 by sheep grazers, this grassland region has become an…

Rachel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) RachelRachelrāˈchəl [key], in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel.

Thisbe , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Thisbe, in the Bible, town whence Tobit was carried, N of Jerusalem.

Dura, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Dura, in the Bible, plain, near Babylon, where Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image.

Titus , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Titus, in the Bible, early Christian, a missionary and friend of St. Paul. According to later tradition he was a bishop in Crete.

Demetrius, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Demetrius, in the New Testament. 1 Silversmith of Ephesus who stirred up a riot against Paul. 2 Disciple commended in Third John.

obliquity of the ecliptic

(Encyclopedia) obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination.

Maccabees, Feast of the

(Encyclopedia) Maccabees, Feast of the: see Hanukkah.

theater-in-the-round

(Encyclopedia) theater-in-the-round: see theater.

Church of the Brethren

(Encyclopedia) Church of the Brethren: see Brethren.