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Guy of Lusignan

(Encyclopedia) Guy of LusignanGuy of LusignanlüsēnyäNˈ [key], d. 1194, Latin king of Jerusalem (1186–92) and Cyprus (1192–94), second husband of Sibylla, sister of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. In…

Sennacherib

(Encyclopedia) SennacheribSennacheribsĕnăkˈərĭb [key] or Senherib, d. 681 b.c., king of Assyria (705–681 b.c.). The son of Sargon, Sennacherib spent most of his reign fighting to maintain the empire…

Jehoram

(Encyclopedia) JehoramJehoramjēhōˈrəm [key] or JoramJoramjōˈrəm [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Ahab, king of Israel (c.852–841 b.c.), brother and successor of Ahaziah (1.) He enlisted the support of…

DK History: Crusades

WHY WAS THE FIRST CRUSADE CALLED? WHAT DID THE CRUSADERS BRING BACK TO EUROPE? FIND OUT MOREIn 1095, Pope Urban II called for a war against the Muslim rulers of Jerusalem. This was the First…

Moriah, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple.

Kolaiah

(Encyclopedia) KolaiahKolaiahkŏlāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Benjamite family in Jerusalem. 2 Father of Ahab, a false prophet.

Hephzi-bah

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

Hassenaah

(Encyclopedia) HassenaahHassenaahhăsēnāˈə [key], in the Bible, family name of workers on the wall of Jerusalem. An alternate form is Senaah.

Claudius Lysias

(Encyclopedia) Claudius LysiasClaudius Lysiaslĭsˈēəs [key], in the Acts of the Apostles, official at Jerusalem who saved Paul from the mob.

Lebanon Timeline

by David Johnson and Beth Rowen 1920 1940s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Most Recent Entry…