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Abijah

(Encyclopedia) AbijahAbijahəbīˈjə [key], in the Bible. 1 See Abi. 2 Died c.911 b.c., king (c.914–c.911 b.c.) of Judah, the southern kingdom. He succeeded his father, Rehoboam, and King Jeroboam…

Johanan ben Zakkai

(Encyclopedia) Johanan ben ZakkaiJohanan ben Zakkaijōhănˈən bĕn zăkˈāī [key], leader of the Pharisees of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Temple in a.d. 70, afterward founder of the Jewish…

Bernard of Cluny

(Encyclopedia) Bernard of ClunyBernard of Clunykl&oomacr;ˈnē [key] or Bernard of MorlaixBernard of Morlaixmôrlāˈ [key], fl. 1150, French Cluniac monk, of English parentage. He wrote De contemptu…

Nablus

(Encyclopedia) NablusNablusnăˈbləs, näˈ– [key], Heb. Shechem, city (2003 est. pop. 127,000), the West Bank. It is the market center for a region where wheat and olives are grown and sheep and goats…

Computer Virus Timeline

Computer Virus Timeline by Jarrett Tolman 1949 1980s 1990s 2000 1949 Theories for self-replicating programs are first developed. Top 1981 Apple Viruses 1, 2, and 3 are…

Old Testament

(Encyclopedia) Old Testament, Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible (see New Testament). The designations “Old” and “New” seem to have been…

Jair

(Encyclopedia) JairJairjāˈər [key], in the Bible. 1 Judge of Israel. 2 Mordecai's father. 3 See Jaare-oregim. See also Havoth-jair.

Menahem

(Encyclopedia) MenahemMenahemmĕnˈəhĕm [key], d. c.737 b.c., king of Israel (c.749–c.737 b.c.). He was governor of Tirzah and murdered Shallum for the throne of Samaria. Menahem was made a tributary…

Gog

(Encyclopedia) Gog, in the Bible. In the Book of Ezekiel, Gog is a leader, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who will attack Israel and be defeated in the last days. Magog is his country. The…

Joram

(Encyclopedia) JoramJoramjōˈrəm [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Kings of Israel and Judah: see Jehoram (1,) (2.) 3 Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent to congratulate David on the defeat of Hadadezer. An…