When a driver travelling at 240 mph blinks, he/she will miss 50 feet of track. Innovations have gone hand-in-hand with speed at the Indy 500: in 1977, Tom Sneva was the first driver to brake the…
(Encyclopedia) GebaGebagēˈbə [key], in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, c.5 mi (8 km) NW of Jerusalem, the modern Jaba, the West Bank. There Jonathan slaughtered the Philistines.
(Encyclopedia) Alexander BalasAlexander Balasbāˈləs [key], d. 145 b.c., ruler of Syria, putative son of Antiochus IV. He seized power from his uncle Demetrius I (c.152 b.c.); Jonathan the Maccabee…
(Encyclopedia) Erskine, John, 1721?–1803, Scottish theologian. A leader of the evangelical party in the Church of Scotland, he was minister successively at Kirkintilloch, Culross, and New Greyfriars…
(Encyclopedia) Bellamy, Joseph, 1719–90, New England clergyman, b. Cheshire, Conn. A follower of Jonathan Edwards and a powerful revivalist of the Great Awakening, he preached in Bethlehem, Conn.,…
(Encyclopedia) Saul, first king of the ancient Hebrews. He was a Benjamite and anointed king by Samuel. Saul's territory was probably limited to the hill country of Judah and the region to the north…
(Encyclopedia) MichmasMichmasmĭkˈmăs [key] or MichmashMichmash–măsh [key], town, c.8 mi (12.9 km) NE of Jerusalem. It is identified with modern Mukhmas (West Bank). In the Bible, it was a bivouac of…
