The Chicago Bulls The Bulls may have seen their last celebration in Chicago's Grant Park for quite awhile thanks to Michael Jordan's (third from right) long-awaited decision to retire. Rumors…
(Encyclopedia) Zarqawi, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab al-äˈb&oomacr; m&oomacr;säb äl-zärkäˈwē [key], nom de guerre of Ahmad Fadhil Nazzar al-Khalaylah, 1966–2006, Islamic terrorist leader,…
(Encyclopedia) MahanaimMahanaimmāˌhənāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, unidentified city E of the Jordan River near the Jabbok. There Jacob met angels; there, also, David took refuge from Absalom.
(Encyclopedia) New England Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; est. 1867, chartered and opened 1870. It is closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire…
(Encyclopedia) Ashteroth KarnaimAshteroth Karnaimăshˈtērŏth kärnāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, E of the Jordan. It is possibly the same as Carnaim in First Maccabees and Carnion in Second Maccabees.
(Encyclopedia) Salcah or SalchahSalcahboth: sălˈkə [key], ancient fortress, SE Syria, E of the Jordan and on the boundary of Bashan; it is mentioned several times in the Bible.
(Encyclopedia) EphronEphronēˈfrŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Owner of the cave of Machpelah. 2 City, E of the Jordan, captured by Judas Maccabeus. 3 Mount, near Kiryat-jearim.
(Encyclopedia) Beth-hogla or Beth-hoglahBeth-hoglahboth: bĕth-hŏgˈlə [key], in the Bible, a town, the modern Ayn Hajalah in the West Bank, W of the Jordan, SE of Jericho.
