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SIMPSON, Jeremiah (Jerry), Congress, KS (1842-1905)

SIMPSON, Jeremiah (Jerry), a Representative from Kansas; born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, March 31, 1842; moved with his parents to Oneida County, N.Y., in 1848; attended the public schools…

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.

Thousand and One Nights

(Encyclopedia) Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights, series of anonymous stories in Arabic, considered as an entity to be among the classics of world literature. The cohesive plot device…

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.