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freedom of the press

(Encyclopedia) freedom of the press: see press, freedom of the.

freedom of the seas

(Encyclopedia) freedom of the seas: see seas, freedom of the.

Brothers of the Sword

(Encyclopedia) Brothers of the Sword: see Livonian Brothers of the Sword.

Harsha, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) HarshaHarshahärˈshə [key], in the Bible, family that returned from the Exile.

Phillips, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Phillips, Samuel, 1752–1802, American educator and politician, b. North Andover, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1771. A member of the Massachusetts provincial congress (1775–80) and a delegate…

queen of the meadow

(Encyclopedia) queen of the meadow or queen of the prairie: see spiraea.

Joanna, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph.

Aeneas, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) AeneasAeneasēˈnēəs, ĭnēˈ– [key], palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles.

Amon, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) AmonAmonāˈmŏn [key] [Heb.,=trustworthy]. 1 King of Judah (642–640 b.c.), son and successor of Manasseh. According to Chronicles, he was inattentive to the worship of God, and the…

Ava, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) AvaAvaāˈvə [key], in the Bible, an unidentified city of Mesopotamia, perhaps the same as Ivah. Its inhabitants are called Avites.