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Abel, places in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Abel, in the Bible. 1 Ostensibly a place name. The RSV text does not give the name. 2 See Abel-beth-maachah.

Signs of the Zodiac (table)

(Encyclopedia) Signs of the Zodiac Constellation English Name Symbol Dates Aries The Ram ♈ Mar. 21–Apr. 19 Taurus The Bull ♉ Apr. 20–May 20 Gemini The Twins ♊ May 21–June 21…

Daniel, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Daniel, in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel. 2 See Chileab. 3 Sealer of the covenant.

Zephaniah, prophet in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) ZephaniahZephaniahzĕfˌənīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet, author of the book of Zephaniah. 2 Father of Hen. 3 Father of Josiah (2.) 4 Singer. 5 Important priest at the time of the…

Joel, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) JoelJoeljōˈəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Joel. 2 Son of Samuel. He also appears under the name Vashni.

E, letter of the alphabet

(Encyclopedia) E, fifth letter of the alphabet. It is a usual symbol for a mid-front vowel, such as ĕ in the English step. A mid-front vowel was represented by Greek epsilon [Gr.,=e without the…

Paul of the Cross, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Paul of the Cross, Saint, 1694–1775, Italian, religious founder of the Passionists. His original name was Paolo Francesco Danei. He had visions calling him to found a new order and…