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Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia)Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir. ...

Cerré, Jean Gabriel

(Encyclopedia)Cerré, Jean Gabriel zhäN gäbrēĕlˈ sĕrāˈ [key], 1734–1805, frontiersman and trader in the American Midwest, b. Montreal, Canada. By 1755 he had established a fur-trading post at Kaskaskia, I...

Chesed

(Encyclopedia)Chesed kēˈsĕd [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

Rabbi Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia)Rabbi Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir. ...

Gaham

(Encyclopedia)Gaham gāˈhəm [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

Iscah

(Encyclopedia)Iscah ĭsˈkə [key], in the Bible, niece of Abraham. ...

Hazo

(Encyclopedia)Hazo hāˈzō [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

Jokshan

(Encyclopedia)Jokshan jŏkˈshăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham. ...

Eshcol

(Encyclopedia)Eshcol ĕshˈkōl [key], in the Bible, Amorite ally of Abraham. ...

Medan, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Medan mēˈdăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham and Keturah. ...

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