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Harthacanute

(Encyclopedia)Harthacanute both: härˈdĭkəno͞ot [key], d. 1042, king of Denmark (1035–42) and of the English (1040–42); son of Canute and Emma. On his father's death (1035) he succeeded to the throne of Den...

Isaac

(Encyclopedia)Isaac īˈzək [key] [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jaco...

Aben Ezra

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

Ben Ezra

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

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. ...