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Ahava

(Encyclopedia)Ahava āhāˈvə [key], in the Bible, unidentified place, where Ezra collected one of his expeditions. ...

Randolph, Thomas, English poet and dramatist

(Encyclopedia)Randolph, Thomas, 1605–35, English poet and dramatist. After graduating from Cambridge in 1632, he went to London where he became a disciple of Ben Jonson. His best-known poems are “A Gratulatory ...

Alhazen

(Encyclopedia)Alhazen: see Ibn al-Haytham.

Khalid bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud

(Encyclopedia)Khalid bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud khälēdˈ ĭbˌən äbd ăl-äzēzˈ ăl-säo͞odˈ [key], 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia (1975–82). He became king after the assassination of his half-brother Faisa...

Jahaziah

(Encyclopedia)Jahaziah jāˌhəzīˈə [key], in the Bible, one associated with Ezra in the expulsion of the foreign wives. ...

Mattithiah

(Encyclopedia)Mattithiah mătˌĭthīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Overseer in the temple. 2 Musician of David. 3 Assistant of Ezra. ...

Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barmaki al-Irbili ash-Shafii

(Encyclopedia)Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barmaki al-Irbili ash-Shafii: see Ibn Khalikan. ...

Bazlith

(Encyclopedia)Bazlith băzˈlĭth [key], in the Bible, family in the return from exile. This is the Bazluth who appears in the Book of Ezra. ...

Sotai

(Encyclopedia)Sotai sōˈtāī, sōtāˈī [key], in the Bible, family that returned from the Exile. Ezra 2.55; Neh. 7.57. ...

ode

(Encyclopedia)ode, elaborate and stately lyric poem of some length. The ode dates back to the Greek choral songs that were sung and danced at public events and celebrations. The Greek odes of Pindar, which were mod...