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Bethesda, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Bethesda bĕthĕzˈdə, –thĕsˈ– [key], pool in Jerusalem, perhaps the one discovered under the Crusaders' Church of St. Anne near St. Stephen's Gate in the northeast corner of the city. Accordin...

Apollyon

(Encyclopedia)Apollyon əpŏlˈyən [key] [Gr.,=Destroyer], in the Book of Revelation, name of the angel of the bottomless pit. See Satan; hell. ...

Matthew, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Matthew, Saint, in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. Also called Levi, he was a publican (tax collector) from Capernaum. Since the 2d cent. the first Gospel (see Matthew, Gospel according...

Evansville

(Encyclopedia)Evansville, city (2020 pop. 117,298), seat of Vanderburgh co., extreme SW Ind., a port on the Ohio River; inc. 1819. It is a rail and river shipping and...

Bliss, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia)Bliss, Sir Arthur, 1891–1975, English composer. Bliss's teachers included Charles Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst. He was made Master of the Queen's Musick in 1953. His early work...

Saint John, island, Virgin Islands

(Encyclopedia)Saint John, Virgin Islands: see Virgin Islands of the United States. ...

Saint Mary's, island, Scilly Islands

(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's, England: see Scilly Islands. ...

Pines, Isle of, island, Cuba

(Encyclopedia)Pines, Isle of: see Youth, Isle of. ...

Bergen, town, Rügen island, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Bergen or Bergen auf Rügen, Germany: see Rügen. ...

Induráin, Miguel

(Encyclopedia)Induráin, Miguel (Miguel Angel Induráin Larraya) mēgĕlˈ ängˈkhāl ĭndo͞oräˈēn läˈräyä [key], 1964–, Spanish bicycle racer. In a career lasting from 1985 to 1997, he dominated Europea...