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Igal

(Encyclopedia)Igal īˈgăl [key], in the Bible. 1 Spy sent by Moses into Canaan. 2 One of David's guard. ...

Hushai

(Encyclopedia)Hushai hyo͞oˈshāī [key], in the Bible, friend of David, who set him to spy on Absalom. ...

Jaare-oregim

(Encyclopedia)Jaare-oregim jāărˈē-ŏrˈēgĭm [key], in the Bible, father of David's man Elhanan. He also appears as Jair. ...

Elzabad

(Encyclopedia)Elzabad ĕlˈzəbăd, ĕlzāˈ– [key], in the Bible. 1 Gadite who came to David in Judah. 2 Levitical doorkeeper. ...

Saph

(Encyclopedia)Saph săf [key], in the Bible, Philistine giant killed by one of David's men. An alternate form is Sippai. ...

Baal-hanan

(Encyclopedia)Baal-hanan bāˈəl-hāˈnăn [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Edom. 2 One of David's officers. ...

Neariah

(Encyclopedia)Neariah nēˌərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 One of David's line. 2 Son of Ishi, a Simeonite captain. ...

Boaz

(Encyclopedia)Boaz bōˈăz [key], in the Bible, Ruth's husband, ancestor of David. The spelling in the New Testament is Booz. ...

Channel Tunnel

(Encyclopedia)Channel Tunnel, popularly called the “Chunnel,” a three-tunnel railroad connection running under the English Channel, connecting Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. The tunnels are 31 mi (50 ...

Bain, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Bain, Alexander, 1818–1903, Scottish philosopher and psychologist. He was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, where he later taught for three years. He taught one year (1845) at Anderson's Univ...