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Nun, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Nun nŭn, no͞on [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua. ...

Gaddi, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Gaddi gădˈī [key], in the Bible, Manassite sent by Moses into Canaan. ...

Brosse, Salomon de

(Encyclopedia)Brosse, Salomon de sälōmôNˈ də brôs [key], 1571–1626, French architect, trained by his grandfather, Jacques du Cerceau, the elder. He paved the way for the next generation in the use of classi...

Narcissus, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Narcissus närsĭsˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Roman whose household was partly Christian. ...

Ezel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Ezel ēˈzəl [key], in the Bible, rock where David said farewell to Jonathan. ...

Haran, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Haran hāˈrăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Abraham's brother. 2 Caleb's son. ...

Linus, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Linus, in the New Testament, Roman Christian. He is often identified with St. Linus. ...

Shechem, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Shechem shĕkˈəm, shēˈ– [key], in the Bible. 1 Hivite prince. 2 Manassite chief. ...

Eunice, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Eunice yo͞onīˈsē, yo͞oˈnĭs [key], in the New Testament, Timothy's mother, a Christian. ...

Adrano

(Encyclopedia)Adrano ädräˈnō [key], town, E Sicily, Italy, at the foot of Mt. Etna, near the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center for a region wher...

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