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En-gedi

(Encyclopedia)En-gedi ĕn-gēˈdī, ĕnˈ-gēdī [key], in the Bible, oasis on the W shore of the Dead Sea, famed for its vineyards. David hid there from Saul. ...

Hadadezer

(Encyclopedia)Hadadezer hădədēˈzər [key], in the Bible, king of Zobah, who led a Syrian coalition against David. The allies were eventually defeated and became tributaries. An alternate form is Hadarezer. ...

Hattush

(Encyclopedia)Hattush hătˈəsh [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Descendants of David. 3 Signer of the covenant. 4 Worker on the wall of Jerusalem. ...

Rand Corporation

(Encyclopedia)Rand Corporation, research institution in Santa Monica, Calif.; founded 1948 and supported by federal, state, and local governments, as well as by foundations and corporations. Its principal fields of...

Goodspeed, Edgar Johnson

(Encyclopedia)Goodspeed, Edgar Johnson, 1871–1962, American Greek scholar, b. Quincy, Ill., grad. Denison Univ. (B.A., 1890; D.D., 1928) and Univ. of Chicago (B.D., 1897; Ph.D., 1898). He taught at the Univ. of C...

Snow, Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia)Snow, Lorenzo, 1814–1901, American Mormon leader, b. Mantua, Ohio, studied at Oberlin College. Entering the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1836), Snow became an apostle in 1849. Upon h...

Bloomer, Amelia Jenks

(Encyclopedia)Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 1818–94, American reformer, b. Homer, N.Y. She was editor (1848–54) of the Lily, first published in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and devoted to women's rights and to temperance. In 1...

Nethaneel

(Encyclopedia)Nethaneel nēthănˈēəl, nĕthˈənēl [key], in the Bible. 1 Prince of Issachar. 2 Brother of David. 3 Porter of the Temple. 4 Prince under Jehoshaphat. 5 Trumpeter. ...

Shimri

(Encyclopedia)Shimri shĭmˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Simeon. 2 Father of one of David's guard. 3 One who helped clean the Temple in Hezekiah's reign. ...

Sibbecai

(Encyclopedia)Sibbecai or Sibbechai both: sĭbˈəkī, –kāˌī [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard, noted for his fight with the Philistine giant. He is also called Mebunnai. ...