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Gideoni

(Encyclopedia)Gideoni gĭdēōˈnī [key], father of Abidan. ...

Eliam

(Encyclopedia)Eliam ēlīˈăm [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Bath-sheba. An alternate form is Ammiel. 2 One of David's warriors. ...

Cushi

(Encyclopedia)Cushi kyo͞oˈshī [key], in the Bible. 1 Messenger of Joab. 2 Ancestor of one of Jehoiakim's courtiers. 3 Zephaniah's father. ...

Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies

(Encyclopedia)Francis I, 1777–1830, king of the Two Sicilies (1825–30), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He continued the ruthless and reactionary policy of his father, and his court was notorious for waste an...

Kish, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Kish kĭsh [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Saul. An alternate form is Cis. 2 Uncle of Saul. 3 Ancestor of Mordecai. ...

Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord

(Encyclopedia)Darnley, Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord, 1545–67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Archi...

Anath

(Encyclopedia)Anath āˈnăth [key], in the Bible, father of Shamgar. ...

Jethro

(Encyclopedia)Jethro jĕthˈrō [key], Midianite priest of the peninsula of Sinai who was the companion and father-in-law of Moses. He is also called Reuel, Raguel, and Hobab. ...

Zibeon

(Encyclopedia)Zibeon zĭbˈēən [key], in the Bible. 1 Grandfather of Esau's wife Aholibamah. 2 Son of Seir and father of Anah. They may be the same person. ...

Rechab

(Encyclopedia)Rechab rēˈkăb [key], in the Bible. 1 Eponym of the Rechabites. 2 Murderer of Ish-bo-sheth. 3 Father of a worker on the wall. ...