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Curtis Institute of Music

(Encyclopedia)Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia; coeducational; founded 1924 by Mary Louise Curtis Bok (later married to Efrem Zimbalist) and named for her father, Cyrus Curtis. The institute operates enti...

Dibri

(Encyclopedia)Dibri dĭˈbrī [key], in the Bible, father of Shelomith (1.) ...

Dodavah

(Encyclopedia)Dodavah dŏˈdəvə, dōdāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of Eliezer (3.) ...

Erebus

(Encyclopedia)Erebus ĕrˈĭbəs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, personification of darkness. According to Hesiod, Erebus sprang from Chaos and was the father of Day. His name was sometimes used for Hades. ...

Azaliah

(Encyclopedia)Azaliah ăzəlīˈə [key], in the Bible, father of Shaphan (1.) ...

Azriel

(Encyclopedia)Azriel ăzˈrēĕl [key]. In the Bible, he is the father of Seraiah (9.) ...

Abihail

(Encyclopedia)Abihail ăbəhāˈəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Queen Esther. 2 Gadite. 3 Merarite woman. 4 Wife of Abishur. 5 Mother-in-law of Rehoboam. ...

Ammishaddai

(Encyclopedia)Ammishaddai ămˌ ĭshădˈāī [key], in the Bible, Danite, father of Ahiezer (1.) ...

Amram

(Encyclopedia)Amram ămˈrăm [key], in the Bible. 1 Moses' father; ancestor of a Levitical family. 2 Edomite. 1 Chron. 1.41. Hemdan: Gen. 36.26. 3 Jew who had married a foreign wife. ...

Hillel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Hillel hĭlˈĕl [key], in the Bible, father of Abdon (1.) ...