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Isaac

(Encyclopedia)Isaac īˈzək [key] [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jaco...

hadith

(Encyclopedia)hadith hädēthˈ [key], a tradition or the collection of the traditions of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, including his sayings and deeds, and his tacit approval of what was said or done in his pres...

Joshua, book of the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Joshua jŏshˈo͞oə [key], book of the Bible. It is the first book of the Deuteronomic history (Joshua–2 Kings), in which the theological outlook of the Book of Deuteronomy is used to explain the f...

Suárez, Francisco

(Encyclopedia)Suárez, Francisco fränthēsˈkō swäˈrāth [key], 1548–1617, Spanish Jesuit philosopher, b. Granada. He studied at Salamanca and was ordained in 1572. He taught successively at Ávila, Segovia, ...

Kolaiah

(Encyclopedia)Kolaiah kŏlāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Benjamite family in Jerusalem. 2 Father of Ahab, a false prophet. ...

Deuel

(Encyclopedia)Deuel dyo͞oˈəl [key], in the Bible, father of Eliasaph the Gadite. An alternate form is Reuel. ...

Ammihud

(Encyclopedia)Ammihud ămˈĭhəd, əmīˈhəd [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Joshua. 2 Father of a king of Geshur. ...

Jaare-oregim

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

Phanuel

(Encyclopedia)Phanuel fănyo͞oˈĕl, fănˈyo͞oĕl [key], in the New Testament, father of Anna the prophetess. ...

Oded

(Encyclopedia)Oded ōˈdĕd [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of the prophet Azariah. 2 Prophet who interceded for captive Judahites. ...