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Christian X

(Encyclopedia)Christian X, 1870–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1912–44), son and successor of Frederick VIII and brother of King Haakon VII of Norway. He granted (1915) a new constitution that i...

Mahazioth

(Encyclopedia)Mahazioth məhāˈzēŏth [key], in the Bible, leader of temple musicians. ...

Rephael

(Encyclopedia)Rephael rĕfˈāĕl [key], in the Bible, gatekeeper of the Temple. ...

Conrad IV, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia)Conrad IV, 1228–54, German king (1237–54), king of Sicily and of Jerusalem (1250–54), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He was elected (1237) king of the Romans at his father's instigation...

Mallothi

(Encyclopedia)Mallothi mălˈəthī, məlōˈthī [key], in the Bible, leader of temple singers. ...

Shobai

(Encyclopedia)Shobai shōˈbāī, shōbāˈī [key], in the Bible, family of temple doorkeepers. ...

Henry VI, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia)Henry VI, 1165–97, Holy Roman emperor (1191–97) and German king (1190–97), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa). He was crowned German king at Aachen in 116...

Henadad

(Encyclopedia)Henadad hĕnˈədăd [key], in the Bible, chief of a family active in rebuilding the Temple. ...

Izri

(Encyclopedia)Izri ĭzˈrī [key], in the Bible, temple musician. He is also called Zeri. ...

Idfu

(Encyclopedia)Idfu ĕdˈ– [key], town (1986 pop. 45,737), S central Egypt, on the Nile River. It is an agricultural trade center and has paper mills and a sugar refinery. Idfu was the capital of a predynastic upp...