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Dummer, Jeremiah, 1645–1718, early American silversmith and engraver
(Encyclopedia)Dummer, Jeremiah, 1645–1718, early American silversmith and engraver, b. Newbury, Mass. He was apprenticed (1659) to John Hull and set up as a silversmith in Boston c.1666. He held several public of...Baruch, book of the Septuagint and of the Apocrypha
(Encyclopedia)Baruch, early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version. It is named for a Jewish prince Baruch (fl. 600 b.c.),...Dummer, Jeremiah, c.1680–1739, colonial agent for Massachusetts and Connecticut
(Encyclopedia)Dummer, Jeremiah, c.1680–1739, colonial agent for Massachusetts and Connecticut, b. Boston; son of Jeremiah Dummer (1645–1718). He saw little opportunity for business in Boston and settled in Engl...Hanameel
(Encyclopedia)Hanameel hānămˈēĕl, hănˈəmēl [key], in the Bible, son of Jeremiah's uncle Shallum. ...Jerahmeel
(Encyclopedia)Jerahmeel jēräˈmēĕl [key]. In the Bible, prince commanded by Jehoiakim to imprison Jeremiah. ...Ahikam
(Encyclopedia)Ahikam əhīˈkəm [key], in the Bible, protector of Jeremiah and the father of Gedaliah. ...Irijah
(Encyclopedia)Irijah īrīˈjə [key], in the Bible, captain who detained Jeremiah on a false accusation in Jerusalem. ...Abdeel
(Encyclopedia)Abdeel ăbˈdēĕl [key], in the Bible, father of the Shelemiah sent to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. ...Gemariah
(Encyclopedia)Gemariah gĕmərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Jewish noble favorable to Jeremiah and Baruch. 2 Envoy to Nebuchadnezzar. ...Magor-missabib
(Encyclopedia)Magor-missabib māˈgôr-mĭsˈəbĭb [key], in the Bible, name given by Jeremiah to the man who put him in the stocks. ...Browse by Subject
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