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Maimonides

(Encyclopedia)Maimonides mīˈmən [key], 1135–1204, Jewish scholar, physician, and philosopher, the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages, b. Córdoba, Spain, d. Cairo. He is sometimes called Rambam...

Soyer

(Encyclopedia)Soyer, three brothers, American painters, emigrated with their family from Russia in 1912. Two were twins, Raphael Soyer, 1899–1987, and Moses Soyer, 1899–1974, b. Borisoglebsk. They settled in Ne...

Rehabiah

(Encyclopedia)Rehabiah rēˌhəbīˈə [key], in the Bible, Moses' grandson. ...

Jochebed

(Encyclopedia)Jochebed jŏkˈēbĕd [key], in the Bible, mother of Moses. ...

Gaddi, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Gaddi gădˈī [key], in the Bible, Manassite sent by Moses into Canaan. ...

Marah

(Encyclopedia)Marah mârˈə [key] [Heb.,=bitter], in the Bible, bitter spring that Moses sweetened. ...

Zipporah

(Encyclopedia)Zipporah zĭpˈərə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Jethro and wife of Moses. ...

Waikiki

(Encyclopedia)Waikiki wīkēkēˈ [key], famous beach and resort center SE of Honolulu on SE Oahu island, Hawaii. Tourism is the economic mainstay; Waikiki is known the world over for its beach and recreational fac...

Medad

(Encyclopedia)Medad mēˈdăd [key], in the Bible, one who, with Eldad, received the prophetic power of Moses. ...

Nahbi

(Encyclopedia)Nahbi näˈbī [key], in the Bible, one of the spies sent by Moses into Canaan. ...