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Sibbecai
(Encyclopedia)Sibbecai or Sibbechai both: sĭbˈəkī, –kāˌī [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard, noted for his fight with the Philistine giant. He is also called Mebunnai. ...Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar, 1327?–1384, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. About 1348 he returned to Scotland from France and recaptured the Dougl...Rosenberg Case
(Encyclopedia)Rosenberg Case, in U.S. history, a lengthy and controversial espionage case. In 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Julius Rosenberg (1918–53), an electrical engineer who had worked (...James, Henry, American student of religion and social problems
(Encyclopedia)James, Henry, 1811–82, American student of religion and social problems, b. Albany, N.Y.; father of the philosopher William James and of the novelist Henry James. He rebelled against the strict Calv...North Pole
(Encyclopedia)North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, by convention at lat. 90°N. Because the earth's rotational axis wobbles slightly over time, the location where the northern end of the axis intersects th...Adler, Larry
(Encyclopedia)Adler, Larry (Lawrence Cecil Adler) ădˈlər [key], 1914–2001, American harmonica player, b. Baltimore. Adler, whose career spanned seven decades, is generally credited with elevating the harmonica...Hezrai
(Encyclopedia)Hezrai –rō [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. ...Elioenai
(Encyclopedia)Elioenai ĕlˌīōēˈnāī [key], in the Bible. 1 One of the house of David. 2 Simeonite. 3 Benjamite. 4, 5 Men who had taken foreign wives. 6 Priest. ...Michal
(Encyclopedia)Michal mīˈkəl [key], in the Bible, wife of David and daughter of Saul. See Merab. ...Long, John Luther
(Encyclopedia)Long, John Luther, 1861–1927, American playwright, b. Hanover, Pa. In 1900, in collaboration with David Belasco, he dramatized his short story “Madame Butterfly” (1897), which Puccini later made...Browse by Subject
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