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Eldad

(Encyclopedia)Eldad ĕlˈdăd [key], in the Bible, one of the elders who with Moses received the gift of prophecy. ...

Bryaxis

(Encyclopedia)Bryaxis brīăkˈsĭs [key], 4th cent. b.c., Greek sculptor. With Scopas, Leochares, and Timotheus, he worked on the sculptures of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (c.350 b.c.). Among other works attrib...

Igal

(Encyclopedia)Igal īˈgăl [key], in the Bible. 1 Spy sent by Moses into Canaan. 2 One of David's guard. ...

Rephidim

(Encyclopedia)Rephidim rĕfˈĭdĭm, rēfĭdˈĭm [key], in the Bible, unlocated place in Sinai where Moses struck the rock and brought forth water. ...

Nehushtan

(Encyclopedia)Nehushtan nēhŭshˈtăn [key], in the Bible, brazen serpent made by Moses. It was eventually worshiped by the Israelites, and Hezekiah destroyed it. ...

Jehovah-nissi

(Encyclopedia)Jehovah-nissi jəhōˈvə-nĭsˈī [key], in the Bible, name Moses gave to the altar commemorating the victory over the Amalekites. ...

Martins Ferry

(Encyclopedia)Martins Ferry, city (1990 pop. 7,990), Belmont co., E Ohio, on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling, W.Va.; settled 1780, inc. as a city 1885. It was formerly an industrial coal-mining and steel-manufactu...

Davis, Andrew Jackson

(Encyclopedia)Davis, Andrew Jackson, 1826–1910, American spiritualist, b. Blooming Grove, N.Y. He became a professional clairvoyant, known as the “Poughkeepsie Seer,” after being mesmerized in 1843. He was po...

Highland

(Encyclopedia)Highland. 1 City (2020 pop. 55,629), San Bernardino co., SE Calif., in a citrus-grove area at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts. It has ...

Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of, 1563–1612, English statesman; son of William Cecil, Baron Burghley. He entered Parliament and came gradually to rank second only to his father as adviser to Que...