Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Nebo, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.

Merry Mount

(Encyclopedia)Merry Mount: see Morton, Thomas.

Henderson, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Henderson, Alexander, 1583–1646, Scottish churchman often regarded as the greatest figure in the Church of Scotland after John Knox. Henderson became a leading opponent of prelacy and of English dom...

McKinley, Mount

(Encyclopedia)McKinley, Mount, peak, Alaska: see Denali. ...

Rinjani, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Rinjani, Mount, volcano, Indonesia: see Lombok. ...

Alexandra, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Alexandra, Mount, E Africa: see Ruwenzori, mts. ...

Browse by Subject