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Napata

(Encyclopedia)Napata nəpāˈtə, –päˈ– [key], ancient city of Nubia, just below the Fourth Cataract of the Nile. From about the 8th cent. b.c., Napata was the capital of the kingdom of Cush. Many great templ...

Vindhya Range

(Encyclopedia)Vindhya Range vĭnˈdyə [key], chain of hills, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising to c.3,000 ft (910 m), Madhya Pradesh state, central India. The Vindhya Range has been the historic dividing line between...

Ayutthaya

(Encyclopedia)Ayutthaya prä näkônˈ sē [key], city, capital of Ayutthaya prov., S central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River. It is the trade center for a prosperous rice-growing re...

Mikneiah

(Encyclopedia)Mikneiah mĭknēˈyə [key], in the Bible, temple doorkeeper. ...

Semachiah

(Encyclopedia)Semachiah sĕmˌəkīˈə [key], in the Bible, temple doorkeeper. ...

Giddalti

(Encyclopedia)Giddalti gĭdălˈtī [key], in the Bible, temple musician. ...

Eliathah

(Encyclopedia)Eliathah ēlīˈəthə [key], in the Bible, temple musician. ...

Kokubunji

(Encyclopedia)Kokubunji kōko͞oˈbo͞onjē [key], city (1990 pop. 100,982), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo and is noted for its Kokubunji (Buddhist) temple founded in 1588. ...

Shamir, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Shamir shāˈmĭr [key], in the Bible. 1 In 1 Chronicles, Levite serving in the Temple. 2 In Joshua, unidentified town, S Palestine. 3 In Judges, unidentified place, E Palestine, home of the judge Tol...

Conwell, Russell Herman

(Encyclopedia)Conwell, Russell Herman, 1843–1925, American Baptist minister and lecturer, b. Worthington, Mass. After practicing law, he was ordained (1879) and went to Philadelphia as a minister. He was founder ...