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Rama, in the Ramayana

(Encyclopedia)Rama, hero: see Ramayana.

Rama, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Rama rāˈmə [key], variant of Ramah. ...

Hadar, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Hadar hāˈdär [key], variant of Hadad (1,) (3.) ...

Berea, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Berea or Beroea both: bērēˈə [key]. 1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth (1.) 2 See Véroia, Greece. 3 See Aleppo, Syria. ...

Zara, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zara or Zarah both: zāˈrə [key], same as Zerah (1.) ...

Benoni, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Benoni bĕnōˈnī [key]: see Benjamin. ...

Dinwiddie, Robert

(Encyclopedia)Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693–1770, colonial governor of Virginia (1751–58), b. near Glasgow, Scotland. He was collector of customs (1727–38) for Bermuda and surveyor general (1738–51) for the Baham...

Constitution of the United States

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Constitution of the United States, document embodying the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. Drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787...

Joshua, book of the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Joshua jŏshˈo͞oə [key], book of the Bible. It is the first book of the Deuteronomic history (Joshua–2 Kings), in which the theological outlook of the Book of Deuteronomy is used to explain the f...

Daniel, book of the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines “court” tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. b.c., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 b...