(Encyclopedia) Judaea or JudeaJudeaboth: j&oomacr;dēˈə [key] [Lat. from Judah], region, Greco-Roman name for S Palestine. It varied in size in different periods. In the time of Jesus it was both…
(Encyclopedia) JehoahazJehoahazjēhōˈəhăz [key] or JoahazJoahazjōˈəhăz [key]. 1 In Second Kings, king of Israel (c.821–805 b.c.), son and successor of Jehu. He presided over an era of severe reduction…
(Encyclopedia) NetanyaNetanyanətänˈyə [key], city (1994 pop. 144,900), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea; also spelled Nathania. It is a beach resort and the trade center for agricultural…
(Encyclopedia) Mahgoub, Muhammad AhmadMahgoub, Muhammad Ahmadm&oomacr;hämˈmäd äkhmädˈ mäˈg&oomacr; [key], 1908–76, Sudanese political leader. After twice serving as Sudan's minister of…
(Encyclopedia) Arish, AlArish, Aläl ärēshˈ [key], town (1986 pop. 67,337), NE Egypt, in the Sinai peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fishing port and a military and administrative center;…
(Encyclopedia) lost tribes, 10 Israelite tribes that, according to the Bible, were transported to Assyria by Tiglathpileser III or Shalmaneser after the conquest of Israel in 722 b.c. Numerous…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, William Pierce, 1913–2001, U.S. government official, b. Norfolk, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1937, he served (1947–50) as chief counsel to two Senate investigating committees…
(Encyclopedia) Washburne, Elihu Benjamin, 1816–87, American politician and diplomat, b. Livermore, Maine. Admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, he opened (1840) his law practice in Galena, Ill. As a…
(Encyclopedia) Benjamin [Heb.,=son of fortune], younger son of Jacob and Rachel, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His mother, dying, named him BenoniBenjaminbĕnōˈnī [key] [Heb.,=…
(Encyclopedia) ZephaniahZephaniahzĕfˌənīˈə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet, who lived in the reign (c.640–609 b.c.) of King Josiah of Judah, traces his genealogy to King Hezekiah.…
