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Galilee, Sea of

(Encyclopedia) Galilee, Sea of,&sp;Lake TiberiasGalilee, Sea of,tībĭrˈēəs [key], or Lake KinneretGalilee, Sea of,kĭnˈərĕtˌ [key], lake, 64 sq mi (166 sq km), 14 mi (23 km) long, and 3 to 7 mi (4.…

Gamaliel of Jabneh

(Encyclopedia) Gamaliel of JabnehGamaliel of Jabnehgəmāˈlēəl, [key]Gamaliel of Jabnehjăbˈnē [key], fl. a.d. 100, Jewish scholar; grandson of the Gamaliel who, according to tradition, taught St. Paul…

games, theory of

(Encyclopedia) games, theory of, group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which…

Gang of Four

(Encyclopedia) Gang of Four, term of opprobrium given by the Chinese Communist authorities to four persons held responsible for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution (1966–69). They were also…

Gaon of Vilna

(Encyclopedia) Gaon of Vilna: see Elijah ben Solomon.

Epirus, despotate of

(Encyclopedia) Epirus, despotate of. When, in 1204, the army of the Fourth Crusade set up the Latin Empire of Constantinople on the ruins of the Byzantine Empire, an independent Greek state emerged…

Flavian of Antioch

(Encyclopedia) Flavian of AntiochFlavian of Antiochflāˈvēən, [key]Flavian of Antiochănˈtēŏk [key], d. 404, Catholic patriarch of Antioch. He succeeded St. Meletius. A rival claimant to the…