(Encyclopedia) Jehovah-nissiJehovah-nissijəhōˈvə-nĭsˈī [key], in the Bible, name Moses gave to the altar commemorating the victory over the Amalekites.
(Encyclopedia) NehushtanNehushtannēhŭshˈtăn [key], in the Bible, brazen serpent made by Moses. It was eventually worshiped by the Israelites, and Hezekiah destroyed it.
(Encyclopedia) JethroJethrojĕthˈrō [key], Midianite priest of the peninsula of Sinai who was the companion and father-in-law of Moses. He is also called Reuel, Raguel, and Hobab.
(Encyclopedia) AmramAmramămˈrăm [key], in the Bible. 1 Moses' father; ancestor of a Levitical family. 2 Edomite. 1 Chron. 1.41. Hemdan: Gen. 36.26. 3 Jew who had married a foreign wife.
(Encyclopedia) Numbers, book of the Bible, fourth of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Numbers begins at Sinai and ends in Moab on the eve of the…
(Encyclopedia) primitivism, in art, the style of works of self-trained artists who develop their talents in a fanciful and fresh manner, as in the paintings of Henri Rousseau and Grandma Moses. The…
(Encyclopedia) JeshaiahJeshaiahjēshāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Chief singer. 2 Tribal chief accompanying Ezra. 3 Descendant of Moses. An alternate form is Isshiah. 4 Merarite who returned with Ezra.
Born: Mar. 6, 1900Baseball LHP won 20 or more games 8 times; led AL in ERA 9 times and strikeouts 7 times; 31-4 record and MVP in 1931 with Philadelphia; 300-141 record; real name: Robert Moses…
