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offertory

(Encyclopedia) offertory [Lat.,=offering], in the Roman Catholic Mass and in derived liturgical forms, the preparation of bread and wine on the altar and their formal offering to God. It takes place…

Juttah

(Encyclopedia) JuttahJuttahjŭtˈə [key], in the Bible, city, S ancient Palestine, the present-day Yattah, the West Bank, S of Hebron.

Jehud

(Encyclopedia) JehudJehudjēˈhəd [key], in the Bible, town, SW ancient Palestine, the present-day Yehud, Israel, E of Jaffa.

Jokneam

(Encyclopedia) JokneamJokneamjŏkˈnēăm [key], in the Bible, Canaanite royal city, later a Levitical city of Zebulun, SW of Mt. Carmel (in present-day Israel).

Hinckley, Gordon Bitner

(Encyclopedia) Hinckley, Gordon Bitner, 1910–2008, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons; see Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of), b. Salt Lake City, grad. Univ…

Darwin, Erasmus

(Encyclopedia) Darwin, Erasmus, 1731–1802, English physician and poet. During most of his life he practiced medicine in Lichfield and cultivated a botanical garden. He was a prominent member of the…

Davis, Charles Henry

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Charles Henry, 1807–77, American naval officer and scientist, b. Boston. Appointed a midshipman in 1823, Davis directed operations of the Coast Survey for a time along the New…

Arcole

(Encyclopedia) ArcoleArcoleärˈkōlā [key], village (1987 est. pop. 4,500), Venetia, N Italy. There, in Nov., 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians in a three-day battle.

Ibleam

(Encyclopedia) IbleamIbleamĭbˈlēəm [key], in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, the present-day Tell Belameh, West Bank. It also appears as Bileam and Gath-rimmon.