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Salem, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) SalemSalemsāˈləm [key] [Heb.,=peace], in the Bible, royal city of Melchizedek, traditionally identified with Jerusalem.

Salmon, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) SalmonSalmonsălˈmŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Boaz. An alternate form is Salma. 2 Place, probably the same as Zalmon.

Roses, Wars of the

(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…

Bel and the Dragon

(Encyclopedia) Bel and the Dragon, customary name for chapter 14 of the Book of Daniel, a passage included in the Septuagint and the Apocrypha. It was written possibly in the 1st cent. b.c. as a…

U , letter of the alphabet

(Encyclopedia) U, 21st letter of the alphabet, corresponding to the Greek upsilon [Gr.,=u without the aspirate]. Until the late Middle Ages the capital was V, the minuscule u, no distinction being…

Bede the Venerable, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Bede the Venerable, Saint: see Bede, Saint.

Timaeus , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) TimaeusTimaeustĭmēˈəs [key], in the Bible, father of Bartimaeus.

Titus , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Titus, in the Bible, early Christian, a missionary and friend of St. Paul. According to later tradition he was a bishop in Crete.

Beggars of the Sea

(Encyclopedia) Beggars of the Sea: see Gueux.

Toggenburg, War of the

(Encyclopedia) Toggenburg, War of the: see under Toggenburg.