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Nahor

(Encyclopedia)Nahor nāˈhôr [key], in the Bible. 1 Abraham's grandfather. 2 Abraham's brother. ...

Zabbud

(Encyclopedia)Zabbud zăbˈəd [key], in the Bible, one who returned with Ezra from the Captivity. ...

Sherebiah

(Encyclopedia)Sherebiah shĕrˌēbīˈə [key], in the Bible, companion of Ezra and signer of the covenant. ...

Amariah

(Encyclopedia)Amariah ămˌərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 High priest, son of Meraioth. Perhaps he is the same as 2 and 3. 2 High priest, son of Azariah. Perhaps he is the same as 1, 3, and 4. 3 Ancestor of Ezra....

kabbalah

(Encyclopedia)kabbalah or cabala both: kăbˈələ [key] [Heb.,=reception], esoteric system of interpretation of the Scriptures based upon a tradition claimed to have been handed down orally from Abraham. Despite t...

Day, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia)Day, Benjamin, 1838–1916, American printer; son of Benjamin Henry Day. While working in New York City, Day invented a process, utilizing celluloid sheets, for shading plates in the color printing of...

Ahava

(Encyclopedia)Ahava āhāˈvə [key], in the Bible, unidentified place, where Ezra collected one of his expeditions. ...

Randolph, Thomas, English poet and dramatist

(Encyclopedia)Randolph, Thomas, 1605–35, English poet and dramatist. After graduating from Cambridge in 1632, he went to London where he became a disciple of Ben Jonson. His best-known poems are “A Gratulatory ...

Jahaziah

(Encyclopedia)Jahaziah jāˌhəzīˈə [key], in the Bible, one associated with Ezra in the expulsion of the foreign wives. ...

Alhazen

(Encyclopedia)Alhazen: see Ibn al-Haytham.