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Jaresiah

(Encyclopedia)Jaresiah jărĕsīˈə [key], in the Bible, chief man of Benjamin. ...

Ellison, Ralph

(Encyclopedia)Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914–94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, studied Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring composer, he moved...

Beatty, Warren

(Encyclopedia)Beatty, Warren (Henry Warren Beaty) bāˈtē, bēˈ– [key], 1937–, motion picture act...

Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'Estournelles de

(Encyclopedia)Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'Estournelles de: see Estournelles de Constant. ...

Chephar-haammonai

(Encyclopedia)Chephar-haammonai kēˈfär-hāămˈōnā [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin. ...

Chephirah

(Encyclopedia)Chephirah kēfīˈrə [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin, NW of Jerusalem. ...

Bexley, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Bexley, city (2020 pop. 13,650), Franklin co., central Ohio; inc. 1908. It is a residential community completely within the confines of Columbus. ...

F. P. A.

(Encyclopedia)F. P. A.: see Adams, Franklin Pierce. ...

Ezbon

(Encyclopedia)Ezbon ĕzˈbŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Gad. An alternate form is Ozni. 2 Benjamin's grandson. ...

Horton

(Encyclopedia)Horton, river, c.275 mi (440 km) long, rising in a lake N of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing NW to Franklin Bay, a part of the Beaufort Sea. ...