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Jaziz

(Encyclopedia)Jaziz jāˈzĭz [key], in the Bible, shepherd of David. ...

Jeribai

(Encyclopedia)Jeribai jĕrˈĭbā [key], in the Bible, soldier of David. ...

Nogah

(Encyclopedia)Nogah nōˈgə [key], in the Bible, son of David. ...

Ram

(Encyclopedia)Ram, in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of David. In the New Testament he is called Aram. 2 Son of Jerahmeel. 3 Ancestor of Elihu. ...

Allison, James Patrick

(Encyclopedia)Allison, James Patrick, 1948–, American immunologist, b. Alice, Tex., Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1973. Allison was a researcher at the Univ. of Texas System Cancer Center in Houston from 1977 to ...

Burton, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Burton, Gary, 1943- , American jazz vibraphone player, composer, and bandleader, b. Anderson, In. Burton is self-taught on the vibraphone and studied ...

Eglah

(Encyclopedia)Eglah ĕgˈlə [key], in the Bible, one of David's wives. ...

Abishai

(Encyclopedia)Abishai əbĭshˈāī, ăbˈĭshī [key], in the Bible, nephew of David. ...

Eliahba

(Encyclopedia)Eliahba ēlīˈəbə [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. ...

Joshaviah

(Encyclopedia)Joshaviah jŏshəvīˈə [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. ...

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