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Ezel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Ezel ēˈzəl [key], in the Bible, rock where David said farewell to Jonathan. ...

Hoshama

(Encyclopedia)Hoshama hŏshˈəmə, hōshāˈ– [key], in the Bible, one of the house of David. ...

Elnaam

(Encyclopedia)Elnaam ĕlˈnāăm, ĕlnāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of two of David's guards. ...

Obil

(Encyclopedia)Obil ōˈbĭl [key], in the Bible, keeper of David's camels. He was an Ishmaelite. ...

Athach

(Encyclopedia)Athach āˈthăk [key], in the Bible, place in S ancient Palestine, visited by David. ...

Westcott, Edward Noyes

(Encyclopedia)Westcott, Edward Noyes, 1846–98, American novelist and banker, b. Syracuse, N.Y. He is known for his popular novel, David Harum (pub. posthumously, 1898), which concerns a shrewd, humorous country b...

Zion, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zion sīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Z...

Hiddai

(Encyclopedia)Hiddai hĭdˈāī, hĭdāˈī [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. An alternate form is Hurai. ...

Zeruiah

(Encyclopedia)Zeruiah zēro͞oīˈə [key], in the Bible, sister of David and mother of Joab. ...

Shavsha

(Encyclopedia)Shavsha shăvˈshə [key], in the Bible, David's scribe. Alternate forms are Seraiah, Sheva, and Shisha. ...