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Rothesay, David Stuart, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Rothesay, David Stuart, duke of: see Stuart, David, duke of Rothesay. ...Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von
(Encyclopedia)Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von gĕrˈhärt yōˈhän däˈvēt fən shärnˈhôrst [key], 1755–1813, Prussian general. A Hanoverian army officer, military writer, and director of the war coll...Beth-haran
(Encyclopedia)Beth-haran bĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea. ...Kavanaugh, Brett Michael
(Encyclopedia)Kavanaugh, Brett Michael, 1965–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2018–), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Yale (B.A. 1987, J.D. 1990). He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy a...New England Conservatory of Music
(Encyclopedia)New England Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; est. 1867, chartered and opened 1870. It is closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center at ...Ashteroth Karnaim
(Encyclopedia)Ashteroth Karnaim ăshˈtērŏth kärnāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, E of the Jordan. It is possibly the same as Carnaim in First Maccabees and Carnion in Second Maccabees. ...Ephron
(Encyclopedia)Ephron ēˈfrŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Owner of the cave of Machpelah. 2 City, E of the Jordan, captured by Judas Maccabeus. 3 Mount, near Kiryat-jearim. ...Beth-hogla
(Encyclopedia)Beth-hogla or Beth-hoglah both: bĕth-hŏgˈlə [key], in the Bible, a town, the modern Ayn Hajalah in the West Bank, W of the Jordan, SE of Jericho. ...Salcah
(Encyclopedia)Salcah or Salchah both: sălˈkə [key], ancient fortress, SE Syria, E of the Jordan and on the boundary of Bashan; it is mentioned several times in the Bible. ...United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Amman, Jordan and Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Established in 1949,...Browse by Subject
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