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Robinson, Sugar Ray

(Encyclopedia)Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920–89, American boxer, b. Detroit as Walker Smith, Jr. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (about 90), includi...

Hemingway, Ernest

(Encyclopedia)Hemingway, Ernest, 1899–1961, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Oak Park, Ill. one of the great American writers of the 20th cent. Hemingway's fiction usually focuses on people living ...

Hashbadana

(Encyclopedia)Hashbadana hăshbădˈənə [key], in the Bible, companion of Ezra. ...

Gilalai

(Encyclopedia)Gilalai gĭlˈəlā, gĭlāˈlāī, gĭləlāˈī [key], in the Bible, one of Ezra's musicians. ...

Elihoenai

(Encyclopedia)Elihoenai ĕlˌīhōēˈnāī [key]. In the Bible, leader in the return with Ezra. ...

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....

Ahava

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

Jahaziah

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