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Carmi

(Encyclopedia)Carmi kärˈmī [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Achan. 2 Reuben's son. ...

Abubus

(Encyclopedia)Abubus əbyo͞oˈbəs [key], in First Maccabees, father of the Ptolemy who murdered Simon the Maccabee. ...

Geber, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Geber gēˈbər [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of a steward of Solomon. 2 Officer of Solomon. ...

Hyperion, in Greek religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia)Hyperion, in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. He was the husband of his sister Theia and the father by her of Helios, Selene, and Eos. It is sometimes said that he was the original sun god. ...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official

(Encyclopedia)Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official, minister to Great Britain (1861–68), b. Boston; son of John Quincy Adams. After a boyhood spent in various European capitals, he was grad...

Ricci, Matteo

(Encyclopedia)Ricci, Matteo mät-tāˈō rētˈchē [key], 1552–1610, Italian missionary to China. He entered the Society of Jesus, and in Rome he studied under Clavius. Ricci was sent to the Indies (1578), and h...

Kolaiah

(Encyclopedia)Kolaiah kŏlāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Benjamite family in Jerusalem. 2 Father of Ahab, a false prophet. ...

Ammihud

(Encyclopedia)Ammihud ămˈĭhəd, əmīˈhəd [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Joshua. 2 Father of a king of Geshur. ...

Jaare-oregim

(Encyclopedia)Jaare-oregim jāărˈē-ŏrˈēgĭm [key], in the Bible, father of David's man Elhanan. He also appears as Jair. ...

Deuel

(Encyclopedia)Deuel dyo͞oˈəl [key], in the Bible, father of Eliasaph the Gadite. An alternate form is Reuel. ...