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Kish, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Kish kĭsh [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Saul. An alternate form is Cis. 2 Uncle of Saul. 3 Ancestor of Mordecai. ...

Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies

(Encyclopedia)Francis I, 1777–1830, king of the Two Sicilies (1825–30), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He continued the ruthless and reactionary policy of his father, and his court was notorious for waste an...

Cushi

(Encyclopedia)Cushi kyo͞oˈshī [key], in the Bible. 1 Messenger of Joab. 2 Ancestor of one of Jehoiakim's courtiers. 3 Zephaniah's father. ...

Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord

(Encyclopedia)Darnley, Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord, 1545–67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Archi...

Jethro

(Encyclopedia)Jethro jĕthˈrō [key], Midianite priest of the peninsula of Sinai who was the companion and father-in-law of Moses. He is also called Reuel, Raguel, and Hobab. ...

Anath

(Encyclopedia)Anath āˈnăth [key], in the Bible, father of Shamgar. ...

Shedeur

(Encyclopedia)Shedeur shĕdˈēər [key], in the Bible, father of Elizur. ...

Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia)Pontus pŏnˈtəs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, sea god. He was the son of Gaea and by her the father of Ceto, Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcus, and Eurybia. ...

Barachel

(Encyclopedia)Barachel bărˈəkĕl, bərāˈkəl [key], in the Bible, father of Elihu. ...

Timaeus , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Timaeus tĭmēˈəs [key], in the Bible, father of Bartimaeus. ...