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Cushi

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

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...

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. ...

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...

Anath

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

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. ...

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. ...

Ahisamach

(Encyclopedia)Ahisamach əhĭsˈəmăk [key], in the Bible, father of Aholiab. ...

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. ...