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Ithamar

(Encyclopedia)Ithamar ĭthˈəmär [key], in the Bible, son of Aaron. ...

Elizaphan

(Encyclopedia)Elizaphan ēlĭzˈəfăn, ĕlĭzāˈ– [key]. In the Bible, Aaron's cousin. An alternate spelling is Elzaphan. ...

Bukki

(Encyclopedia)Bukki bŭkˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Aaron. 2 Danite. ...

Hebrews, book of the New Testament

(Encyclopedia)Hebrews, an anonymous New Testament homily with closing greetings normally associated with the letter genre, written before c.a.d. 96. It is addressed to Jewish Christians who were being pressured to ...

Elisheba

(Encyclopedia)Elisheba ēlĭshˈəbə [key] [Heb.,=worshiper of God; Elizabeth is a Greek form], in the Bible, Aaron's wife. ...

Hor

(Encyclopedia)Hor, in the Bible, unlocated mountain, on the boundary of Edom, the place of Aaron's death. It was traditionally identified with Jabal Harun, a mountain in SW Jordan, but it does not correspond with t...

Abihu

(Encyclopedia)Abihu əbīˈhyo͞o [key], in the Bible, son of Aaron, destroyed with his brother, Nadab, for offering “strange” fire. ...

Reeve, Tapping

(Encyclopedia)Reeve, Tapping, 1744–1823, American lawyer and jurist, b. Brookhaven, N.Y. In 1784 he opened his law school in Litchfield, Conn.; it was one of the first schools of law in the United States. Aaron B...

Blennerhassett, Harman

(Encyclopedia)Blennerhassett, Harman blĕnˈərhăsˌət [key], 1765–1831, Anglo-Irish pioneer in America, an associate of Aaron Burr. Wealthy and gifted, he fell in love with and married his beautiful niece, Mar...

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