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Boumedienne, Houari
(Encyclopedia)Boumedienne, Houari ho͞oärˈē bo͞omĕdēĕnˈ [key], 1932?–78, president and prime minister of Algeria (1965–78). While studying in Cairo during the early 1950s he joined a group of expatriate...Wisdom
(Encyclopedia)Wisdom: see Wisdom of Solomon.Song of Songs
(Encyclopedia)Song of Songs: see Song of Solomon. ...Canticles
(Encyclopedia)Canticles, another name for the Song of Solomon. ...Sharett, Moshe
(Encyclopedia)Sharett, Moshe mōˈshə shərĕtˈ [key], 1894–1965, Israeli statesman, b. Russia, originally named Shertok. In 1906 he emigrated to Palestine where he was active in the labor movement. In 1933 he ...Elihoreph
(Encyclopedia)Elihoreph ĕlˌīhōˈrĕf [key], in the Bible, scribe of Solomon. ...Basmath
(Encyclopedia)Basmath băsˈmăth [key], in the Bible, daughter of Solomon. ...Remah
(Encyclopedia)Remah: see Isserles, Moses ben Israel. ...Ahinadab
(Encyclopedia)Ahinadab əhĭnˈədăb [key], in the Bible, one of Solomon's stewards. ...Maimonides
(Encyclopedia)Maimonides mīˈmən [key], 1135–1204, Jewish scholar, physician, and philosopher, the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages, b. Córdoba, Spain, d. Cairo. He is sometimes called Rambam...Browse by Subject
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