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Jeuel

(Encyclopedia)Jeuel jo͞oˈĕl [key], in the Bible, chief of Judah. ...

Zibiah

(Encyclopedia)Zibiah zĭbˈēə [key], in the Bible, mother of Joash of Judah. ...

Jehoaddan

(Encyclopedia)Jehoaddan jēhōădˈăn [key], in the Bible, mother of King Amaziah of Judah. ...

Abijah

(Encyclopedia)Abijah əbīˈjə [key], in the Bible. 1 See Abi. 2 Died c.911 b.c., king (c.914–c.911 b.c.) of Judah, the southern kingdom. He succeeded his father, Rehoboam, and King Jeroboam continued warfare ag...

Zedekiah

(Encyclopedia)Zedekiah zĕdˌəkīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah to occupy the throne, the others being Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. Zedekiah, whose name was originally Ma...

Pahath-moab

(Encyclopedia)Pahath-moab pāˈhăth-mōˈăb [key], in the Bible, chief house of Judah. ...

Concorde, Place de la

(Encyclopedia)Concorde, Place de la pläs də lä kôNkôrdˈ [key], large square, Paris, France. It is bounded by the Tuileries gardens; the Champs Élysées; the Seine River; and a facade of buildings divided by ...

Étoile, Place de l'

(Encyclopedia)Étoile, Place de l', Paris: see Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. ...

Elzabad

(Encyclopedia)Elzabad ĕlˈzəbăd, ĕlzāˈ– [key], in the Bible. 1 Gadite who came to David in Judah. 2 Levitical doorkeeper. ...

Jehizkiah

(Encyclopedia)Jehizkiah jēhĭzkīˈə [key], in the Bible, one of the leaders under Pekah, in the northern kingdom, who insisted on restoring the captives from Judah. ...