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Jehoram

(Encyclopedia)Jehoram jōˈrəm [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Ahab, king of Israel (c.852–841 b.c.), brother and successor of Ahaziah (1.) He enlisted the support of Jehoshaphat of Judah to put down a revolt in M...

Rephaiah

(Encyclopedia)Rephaiah rĕfˌāīˈə, rēfāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Judah. 2 Chief whose followers defeated the Amalekites. 3 Son of Tola. 4 Repairer of the wall. 5 Descendant of Saul. An altern...

Tamar

(Encyclopedia)Tamar tāˈmär [key], in the Bible. 1 Mother of Judah's twin sons Pharez and Zerah. An alternate spelling is Thamar. 2 Daughter of David and Maachah. She was the victim of her half-brother Amnon's pa...

Jehoash

(Encyclopedia)Jehoash jōˈăsh [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Israel, son and successor of Jehoahaz. He was generally successful in a war with Damascus, and he conquered Amaziah of Judah. He was succeeded by his s...

Ahaziah

(Encyclopedia)Ahaziah āhəzīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Israel, son of Ahab. He was a worthy successor of his father only in that he followed Ahab's religious views. He was succeeded by his brother Jehora...

Jehosheba

(Encyclopedia)Jehosheba jēhŏshˈēbə [key], in the Bible, daughter of King Jehoram of Judah and aunt of King Jehoash. She married the high priest Jehoiada. She also appears as Jehoshabeath. ...

jack-in-the-pulpit

(Encyclopedia)jack-in-the-pulpit: see arum.

theater-in-the-round

(Encyclopedia)theater-in-the-round: see theater. ...

Rama, in the Ramayana

(Encyclopedia)Rama, hero: see Ramayana.

Kedesh

(Encyclopedia)Kedesh kēdĕsh [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, S Judah. 2 See Kishion. 3 or Kedesh-naphtali, city, extreme N ancient Palestine, NW of Lake Huleh. ...