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Beth-anath

(Encyclopedia)Beth-anath bĕth-āˈnăth [key], in the Bible, town of N ancient Palestine. ...

Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount ălˈənbē [key], 1861–1936, British field marshal. Educated at Sandhurst, he saw active service in Bechuanaland (1884–85) and Zululand (1888) a...

Douglas, Sir James de, lord of Douglas

(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Sir James de, lord of Douglas, 1286?–1330, Scottish nobleman, called the Black Douglas and Douglas the Good; eldest son of William de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In the war of independence ag...

Sheshonk I

(Encyclopedia)Sheshonk I shōˈshăngk [key], d. c.929 or 924 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXII (Libyan) dynasty. Originally a commander of mercenaries at Heracleopolis, he assumed (c.950 b.c.) royal...

Shiloh

(Encyclopedia)Shiloh shīˈlō [key], town, central ancient Palestine, the modern Khirbet Seilun, the West Bank, NNE of Jerusalem. In biblical times it lay in the territory of Ephraim. The Hebrews were, apparently,...

Szold, Henrietta

(Encyclopedia)Szold, Henrietta zōld [key], 1860–1945, American Zionist leader, editor, and translator, b. Baltimore. After graduating from high school in 1877 she taught (1878–92) in private schools, organizin...

Tábor

(Encyclopedia)Tábor täˈbôr [key], city (1991 pop. 36,342), S central Czech Republic, in Bohemia. The city's economy relies on agricultural trade, tobacco, textiles, and the mining of kaolin. The city was founde...

Adadah

(Encyclopedia)Adadah ădˈədə [key], in the Bible, town of Judah in the southernmost part of ancient Palestine. ...

Beth-nimrah

(Encyclopedia)Beth-nimrah bĕth-nĭmˈrə [key], in the Bible, town of ancient Palestine. Also called Nimrah. ...

Beth-rehob

(Encyclopedia)Beth-rehob bĕth-rēˈhŏb [key], in the Bible, Aramaean principality or town of N ancient Palestine. ...