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Artemas

(Encyclopedia)Artemas ärˈtĭməs [key], companion of Paul, mentioned in his Letter to Titus. ...

New Brighton

(Encyclopedia)New Brighton, village (1990 pop. 22,207), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis–Saint Paul; inc. 1891. Its manufactures include metal products, machinery, and leather. A theological seminary...

Tertullus

(Encyclopedia)Tertullus tərtŭlˈəs [key], in the New Testament, accuser of Paul before Felix. ...

Zenas

(Encyclopedia)Zenas zēˈnăs [key], in the New Testament, lawyer and follower of Paul. ...

Crescens

(Encyclopedia)Crescens krĕsˈənz [key], in the New Testament, companion of Paul, a missionary in Galatia. ...

Crispus

(Encyclopedia)Crispus krĭsˈpəs [key], in the New Testament, prominent Corinthian Jew converted by St. Paul. ...

Phygellus

(Encyclopedia)Phygellus fĭjĕlˈəs [key], in the New Testament, man who turned away from Paul. ...

Philippians

(Encyclopedia)Philippians fəlĭpˈēənz [key], letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul from captivity probably in Rome (c.a.d. 60) to the Christians of Philippi (in Macedonia), the first European city th...

Peter II, king of Yugoslovia

(Encyclopedia)Peter II, 1923–70, king of Yugoslavia (1934–45). He succeeded under the regency of his cousin, Prince Paul, when his father, King Alexander, was assassinated in Marseilles. In World War II, when P...

Coon Rapids

(Encyclopedia)Coon Rapids, city (2020 pop. 63,599), Anoka co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1952. It is a suburb of Minneapolis–St. Paul. Transportation...