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Chilion

(Encyclopedia)Chilion kĭlˈyŏn [key], in the Bible, Ruth's brother-in-law. ...

Orpah

(Encyclopedia)Orpah ôrˈpə [key], in the Bible, sister-in-law of Ruth. ...

Naomi

(Encyclopedia)Naomi nāōˈmē, –mī, nāˈō– [key], in the Bible, Ruth's mother-in-law. ...

Franklin, river, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Franklin, river: see Gordon, river. ...

Boaz

(Encyclopedia)Boaz bōˈăz [key], in the Bible, Ruth's husband, ancestor of David. The spelling in the New Testament is Booz. ...

Jesse

(Encyclopedia)Jesse jĕsˈē [key], in the Bible, the descendant of Rahab, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and the father of David. Referring to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy, the Book of Isaiah speaks of ...

Bell, Sir Charles

(Encyclopedia)Bell, Sir Charles, 1774–1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon. He became professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, in 1824 and was professor of surgery at the Univ. o...

Mantle, Mickey

(Encyclopedia)Mantle, Mickey (Mickey Charles Mantle), 1931–95, American baseball player, b. Spavinaw, Okla. In 1951, he joined the New York Yankees of the American League; eventually he replaced Joe DiMaggio in c...

Mead, Margaret

(Encyclopedia)Mead, Margaret, 1901–78, American anthropologist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Barnard, 1923, Ph.D. Columbia, 1929. In 1926 she became assistant curator, in 1942 associate curator, and from 1964 to 1969 s...

Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of, 1514–62, Scottish nobleman. He was made lord high chancellor in 1546. Although a Roman Catholic, he led a revolt against Mary Queen of Scots and was killed at the...