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Phoebe, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Phoebe, in the Bible: see Phebe.

Salem, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Salem sāˈləm [key] [Heb.,=peace], in the Bible, royal city of Melchizedek, traditionally identified with Jerusalem. ...

Salmon, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Salmon sălˈmŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Boaz. An alternate form is Salma. 2 Place, probably the same as Zalmon. ...

Ain, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Ain āˈĭn [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. 2 See En-rimmon. ...

Rachel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Rachel rāˈchəl [key], in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel. ...

Rama, in the Ramayana

(Encyclopedia)Rama, hero: see Ramayana.

Rama, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Rama rāˈmə [key], variant of Ramah. ...

Halesowen

(Encyclopedia)Halesowen hālzˈōwən [key], city, Dudley metropolitan district, central England. Listed in the ...

Ratdolt, Erhard

(Encyclopedia)Ratdolt, Erhard ĕrˈhärt räˈtôlt [key], 1442–1528, printer in Venice from 1476 to 1486 and in Augsburg from 1487 to 1522. A sheet showing specimens of his sizes and designs of type, dated 1486,...

Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of chătˈəm [key], 1708–78, British statesman, known as the Great Commoner. Proud, dramatic, and patriotic, Chatham excelled as a war minister and orator. He was th...