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Naharai

(Encyclopedia)Naharai nāˈhārī [key], in the Bible, armor-bearer of Joab. ...

Aholah and Aholibah

(Encyclopedia)Aholah əhōˈlə [key], in the Bible, the sisters in an allegory on Israel's idolatry. ...

Bilgah

(Encyclopedia)Bilgah –gī [key], in the Bible, priest in the return. ...

Zephi

(Encyclopedia)Zephi –fō [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. ...

Shoshannim

(Encyclopedia)Shoshannim and Shoshannim-Eduth shōshănˈĭm-ēˈdəth [key]: see Aijeleth Shahar. ...

Sia

(Encyclopedia)Sia sīˈəhə [key], in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. ...

Dio Chrysostom

(Encyclopedia)Dio Chrysostom krĭsˈəstəm, krĭsŏsˈ– [key], d. after a.d. 112, Greek Sophist and orator [Chrysostom=golden-mouthed], b. Prusa (modern Bursa) in Bithynia. He lived at Rome under Emperor Domitia...

Du Bellay, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Du Bellay, Jean bĕlāˈ [key], 1492–1560, French humanist and diplomat, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; brother of Guillaume Du Bellay and patron of his cousin, Joachim Du Bellay. He undert...

Coudert, Frederic René

(Encyclopedia)Coudert, Frederic René ko͞odârˈ [key], 1832–1903, American lawyer and public official, b. New York City. He practiced law in New York City and for many years was counsel in the United States for...

Chénier, Marie Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Chénier, Marie Joseph shānyāˈ [key], 1764–1811, French poet and dramatist, b. Constantinople; brother of André Chénier. A member of the Convention, the Council of Five Hundred, and the Tribun...