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Romamti-ezer

(Encyclopedia)Romamti-ezer rōˈmămtī-ēˈzər [key], in the Bible, leader of a group of temple singers. ...

Mallothi

(Encyclopedia)Mallothi mălˈəthī, məlōˈthī [key], in the Bible, leader of temple singers. ...

Shobai

(Encyclopedia)Shobai shōˈbāī, shōbāˈī [key], in the Bible, family of temple doorkeepers. ...

Mathura

(Encyclopedia)Mathura mŭˈtrə [key], city (1991 pop. 235,922), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Yamuna River. An agricultural market town and district administrative center, it is best known as a Hind...

Saint Paul's Cathedral

(Encyclopedia)Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren and one of the finest church designs of the English baroque. It stands at the head of Ludgate Hill, where, according to tradition, a...

Phidias

(Encyclopedia)Phidias or Pheidias both: fĭdˈēəs [key], c.500–c.432 b.c., Greek sculptor, one of the greatest sculptors of ancient Greece. No original in existence can be attributed to him with certainty, alth...

Gaur, ruined city, India

(Encyclopedia)Gaur gour [key], ruined city, West Bengal state, India. Known also as Lakhnauti, the city was an ancient Hindu capital of Bengal. It was captured (c.1200) by the Islamic rulers of Delhi and remained a...

Pune

(Encyclopedia)Pune or Poona both: po͞oˈnə [key], city (1991 pop. 2,493,987), Maharashtra state, W central India. It is a district administrative and commercial center with automotive vehicle works, appliance fac...

Moriah, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple. ...

Henadad

(Encyclopedia)Henadad hĕnˈədăd [key], in the Bible, chief of a family active in rebuilding the Temple. ...