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Miriam

(Encyclopedia) MiriamMiriammĭrˈēəm [key], in the Bible. 1 Sister of Moses and Aaron. After the crossing of the Sea of Reeds, she led the women in the song of Miriam. Later she sided with Aaron…

Siskind, Aaron

(Encyclopedia) Siskind, Aaron, 1903–91, American photographer, b. New York City. A member of the Photo League in the 1930s, he began as a documentary photographer, creating such series as Dead End:…

Brewer's: Aaron

An Aaron's serpentSomething so powerful as to swallow up minor powers. See Exodus vii. 10–12. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AbA.U.C. A B C D E F G H…

Goldschmidt, Meïr Aaron

(Encyclopedia) Goldschmidt, Meïr AaronGoldschmidt, Meïr Aaronmīˈər äˈrôn gôlˈshmĭt [key], 1819–97, Danish novelist, dramatist, and journalist. In his critical weekly Corsaren, he first spared, then…

golden calf

(Encyclopedia) golden calf, in the Bible, an idol erected by the Israelites on several occasions. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam I made two, and Hosea denounced a calf in…

Ithamar

(Encyclopedia) IthamarIthamarĭthˈəmär [key], in the Bible, son of Aaron.