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Herrera, Abraham Cohen de
(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Abraham Cohen deHerrera, Abraham Cohen deār-rāˈrä [key], c.1570–1635, Jewish philosopher and kabbalist, also called Alonso Nunez de Herrera and Abraham Irira. Born possibly in…Huz
(Encyclopedia) Huz, in the Bible, nephew of Abraham.Goldfaden, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Goldfaden, AbrahamGoldfaden, Abrahamgōldfädˈən [key], 1840–1908, Hebrew and Yiddish playwright, b. Starokonstantinov, Russia. He was the first important Yiddish playwright and a…Melchizedek
(Encyclopedia) Melchizedek or MelchisedecMelchisedecboth: mĕlkĭzˈədĕk [key] [Heb.,=king of righteousness], in the Bible, king of Salem and “priest of the most high God.” He blessed Abraham after the…Ortelius, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Ortelius, AbrahamOrtelius, Abrahamôrtēˈlyəs [key], 1527–98, Flemish geographer, of German origin. Next to his contemporary Mercator, he is the most renowned of the 16th-century Flemish…Mapu, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Mapu, AbrahamMapu, Abrahammäˈp&oomacr; [key], 1808–67, Lithuanian novelist who wrote in Hebrew. For many years an impoverished, itinerant schoolmaster, Mapu gained financial…Duquesne, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Duquesne, AbrahamDuquesne, Abrahamäbrä-ämˈ dükĕnˈ [key], 1610–88, French naval officer. In the Fronde outbreaks, he suppressed a revolt at Bordeaux (1650). As commander of the new…Genesis
(Encyclopedia) GenesisGenesisjĕnˈəsĭs [key], 1st book of the Bible, first of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Beginning with two accounts of the…Jacobi, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Jacobi, AbrahamJacobi, Abrahamjəkōˈbē [key], 1830–1919, American pediatrician, founder of pediatrics in the United States, b. Westphalia, Germany, M.D. Bonn, 1851. He was imprisoned…Sara
(Encyclopedia) Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=…Trending
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