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Bethesda, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) BethesdaBethesdabĕthĕzˈdə, –thĕsˈ– [key], pool in Jerusalem, perhaps the one discovered under the Crusaders' Church of St. Anne near St. Stephen's Gate in the northeast corner of the…Emery, Walter Ralph
(Encyclopedia) Emery, Walter Ralph, 1933-2022, American country music broadcaster, b. McEwen, Tn. Commonly recognized as the "Dick Clark" of country radio, Emery helped legitimatize and popularize…Apollyon
(Encyclopedia) ApollyonApollyonəpŏlˈyən [key] [Gr.,=Destroyer], in the Book of Revelation, name of the angel of the bottomless pit. See Satan; hell.Matthew, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Matthew, Saint, in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. Also called Levi, he was a publican (tax collector) from Capernaum. Since the 2d cent. the first Gospel (see Matthew,…Ellis & Angel Islands
A look at the role these two islands have played in immigration over the years 1892 Ellis Island opens as an immigration station in New York harbor. 1907 In a single day, 11,747…Angel Gonzalez Biography
poetDied: January 12, 2008 (Madrid, Spain) Best Known as: Spanish poet opposed to Franco dictatorship Spanish poet who wrote about issues of freedom and…Brewer's: Angel-beast
A favourite round game of cards, which enabled gentlemen to let the ladies win small stakes. Five cards are dealt to each player, and three heaps formed—one for the king, one for play, and…Brewer's: Angel of the Schools.
St. Thomas Aquinas. (See Angelic Doctor.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AngelsAngel A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Angel Visits
Delightful intercourse of short duration and rare occurrence. “(Visits) Like those of angels, short and far between.” Blair: Grave, pt. ii. 586. “Like angel-visits, few and far between.”…Brewer's: Angel-water
a Spanish cosmetic, made of roses, trefoil, and lavender. Short for Angelica-water, because originally it was chiefly made of the plant Angelica. “Angel-water was the worst scent about her…Trending
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