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Rabbi Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Rabbi Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir.

Ben-hail

(Encyclopedia) Ben-hailBen-hailbēn-hāˈĭl [key], in the Bible, one of Jehoshaphat's princes.

Ben-ammi

(Encyclopedia) Ben-ammiBen-ammibĕn-ămˈī [key], in the Bible, son of Lot by his younger daughter; eponym of the Ammonites.

Ben Ali, Zine el-Abidine

(Encyclopedia) Ben Ali, Zine el-AbidineBen Ali, Zine el-Abidinezēˈnĕl abĭdēn bĕn älēˈ [key], 1936–2019, president of Tunisia (1987–2011). Educated in France and the United States, he entered the army…

epitaph

(Encyclopedia) epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi…

Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir

(Encyclopedia) Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben MeirIbn Ezra, Abraham ben Meirmâr [key], c.1089–1164, Jewish grammarian, commentator, poet, philosopher, and astronomer, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled widely and…