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Ezel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) EzelEzelēˈzəl [key], in the Bible, rock where David said farewell to Jonathan.

Elnaam

(Encyclopedia) ElnaamElnaamĕlˈnāăm, ĕlnāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of two of David's guards.

Westcott, Edward Noyes

(Encyclopedia) Westcott, Edward Noyes, 1846–98, American novelist and banker, b. Syracuse, N.Y. He is known for his popular novel, David Harum (pub. posthumously, 1898), which concerns a shrewd,…

Politzer, Hugh David

(Encyclopedia) Politzer, Hugh David, 1949–, American physicist, b. Mineola, N.Y., Ph.D. Harvard, 1974. Politzer has been a professor at the California Institute of Technology since 1977. He was a co-…

Gill, Sir David

(Encyclopedia) Gill, Sir DavidGill, Sir Davidgĭl [key], 1843–1914, Scottish astronomer, educated at the Univ. of Aberdeen. He made observations of the transits of Venus and Mars and investigated the…

Beatty, David Beatty, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Beatty, David Beatty, 1st EarlBeatty, David Beatty, 1st Earlbēˈtē [key], 1871–1936, British admiral. He served with distinction in Egypt and Sudan (1896–98) and in the Boxer Uprising (…

Zion, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) ZionZionzīˈən [key] or SionZionsīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David,…

Brinkley, David McClure

(Encyclopedia) Brinkley, David McClure, 1920–2003, American news broadcaster, b. Wilmington, N.C. He began (1942) his lengthy journalistic career as a reporter for United Press, soon (1943) joining…

Hiddai

(Encyclopedia) HiddaiHiddaihĭdˈāī, hĭdāˈī [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. An alternate form is Hurai.

Shavsha

(Encyclopedia) ShavshaShavshashăvˈshə [key], in the Bible, David's scribe. Alternate forms are Seraiah, Sheva, and Shisha.