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The Book of Lamentations

Lamentations Ch. 1: How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of… Ch. 2: How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion… Ch. 3: I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod… Ch. 4: How…

The Book of Ruth

Ruth Ch. 1: Now it came to pass in the days when the judges… Ch. 2: And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a… Ch. 3: Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My… Ch. 4: Then went Boaz up…

Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order

Top of Page As a religious canon or collection of scriptures for the Christian faithful, the books of the Bible are important. The Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures explore a wide period of human…

Barrie, J. M.

(Encyclopedia) Barrie, J. M. (Sir James Matthew Barrie)Barrie, J. M.bârˈē [key], 1860–1937, Scottish playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for his play Peter Pan (1904), a supernatural…

Johnson, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Sir William, 1715–74, British colonial leader in America, b. Co. Meath, Ireland. He settled (1738) in the Mohawk valley, became a merchant, and gained great power among the…

Monroe, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Bill (William Smith Monroe), 1911–96, country singer, musician, and songwriter, often called the “father of bluegrass,” b.…

Esther (Greek)

Esther (Greek) Ch. 10: Then Mardocheus said, God hath done these things… Ch. 11: In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemeus… Ch. 12: And Mardocheus took his rest in the court with… Ch. 13:…

The Book of Micah

Micah Ch. 1: The word of the LORD that came to Micah… Ch. 2: Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil… Ch. 3: And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob… Ch. 4: But in the last days…

Atlanta campaign

(Encyclopedia) Atlanta campaign, May–Sept., 1864, of the U.S. Civil War. In the spring of 1864, Gen. W. T. Sherman concentrated the Union armies of G. H. Thomas, J. B. McPherson, and J. M. Schofield…

1 Esdras

1 Esdras Ch. 1: And Josias held the feast of the passover in… Ch. 2: In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians… Ch. 3: Now when Darius reigned, he made a great feast… Ch. 4: Then the…