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Jeroboam II
(Encyclopedia) Jeroboam II, in the Bible, king of Israel, son of Jehoash, whom he succeeded. His reign was marked by increasing prosperity and expansion northward, but also by corruption. Amos and…Kydland, Finn Erling
(Encyclopedia) Kydland, Finn Erling, 1943–, Norwegian economist, Ph.D Carnegie Mellon Univ., 1973. He has taught at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (since 1973),…Wyatt, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia) Wyatt, Sir Francis, 1588–1644, English colonial governor of Virginia. Married to a niece of Sir Edwin Sandys of the London Company, he went to Virginia as governor in 1621, taking with…Hamor
(Encyclopedia) HamorHamorhāˈmôr [key], in the Bible, head of the family from whom Abraham bought his tomb. An alternate form is Emmor.Hoshea
(Encyclopedia) HosheaHosheahōshēˈə [key]. 1 See Joshua. 2 Died after 722 b.c., last king of Israel (c.730–722 b.c.). He succeeded Pekah, whom he murdered. He was a tributary of Assyria but made the…Cyclops
(Encyclopedia) CyclopsCyclopssīˈklŏps [key], plural CyclopesCyclopssīklōˈpēz [key], in Greek mythology, immense one-eyed beings. They appear in at least two distinct traditions. According to Hesiod…Étampes, Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d'
(Encyclopedia) Étampes, Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d'Étampes, Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d'än də pēslöˈ düshĕsˈ dātäNpˈ [key], 1508–1580?, official mistress of Francis I of France from 1526.…Campbell, Donald Malcolm
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Donald Malcolm, 1921–67, British automobile and boat racer. The son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, from whom he inherited his passion for assaulting speed records and his…Ezra: 4
Ezra Chapter 4 1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to…disarmament, movements for
(Encyclopedia) disarmament, movements for: see peace congresses; pacifism.Trending
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