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Layton, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Layton, Irving, 1912–2006, Canadian poet, b. Romania as Israel Lazarovitch. His family emigrated to Montreal when he was an infant. He attended Macdonald College (B.Sc., 1939) and…Karaites
(Encyclopedia) Karaites or CaraitesCaraitesboth: kârˈəīts [key], form of Judaism, reputedly founded (8th cent.) in Persia by Anan ben David and originally known as Ananites. Its adherents were called…Nimeiri, Muhammed Jaafar al-
(Encyclopedia) Nimeiri or Nimeiry, Muhammed Jaafar al-Nimeiri or Nimeiry, Muhammed Jaafar al-m&oomacr;hämˈmäd jäfärˈ äl-nĭmārˈē [key], 1930–, Sudanese army officer and politician. Early active in…Megiddo
(Encyclopedia) MegiddoMegiddoməgĭdˈō [key], city, ancient Palestine, by the Kishon River on the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, N of Samaria, located at present-day Tel Megiddo, SE of Haifa…Micah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) MicahMicahmīˈkə [key], 6th of the books of the Minor Prophets of the Bible, containing the oracles of the prophet Micah, a contemporary of Isaiah whose career spanned the period c.750–…Philistines
(Encyclopedia) PhilistinesPhilistinesfĭlˈĭstēnz, fĭlĭsˈ– [key], inhabitants of Philistia, a non-Semitic people who came to Palestine from a region in the Mediterranean in the 12th cent. b.c. Genetic…Eichmann, Adolf
(Encyclopedia) Eichmann, AdolfEichmann, Adolfīkhˈmän [key], 1906–62, German National Socialist official. A member of the Austrian Nazi party, he headed the Austrian office for Jewish emigration (1938…Amaziah
(Encyclopedia) AmaziahAmaziahămˌəzīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Judah, son and successor of Jehoash of Judah. The two incidents of his reign were the conquest of Edom, including the capture of…Hermon, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Hermon, MountHermon, Mounthûrˈmən [key], Arabic Jabal Ash Shaykh [mountain of the chief] and Jebel-eth-Thelj [snowy mountain], on the Syria-Lebanon border. The highest of its three…United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Amman, Jordan and Gaza City, Gaza Strip.…Trending
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