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Nahmanides
(Encyclopedia) NahmanidesNahmanidesnähmänˈĭdēz [key], 1194–c.1270, Jewish scholar, exegete, and kabbalist, b. Spain. He wrote commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. A mystic, he rejected…1 Kings: 18
1 Kings Chapter 18 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2…1 Kings: 20
1 Kings Chapter 20 1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria,…1 Kings: 22
1 Kings Chapter 22 1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to…Ussher, James
(Encyclopedia) Ussher or Usher, JamesUssher or Usher, Jamesboth: ŭshˈər [key], 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar. While a fellow (1599–1605) of Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained (1601). By…Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…Brewer's: King Cotton
Cotton, the staple of the Southern States of America, and the chief article of manufacture in England. The expression was first used by James H. Hammond in the Senate of the United States…Brewer's: King's Quhair
King's book (James I.). “Cahier” is a copybook. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894King's Cheese goes half in ParingKing's Picture A B C D E F G H I J…Peter II, king of Aragón
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1174–1213, king of Aragón (1196–1213) and count of Barcelona, son and successor of Alfonso II. He had himself crowned (1204) at Rome by Pope Innocent III, whom he accepted as…Craig, John
(Encyclopedia) Craig, John, 1512?–1600, Scottish minister of the Reformation. He joined the Dominican order, but through reading the Institutes of Calvin, he adopted Protestantism. Imprisoned at Rome…