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New England Conservatory of Music

(Encyclopedia) New England Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; est. 1867, chartered and opened 1870. It is closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire…

Ephron

(Encyclopedia) EphronEphronēˈfrŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Owner of the cave of Machpelah. 2 City, E of the Jordan, captured by Judas Maccabeus. 3 Mount, near Kiryat-jearim.

Beth-hogla

(Encyclopedia) Beth-hogla or Beth-hoglahBeth-hoglahboth: bĕth-hŏgˈlə [key], in the Bible, a town, the modern Ayn Hajalah in the West Bank, W of the Jordan, SE of Jericho.

Salcah

(Encyclopedia) Salcah or SalchahSalcahboth: sălˈkə [key], ancient fortress, SE Syria, E of the Jordan and on the boundary of Bashan; it is mentioned several times in the Bible.

Stanford University

(Encyclopedia) Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by…

Aroer

(Encyclopedia) AroerAroerărˈōər [key], border town, on the north side of the Arnon River and E of the Dead Sea, the modern Arair (Jordan). Aroer, which changed hands frequently, is mentioned in the…

Bethabara

(Encyclopedia) BethabaraBethabarabĕthăbˈərə [key], place, on the Jordan, traditionally located at a ford just above the Dead Sea, where in the New Testament John was baptizing when Jesus came to him…

Ramoth-gilead

(Encyclopedia) Ramoth-gileadRamoth-gileadrāˈmŏth-gĭlˈēăd [key] or Ramoth in Gilead, city of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan. It is named in the Bible as a place of refuge and as Ahab's last…

Habash, George

(Encyclopedia) Habash, George, 1925?–2008, Palestinian guerrilla leader. When Israel was established (1948), he fled to Lebanon, where he attended the American Univ. of Beirut (M.D., 1951). He…