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Rutherford, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Rutherford, Samuel, 1600–1661, Scottish clergyman. His Exercitationes apologeticae pro divina gratia (1636), urging a Calvinist view of grace against Arminianism (see under Arminius,…Numbers
(Encyclopedia) Numbers, book of the Bible, fourth of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Numbers begins at Sinai and ends in Moab on the eve of the…Mnangagwa, Emmerson Dambudzo
(Encyclopedia) Mnangagwa, Emmerson Dambudzo, 1942?–, Zimbabwean political leader. A guerrilla leader during the struggle against white-minority rule, he received military training in China and was…Haggai
(Encyclopedia) HaggaiHaggaihăgˈāī [key], prophetic book of the Bible. Dated 520 b.c., it is a collection of five oracles addressed to Jews, newly returned from the Babylonian exile. The prophet…Royal Academy of Arts
(Encyclopedia) Royal Academy of Arts, London, the national academy of art of England, founded in 1768 by George III at the instigation of Sir William Chambers and Benjamin West. Sir Joshua Reynolds…Joshua Frederick Cockey TALBOTT, Congress, MD (1843-1918)
TALBOTT Joshua Frederick Cockey , a Representative from Maryland; born near Lutherville, Baltimore County, Md., July 29, 1843; attended the public schools; began the study of law in 1862; joined…Kings, books of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Kings, books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon. They are called First and Second Kings in modern Bibles, and Third and Fourth Kingdoms in the Greek versions,…frigate
(Encyclopedia) frigatefrigatefrĭgˈĭt [key], originally a long, narrow nautical vessel used on the Mediterranean, propelled by either oars or sail or both. Later, during the 18th and early 19th cent…Boston Public Library
(Encyclopedia) Boston Public Library, founded in 1848, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates, and opened to the public in 1854. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in…Most Popular Names
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