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Qumran

(Encyclopedia) QumranQumrank&oomacr;mränˈ [key], ancient village on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, in what is now the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It is famous for its caves, in some of…

Richler, Mordecai

(Encyclopedia) Richler, Mordecai, 1931–2001, Canadian novelist, b. Montreal. He fled his native city in the early 1950s and lived mainly in London, returning to Canada in 1972 and from then on…

chiropractic

(Encyclopedia) chiropracticchiropractickīrəprăkˈtĭk [key] [Gr.,=doing by hand], medical practice based on the theory that all disease results from a disruption of the functions of the nerves. The…

Burney, Fanny

(Encyclopedia) Burney, Fanny, later Madame D'ArblayMadame D'Arblaydärblāˈ [key], 1752–1840, English novelist, daughter of Charles Burney, the composer, organist, and music scholar. Although she…

Zechariah: 3

Zechariah Chapter 3 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto…

Judges: 2

Judges Chapter 2 1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your…

West, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) West, Benjamin, 1738–1820, American historical painter who worked in England. He was born in Springfield, Pa., in a house that is now a memorial museum at Swarthmore College. After…

Most Popular Kids' Names in America

The most popular names of the last century If you had taken a random survey of names in a playground at the turn of the century, you might have counted a fair number of Johns and even an Ethel or…

Old Testament

(Encyclopedia) Old Testament, Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible (see New Testament). The designations “Old” and “New” seem to have been…