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Nun, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) NunNunnŭn, n&oomacr;n [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua.

Kattath

(Encyclopedia) KattathKattathkătˈtăth [key], in the Bible, unidentified city, N central Palestine. Joshua 19.15.

Piram

(Encyclopedia) PiramPirampīˈrăm [key], in the Bible, Amorite king defeated and killed by Joshua.

Achshaph

(Encyclopedia) AchshaphAchshaphăkˈshăf [key], in the Bible, town of N ancient Palestine, taken by Joshua.

Gaash

(Encyclopedia) GaashGaashgāˈăsh [key], in the Bible, hill in Mt. Ephraim. There Joshua was buried.

Horam

(Encyclopedia) HoramHoramhôrˈăm [key], in the Bible, king of Gezer. He was defeated and killed by Joshua.

Joshua Nkomo Biography

Joshua NkomoAge: 82 Father of Zimbabwe. Nkomo spent years fighting Britain and later white Rhodesia for independence. Despite Nkomo's leadership, his erstwhile ally Robert Mugabe became prime…

Joshua Jackson Biography

Joshua JacksonactorBorn: 6/11/1978Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After begging his casting-director mother to let him go on auditions, Joshua Jackson began his acting career…

Lederberg, Joshua

(Encyclopedia) Lederberg, JoshuaLederberg, Joshualāˈdərbûrgˌ [key], 1925–2008, American geneticist, b. Montclair, N.J., grad. Columbia, 1944, Ph.D. Yale, 1948. He is known for his studies of the…

Logan, Joshua

(Encyclopedia) Logan, Joshua, 1908–88, American theatrical and film director and writer, b. Texarkana, Tex. He directed several successes in New York, including Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and Annie…