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William Slocum GROESBECK, Congress, OH (1815-1897)
GROESBECK William Slocum , a Representative from Ohio; born in Kinderhook, Rensselaer County, N.Y., July 24, 1815; moved with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1816; attended the common schools…Jarmuth
(Encyclopedia) JarmuthJarmuthjärˈməth [key], in the Bible. 1 City, SW ancient Palestine. It allied itself against Gideon and was defeated by Joshua. 2 See Remeth.Engleheart, George
(Encyclopedia) Engleheart, George, 1752–1829, English miniature painter. He studied with Sir Joshua Reynolds and made copies in miniature of Reynolds's paintings. Court miniaturist under George III,…Timnath-heres
(Encyclopedia) Timnath-heresTimnath-herestĭmˈnăth-hēˈrĕs [key] or Timnath-serehTimnath-heres–sēˈrĕ [key], in the Bible, city, central ancient Palestine, where Joshua was buried.En-rimmon
(Encyclopedia) En-rimmonEn-rimmonĕn-rĭmˈən [key], in the Bible, place, reoccupied after the Exile. The same is meant by “Ain and Rimmon” and “Ain, Remmon” in the Book of Joshua; by “Ain, Rimmon” in…Ebal, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Ebal, MountEbal, Mountēˈbəl [key], Arabic Jabal Aybal, 3,084 ft (940 m) high, in the Samarian hills, West Bank. On Ebal, according to the Bible, the curses due for the violations of…Rahab
(Encyclopedia) RahabRahabrāˈhăb [key], in the Bible. 1 Prostitute of Jericho whose protection of Joshua's two spies saved her and her family from destruction. She may be the same woman mentioned in…Shimrom
(Encyclopedia) ShimromShimromshĭmˈrŏm [key] or ShimronShimrom–rŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Issachar. 2 Unlocated town of Zebulun. This may be the same as Shimron-meron, a place whose king Joshua…Eshtemoa
(Encyclopedia) EshtemoaEshtemoaĕshˈtēmōˈə [key]. City, S ancient Palestine, near Hebron in the mountains. It is mentioned several times in the Bible; it is called EshtemohEshtemoa–mōˈ [key] in the…Beth-horon
(Encyclopedia) Beth-horonBeth-horonbĕth-hōˈrən [key], in the Bible, name of two neighboring towns on the northerly road from Lod to Jerusalem. They are the modern Beit Ur at Tahta and Beit Ur al…Trending
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