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Rephaim

(Encyclopedia) RephaimRephaimrēfāˈĭm [key], in the Bible. 1 Pre-Israelite race of giants. They were also referred to simply as “giants.” 2 Valley, SW of Jerusalem.

Vannes

(Encyclopedia) VannesVannesvän [key], town (1990 pop. 48,454), capital of Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, on the Gulf of Morbihan. It is an important agricultural and tourist center that…

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

(Encyclopedia) Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazomämbäzˈō [key], choral group formed in 1965 in Ladysmith, South Africa, founded and led (until 2014) by Joseph Shabalala (1941–2020). The…

Louis of Baden

(Encyclopedia) Louis of BadenLouis of Badenbäˈdən [key], 1655–1707, margrave of Baden (1677–1707), military commander in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1689 he was made chief commander of…

Grand Canyon Splendor

photos by Carol M. Highsmith Grand Canyon Splendor Previous Next >> Related Links How Old Is the Grand Canyon?Grand Canyon QuizGrand CanyonArizonaThe National Park…

Grand Canyon Vista

photos by Carol M. Highsmith Grand Canyon Vista Previous Next >> Related Links How Old Is the Grand Canyon?Grand Canyon QuizGrand CanyonArizonaThe National Park…

Brewer's: Grand Alliance

Signed May 12th, 1689, between England, Germany, and the States General, subsequently also by Spain and Savoy, to prevent the union of France and Spain. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Brewer's: Grand Lama

The object of worship in Thibet and Mongolia. The worship in Thibet and Mongolia. The word lama in the Tangutanese dialect means “mother of souls.” It is the representative of the…

Brewer's: Grande Passion

(The). Love. “This is scarcely sufficient ... to supply the element ... so indispensable to the existence of a grande passion.” —Nineteenth Century (February, 1892, p. 210). Source:…