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Cave, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Cave, Edward, 1691–1754, English publisher. He founded (1731) the Gentleman's Magazine, the first modern magazine in English. Cave gave Samuel Johnson his first regular literary…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,…Savage, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Savage, Richard, 1697?–1743, English poet. The now discredited story of his illegitimate descent from a noble line and of his persecutions, which are set forth in a biography by Samuel…Elihu
(Encyclopedia) ElihuElihuēlīˈhy&oomacr; [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Samuel. An alternate form is Eliel. 2 One of Job's comforters. 3 The same as Eliab (3.) 4 Manassite captain of David. 5…Meriden
(Encyclopedia) MeridenMeridenmĕrˈĭdən [key], city (1990 pop. 59,479), New Haven co., S central Conn.; settled 1661, inc. as a town 1806, as a city 1867, town and city consolidated 1922. Silverware…Paran
(Encyclopedia) ParanParanpāˈrăn [key], desert, the eastern region of the Sinai peninsula. In accounts in the Bible, Ishmael settled there. It was also the Israelites' first resting place after their…Easthampton
(Encyclopedia) Easthampton Easthampton ēst-hămpˈtən [key], town (2020 pop. 16,211), Hampshire co., W Mass.; inc. 1809…Hawkesworth, John
(Encyclopedia) Hawkesworth, John, 1715?–1773, English author. He succeeded his friend Samuel Johnson in 1744 as reporter of parliamentary debates in the Gentleman's Magazine. With Johnson and Joseph…Bozez and Seneh
(Encyclopedia) BozezBozezbōˈzĕz [key] and SenehSenehsēˈnə, –nĕ [key], two cliffs at the entrance to the ravine of Michmash (now the Wadi Suweinet); they are mentioned in the First Book of Samuel.Samuel Elmer Imes Biography
Samuel Elmer Imeschemist, physicistBorn: 10/12/1883Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. In 1918, Samuel Elmer Imes became only the second African American to earn a doctorate in physics. His…Trending
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