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Judah, place in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Judah, in the Bible, the southern of the two kingdoms remaining after the division of the kingdom of the Jews that occurred under Rehoboam. The northern kingdom, Israel, was…Jesus, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Jesus, in the Bible. 1 Jesus Christ, see Jesus. 2 Son of Sirach, author of Ecclesiasticus. 3 Jesus Justus, converted Jew in Rome. 4 Hero of the book of Joshua.Joel, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) JoelJoeljōˈəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Joel. 2 Son of Samuel. He also appears under the name Vashni.Joel, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Joel, prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of the oracles of an otherwise unknown prophet, dated variously from the 9th to the 3d cent. b.c., though a date in c.400 b.c. is…John, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) John, in the Bible. 1 See John, Saint. 2 See John the Baptist. 3 See Mark, Saint. 4 In the Acts of the Apostles, one of the high priest's family. There are also several persons named…John of the Cross, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John of the Cross, Saint, Span. Juan de la Cruz, 1542–91, Spanish mystic and poet, Doctor of the Church. His name was originally Juan de Yepes. He was a founder of the Discalced…Industrial Workers of the World
(Encyclopedia) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), revolutionary industrial union organized in Chicago in 1905 by delegates from the Western Federation of Mines, which formed the nucleus of the…Holy Cross, College of the
(Encyclopedia) Holy Cross, College of the, at Worcester, Mass.; Jesuit; founded and opened 1843, chartered 1865 as a school for men, coeducational since 1972. Noteworthy among its facilities are the…James, person in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship.Jeremiah, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) JeremiahJeremiahjĕrĭmīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Jeremiah. 2 Father-in-law of Josiah. 3 Rechabite contemporary with Jeremiah the prophet. 4, 5, 6 Three who joined…Trending
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