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Neariah

(Encyclopedia) NeariahNeariahnēˌərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 One of David's line. 2 Son of Ishi, a Simeonite captain.

Heleb

(Encyclopedia) HelebHelebhēˈlĕb [key], in the Bible, mighty man. An alternate form is Heled. He may be the captain Heldai in First Chronicles.

Mikloth

(Encyclopedia) MiklothMiklothmĭkˈlŏth [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Jehiel and Maachah. 2 Captain of a division of David's army.

Zilthai

(Encyclopedia) ZilthaiZilthaizĭlˈthī, zĭlthāˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Benjamin. 2 Captain who came to David at Ziklag.

Modoc War

(Encyclopedia) Modoc War, 1872–73, series of battles between the Modoc and the U.S. army fought as a result of the attempt to force a group of the Modoc to return to the Klamath Reservation in S…

Jehozabad

(Encyclopedia) JehozabadJehozabadjēhŏzˈəbăd [key], in the Bible. 1 One of the murderers of Joash. 2 Captain in Jehoshaphat's army. 3 Porter.

Gisborne

(Encyclopedia) Gisborne Gisborne gĭzˈbôrn [key], city, East Coast North Island, New Zealand, on Poverty Bay. It is a…

Arioch

(Encyclopedia) AriochAriochāˈrēŏk [key], in the Bible. 1 See Chedorlaomer. 2 Captain under Nebuchadnezzar.

Whipple, William

(Encyclopedia) Whipple, William, 1730–85, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Kittery, Maine. Whipple, who had been a sea captain, was a…

Bransfield, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Bransfield, Edward, 1795–1852, English sea captain and antarctic explorer. In 1820, Bransfield sailed from Chile to the South Shetland Islands off the N Antarctic Peninsula. After…