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Malluch

(Encyclopedia) MalluchMalluchmălˈək [key], in the Bible. 1 Merarite. 2, 3 Two who gave up foreign wives. 4, 5 Two signers of the covenant. 6 Priestly family returned with Zerubbabel; an alternate…

Bellamy, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Bellamy, Joseph, 1719–90, New England clergyman, b. Cheshire, Conn. A follower of Jonathan Edwards and a powerful revivalist of the Great Awakening, he preached in Bethlehem, Conn.,…

Ekron

(Encyclopedia) EkronEkronĕkˈrŏn [key], important Philistine city, SE of Jaffa, near the sea and bordering Judah. According to accounts in the Bible, Ekron was in the hands of the Philistines when it…

Zaccur

(Encyclopedia) ZaccurZaccurzăkˈər [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of a spy sent into Canaan. 2 Leader of temple singers. 3 Signer of the Covenant. Additional mention of this name is in First Chronicles…

Zadok

(Encyclopedia) ZadokZadokzāˈdŏk [key], in the Bible. 1 Founder of a prominent priestly family. 2 One of David's men. 3 Grandfather of Jotham. 4 Sealer of the Covenant. 5 High priest. 6, 7 Builders of…

Baruch, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) BaruchBaruchbər&oomacr;kˈ, bāˈr&oomacr;k [key], in the Bible. 1 Jeremiah's scribe, for whom the book of Baruch is named. 2 Builder of the wall. 3 Signer of the Covenant.

Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl ofLeven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl oflĕvˈən [key], 1580?–1661, Scottish general. He served in the Swedish army some 30 years, being knighted by…

Tabernacle

(Encyclopedia) TabernacleTabernacletăbˈərnăkˌəl [key], in the Bible, the portable holy place of the Hebrews during their desert wanderings. It was a tent, like the portable tent-shrines used by…

Micha

(Encyclopedia) MichaMichamīˈkə [key], in the Bible. 1 Same as Micah (4.) 2 Sealer of the covenant. 3 Same as Michaiah (2.)

Eleazar

(Encyclopedia) EleazarEleazarĕlēāˈzər [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Aaron. 2 Keeper of the Ark of the Covenant. 3 Mighty man of David. 4 Man in the genealogy in the first chapter of the Gospel of St…