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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…