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Osborne, Thomas Burr
(Encyclopedia)Osborne, Thomas Burr, 1859–1929, American chemist, b. New Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1881. From 1886 he was with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. An authority on nutrition, especially...Goldschmidt, Meïr Aaron
(Encyclopedia)Goldschmidt, Meïr Aaron mīˈər äˈrôn gôlˈshmĭt [key], 1819–97, Danish novelist, dramatist, and journalist. In his critical weekly Corsaren, he first spared, then ridiculed Kierkegaard. Gold...golden calf
(Encyclopedia)golden calf, in the Bible, an idol erected by the Israelites on several occasions. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam I made two, and Hosea denounced a calf in Samaria. A bull cult ...bur
(Encyclopedia)bur or burr, popular name for fruits that have barbed, pointed, or rough outgrowths. By clinging to the fur or hair of animals and the clothing of man they are transported from the parent plant, often...Cognitive Behavior Therapy (C.B.T.)
(Encyclopedia) Cognitive Behavior Therapy (C.B.T.): see Beck, Aaron Temkin. ...Ithamar
(Encyclopedia)Ithamar ĭthˈəmär [key], in the Bible, son of Aaron. ...Elizaphan
(Encyclopedia)Elizaphan ēlĭzˈəfăn, ĕlĭzāˈ– [key]. In the Bible, Aaron's cousin. An alternate spelling is Elzaphan. ...Bukki
(Encyclopedia)Bukki bŭkˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Aaron. 2 Danite. ...Hebrews, book of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia)Hebrews, an anonymous New Testament homily with closing greetings normally associated with the letter genre, written before c.a.d. 96. It is addressed to Jewish Christians who were being pressured to ...Elisheba
(Encyclopedia)Elisheba ēlĭshˈəbə [key] [Heb.,=worshiper of God; Elizabeth is a Greek form], in the Bible, Aaron's wife. ...Browse by Subject
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