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Parcells, Bill
(Encyclopedia)Parcells, Bill, 1941–, American football coach, b. Englewood, N.J., as Duane Charles Parcells, nicknamed “the Big Tuna.” He played for Colgate and Wichita State before being drafted (1964) and c...Arnon
(Encyclopedia)Arnon ärˈnŏn [key], river of Jordan, entering the east side of the Dead Sea, called today Wadi Mojib. ...Aner
(Encyclopedia)Aner āˈnər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ally of Abraham. 2 Levitical town, E of the Jordan. ...Hor
(Encyclopedia)Hor, in the Bible, unlocated mountain, on the boundary of Edom, the place of Aaron's death. It was traditionally identified with Jabal Harun, a mountain in SW Jordan, but it does not correspond with t...Zarqawi, Abu Musab al-
(Encyclopedia)Zarqawi, Abu Musab al- äˈbo͞o mo͞osäb äl-zärkäˈwē [key], nom de guerre of Ahmad Fadhil Nazzar al-Khalaylah, 1966–2006, Islamic terrorist leader, b. Jordan. Becoming a militant Islamist in ...Shebam
(Encyclopedia)Shebam shēˈbăm [key], in the Bible, town in the pasture land E of the Jordan. Alternate forms are Shibmah and Sibmah. ...Beth-haran
(Encyclopedia)Beth-haran bĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea. ...Ives, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Ives, Charles īvz [key], 1874–1954, American composer and organist, b. Danbury, Conn., grad. Yale, 1898; pupil of Dudley Buck and Horatio Parker. He was an organist (1893–1904) in churches in Con...Buffett, Warren Edward
(Encyclopedia)Buffett, Warren Edward bŭfˈət [key], 1930–, American financial executive, b. Omaha, Nebr., ...Mahanaim
(Encyclopedia)Mahanaim māˌhənāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, unidentified city E of the Jordan River near the Jabbok. There Jacob met angels; there, also, David took refuge from Absalom. ...Browse by Subject
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