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Beeroth
(Encyclopedia)Beeroth bē-ēˈrŏth, bēˈĭ– [key], in the Bible. 1 City important as a road station, now Bira (West Bank). 2 Same as Bene-jaakan. ...Pomorze
(Encyclopedia)Pomorze: see Bydgoszcz; Pomerania; West Prussia. ...Roeselare
(Encyclopedia)Roeselare ro͞oˈsəlärə [key], Fr. Roulers, city (1991 pop. 532,872), West Flanders prov., W Belgium. It is an industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, chemicals, and metal products. At Ro...Jay's Treaty
(Encyclopedia)Jay's Treaty, concluded in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain to settle difficulties arising mainly out of violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and to regulate commerce and navigati...Ferrara-Florence, Council of
(Encyclopedia)Ferrara-Florence, Council of, 1438–45, second part of the 17th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church; the first part was the Council of Basel, canonically convened but after 1437 schismati...Carson, Kit
(Encyclopedia)Carson, Kit (Christopher Houston Carson), 1809–68, American frontiersman and guide, b. Madison co., Ky. In 1811 he moved with his family to the Missouri frontier. After his father's death, he was ap...Theodosius I
(Encyclopedia)Theodosius I or Theodosius the Great, 346?–395, Roman emperor of the East (379–95) and emperor of the West (394–95), son of Theodosius, the general of Valentinian I. He became (375) military gov...guano
(Encyclopedia)guano gwäˈnō [key], dried excrement of sea birds and bats found principally on the coastal islands of Peru, Africa, Chile, and the West Indies. It contains about 6% phosphorus, 9% nitrogen, 2% pota...Heshbon
(Encyclopedia)Heshbon hĕshˈbŏn, khĕshbōnˈ [key], ancient city, E of the Jordan. It was an Amorite capital, located at the crossroads of the east-west road to Jericho and the north-south road paralleling the J...Issachar
(Encyclopedia)Issachar ĭsˈəkər [key], in the patriarchal narratives of the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes. The territory allotted to the tribe of Issachar at the time of t...Browse by Subject
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