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(Encyclopedia)Taiho, 1940–2013, Japanese sumo wrestler. The son of a Japanese mother and a Ukrainian father, he was born on Sakhalin Island as Ivan Boryshko; his Japanese name Koki Naya. At the end of World War I...Matred
(Encyclopedia)Matred māˈtrĕd [key], in the Bible, mother of Mehetabel, the wife of Hadar, king of Edom. ...Keturah
(Encyclopedia)Keturah kētyo͞oˈrə [key], in the Bible, mother of six sons of Abraham. ...Eunice, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Eunice yo͞onīˈsē, yo͞oˈnĭs [key], in the New Testament, Timothy's mother, a Christian. ...Zeruiah
(Encyclopedia)Zeruiah zēro͞oīˈə [key], in the Bible, sister of David and mother of Joab. ...Naamah
(Encyclopedia)Naamah nāˈəmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Daughter of Lamech. 2 Mother of King Rehoboam. ...obstetrics
(Encyclopedia)obstetrics ŏbstĕˈtrĭks [key], branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth (see birth), and the time after childbirth. Obstetricians work to ensure ...Hephzi-bah
(Encyclopedia)Hephzi-bah hĕfˈzĭ-bə [key], in the Bible. 1 Mother of Manasseh. 2 Name for Jerusalem restored. ...Jerusha
(Encyclopedia)Jerusha or Jerushah both: jēro͞oˈshə [key], in the Bible, mother of King Jotham of Judah. ...Zebudah
(Encyclopedia)Zebudah zēbyo͞oˈdə, zĕbˈyo͞o– [key], in the Bible, wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim. ...Browse by Subject
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