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Abiel
(Encyclopedia)Abiel āˈbēĕl, əbīˈĕl, ăbˈēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 Grandfather of King Saul. 2 One of David's valiant men. ...Abishag
(Encyclopedia)Abishag ăbˈəshăg [key], in the Bible, Shunammite woman, David's attendant in his old age and the indirect cause of Adonijah's murder. ...Hezir
(Encyclopedia)Hezir hēˈzĭr [key], in the Bible. 1 Chief priest in the time of David. 2 Signer of the covenant. ...Mattithiah
(Encyclopedia)Mattithiah mătˌĭthīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Overseer in the temple. 2 Musician of David. 3 Assistant of Ezra. ...Mikloth
(Encyclopedia)Mikloth mĭkˈlŏth [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Jehiel and Maachah. 2 Captain of a division of David's army. ...Eliada
(Encyclopedia)Eliada ēlīˈədə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of David. An alternate form is Beeliada. 2 Officer under Jehoshaphat. ...Zilthai
(Encyclopedia)Zilthai zĭlˈthī, zĭlthāˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Benjamin. 2 Captain who came to David at Ziklag. ...Pelet
(Encyclopedia)Pelet pēˈlĕt [key]. 1 Name in an obscure genealogy. 1 Chron. 2.47. 2 Benjamite leader with David. 1 Chron. 12.3. ...Grant, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia)Grant, Sir Francis, 1803–78, Scottish portrait painter. He was self-taught in painting, for which he abandoned a career in law. He began as a painter of hunting scenes (The Melton Hunt and The Cotte...MacEwen, Sir William
(Encyclopedia)MacEwen, Sir William məkyo͞oˈən [key], 1848–1924, Scottish surgeon. A professor of surgery at the Univ. of Glasgow, he was noted for his work on bone grafting, on the radical cure of hernia, and...Browse by Subject
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