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Hezrai
(Encyclopedia)Hezrai –rō [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. ...Shoshannim
(Encyclopedia)Shoshannim and Shoshannim-Eduth shōshănˈĭm-ēˈdəth [key]: see Aijeleth Shahar. ...Sia
(Encyclopedia)Sia sīˈəhə [key], in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. ...Zephi
(Encyclopedia)Zephi –fō [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. ...Aholah and Aholibah
(Encyclopedia)Aholah əhōˈlə [key], in the Bible, the sisters in an allegory on Israel's idolatry. ...Bilgah
(Encyclopedia)Bilgah –gī [key], in the Bible, priest in the return. ...Morales, Luis de
(Encyclopedia)Morales, Luis de mōräˈlās [key], c.1520–1586, Spanish mannerist painter. He lived and worked in Badajoz. Morales executed vivid portrayals of saints suffering and refined devotional images of t...Noailles, Louis Marie Antoine, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia)Noailles, Louis Marie Antoine, vicomte de də nōīˈyə [key], 1756–1804, French general and statesman. During the American Revolution he fought with the marquis de Lafayette at Yorktown. As a mem...La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
(Encyclopedia)La Tour, Maurice Quentin de də lä to͞or [key], 1704–88, French portraitist working in pastel. From 1737 to 1773 he exhibited at the Salon portraits of considerable technical virtuosity and psych...Lalemant, Jérôme
(Encyclopedia)Lalemant, Jérôme lälmäNˈ [key], 1593–1673, French Jesuit missionary in North America, brother of Charles Lalemant and uncle of Gabriel Lalemant. He was an active missionary among the Huron (16...Browse by Subject
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