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Church of the Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Church of the Brethren: see Brethren. ...Church of the Nazarene
(Encyclopedia)Church of the Nazarene năzˌərēnˈ [key], U.S. Protestant denomination established in 1908 through the union of the Church of the Nazarene, based in California; the Association of Pentecostal Churc...Eden, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Eden, in the Bible. 1 Son of Joah. 2 Priest. Perhaps this is the same as 1. 3 See Eden, Garden of. 4 Unidentified trading center, possibly in Mesopotamia. 5 Place somewhere near Damascus. ...Edward the Black Prince
(Encyclopedia)Edward the Black Prince, 1330–76, eldest son of Edward III of England. He was created duke of Cornwall in 1337, the first duke to be created in England, and prince of Wales in 1343. Joining his fath...Egyptians, Gospel of the
(Encyclopedia)Egyptians, Gospel of the: see Pseudepigrapha. ...duplication of the cube
(Encyclopedia)duplication of the cube: see geometric problems of antiquity. ...Dura, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Dura, in the Bible, plain, near Babylon, where Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image.Dunes, Battle of the
(Encyclopedia)Dunes, Battle of the, 1658, decisive engagement fought near Dunkirk in the struggle between France and Spain that had resulted from Spanish intervention in the Fronde. The Spanish under the command of...Dodo, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Dodo dōˈdō [key], in the Bible, father of the mighty man Eleazar. An alternate form is Dodai. ...Dome of the Rock
(Encyclopedia)Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture. ...Browse by Subject
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