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Heleb

(Encyclopedia) HelebHelebhēˈlĕb [key], in the Bible, mighty man. An alternate form is Heled. He may be the captain Heldai in First Chronicles.

Hodaviah

(Encyclopedia) HodaviahHodaviahhŏdəvīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Chief Manassite. 2 Benjamite. 3 Levitical family. An alternate form is Hodevah.

Hamor

(Encyclopedia) HamorHamorhāˈmôr [key], in the Bible, head of the family from whom Abraham bought his tomb. An alternate form is Emmor.

Joiarib

(Encyclopedia) JoiaribJoiaribjoiˈərĭb [key], in the Bible. 1 Exile returned from Babylon. 2 Chief priest. An alternate form is Jehoiarib.

Jehucal

(Encyclopedia) JehucalJehucaljēˈhy&oomacr;kălˌ, jēhy&oomacr;ˈkəl [key], in the Bible, Zedekiah's messenger to Jeremiah. An alternate form is Jucal.

Sacar

(Encyclopedia) SacarSacarsāˈkər [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Ahiam. An alternate form is Sharar. 2 Son of Obed-edom.

Saint Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Saint Stephen, town (1991 pop. 4,931), SW N.B., Canada, on the St. Croix River opposite Calais, Maine. The two towns, connected by an international bridge, form virtually a single…

Eliada

(Encyclopedia) EliadaEliadaēlīˈədə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of David. An alternate form is Beeliada. 2 Officer under Jehoshaphat.

Geshem

(Encyclopedia) GeshemGeshemgēˈshĕm [key], in the Bible, Arab leader who opposed Nehemiah in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. An alternate form is Gashmu.

Laughlin, Robert Betts

(Encyclopedia) Laughlin, Robert Betts, 1950–, American physicist, b. Visalia, Calif., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Laughlin was a researcher at Lawrence Livermore National…