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(Encyclopedia) Donald, David Herbert, 1920–2009, American historian, b. Goodman, Miss. After receiving his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Illinois in 1946, he taught at Columbia (1947–49; 1951–59), Smith (1949–51),...

(Encyclopedia) Greeley, Horace, 1811–72, American newspaper editor, founder of the New York Tribune, b. Amherst, N.H. Greeley supported Ulysses S. Grant during the first years of his administration but came to r...

(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads. Dr. George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian who had moved to Ohi...

(Encyclopedia) Aben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir. ...

(Encyclopedia) Isaac īˈzək [key] [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jaco...

(Encyclopedia) Iscah ĭsˈkə [key], in the Bible, niece of Abraham. ...

(Encyclopedia) Chesed kēˈsĕd [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jokshan jŏkˈshăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hazo hāˈzō [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...