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

(Encyclopedia) Gaham gāˈhəm [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

(Encyclopedia) Clay, Clement Claiborne, 1816–82, U.S. Senator (1853–61), b. Huntsville, Ala. A legislator and then a judge in his native state, he was twice elected to the U.S. Senate and became an ardent defend...

(Encyclopedia) Eshcol ĕshˈkōl [key], in the Bible, Amorite ally of Abraham. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ishbak ĭshˈbăk [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham and Keturah. ...

(Encyclopedia) Medan mēˈdăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham and Keturah. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jidlaph jĭdˈlăf [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham's brother, Nahor. ...

(Encyclopedia) Zimran zĭmˈrăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham and Keturah. ...

(Encyclopedia) Markham, Edwin, 1852–1940, American poet, b. Oregon City, Oreg. He grew up in California and later taught school there. In 1899 he achieved widespread popularity for the poem “The Man with the Hoe...

(Encyclopedia) Haran hāˈrăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Abraham's brother. 2 Caleb's son. ...