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(Encyclopedia) Abihud əbīˈhəd [key], in the Bible, grandson of Benjamin. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jaresiah jărĕsīˈə [key], in the Bible, chief man of Benjamin. ...

(Encyclopedia) F. P. A.: see Adams, Franklin Pierce. ...

(Encyclopedia) Chephar-haammonai kēˈfär-hāămˈōnā [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin. ...

(Encyclopedia) Chephirah kēfīˈrə [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin, NW of Jerusalem. ...

(Encyclopedia) Horton, river, c.275 mi (440 km) long, rising in a lake N of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing NW to Franklin Bay, a part of the Beaufort Sea. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1802, named for James Bowdoin. One of the nation's older colleges, its alumni include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth L...

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, James, 1931–91, African-American gospel singer, composer, and arranger, b. Chicago. Known as the King of Gospel, he was renowned for his rough baritone voice. He revolutionized gospel mus...

(Encyclopedia) Greeneville, town (2020 pop. 15,479), seat of Greene co., NE Tenn., in a tobacco, dairy, and cattle area; founded 1783, inc. 1875. It is a leading tobac...

(Encyclopedia) Ezbon ĕzˈbŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Gad. An alternate form is Ozni. 2 Benjamin's grandson. ...