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(Encyclopedia) Hoshama hŏshˈəmə, hōshāˈ– [key], in the Bible, one of the house of David. ...

(Encyclopedia) Elnaam ĕlˈnāăm, ĕlnāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of two of David's guards. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ezel ēˈzəl [key], in the Bible, rock where David said farewell to Jonathan. ...

(Encyclopedia) Zion sīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Z...

(Encyclopedia) Peleg pēˈlĕg [key], ancestor of David. Gen. 10.25, 11.16. Phalec: Luke 3.35. ...

(Encyclopedia) Shavsha shăvˈshə [key], in the Bible, David's scribe. Alternate forms are Seraiah, Sheva, and Shisha. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hiddai hĭdˈāī, hĭdāˈī [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. An alternate form is Hurai. ...

(Encyclopedia) Shobach shōˈbăk [key], in the Bible, Syrian general defeated by David. An alternate form is Shophach. ...

(Encyclopedia) Zeruiah zēro͞oīˈə [key], in the Bible, sister of David and mother of Joab. ...

(Encyclopedia) Pickford, Mary, 1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubbed “America's Sweetheart.” Her...