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(Encyclopedia) Hushai hyo͞oˈshāī [key], in the Bible, friend of David, who set him to spy on Absalom. ...

(Encyclopedia) Igal īˈgăl [key], in the Bible. 1 Spy sent by Moses into Canaan. 2 One of David's guard. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jaare-oregim jāărˈē-ŏrˈēgĭm [key], in the Bible, father of David's man Elhanan. He also appears as Jair. ...

(Encyclopedia) Saph săf [key], in the Bible, Philistine giant killed by one of David's men. An alternate form is Sippai. ...

(Encyclopedia) Elzabad ĕlˈzəbăd, ĕlzāˈ– [key], in the Bible. 1 Gadite who came to David in Judah. 2 Levitical doorkeeper. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. His son was granted fiefs ...

(Encyclopedia) James, Henry, 1843–1916, American novelist and critic, b. New York City. A master of the psychological novel, James was an innovator in technique and one of the most distinctive prose stylists in En...

(Encyclopedia) Mikloth mĭkˈlŏth [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Jehiel and Maachah. 2 Captain of a division of David's army. ...

(Encyclopedia) Pelet pēˈlĕt [key]. 1 Name in an obscure genealogy. 1 Chron. 2.47. 2 Benjamite leader with David. 1 Chron. 12.3. ...

(Encyclopedia) Mattithiah mătˌĭthīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Overseer in the temple. 2 Musician of David. 3 Assistant of Ezra. ...