Columbia Encyclopedia

(Encyclopedia) Abiel āˈbēĕl, əbīˈĕl, ăbˈēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 Grandfather of King Saul. 2 One of David's valiant men. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hezir hēˈzĭr [key], in the Bible. 1 Chief priest in the time of David. 2 Signer of the covenant. ...

(Encyclopedia) Zilthai zĭlˈthī, zĭlthāˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Benjamin. 2 Captain who came to David at Ziklag. ...

(Encyclopedia) Eliada ēlīˈədə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of David. An alternate form is Beeliada. 2 Officer under Jehoshaphat. ...

(Encyclopedia) Abishag ăbˈəshăg [key], in the Bible, Shunammite woman, David's attendant in his old age and the indirect cause of Adonijah's murder. ...

(Encyclopedia) Johanan jōhāˈnăn [key] [short form of Jehohanan], in the Bible. 1 Captain who led in the rescue of the captives of Ishmael. 2 Descendant of David. 3, 4 Two of David's men. 5 Chief priest. He also ...

(Encyclopedia) Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831–1908, American educator, first president of Johns Hopkins Univ., b. Norwich, Conn., grad. Yale, 1852. After serving as attaché (1853–55) of the American legation at St. ...

(Encyclopedia) Millo mĭlˈō [key], in the Bible, fortification, N Jerusalem, built in the time of David. At Shechem there was a similar fortification called Beth-millo. ...

(Encyclopedia) Achish āˈkĭsh [key], in the Bible, king of Gath with whom David took refuge. He is called Abimelech in the title of Psalm 34. ...

(Encyclopedia) Azareel āzărˈēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 One of David's warriors. 2 Musician. His name also appears as Uzziel. 3 Prince. ...