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(Encyclopedia) Zabdiel zăbˈdēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Jashobeam. 2 Official under Nehemiah. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hyperion, in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. He was the husband of his sister Theia and the father by her of Helios, Selene, and Eos. It is sometimes said that he was the original sun god. ...

(Encyclopedia) Abubus əbyo͞oˈbəs [key], in First Maccabees, father of the Ptolemy who murdered Simon the Maccabee. ...

(Encyclopedia) Geber gēˈbər [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of a steward of Solomon. 2 Officer of Solomon. ...

(Encyclopedia) Phanuel fănyo͞oˈĕl, fănˈyo͞oĕl [key], in the New Testament, father of Anna the prophetess. ...

(Encyclopedia) Deuel dyo͞oˈəl [key], in the Bible, father of Eliasaph the Gadite. An alternate form is Reuel. ...

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

(Encyclopedia) Kolaiah kŏlāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Benjamite family in Jerusalem. 2 Father of Ahab, a false prophet. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ammihud ămˈĭhəd, əmīˈhəd [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Joshua. 2 Father of a king of Geshur. ...

(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official, minister to Great Britain (1861–68), b. Boston; son of John Quincy Adams. After a boyhood spent in various European capitals, he was grad...