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(Encyclopedia) Enan ēˈnăn [key], in the Bible, prince of Naphtali. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hearne, Samuel hûrn [key], 1745–92, British fur trader, explorer in N Canada. He entered the British navy at the age of 11 and saw service in the naval battles of the Seven Years War. In 1766 he wa...

(Encyclopedia) Oreb ōˈrĕb [key], in the Bible, Midianite prince defeated by Gideon. ...

(Encyclopedia) Alexander John I, prince of Romania: see Cuza, Alexander John. ...

(Encyclopedia) Machiavelli, Niccolò nēk-kōlôˈ mäkyävĕlˈlē [key], 1469–1527, Italian author and statesman, one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance, b. Florence. Machiavelli's best-known work, ...

(Encyclopedia) Jaakobah jāˌəkōˈbə [key], in the Bible, prince of the family of Simeon. ...

(Encyclopedia) Shethar shēˈthər [key], in the Bible, prince and counselor of King Ahasuerus. ...

(Encyclopedia) Russian Revolution, violent upheaval in Russia in 1917 that overthrew the czarist government. The civil war between the Bolsheviks (Reds) and the anti-Bolsheviks (Whites) ravaged Russia until 1920. ...

(Encyclopedia) Shelomi shĕlˈōmī, shēlōˈmī [key], in the Bible, father of Ahihud, a prince of Asher. ...

(Encyclopedia) Jerahmeel jēräˈmēĕl [key]. In the Bible, prince commanded by Jehoiakim to imprison Jeremiah. ...