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(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) transcendentalism trănˌsĕndĕnˈtəlĭzəm [key] [Lat.,=overpassing], in literature, philosophical and literary movement that flourished in New England from about 1836 to 1860. It originated among ...

(Encyclopedia) Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr., 1948–, Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a reporter, he was e...

(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) Ahiezer āhīēˈzər [key], in the Bible. 1 Prince of Dan. 2 Chief of David's bowmen. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ahinoam əhĭnˈōəm [key], in the Bible. 1 A wife of Saul. 2 One of David's early wives. ...