Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
(Encyclopedia) Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751–1816, English dramatist and politician, b. Dublin. His father, Thomas Sheridan, was an actor and teacher of elocution and his mother, Frances Sheridan, published two...
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Nebo, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.
Akaba
(Encyclopedia) Akaba: see Aqaba, Jordan.
Jabbok
(Encyclopedia) Jabbok, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.
Krak
(Encyclopedia) Krak: see Al Karak, Jordan.
Zerka
(Encyclopedia) Zerka, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl
(Encyclopedia) Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711–79, British statesman; elder brother of George Grenville and brother-in-law of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham. He succeeded to his mother's peerage in...
Rabbah
(Encyclopedia) Rabbah or Rabbath: see Amman, Jordan.
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Byrd, Richard Evelyn
(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888–1957, American aviator and polar explorer, b. Winchester, Va. He took up aviation in 1917, and after World War I he gained great fame in the air. He commanded the naval ai...
Cherith
(Encyclopedia) Cherith kērˈĭth [key], in the Bible, brook flowing into the Jordan opposite Samaria.
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