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Keturah

(Encyclopedia) KeturahKeturahkēty&oomacr;ˈrə [key], in the Bible, mother of six sons of Abraham.

Kadmonites

(Encyclopedia) KadmonitesKadmoniteskădˈmənīts [key], in the Bible, unidentified tribe whose land was promised to Abraham's descendants.

Aner

(Encyclopedia) AnerAnerāˈnər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ally of Abraham. 2 Levitical town, E of the Jordan.

Milcah

(Encyclopedia) MilcahMilcahmĭlˈkə [key], in the Bible. 1 Wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. 2 Daughter and coheiress of Zelophehad.

Jehovah-jireh

(Encyclopedia) Jehovah-jirehJehovah-jirehjəhōˈvə-jīˈrē [key], in the Bible, Abraham's name for the spot where the angel prevented the sacrifice of Isaac.

Hamor

(Encyclopedia) HamorHamorhāˈmôr [key], in the Bible, head of the family from whom Abraham bought his tomb. An alternate form is Emmor.

Geiger, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Geiger, AbrahamGeiger, Abrahamgīˈgər [key], 1810–74, German rabbi, Semitic scholar and Orientalist, theologian, and foremost exponent of the Reform movement in Judaism. When he…

Baldwin, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, Abraham, 1754–1807, American political leader, b. Guilford, Conn. After serving as a chaplain in the American Revolution, he studied law and in 1784 was admitted to practice…

Lincoln, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, AbrahamLincoln, Abrahamlĭngˈkən [key], 1809–65, 16th President of the United States (1861–65). As time passed Lincoln became more and more the object of adulation; a full-…

Cowley, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Cowley, AbrahamCowley, Abrahamk&oomacr;ˈlē, kouˈ– [key], 1618–67, one of the English metaphysical poets. He published his first volume of verse, Poetical Blossoms (1633), when he…