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Kapilavastu
(Encyclopedia)Kapilavastu käˌpĭləväˈsto͞o [key], ancient town, S Nepal. According to legend, the Buddha, whose father ruled the state of Kapilavastu, was born nearby and passed his early years there. ...Kareah
(Encyclopedia)Kareah kārēˈə [key], father of Johanan (1.) The name is also spelled Careah. ...Leo IV, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia)Leo IV (Leo the Khazar), d. 780, Byzantine emperor (775–80), son and successor of Constantine V. He owed his nickname to his mother, a Khazar princess. Leo tempered the iconoclastic excesses of his ...Erebus
(Encyclopedia)Erebus ĕrˈĭbəs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, personification of darkness. According to Hesiod, Erebus sprang from Chaos and was the father of Day. His name was sometimes used for Hades. ...Dodavah
(Encyclopedia)Dodavah dŏˈdəvə, dōdāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of Eliezer (3.) ...Elon
(Encyclopedia)Elon ēˈlŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Hittite father-in-law of Esau. 2 Ancestor of the Elonites. 3 Judge of Israel. 4 Danite town. ...Boys Town
(Encyclopedia)Boys Town, village, Douglas co., E Nebr.; inc. 1936. The noted community was founded in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886–1948) for homeless or abandoned boys. The village is governed by the b...Toi
(Encyclopedia)Toi tōˈī [key], in the Bible, king of Hamath, father of Joram (3.) ...Adlai
(Encyclopedia)Adlai ădˈlāī [key], in the Bible, the father of Shaphat (4.) ...Besodeiah
(Encyclopedia)Besodeiah bĕsōdēˈyə, bēsōdēīˈə [key], in the Bible, the father of Meshullam (6.) ...Browse by Subject
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