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Blastus

(Encyclopedia)Blastus, in the New Testament, Herod's chamberlain, mediator for the Tyrians and Sidonians.

Chamberlain, Owen

(Encyclopedia)Chamberlain, Owen, 1920–2006, American physicist, b. San Francisco, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. He was on the faculty at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, from 1949 until his retirement i...

Carcas

(Encyclopedia)Carcas kärˈkəs [key], in the Bible, king's chamberlain. ...

Biztha

(Encyclopedia)Biztha bĭzˈthə, bĭztäˈ [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Ahasuerus. ...

Zethar

(Encyclopedia)Zethar zēˈthər [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...

Bigtha

(Encyclopedia)Bigtha bĭgˈthə, bĭgtäˈ [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Ahasuerus. ...

Shaashgaz

(Encyclopedia)Shaashgaz shāăshˈgăz [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...

Nathan-melech

(Encyclopedia)Nathan-melech nāˈthăn-mēˈlĕk [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Josiah. ...

Chamberlain's Men

(Encyclopedia)Chamberlain's Men, Elizabethan theatrical company for which Shakespeare, a joint owner of the company, wrote his plays and served as actor. Organized in 1594, they performed at the Globe and at the Bl...

Mehuman

(Encyclopedia)Mehuman mēhyo͞oˈmən [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...
 

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