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Henle, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Henle, Jacob (Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle)Henle, Jacobfrēˈdrĭkh g&oobreve;sˈtäf yäˈkôp hĕnˈlə [key], 1809–85, German anatomist and histologist. A pupil of J. P. Müller, he taught…Jacob's ladder
(Encyclopedia) Jacob's ladder: see phlox.Knight, Gwendolyn
(Encyclopedia) Knight, Gwendolyn: see Lawrence, Jacob.Harmensen, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Harmensen, Jacob: see Arminius, Jacobus.Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Jacobi, Carl Gustav JacobJacobi, Carl Gustav Jacobkärl g&oobreve;sˈtäf yäˈkôp yäkôˈbē [key], 1804–51, German mathematician. He was an outstanding teacher and was professor of…Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohen
(Encyclopedia) Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-KohenAl-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohenäl-fäˈsē [key], 1013–1103, prominent Jewish Talmudic scholar of the very late Gaonic period, b. near Fès, N Africa. He…Safra, Edmond Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Safra, Edmond Jacob: see under Safra, family.Safra, Jacob E.
(Encyclopedia) Safra, Jacob E.: see under Safra, family.Isaac
(Encyclopedia) IsaacIsaacīˈzək [key] [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons…El-beth-el
(Encyclopedia) El-beth-el [Heb.,=God of the house of God], in the Bible, name given by Jacob to a place in Canaan where God appeared to him.