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Josiah James EVANS, Congress, SC (1786-1858)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1858 Party: Democrat EVANS Josiah James , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Marlboro District, S.C., November 27, 1786; graduated from South Carolina College…

Little Turtle

(Encyclopedia) Little Turtle, c.1752–1812, chief of the Miami, born in a Miami village near present-day Fort Wayne, Ind. He was noted for his oratorical powers, military skill, and intelligence. He…

Portland vase

(Encyclopedia) Portland vase, a Roman glass vase, known also as the Barberini vase. It is an unusually fine work of the late Augustan era (early 1st cent. b.c.). About 10 in. (25 cm) high and 22 in…

2 Chronicles: 35

2 Chronicles Chapter 35 1 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their…

Maaseiah

(Encyclopedia) MaaseiahMaaseiahmāˌəsēˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Musician under David. 2 Captain who aided the restoration of Joash. 3 Officer of King Uzziah. 4 Son of King Ahaz. 5 Man charged by…

2 Kings: 23

2 Kings Chapter 23 1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. 2 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of…

Balzac, Honoré de

(Encyclopedia) Balzac, Honoré deBalzac, Honoré debălˈzăk, bôl–, Fr. ōnôrāˈ də bälzäkˈ [key], 1799–1850, French novelist, b. Tours. Balzac ranks among the great masters of the novel. Of a bourgeois…

Kings of Israel and Judah

The Kingdoms of Israel The historical kingdom of Israel existed as a united kingdom for only a brief period of time. As related in the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, it lasted for just a few…