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Levita, Elijah
(Encyclopedia)Levita, Elijah ēlīˈjə lēvīˈtə [key] (Elya Bokher), c.1468–1549, German philologist, grammarian, and lexicographer who wrote in Hebrew. He spent most of his life in Italy, teaching Christian ...Tishbite
(Encyclopedia)Tishbite, in the Bible, epithet of Elijah, referring to Tishbe, his place of origin or his family.Bokher, Elya
(Encyclopedia)Bokher, Elya: see Levita, Elijah. ...Gaon of Vilna
(Encyclopedia)Gaon of Vilna: see Elijah ben Solomon. ...Horeb
(Encyclopedia)Horeb hōˈrĕb [key], in the Bible, mountain, another name for Mt. Sinai. It is mentioned in Psalm 106 as the place of the making of the golden calf. Elijah fled to Horeb. ...Alvord, Henry Elijah
(Encyclopedia)Alvord, Henry Elijah, 1844–1904, American agriculturist, educator, and specialist in dairy husbandry, b. Greenfield, Mass. He pioneered in developing the cooperative creamery system and served (1886...Naboth
(Encyclopedia)Naboth nāˈbŏth [key], in the Bible, Jezreelite stoned to death because he would not let King Ahab have his vineyard. Elijah's curse on the royal family for their treatment of Naboth forecast the do...Fenton, Elijah
(Encyclopedia)Fenton, Elijah, 1683–1730, English poet. A graduate of Cambridge, he was a schoolmaster for a time and later was a tutor in several noble families. He is chiefly remembered for his share in Pope's t...Muhammad, Elijah
(Encyclopedia)Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In 1923 he settl...Bannockburn
(Encyclopedia)Bannockburn bănˈəkbûrnˌ, bănˌəkbûrnˈ [key], moor and parish, Stirling, central Scotland, on the Bannock River. Textiles are manufactured in the parish. In 1314 on the moor, a Scottish army o...Browse by Subject
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