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else (with pron.) other; otherwise, if not. OE.
elles = MDu.
els, OHG.
elles,
alles, g. sg. (corr. to Goth.
aljis) of Gmc. *
aljaz, cogn. with Gr.
állos, L.
alius other.
Hence
elsewhere. OE.
elles hwǣr = MDu.
elswaer.
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Amos and Amaziah in context: Synchronic and diachronic approaches to Amos 7-8
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...and of the narrative concerning Amos and Amaziah within it(7:10-17), has had an...originally formed a continuous source. The Amaziah narrative was then inserted at some later...previously recognized.3 If the narrative of Amaziah's intervention were an entirely independent...
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10): 16 July 2006.
Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission; 4/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...there he confronts the priest of Bethel, Amaziah. Actually, the priest plays something...as a prophet. Implicitly, we see that Amaziah cannot imagine why anyone would speak...millennia, we can fairly conclude that Amaziah has simply projected his own categories...
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The Ironic Death of Josiah in 2 Chronicles
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...linked also with the deaths of Ahaziah and Amaziah in 2 Chronicles 22 and 25, respectively...much of it.20 In 2 Chr 25:17-24, Amaziah of Judah asks to meet his Israelite counterpart...Chronicles 22, we are told the reason why Amaziah does not heed the warning from Joash...
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Don't believe the convincing lies; Truth resides not in culture, but in Word.(NATION)(THE CAPITAL PULPIT)(Excerpt)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...including those of King Jeroboam and his high priest Amaziah. Finally, Amaziah took it upon himself to tell Amos that he could no...and the ancient equivalent of the office bishop, Amaziah was exercising his considerable political and ecclesiastical...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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A bumpy ride on the NORTH UMPQUA.(Recreation)('Wild and scenic' stretch is prime for low-key whitewater adventures)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 7/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...for whitewater thrill seekers like Lisa Amaziah of Bend, who kept wheedling a seat at...waves come over the front," she said. Amaziah got soaked repeatedly by walls of frothy...said Bill Blodgett, the outfitter on Amaziah's trip. "There's more rapids per...
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Sweet Tree, Sweet Tree.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Witness; 1/1/2009; ; 581 words
; Sweet Tree, Sweet Tree Nevis, West Indies He is Amaziah Bayle, groundskeeper at the Halcyon inn, once a sugar...himself to strangers." Hearing sweet tree, sweet tree, Amaziah Bayle looks up into the leaves. "Did the Emperor of the...
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The cry `in the wilderness' is needed in today's world.(Culture, Et Cetera)(The Capital Pulpit)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/19/1999; 700+ words
; ...following are excerpts from a sermon given yesterday by the Rev. Amaziah C. Harper at Mentrotone Baptist Church in the District. In...LOCATION: 5126 B St. SE in the District MINISTER: The Rev. Amaziah C. Harper SERVICES: Sunday worship 11 a.m. Sunday school...
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ASK THE GLOBE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/1/1987; 340 words
; Q. Eight generations ago my forebear, Amaziah Harding, murdered his wife, the former Hannah Rogers, in...murder probably took place between July 15 and July 18, 1733. Amaziah was executed in Barnstable on June 5, 1734. Do court records...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BIRTHSSETON HEALTH/ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, TROY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/28/2003; 401 words
; ...Jordan Matthew, daughter of Pamela and Christopher Richardson, Watervliet, Jan. 27. WRIGHT JR., Amaziah, son of Casandra Lawson and Amaziah Wright, Rensselaer, Jan. 29. STILLMAN, Tyler Nicholas, son of Michelle Goca and Nicholas Stillman...
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Commercial instincts: the cable advertising business has its roots in a San Diego suburb.(memory lane)
Magazine article from: CED; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...town of El Cajon was a seven-room hotel built in 1876 by Amaziah Knox, a New Englander who had the smarts to recognize that...properties, a record for any single company. Turns out that like Amaziah Knox before him, Bill Killion was a local guy from El Cajon...
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Amaziah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amaziah , in the Bible. 1 King of Judah, son and successor of...including the capture of Petra, and an unprovoked attack by Amaziah on King Jehoash of Israel. Jehoash took Amaziah prisoner, entered Jerusalem, and sacked the Temple. Amaziah...
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Joash
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...2 Kgs. 13: 14–19). He also defeated Amaziah of Judah (2 Kgs. 14: 8–14), which the Chronicler in a late narrative embroiders: Amaziah had wickedly toyed with the gods of Edom (2 Chr. 25: 20).
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Flattery
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
269. Flattery Adams, Jack toady to his employer. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son ] Amaziah fawningly complains of Amos to King Jeroboam. [O.T.: Amos 7:10] bolton one who flatters by pretending humility. [Br...
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Amos
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...at Bethel. Once there, he proceeded to fulminate against the popular errors of his day and was ousted by the head priest, Amaziah. Apparently, Amos was a prophet for only a short time, and he did not write down his prophetic messages and utterances...
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Uzziah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Uzziah , in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Amaziah. He rebuilt Elath, port on the Gulf of Aqaba. He was stricken with leprosy after usurping the duties of high priest. He was succeeded by Jotham. He is referred to as Ozias in the Gospel of St. Matthew.
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