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Rachel
Rachel Daughter of
Laban;
Jacob's second wife (Gen. 29: 17) and mother of
Joseph and
Benjamin; she died while giving birth to the latter (Gen. 35: 18). Previously infertile, she had pleaded with Jacob to take her maid Bilhah as another wife, in order to bear him sons (Gen. 30: 4).
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Rachel.
Magazine article from: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought; 9/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...thought, Samuel Dresner in his recent book Rachel argues that the Bible is not androcentric...of the text. He examines the life of Rachel, one of the four matriarchs of the Jewish...not well known to show the importance of Rachel. Rachel, as readers of the Bible know...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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RACHEL'S REVENGE; Furious that Rod and Penny are to marry and stung by rumours they're expecting a child, the current Mrs Stewart is on the warpath ... and knows how to hit Rod where it really hurts.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...being released to the world. So when Rachel Hunter, staying at London's Dorchester...t marry. Perhaps encouraged by this, Rachel, 35, has never entirely accepted the...Crucially, if a little bizarrely, Rachel views herself as the love of Rod's life...
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 "Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (IL)")
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'Rachel's Challenge'
Newspaper article from: Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (IL); 3/25/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Middle School in Mount Prospect titled "Rachel's Challenge," Scott invoked the memory of Rachel Joy Scott to encourage the 600 or so assembled...themselves at their school in Littleton, Colo. Rachel's brother, Craig, was in the library...
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Rachel brings birds.(Short story)
Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Rachel filled the last bird feeder with sunflower...too, just like Grandma had shown her. Rachel turned to Grandma's house. She waved...Mom waved back, but her face was sad. Rachel felt sad too. Grandma was in the hospital...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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RACHEL WAS ON POT AND ECSTASY LONG BEFORE SHE MET HEROIN LUKE; Friends tell of dead girl's drugs past - and how she saw it as an act of love for her boyfriend to pump poison into her veins.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...CHRISTINE CHALLAND FRIENDS of tragic Rachel Whitear last night revealed that she was...syringe into the arm of a dazed, compliant Rachel. Fitzgerald was publicly blamed last week by 21-year-old Rachel's middle class parents, mother Pauline...
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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REMEMBERING RACHEL FRIENDS, FAMILY GATHER ON TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TEEN'S DISAPPEARANCE
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 2/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...fiendishly cold January day two years ago, Rachel Mellon disappeared. Like vapor, she...There is no evidence suggesting that Rachel, then 13, ran away or met with foul...anniversary of her mysterious disappearance. Rachel's natural father, Jeff Skemp, her...
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IS RACHEL STILL ALIVE? | GIRL'S FATE GETS LOST IN SQUABBLING
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 2/19/2000; 700+ words
; Rachel Mellon is alive, her mother will tell you. Rachel's mother, Amy Mellon, also insists her husband had nothing...this all for nothing, I will find out what happened to Rachel while you're too busy trying to pinpoint it on someone...
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Rachel de Azevedo Coleman: signing for the times.(People)(Musician creates educational videos which teach deaf and hearing children to communicate more effectively.)(Interview)(Biography)
Magazine article from: Utah Business; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; LOCAL MUSICIAN Rachel de Azevedo Coleman never aspired to become...to communicate more effectively. When Rachel and her husband, Aaron, discovered that...about American Sign Language (ASL). Rachel's sister and her husband also taught...
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RACHEL: THE LAST LETTER.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; Byline: NICK CRAVEN RACHEL Whitear sent an anguished cry for help to her best...She signed off: 'Lots of love and kisses, Rachel'. Her last moving letter was revealed as Rachel's parents yesterday defended their decision to...
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 "The People (London, England)")
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Rachel's lover: I'd love to bring her back but it's too late. I wouldn't have touched heroin if I had seen this image as a kid EXCLUSIVE; BLAME ME, SAYS JUNKIE BOYFRIEND OF TRAGIC HEROIN GIRL WHOSE DEATH SHOCKED THE NATION.(News)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 3/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...ridden lover of tragic heroin victim Rachel Whitear has spoken for the first time...Luke Fitzgerald, who introduced pretty Rachel to the evil drug when she was an impressionable...when he saw the harrowing pictures of Rachel slumped dead, still clutching the syringe...
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Rachel Haircut
Book article from: Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
Rachel Haircut Television actress Jennifer Aniston (1969 –...shag hairstyle was copied by women everywhere. Dubbed the "Rachel," after the name of her character, Rachel Green, on NBC's long-running hit sitcom Friends, the...
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McLish, Rachel: 1958—: Bodybuilder
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
Rachel McLish: 1958 — : Bodybuilder When Rachel McLish earned the inaugural Ms. Olympia bodybuilding title...according to a 2001 Muscle & Fitness article, "Rachel redefined the rules of the feminine physique." In the...
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Z, Rachel
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Rachel Z Keyboardist For the Record …...determination and hard work, keyboardist Rachel Z is widely recognized for her skill as...synthesizer, clarinet, oboe, and the flute. Rachel Z was born Rachel Carmel Nicolazzo on December...
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Reeves, Rachel J. 1950(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Rachel J. Reeves 1950(?) – Newspaper...publisher and chief executive officer, Rachel J. Reeves heads the largest African American...keep the Times afloat during lean years. Rachel Reeves was born in the early 1950s. During...
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Carson, Rachel
Book article from: Biology
Carson, Rachel American science writer and naturalist 1907 – 1964 Rachel Louise Carson was a career government biologist...Pennsylvania town of Springdale. Her mother inspired in Rachel a lifelong love of nature and biology. In 1929...
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