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Gilboa
Gilboa , Arabic Jabal Faqquah, range of hills, eastern spur of the Samarian Hills, located at the southeastern edge of the Esdraelon plain, NE Israel; rising to 1,630 ft (497 m) at Mt. Gilboa. In the Bible, Saul was defeated and severely wounded there by the Philistines and killed himself.
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Steve Biko
Steve Biko (Steven Biko) , 1946-77, South African political leader. A medical student, he founded (1969) a black student organization and developed a national "black consciousness" movement to combat racism and apartheid policies. Arrested in 1977, he died in police custody, prompting intern...
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Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk or Kittyhawk, part of an offshore sandbar on Cape Hatteras, NE N.C., E of Albemarle Sound. Nearby is Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers experimented successfully (1900-1903) with gliders and airplanes. Wright Brothers National Memorial (see National Parks and Monuments , tab...
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Amnon
Amnon In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.
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germicide
germicide , chemical substance capable of killing many different types of microorganisms; also called disinfectant .
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Holofernes
Holofernes , in the Bible, invading general killed by Judith to save her city, Bethulia.
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Saph
Saph , in the Bible, Philistine giant killed by one of David's men. An alternate form is Sippai.
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Thebez
Thebez , in the Bible, fortified town where Abimelech was killed, NE of Shechem. It is the modern Tubas (West Bank).
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Ares
Ares , in Greek religion and mythology, Olympian god of war. He is usually said to be the son of Zeus and Hera; but in some legends he and Eris, his twin sister, were born when Hera touched a flower. A fierce warrior, he loved battle and often took part in conflicts between mortals. Ares killed Hali...
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Alvin Cullum York
Alvin Cullum York 1887-1964, American soldier known as Sergeant York, b. Fentress co., Tenn. He was reared on a back-country farm in Tennessee. A conscientious objector at the beginning of World War I, he later agreed to fight and was credited with killing 25 German soldiers, capturing 132 others, ...
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