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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel , 1907-72, American Jewish philosopher and theologian, b. Warsaw, Poland. He succeeded Martin Buber as director of the Central Organization for Jewish Adult Education in Frankfurt and then taught in Warsaw and London before going to the United States in 1940. He taught... Read more |
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Nahor
Nahor , in the Bible. 1 Abraham's grandfather. 2 Abraham's brother.... Read more |
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Eliezer
Eliezer , in the Bible. 1 Servant of Abraham. 2 Son of Moses. 3 Prophet who rebuked King Jehoshaphat. 4 Priest under David. 5 Chief Reubenite. 6 Messenger of Ezra. 7 Man in the genealogy in the third chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke.... Read more |
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Ai
Ai , in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal city, E of Bethel. Abraham pitched his tent there when he arrived in Canaan. It is probably the modern et-Tell, near Bethel (West Bank). Excavations have revealed a strongly fortified city situated there. Ai was in ruins at the time of Joshua's conquest. The... Read more |
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Daniel
Daniel in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel . 2 See Chileab . 3 Sealer of the covenant.... Read more |
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Gomer
Gomer , in the Bible. 1 Wife of the prophet Hosea . 2 Son of Japheth and eponym of a people, probably the Cimmerians.... Read more |
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Daniel (Bible prophet)
Daniel in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel . 2 See Chileab . 3 Sealer of the covenant.... Read more |
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Goshen
Goshen , in the Bible. 1 Fertile region of Egypt occupied by the Israelites. 2 Region, S ancient Palestine, conquered by Joshua. 3 Town of Judah.... Read more |
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Jeremiah (Bible prophet)
Jeremiah , in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Jeremiah . 2 Father-in-law of Josiah. 3 Rechabite contemporary with Jeremiah the prophet. 4, 5, 6 Three who joined David at Ziklag.... Read more |
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Hoshea
Hoshea . 1 See Joshua . 2 Died after 722 BC, last king of Israel (c.730-722 BC). He succeeded Pekah, whom he murdered. He was a tributary of Assyria but made the fatal mistake of aligning himself with Egypt against his Assyrian overlord, who overran (c.728 BC) Israel and, after a long siege,... Read more |
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