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Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón , c.1475-1526, Spanish explorer. He emigrated in 1502 to Santo Domingo, where he became a public official. In 1521, Francisco Gordillo, sent by Ayllón to explore northward, seems to have landed in either Florida or South Carolina. Ayllón secured... Read more |
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book of Esther
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Mordecai
Mordecai , cousin and guardian of Esther .... Read more |
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Idris Elba
Idris Elba 1972— Actor British actor Idris Elba is one of a number of foreign-born thespians who have begun landing impressive roles on American screens both large and small. Elba has made a name for himself in the United States for his compelling performance on the HBO series... Read more |
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Elba
Elba , island, 86 sq mi (223 sq km), Tuscany, central Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 6 mi (9.7 km) from the Italian mainland, part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Iron ore has been mined there since Etruscan and Roman times, and there are ironworks at Portoferraio , the island's main town. Wine, olive... Read more |
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Hadassah
Hadassah , in the Bible, Hebrew name of Esther .... Read more |
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Esther
Esther , book of the Bible. It is the tale of the beautiful Jewish woman Esther [Heb.,= Hadassah], who is chosen as queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I or II) after he has repudiated his previous wife, Vashti. It tells how the wicked courtier Haman attempted to bring about the massacre of... Read more |
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Purim
Purim [Heb.,=lots], Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th of Adar, the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar (Feb.-March). During leap years it is celebrated in Adar II. According to the book of Esther (Esther 3.7; 9.24,26) it commemorates the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a general... Read more |
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Sheldon Harnick
HARNICK, Sheldon 1924– PERSONAL Full name, Sheldon Mayer Harnick; born April 30, 1924, in Chicago, IL; son of Harry M. and Esther (maiden name, Kanter) Harnick; brother of Jay Harnick (a director, producer, performer, and.... Read more |
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Catharine Esther Beecher
Catharine Esther Beecher 1800-1878, American educator, b. East Hampton, N.Y.; daughter of Lyman Beecher. She first taught in New London, Conn., and in 1824 founded a girls' school in Hartford. Later she organized the Western Female Institute in Cincinnati (1832) and similar institutions in Quincy,... Read more |
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