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Aaron
Aaron , in the Bible, the brother of Moses and his spokesman in Egypt, and the first high priest of the Hebrews. He is presented as the instrument of God in performing many signs, such as the turning of his rod into a serpent and causing the rod to bud, blossom, and bear almonds. Nevertheless, he... Read more |
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Eli
Eli , in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.... Read more |
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Annas
Annas [Gr.,=Heb. Hananiah ], in the New Testament, Jewish high priest who examined Jesus. Nonbiblical sources say that he was retired high priest. His son-in-law was Caiaphas.... Read more |
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Melchizedek
Melchizedek or Melchisedec [Heb.,=king of righteousness], in the Bible, king of Salem and "priest of the most high God." He blessed Abraham after the defeat of Chedorlaomer, and Abraham gave him tithes from the enemy's spoils. Later, Melchizedek is regarded as an eternal priest, typifying... Read more |
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Malchus
Malchus , in the New Testament, servant of the high priest; Jesus healed him after Peter cut off his ear.... Read more |
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Joiarib
Joiarib , in the Bible. 1 Exile returned from Babylon. 2 Chief priest. An alternate form is Jehoiarib.... Read more |
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Zadok
Zadok , in the Bible. 1 Founder of a prominent priestly family. 2 One of David's men. 3 Grandfather of Jotham. 4 Sealer of the Covenant. 5 High priest. 6, 7 Builders of the wall. 8 Scribe. The last two may be the same.... Read more |
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Harim
Harim , in the Bible. 1 Family of priests in the return from the Exile. An alternate form is Rehum. 2 Another family of priests in the return from the Exile. 3 Priest, probably the ancestor of 2. 4 Family of laymen in the return from the Exile. 5 Father, or family, of a repairer of the... Read more |
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Huxley from Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest.
...Adrian Desmond's biography of Thomas Henry Huxley, Huxley from Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest. How could one man have accomplished so...seven children in a middle-class family, ... |
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Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest.
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Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest
Adrian Desmond. Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest. Reading, Massachusetts...English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) who, according...theory of evolution). ... |
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Adrian Desmond, Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest.(The...
Adrian Desmond, Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest (Addison-Wesley, 1997...family) how Thomas Henry Huxley and a group of scientists...principles as a steady evolution and ... |
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Huxley: evolution's high priest
Adrian Desmond, Huxley: evolution's high priest, London, Michael Joseph...3882-1). When in 1994 Huxley: the devil's disciple appeared, some reviewers...Desmond ended his biography of Huxley ... |
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Alan P. Barr, ed., Thomas Henry Huxley's Place in Science and Letters:...
...Foremost among the latter is Thomas Henry Huxley, who has been well served by recent...Adrian Desmond's 1997 biography, Huxley: From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High. Priest. The centenary of ... |
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Huxley: Evolution's High Priest. (book reviews)
...ADRIAN DESMOND's Huxley: evolution's high priest. (xiv+370 pages...science of Darwin and Huxley. Readers with good...evolution, 'the devil's disciple', from humble beginnings...859). ... |
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