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Bethel Bethel
Bethel [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. According to the Bible, where it is frequently mentioned, it was originally called Luz (see Luz 1 ). The Book of Genesis relates that Abraham built his first altar in Canaan... Read more
Rivalry Rivalry
RIVALRY Etymologically, the word rival refers to people who live by the river and draw their water from the same stream. From a psychoanalytic point of view, rivalry is not simply a struggle for possession of the object, but can also be understood as having sexual, identificatory, and narcissistic... Read more
Admirals Men Admirals Men
Admiral's Men theatrical company of players, officially designated the Admiral's Men in 1585. They were rivals of the Chamberlain's Men and performed at the theaters of Philip Henslowe . Their leading actor was Edward Alleyn .... Read more
School of Pont-Aven School of Pont-Aven
Pont-Aven, School of. Term applied to a group of painters associated with Gauguin during his periods of work at the town of Pont-Aven in Brittany (1886, 1888–9, 1894), and inspired by his anti-naturalistic style. Émile Bernard was among them, and he and Gauguin together developed... Read more
Jean de Rotrou Jean de Rotrou
Jean de Rotrou , 1609-50, French dramatist. One of the Cinq auteurs, five playwrights commissioned by Cardinal Richelieu, Rotrou wrote many plays, including the noble and effective tragedies Saint-Genest (1646) and Venceslas (1647). He was a friend and rival of Corneille.... Read more
Spartan Spartan
Spartan a citizen of Sparta, a powerful city state in the 5th century bc, which defeated its rival Athens in the Peloponnesian War to become the leading city of Greece until challenged by Thebes in 371 bc. The ancient Spartans were renowned for the military organization of their state and for their... Read more
Ostia Ostia
Ostia , ancient city of Italy, originally at the mouth of the Tiber but now inland as the Tiber delta has grown. It was founded (4th cent. BC) as a protection for Rome, then developed (from the 1st cent. BC) as a Roman port, rivaling Puteoli. Augustus, Claudius I, Trajan, and Hadrian expanded the... Read more
Rene Rene
René , 1409-80, king of Naples (1435-80; rival claimant to Alfonso V of Aragón and Ferdinand I of Naples), duke of Anjou, Bar, and Lorraine, count of Provence. He was also called René of Anjou and Good King René. The second son of King Louis II of Naples, he was count... Read more
Abishai Abishai
Abishai A loyal soldier in David's band who had to be restrained from killing Saul when he was resting from the pursuit of his young rival (1 Sam. 26: 9). Abishai was later implicated with Joab (2 Sam. 3: 30) in the tit-for-tat murder of Abner, who had killed their brother Asahel (2 Sam. 2: 23);... Read more

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