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Eleazar Eleazar
Eleazar , in the Bible. 1 Son of Aaron. 2 Keeper of the Ark of the Covenant. 3 Mighty man of David. 4 Man in the genealogy in the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. 5 One of the chief martyrs in the Maccabean period. An old man, he refused to eat swine's flesh.... Read more
2 4-D (Herbicide) 2 4-D (Herbicide)
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ferrous sulfate ferrous sulfate
ferrous sulfate or iron (II) sulfate, chemical compound, FeSO 4 . It is known as the monohydrate, FeSO 4 ·H 2 O; the tetrahydrate, FeSO 4 ·4H 2 O; the pentahydrate, FeSO 4 ·5H 2 O; and the heptahydrate, FeSO 4 ·7H 2 O. The heptahydrate is also called green vitriol,... Read more
Shunem Shunem
Shunem A town in the territory assigned to Issachar at Shiloh (Josh. 19: 18), near Mount Gilboa (1 Sam. 28: 4). It was a favourite stopping-off place for Elisha, and there the prophet once revived the son of his hostess from apparent death (2 Kgs. 4).... Read more
Cruciferae Cruciferae
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ratio ratio
ratio The ratio of two quantities expressed in terms of the same unit is the fraction that has the first quantity as numerator and the second as denominator. For example, if in a group of 100 people 5 die, the ratio of deaths to the total number in the group is 5/100=1/20=.05. Ratios are indicated... Read more
Gerizim Gerizim
Gerizim , Arabic Jabal at Tur, mountain, 2,890 ft (881 m) high, in the Samaritan Hills, in the West Bank . Nablus , near the ancient Shechem, lies in the valley between Gerizim and Mt. Ebal. Gerizim is sacred to the Samaritans, whose tradition holds that Abraham's offer to sacrifice Isaac... Read more
Gedaliah Gedaliah
Gedaliah , in the Bible. 1 Son of Jeremiah's protector Ahikam and guardian under Nebuchadnezzar of the Jews who were exempt from the Captivity. He was treacherously murdered, and the day of his death in the seventh month is still observed as a Jewish fast. 2 Musician. 3 Ancestor of Zephaniah. ... Read more
Zipporah Zipporah
Zipporah ♀ Biblical name borne by the wife of Moses and mother of Gershom and Eliezer (Exodus 18:2–4). It is the female form of the rare Hebrew male name Zippor meaning ‘bird’. It now occurs mainly as a Jewish name, although it enjoyed wider currency during the 18th and... Read more

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