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10181 Etymology dictionary, p. Pulitzer (n.).2
… . journalist Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), publisher of the New York Globe, who established the awards in 1917 through an endowment to Columbia University.
10182 Etymology dictionary, p. rickey (n.).2
… "Colonel" Joseph K. Rickey (1842-1903) of Callaway County, Missouri, Democratic lobbyist and wire-puller, who is said to have concocted it to entertain political …
10183 Etymology dictionary, p. sack (n.1).3
… of Joseph in which a sack of corn figures (Genesis xliv). In English, the meaning "a sack or sack material used as an article of clothing" as a token of penitence …
10184 Etymology dictionary, p. Salmonella (n.).2
1913, the genus name, coined 1900 in Modern Latin by Joseph Lignières, French-born Argentine bacteriologist, in reference to U.S. veterinary surgeon Daniel E. Salmon (1850-1914), who isolated a type of the bacteria in 1885.
10185 Etymology dictionary, p. saxophone (n.).2
… Antoine Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814-1894), Belgian instrument maker who devised it c. 1840, + musical-instrument ending ultimately from Greek phōnē "voiced, sounding …
10186 Etymology dictionary, p. saxophone (n.).3
His father, Charles Joseph (1791-1865) invented the less popular saxhorn (1844) in the trumpet family, also meant for military bands. The surname is a spelling variant of Sachs, Sacks, literally "Saxon." Related: Saxophonist .
10187 Etymology dictionary, p. Stalinism (n.).2
"policies pursued by the Soviet dictator Joseph " Stalin " 1927; see Stalin + -ism. Related: Stalinist; Stalinite; Stalinize .
10188 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abel-mizraim.2
… , because Joseph and his funeral party from Egypt there held their mourning over Jacob ( Genesis 50:11 ). The name is a pun. The Canaanite residents saw the ’ebhel …
10189 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abiezer.3
… of Joseph the son of Jacob, and head of one of the families of Manasseh that settled West of the Jordan ( Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:1 - 6; 1 Chronicles 7:14 - 19 ). As he was …
10190 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abraham.58
… the Joseph-narratives, grew through a long and complex literary history. Gressmann (op. cit, 9-34) amends Gunkel’s results, in applying to them the principles …
10191 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abrech.2
… to Joseph, when he was made second to Pharaoh, and appeared in his official chariot.
10192 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Addi.2
Addi - ad’-i (Addi; Addei): An ancestor of Joseph, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus; fourth from Zerubbabel in the ascending genealogical series ( Luke 3:28 ).
10193 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Agrarian Laws.16
… that Joseph’s measures had affected only those who gained their living by agriculture, i.e. the dwellers in the country. Thirdly, the system shows the enormous …
10194 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Almond.9
… to Joseph in Egypt. Palestine is a land where the almond flourishes, whereas in Egypt it would appear to have been uncommon. Almonds are today esteemed a delicacy …
10195 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amos (1).46
… of Joseph ( Amos 5:6 ) and in another to the enmity between Jacob and Esau ( Amos 1:11 ), we cannot take these as detached notices, but must supply the links which the …
10196 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amos (2).2
Amos (2) - a’-mos (Amos): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy, the eighth before Joseph, the husband of Mary ( Luke 3:25 ).
10197 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amram.3
… from Joseph to Joshua
10198 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Angel.23
… to Joseph ( Matthew 1:20; 13, 19 ). The angel Gabriel appears to Zacharias, and then to Mary in the annunciation ( Luke 1:1 - 80 ). An angel announces to the shepherds the …
10199 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Antichrist.30
… of Joseph, and slays him, but is in turn destroyed by Messiah, Son of David.
10200 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apocalyptic Literature Introduction.32
… ; (k) Joseph; (l) Benjamin; (2) Structure; (3) Language; (4) Date and Authorship; (5) Relation to Other Books