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111Canaan — /kay neuhn/, n. 1. the ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean: the land promised by God to Abraham. Gen. 12:5 10. 2. Biblical name of Palestine. 3. any land of promise. 4. a descendant of Ham, the son of Noah …
112David — /day vid/ for 1, 2, 5; Fr. /dann veed / for 3, 5; Sp. /dah veedh / for 4, 5, n. 1. died c970 B.C., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010 c970, successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath. 2. Saint. Also called Dewi Sant. A.D.… …
113Saul — /sawl/, n. 1. the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9. 2. Also called Saul of Tarsus. the original name of the apostle Paul. Acts 9:1 30; 22:3. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning asked for. * * * I Hebrew Shaul flourished 11th century BC …
114political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… …
115Israël antique — Reconstitution d une maison israélite au musée de la Terre d Israël à Tel Aviv (Israël) L Israël antique désigne les populations israélites qui ont établi des royaumes à l Âge du fer dans le Proche Orient ancien. L histoire de l Israël antique… …
116Samuel — Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother… …
117Saul — Asked for. 1) A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48. 2) The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, asked for ), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular… …
118Philistines — A people named the Peleset who formed part of the coalition known as the Sea Peoples who invaded Egypt during the reign of Ramesses III of Dynasty 20. Ramesses III claims that they were defeated and that he allowed them to settle in southern… …
119Ignorance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ignorance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ignorance ignorance nescience tabula rasa crass ignorance ignorance crasse Sgm: N 1 unacquaintance unacquaintance Sgm: N 1 unconsciousness unconsciousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 …
120Samson — Samson s birth had been foretold by an angel to Manoah s wife, who had been barren for many years. The son was to be a Nazarite and thus had to take certain vows, the most important being not to cut his hair. Samson wedded a Philistine maiden …
