James The Less

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• -less

  ·- A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, ...

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• Less

  ·noun A smaller portion or quantity. II. Less ·conj <<Unless>>. III. Less ·noun The inferior, youn...

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• (St.) Bartholomew the Less

  On the eastern side of West Smithfield, north of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, within the Hospital pre...

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• (St.) Benedict the Less

  Grant of a stone house in this parish by Hugh de Yspania to Richard his brother. Temp. Rich. I. or J...

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• (St.) Martin the Less

  = St. Martin Ludgate. See also St. Martin Pomary. ...

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• (St.) Peter the Less

  See St. Peter Paul's Wharf. ...

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• (Holy) Trinity the Less

  On the south side of Great Trinity Lane, at the north-east corner of Little Trinity Lane (Strype). I...

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• James

  same as Jacob ...

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• James

  1) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He...

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• James

  (the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter). • James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He w...

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• All Hallows the Less

  On the south side of Thames Street, at the north-west corner of the street called Cole Harbour leadi...

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• (St.) Bartholomew the Less Lane

  Wm. Herewardestoke directed that he should be buried in the Church of St. Bartholomew the Less, and ...

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• (St.) Bartholomew the Less, Churchyard

  Little St. Bartholomew Churchyard is shown to the south of the Hospital in O. and M. 1677. ...

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• (Holy) Trinity the Less Lane

  Identified with Little Trinity Lane (q.v.). First mention: 55 H. III. (Anc. Deeds, C. 2890). Other...

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• Hammer-less

  ·adj Without a visible hammer; — said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and o...

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• Shell-less

  ·adj Having no shell. ...

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• Skill-less

  ·adj Wanting skill. ...

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• Smell-less

  ·adj Destitute of smell; having no odor. ...

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• Thrall-less

  ·adj Having no thralls. II. Thrall-less ·adj Not enslaved; not subject to bonds. ...

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• (St.) James' by the Thames

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' in the Temple

  See Temple Church. ...

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• All Hallows the Less Churchyard

  At the north-west corner of Cole Harbour, on the south side of Thames Street (O. and M. 1677-O.S.). ...

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• Ballantine, James

  (1808-1877) Artist and author, b. in Edinburgh, began life as a house painter. He studied art, and ...

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• Beattie, James

  (1735-1803) Poet and philosophical writer, s. of a shopkeeper and small farmer at Laurencekirk, Kin...

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• Beresford, James

  (1764-1840) Miscellaneous writer and clergyman. He made translations and wrote religious books, but...

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• Boswell, James

  (1740-1795) Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Suprem...

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• Bramston, James

  (c. 1694-1744) Satirist, ed. at Westminster School and Oxf., took orders and was latterly Vicar of ...

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• Bruce, James

  (1730-1794) Traveller, was b. at the family seat of Kinnaird, Perthshire, and ed. at Harrow. After ...

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• Fergusson, James

  (1808-1886) Writer on architecture, b. at Ayr, was engaged in commercial pursuits in India, where h...

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• Grahame, James

  (1765-1811) Poet, s. of a lawyer, was b. and ed. in Glasgow. After spending some time in a law offi...

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• Grainger, James

  (1721-1766) Poet, of a Cumberland family, studied medicine at Edin., was an army surgeon, and on th...

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• Granger, James

  (1723-1776) Biographer, was at Oxf. and, entering the Church, became Vicar of Shiplake, Oxon. He pu...

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• Grant, James

  (1822-1887) Novelist, was the s. of an officer in the army, in which he himself served for a short ...

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• Hannay, James

  (1827-1873) Novelist and journalist, was b. at Dumfries, and after serving for some years in the na...

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• Harrington, James

  (1611-1677) Political theorist, s. of Sir Sapcotes H., was b. at Upton, Northamptonshire, and ed. a...

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• Harris, James

  (1709-1780) Grammarian, was a wealthy country gentleman and member of Parliament, who held office i...

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• Hervey, James

  (1714-1758) Religious writer, Rector of Weston Favell, Northants, was the author of Meditations amo...

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• Hinton, James

  (1822-1875) Writer on sociology and psychology, s. of a Baptist minister, became a successful auris...

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• Hogg, James (The Ettrick Shepherd)

  (1770-1835) Poet, and writer of tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding c...

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• Howell, James

  (1594?-1666) Miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman at Abernant, Caermarthenshire, was at Oxf. and...

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• James I., King of Scotland

  (1394-1437) Poet, the third s. of Robert III., was b. at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safet...

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• M'Cosh, James

  (1811-1894) Philosophical writer, s. of an Ayrshire farmer, was a minister first of the Church of S...

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• MacPherson, James

  (1736?-1796) Alleged translator of the Ossianic poems, s. of a small farmer at Ruthven, Inverness-s...

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• Martineau, James

  (1805-1900) Unitarian theologian, younger brother of the above, was b. at Norwich. Possessed of con...

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• Melville, James

  (1556-1614) Scottish divine and reformer, s. of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire, and nephew o...

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• Mill, James

  (1773-1836) Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...

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• Montgomery, James

  (1771-1854) Poet, s. of a pastor and missionary of the Moravian Brethren, was b. at Irvine, Ayrshir...

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• Nayler, James

  (1617?-1660) Quaker theologian, s. of a Yorkshire yeoman, who, after serving in the Parliamentary a...

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• Payn, James

  (1830-1898) Novelist, s. of an official in the Thames Commission, ed. at Eton, Woolwich, and Camb. ...

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• Rice, James

  (1844-1882) Novelist, was ed. at Camb., and studied law, from which he drifted into literature. He ...

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• Shirley, James

  (1596-1666) Dramatist, b. in London, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, London, and at Oxf. and Camb....

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• Smith, James

  See Smith, Horace ...

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• Spedding, James

  (1808-1881) Editor of Bacon's works, s. of a Cumberland squire, and ed. at Bury St. Edmunds and Cam...

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• Thomson, James

  1) (1700-1748) Poet, s. of the minister of Ednam, Roxburghshire, spent most of his youth, however, ...

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• Ussher, James

  (1581-1656) Divine and scholar, b. in Dublin, the s. of a lawyer there, and ed. at Trinity Coll., t...

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• Wills, James

  (1790-1868) Poet and miscellaneous writer, younger s. of a Roscommon squire, was ed. at Trinity Col...

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• Douglas, James

  (b. 1869) The Man in the Pulpit (1905), The Unpardonable Sin (1907), Theodore Watts-Dunton. ...

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• Gairdner, James

  C.B., LL.D. (b. 1828) Historian. Ed. in Rolls Series Memorials of Henry VII., Letters and Papers o...

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• James, Henry

  (b. 1843) American novelist and critic. A Passionate Pilgrim (1875), The American (1877), The Europ...

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• James, William

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...

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• (St.) James Comyns

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' Court

  North out of Bury Street (east to west portion), between Nos. 31 and 32 (P.O. Directory). First men...

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• (St.) James' Garlickhithe

  On the east side of Garlick Hill at No. 18 and south of Maiden Lane. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory)...

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• (St.) James' Place

  East out of Garlick Hill, north of Maiden Lane and St. James' Church (P.O. Directory). In Vintry War...

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• The

  ·vi ·see <<Thee>>. II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...

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• (St.) James' in the Wall Hermitage

  A chapel or hermitage adjoining the north-west corner of the Wall of London near Cripplegate in Farr...

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• (St.) James' in, near the Vintry

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• James, The General Epistle Of

  The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother ...

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• James, Epistle of

  1) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one of the twelve apostles. He was one of the ...

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• Bailey, Philip James

  (1816-1902) Poet, s. of a journalist, b. at Nottingham, and ed. there and at Glasgow, of which he w...

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• Buckingham, James Silk

  (1786-1855) Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...

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• Byron, Henry James

  (1834-1884) Dramatist, b. at Manchester, entered the Middle Temple, but soon took to writing for th...

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• Cooper, James Fenimore

  (1789-1851) Novelist, b. at Burlington, New Jersey, and ed. at Yale Coll., he in 1808 entered the U...

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• Ferrier, James Frederick

  (1808-1864) Metaphysician, b. in Edin., and ed. there and at Oxf., he was called to the Scottish Ba...

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• Forbes, James David

  (1809-1868) Natural Philosopher, s. of Sir William F., of Pitsligo, was b. and ed. at Edin. He stud...

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• Fox, Charles James

  (1749-1806) Statesman and historian, s. of Henry F., 1st Lord Holland, was one of the greatest orat...

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• Froude, James Anthony

  (1818-1894) Historian and essayist, 3rd s. of the Archdeacon of Totnes, Devonshire, near which he w...

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• Grant, James Augustus

  (1827-1892) Traveller, was an officer in the army, and was sent by the Royal Geographical Society a...

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• Knowles, James Sheridan

  (1784-1862) Dramatist, s. of James K., schoolmaster and lexicographer, was b. at Cork. He was the a...

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• Lever, Charles James

  (1806-1872) Novelist, b. at Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there. He studied medicine at Göttinge...

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• Lowell, James Russell

  (1819-1891) Poet and essayist, b. at Camb., Massachusetts, s. of a Unitarian minister, was ed. at H...

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• Mackintosh, Sir James

  (1765-1832) Philosopher and historian, was b. at Aldowrie, Inverness-shire, s. of an officer in the...

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• Mangan, James Clarence

  (1803-1849) Poet, b. at Dublin, s. of a small grocer, was brought up in poverty, and received most ...

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• Mathias, Thomas James

  (1754?-1835) Satirist, ed. at Camb., and held some minor appointments in the Royal household. He wa...

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• Melville, Sir James

  (1535-1617) Historian, s. of Sir John M., of Hallhill, was a page to Mary Queen of Scots at the Fre...

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• Morier, James Justinian

  (1780?-1849) Traveller and novelist, s. of Isaac M., descended from a Huguenot family resident at S...

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• Morison, James Cotter

  (1832-1888) Was ed. at Oxf. He wrote Lives of Gibbon (1878), and Macaulay (1882); but his best work...

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• Paulding, James Kirke

  (1779-1860) Novelist, etc., b. in the state of New York, was chiefly self-educated. He became a fri...

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• Percival, James Gates

  (1795-1854) Poet, b. at Berlin, Conn., was a precocious child, and a morbid and impractical, though...

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• Planché, James Robinson

  (1796-1880) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, b. in London of Huguenot descent, was in the Herald...

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• Pye, Henry James

  (1745-1813) A country gentleman of Berkshire, who pub. Poems on Various Subjects and Alfred, an Epi...

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• Stephen, Sir James

  (1789-1859) Statesman and historical writer, s. of James S., Master in Chancery, ed. at Camb., and ...

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• Stirling, James Hutchison

  (1820-1909) Philosopher, b. in Glasgow, and ed. there and at Edin., where he studied medicine, whic...

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• Allen, James Lane

  (b. 1849) American novelist. A Kentucky Cardinal, The Choir Invisible, A Summer in Arcady, Blue Gra...

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• Barrie, James Matthew

  LL.D. (b. 1860) Novelist and dramatist. Auld Licht Idylls, When a Man's Single (1888), A Window in...

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• Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James

  (b. 1858) Writer on Spanish literature. Life of Cervantes (1892), History of Spanish Literature (18...

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• Frazer, James George

  LL.D., D.C.L. (b. 1854) Writer on comparative religion, etc. Totemism (1887), The Golden Bough (18...

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• Furnivall, Frederick James

  Ph.D., D.Litt. (b. 1825) Scholar. Has ed. many publications in connection with the Early English T...

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• Low, Sidney James

  Journalist and miscellaneous writer. The Governance of England (1904), A Vision of India (1906), Dic...

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• Matthews, James Brander

  Litt.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1852) American critic, etc. French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century,...

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• Mullinger, James Bass

  (b. 1834) Historian. Cambridge Characteristics in the Seventeenth Century (1867), The Ancient Afric...

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• Riley, James Whitcomb

  (b. 1858) American poet and humorist. The Old Swimmin' Hole (1883), Pipes o' Pan at Zekesbury (1887...

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• (St.) James' Duke's Place

  On the east side of Mitre Square (Duke's Place). In Aldgate Ward (O.S.). First mention: About 1572 ...

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• (St.) James' in Walbrook

  St. James parish in Wallebroke, 29 H. VIII. (L. and P H. VIII. XII. (1) p. 589). Probably an error ...

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• (St.) James' Place, Aldgate

  South-east out of Duke Street at No. 33 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848...

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• (St.) James' super ripam

  Temp. John (Anc. Deeds, A. 2125). Probably = St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• Jukes, The

  ·add. ·- A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose hu...

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• Hermonites, the

  (Ps. 42:6, 7) = "the Hermons", i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are about a quarter...

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• Sea, The

  (Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river...

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• Transfiguration, the

  Of our Lord on a "high mountain apart," is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8;...

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• Word, The

  (Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...

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• go, the

  The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonim...

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• bag, the

  Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-toke...

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• Archite, The

  (as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim), the usual designation of David's frie...

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• Arkite, The

  from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the co...

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• Ashurites, The

  Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; ...

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• Bachrites, The

  the family of Becher, son of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35) ...

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• Baharumite, The

  [Bahurim] ...

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• Barhumite, The

  [Bahurim] ...

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• Belaites, The

  (Numbers 26:38) [Bela, 3] ...

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• Beriites, The

  A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situate...

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• Berothite, The

  (1 Chronicles 11:39) [Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan] ...

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• Canaanite, The

  the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes." It occurs in (Matthew 10:4...

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• Canaanites, The

  a word used in two senses: • A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the ...

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• Chemarim, The

  (those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of...

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• College, The

  In (2 Kings 22:14) it is probable that the word translated "college" represents here not an institut...

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• Danites, The

  The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1,11; 1 Chronicles 12:35) ...

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• Elonites, The

  (Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2] ...

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• Epicureans, The

  derived their name from Epicurus (342-271 B.C.), a philosopher of Attic descent, whose "Garden" at A...

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• Eranites, The

  (Numbers 26:36) ...

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• Eshkalonites, The

  (Joshua 13:3) [Ashkelon, Askelon] ...

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• Eshtaulites, The

  with the Zareathites, were among the families of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53) ...

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• Exodus, The

  of the Israelites from Egypt. the common chronology places the date of this event at B.C. 1491, deri...

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• Eznite, The

  According to the statement of (2 Samuel 23:8) Adino the Eznite was another name for Jashobeam, a Tac...

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• Ezrahite, The

  (son of Zerah), a title attached to two persons-Ethan, (1 Kings 4:31; Psalms 89:1) title, and Heman,...

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• Gadites, The

  the descendants of Gad, and members of his tribe. ...

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• Garmite, The

  Keilah the Garmite, i.e. the descendant of Gerem, is mentioned in the obscure genealogical lists of ...

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• Gazathites, The

  (Joshua 13:3) the inhabitants of Gaza. ...

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• Gazites, The

  Inhabitants of Gaza. (Judges 16:2) ...

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• Gederathite, The

  the native of a place called Gederah, apparently in Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 12:4) ...

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• Gederite, The

  the native of some place named Geder or Gederah. (1 Chronicles 27:28) ...

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• Gershonites, The

  the family descended from Gershon or Gershom, the son of Levi. "THE GERSH0NITE," as applied to indiv...

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• Gezrites The

  The word which the Jewish critics have substituted in the margin of the Bible for the ancient readin...

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• Gibeonites, The

  the people of Gibeon, and perhaps also of the three cities associated with Gibeon, (Joshua 9:17)-Hiv...

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• Giblites, The

  [Gebal] ...

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• Gileadites, The

  (Numbers 26:29; Judges 10:3; 12:4,5), a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended from Gilead. ...

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• Gilonite, The

  native of Giloh. (2 Samuel 15:12; 23:34) ...

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• Girgasite, The

  (Genesis 10:16) or NEXT ENTRY ... ...

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• Gizonites, The

  (inhabitant of Gizoh). "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite "are named amongst the warriors of David's g...

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• Gunites, The

  the descendants of Guni, son of Naphtali. (Numbers 26:48) ...

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• Hagerite, The

  Jaziz the Hagerite, i.e. the descendant of Hagar, had the charge of David's sheep. (1 Chronicles 27:...

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• Haggites, The

  a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15) ...

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• Hamathite, The

  one of the families descended from Canaan, named last in the list. (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16...

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• Hamulites, The

  the family of the preceding. (Numbers 26:21) ...

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• Harodite, The

  the designation of two of the thirty-seven warriors of David's guard, Shammah and Elika, (2 Samuel 2...

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• Hebronites, The

  A family of Kohathite Levites, descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath. (Numbers 3:27; 26:58; 1 Chro...

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• Hepherites, The

  the family of Hepher the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32) ...

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• Hermonites, The

  Properly "the Hermons," with reference to the three summits of Mount Hermon. (Psalms 42:6) (Psal 42:...

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• Huphamites, The

  descendants of Hupham, of the tribe of Benjamin. (Numbers 26:39) ...

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• Jimnites, The

  descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44) ...

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• Kenite, The

  and Ken'ites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the...

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• Machirites, The

  the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead. (Numbers 26:29) ...

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• Mahavite, The

  the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David's guard, whose name is preserved in the ...

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• Manassites, The

  that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33) ...

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• Maonites, The

  a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) el...

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• Mecherathite, The

  that is, the native or inhabitant of a place called Mecherah. (1 Chronicles 11:36) In the parallel l...

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• Median, The

  Darius, "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes," (Daniel 9:1) or "the Mede," ch. (Daniel 11...

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• Meholathite, The

  a word occurring once only- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place cel...

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• Mehunims, The

  a people against whom King Uzziah waged a successful war. (2 Chronicles 26:7) The name is the plural...

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• Meronothithe, The

  that is, the native of the place called probably Meronoth, of which, however, no further traces have...

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• Mesobaite, The

  a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1 Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any ...

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• Mishraites, The

  the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding...

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• Mithnite, The

  the designation of Joshaphat, one of David's guard in the catalogue of (1 Chronicles 11:43) ...

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• Morasthite, The

  that is, the native of a place named Moresheth. It occurs twice- (Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1)-each ti...

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• Naamites, The

  the family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only. ...

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• Nehelamite, The

  the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (J...

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• Pelonite, The

  Two of David's men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1 Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015...

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• Pentateuch, The

  is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is d...

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• Perizzite, The

  and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before a...

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• Pharzites. The

  the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20) ...

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• Plague, The

  The plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors).-Like the cho...

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• Praltite, The

  Helez "the Paltite" is named in (2 Samuel 23:26) among David's mighty men. (B.C. 1015.) ...

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• Puhites, The

  According to (1 Chronicles 2:53) the "Puhites" or "Puthites" belonged to the families of Kirjath-jea...

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• Punites, The

  the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23) ...

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• Quicksands, The

  more properly THE Syrtis, The, (Acts 27:17) the broad a deep bight on the north African coast betwee...

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• Ramathite, The

  Shimei the Ramathite, i.e. a native of Ramah, had charge of the royal vineyards of King David. (1 Ch...

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• Sardites, The

  descendants of Sered the son of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:26) (In the Revised Version of (Revelation 4:3)...

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• Shaalbonite, The

  Eliahba the Shaalbonite was one of David's thirty seven heroes. (2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33)...

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• Shearinghouse, The

  a place on the road between Jezreel and Samaria, at which Jehu, on his way to the latter, encountere...

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• Shechemites, The

  the family of Shechem son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:31) comp. Josh 17:2 ...

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• Sheepgate, The

  one of the gates of Jerusalem as rebuilt by Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:1,32; 12:39) It stood between the ...

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• Sheepmarket, The

  (John 5:2) The world "market" is an interpolation of our translators. We ought probably to supply th...

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• Shelanites, The

  the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20) ...

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• Shemidaites, The

  the descendants of Shemida the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32) ...

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• Shillemites, The

  [Shillem] ...

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• Shilonite, The

  that is, the native or resident of Shiloh; a title ascribed only to Ahijah. (1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 1...

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• Shilonites, The

  are mentioned among the descendants of Judah dwelling in Jerusalem at a date difficult to (1 Chronic...

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• Shimites, The

  the descendants of Shimei the son of Gershon. (Numbers 3:21) ...

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• Shimronites, The

  [Shimron] ...

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