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Sibbecai , Sibbecai or Sibbechai (both: sĬb´əkī, –kā´ī), in the Bible, one of David's guard, noted for his fight with the Philistine giant. He is also called Me… Polyglot Bible , Polyglot Bible edited in 1653–7 by Brian Walton (?1600–61), bishop of Chester, with the help of many scholars. It contains various oriental texts of… Ahithophel , Ahithophel (əhĬth´əfĕl), in the Bible, David's counselor who joined with Absalom against David. He killed himself when Absalom ignored his counsel. H… Bible Societies , BIBLE SOCIETIES , associations intended to propagate the Christian Bible, i.e., the Old and New Testaments. The first association of this kind was fo… Phuvah , Pua (pyōō´ə), variant of Phuvah.
Phuvah (fyōō´və), in the Bible, son of Issachar; the ancestor of the Punites. Mazarin Bible , Gutenberg, Johann
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