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Abraham, the Patriarch
In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham is a venerated patriarch whose relationship with God provides the foundational story for God's beneficial relationship with humanity. According to biblical tradition (and some say myth), Abraham...

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Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham
Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Sarah Winnemucca (Thocmentony)
Paiute activist, writer, and organizer Sarah Winnemucca (also known as Thocmentony).

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Sarah Josepha Hale
Sarah Josepha Hale (l. 1788-1879 CE), the writer and editor of the popular periodical Godey’s Lady’s Boo campaigned for the national observance of Thanksgiving Day beginning in 1846 CE. Painting by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889 CE) Richard's...

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King Arthur
King Arthur is among the most famous literary characters of all time. The Arthurian legend of the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot, the Quest for the Holy Grail, the love affair of Lancelot and Guinevere, and the wizard Merlin have informed...

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The Artist Project: Tomb of Perneb - Sarah Sze
Sarah Sze on the Tomb of Perneb "I think a lot of people panic, and it's not just the claustrophobia: it is the intensity of that experience." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity to respond...

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Sarah Parcak: Archeology from space
http://www.ted.com In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" — using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best...

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Book of Genesis
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Jewish scriptures and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Genesis takes its name from the opening line in Hebrew – beresit, ("in the beginning") – later translated into Greek as genesis ("origin"...

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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of legal proceedings in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692-1693 resulting in the deaths of 20 innocent people accused of witchcraft and the vilification of over 200 others based, initially, on the reports of...

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Jacob
Jacob is one of the patriarchs of ancient Judaism and the father of who became the twelve tribes of Israel. His story is told in Genesis 25-50. His Hebrew name is derived from Ya-aqob ("to supplant" or "circumvent") and is constructed from...