Western Samoa. Samoa. 1899 German. 1920 New Zealand League of Nations mandate. 1962 Independent.

Westminster Abbey. 7C Benedictine monastery. 1050-65 New Building, additions by Edward the Confessor; 1245 by Henry III. West towers 1745. Used for all British coronations since William I.

Willkie, Wendell. 1892-1944. New Deal critic. US Presidential candidate 1940. One World 1943.

WorldTradeCenter, 1972-2001. New York. Attacked 1993, destroyed September 11, 2001 by al-Qaeda terrorists. Osama bin Laden.

Yüan Shih-kai. 1859-1916. First president of Chinese Republic 1912-. Attempts to establish a new dynasty failed. Warlords.

Aaron. c14C BC. Old Testament. Brother of Moses. Later his rival.

Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.

Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.

Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.

Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.

Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.

Bathsheba. Old Testament Hittite Wife of David, mother of Solomon.

Dead Sea Scrolls. 3C BC-1C AD. Old Testament texts of Essenes. Discovered at Qumrum, 1947.

Deborah. Old Testament prophet.

Delilah. Old Testament courtesan. Betrayed Samson.

Esther. Old Testament Persian Queen. Saved Jews from extinction.

Isaac. Old Testament Patriarch. Abraham’s son from whom all Jews descend. Spared from sacrifice.

Jacob. Old Testament. 3rd patriarch of 12 tribes of Israel. Grandson of Abraham. Son of Isaac. God changed name to Israel.

Jeremiah. c650-570BC. Old Testament Hebrew prophet.

Job. 6C BC. Suffering, faithful Old Testament servant of God.

Joshua. Old Testament hero. Led conquest of Canaan. Destroyed Jericho.

Levi. Old Testament 3rd son of Jacob.

Lex Talionis. Old Testament Law- An eye for an eye...

Marcion. 144. Founded heretical sect with 2 Gods: imperfect Old Testament God and Jesus’ merciful God.

Masora. 6-10C. Hebrew reconstruction of Old Testament.

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