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Aaron
Brother of Moses and first high priest of ancient Israel. Acting as a spokesman for Moses, he played a central role in forcing the pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt. God charged Aaron and Moses with commemorating the event at Passover, and Aaron and his sons were given priestly authority by Moses. Though Aaron is a pivotal figure in Exodus, he nearly fades from view thereafter. He is mentioned as the one responsible for the Israelites' idolatrous worship of the golden calf while Moses was on Mt. Sinai receiving the Law from God. His death at 123 is noted in Numbers.


acorn
Nut of the oak. Acorns are usually seated in or surrounded by a woody cupule. They mature within one to two seasons, and their appearance varies depending on the species of oak. Acorns provide food for small game animals and are used to fatten swine and poultry.


Akron
City (pop., 1996 est.: 217,000), NE Ohio, on the Cuyahoga River. At 1,200 ft (370 m) above sea level, Akron was named for its "high place" (Greek: acros) on the watershed between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. Laid out in 1825, the town was assured substantial growth by the completion of two canals (1827, 1840). The abundant water supply and the arrival of the railroads prompted B. F. Goodrich to move a rubber factory here in 1871. With the advent of the automobile and the increasing demand for rubber tires, Akron became known as "rubber capital of the world."


Aron
French sociologist and historian. After receiving his doctorate from the \u00c9 cole Normale Sup\u00e9 rieure (1930), he taught at the Univ. of Toulouse until 1939. During World War II he joined the Free French and edited their newspaper (1940-44). He later taught at the \u00c9 cole Nationale d'Administration, the Sorbonne, and the Coll\u00e8 ge de France. He was also a columnist for Le Figaro (1947-77) and L'Express (1977-83). His opposition to Marxism put him at odds with France's left-wing intellectuals, incl. his former classmate J.-P. Sartre. His books often discuss violence and war, from a rationalist humanist point of view.


baron
Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness. Originally, in the early Middle Ages, the term designated a tenant of whatever rank who held a tenure of barony direct from the king. Gradually, it came to mean a powerful personage, and therefore a magnate. The rights and title may be conferred for military or other honorable service.


-->Da Ponte

Italian poet and librettist. When his Jewish father converted to marry a Catholic, he adopted the name of the local bishop. He took priestly orders in 1768, while teaching literature and publishing poetry. At odds with the authorities for his progressive views, he was expelled from the Venetian republic in 1779 for adultery. In 1783 he was appointed ...

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