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The Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon (1908) gives the meaning of Nephilim as "giants", and warns that proposed etymologies of the word are "all very precarious". [13] Many suggested interpretations are based on the assumption that the word is a derivative of Hebrew verbal root n-p-l (נ־פ־ל) "fall".
With the revival of classical learning in the Italian Renaissance, a broader, carefully selected group of men of renown from the distant and recent past, outstanding for their statecraft or their learning emerged "almost simultaneously" in the Italian cities of Milan, Naples, Siena, Padua, [4] Foligno, [5] Florence, Venice, Perugia and Urbino. [6]
Annette Barbara Weiner née Cohen (February 14, 1933 – 7 December 1997) was one of the most prominent American cultural anthropologists, earning recognition as the President of the American Anthropological Association (1991–1993), Presidents of the Society for Cultural Anthropology (1987–1989), Chair of Anthropology (1981–1991).
The Book of Genesis tells that the "Sons of God" lusted after the daughters of men and begot a race of giants (Nephilim). These offspring were identified with "the heroes of old men of renown." Then, God sent the deluge to purge the earth from these giants. [9]
The band appeared regularly on the Spotlight Band radio programme, which broadcast to a military audience and made them permanent favorites of millions of men in uniform. Also on this show, the band was first referred to as "Les Brown & His Band of Renown" in 1942. The moniker stuck [2] and became the official bandname from the 1950s onwards.
The deuterocanonical Book of Sirach also briefly discusses venerating the memory of patriarchs and prophets: "Let us now praise men of renown, and our fathers in their generation" (44:1). "And their names continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children" (44:15) [37]
He became so celebrated as a swordsman, that many knights who had gained for themselves renown came from distant parts to measure weapons with him. One of these was a renowned knight of Norway, who challenged Hector Roy to mortal combat. The challenge was accepted. They met at Salen, in Mull, where they fought, and where the Norwegian fell. A ...
He then joined Les Brown and His Band of Renown, which played regularly for the Bob Hope radio program. Sperling and other members of Brown's band joined Dave Pell 's octet in 1953. He recorded with octet on Plays Irving Berlin (1953) and on The Original Reunion of the Glenn Miller Orchestra (1954).