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The Land of Nod, now known as Crate&Kids, was a catalog, internet, and retail store company, based in Northbrook, Illinois, [1] specializing in children's furniture, bedding, and accessories. Scott Eirinberg and Jamie Cohen launched the company in 1996 out of Eirinberg's basement in the Chicago suburbs. [ 2 ]
Whimsical children's' retailer Land Of Nod is holding its Spring Cleaning Sale, with up to 80% discounts on kids' bedding, furniture, decor, toys and more. It's a great time to stock up on ...
The Land of Nod is a location mentioned in the Bible to where Cain was exiled. It may also refer to: Another word for sleep; The Land of Nod (company), a catalog, web, and retail store company; The Land of Nod, Hugo Award-nominated novelette by Mike Resnick; Land of Nod country estate in Headley Down, Hampshire, England, seat of the Whitaker family
The name "Land of Nod" was accorded locally to the northerly 3,000 acres (1,214.1 hectares) of the Great Plot lying north of Woburn, Massachusetts, at its foundation in 1640–42, "the name being probably suggested by a comparison of its forlorn condition — so far remote from church ordinances — with the Nod to which Cain wandered when he ...
The section on "land of Nod" meaning "sleep" needs to be cleaned up. Every dictionary says that nodding (off) was in use long before Swift, and that Land of Nod to mean sleep was a pun on the verb's extant meaning. So the suggestion that nod off was coined by Swift, or is in any way related to Nod, should be removed. Moreover, I can't find any ...
The band's music is generally described as post-rock or space rock, but has also been described as shoegazing and "ambient instrumental rock". [2] [3] [4] While the band have cited bands such as Echo & the Bunnymen (particularly Will Sergeant's guitar playing) as an influence, comparisons to Krautrock band such as Faust (band), Neu!, and Popol Vuh have been common. [2]
The land of Uz (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ־עוּץ – ʾereṣ-ʿŪṣ) is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently in the Book of Job, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job". [1] The name "Uz" is used most often to refer to Uz, son of Aram, presumably the region's namesake.
The town is known for its mention in Samuel 21 and 22 as the site of a massacre of the kohenim, the priesthood.The general reading of the incident follows that David visits Nob while being pursued by Saul.