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Beʹder

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A valley famous for the victory gained by Mahomet, in which “he was assisted by 3,000 angels, led by Gabriel, mounted on his horse Haïzum.” (Al Koran.)

Beder. King of Persia, who married Giauhaʹrê, daughter of the most powerful of the under-sea emperors. Queen Labê tried to change him into a horse, but he changed her into a mare instead. (Arabian Nights, “Beder and Giauharê.”)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Becasse
Becket’s Assassins
Bed
Bed of Justice
Bed of Roses (A)
Bed of Thorns (A)
Bed-post
Bede (Adam)
Bedell
Beder
Bedford
Bedford Level
Bedfordshire
Bediver
Bedlam
Bedlamite
Bedouins [Bed-wins]
Bedreddin Hassan
Bed-rock
Bedver