Mizraim, the brother of Cush, is the Hebrew name of Egypt

It signifies 'the two Mazors,' or walls of fortifica tion. On the Asiatic side Egypt was defended from attack by a chain of fortre es, sometimes called Shur, or 'the wall, by the Can a a nites, and it was from this line of defence that the name of Mazor was derived. The name, however, did not apply to the whole of Egypt. It denoted only Lower or Northern Egypt, which extended from the sea to the neighbourhood of the modern Cairo. The rest of the country was Upper Egypt, called Pe-to-Res, 'the land of the South, in ancient Egyptian, the Pathros of the Old Testament (Isaiah xi. 11). The division of Egypt into two provinces dated from prehistoric times, and has been remembered through all the vici itudes of Egyptian history down to the present day. It was e entially 'the double land,' and its rulers wore a double crown. Hence the use of the dual form, "the two Mazors," in Hebrew. Here and there, where Lower Egypt is alone alluded to, the singular Mazor is employed, but otherwise the dual "Mizraim" only is found throughout the Old Testament. Sayce, Races of the O. T., р. 52. Mjöllnir (myėl'nir). [ON.] In Old Norse mythology, Thor's hammer, "the crusher," made by the dwarfs. It was the trusty weapon of Thor in his constant warfare against the giants. Mjösen (myė'sen), Lake. The largest lake in Norway, about 35 miles northeast of Christiania at the nearest point. Length, 62 miles. Greatest depth, 1,500 feet. Mlawa (mlävä). A town in the government of Plock, Ru ian Poland, 67 miles north-northwest of Warsaw. Population (1893), 10,387. Mnemosyne (ne-mos'i-ne). [Gr. Μνημοσύνη, the mother of the Muses.] In Greek mythology, the godde of memory, daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Ge (Earth), and mother, by Zeus, of the Muses. Mnesicles (ne's ik-lēz). [Gr. Μνησικλῆς.] Architect of the Propylæum (begun 437 в.с.). It was 5 years in building, and cost about $2,000,000. An inscription with his name, but later in time, has been found among the ruins of the Propylæum. Mnevis (ne'vis). The ancient Egyptian sacred bull of Helio polis. Apis of Memphis, Mnêvis of Helio polis, and Pakis of Her month is, are all links that bind together the Egypt of the Pharaohs and the Egypt of the stone age. They were the sacred animals of the clans which first settled in these localities, and their identification with the deities of the official religion must have been a slow proce , never efully Sayce, Anc. Empires, p. 66. Mocarabians pear to have been a warlike tribe, and the Israeli tes during their wanderings through the desert tried to avoid an encounter with them. During the period of the Judges they opposed the Israeli tes until they were routed by Ehud (Judges iii.). Saul and David, whose ancestre Ruth was a Moabite , subjugated them. After Solomon's death Moab fell to the northern kingdom. After Ahab's death Mesha refused to pay tribute. They were afterward, according to the cuneiform inscriptions, subjected to As syria, Shalman, Camoshnadab, and Mu ari being mentioned as kings of Moab paying tribute. They participated in the fall of Jerusalem through the Babylonians, and Nebuchadnezzar subjected them on his expedition against Egypt. They appear after the exile as seeking to maintain friendly relations with the Judeans. Later they were subjected to the Nabatæans, the Maccabees, and the Romans. Chemosh was their principal divinity; another was Baal Peor. The only authentic monument of the Moabite civilization thus known is the so-called Moabite Stone. See below. Moabite Stone. A slab of black basalt bearing an inscription of 34 lines in Hebrew-Phenic i an characters: the oldest monument of the Semitic alphabet. It was found in 1868 at the ancient Dibon of Moab. Before it could be removed it was broken in many pieces, through the jealousies of Arab tribes, but a squeeze of the inscription had been previously taken, and the chief fragments are now in the Louvre Museum. The stone is the most important surviving relic of Moabite civilization, and is believed to date from about 850 B. C. The inscription records the victories of King Mesha over the Israeli tes. See Mesha . Moadoc. See Modoc . Moallakât (mō-äl-lä-kät'). A collection of seven Arabic poems, composed by different authors in the 6th and 7th centuries. Moaria (mō-ā'ri-ä). [NL.] A hypothetical South Pacific continent of which only New Zealand and other Ocean i an or Polynesian islands remain: so named from the supposed former range of the moa. Its a umed existence accounts for many features of the present geographical distribution of animals and plants. The name was proposed by Dr. Mantell. Moatcaht (mō'äch-ät), or Mowachaht. The people to whom the name Nootka was first applied, a tribe of North American Indians living near Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. They numbered 254 in 1884. See Aht . Moawiyah (mo-a-we'yä). Governor of Syria, and, after his victory over Ali, calif 661-680 A. D. He founded the dynasty of the Ommiads, which held the califate for 89 years (661-750) with Damascus as capital. Mobangi. Same as Ubangi . Moberly (mō'bėr-li). The capital of Randolph County, central Mi ouri. Population (1900), 8,012 . Mobile (mō-bēl'). A river in Alabama which is formed by the union of the Alabama and Tombigbee, and falls into Mobile Bay. Length, about 45 miles. Mobile. A city, capital of Mobile County, Alabama, situated on Mobile River in lat. 30° 41′ N., long. 88° 2' W. It is the only seaport and the largest city of the State. It has a large trade in timber, naval stores, coal, etc., and is one of the leading ports in the country for the export of cotton. It was founded by De Bienville in 1702; was the capital of Louisiana until 1723; pa ed to Great Britain in 1763, and to Spain in 1783; was taken by the Americans under Wilkinson in 1813; and became a city in 1819. It was occupied by the Federals April 12, 1865. It has now steamer lines to Liverpool and New York. Population (1900), 38,469. Mobile Bay. An inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in the southwestern part of Alabama. Length, about 36 miles. Mobile Bay, Battle of. A naval victory gained Aug. 5, 1864, by the Federals (with 7 sloops of war and 4 iron-clad monitors), under Farragut, over the Confederates (with the ram Tenne ee, which had to surrender, and 3 gunboats), under Buchanan. Mobile Point. A sandy point at the eastern entrance of Mobile Bay: the site of Fort Morgan (previously Fort Bowyer).