Neter
Neter (ne'tar), (heb. Neh'ther; Sept.and Symmachus, Virpov, Nit'ron ; Vulg. Nitrum ; Eng Lish Version 'niter .), Occurs In Prov. Xxv:2o; Jer. Ii:22; Where The Substance In Question Is Described As Effervescing With Vinegar, And As Being Used In Washing; Neither Of Which Particulars Applies To What Is Now, By ...
Nethinim
Nethinim (neth'i-nfm), (heb. 1t;, Naw Them', One Given). (1) Servants Of The Temple. This Name, Which Means 'the Given,' Or 'the Devoted,' Was Ap Plied To The Servants Of The Temple, Or Temple Slaves, Who Were Under The Levites In The Minis Try Of The Tabernacle And Temple. (2) Origin ...
New Jerusalem Church
New Jerusalem Church. The New Jerusalem Church Originated In The Doctrines Of The Opened Word Revealed To Man Kind In The Writings Of Emanuel Swedenborg. (1) The Founder. Emanuel Swedenborg Was Thc Son Of A Swedish Lutheran Bishop, A Scholar, A Practical Engineer, Intrusted With A High Official Position, A ...
New Moon
Moon, New (moon Nil). See Festivals. Mor(m6r),(hcb. ?nor, Distilling), Sometimes Written Mur, Is The Well-known Substance Myrrh. (1) It Is The Exudation Of A Little Known Tree Found In Arabia, But Much More Extensively. In Abyssinia. It Formed An Article Of The Earliest Commerce, Was Highly Esteemed By The Egyptians ...
Nicodemits
Nicodemits (nileo-de'mus), (gr. Lc Uctu5ngos, Nik-oday-mos, Conqueror Of The People), A Pharisee And Member Of The Sanhedrim, Who Was Hnpressed By What He Had Heard Concerning Jesus, But Being Unwilling, On Account Of His Station, To Commit Himself Without Greater Surety Than He Possessed, Repaired By Night To The House ...
Nicolaitans
Nicolaitans (nileo-wi-tanz), (gr. Nocoxcaral, Nikh-ol-ah-ee-tah-ee', Followers Of Nicolas), Occurs Twice In The New Testament (rev. Ii:6, 15). (1) Conduct And Doctrine Condemned. In The Former Passage The Conduct Of The Nicolaitans Is Condemned ; In The Latter, The Angel Of The Church In Pergamos Is Censured Because Certain Members Of ...
Nicopolis
Nicopolis (ni-k6p'o-its), (gr. Nimbroxis, Nik-ofi' O-lis, City Of Victory), A City Of Thrace, Supposed To Be Nicopi, On The River Nessus, Now Karasou, Which Was Here The Boundary Between Thrace And Macedonia; And Hence The City Is Sometimes Reck Oned As Belonging To The Latter. In Titus Iii :12, Paul ...
Night
Night (nit), (heb. Lah'yil ; Ril?t Lah'yel ,771 T; Gr. P4, Nooks). Besides Representing These Properly Equivalent Hebrew And Greek Words, 'night' Stands In A. V. Once For 'darkness' (job Xxvi :1o: R. V. 'dark Ness') ; Thrice For ' Twilight' (is. V:11, R. V. 'night '; Is. Xxi:4; Lix:io, ...
Night Watch
Night Watch (nit Woch). Before The Cap Tivity The Night Was Divided Into Three .parts, Or Watches, The First Extending To Midnight, The Second To The Crowing Of The Cock, The Third To Sun Rise. During The Time Of Christ The Night Was Di Vided Into Four Watches Of Three ...
Nimrod
Nimrod (ntm'rocl), (heb. Nim-rode', Sept. Nel3p63,nee-brode'), A Son Of Cush, The Eldest Son Of Ham (gen. X:8-io). Five Sons Of Cush Are Enumerated In Verse 7 In The Tnore Usual Manner Of This Chapter; But A Change Of Phrase Introduces Nimrod. (1) Personal Name. This Difference May In Dicate That ...
Nineveh
Nineveh (ninie-veh), (heb. 71).?.?, Nee-nev-ay' ; Gr. Nevem Nin-yoo-ay' ; Also Nwevt, Nin-yoo-ee'), Meaning The Dwelling Of Ninus. (1) Location. A Famous City Of The Ancient World, Capital Of The Great Assyrian Empire, Which Stood On The Eastern Bank Of The River Tigris, Op Posite To The Present Mosul ; ...
Nisroch
Nisroch (nis'rok), Nis-roke'). The Hebrew Form Of The Name Of A Deity Of The Assyrians, In Whose Temple Sennacherib Was Wor Shiping When Slain By His §ons (2 Kings Xix:37; Is. Xxxvii :38). There Has Been Much Speculation As To The Iden Tity Of This Deity, And Many Wild Theories ...
Niter
Niter (ni'ter), (heb. Nek'ther; Gr. Virpop, Nee'tran). Now Denotes Saltpeter, Nitrate Of Potash, But The Vtrpor Or Nitrztnt Of The Ancients Was A Different Substance, Natron, Carbonate Of Soda. It Occurs As An Incrustation On The Ground In Egypt, Persia, And Elsewhere, And Is Also A Constituent In The Water ...
Nitmber
Nitmber (niim'ber). The Following Numbers Were Understood By The Hebrews To Have A Sym Bolical Or Representative Significance: (1) Three Was Deemed To Have A Peculiar Mys Tic Meaning. It Is The Number Of The Deity .(the Trinity), Of The Thrice-repeated "holy" (is. Vi :3), Of The Threefold Priestly Blessing ...
No Abion
No-abion (no-vmon), (heb. No, The Home Of Amon, Place Or Portion Of Amon). A Populous And Celebrated City Of Egypt, And The Capital Of Upper Egypt, Named After The God Amon, And Called By The Greeks Diospolis, Or "city Of Zeus," But Better Known By The Name Of "thebes." It ...
Noadiah
Noadiah (ntva-di'ah), (heb. 71:7p.%, No-ad Yaw', Jehovah Convenes, Jah Assembles). . 1. A Levite, Who Had Charge Of The Gold And Silver Vessels Brought Back By Ezra From Babylon To Jerusalem (ezra Viii :33), B. C. About 459. 2. A Prophetess, Who Attempted To Frighten Nehemiah From His Purpose Of ...
Nobleman
Nobleman (no'b'l-mao). The Word So Rendered In John Iv:46 Is The Greek Flacrixik6s, Bas-il-ee-kos', Which Is Somewhat Varied In Signification. It May Mean: (1) Descend Ed From A King. (2) 'tirnplrns Roi) Fiacrexlcos, Hoo-fiay Ref Ace Too Bas-il-eh'oce, One Belonging To The Court. (3) Strat-ee-oh'tace Arpariarrns Flaatx Iws, A Soldier ...
North
North (n&rth), (heb. 7pp, Ntez-aw-reh', Scatterer, Job Xxxvii:9). The Shemite, In Speaking Of The Quarters Of The Heavens And Of The Earth, Supposes His Face Turned Towards The East, So That The East Is Before Him, The West Behind, The South On The Right Hand, And The North On The ...
Noses
Noses (ma'zez), (heb. Rrp, Mo-sheh'). 1. Jvame And Family. The Lawgiver Of Is Rael. He Belonged To The Tribe Of Levi, And Was A Son Of Amram And Jochebed (expd. Vi :2o). According To Exod. Ii:to, The Name7q°,11foshelt, Means Drawn Out Of Water. Even Ancient Writers Knew That The Correctness ...
Nostril3 Nose
Nose, Nostril3 (noz, Nos'trds), (heb.73, Af; Dual 0-.111, Aft-pah-yeenz', Properly, Breathing Place, Num. Xi:2o). The Hebrews Commonly Place The Seat Of Anger In The Nose; Since The Effect Of Anger Is Often Hard Breathing, And In Animals, Snorting. "there Went Up A Smoke Out Of His Nostrils' (2 Sam. Xxii:o; ...
Obadiah
Obadiah , Servant Of Jehovah), The Name Of Several Persons Mentioned In The Scripture /. The Governor Of King Ahab's Household, And High In The Confidence Of His Master, Not Withstanding His Aversion To The Idolatries Which The Court Patronized. In The Persecution Raised By Jezebel, Obadiah Hid One Hundred ...
Obedience
Obedience (o-bas2di-ens), (heb. Shaw Mtzh', To Hear Intelligently), The Fulfillment Of A Superior's Command From Regard To His Authority. (1) Characteristies,ete. (t) Believers' "obedi Ence" Lies In Believing The Truths Of The Gospel, And Therein Receiving Jesus And His Fullness, As The Free Gift Of God; And, In Consequence Thereof. ...
Obedience Of Christ
Obedience Of Christ Is Generally Divided Into Active And Passive. His Active Obedience Im Plies What He Did : His Passive What He Suffered. Some Divines Distinguish These. They Refer Our Pardon To His Passive, And Our Title To Glory To His Active Obedience; Though, Dr. Owen Observes, That It ...
Ocran
Ocran (ok'ran), (heb. Ok-rawn% Mud Dler), Father Of The Pagiel Who Was Chief Of Asher About The Time Of The Exodus (num. I:13; Ii:27; Vii:72; X:26), B. C. Before 658. Oded (6'ded), (heb, O-dade', Erecting). 1. The Prophet Who Remonstrated Against The Detention As Captives Of The Persons Whom The ...
Offering
Offering (opfer-ing), (the General Name For Which In Hebrew Is 1;7), Kor-bawn') Is Any Thing Offered To God As A Means Of Conciliating His Favor; Which Being In The Jewish, As Well As In All Other Religions, Considered As The One Thing Needful, Offerings Accordingly Have Always Consti Tuted An ...
Offices Of Christ
Offices Of Christ (offise's Ov Krist), Are Generally Considered As Threefold. (1) A Prophet To Enlighten And Instruct (john Vi :14 ; John :2). (2) A Priest To Make Atone Ment For His People (is. Liii ; Heb. Vii). (3) A King To Reign In, And Rule Over Them (zech. ...
Often Mn
Often (mn, (gr. Rvicv6s, I Tim. V:23), An Old English Term For Frequent. "often Messengers."—shakespeare. Og (6g), (heb. Ague, Giant Or Long-necked), An Amoritish King Of Basilan (num. Xxi:33; Xxxii: 33; Deut. Iv:47; Xxxi:4). In Form He Was A Giant, So That His Bed Stead Was Preserved As A Memorial ...
Oil Press
Oil-press (oil-pre's). "the Oil Of Palestine Is Expressed In A Rude Way. The Olive Is Subjected To Pressure In A Mill Consisting Of A Great Millstone With A Hole In Its Center; This Stone Is Laid On One Of Its Flat Surfaces, And A Beam Of Wood Fastened Upright In ...
Ointment
Ointment (oin T' Rnen T). (1) Name. Ointment Is The Rendering Of Th( Following Words In The Original: (t) Heb. Sheh'nzen (2 Kings Xx: ; Ps. Cxxxiii:2; Prov. Xxvii:t6; Eccles. Vii:t; Ix:8; X:t ; Is. I:6, Etc.), Prob Ably Oi/(and So Elsewhere Rendered, Except "olive" In 1 Kings Vi:23, Sq.; ...
Olive
Olive (ol'iv). 1. From Ancient Times This Has Been One Of The Most Common Fruit Trees Of Palestine (deut. Vi:it). As The Olive Stands In The Orchard It Resembles The Apple Tree In Shape, Size, And Mode Of Cultivation. Its Leaves Are Narrow, Dull Above And Silvery Beneath, So That ...
Oltic
Oltic (ok). Four Hebrew Words Are Translated Oak Of These, Three, T.:8 (ay-law'), And L*ti (al-lone'), Are Uncertain In Meaning, Arid Are Either Oak Or Terebinth. The Other, 718 (al Law'), Probably Refers Definitely To The Oak. They T.-re Always So Translated In A. V. And R. V. (1) In ...
Omniscience Of God
Omniscience Of God (6m-nrsh'ens Ov God) It Is That Perfection By Which Lie Knows All Things, And Is ( T ) Infinite Knowledge (ps. Cxlvi: 5). (2) Eternal, Generally Called Fore-knowledge (acts Xv :18 ; Is. Xlvi :to; Eph. I :4 ; Acts Ii: 23). (3) Universal, Extending To All ...
Onesiphorus
Onesiphorus (gr.'opncrickopos, On-ay-sif'or-os, Profit-bringer), A Believer Of Eph Esus, Who Came To Rome During The Second Cap Tivity Of St. Paul In That City (a. D. About 64). And Having Found Out The Apostle, Who Was In Custody Of A Soldier, To Whose Arm His Own Was Chained, Was Not ...
Onycha
Onycha (o-nyka), (heb. Shekh-ayleth, A Scale), A Substance Mentioned As An Ingredient Of The Holy Perfume (exod. Xxx:34). It Is Believed To Have Been The Operculum (lid) Of A Shell Mollusk Called Stromb Or Wing-shell, Which Being Burnt Gave Out A Certain Perfume. Onyx (6'n'iks), (gr. Gpvt, On'ooks Generally For ...
Opher
Opher (ver), (heb. O'fer), In Cant. Iv:5 It Denotes The Calf Or Fawn Of A Stag (ail). The Term Occurs In No Other Book Of Scripture, Is Unknown In The Syriac And Chaldee, And Ap Pears To Be Only A Poetical Application Of A Term More Strictly Belonging To Fawn-like ...
Or Lebanon 3
Or Lebanon.) (3) Vegetable Productions. Phcenicia Was Distinguished By The Variety Of Its Vegetable Pro Ductions. This Variety Was Occasioned By The Great Diversity Of Climate Produced By The Di Versity In The Elevation Of The Soil. The Lebanon Is Said To Bear Winter On Its Head, Spring On Its ...
Oracle
Oracle (or'a.-1(1), (heb. Deb-eer', From Daw-bar', To Speak); (gr. Xtrywv, Log'ee-on, Utterance Of God). Among The Jews Several Sorts (a Oracles Are Distinguished. 1. Those Delivered Vini Voce; As When God Spake To Nloses Face To Face, And As One Friend Speaks To Another (num. Xii :8). 2. Prophetical Dreams ...
Ordination
Ordination (or'di-na'shiln), The Act Of Con Ferring Holy Orders; Of Initiating A Person Into The Ministry, Or Of Publicly Recognizing The Relation Which Has Been Entered Into, By Mutual Agree Ment, Between A Minister And The Church. In Episcopal Churches Ordination Has Always Been Esteetned The Principal Prerogative Of Bish ...
Ornament
Ornament (or'na-ment), (hebrew Generally 711"„ Ad-ee', Trapping). 1. The Fondness Which The Human Race In Gen Eral, And Oriental Nations In Particular, Have .for Personal Ornaments Was Shared In By The Ancient Hebrews. The Bible Abounds In References To The Appreciation Of Ornaments. The First Mention Of Jewelry Is In ...
Oroth
Oroth (or'oth), (heb. 717n, A-raw.), Is Trans Lated Herb In The Authorized Version; It Is Gener Ally Supposed To Indicate Such Plants As Are Em Ployed For Food. With Respect To The Meaning Of Oroth, Rosen Miiller Says That It Occurs In Its Original And General Signification In Is. Xxvi ...
Ostrich
Ostrich (6s'trich), (heb. 1;:;,.yaw-ane', Also No-tsaw' Flying, Job Xxxix:t3). The Ostrich Is Frequently Mentioned In The Bible In Terms Of Great Beauty And Precision; Which Commentators, Perhaps More Conversant With The Exploded Misstatements Of The Ancients Than With The True Physiological History Of The Bird In Question, Have Not Been ...
Outrageous
Outrageous (out-rajus), (heb. 7.114, Show 'of', To Gush Out, Prov. Xxvii:4), Hence The Meta Phorical Saying: "anger Is An Outfiouring." Oven (iiv"ii), (heb Tan-moor', Fire Pot; Greek Kx/gavor, Klib'an-os, Earthen Pot) The Bedouin Arabs Use Three Or Four Different Ovens, The Description Of Which May Throw Sorne Light Upon The ...
Overseers
Overseers (5-ver-se"ers), (gr. Bricrkoros, Efi Is'kokos, Acts Xx:28). This Term Denotes The Pastor Of A Congrega Tion Of Christians, And Is Identical With Presbyter Or Elder (comp. Verse 17). The Same Greek Word Is Elsewhere Translated "bishop." (sec Btsnor; Episcopacy.) Owl (oul), (heb. 71.3.;'1:‘,/ee-freth', And L'.%":, Koce). Two Other Hebrew ...
Paint
Paint (pant), (heb. 1112, Pook, Dye), (jer. Xxii: 14), A Mixture Of Antimony, Zinc And Oil For Making A Black Ring Around The Eyelids. The Jews Seem To Have Looked Upon The Custom As Unbecoming A Woman Of High Reputation (2 Kings Ix:3o; Jer. Iv :3o; Ezek. Xxiii :4o). (see ...
Palace
Palace (pal'as), (heb. Ar-ntone', To Be Elevated), A Citadel: (heb. Bee-raw', A Forti Fied Palace, Fortress). In Scripture, It Denotes What Is Contained Within The Outer Enclosure Of The Royal Residence, Includ Ing All The Buildings, Courts, And Gardens (2 Chron. Xxxvi :19; Comp. Ps. Xlviii :3 ; Cxxii :7; ...
Palestine
Palestine (pares-tine). This Name, Usually Applied To The Country Formerly Inhabited By The Israelites, Occurs Only Once (joel Iii:4) In The Old Testament. It Is, However, Derived From Philistia (heb. Tel-aw-sheth), Or The Country Of The Philistines, Which Comprised The Southern Part Of The Coast Plain Of Canaan Along The ...
Parable
Parable (par'a-b1). The Word Parable Is Derived From 7rapar3ox7), Par-ab-oh-lay', A Compari Son Which Comes Front Rrapapcixxeip, To Compare, To Collate. I. Definttion And Distinctions. In The New Testament It Is Employed By Our Translators As The. Rendering Of Rrapapox7 ; The Old It Answers To ,.;7:?, Maw-shawl'. (see Proverb.) ...
Paradise
Paradise (par'a-dis), (gr. Rapdoetcros, Ei-sos; From Heb. :'.'.17,fiar-dace., Rendered "forest," 13), The Term Which By Long And Extensive Use Has Been Employed To Designate The Garden Of Eden, The First Dwelling Place Of Human Beings. (1) Early Use Of Term. Of This Word Paradeisos, The Earliest Instance That We Have ...
Paran
Paran (parran), (heb. R87,fiaw-rawn' ; Sept. (pointy, Filta-ran'). A Name Which Seems To Be Applied In Scripture To The Whole Of The Desert Region Extending From The Frontiers Of Judah To The Borders Of Sinai. At Least, As We Find It In Thc South Of This Region, Bordering Sinai (num. ...
Parshandatha
Parshandatha (par -shan'da - Tha), (heb. 1417.5.77, Par-shan-daw-thaw% Perhaps, Given To Persia), The Eldest Son Of Haman, Put To Death With His Father (esth. Ix:7), B. C. 437. Parthia (gr. Ilapela, Fiar-thee'ah), The Country Of The Parthians (11dpoot), Mentioned In Acts Ii:9, As Being With Their Neighbors, The Medes And ...
Partridge
Partridge (par'trfj), (heb. Ko-ray', A Caller, From Its Cry). (1) The Word Occurs But Twice In The Old Tes Tament (i Sam. Xxvi:2o; Jer. Xvii:11; Sept. Ripsie, Pare'diks, Vulg. Perdix, Ecclus. Xi:31). Late Commentators State That There Are Four Species Of The Tctrao (grouse) Of Linnmus Abundant In Palestine ; ...
Passover
Passover (pfts'o-v6r), (heb. R17z;, Fielesakh; Rdaxa, Fias'-khah), A Passing Over, Sparing Or Protection. (1) Twofold Reference. The Passover, Like The Sabbath And Other Institutions, Had A Twofold Reference—historical And Typical. As A Commem Orative Institution It Was Designed To Preserve Amongst The Iiebrews A Grateful Sense Of Their Re Demption ...
Pastors Or Shepherds
Pastors Or Shepherds (pas'ters Or Erds), Ro-eh', Shepherd), Were Men Who Watched Over Flocks Of Sheep Or Cattle, Directing Them To Their Right Pasture, Affording Them Water, Gathering Them, When Proper, To Their Fold, And Protecting Them From Hurt. It Seems That Their Flocks Often Followed Them (john X:1-27). As ...
Patara
Patara (pat'a-r5.), (gr. Ildrapa, Fiat'ar-ah). A Port Of Lycia In Asia Minor, Where Paul, On His Voyage To Jerusalem, Changed His Ship For One Bound To Phcenicia (acts Xxi:t, 2). Patara Was About Sixty Stadia Southeast From The Mouth Of The River Xanthos, At The Modern Village Gele Mish. The ...
Patmos
Patmos (pat'rnos), (gr. 11dr/sof, Tat' Mos). A Rocky And Bare Island Of The !egean Sea, About Fifteen Miles In Circumference, And Reckoned As One Of The Sporadcs (plitt. Hist. Tvat. Iv, 23; Strabo, X, 48o). On Account Of Its Stern And Deso Late Character, The Island Was Used, Under The ...
Pattern
Pattern (pat' Cern). 1. Tab-neeth' (heb. :1'2.;:11, Figure, Form), Literally A Structure, Then A Figure Of Anything, A Copy Or Representation (exod. Xxv:9, 40; Josh. Xxii:28; Chron. Xxviii:t 1, 12, 18, 19). 2. Tok-neeth' (heb. Rr;?7, Ezek. Xliii:to, Only), An Arrangement. 3. Afar-eh' (heb. Ri7l, An Appearance, Num. Viii:4, Only), ...
Peacock
Peacock (pe'k6k), (heb. Took-kee'). It Is A Question Perhaps More Of Geographical And Historical Than Of Biblical Interest To Decide Whether Thz*yinz (1 Kings X:22), And Thiikyinz (2 Chron. Ix :21) Denote Peacocks Strictly So Called, Or Some Other Species Of Animal Or Bird. There Are Only Two Species Of ...
Pearls
Pearls (perls), (heb. 1:r;;!, Gaw-beesh'). It Is Doubtful That Pearls Are Mentioned In The Old Testament. The Word Gabish, Rendered 'pearl' In Job Xxviii:18 Appears To Mean Crystal ; And The Word 7.'2";.',75en-ee-neenz, Which Our Version Trans Lates By 'rubies' Is Now Supposed To Mean Coral (see Coral). But In ...
Pelonite
Pelonite (pero-nite), (heb. ";lt Fiel-o-nee', Separate). The Appellation Of Helez And Ahijah, Two Of David's Mighty Men (1 Chron. Xi:27, 36; Xxvii : To). No Place Or Person Is Mentioned From Which This Adjective Could Be Derived, And It Is Possibly A Corruption. Pen (pen), (heb. Ate, Pen). The Instruments ...
Pentateuch
Pentateuch (pen'ta-tiik), (gr. Vevrcireuxos, Fien-tat'yoo-khos, Fivefold Book, In The First Five Books). The Title Given To The Five Books Of Moses. The Jews Usually Call The Pentateuch 717,1r1...7, Hat To-raw', The Law; Or, More Fully, The Law Ofiehovah (heb. Ps. Xix:8; Xxxvii:31; Ls. V:24; Xxx:9). (1) Authorship. In Considering The ...
Pentateuchal Objections
Pentateuchal Objections ( Pen 'la Tiik-al 613-jek'shims). It Has Been Claimed That All The Pentateuchal Laws Could Not Have Been Given Through Moses Because The Same Legislator Would Not Give Three Different Codes To The Same People During Forty Years And Under Nearly Related Conditions. But In Order To Make ...
Pentecost
Pentecost (greek Ilevrnicoarh, Pen-tay-kos-tay', Fiftieth, I.e., Day), The Name Given In The New Testament To The Feast Of Weeks, Or Of Ingathering, Which Was Celebrated On The Fiftieth Day From The Festival Of Unleavened Bread, Or The Passover; Or Seven Weeks From The T6th Day Of Nisan. It Was A ...
Peres
Peres (pe'res), (heb. Teh'res). In A. V. 'ossifrage ' (lev. Xi:t3; Deut. Xiv:12). Although Neser Is Unquestionably The Hebrew Name Of The Eagle, A Genus So Conspicuous, And To This Moment So Common, In Palestine Probably Possessed More Than One Designation In The Na Tional Dialects Of The Country, And ...
Perfect Perfection
Perfection, Perfect (per Fek'shiln, Per' Fekt). The Fundamental Idea Of The Hebrew And Greek Words Which Are Thus Rendered Is Completeness. If The Great Captain Of Our Salvation Was Made "perfect Through Suffering" (hcb. :to; Luke Xiii : 22) It Certainly Indicated No Defect In His .char Acter, But The ...
Perga
Perga (par'ga), (gr. Fierg'ay, Citadel), A Town Of Pampbylia, In Asia Minor, Situated Upon The River Cestrus, Sixty Stades From Its Estuary. On A Hill Near The Town Stood A Celebrated Temple Of Artemis, At Which The Inhabitants Of The Surrounding Country Held A Yearly Festival In Honor Of The ...
Persecution
Persecution (per'se-kreshiln), (gr. Ouryphs, Dee-oeue-mos', A Pursuing), The Active .opposition Which Christians Meet From Their Enemies. (1) Character Of Persecution. Persecution Is Threefold. (1) Mental, When The Spirit Of A Man Riscs Up And Opposes Another. (2). Ver Bal, When Men Give Hard Words And Deal In Un Charitable Censures. ...
Perseverance
Persever.ance (pgr'st-ver'ans), (gr. Rpocr Kaprepnets, Firos-kar-ter'ay-sis, Persistency, Endur Ing Constancy), The Continuance In A State, Or In A Course Of Action, Notwithstanding Much Opposi Tion (eph. From The Calvinistic Point Of View Whatever Partial Decays Of Grace The Saints Really Have; And Though, If Left To Themselves, They Would Lose ...
Persian
Persian (per'shan), (heb. Fiar-see', A Parsite). Its Modern Name Of Fars, Or Farsistan, Is Considered A Corruption Of Its Original Appella Tion. It Is The Name Of A People And Nation Not Found In The Older Records Of The Bible, But After The Babylonish Period It Occurs Frequently (2 Chron. ...
Pestilence
Pestilence (pes'ti-lens), (heb. Deh' Ber, Plague Or Pestilence). The Terms Pestilence And Plague Are Used With Much Laxity In Our Authorized Version. The Lat Ter, However, Which Generally Represents The He Brew Word Is By Far The Wider Term, As We Read Of 'plagues Of Leprosy."of Hail,' And Of Many ...
Peter In Rome 1
Peter In Rome. (1) Roman Catholic Teaching. The Teaching Of The Roman Catholic Church Is As Follows: "if Any One Should Deny That It Is By The Institution Of Christ, The Lord, Or By Divine Right, That Blessed Peter Should Have A Perpetual Line Of Suc Cessors In The Primacy ...