Francis Hare
Hare, Francis, D.d., Successively Dean Of Worcester, Dean Of St Paul's, Bishop Of St. Asaph, And Bishop Of Chichester. The Deanery Of St. Paups He Held With Each Of His Episcopal Appointments To His Death In 174o. He Was At One Tune A Friend Of Dr. Bentley, Who Dedicated To ...
Francis Junius
Junius, Francis, Son Of The Preceding, Was Born At Heidelberg, 1589. In Early Life He Studied Mathematics With A View To The Military Profes Sion ; But The Peace Of 16o9 Caused Him To Turn His Attention To Literature And Theology. After Finish Ing His Studies He Went To France ...
Franciscus Lucas
Lucas, Franciscus (britgensis), One Or The Ablest Of The Roman Catholic Commentators, Was Born At Bruges In 1549. He Studied Under Arias Montanus, Was A Licentiate Of Theology Of Louvain, And Dean Of St. Omers, And Died At The Age Of Seventy, Feb. 19, 1619. He Was Celebrated For His ...
Franz Anton Knittel
Knittel, Franz Anton, Successively Archi Diaconus, General Superintendent, And Consistorial Rath At Wolfenbiittel, Was Born At Salzdahlum, 3d April 1721, And Died At His Residence, R3th April 1792. In 1756 He Discovered In The Library At Wolfenbilttel A Ms. Containing Some Fragments Of The Epistle To The Romans In The ...
French Versions
French Versions. There Is Every Rea Son To Believe That Researches, Judiciously And Per. Severingly Directed, Would Be Rewarded By The Discovery Of A Large Amount Of Activity Expended On The Translation Of The Scriptures Into The Language Of The People Of France From A Very Early Period. What Is ...
Fried Wilh Karl Umbreit
Umbreit, Fried. Wilh. Karl, Was Born 11th April 1795, At Sonneborn, Near Gotha. At An Early Period He Devoted Himself To Oriental And Biblical Literature, Especially That Of The O. T. In I82o He Became A Professor Extraordinary Of Philo Sophy And Theology In The Philosophical Faculty At Heidelberg ; ...
Friedrich Adolph Lampe
Lampe, Friedrich Adolph, A Distinguished Divine Of The Reformed Church In The 18th Cen Tury. He Was Born Feb. 19, 1683, At Detmold, The Capital Of The Small Principality Of Lippe-det Mold. He Studied First At Bremen, Then At Frane Ker, And Afterwards, For A Short Time, At Utrecht. At ...
Fruits
Fruits. Pert; Fruit In General, Vegetable Or Animal (dent. Vii. 13, His ; 51, Bis). It Originated The English Word Fruit,' By The N Being, Sounded As Ph, And Subsequently Converted Into F. The Hebrews Had Three Generic Terms Designating Three Great Classes Of The Fruits Of The Land, Closely ...
Fullers Field
Fuller's Field (dfl Rrt, ; Sept. Aypos 7-60 •yvag)ecos). This Place Is Three Times Mentioned In The Bible, And Always In The Same Connection. The Conduit Of The Upper Pool Which Is In The High Way Of The Fuller's Field' (2 Kings Xviii. 17 • Is. Vii. 3 ; Xxxvi. ...
Furnace
Furnace. The Furnaces Mentioned In The Bible Were Of Various Kinds. 1. Onn, According To Ges., For Nnt..;, From The Root Pn, To Smoke, With T: As A Formative Prefix. But Furst Says, Non Ex 1))11nt Ortztm, Seri Ex Radice Addila Ter : Minatione Nominali Un . . . Somniant, ...
Gaal
Gaal H.n Miscarriage ; Sept. Pacex), Son Of Ebed. He Went To Shechem With His Brothers When The Inhabitants Became Discontented With Abimelech, And So Enga,ed Their Confidence That They Placed Him At Theirhead. At The Festival At Which The Shechernites Offered The First-fruits Of Their Vintage In The Temple ...
Gabbatha
Gabbatha Occurs John Xix. 13, Where The Evangelist States That Pontius Pilate, Alarmed At Last, In His Attempts To Save Jesus, By The Artful Insinuation Of The Jews, ` If Thou Let This Man Go, Thou Art Not Aesar's Friend,' Went Into The Prm Torium Again, And Brought Jesus Out ...
Gabriel
Gabriel The Mighty One [or Hero] Oj G Ad), The Heavenly Messenger Who Was Sent To Daniel To Explain The Vision Of The Ram And The He-goat (dan. Viii.), And To Communicate The Pre Diction Of The Seventy Weeks (dan. Ix. 21-27). Under The New Dispensation He Was Employed To ...
Gabriel Sionita
Gabriel Sionita, A Maronite, Born Ill 1577 A.t Edessa, A Village In The Lebanon : When Seven Years Old He Was Sent To Rome, And There Received His First Instruction At The Maronite College. He Then Devoted Himself Chiefly To The Study Of Oriental Languages, And By Some Of His ...
Gad U
Gad (''u) Occurs In Two Places In Scripture, In Both Of Which It Is Translated Coriander, Viz., Exod. Xvi. 31, Num. Xi. 7. The Manna Which Fell In The Desert, And On Which The Israelites Were Fed During Their Sojourn There, Is Usually Described, From A Collation Of The Different ...
Gadara
Gadara (paaapci). A City Of Perfea, And One Of Its Ancient Capitals. It Stood On The Northern End Of The Mountains Of Gilead, Five Miles East Of The River Jordan, And About Six From The Sea Of Galilee. It Is Only Mentioned In Scripture In Con Nection With The Miracle ...
Gainimadim
Gainimadim Vim). This Word Occurs Ezelc. Xxvii. Rz, And Various Interpretations Have Been Given Of It. The Lxx. Render It By Cotixakes, And With This Agree The Syr. (7.4_30 Et Custo Diebant), And The Arab.; The Vulg. Again Renders It By 1-)igineri, And This Rashi, Kimchi, And Others Adopt. First ...
Galatia
Galatia (paxarta). This Name Is Employ-ed In Two Senses By Ancient Writers. First, To Denote The Country. Inhabited Or Possessed By The Eastern Galli ; Rip Ialtartrip, X(lpap, As St. Luke Calls It (acts Xvi. 6). And Second, As The Name Of The Later Roman Province. It Will Be Necessary ...
Galatians
Galatians, Eeistle To The. The Pau Line Origin Of This Epistle Is Attested Not Only By The Superscription Which It Bears (i. 1), But Also By Frequent Allusions In The Course Of It To The Great Apostle Of The Gentiles (comp. I. 13-23 ; 1-4), And By The Unanimous Testimony ...
Galilee 6411
Galilee 641.1 And Ri5,sd; Sept. And N. T. . Paxaaia). In The O. T. This Name Is Given To A Small Circuit ' Among The Mountains Of Naphtali ; And In The N. T. To A Large Province Embracing The Whole Of Northern Palestine. It Is First Mentioned By Joshua, ...
Gall
Gall. Two Distinct Hebrew Words Are Ren Dered By This Term In The A. V. 1. Cit.h (once Deut. Xxxii. 32) ; Lxx., Xeni7, Ovdtars, 77-erpos, The Name Of A Bitter Plant, Classed With Wormwood (dent. Xxix. 17 (is) ; Lam. Iii. 19 ; Amos Vi. 12) Of An Intensely ...
Gallery
Gallery. Three Hebrew Words Are Thus Translated In The A. V. 1. Ezek. Xli. 15, ; Xlii. 3, 5. The Proper Meaning ,fr This Word Is Very Doubtful ; Even Jarchi Says, Know Not What This Is,' And Kimchi Leaves The Explanation Of The Whole Passage In Which It Occurs ...
Gamaliel I
Gamaliel I. Pap.axo)x, I.e., The Gift Or Benefit Of God), Son Of Simon, Grandson Of Hillel Of The Royal Family Of David, And The Cele Brated Teacher Of The Apostle Paul (acts Xxii. 3) He Was Called Gamaliel The Cider (pm :a47i), To Distinguish From His Grandson Gamaliel Ii., And ...
Gamaliel Ii B
Gamaliel Ii. B. Simox Ii., Also Called Camaliel Of Jabne, Or The Younger, To Distin Guish Him From His Grandfather Gamaliel I., Was Born About A.d. 50, Succeeded To The Presidency Or Patriarchate About A.d. 80, And Died About 116 [education]. He Was The Teacher Of Both Aquila, The Greek ...
Games
Games. If By The Word Are Intended Mere Secular Amusements Which Are The Natural Expres Sion Of Vigorous Hesdth And Joyous Feeling, Fitted, If Not Designed, To Promote Health, Hilarity, And Friendly Feeling, As Well As To Aid In The Develop Ment Of The Corporeal Fmme, We Must Look To ...
Garden
Garden [p, Ma, ;14, Sept. And N. T. Arms]. Several Gardens Are Mentioned In The Scriptures, As The Garden Of Eden (gen. Ii. S, 9, To, 15), Ahab's Garden Of Herbs ( Kings Xxi. 2), The Royal Garden Near The Fortress Of Zion (2 Kings Xxi. Is ; Xxv. 4), ...
Gates Of
Gates Of Towns.—as The Gates Of Towns Served The Ancients As Places Of Security [fowl-1fr Cations], A Durable Material Was Required For Them, And Accordingly We Find Mentioned —1. Gates Of Iron And Brass (ps. Cvii. 16 ; Is. Xiv. 2; Acts Xii. Ro). It Is Probable That Gates Thus ...
Gath Pio
Gath Pio And Raft). One Of The Five Royal Cities Of The Philistines (josh. Xiii. 3). It Is First Mentioned By Joshua As One Of The Few Places In Palestine In Which The Giant Race Of Anak Were Left After The Conquest Of Palestine (xi. 22). Goliath, The Champion Of ...
Gath Rimmon
Gath-rimmon ; Sept. Ropw. Ta,50. 1. A Town Of Dan, Apparently Situated In The Northern Part Of The Plain Of Philistia. It Was One Of The Cities Allotted Out Of That Tribe To The I.evites (josh. Xix. 45 ; Xxi. 24 ; Chron. Vi. 69)• Both Eusebius And Jerome Describe ...
Gazam
Gazam (nta ; Sept. Xcil.trn ; Vulg. Eruea); Joel. I. 4 ; 25 ; Amos Iv. 9 ; In All Which The A. V. Renders By Paltnerworm. Bochart Observes That The Jews Derive The Word From M Or In, To Shear' Or 'clip,' Though He Prefers Ct: To Cut ;' ...
Gazara
Gazara Rci.npa; 701. Pcttapa ; Camara), The Name Of A Town Of Importance In The History Of The Wars Of The Maccabees. Its Site Is Placed Near Azotus Irl 'anrov, Maccab. Xiv. 34), And It Is Nearly Always Mentioned In Con Nection With Joppa And Jamnia (i Maccab. Xiv. 34. ...
Gazez
Gazez (in ; Sept. Teg4o0, The Son Of Haran And Grandson Of Caleb. Ile Is First Called The Son Of Caleb, And Then More Definitely The Son Of Haran (r Chron. 46)•—t. Geba (3nt ; Sept. Papaci). Considemble Confu Sion Has Arisen From The Close Similarity In The Names Of ...
Gebal
Gebal ; Sept. Peficix), A Province Only Once Mentionej In Scripture, And In Connection With Moab, Amalek, And The Hagarcnes (ps. Lxxxiii. 7). This Shews That It Is Distinct From The Gebal Of Lebanon (vid. Infra). It Was Evidently Situated In The South-eastern Border Of Palestine ; And There Can ...
Gebal And Giblites
Gebal And Giblites &= And ; Sept. Faxtdo, Alex. Pap/a 40ktur Cely). A Very Ancient City Of Phcenicia, Situated On The Coast, At The Foot Of Le Banon, 24 Roman Miles North Of Beyrout. Joshua Speaks Of The Land Of The Giblites' (xiii. 5) In Such A Way As To ...
Gedaliah Or Gedaliahu 019
Gedaliah Or Gedaliahu 01'9%, God-educaled ; Sept. Posomas), Son Of A Hikam, Appointed By Nebuchadnezzar Governor Of Juda After The Destruction Of Jerusalem. He Was Probably Of The Number Of Those Who Quitted The City At The Instance Of The Prophet, Justly Despairing Of The Successful Defence Of A Place ...
Gehazi
Gehazi (tip., Vision-valley; Sept. Iwo, A Ser Vant Of Elisha, Whose Entire Confidence He Enjoyed [eusha]. He Personally Appears In Reminding His Master Of The Best Mode Of Rewarding The Kind Ness Of The Shunamite (2 Kings Iv. 14) ; He Was Present At The Interview In Which The Shunamite ...
Geliloth 1 69
Geliloth (1-69., Pl. Of ;-64, Literally Dr , • : Cles Or Circuits, From The Root 991 To Roll). It Occurs In The Hebrew Bible Five Times (the Sing. Form Once Besides), Twice In Reference To The Philis Tines, Josh. Xiii. 2, A. V. Borders Of The Philistines,' Lxx. Opla ...
Genealogy
Genealogy. A Thread Of Genealogy Runs Through The Bible, Beginning From Adam And End Ing In Jesus Christ. But While This Principal Line Through God's Providence Has Been Preserved Entire, The Branches Which Spread Out From It Are For The Most Abruptly Cut Off, And Although We Often Find Seveml ...
Genealogy Of Jesus Christ
Genealogy Of Jesus Christ. .7m Liortance Of The Subject.—there Is An Observable Difference In The Genealogical Documents Of The Two Testaments. While The O. T. Abounds In Pedi Grees Of Every Extent And Variety, The Christian Scriptures Contain But One Lineage. This, How Ever, Bears On Its Surface Such Signs ...
Generation
Generation. Considerable Obscurity At Tends The Use Of This Word In The English Version, Which Arises From The Translators Having Merged The Various Meanings Of The Same Original Word, And Even Of Several Different Words, In One Com Mon Term, 'generation.' The Remark Is Too Just That, In The Literal ...
Genesis
Genesis (sept. Plyecris), The First Book Of The Pentateuch Is, In Hebrew, Called =wiz, From The Word With Which It Begins. This Venerable Monument, With Which The Sacred Literature Of The Hebrews Commences, And Which Forms Its Real Basis, Is Divided Into Two Main Parts ; One Uni Versal, And ...
Gentiles
Gentiles (heb. ; Sept. Gov?1). The Word 4% A People, Is Derived From The Obsolete Verb Q, Confrxit, And Was Originally Used In A General Sense Of Any Nation, Including The Jews Themselves, Both In The Singular (gen. Xii. 2 • Dent. Xxxii. 28 ; Is. I. 4), And In ...
Geo Lorenz Bauer
Bauer, Geo. Lorenz, Professor Of Biblical Exegesis And Oriental Languages At Heidelberg, Was Born 14th August And Died 12th January 1806. He Was A Voluminous Writer On Biblical And Theological Subjects. His Hermenentical Works Are His Most Valuable. Along With Dathe He Edited Glassii Phil. Sac. Nostris Temporibus Accommodate, Of ...
Geography
Geography. Every Student Of God's Word Will Acknowledge The Importance Of Sacred Geo Graphy. All The Historic Narratives Of The Bible, And Most Of Its Doctrinal Truths, Are Closely Con Nected With The Countries In Which They Were Enacted, And The Places Where They Were Revealed. Locality Has Given A ...
Georg Benedict Winer
Winer, Georg Benedict, D.d., Was Born Leipsic 13th April 1789. He Was Educated At The Gymnasium And University Of His Native Town. In 1819 He Became Extraordinary, And In 1823 Ordinary Professor Of Theology At Erlangen, Whence He Returned To Leipsic In 1832 To Fill One Of The Chairs Of ...
Georg Christian Knapp
Knapp, Georg Christian, Was Born Sept. Native Town. During A Single Session He Studied At Agree. Was Placed On The Staff Of Ordinary Professors. In 1785 He Was Also Appointed, Along With Niemeyer, To The Directorate Of The Institution At Glaucha, And In The Division Of Labour The Superintendence Of ...
George Benson
Benson, George, D.d., A Learned Noncon Formist Divine, Was Born At Great Salkeld In Cum Berland, 5th September 1699, And Died 7th April 1763. He Was Successively Minister At Abingdon In Berkshire, At St. John's Court, London, And At Crutched Friars, London, Where He Was The Col. League Of Dr. ...
George Calixtus
Calixtus, George, A Celebrated Lutheran Divine Of The 17th Century, Was Born In A Schles Wig Village On The R4th December T586. His Father, The Pastor Of The Place, Bad Been A Pupil Of Melancenon's. After Receiving The Rudiments Of Education At Flensburg, Lie Was Sent To The University Of ...
George Campbell
Campbell, George, An Eminent Preacher, Divine, And Metaphysician Of The Church Of Scot Land, Born At Aberdeen In 1719. He Shewed Early Talent, And Prepared Himself For The Law Till The Age Of 22, When He Devoted Himself To The Study Of Theology, Attending Lectures Both In King's College And ...
George Doyly
D'oyly, George, D.d., Was Horn October 31, 177s, In London. He Was The Fourth Son Of The Ven. Matthias D'oyly, Archdeacon Of Lewes, Sussex, And Member Of A Family Which Traces Its Lineal Descent From The D'ouillys Of Ouilly In Normandy, Who Helped To Swell The Ranks With Whose Aid ...
Georgian Language
Georgian Language. The Georgian Language, Which Is Also Spoken By The Mingralians, Lazians, And The Suani, Belongs To The Iberian Family. The Chief Characteristics Of It Are As Fol Lows. Its Alphabet Consists Of Thirty-five Letters, It Has No Articles, The Substantives Have Eight Cases And No Genders, The Adjectives, ...
Gerar
Gerar Cro ; Sept. Ripa,pa), A Town And Dis Trict On The Southernmost Borders Of Palestine, In The Country Of The Philistines, And Not Far From Gaza. It Was Visited By Abraham After The De Struction Of Sodom (gen. Xx. /), And By Isaac When There Was A Dearth In ...
Gerasa
Gerasa, Now Jeras1-1 (not Named In The Bible), Was In The Decapolis, And Formed The Eastern Boundary Of Parma. It Lay On Elevated Ground, According To Ptolemy, In 68° 15' = 31a 4-3' Lts Inhabitants Were M Ostly Heathen (joseph. Deb'ell. Yud. I. 4. 8 ; Iii. 3. 3 ; ...
Gerhard
Gerhard, John, A Learned Lutheran Theolo Gian Of The Ifith Century, Was Born At Quedlin Burg, The 17th October 1582. After Receiving Much Benefit From The Spiritual Instnictions Of John Arndt At A Th»e Of Mental Depression And Bodily Disease, He Repaired To The University Of Wittenberg In 1590, Where ...
Gerizim D4m
Gerizim (d4:m ; Sept. Papitip, Alex. Papts'etp). This Mountain Has Obtained Great Celebrity From The Fact Of Its Having Been The Sanctuary Of The Samari Tans From About The Fourth Century B. C. Till The Pre Sent Time. In The O. T. It Is Only Referred To In Connection With ...
German Versions
German Versions. There Is No Certain Trace Of Any Attempt To Translate The Scriptures Into The Vernacular Dialects Of Thc German People Previous To The Latter Half Of The Ninth Century. Though Charlemagne Enjoined Upon His Clergy The Study Of The Bible And The Delivering Of Expositions Of It To ...
Gerson
Gerson, John Charlier De. 011e Of The Most Celebrated Men Of The 15th Centuly, And A Great Forerunner Of The Reformation, Was Born December 14, 1363, At Gerson, A Small Village In The Diocese Of Rheims. Ile Was The Eldest Of Twelve Children, And Was Brought Up By His Parents ...
Geshur
Geshur (-pe; ; Sept. Papyacrf, Rciryco-1, Rmpt, Recrovpl, Tecro-lp, And Reao-dip), A Small Kingdom On The North-eastern Border Of Pales Tine Beyond The Jordan. The Inhabitants Are Called Geshurites And Geshuri Rilva). The Posi Tion Of This Little Principality Is Clearly Indicated In Scripture. It Lay Within The Kingdom Of ...
Gethsemane
Gethsemane (peocrquavij And Rcoo-m.tavei.), A Garden (xfpros, John Xviii. 1), Or Field (xwpfov, Matt. Xxvi. 36), To Which Jesus Retired With His Disciples On The Night Of His Betrayal (mark Xiv. 32). Its Name Is Mentioned By Only Two Of The Evangelists, Alatthew And Mark. John Describes Its Situation—` Jesus ...
Gezer
Gezer And Gazer On, And With Tbe Pause Accent, ; Sept. L'avp And Pa.cypd), An Ancient Royal City And Stronghold Of The Canaanites. When Joshua Besieged Lachish, The King Of Gezer Came To Aid That City, But Was Defeated (josh. X. 33), And Apparently Slain, As His Name Is Among ...
Giants
Giants. The Notices In The Bible Of Persons Of Unusual Size And Stature Respect Either Individuals Or Races. We Shall Take The Latter First. 1. The Nephilim, In Gen. Vi. 4 It Is Said, In Reference To The Times Preceding The Flood, And There Were Giants (1:6d:) In Those Days.' ...
Gibeah 11m
Gibeah (11m ; Sept. Rapaci And L'apacbv ; Also Written V= In Judg. Xx. To, 33). There Were Several Cities Of This Name, Which Can Only Be Dis Tinguished By A Specific Title Added, Or By The Scope Of The Context. The Word Signifies A Hill,' And Is Always Descriptive ...
Gibeon
Gibeon (11314? ; Sept. Rapadrv), A Town Cele Bmted In The O. T., But Not Mentioned In The New. It Was A Great City,' As One Of The Royal Cities ; And To Its Jurisdiction Originally Belonged Beeroth, Chephirah, And Kirjath-jearim (josh. Lx. ; X. 2). It Is First Mentioned ...
Gideon Iv0
Gideon' (iv''0, Destroyer; Sept. Resedn,), Sun Named Jerubbaal Or Jerubbesiieth, Fifth Judge In Israel, And The First Of Them Whose History Is Circumstantially Narrated. He Was The Son Of Joash, Of The Tribe Of Manasseh, And. Resided At °pitfall In Gilead Beyond The Jordan. The Midianites, In Conjunction With The ...
Giil
Gii.l, Joitx, Dr., Was Born At Kettering In Northamptonshire, Nov. 23, O. S. R697. He Was Educated At The Grammar School In His Native Town, And Though Only Eleven Years Old When He Left It, Was Disting-uished For His Proficiency In Classical Learning. He Acquired A Knowledge Cd Hebrew By ...
Gilboa
Gilboa, Usually Noun/ Gilboa (3.n Sept. Ta 477 Pexpoul), A Ridge Of Hills Rising At Jezrecl In The Eastern End Of The Plain Of Esd.raelon, And Extending To The Brow Of The Jordan Valley, Upon Gilboa Saul Collected The Israelites To Oppose The Forces Of The Philistines Assembled At Shunem. ...
Gilead
Gilead (ljhl ; Sept. Pracuiti), A Mountain Range On The East Of The Jordan, Extending From The Parallel Of Rabboth-ammon On The South, To The River Hieromax On The North. The Same Name Was Given To The Province Lying Between These Parallels. With The Exception Of The Narrow Strip Of ...
Gilgal
Gilgal (ta ; Sept. Pox-y6x, Palvicia, And 7:• Pdk-yaxa), A Place In The Plain Of The Jordan, On The Right Bank Of The River, And On The East Border Of Jericho' (josh. Iv. R9). It Was The First Encampment Of The Israelites In Palestine, Where They Pitched Their Tents Immediately ...
Gimzo
Gimzo Rap! ; Sept. Ranii.5), A Town Of The Shephelah, Or -‘ Low Country' Of Judah, Captured By The Philistines, With Ajalon And Other Places, In The Reign Of Ahaz (2 Chron. Xxviii. Is). It Has Been Identified With The Large Village Of Jimzu, Situated On An Eminence Four Miles ...
Giovanni Diodati
Diodati, Giovanni, A Famous Theologian Of The Reformed Church. His Family, Originally Of Lucca, Had Settled At Geneva, Where He Was Born C76. He Became Professor Of Hebrew There At 21, And Succeeded Beza As Professor Of Theology, 1609. He Was A Rigid And Uncompromising Calvinist. He Is Chiefly Celebrated ...
Glass
Glass, According To Pliny (1iz:rt. Aral. Xxxvi. 26), Was Discovered By What Is Termed Accident. Some Merchants Kindled A Fire On That Part Of The Coast Of Phcenicia Which Lies Near Ptolemais, Be Tween The Foot Of Carmel And Tyre, At A Spot Where The River Belus Casts The Fine ...