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Search Results: "john-of-jerusalem

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John of Jerusalem (1)
John Of Jerusalem (1), originally a monk, was bishop of Jerusalem (A.D. 386) when not much more than thirty years of age (Jerome, Epist. 82, 8). Some
John of Jerusalem (2).
John Of Jerusalem (2). A synodical letter of John, who was a patriarch of Jerusalem early in the 6th century, and his suffragan bishops assembled in a
John of Jerusalem (3)
[or OF DAMASCUS, 2]. Three extant pieces relating to the Iconoclastic controversy bear the name of John of Jerusalem, but it is doubtful how far they
John of Jerusalem (4)
John Of Jerusalem (4), patriarch of Jerusalem, who flourished probably in the latter half of the 10th century, was the author of a life of Joannes Damascenus,
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Abba
(‘Αββᾶ, אִבָּא ) is the Hebrew word אָב, father, under a form (the
Abbott, Jacob
D.D, a Congregational. minister and writer, elder brother of John S. C., Was born at Hallowell, Me., Nov. 14, 1803. He graduated at Bowdoin College in
Abbreviation
or the use of one or two initials for the whole of a word. These first occur, in a Scriptural connection, on some of the Maccabaean coins (Bayer, De nummis
Abda
(Heb. Abda', עְְבדָּא [a Chaldaizing form], the servant, i.e. of God), the name of two men. 1. (Sept.
Abdallah ben-al-Phadeli
a Melchitic deacon in Sycia, who died in 1044, was the author of the following works in Syriac or Arabic: The Paradise of Christians: — A Commentary
Abdon
(Heb. Abdon', עְְבדּוֹן and עְְבדוֹן, servile; Sept.
Abeel, David
D.D., an eminent missionary, was born at New Brunswick, N. J., June 12th, 1804, studied theology at the seminary in that place, and in 1826 was licensed
Abeken, Heinrich
a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Osnabrick, August 19, 1809. He studied at Berlin, was appointed in 1834 chaplain to the Prussian ambassador
Abel
(Heb. He'bel, הֶבֶל , a breath, 1, q. transitory; as Gesenius [Heb. Lex.] thinks, from the shortness of his life or, as
Abel, Ephraim
a Baptist minister as born in Orange County, Va. about the middle of the last century. He became a hopeful Christian under the preaching of the celebrated
Abercrombie, Richard Mason, D.D.
a Protestant Episcopal minister, was born in Philadelphia in 1822, being the son of the Reverend James Abercrombie. After a liberal education in his native
Abgarus
(ABAGARUS, AGBARUS; sometimes derived from the Arabic Akbar, "greater," but better from the Armenian Avag, "great," and air, "man;" see Ersch und Gruber,
Abibas (or Abibba)
Abibas (Or Abibba) a younger son of the Gamaliel mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, and Ethna, his wife. He is said to have been early baptized and
Abijah
(Heb. Abiyah', אֲבַיָּה father [i.e. possessor or worshipper] of Jehovah; also in the equivalent protracted
Aboab, Isaac of Castile
a Jewish philosopher, jurist, and theologian, was born in 1432. He is profound learning procured him the esteem of king John II of Portugal, to which
Abraham
(Heb. Abraham', אִבְרָהָם, father of a multitude; Sept. and N.T. Ἀβραάμ,
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