Bible Encyclopedias

Algiers`
The capital of Algeria, founded by the Arabs in 935, called the "silver city," from the glistening white of its buildings as seen sloping up from the

All the Talents, Administration of
a ministry formed by lord grenville on the death of pitt in 1806.

Amos
a poor shepherd of tekoa, near bethlehem, in judah, who in the 8th century b.c. raised his voice in solitary protest against the iniquity of the northern kingdom of israel, and denounced the judgment of god as lord of hosts upon one and all for their idolatry, which nothing could avert.

Anderson, Sir Edmund
lord chief-justice of common pleas under elizabeth, sat as judge at the trial of mary, queen of scots. anderson's reports is still a book of authority; d . 1605.

Arafat`
a granite hill e. of mecca, a place of pilgrimage as the spot where adam received his wife after 200 years separation from her on account of their disobedience to the lord in deference to the suggestion of satan.

Arundel, Thomas
successively bishop of ely, lord chancellor, archbishop of york, and archbishop of canterbury; a persecutor of the wickliffites, but a munificent benefactor of the church (1353-1414).

Ar`tevelde, Jacob Van
a wealthy brewer of ghent, chosen chief in a revolt against count louis of flanders, expelled him, made a treaty with edward iii. as lord-superior of flanders, was massacred in a popular tumult (1300-1345).

Atlan`tis
an island alleged by tradition to have existed in the ocean w. of the pillars of hercules; plato has given a beautiful picture of this island, and an account of its fabulous history. utopia figured as existing somewhere in the atlantic, which lord bacon began to outline but never finished.

Azymites
The name given to a party in the Church who insisted that only unleavened bread should be used in the Eucharist, and the controversy hinged on the question

Bacon, Sir Nicholas
the father of francis, lord bacon, privy councillor and keeper of the great seal under queen elizabeth; a prudent and honourable man and minister, and much honoured and trusted by the queen (1510-1579).

Bain, Alexander
Born at Aberdeen, professor of Logic in the university, and twice Lord Rector, where he was much esteemed by and exercised a great influence over his

Balfour, A.J.
of whittinghame, east lothian; educated at eton and cambridge; nephew of lord salisbury, and first lord of the treasury and leader of the house of commons in lord salisbury's ministry; author of a "defence of philosophic doubt" and a volume of "essays and addresses"; b . 1848.

Balfour, Sir James
lord president of the court of session; native of fife; an unprincipled man, sided now with this party, now with the opposite, to his own advantage, and that at the most critical period in scottish history; d . 1583.

Barrington, John Shute
1st Viscount, gained the favour of the Nonconformists by his "Rights of Dissenters," and an Irish peerage from George I. for his "Dissuasive from Jacobitism";

Basili`des
A Gnostic of Alexandria, flourished at the commencement of the 2nd century; appears to have taught the Oriental theory of emanations, to have construed

Ba`al
Lord), pl . he principal male divinity of the Canaanites and Phoenicians, identified with the sun as the great quickening and life-sustaining power

Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of
English novelist and politician, born in London; son of Isaac D'Israeli, littérateur, and thus of Jewish parentage; was baptized at the age of

Beaton
Or ardinal, archbishop of St. Andrews, and primate of the kingdom, born in Fife; an adviser of James V., twice over ambassador to France; on the death

Beauclerk, Topham
a young english nobleman, the only son of lord sydney beauclerk, a special favourite of johnson's, who, when he died, lamented over him, as one whose like the world might seldom see again (1759-1780).