ISAI (HEB. ISHAJ; VULG. JESSE)(ISAI (EBR. JŠAJ; VOLG. IESSE))Vol. VII, p. 160 ISAI (Heb. Jšaj; Vulg. Iesse). - Third descendant of Booz (v.) and father of David (v.), of Bethlehem. He had eight sons and at least two daughters. It was to…
ISAIA (HEB. JĒŠA-JĀH[Ā] "SALVATION [IS] YAHWEH", SEPTUAGINT 'HESAIAU)(ISAIA (EBR. JĒŠA-JĀH[Ā] «SALUTE [È] JAHWEH», SETTANTA 'HOZĪZ))Vol. VII, p. 160 ISAIA (Hebrew Jēša-jāh[ā] «salvation [is] Jahweh», Septuagint Hozīz). — The greatest of the writing prophets of the Old Testament (8th century B.C.). I. THE…
ISAIA D'ESTEVol. VII, p. 165 ISAIA d'ESTE. - Lateran Regular Canon, d. in the early years of the sixteenth century, also called «di Padova», in accordance with the Lateran Canons’ custom…
ISAIA DA PISAVol. VII, p. 165 ISAIA da Pisa. - Sculptor active in Rome and Naples around the middle of the 15th century. In 1447, in Rome, as successor to Filarete, he was entrusted with…
IsauriaVol. VII, p. 165 ISAURIA. – It is the westernmost province of the patriarchate of Antioch and, in the ecclesiastical geography of the Byzantine period, comprises only part of…
Iscariot(ISCARIOTA)Vol. VII, p. 166 ISCARIOTA: v. GIUDA ISCARIOTA.
Ischia, Diocese of(ISCHIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 166 ISCHIA, DIOCESE of. — Founded in the 12th century on the largest of the islands in the Gulf of Naples; area 46.3 sq km; entirely Catholic population of 53,000…
Isenbiehl, Johann LorenzVol. VII, p. 166 ISENBIEHL, JOHANN LORENZ. - Catholic exegete and Orientalist, b. in 1744 at Heiligenstadt (Eichsfeld), d. 26 Dec. 1818 at Östrich (Rheingau). Parish priest at…
Isenburg, Diether vonVol. VII, p. 166 ISENBURG, DIETHER von. — Archbishop of Mainz, born in 1412, died on 7 May 1482 at Aschaffenburg. Elected archbishop of Mainz in 1459, he did not receive the…
Isernia and Venafro, Diocese of(ISERNIA E VENAFRO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 167 ISERNIA AND VENAFRO, DIOCESE OF. — United dioceses, suffragans of Capua, in Campania. Over an area of 714 sq. km. there is a population of 53,000 inhabitants,…
Ishbaal(ISBOSETH)Vol. VII, p. 166 ISBOSETH. – The only one of the four sons of Saul (v.) to survive the battle of Gelboe (v.). His original name, ‘Īl-ba‘al (I Par. 8:34), “man of the Lord,” was…
Ishmael(ISMAEL)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISMAEL. - Son of Abramo and Agar, Sara’s slave. The circumstances of his birth are related in Gen. 16. Sara, Abramo’s wife, having no children and being of…
Ishmaelites(ISMAELITI)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISHMAELITES. - This is the name given, from that of their father, to the descendants of Ishmael. He had 12 sons, presented in the Bible as the progenitors of…
Ishtar(ISTAR)Vol. VII, p. 212 ISTAR. - The principal female divinity of the pantheon of the Babylonians and Assyrians, as well as of numerous other peoples of ancient western Asia, although…
Isidore(ISIDORO)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO. – Metropolitan of Kiev (1436–58); cardinal-bishop of Sabina (1439–63), united patriarch of Constantinople (1459–63). Born at Mesembria in Greece, he…
Isidore of Alexandria, Saint(ISIDORO DI ALESSANDRIA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO di ALESSANDRIA, saint. - Solitary of Mount Nitria, born in 319 and died in 404. He was a disciple of St Anthony the Hermit and companion of St…
Isidore of Chios, Saint, Martyr(ISIDORO DI CHIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO of CHIOS, saint, martyr. – A soldier belonging to the fleet of Alexandria during the reign of the emperor Decius, with the rank of assistant (optio)…
Isidore of Miletus(ISIDORO DI MILETO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO di MILETO. — Name of two architects. I. THE ELDER was active during the 6th century in Constantinople, together with Artemio di Tralle; placed under…
Isidore of Pelusium, Saint(ISIDORO DI PELUSIO, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO di PELUSIO, saint. — Ecclesiastical writer, born, according to a notice reported by Photius, in Alexandria in the second half of the fourth century. Of…
Isidore of Seville, Saint(ISIDORO DI SIVIGLIA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO di SIVIGLIA, saint. – I. LIFE. – Born ca. 560, died in 636. Son of an illustrious Hispano-Roman family (although his mother was perhaps of Gothic…
ISIDORE THE FARMER, SAINT(ISIDORO L'AGRICOLTORE, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO L'AGRICOLTORE, saint. — Also called I. of Madrid, born around 1070 and died on 15 May 1130 in Madrid. He practiced the occupation of farmer in an…
ISIDORE THE GNOSTIC(ISIDORO GNOSTICO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO GNOSTICO. - Son and disciple of Basilic. He wrote the following books: On the Inborn Soul (Περὶ προφανῶς ψυχῆς; cf. Clemente Alessandrino, Strom., II,…
Isidoro MercatorVol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO MERCATOR: v. PSEUDO-ISIDORO.
ISIS(ISIDE (ISIS; EGIZ. I.T [« SEGGIO »]; GR. 'IΣΙΣ))Vol. VII, p. 167 ISIDE (ISIS; Egyptian i.t [“throne”]; Greek 'Iσις). – I. GENERAL. – The best-known Egyptian female divinity. Her original cult center was the Delta, perhaps…
Isla y Rojo, José Francisco deVol. VII, p. 196 ISLA Y ROJO, JOSÉ FRANCISCO de. — Jesuit, preacher, and satirical writer, born at Vidanes in 1703, died on 2 November 1781 at Bologna, where he had moved…
Islam(ISLÂM)Vol. VII, p. 173 ISLAM. - The religion founded by Muḥammad (q.v.) in Arabia in the 7th century A.D. The term islām in Arabic means “submission” to God. From it derives…
IsmahelVol. VII, p. 197 ISMAHEL. - A name identical, in Hebrew, with Ismael (Jihad'e'l); but the Vulgate, for the most part, makes a slight distinction between the son of Abraham…
Isnard, Étienne(ISNARD, ETIENNE)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISNARD, ETIENNE. - Theologian, canonist, and historian, b. at Toulon on 17 Jan. 1578, d. there on 24 Oct. 1656. He entered the Order of Minims at…
Isnardo da Chiampo, Blessed(ISNARDO DA CHIAMPO, BEATO)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISNARDO da CHIAMPO, blessed. — Dominican (also I. da Vicenza or da Pavia), born at Chiampo (Vicenza) toward the end of the 12th century, died at Pavia on 19…
Isola di Capo RizzutoVol. VII, p. 198 ISOLA di CAPO RIZZUTO. — Suppressed diocese. The town of I. on the Ionian Sea, a little south of Crotone, was an episcopal see from as early as the 9th…
Isolani, Isidoro deVol. VII, p. 198 ISOLANI, ISIDORO de. - Dominican writer, born in Milan probably between 1477 and 1480, and died around the middle of 1528. He taught successively at Pavia…
Isorelli, DionisioVol. VII, p. 199 ISORELLI, DIONISIO. - Musician, b. at Parma in 1544, d. at Rome on 21 Apr. 1632. After serving at the Medici court in Florence as an organizer of…
IsraelVol. VII, p. 210 ISRAEL. - At first the surname of Giacobbe, then the name of the people descended from his 12 sons. God changed the name of the patriarch Giacobbe (v.) to I.…
Israel(ISRAELE)Vol. VII, p. 210 ISRAELE. - Official designation assumed by the independent Jewish State that replaced the British mandate over Palestine in 1948. (prepr. Enc. Cest.) ISRAEL -…
IssacharVol. VII, p. 211 ISSACHAR. – Ninth son of Jacob, fifth of Lia, whose name Jiššāhār in the qērē perpetuum corresponds to “mercenary man” or “there is the wage”; in the qēthibh,…
Issop (Hebrew Ἔσοβή; Greek Ἄσωπος)(ISSOPO (EBR. ἜΣΟΒΉ; GRECO ἌΣΩΠΟΣ))Vol. VII, p. 211 ISSOPO (Hebr. ἔσοβή; Greek ἄσωπος). — A small plant used for sprinkling in Jewish rites. The h. is mentioned as early as Ex. 12:22, where the Israelite doors…
IstanzioVol. VII, p. 212 ISTANZIO. – Among the disciples of Priscilliano, the bishop I. deserves special attention, because the 11 treatises discovered by G. Schepss and published in…
Iste Confessor Domini, ColentesVol. VII, p. 213 «ISTE CONFESSOR DOMINI, COLENTES». - Hymn of Vespers in the Office of the Common of confessors, pontiffs and non-pontiffs, whose author and date are unknown:…
Iste Quem Laeti Colimus FidelesVol. VII, p. 213 «ISTE QUEM LAETI COLIMUS FIDELES». - Hymn of Lauds for the feast of St. Joseph, written, like the others for the same feast, by Fr. Giovanni della Concezione…
IstonioVol. VII, p. 229 ISTONIO : v. CHIETI e VASTO, ARCIDIOCESI di.
IstriaVol. VII, p. 229 ISTRIA. – I. HISTORY. – The characteristic settlements inhabited in the prehistory of I. are the castellieri, which appear in the Bronze Age; they are…
Itacius(ITACIO)Vol. VII, p. 241 ITACIO: V. IDAZIO.
ItalaVol. VII, p. 241 ITALA. - Title by which the ancient Latin version of the Bible, preceding the Vulgate (v.), was for a long time known. This terminology has now been replaced…
Italian Catholic Action (A. C. I.)(AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA (A. C. I.))Vol. II, p. 360 AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA (A. C. I.) — It is the national organization of the Catholic laity for a special and direct collaboration with the hierarchical…
Italian Catholic Action Female Youth(GIOVENTÙ ITALIANA FEMMINILE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. VI, p. 396 GIOVENTÙ ITALIANA FEMMINILE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA. — It is one of the branches of Italian Catholic Action (A.C.I.), comprising unmarried women up to the age of…
Italian Catholic Action Male Youth(GIOVENTÙ ITALIANA MASCHILE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. VI, p. 399 ITALIAN MALE YOUTH OF CATHOLIC ACTION. - The present name (1931) of the male group, whose original name was Italian Catholic Youth (G. C. I.), which was the…
Italian Catholic Electoral Union(UNIONE ELETTORALE CATTOLICA ITALIANA)Vol. XII, p. 517 UNIONE ELETTORALE CATTOLICA ITALIANA. - Organization established after the suppression of the Opera dei Congressi (v.) on the basis of the encyclical Il fermo…
Italian Catholic Society for Scientific Studies(SOCIETÀ CATTOLICA ITALIANA PER GLI STUDI SCIENTIFICI)Vol. XI, p. 513 SOCIETÀ CATTOLICA ITALIANA PER GLI STUDI SCIENTIFICI. – Association on a national basis, established among Italian Catholics at the beginning of the century,…
Italian Catholic Union of Technicians(UNIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA TECNICI)Vol. XII, p. 506 UNIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA TECNICI: v. OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA.
Italian Catholic University Federation (F.U.C.I.)(FEDERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA CATTOLICA ITALIANA (F.U.C.I.))Vol. V, p. 675 FEDERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA CATTOLICA ITALIANA (F.U.C.I.) — The very title of federation indicates an association of bodies sharing common aims and uniformity…
Italian Catholic Yearbook(ANNUARIO CATTOLICO ITALIANO)Vol. I, p. 839 ANNUARIO CATTOLICO ITALIANO. - Annual series published in Rome from 1922 to 1938 (a single volume covers the years 1936 and 1937). The initiative was…
Italian Guides(GUIDE ITALIANE)Vol. VI, p. 762 Guide Italiane - Attendamento della « squadriglia dei capi » a Castel Fusano. S. Giorgio 1949 - Roma. (by kind permission of Signora Laura Guidi)
Italian Historical Archive(ARCHIVIO STORICO ITALIANO)Vol. I, p. 1086 ARCHIVIO STORICO ITALIANO. — Florentine journal, founded in 1841, during a period of general revitalization in historical studies, by a Genevan who had already…
Italian Modern School(SCUOLA ITALIANA MODERNA)Vol. XI, p. 137 SCUOLA ITALIANA MODERNA. - It is the oldest and most widely circulated journal for Italian teachers, conceived in 1891 and first published in 1893 by G. Tovini…
Italian People’s Party(PARTITO POPOLARE ITALIANO)Vol. IX, p. 551 PARTITO POPOLARE ITALIANO. — Political party that arose after the First World War, with a strongly democratic character, inspired by the doctrines of the…
Italian Protestant Churches(CHIESE PROTESTANTI ITALIANE)Vol. III, p. 886 CHIESE PROTESTANTI ITALIANE. – The so-called C. p. i., some of which have continued their feeble existence down to our own day, are as follows: 1) The…
Italian Risorgimento(RISORGIMENTO ITALIANO)Vol. X, p. 570 RISORGIMENTO ITALIANO. - Il termine stesso di R. ci riporta alle aspirazioni letterarie ed (fot. Gab. fot. naz.) RISORGIMENTO ITALIANO - A detail of the…
Italian Sports Center (C.S.I.)(CENTRO SPORTIVO ITALIANO (C.S.I.))Vol. III, p. 760 CENTRO SPORTIVO ITALIANO (C.S.I.). – This is an initiative desired by the General Directorate of the A.C.I. and promoted by the Italian Catholic Action Youth,…
Italian Women's Center (C.I.F.)(CENTRO ITALIANO FEMMINILE (C.I.F.))Vol. III, p. 760 CENTRO ITALIANO FEMMINILE (C.I.F.). - It is a federation of Christian-inspired women’s forces for constructive and harmonious action in every sphere of civil…
Italian Youth(GIOVENTÙ ITALICA)Vol. VI, p. 401 GIOVENTÙ ITALICA. – Journal published under the auspices of the Gioventù Italiana di Azione Cattolica from May 1912—when it took over the legacy of La Parola,…
Italic Gens(ITALICA GENS)Vol. VII, p. 331 ITALICA GENS. - Federation of the Italian clergy for the assistance of national communities residing in transoceanic countries, founded in 1909. The…
Italo-Albanians(ITALO-ALBANESI)Vol. VII, p. 331 ITALO-ALBANIANS. – This is the name given to those Italian citizens who live in the municipalities (more than a hundred) whose Albanian origin can be…
Italo-Byzantine Rite(ITALO-BIZANTINO, RITO)Vol. VII, p. 333 ITALO-BYZANTINE RITE. – It may be divided into two branches, the Italo-Greek and the Italo-Albanian. The first designation refers to that rite introduced or…
Italo-Greeks(ITALO-GRECI)Vol. VII, p. 334 ITALO-GRECI. — These are the Greek or Byzantine merchants, ecclesiastics, soldiers, and public officials who moved to southern Italy and Sicily, conquered by…
Italy(ITALIA)Vol. VII, p. 241 ITALIA. - The Italian region corresponds, within its natural borders, to that part of Europe extending south of the Alpine arc, from the mouth of the Var to…
Italy Sacred(ITALIA SACRA)Vol. VII, p. 330 ITALIA SACRA. — Title given by the Cistercian Ferdinando Ughelli (v.), abbot of SS. Vincenzo e Anastasio ad Aquas Salvias (Rome), to his history of the Italian…
Italy, Franciscan(ITALIA FRANCESCANA, L')Vol. VII, p. 330 ITALIA FRANCESCANA, L'. — Quarterly journal of Franciscan culture, founded in 1926 and directed by Fr. Ottavio da Alatri, Capuchin (d. 25 September 1943); it…
Italy, The(ITALIA, L')Vol. VII, p. 330 ITALIA, L’. — Milanese Catholic daily founded on 22 June 1912. It was then, and remains, the expression of the unity of purpose of Lombard Catholics; indeed,…
Ite, Missa Est («Go, the dismissal is given»)(ITE, MISSA EST («ANDATEVENE, C'È IL CONGEDO»))Vol. VII, p. 337 ITE, MISSA EST («Go, the dismissal is made»). – The dismissal in the Roman Mass, pronounced by the celebrant (in the solemn Mass by the deacon), is attested…
Iteration of the Sacraments(ITERAZIONE DEI SACRAMENTI)Vol. VII, p. 337 ITERATION OF THE SACRAMENTS. — From the Latin iterare (to do a second time), it is the repeated conferral of the Sacraments upon the same subject. I. MORAL…
Ithamar (Hebrew: 'Ithamār)(ITHAMAR (EBR.: 'ITHAMĀR'))Vol. VII, p. 339 ITHAMAR (Hebr.: 'Ithamār) – The last son of Aaron (Ex. 6:23); consecrated as a priest together with his brothers and Aaron (Ex. 28:1, 4, 29); he supervised the…
Itineraries(ITINERARI)Vol. VII, p. 338 ITINERARIES – Tabula Peutingeriana. Segment VI: Noricum, central Italy with Rome, Africa – Vienna, National Library, cod. 324 (12th–13th century). The…
Iturbide, Agustín(ITURBIDE, AUGUSTIN)Vol. VII, p. 343 ITURBIDE, AUGUSTIN. - Emperor of Mexico, b. 27 Sept. 1783 at Valladolid (present-day Morella), d. 19 July 1824 at Padilla. Having entered the army, he rose to…
ItureaVol. VII, p. 343 ITUREA. — Greek and Roman writers call I. the region occupied by the Itureans, a nomadic tribe descended from the Ishmaelite Jethur (Gen. 25:15), which…
IustitiaVol. VII, p. 344 IUSTITIA. - Juridical review published by the Unione giuristi cattolici italiani (v.), of which it is the official organ. It began publication in 1948 (editor…
IV CVol. VII, p. 572 IV C. L. — This was the twelfth ecumenical council, convoked by Innocent III in April 1213 and opened in the basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano on 11 November…
Ivan III, Grand Duke of Moscow and All Russia(IVAN III, GRANDUCA DI MOSCOVIA E DI TUTTE LE RUSSIE)Vol. VII, p. 344 IVAN III, Grand Duke of MOSCOVIA and of all the RUSSIE. - The name of this sovereign is identified with the rise of Russia at the transition from the fifteenth…
Ivan IV, The Terrible(IVAN IV, IL TERRIBILE)Vol. VII, p. 344 IVAN IV, il TERRIBILE. — Born in 1533, died in 1584, he was crowned tsar by his metropolitan Macario (v.) in 1547 without the prior permission of the Byzantine…
Ivanov, Aleksandr AndreevičVol. VII, p. 345 IVANOV, ALEKSANDR ANDREEVIČ. - Russian painter, b. 28 July 1806 in Pietroburgo, d. there 15 July 1858. He developed his art according to the principles of the…
Ivanov, Vyacheslav Ivanovič(IVANOV, VJAČESLAV IVANOVIČ)Vol. VII, p. 345 IVANOV, VJAČESLAV IVANOVIČ. - Russian poet, philosopher and philologist, born in Moscow on February 16 (28), (courtesy of Prof. Ettore Lo Gatto) IVANOV,…
Ivantsov-Platonov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich(IVANTSOV-PLATONOV, ALEKSANDR MICHAJLOVIČ)Vol. VII, p. 346 IVANTSOV-PLATONOV, ALEKSANDR MICHAJLOVIČ. — Born in 1835, died in 1894, an archpriest and a noted Russian historian and ecclesiastic. Doctor of ecclesiastical…
Ivo of Chartres, Saint(IVO DI CHARTRES, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 347 IVO of CHARTRES, saint. - French canonist, b. at Beauvais in 1040, d. at Chartres on Dec. 23, 1115. (phot. Enc. Catt.) IVO of CHARTRES, saint - Prologue in…
Ivo of Chartres, Saint(IVO HÉLORI, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 348 IVO HÉLORI, saint. - Born at Kermartin, near Tréguier in Brittany, in 1253; died at Lahonec, diocese of Tréguier, on 19 May 1303. In his youth he studied at…
Ivo of Paris(IVO DA PARIGI)Vol. VII, p. 348 IVO da PARIGI. – Capuchin thinker and polemicist, b. in Paris ca. 1590, d. there in 1678. A lawyer at the Parisian bar, he entered the Order at the age of…
Ivory (Art)(AVORIO (ARTE))Vol. II, p. 337 IVORY (ART). — Artifacts in ivory are frequent in the funerary furnishings of early Christianity; they were often affixed to loculi in underground cemeteries…
Ivrea, Diocese of(IVREA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 348 IVREA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of Piedmont, in the province of Turin; population 168,000, of whom 16,000 in the city; 143 parishes, divided into 25…
Iwannis, Metropolitan of Dara (Syria)(IWANNIS, METROPOLITA DI DĀRĀ (SIRIA))Vol. VII, p. 351 IWANNIS, metropolitan of DĀRĀ (Syria). — A Monophysite Syriac writer who lived in the 9th century. Most of his works are still unpublished. Among his dogmatic…
Izanagi and Izanami(IZANAGI E IZANANI)Vol. VII, p. 351 IZANAGI e IZANANI: V. SHINTO.
Izmir(SMIRNE)Vol. XI, p. 494 SMIRNE. — Ancient city of Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. It is one of the seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Apocalypse, where the letter of s.…
Išoʿ Bar Nūn(IŠŌ' BAR NŪN)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ' BAR NŪN. – Nestorian Catholicos, elected in 823 at the age of 80 and died in 828. He wrote: Questions on Holy Scripture; a juridical work, Canons and…
Išoʿbokt(IŠŌ'BŌKT)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ'BŌKT. – Nestorian metropolitan of Réwardāšir (Persia), who lived in the eighth century. He is the author of an important juridical work in 6 books on…
Išoʿdād of Merv(IŠŌ'DĀD DI MERW)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ'DĀD of MERW. - Nestorian bishop of Hēdattā. Born at Merw, he lived in the 9th century. Inspired by Theodore of Mopsuestia, he wrote a commentary on the Old…
Išoʿjahb II(IŠŌ'JAHB II)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ'JAHB II. – Nestorian katholikos, born at Gēdālā, consecrated in 628 and died between 643 and 644. In a period troubled by the wars between the Persians and…
JEHOAHAZ(IOACHAZ)Vol. VII, p. 108 IOACHAZ. – King of Israel, son and successor of Iehu (v.), who reigned for 17 years (815–799 B.C.). This was a period of extreme humiliation for Israel, under…
JEHOAHAZ (SHALLUM)(IOACHAZ (SELLUM))Vol. VII, p. 108 IOACHAZ (SELLUM). – King of Judah (609 B.C.), son of Iosia (v.), also called Sellum (Jer. 22:11). He was raised to the throne after his father’s death with…
JEHOZADAK(IOSEDEC (EBR. JĒHŌŠĀDHĀQ E JŌŠĀDHĀQ « JAHWEH È GIUSTO »))Vol. VII, p. 114 IOSEDEC (Hebr. Jēhōšādhāq and Jōšādhāq, “Jahweh is just”). — Father of the high priest Gesù (Agg. 1:1, 12, 14; 2:3, 5; Zach. 6:11; Eccl. 49:14). From I Par.…
JOBAB (HEB. JĀBHĀBH)(IOBAB (EBR. JĀBHĀBH))Vol. VII, p. 110 IOBAB (Hebr. Jābhābh). — Name of various figures of the Old Testament. 1. Shemite, the thirteenth and last son of Iectan (Gen. 10:29; I Par. 1:23). Progenitor…
JOCABED (HEB. JĀHHEBHEDH)(IOCHABED (EBR. JĀHHEBHEDH))Vol. VII, p. 110 IOCHABED (Heb. Jāhhebhedh). — A woman of the tribe of Levi; born in Egypt, she was the wife of Amram, her nephew. She is the mother of Moses (Ex. 6:20; Num.…
JOEL (HEB. JĀ'EL "YAHWEH IS GOD"; VULG.: IOEL AND IOHEL)(IOEL (EBR. JĀ'EL «JAHWEH È DIO»; VOLG.: IOEL E IOHEL))Vol. VII, p. 110 IOEL (Hebr. Jā'el “Jahweh is God”; Vulg.: Ioel and Iohel). — The name of 12 Israelites mentioned in the historical books of the Old Testament. 1. The firstborn…
JOEL, PROPHET(IOEL, PROFETA)Vol. VII, p. 110 IOEL, profeta: v. GIOELE, profeta.
JONADAB (HEB. JĒHŌNĀDHĀBH AND JŌNĀDHĀBH)(IONADAB (EBR. JĒHŌNĀDHĀBH E JŌNĀDHĀBH))Vol. VII, p. 111 IONADAB (Hebr. Jēhōnādhābh and Jōnādhābh). — Name of two figures of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Semmaa, brother of David. Cunning and perceptive, he was the…
JONATHAN (HEB. JĒHŌNĀTHĀN AND JŌNĀTHĀN; VULGATE I. AND IONATHAS)(IONATHAN (EBR. JĒHŌNĀTHĀN E JŌNĀTHĀN; VOLGATA I. E IONATHAS))Vol. VII, p. 111 IONATHAN (Hebr. Jēhōnāthān and Jōnāthān; Vulgate I. and Ionathas). — Name of various persons of Israel in the Old Testament. 1. A Levite, descendant of Moses…
Mortgage(IPOTECA)Vol. VII, p. 120 MORTGAGE. – From ὑπό = beneath and τύψιμ = I place, it is a subsidiary contract serving as security for another; and it concerns immovable property belonging…
