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1 and 2 (3 and 4) Book of Kings (RE, I E II (III E IV) LIBRO DEI)
1 AND 2 (3 and 4) Book of Kings. - Two books of the Old Testament, which summarize the history of the Hebrew people from the last years of… -
1 and 2 Corinthians, Epistles to the (CORINTI, EPISTOLE I E II AI)
1 AND 2 CORINTHIANS, EPISTLES TO THE. - Letters addressed by St. Paul to the faithful of the community of Corinth (v.), two of the four… -
Aaron (Heb. 'Ahărān, of uncertain etymology) (ARONNE (EBR. 'AHĀRĀN, DI ETIMOLOGIA INCERTA))
AARON (Heb. 'Ahărān, of uncertain etymology). - First high priest and progenitor of the priesthood of Israel. Firstborn of Amram, son of… -
Ab ('AB)
AB. - Fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, of 30 days. It began with the new moon of July. The name, corresponding to the Assyrian abu, does… -
Abaddon
ABADDON. - Hebrew term (perdition, from abhad "to perish"), which occurs in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament (6 times) and in… -
Abana (Hebrew 'Abhānāh "Stony", from 'eben "Stone") (ABANA (EBR. 'ABHĀNĀH «PIETROSO», DA 'EBHEN «PIETRA»))
ABANA (Hebrew 'Abhānāh "Stony", from 'eben "Stone"). - River of Damascus, mentioned by the Syrian general Naaman (II Kings 5:12), who… -
Abarim (Hebrew Har or Harê Hâ-'Abhārîm: 'the mountain or the mountains of the passages'; so the Vulgate in Deut. 32:49) (ABARIM (EBRAICO HAR O HARÊ HÂ-'ABHÂRIM: «IL MONTE O I MONTI DEI PASSAGGI»; COSÌ LA VOLGATA IN DEUT. 32, 49))
ABARIM (Hebrew har o harê hâ-'abhârim: "the mount or mounts of the crossings"; thus the Vulgate in Deut. 32:49). - A chain of mountains in… -
'Abba
ABBA. - 1. An Aramaic term, the emphatic state of 'ab, "father," which occurs in a vocative sense in the New Testament, always followed by… -
Abde' ('ABDE')
ABDE'. - Arabized name of the ancient Nabatean city of "Palaestina tertia" Eboda (Ptolemy, V, 16, 4) or Oboda (Stephen of Byzantium,… -
Abdon
ABDON. - One of the minor judges, son of Hillel, a native of Pirathon, present-day Far'ata, 10 km southwest of Nablus. A wealthy landowner,… -
Abednego (Hebrew 'Abedh-Nēghō, possibly a scribal error for 'Abedh-Nebhō 'servant of the god Nabu') (ABDÉNAGO (EBRAICO 'ABEDH-NĒGHŌ, DA LEGGERSI, SUPPONENDO UN ERRORE DI COPISTA, 'ABEDH-NEBHŌ « SERVO DEL DIO NABU »))
ABEDNEGO (Hebrew 'abedh-nēghō, to be read, supposing a copyist's error, 'abedh-nebhō "servant of the god Nabu"). - 'Abedh-nebhō, which… -
Abel (Hebrew 'Abhēl 'meadow'; possibly Aramaic from Canaanite 'Abil 'channel') (ABEL (EBR. ABHÈL «PRATO»; FORSE PERÒ È ARAMAIZZAZIONE DAL CANANEO ABIL «CANALE»))
ABEL (Heb. Abhèl "meadow"; perhaps, however, it is an Aramaization from the Canaanite abil "channel"). - Name of five Palestinian or… -
Abel (Hebrew Hēbel; Septuagint Greek Ἀβέλ) (ABELE (EBR. HÉBEL; GRECO DEI SETTANTA ἈΒΕΛ))
ABEL (Hebrew Hēbel; Septuagint Greek Ἀβέλ). - A. slain, bronze by G. Dupré - Florence, Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art. (photo Alinari)… -
Aberle, Moritz von
ABERLE, MORITZ von. - Theologian and biblical scholar, b. 25 Apr. 1817 at Rottum near Biberach, ordained priest 29 Aug. 1842, d. 3 Nov.… -
Abiathar (Hebrew *'Ebhithār* 'father of abundance') (ABIATHAR (EBR. *'EBHITHĀR* « PADRE DI ABBONDANZA »))
ABIATHAR (Hebrew 'Ebhithār 'father of abundance'). - High priest, great-grandson of Eli through Phinehas, son of the high priest Ahimelech;… -
Abigail
ABIGAIL. - Name of two women in the Bible. 1. Wife of Nabal, a resident of Maon, who owned vast fields and flocks on Carmel, at the edge of… -
Abihu (Hebrew 'Abihû 'my father is He'; Septuagint: 'Abioû) (ABIU (EBR. 'ABIHÛ «MIO PADRE È EGLI»; SETTANTA: 'ABIOÛ8))
ABIHU (Hebrew 'Abihû 'my father is He'; Septuagint: 'Abioû). - Second-born of Aaron (Ex. 6:23), he followed Moses on Sinai with Aaron and… -
Abijah (ABIA)
ABIJAH. - Name of various biblical figures (Hebr. Abiyām in Kings, 'Abiyāhu and 'Abiyāh in Chronicles, 'Yahweh is father'). 1. Son of… -
Abilene (Vulgate: Abilina) (ABILENE (VOLGATA: ABILINA))
ABILENE (Vulgate: Abilina). - Tetrarchy (Luke 3:1), so named from its capital Abila, often mentioned by Flavius Josephus as Abila of… -
Abimelech
ABIMELECH. - A proper name, which in Hebrew means: "the Father" or: "my father (divine name?) is king." From the El-Amarna letters,… -
Abishag (Hebrew 'father of error' [?]) (ABISAG (EBR. « PADRE DI ERRORE » [?]))
ABISHAG (Hebrew 'father of error' [?]). - A girl from Shunem (today Solem), a locality on the southern slopes of the lesser Hermon. Of rare… -
Abishai (Hebrew *Abīfai*) (ABISAI (EBR. *ABĪFAI*))
ABISHAI (Hebrew Abīfai). - Nephew of David, son, like Joab, of his sister Zeruiah. A faithful collaborator of his uncle, he accompanied him… -
Abner (Hebrew: 'the father is light') (ABNER (EBR.: « IL PADRE È LUCE »))
ABNER (Hebrew: 'the father is light'). - Cousin of Saul on his father's side (I Sam. 14:50 f.; according to I Chron. 9:9 he would have been… -
Aboab, Isaac (ABOAB, ISACCO)
ABOAB, ISAAC. - Rabbi who lived around 1300 in Spain. In his work Menôrâth ha-mâôr ("the candelabrum of lights"), he expounds in popular… -
Abomination of Desolation (ABOMINAZIONE DELLA DESOLAZIONE)
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION. - Idolatrous profanation in the devastated Temple, at the approach of the collapse of Jerusalem, foretold by… -
Abraham (ABRAMO)
ABRAHAM. - Patriarch of the Old Testament, son of Terah, descendant of Shem. His story, rich in detail, is narrated in Gen. 11:26-25:11. I.… -
Abram, Nicolas
ABRAM, NICOLAS. - Humanist and Jesuit exegete from Lorraine, b. at Xaronval in 1589, d. at Pont-à-Mousson on 7 Dec. 1655. Having entered… -
Absalom (Hebrew 'Abšalôm "The Father is Peace") (ABSALOM (EBR. 'ABŠALÔM « IL PADRE È PACE »))
ABSALOM (Hebrew 'Abšalôm "The Father is Peace"). - Third-born son of David, endowed with natural charms but with unbridled ambition. Eager… -
Acacia
ACACIA. - A tree of the mimosa family, mimosa nilotica of Linnaeus or acacia arabica; it is the spina aegyptiaca of the ancients. Very… -
Accaron (Hebrew Egrān; Assyrian Amqarrāna) (ACCARON (EBR. EGRÂN; ASIR. AMQARRÂNA))
ACCARON (Hebrew Egrān; Assyrian Amqarrāna). - The northernmost of the five Philistine cities (Josh. 13:3), famous for its sanctuary of… -
Achaicus ('Αγαχός; Latin Achaicus) (ACAICO ('ΑΓΑΧΌΣ; LAT. ACHAICUS))
ACHAICUS ('Αγαχός; Latin Achaicus). - A Christian of Corinth, one of the first converted by St. Paul in Achaia. The Roman name, perpetuated… -
Achan
ACHAN. - Son of Charmi, of the tribe of Judah (Heb. 'Akān "afflicting" [?]; Septuagint 'Aẓāp; cf. the name ākran in Num. 1:13; 2:27).… -
Achimelek
ACHIMELEK. - Son of Ahitub, high priest in the sanctuary of Nob (I Sam. 21-22). He is commonly identified with Ahijah (v.). In reality the… -
AchiOr
ACHIOR. - Name of two biblical figures. 1. Supreme military commander of the Ammonites. To Holofernes, the Assyrian general, who was asking… -
Achish (Hebrew 'Akîš; Septuagint Ἀγγύος recalling Ἀγγίσωι; cf. I-Ha-U-Su of Assyrian inscriptions of the 7th century) (ACHIS (CBR. AKISH; SETTANTA ἈΓΓΎΟΣ CHE RICHIAMA ἈΓΓΊΣΩΙ; CF. I-HA-U-SU DELLE ISCRIZIONI ASSIRE DEL SEC. VII))
ACHISH (Hebrew 'Akîš; Septuagint Ἀγγύος recalling Ἀγγίσωι; cf. I-Ha-U-Su of Assyrian inscriptions of the 7th century). - Son of Maoch and… -
Ackermann, Leopold
ACKERMANN, LEOPOLD. - Exegete, b. and d. in Vienna (17 Nov. 1771-8 Sept. 1831). Having entered (1790) the Canons Regular of St. Augustine,… -
Acosta (da Costa), Uriel
ACOSTA (DA COSTA), URIEL. - Jewish rationalist, b. in Oporto between 1580 and 1585, d. in Amsterdam in 1640. From a wealthy Marrano family,… -
Acra (Akra: Greek 'Ἄκρα' 'fortress') (ACRA (AKRA: GR. 'ἌΓΞΑ' «FORTEZZA»))
ACRA (Akra: Greek 'Ἄκρα' 'fortress'). - A citadel built by order of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, king of Syria, in the interior of Jerusalem,… -
Acts of B (ATTI DI B)
ACTS OF B. - Apocryphal book, composed at the end of the 5th century. In 1698 D. Papebroch published for the first time, from Codex… -
Acts of the Apostles (ATTI DEGLI APOSTOLI)
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. - Book of the New Testament, placed after the Gospels, which presents itself as the continuation of the Gospel of… -
Adam (ADAMO)
ADAM. - The first man created by God and father of the human race. SUMMARY: 1. Sacred Scripture. - 2. Rabbinic literature. - 3. Christian… -
Adamah (Hebrew 'Adamah) (ADAMA (EBR. 'ADMDH))
ADAMAH (Hebrew 'Adamah). - A city of the Pentapolis (v.), named alongside Zeboiim, on the border of Canaan (Gen. 10:19). Its king Shinab,… -
Adam of Courland (ADAMO DA COURLANDON)
ADAM OF COURLAND. - Liturgist, exegete and moralist, b. at Courlandon (Champagne), dean of the chapter of Laon from 1195, d. at Laon in… -
Adar
ADAR. - Twelfth month, of 29 days (from mid-February to mid-March approximately), of the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian (addaru,… -
Adar- ezer (ADARÉZER)
ADAR.- EZER. - Aramean king of Zobah. The Hebrew name is Hadad'ezer and Hadar'ezer: the latter form, found in Chronicles and in the… -
Adars (ADARSA)
ADARS. - Thus the Vulgate, 1 Macc. 7:40, which has Adazer in 1 Macc. 7:45 (Adas in the Greek text and in Flavius Josephus; Dessau [Gk.… -
Adler, Jakob Georg Christian
ADLER, JAKOB GEORG CHRISTIAN. - Danish Orientalist (1756-1834), from 1792 general superintendent of the Duchy of Schleswig. As a young man… -
Adommim (Hebrew Ma'aleh-Adummim «Ascent of the Reds», i.e., «Red Ascent») (ADOMMIM (EBR. MA'ALEH-ADUMMIM «SALITA DEI ROSSI», CIOÈ «SALITA ROSSA»))
ADOMMIM (Hebrew Ma'aleh-Adummim «Ascent of the Reds», i.e., «Red Ascent»). - A locality that marked the northern border of the tribe of… -
Adoniah (Hebrew 'Adonijah[ā], «My Lord is Yahweh») (ADONĪA (EBR. 'ADONIJĀH[Ā], « MIO SIGNORE È JAHWEH »))
ADONIAH (Hebrew 'Adonijah[ā], «My Lord is Yahweh»). - Fourth son of David (and of Haggith), born in Hebron after David had been proclaimed… -
Adoni-Bezek (Heb. "Lord of Bezek"; dynastic title rather than proper name) (ADONIBÉZEC (EBR. « SIGNORE DI BEZEQ »: TITOLO DINASTICO PIUTTOSTO CHE NOME PROPRIO))
ADONI-BEZEK (Heb. "Lord of Bezek"; dynastic title rather than proper name). - Canaanite king of Bezeq, a city identified by some with… -
Adonizedek (Hebrew «My Lord is Justice»; Septuagint: Adonibezec) (ADONISÉDEC (EBR. « IL MIO SIGNORE È GIUSTIZIA »; SETTANTA: ADONIBEZEC))
ADONIZEDEK (Hebrew «My Lord is Justice»; Septuagint: Adonibezec). - Amorite king of Jerusalem at the time when Israel, led by Joshua,… -
Adrammelech (Hebrew 'Adrammelek) (ADRAMELECH (EBR. 'ADRAMMÈLEK'))
ADRAMMELECH (Hebrew 'Adrammelek). - A divinity probably Syrian (Adad-malik) of the inhabitants of Sepharvaim (perhaps Sabara'in)… -
Aeneas (ENEA)
AENEAS. - A paralytic miraculously healed by Peter at Lydda, according to Acts 9:33 ff. The name (Aineas), which is also found in Flavius… -
Aennon
AENNON. - Locality where St. John the Baptist exercised his ministry for the last time, before being imprisoned; situated near Salim (ἐγγύς… -
Agabus ('Αγάβος, from Hebrew Hāgābh "Grasshopper", name recurring in Ezra 2:45 and Neh. 7:48 and in the Lachish Ostraca) (AGABO ("ἈΓΆΒΟΣ, DALL'EBR. HĀGĀBH «GRILLO», NOME CHE RICORRE IN ESD. 2, 45 E NEH. 7, 48 E NEGLI OSTRAKA DI LACHIS))
AGABUS ("Ἀγάβος, from the Hebrew hāgābh 'cricket', a name that occurs in Ezra 2:45 and Neh. 7:48 and in the Lachish ostraca). - A prophet… -
Agag
AGAG. - King of Amalek. To punish the raids and killings he had committed against Israel, God ordered the extermination of the Amalekites… -
Agarei or Agarenes (Hebrew *Hagrî'îm*; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί) (AGAREI O AGARENI (EBR. HAGRI'ÎM; SETTANTA: ἈΓΑΡΑΙ͂ΟΙ Ὁ ἈΓΑΡΗΝΟΊ))
AGAREI OR AGARENES (Hebrew Hagrî'îm; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί). - An Arab tribe, devoted to pastoralism, against whom the… -
Agraphon (Greek: "Unwritten Thing"; plural Agrapha) (ÁGRAPHON (GRECO: «COSA NON SCRITTA»; PLURALE AGRAPHA))
AGRAPHON (Greek: "Unwritten Thing"; plural Agrapha). - An isolated saying (λόγιον) of Jesus (in his earthly life), transmitted outside the… -
Agricola, Michael
AGRICOLA, MICHAEL. - Born around 1508 or 1512 at Torsby, in the parish of Perna or Pernaja, and died suddenly on 9 April 1557, near Viborg… -
Agur, Son of Jakeh (AGUR, FIGLIO DI JAQEH)
AGUR, Son of Jakeh. - Unknown sage, author of a group of maxims in Prov. 30. St. Jerome in the Vulgate, identifying him with Solomon,… -
Ahab (Hebrew «Brother of the Father»; Assyrian A-ḫa-ab-bu) (ACHAB (EBR. « FRATELLO DEL PADRE »; ASIR. A-HA-AB-BU))
AHAB (Hebrew «Brother of the Father»; Assyrian A-ḫa-ab-bu). - King of Israel from 875 to 853 B.C. His story is told in 1 Kings 16:29-22:40.… -
Ahasuerus (ASSUERO)
AHASUERUS. - Persian king who is discussed extensively in Esth. (the Septuagint erroneously replaces him with "Artaxerxes"). He also… -
Ahaz (Heb. 'Aḥaz, 'He [God] Holds') (ACHAZ (EBR. « EGLI [DIO] TIENE »))
AHAZ (Heb. 'Aḥaz, 'He [God] Holds'). - King of Judah for 16 years, probably from 743 to 728, or from 741 to 726. Son of Jotham, he… -
Ahaziah (OCHOZIA)
AHAZIAH. - King of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, he reigned for about two years (853-852 B.C.). A contemporary of Jehoshaphat king of… -
Ahiah (Hebrew 'Aḇiyyah "Brother of Yahweh"; name of ~20 persons in the Old Testament, translated by the Vulgate as Achias or Ahia [q.v.]; Septuagint: 'Aẓīẓ) (ACHIA (EBR. 'ABIYYAH «FRATELLO DI JAHWEH»; NOME DI CA. 20 PERSONE NEL VECCHIO TESTAMENTO, TRADOTTO DALLA VOLGATA ACHIAS O AHIA [V.]; SETTANTA: 'AẒĪẒ))
ACHIA (Heb. 'Abiyyah, "brother of Yahweh"; the name of about 20 persons in the Old Testament, rendered by the Vulgate as Achias or Ahia… -
Ahiah (Vulgate Ahias; Hebrew 'Abijjah, as in Achiah, q.v.) (AHIA (VOLGATA AHIAS; EBR. 'ABIJJAH, COME ACHIA, V.))
AHIAH (Vulgate Ahias; Hebrew 'Abijjah, as in Achiah, q.v.). - Prophet of Shiloh (hence called the Shilonite), the only one of the reign of… -
Ahimaaz (Hebrew, prob. «Brother of the Empire») (ACHIMAAS (EBR., PROB. «FRATELLO DELL'IMPERO»))
AHIMAAZ (Hebrew, prob. «Brother of the Empire»). - The swift and heroic son of the high priest Zadok. Having remained with his father in… -
Ahiqar (Aramaic Ahia-Iaqar: 'The Brother Is Precious' or 'Dear') (AHIQAR (ARAMAICO AHIA-IAQAR : « IL FRATELLO È PREZIOSO » O « CARO »))
AHIQAR (Aramaic Ahia-Iaqar: 'The Brother Is Precious' or 'Dear'). - Assyrian sage, chancellor of Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.) then of… -
Ahithophel (ACHITOFEL)
AHITHOPHEL. - A shrewd counselor, and later a traitor, of David, a native of Giloh (Gilo) in the mountains of Judah, father of the hero… -
Aijalon (Hebrew, from root 'Ajjāl "Deer", nearly "Place of Deer") (AIALON (EBRAICO, DALLA RADICE 'AJJĀL «CERVO», QUASI «LUOGO DEI CERVI»))
AIJALON (Hebrew, from root 'Ajjāl "Deer", nearly "Place of Deer"). - 1. Amorite city (Judg. 1:35), called Ajalāna or Jalāna in the… -
Akkad (Cuneiform Agade or Akkadu, transcribed by Assyriologists as Achad, Akhad or Accad) (ACCAD (CUNEIFORME AGADE O AKHADU, CHE GLI ASSIRIOLOGI TRASCRIVONO ACHAD, AKHAD O ACCAD))
AKKAD (Cuneiform Agade or Akkadu, transcribed by Assyriologists as Achad, Akhad or Accad). - Ancient city of northern Babylonia, one of the… -
Alba, Juan de
ALBA, JUAN de. - Spanish Carthusian exegete, born into a noble Madrid family in the first half of the 16th century. Thoroughly versed in… -
Alber, János Nepomuk (ALBER, JANOS NEPOMUK)
ALBER, JÁNOS NEPOMUK. - Hungarian Piarist, exegete and historian, b. at Magyaróvár on 7 July 1753, d. at Pest on 21 June 1830. He taught… -
Albert John of Haarlem (ALBERTO GIOVANNI DI HAARLEM)
ALBERT JOHN OF HAARLEM. - Carmelite, b. at Haarlem (northern Holland), where he took the religious habit; d. at Louvain in 1496. After his… -
Albo, Josef
ALBO, JOSEF. - Spanish Jewish apologist and theologian. He lived successively in Daroca (province of Saragossa) and in Soria (Castile); d.… -
Alcimus (ALCIMO)
ALCIMUS. - Contemporary and antagonist of Judas Maccabeus (v.). He changed his Hebrew name 'Eljāqim (or Jēhōjāqim) to the Greek 'Αλκίμωσ in… -
Alemanno, Johanan
ALEMANNO, JOHANAN. - Jewish Platonizing philosopher, born, according to some, in Constantinople, but who lived in Florence in the second… -
Alexander, Archibald
ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD. - Presbyterian theologian of the United States, b. at Augusta (now Rockbridge) on 17 April 1772, d. at Princeton (New… -
Alexander I Balas (ALESSANDRO I, BALA)
ALEXANDER I BALAS. - King of Syria (150-145 B.C.), whose history is narrated in 1 Macc. 10:1 - 11:17. He was called a son of Antiochus IV,… -
Alexander of Bremen (ALESSANDRO DA BREMA)
ALEXANDER OF BREMEN. - Franciscan, author of a commentary on the Apocalypse. He was canon-scholastic of the cathedral of Bremen; he entered… -
Alexandra Asmonea (ALESSANDRA ASMONEA)
ALEXANDRA ASMONEA. - Princess of the Hasmonean family (v.), daughter of Hyrcanus II, high priest and ethnarch; she married her cousin… -
Alexandreion
ALEXANDREION. - A Palestinian fortress, built near the Jordan, where Qarn Sartabe ends, by Alexander Jannaeus (d. 76 B.C.). It often served… -
Alfonso of Zamora (ALFONSO DI ZAMORA)
ALFONSO OF ZAMORA. - Converted rabbi, b. at Zamora in 1474, baptized in 1506, d. in 1531. He was the first professor of Hebrew at the… -
Allioli, Joseph-Franz von
ALLIOLI, JOSEPH-FRANZ von. - Biblical scholar, b. 10 Aug. 1793 at Sulzbach (Bavaria), d. 22 May 1873 at Augsburg. In 1816 he became a… -
Allo, Ernest
ALLO, ERNEST. - Dominican exegete, in religion Bernard Marie, b. 3 Feb. 1873 at Quintin (Côtes-du-Nord), d. in Paris 17 Jan. 1945. He… -
Alpha and Omega (ALFA E OMEGA)
ALPHA AND OMEGA. - Allegorical formula from the Apocalypse (1:8; 21:6; 22:13), which brings together the first and last letter (the… -
Alpheus (ALFEO)
ALPHEUS. - The name Ἀλφαῖος is probably the Hebrew or Aramaic Halpai (1 Macc. 11:70; Calphi, Gk. Χαλφί), formed like Ἀγγαῖος from Haggai;… -
Altar (ALTARE)
ALTAR. - A flat, horizontal surface, raised from the ground, destined for sacrifice. 1. HEBREW ARCHAEOLOGY. - In the Old Testament (Hebr.… -
Alter, Franz Karl
ALTER, FRANZ KARL. - Jesuit philologist, b. at Engelsberg (Czechoslovakia) on 21 Jan. 1749, d. at Vienna on 29 March 1804. Having entered… -
Alting, Jakob
ALTING, JAKOB. - Calvinist Hebraist, b. at Heidelberg in 1618, d. at Groningen in 1679. He was the son of the Calvinist theologian Johan… -
Amalekites (Heb. Amaleq; Vulgate [Septuagint] Amalec and Amalecites) (AMALECITI (EBR. AMALEQ; VOLGATA [COI SETTANTA] AMALEC E AMALECITES))
AMALEKITES (Heb. Amaleq; Vulgate [Septuagint] Amalec and Amalecites). - A nomadic Semitic people, living in the desert zones between the… -
Amama, Sixtinus
AMAMA, SIXTINUS. - Dutch Reformed theologian, b. 1593, d. 1629. He was a profound connoisseur of the Hebrew language, of which he published… -
Amandus of Zierikzee (AMANDO DA ZIERIKSEE)
AMANDUS OF ZIERIKZEE. - Dutch Franciscan exegete, b. around 1450 on the island of Walcheren, d. 8 June 1534 at Louvain. A doctor of… -
Aman (Heb. Hāman, probably of Persian origin: «Illustrious», «Esteemed»; possibly connected to the Elamite god Himmān) (AMAN (EBR. HĀMAN, PROBABILMENTE DI ORIGINE PERSIANA: «ILLUSTRE», «STIMATO»; FORSE CONNESSO AL DIO ELAMITICO HIMMAN))
AMAN (Heb. Hāman, probably of Persian origin: "illustrious," "esteemed"; perhaps connected with the Elamite god Himman). - Omnipotent… -
Amasa (Heb. ʿĀmāšāʾ «Bundle»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa) (AMASA (EBR. ʿĀMĀŠĀʾ «FARDELLO»; SETTANTA: ʿAṬṬĀṢA))
AMASA (Heb. ʿĀmāšāʾ «Bundle»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa). - Military leader, son of Abigail, sister of David, and of Jether (or Jetra) the… -
Amasia (Heb. ʿAṭṭāṣa «Yahweh Fortifies»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa) (AMASIA (EBR. ʿAṬṬĀṢA «JAHWEH FORTIFICA»; SETTANTA: ʿAṬṬĀṢA))
AMASIA (Heb. ʿAṭṭāṣa «Yahweh Fortifies»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa). - Two biblical figures. 1. - King of Judah (c. 797-789), son of Joash, whom… -
Amélineau, Émile-Clément
AMÉLINEAU, ÉMILE-CLÉMENT. - French Egyptologist, b. at La Chaize-Giraud (Vendée) on 28 Aug. 1850, d. at Châteaudun in Jan. 1915. A priest,… -
Amen-em-ope
AMEN-EM-OPE. - Egyptian high official, son of Kanccht, resident at Persepolis, who lived, according to A. Erman, H. O. Lange, R. Griffith,… -
Am Hâ-Âres (AM HÂ-ÂREŞ)
AM HÂ-ÂRES. - A Hebrew expression ("people of the land"), which in the earliest documents indicates simply the people of a particular… -
Amico, Bernardino (Bernardino da Gallipoli)
AMICO, Bernardino (Bernardino da Gallipoli). - Franciscan of the Observant Minors, b. at Gallipoli in the kingdom of Naples (the years of… -
Amman (Ammon), Kaspar
AMMAN (AMMON), KASPAR. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Hasselt (Liège) around 1450, d. in 1524. He was a master of theology, prior at… -
Ammon
AMMON. - Son of Lot, born from the incest committed by his younger daughter while he, drunk, was sleeping. The Hebrew name 'Ammôn (from… -
Ammonites (AMMONITI)
AMMONITES. - A people (Hebr. Bēnē-ʿAmmōn "children of Ammon," twice [1 Sam. 11:11; Ps. 83 Hebr., 8] only ʿAmmōnī, gentilic adjective… -
Amnon (Hebrew «Faithful») (AMNON (EBR. « FEDELE »))
AMNON (Hebrew «Faithful»). - Firstborn son of David, by his second wife Ahinoam of Jezreel, born in Hebron (II Sam. 3:2). Seized by a… -
Amon (Hebrew «Builder»; Septuagint: 'Αμώς) (AMON (EBRAICO «COSTRUTTORE»; SETTANTA: 'ΑΜΏΣ'))
AMON (Hebrew «Builder»; Septuagint: 'Αμώς). - King (14th) of Judah (probably 641-39 B.C.; F. X. Kugler, A. Pohl: 639-38 B.C.). Son of… -
Amorites (AMOREI)
AMORITES. - Name (Aramaic 'āmōrā', plur. 'āmōrā'ē and in Hebrew form 'ēmōrā'im, "expounder") originally given to the lower Jewish teachers… -
Amorites (AMORRITI)
AMORITES. - A people settled in Canaan before Israel (Hebrew hā-'Emōrī, always with the article and in the singular, Septuagint 'Αμορραῖοι,… -
Amos (Hebrew 'Āmōs «Who Bears a Burden», distinct from the name of Isaiah’s father 'Āmōs «Robust») (AMOS (EBR. 'ĀMŌS «CHE PORTA UN FARDELLO», DIVERSO DAL NOME DEL PADRE DI ISAIA 'ĀMŌS «ROBUSTO»))
AMOS (Heb. 'Āmōs "he who bears a burden," different from the name of Isaiah's father 'Āmōs "robust"). - Third of the minor prophets, in the… -
Amphipolis (ANFIPOLI ('ΑΜΦΙΠΌΛΙΣ))
AMPHIPOLIS. - City of eastern Macedonia (today the village of Neokhori [on], about 5 km from the Aegean Sea, on the river Strymon (today… -
Amraphel (Septuagint Ἀμαρράλ) (AMRAFEL (SETTANTA) ἈΜΑΡΡΆΛ))
AMRAPHEL (Septuagint Ἀμαρράλ). - King of Shinar, who with Arioch (v.) and Tidal followed Chedorlaomer (v.) of Elam in the expedition… -
Anammelech (Hebrew 'Anammelech) (ANAMELECH (EBR. 'ANAMNELECH),)
ANAMELECH (Heb. 'Anammelech), - Deity (together with Adrammelech, v.) of the inhabitants of Sepharvaim transplanted by Sargon to Samaria,… -
Ananias (Greek 'Ανανίας, from Hebrew Hānanyāh «Jahweh Has Shown Mercy») (ANANIA (GR. 'AVAVIXÇ, DALL'EBR. HĀNANJĀH 'JAHWEH HA USATO MISERICORDIA'))
ANANIAS (Greek 'Ανανίας, from Hebrew Hānanyāh «Jahweh Has Shown Mercy»). - Various figures of the Old and New Testaments. I. OLD TESTAMENT.… -
Anathoth (Hebrew 'Anathōth) (ANATHOTH (EBR. 'ANATHŌTH))
ANATHOTH (Hebrew 'Anathōth). - A Levitical city of the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18; 1 Chron. 6:45 [Heb. 60]). It was the birthplace of… -
Ancesi, Victor-Antoine (ANCESSI, VICTOR-ANTOINE)
ANCESI, VICTOR-ANTOINE. - French Orientalist, b. at Saint-Affrique on 16 Aug. 1844, d. there on 12 Dec. 1878. After completing his studies… -
Andrew the Presbyter (ANDREA IL PRESBITERO)
ANDREW THE PRESBYTER. - Byzantine writer, author of "catena" commentaries on Prov. and Is., perhaps also on Act. and the Catholic Epistles.… -
Andronicus (ANDRONICO)
ANDRONICUS. - Prime minister of Antiochus IV (v.) Epiphanes, king of Syria, during the period when the latter went to Cilicia to quell a… -
Angel (ANGELO)
ANGEL. - A spiritual creature, messenger (ἄγγελος from ἀγγέλλω = announcement) of God and his minister in his relations with men. SUMMARY:… -
Angilmo Di Luxeuil (ANGELOMO DI LUXEUIL)
ANGILMO DI LUXEUIL. - Benedictine exegete, among the best of the 9th century, d. around 855. He was trained under a certain Mellinus (PL… -
Ani, Wisdom (Maxims) of (ANI, SAPIENZA (MASSIME) DI)
ANI, WISDOM (MAXIMS) OF. - Egyptian collection of gnomic sentences, akin, in subject matter, to the biblical wisdom books. The text is… -
Anna (Ānānō: Corresponds To Heb. Hānan[Jah]) (ANNA (ÁNANO: CORRISPONDE ALL'EBR. HÁNAN[JAH]))
ANNA (Ānānō: Corresponds To Heb. Hānan[Jah]). - Name of two Jewish high priests of the 1st century A.D. 1) A. (Ánano) I is called 'Αννάς in… -
Anna (Heb. Hannah «Grace») (ANNA (EBR. HANNĀH «GRAZIA»))
ANNA (Heb. Hannah «Grace»). - Name of various women of the Old and New Testaments. 1) ANNA, wife of the Ephraimite Elkanah (v.) living at… -
Annunciation (ANNUNCIAZIONE)
ANNUNCIATION. - It is the angelic message of the incarnation of the Word of God to the Virgin Mary. 1. IN HOLY SCRIPTURE. - The episode… -
Anonymous of Piacenza (ANONIMO PIACENTINO)
ANONYMOUS OF PIACENZA. - This is the designation for an unknown person who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with some companions, leaving… -
Antarado
ANTARADO. - A city on the northern Phoenician coast opposite Aradus (v.), of which it was the ancient colony; today it is Tartus with 3,500… -
Antero Maria Di San Bonaventura (ANTÈRO MARIA DI SAN BONAVENTURA)
ANTERO MARIA DI SAN BONAVENTURA. - Theologian, exegete and preacher, in the world Filippo Miccone, b. 5 Sept. 1620 at Sestri Ponente… -
Antichrist (ANTICRISTO)
ANTICHRIST. - Adversary of Christ who, at the end of time, will seduce many Christians with satanic prodigies and cunning, and will finally… -
Antilogy (ANTILOGIA)
ANTILOGY. - The term (ἀντιλογία) means "contradiction"; it is used by students of biblical sciences to designate those cases in which two… -
Antioch in Pisidia (ANTIOCHIA DI PISIDIA)
ANTIOCH IN PISIDIA. - A city of Asia Minor, founded by Seleucus I (312-280 B.C.) with colonists from Magnesia, on a site famous for the… -
Antisemitism (ANTISEMITISMO)
ANTISEMITISM. - Aversion to the Jewish people, occurring in ancient and modern times, based on social rather than religious grounds. The… -
Antonia
ANTONIA. - Fortress that arose in Jerusalem, on the eastern hill, northeast of the Temple, at the foot of the Bezeta rock. Its purpose was… -
Aod (Heb. Ēhâdh) (AOD (EBR. ÉHÂDH))
AOD (Heb. Ēhâdh). - The second "judge" of Israel, son of Gera (distinct from the son of Balan in I Chron. 7:10), of the tribe of Benjamin,… -
Apharsachei (Apharsachei, Apharsatachei, Apharsei) (AFARSACHEI (APHARSACHEI, APHARSATACHEI, APHARSEI))
APHARSACHEI (Apharsachei, Apharsatachei, Apharsei). - Tribes imported by the Assyrians into Samaria at the time of the second colonization… -
Aphec (Hebrew 'Āphīq or 'Āphēq, "Fortress" or "Watercourse") (APHEC (EBR. 'ĀPHĪQ E 'ĀPHĒQ « FORTEZZA » O « CORSO D'ACQUA »))
APHEC (Hebrew 'Āphīq or 'Āphēq, "Fortress" or "Watercourse"). - Name of 5 localities in Palestine. 1. Canaanite city in the mountains of… -
Apion (APIONE)
APION. - Alexandrian grammarian of the first half of the 1st century AD, called Pleistonikès "rich in victory," on account of his… -
Apocalyptic, Literature (APOCALITTICA, LETTERATURA)
APOCALYPTIC, LITERATURE. - A body of pseudonymous Jewish writings, arising between the 2nd century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D., which for… -
Apocryphal Epistles to the Corinthians (CORINTI, EPISTOLE APOCRIFE AI)
APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES TO THE CORINTHIANS. - A brief letter of the Corinthians and a somewhat longer reply of Paul (III Cor.), suggested, it… -
Apollonia of Macedonia (APOLLONIA DI MACEDONIA)
APOLLONIA OF MACEDONIA. - A city of Mygdonia, later of eastern or "first" Macedonia: today Pollina, located south of Lake Bolbe (today… -
Apostles (APOSTOLI)
APOSTLES. — In medieval canon procedural law, this was the name given to the letters that the lower judge had to transmit, within a fixed… -
Apostles (Gr. Ἀπόστολος "Sent One", from ἀποστέλλω) (APOSTOLI (GR. ἈΠΌΣΤΟΛΟΣ «INVIATO», DA ἈΠΟΣΤΈΛΛΩ))
APOSTLES (Gr. Ἀπόστολος "Sent One", from ἀποστέλλω). — Title of the twelve collaborators chosen by Jesus, to whom he entrusted the… -
Aqrabbim (Hebrew Ma'aleh 'Aqrabbim "Ascent of Scorpions") (ACRABBIM (EBR. MA'ALEH 'AQRABBIM «SALITA DEGLI SCORPIONI»))
AQRABBIM (Hebrew Ma'aleh 'Aqrabbim "Ascent of Scorpions"). - A locality situated between the Dead Sea and the desert of Zin (Num. 34:3-4;… -
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca) (AQUILA E PRISCILLA (PRISCA))
AQUILA AND PRISCILLA (PRISCA). - Jewish-Christian spouses, "co-workers" of St. Paul (Rom. 16:3). Having come from Rome following the decree… -
Aquino, Filippo D' (Giuda Mordechai)
AQUINO, FILIPPO d' (GIUDA MORDECHAI). - Hebraist, b. at Avignon or Carpentras (2nd half of the 16th century), d. at Paris in 1650. He… -
'Arabāh (Heb. «Barren And Uninhabited Territory»: As A Common Noun It Is Frequent In Job, Isa., Jer.) ('ARABĀH (EBR. «TERRITORIO STERILE E DISABITATO»: COME NOME COMUNE IN TAL SENSO È FREQUENTE IN IOB. IS., IER.))
'ARABĀH (Heb. "sterile and uninhabited territory": as a common noun in this sense it is frequent in Job, Is., Jer.). - A biblical… -
Aram
ARAM. - A region of western Asia, mentioned in the Bible, which with A. also designates the people (v. ARAMEI). Aram Nahārajim (Gen. 24:10… -
Arameans (ARAMEI)
ARAMEANS. - A people that resided in Aram. In a letter from el-Amarna (14th century B.C.) the term aḫlamē occurs, which was understood as… -
Araneo, Clemente
ARANEO, CLEMENTE. - Dominican preacher and controversialist of the 16th century, b. at Ragusa (Dalmatia). He appears in 1547 as a member of… -
Ararat
ARARAT. - Mountainous region between the river Araxes and lakes Van and Urmia. This geographical name from the Old Testament (Gen. 8:4; 2… -
Ar ('Ar, Moabite form for 'Ir "City", or 'Ar "Vulture") of Moab (AR ('AR FORMA MOABITA PER 'IR «CITTÀ», OPPURE 'AR «AVVOLTOIO») DI MOAB)
AR ('Ar, Moabite form for 'Ir "City", or 'Ar "Vulture") of Moab. - Capital of the Moabites (Num. 21:15, 28; Deut. 2:9, 18, 29). God forbade… -
Aratus (ARATO)
ARATUS. - Greek poet, who lived between the end of the 4th century and the middle of the 3rd century B.C., born probably at Tarsus in… -
Arbela (Ἀρβήλα [τὰ]) of Galilee (ARBELA ("ΑΡΒΗΛΑ [ΤᾺ]) DI GALILEA)
ARBELA ("Αρβηλα [τὰ]) of GALILEE. - A locality in northern Palestine stormed by the Syrian Bacchides (v.), who captured there many Jews who… -
Archangel (ARCANGELO)
ARCHANGEL. - The term occurs only twice (I Thess. 4:16; with the article: Jude 9) in the New Testament, in the singular, and designates… -
Archelaus, Herod (ARCHELÀO, ERODE)
ARCHELAUS, HEROD. - The eldest surviving son of Herod the Great (and of Malthace) and his principal successor (4 B.C. - A.D. 6). Like his… -
Archisynagogue (Heb. Rōš Hak-Kēnēseth «Head Of The Assembly») (ARCHISINAGOGO (EBR. RŌŠ HAK-KĒNĒSETH « CAPO DELLA ASSEMBLEA »))
ARCHISYNAGOGUE (Heb. Rōš Hak-Kēnēseth «Head Of The Assembly»). - He who presided over the synagogues, or religious assemblies, of the Jews.… -
Arculf (ARCULFO)
ARCULF. - Bishop in Gaul (see unknown). He made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 670 and recounted his journey to St. Adamnan (v.), abbot… -
Argob
ARGOB. - 1. A warrior or official of the court of Facce, king of Israel, with whom he was killed in Samaria by Facce (II Kings 15:25). 2. A… -
Ariel (Heb. 'Āri'ēl) (ARIEL (EBR. 'ĀRI'ĒL))
ARIEL (Heb. 'Āri'ēl). - A biblical Hebrew term which, because of its double etymology (from 'āri' "lion" and from 'ārah' "to burn"), means… -
Arimathaea (ARIMATEA)
ARIMATHAEA. - A city of Judea, the homeland of the Sanhedrist Joseph (v.) of A. (Mt. 27:57; Mk. 15:43; Lk. 23:51; Jn. 19:38). On the basis… -
Arioch
ARIOCH. - Name of three biblical figures. 1. One of the four eastern kings who invaded Canaan as far as the Pentapolis (v.) and were driven… -
Aristea
ARISTEAS. - Pseudonym of the author of the Letter to Philocrates, which narrates the origin of the Greek biblical version of the Septuagint… -
Aristobulus of Alexandria (ARISTOBULO DI ALESSANDRIA)
ARISTOBULUS OF ALEXANDRIA. - Hellenistic Jewish philosopher, who lived, it seems, in Alexandria at the time of Ptolemy IV Philometor… -
Ark (of Noah) (ARCA (DI NOÈ))
ARK (OF NOAH). - A large floating wooden receptacle, which Noah before the flood (v.) built by God's command, as a refuge for himself, his… -
Ark (of the Covenant), Ark of the Testimony (ARCA (DELL'ALLEANZA), ARCA DELLA TESTIMONIANZA)
ARK (of the Covenant), Ark of the Testimony. - Thus the Pentateuch designates the most important and ancient object of Israelite worship… -
Arlotto da Prato
ARLOTTO da PRATO. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Prato, d. at Paris in 1286. He studied at Paris and, having become a « magister », taught… -
Armageddon ('Αρμαγεδών; in manuscripts of the κ recension Μεγεδών [few: Μεγεδδών]; principal manuscripts of the Vulgate Hermagedon or Magedon) (ARMAGEDON ('ΑΡΜΑΓΕΔΏΝ; NEI CODICI DELLA RECENSIONE Κ ΜΑΓΕΔΏΝ [POCHI: ΜΑΓΕΔΔΏΝ]; PRINCIPALI CODICI DELLA VOLGATA HERMAGEDON O MAGEDON))
ARMAGEDON ('Αρμαγεδών; in the manuscripts of the Κ recension Μαγεδών [a few: Μαγεδδών]; the principal manuscripts of the Vulgate Hermagedon… -
Arnon
ARNON. - Eastern tributary (today Wädi el-Mö-gib) of the Dead Sea, the largest after the Jordan. It is formed by the confluence of the Seil… -
Aroer
AROER. - Three biblical localities. 1. A city on the southern border of the Amorite kingdom of Sihon, from which it was taken by the… -
Arosio, Luigi
AROSIO, LUIGI. - Priest, b. in Milan on 16 Nov. 1822; d. there on 2 July 1901. He spent his whole life in the care of souls in his native… -
Arphaxad (ARFAXAD (ARPHAXAD))
ARPHAXAD. - Two biblical figures. 1. A. (Heb. 'Arpahšad), son of Shem, born 2 years after the flood (Gen. 10:22; 11:10), grandfather or… -
Artapanus (ARTAPANO)
ARTAPANUS. - Storico giudeo, vissuto in Egitto prima dell'era cristiana. His work Περί Ἰουδαίων was used by Flavius Josephus and was cited… -
Artaxerxes (ARTASERSE)
ARTAXERXES. - Greek form of the name ('Αρταξέρξης'; Heb. 'Artaḥšatā'; Assyrian Artaḥsatsu; from the Persian Artaḥšatā "the great… -
Arteghiani, Angelo Guglielmo (ARTEGIANI, ANGELO GUGLIELMO)
ARTEGHIANI, ANGELO GUGLIELMO. - Augustinian, born at Rocca Contrada (Arcevia) on 27 November 1683, died at > (phot. Pont. Comm. Arch.… -
Artemas (ARTEMA)
ARTEMAS. - Disciple and collaborator of St. Paul, who in 64 or 65 hypothetically assigned him to Crete to replace Titus, who had been… -
Asa (AŠA)
ASA. - V. AMEŠA SPENTA. ASA. - Third king of Judah after the division of the kingdom, son and successor of Abijah. He reigned 41 years… -
Asahel (Hebrew 'Āšāh'ēl, "God has made") (ASAEL (EBR. 'ĀŠĀH'ĒL, « DIO HA FATTO »))
ASAHEL (Hebrew 'Āšāh'ēl, "God has made"). - A most agile warrior, nephew of David, son of his sister Zeruiah, younger brother of Joab and… -
Asaph (Hebrew «gatherer») (ASAF (EBR. « RACCOGLITORE »))
ASAPH (Hebrew «gatherer»). - Head of one of the three groups of Temple singers and a sacred poet in the time of David. According to the… -
Ascension of Isaiah (ASCENSIONE DI ISAIA)
ASCENSION OF ISAIAH: V. ISAIA, ASCENSIONE di. -
Aseneth (Heb. *ʾĀsēnath*; LXX *ʾAΣενέθ* [in manuscripts of Egyptian origin often *ʾAΣεννέθ*]; Egyptian name: *ʾIvs-n-Nt* «She belongs to Neith» [goddess of Sais]) (ASENETH (EBR. *ʾĀSĒNATH*; SETTANTA *ʾAΣΕΝΈΘ* [NEI MANOSCRITTI DI ORIGINE EGIZIANA SPESSO *ʾAΣΕΝΝΈΘ*]; NOME EGIZIANO: *ʾIVS-N-NT* « ESSA APPARTIENE A NEITH » [DEA DI SAIS]))
ASENETH (Heb. ʾĀsēnath; Septuagint ʾAσενέθ [in manuscripts of Egyptian origin often ʾAσεννέθ]; Egyptian name: ʾivs-n-nt "she belongs to… -
Ashdod (Hebrew: ʾAšdādh; Akkadian: Ašdādh; Greek: ʾAšdōr; modern: Esdūd) (AZOTO (EBR. ʾAŠDĀDH; ASIR. AŠDĀDH; GR. ʾAŠḎŌR; OGGI EŠDĀDH))
ASHDOD (Hebrew: ʾAšdādh; Akkadian: Ašdādh; Greek: ʾAšdōr; modern: Esdūd). - One of the five Philistine cities (Josh. 13:3), which always… -
Asher (Heb. 'Āšēr — Happy —) (ASER (EBR. 'ĀŠĒR - FELICE -))
ASHER (Heb. 'Āšēr — Happy —). - 1. Eighth son of Jacob, born in Mesopotamia, after Gad, by Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. Gen. 30:13 explains… -
Ashi ben Sima (AŠI BEN SIMAJ)
ASHI BEN SIMA. - Babylonian Amora (v.) of the sixth generation, b. in 352 and d. in 427. He reopened the academy of Sura, of which he was… -
Ashkelon (Heb. 'Alqelôn; Assyr. Asqalâna; Egyp. Asqalna; mod. Arab. Hirbet 'Asqalân) (ASCALON (EBR. 'ALQELÔN; ASSIR. ASQALÂNA; EGIZ. ASQALNA; ODIERNO ARAB. HIRBET 'ASQALÂN))
ASHKELON (Heb. 'Alqelôn; Assyr. Asqalâna; Egyp. Asqalna; mod. Arab. Hirbet 'Asqalân). - A Palestinian city between Ashdod and Gaza, almost… -
Ashkenaz (Heb. Aškenaz; LXX Ašqaváč) (ASCENEZ (EBR. AŠKENAZ; SETTANTA AŠQAVÁČ))
ASHKENAZ (Heb. Aškenaz; LXX Ašqaváč). - Son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth (Gen. 10:3), designates a branch of the Japhetic stock. Many… -
Asiongaber (Hebrew Ešjōn-Gēbher "Grove of Gēbher [Name of a Man?]") (ASIONGABER (EBR. ESJŌN-GĒBHER « BOSCHETTO DI GĒBHER [NOME DI UOMO?]))
ASIONGABER (Hebrew Ešjōn-Gēbher "Grove of Gēbher [Name of a Man?]"). - A city in Edomite territory on the Red Sea, at the head of the… -
Asmodeus (ASMODEO)
ASMODEUS. - A demon (Tob. 3:8) who caused the death of the seven husbands of Sarah, daughter of Raguel, from the very first nights of… -
Assyrians (ASSIRI)
ASSYRIANS. - A people settled on the middle Euphrates, thus named from Aššur (v). It was commonly held that they were originally Subareans,… -
Astaroth
ASTAROTH. - A city between the Sea of Galilee and the Auran, the ancient residence of Og, king of Bashan (Josh. 9:10; 12:4). After the… -
Astruc, Jean
ASTRUC, JEAN. - French physician, b. 19 March 1684 at Montpellier, where he received his doctorate and distinguished himself in combating… -
Athalia (ATALIA (ATHALIA))
ATHALIA. - Wicked queen of Judah, daughter of Ahab, king of Samaria, and of Jezebel (v.) of Tyre. She was the wife of Jehoram, king of… -
Attalids (ATTALIDI)
ATTALIDS. - Dynasty of the kings of Pergamon of the Hellenistic period (282-133 B.C.). Its founder was PHILETAERUS (282-262), who was… -
Augusti, Friedrich Albrecht
AUGUSTI, FRIEDRICH ALBRECHT. - Exegete, born a Jew in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1696, converted to Lutheranism in 1722, and became pastor at… -
Auran (Hebrew Hauran) (AURAN (EBR. HĂURĂN))
AURAN (Hebrew Hauran). - A northern region of Transjordan, of volcanic origin, bounded by Damascus to the north, the Jordan and the Lake of… -
Aurogallus (Goldhahn), Matthaeus
AUROGALLUS (GOLDHAHN), MATTHAEUS. - Lutheran philologist, b. around 1490 at Komotau (Bohemia); having come to Wittenberg (1519), he became… -
Authenticity and Canonicity (AUTENTICITÀ E CANONICITÀ)
AUTHENTICITY AND CANONICITY. — a) That the book is due to Jeremiah's secretary is affirmed by the title itself, which also specifies the… -
Avendaño, Diego de
AVENDAÑO, DIEGO de. - Jesuit theologian and canonist, b. at Segovia (Spain) in 1594, d. at Lima (Peru) on 31 Aug. 1688. After studying… -
Avvocati (Avogadro), Vincenzo
AVVOCATI (AVOGADRO), VINCENZO. - Dominican theologian, b. 12 Sept. 1702, d. 18 Sept. 1767. A precocious talent, at the age of 19 he left… -
Ayroli, Giacomo Maria
AYROLI, GIACOMO MARIA. - Jesuit exegete, b. in Genoa in 1660, professor of Hebrew at the Roman College, successor of Cardinal Tolomei in… -
Azariah (Hebrew: 'Azaryah[û] «Yahweh helps») (AZARIA (EBR. 'AZARJAH[Ú] « JAHWEH SOCCORRE »))
AZARIAH (Hebrew: 'Azaryah[û] «Yahweh helps»). - Name of many biblical figures (from 25 to 30), of whom the most important are: 1) A., son… -
Azzi, Orazio (Ignazio) degli
AZZI, ORAZIO (IGNAZIO) degli. - Franciscan exegete, b. in Parma on 27 April 1673, d. on 11 November 1757. Within the Order he was a… -
Ba'albek
BA'ALBEK. - Ancient city of Coele-Syria between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon at an elevation of 1170 m, in the fertile Bekaa valley, near the… -
Baana (Hebrew: Baʿānāh) (BAANA (EBR. BA'ĀNĀH))
BAANA (Hebrew: Baʿānāh). - Commander of a band of soldiers of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul. Having seen the cause of Ish-bosheth lost after the…