James, The General Epistle Of

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• James, Epistle of

  1) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one of the twelve apostles. He was one of the ...

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• John, The First Epistle General Of

  There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written ...

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• General

  ·adj The public; the people; the vulgar. II. General ·adj As a whole; in gross; for the most part. ...

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• general

  The commander of an army: the military rank corresponding to the naval one of admiral. The title inc...

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• Epistle

  ·vt To <<Write>>; to communicate in a letter or by writing. II. Epistle ·noun One of the letters in...

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• Jude, Epistle of

  The author was "Judas, the brother of James" the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) ...

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• Jude, Epistle Of

  Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. Th...

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• accountant-general of the navy

  Superintendent of pay and general accounts of the navy. ...

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• James

  same as Jacob ...

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• James

  1) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He...

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• James

  (the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter). • James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He w...

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• James The Less

  called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee. He was the son ...

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• Colossians, The Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The ...

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• Galatians, The Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18...

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• Philemon, The Epistle Of Paul To

  is one of the letters which the apostle wrote during his first captivity at Rome A.D. 63 or early in...

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• Colossians, Epistle to the

  Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the sp...

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• Romans, Epistle to the

  This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom. 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, an...

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• Hebrews, Epistle To The

  The author-There has been a wide difference of opinion respecting the authorship of this epistle. F...

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• Philippians, Epistle To The

  was St. Paul from Rome in A.D. 62 or 63. St. Paul's connection with Philippi was of a peculiar chara...

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• Romans, Epistle To The

  The date of this epistle is fixed at the time of the visit recorded in Acts 20:3 during the winter a...

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• John, First Epistle of

  The fourth of the catholic or "general" epistles. It was evidently written by John the evangelist, a...

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• John, Second Epistle of

  Is addressed to "the elect lady," and closes with the words, "The children of thy elect sister greet...

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• John, Third Epistle of

  Is addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29...

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• Peter, First Epistle of

  This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (...

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• Peter, Second Epistle of

  The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence...

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• Peter, First Epistle Of

  The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is e...

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• Peter, Second Epistle Of

  The following is a brief outline of the contents of this epistle: The customary opening salutation i...

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• Attorney-general

  ·noun The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-execut...

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• Brigadier general

  ·- An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is...

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• Governor general

  ·- A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, ...

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• Lieutenant general

  ·- An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general. ...

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• Major general

  ·- An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of...

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• Paymaster-general

  ·add. ·- In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pa...

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• Postmaster-general

  ·noun The chief officer of the post-office department of a government. In the United States the post...

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• Postmasters-general

  ·pl of Postmaster-general. ...

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• Solicitor-general

  ·noun The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the U...

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• States-general

  ·noun In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers. II. States-general ·noun ...

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• receiver general

  A prostitute. ...

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• general treat

  A general treat is a treat of a glass of liquor given by a person in a tavern to the whole company p...

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• advocate general

  An officer of the High Court of Admiralty, whose duty it is to appear for the lord high-admiral in t...

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• captain-general

  The highest army rank. ...

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• general average

  A claim made upon the owners of a ship and her cargo, when the property of one or more has been sacr...

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• general breezo

  See breezo. ...

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• general officers

  All those above the rank of a colonel. ...

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• general orders

  The orders issued by the commander-in-chief of the forces. ...

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• general ship

  Where persons unconnected with each other load goods on board, in contradistinction to a chartered s...

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• lieutenant-general

  The officer taking the next place to a general, ranking with vice-admiral. ...

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• major-general

  The next in rank below the lieutenant-general. ...

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• (St.) James' by the Thames

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' in the Temple

  See Temple Church. ...

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• Wars of the Lord, The Book of the

  (Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1...

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• Fear of the Lord the

  Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is ...

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• bear, the constellations of the

  Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...

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• Dispersion, The Jews Of The

  or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...

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• Willows, The Brook Of The

  a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...

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• Corinthians, First Epistle to the

  Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apost...

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• Corinthians, Second Epistle to the

  Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense exciteme...

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• Corinthians, First Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle St. Paul toward the close of his nearly three-years stay at Ephesus, (Act...

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• Corinthians, Second Epistle To The

  was written a few months subsequent to the first, in the same year-about the autumn of A.D. 57 or 58...

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• Thessalonians, First Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle Paul at Corinth, a few months after he had founded the church at Thessalo...

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• Thessalonians, Second Epistle To The

  appears to have been written from Corinth not very long after the first, for Silvanus and Timotheus ...

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• Ballantine, James

  (1808-1877) Artist and author, b. in Edinburgh, began life as a house painter. He studied art, and ...

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• Beattie, James

  (1735-1803) Poet and philosophical writer, s. of a shopkeeper and small farmer at Laurencekirk, Kin...

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• Beresford, James

  (1764-1840) Miscellaneous writer and clergyman. He made translations and wrote religious books, but...

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• Boswell, James

  (1740-1795) Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Suprem...

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• Bramston, James

  (c. 1694-1744) Satirist, ed. at Westminster School and Oxf., took orders and was latterly Vicar of ...

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• Bruce, James

  (1730-1794) Traveller, was b. at the family seat of Kinnaird, Perthshire, and ed. at Harrow. After ...

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• Fergusson, James

  (1808-1886) Writer on architecture, b. at Ayr, was engaged in commercial pursuits in India, where h...

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• Grahame, James

  (1765-1811) Poet, s. of a lawyer, was b. and ed. in Glasgow. After spending some time in a law offi...

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• Grainger, James

  (1721-1766) Poet, of a Cumberland family, studied medicine at Edin., was an army surgeon, and on th...

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• Granger, James

  (1723-1776) Biographer, was at Oxf. and, entering the Church, became Vicar of Shiplake, Oxon. He pu...

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• Grant, James

  (1822-1887) Novelist, was the s. of an officer in the army, in which he himself served for a short ...

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• Hannay, James

  (1827-1873) Novelist and journalist, was b. at Dumfries, and after serving for some years in the na...

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• Harrington, James

  (1611-1677) Political theorist, s. of Sir Sapcotes H., was b. at Upton, Northamptonshire, and ed. a...

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• Harris, James

  (1709-1780) Grammarian, was a wealthy country gentleman and member of Parliament, who held office i...

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• Hervey, James

  (1714-1758) Religious writer, Rector of Weston Favell, Northants, was the author of Meditations amo...

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• Hinton, James

  (1822-1875) Writer on sociology and psychology, s. of a Baptist minister, became a successful auris...

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• Hogg, James (The Ettrick Shepherd)

  (1770-1835) Poet, and writer of tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding c...

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• Howell, James

  (1594?-1666) Miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman at Abernant, Caermarthenshire, was at Oxf. and...

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• James I., King of Scotland

  (1394-1437) Poet, the third s. of Robert III., was b. at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safet...

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• M'Cosh, James

  (1811-1894) Philosophical writer, s. of an Ayrshire farmer, was a minister first of the Church of S...

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• MacPherson, James

  (1736?-1796) Alleged translator of the Ossianic poems, s. of a small farmer at Ruthven, Inverness-s...

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• Martineau, James

  (1805-1900) Unitarian theologian, younger brother of the above, was b. at Norwich. Possessed of con...

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• Melville, James

  (1556-1614) Scottish divine and reformer, s. of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire, and nephew o...

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• Mill, James

  (1773-1836) Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...

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• Montgomery, James

  (1771-1854) Poet, s. of a pastor and missionary of the Moravian Brethren, was b. at Irvine, Ayrshir...

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• Nayler, James

  (1617?-1660) Quaker theologian, s. of a Yorkshire yeoman, who, after serving in the Parliamentary a...

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• Payn, James

  (1830-1898) Novelist, s. of an official in the Thames Commission, ed. at Eton, Woolwich, and Camb. ...

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• Rice, James

  (1844-1882) Novelist, was ed. at Camb., and studied law, from which he drifted into literature. He ...

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• Shirley, James

  (1596-1666) Dramatist, b. in London, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, London, and at Oxf. and Camb....

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• Smith, James

  See Smith, Horace ...

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• Spedding, James

  (1808-1881) Editor of Bacon's works, s. of a Cumberland squire, and ed. at Bury St. Edmunds and Cam...

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• Thomson, James

  1) (1700-1748) Poet, s. of the minister of Ednam, Roxburghshire, spent most of his youth, however, ...

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• Ussher, James

  (1581-1656) Divine and scholar, b. in Dublin, the s. of a lawyer there, and ed. at Trinity Coll., t...

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• Wills, James

  (1790-1868) Poet and miscellaneous writer, younger s. of a Roscommon squire, was ed. at Trinity Col...

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• Douglas, James

  (b. 1869) The Man in the Pulpit (1905), The Unpardonable Sin (1907), Theodore Watts-Dunton. ...

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• Gairdner, James

  C.B., LL.D. (b. 1828) Historian. Ed. in Rolls Series Memorials of Henry VII., Letters and Papers o...

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• James, Henry

  (b. 1843) American novelist and critic. A Passionate Pilgrim (1875), The American (1877), The Europ...

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• James, William

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...

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• (St.) James Comyns

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' Court

  North out of Bury Street (east to west portion), between Nos. 31 and 32 (P.O. Directory). First men...

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• (St.) James' Garlickhithe

  On the east side of Garlick Hill at No. 18 and south of Maiden Lane. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory)...

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• (St.) James' Place

  East out of Garlick Hill, north of Maiden Lane and St. James' Church (P.O. Directory). In Vintry War...

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• The

  ·vi ·see <<Thee>>. II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...

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• (St.) James' in the Wall Hermitage

  A chapel or hermitage adjoining the north-west corner of the Wall of London near Cripplegate in Farr...

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• (St.) James' in, near the Vintry

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• ·OF

  (abbreviation) Old French ...

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• Of

  ·prep During; in the course of. II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from. III...

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• of

  An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...

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• st of the of the wind and current

  See direction of the wind and current ...

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• losing the number of the mess

  Dead, drowned, or killed. (See number.) ...

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• General Post Office

  On the west side of King Edward Street, in Farringdon Ward Within. The chief office in place of the ...

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• post master general

  The prime minister, who has the patronage of all posts and places. ...

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• quarter-master general

  Is the head of that department of the army which has charge of the quartering, encamping, embarking,...

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• Concert of the powers

  ·add. ·- An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Jap...

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• Out-of-the-way

  ·adj ·see under Out, ·adv ...

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• Acts of the Apostles

  The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author s...

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• Adam, the city of

  Is referred to in Josh. 3:16. It stood "beside Zarethan," on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12)....

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• Canaan, the language of

  Mentioned in Isa. 19:18, denotes the language spoken by the Jews resident in Palestine. The language...

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• Chief of the three

  A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...

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• Congregation, mount of the

  (Isa. 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Ex...

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• Covering of the eyes

  Occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of...

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• Dedication, Feast of the

  (John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the pur...

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• East, Children of the

  The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....

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• Ephraim, The tribe of

  Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descenda...

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• Fishing, the art of

  Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jes...

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• Fountain of the Virgin

  The perennial source from which the Pool of Siloam (q.v.) is supplied, the waters flowing in a copio...

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• Harosheth of the Gentiles

  (Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north...

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• Hebrew of the Hebrews

  One whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew. ...

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• Intercession of the Spirit

  (Rom. 8:26, 27; John 14:26). "Christ is a royal Priest (Zech. 6:13). From the same throne, as King, ...

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• Isaiah, The Book of

  Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...

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• Joshua, The Book of

  Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...

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• Kings, The Books of

  The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division...

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• Maccabees, Books of the

  There were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first contains a history of the war of indepe...

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• Moreh, the Hill of

  Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...

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• Mount of the Amalekites

  A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15). ...

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• Mount of the Amorites

  The range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih ("the wandering"), mentioned Deu...

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• Mount of the congregation

  Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. ...

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• Mount of the valley

  (Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was p...

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• Numbering of the people

  Besides the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we...

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• Oreb, The rock of

  The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg. 7:25; Isa. 10:26). It was...

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• Perseverance of the saints

  Their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neit...

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• Ramath of the south

  (Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. Thi...

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• Resurrection of the dead

  Will be simultaneous both of the just and the unjust (Dan. 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Rom. 2:6-16; 2 Thess...

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• Ruth The Book of

  Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...

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• Salt, The city of

  One of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the...

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• Schools of the Prophets

  (1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men f...

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• Shallecheth, The gate of

  I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...

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• Shiloah, The waters of

  =Siloah, (Neh. 3:15) and Siloam (q.v.) ...

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• Shinar, The Land of

  LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar;" in the inscriptions, "Shumir;" probably identical with Babylonia or South...

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• Shual, The land of

  Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:...

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• Siloah, The pool of

  Heb. shelah; i.e., "the dart", Neh. 3:15; with the art. shiloah, "sending," Isa. 8:6 (comp. 7:3)=Sil...

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• Simeon, The tribe of

  Was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in n...

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• Sinim, The land of

  (Isa. 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Gen. 10:17) is intended. ...

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• Tob, The land of

  A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah ...

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• Tower of the furnaces

  (Neh. 3:11; 12:38), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was proba...

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• Uz, The land of

  Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palest...

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• Witness of the Spirit

  (Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, "a certitude of ...

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• Arms of the City

  Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second. Crest : ...

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• Ferm of the City (King's)

  Mentioned in will of John de Pulteneye, 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 610). The fee farm rent paid to the Crown...

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• Gates of the City

  According to Stow these were originally four in number, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Ludgate, and Bridgegate...

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• Guildhall of the Teutons

  See Steelyard. ...

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• Hall of the Danes

  See Danes (Hall of). ...

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• Liberties of the Tower

  See Tower Liberty. ...

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• (St.) Mary of the Piu

  See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall. ...

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• Pui, Fraternity of the

  A brotherhood of French and English traders in London united for certain charitable purposes and the...

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• Sac, Friars, of the

  See Penitentia (Fratres de). ...

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• Warden of the City

  Appointed by the King from time to time in place of the Mayor, when the City had incurred his disple...

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• admiral of the blue

  who carries his flag on the main-mast. A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly ...

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• brother of the blade

  A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman. ...

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• cock of the company

  A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...

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• cup of the creature

  A cup of good liquor. ...

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• foreman of the jury

  One who engrosses all the talk to himself, or speaks for the rest of the company. ...

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• gift of the gab

  A facility of speech. ...

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• king of the gypsies

  The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...

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• knight of the blade

  A bully. ...

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• knight of the post

  A false evidence, one that is ready to swear any thing for hire. ...

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• knight of the rainbow

  A footman: from the variety of colours in the liveries and trimming of gentlemen of that cloth. ...

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• knight of the road

  A highwayman. ...

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• knight of the sheers

  A taylor. ...

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• knight of the thimble

  A taylor or stay-maker. ...

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• knight of the whip

  A coachman. ...

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• knight of the trencher

  A great eater. ...

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• limb of the law

  An inferior or pettyfogging attorney. ...

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• man of the town

  A rake, a debauchee. ...

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• man of the turf

  A horse racer, or jockey. ...

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• man of the world

  A knowing man. ...

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• master of the mint

  A gardener. ...

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• master of the rolls

  A baker. ...

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• master of the wardrobe

  One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor. ...

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• mother of the maids

  A bawd. ...

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• postilion of the gospel

  A parson who hurries over the service. ...

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• surveyor of the highways

  One reeling drunk. ...

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• surveyor of the pavement

  One standing in the pillory. ...

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• tears of the tankard

  The drippings of liquor on a man's waistcoat. ...

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• tib of the buttery

  A goose. CANT. Saint Tibb's evening; the evening of the last day, or day of judgment: he will pay yo...

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• urinal of the planets

  Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island. ...

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• woman of the town

  A prostitute. ...

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• king of the herrings

  n. another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.). 1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the AustralasianA...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris