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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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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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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, Second Epistle Of
The following is a brief outline of the contents of this epistle: The customary opening salutation i...
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First
·adj Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
II. First ·adj Most eminent or exalted; m...
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first
The appellation of the senior lieutenant; also, senior lieutenant of marines, and first captain of a...
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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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Peter
·noun A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles.
II. Peter ·vi To become e...
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Peter
a rock or stone
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Peter
Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., "hearing"), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. ...
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peter
A portmanteau or cloke-bag. Biter of peters; one that makes it a trade to steal boxes and trunks fro...
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peter
See blue peter.
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Peter
(a rock or stone). The original name of this disciple was Simon, i.e. "hearer." He was the son of a ...
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Timothy, First Epistle to
Paul in this epistle speaks of himself as having left Ephesus for Macedonia (1:3), and hence not Lao...
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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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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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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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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, 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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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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First-born, Redemption of
From the beginning the office of the priesthood in each family belonged to the eldest son. But when ...
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first point of aries
See aries.
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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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Double first
·- A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics.
II. Double first ·- One who gains ...
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First-class
·adj Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate;...
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First-hand
·adj Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an <<Ag...
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First-rate
·noun A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.
II. First-rate ·adj Of the high...
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First-born
Sons enjoyed certain special privileges (Deut. 21:17; Gen. 25:23, 31, 34; 49:3; 1 Chr. 5:1; Heb. 12:...
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First-fruits
The first-fruits of the ground were offered unto God just as the first-born of man and animals.
The...
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First Postern
See Aldermanbury Postern.
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first-swathe
First quality; first chop. A New York word.
Nothing'll serve you but a first-swathe mug, about twen...
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first rate
Of the first class or order; superior; superexcellent. An expression now in very common use, applied...
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first futtocks
Timbers in the frame of a ship which come down between the floor-timbers almost to the keel on each ...
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first watch
The men on deck-duty from 8 P.M. till midnight.
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quarter, first
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, 90° from the sun towards the east, she is in the first...
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Ward of Peter Aunger
Beavan (I. 270) identifies it with Broad Street Ward.
In the Hundred Rolls, 3 Ed. I. under the Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Heylin, Peter
(1600-1662)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. at Burford, Oxon., was one of the clerical followers of Charl...
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Pindar, Peter
see Wolcot, John.
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(St.) Peter Cornhill
On the south side of Cornhill at No.55 (P.O. Directory). In Comhill Ward.
The parish is in Lime Str...
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(St.) Peter Westcheap
At the south-west corner of Wood Street, on the north side of Cheapside (Leake). In Farringdon Ward ...
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Peter College
Otherwise called "presteshouse" in Paul's churchyard, mentioned in will of Robert Brokelt, 1534 (Ct....
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Peter House
See London House, Aldersgate Street.
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Peter Key
The corner houses at the upper end of Peter's Hill towards the north, were so called in Stow's time ...
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Peter Street
South out of Sun Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-O>S> 1848-51).
The site is now occu...
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peter gunner
will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walkin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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peter lay
The department of stealing portmanteaus, trunks, &c.
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peter lug
Who is Peter Lug? who lets the glass stand at his door, or before him.
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peter funk
At the petty auctions a person is employed to bid on articles put up for sale, in order to raise the...
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blue peter
The signal for sailing when hoisted at the fore-topmast head; this well-known flag has a blue ground...
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peter-boat
A fishing-boat of the Thames and Medway, so named after St. Peter, as the patron of fishermen, whose...
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peter-man
, or peterer.
A fisherman. Also, the Dutch fishing vessels that frequented our eastern coast.
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First-born, Sanctification of the
A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man and of cattle. God claimed that the f...
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a buck of the first head
One who in debauchery surpasses the rest of his companions, a blood or choice spirit. There are in L...
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first quarter of the moon
See quarter, first.
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James, The General Epistle Of
The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother ...
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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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Ephesians, Epistle to
Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it r...
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Galatians, Epistle to
The genuineness of this epistle is not called in question. Its Pauline origin is universally acknowl...
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Hebrews, Epistle to
1) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has bee...
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Laodicea, Epistle from
(Col. 4:16), was probably the Epistle to the Ephesians, as designed for general circulation. It woul...
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Philemon, Epistle to
Was written from Rome at the same time as the epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians, and was sent...
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Philippians, Epistle to
Was written by Paul during the two years when he was "in bonds" in Rome (Phil. 1:7-13), probably ear...
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Titus, Epistle to
Was probably written about the same time as the first epistle to Timothy, with which it has many aff...
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Titus, Epistle To
There are no specialties in this epistle which require any very elaborate treatment distinct from th...
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Chronicles, First And Second Books Of
the name originally given to the record made by the appointed historiographers in the kingdoms of Is...
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Kings, First And Second Books Of
originally only one book in the Hebrew canon, from in the LXX. and the Vulgate the third and fourth ...
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Brown, Peter Hume
LL.D.
(b. 1850)
Historian. George Buchanan, Humanist and Reformer (1890), Early Travellers in Scot...
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(St.) Peter at Baynardescastel
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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(St.) Peter Cornhill, Churchyard
Graveyard (disused) shown on the south side of the Church (O. and M. 1677-O.S.1880).
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(St.) Peter le Poor
On the West side of Old Broad Street. In Broad Street Ward (O.S.).
Earliest mention found in record...
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(St.) Peter Paul's Wharf
On the north side of Thames Street and east side of St. Peter's Hill. In Queenhithe Ward. The parish...
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(St.) Peter super Tamisiam
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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(St.) Peter the Less
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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(St.) Peter, Bread Street
Mentioned in H. MSS. Corn. 9th Rep. 23.
Probably an error in transcription for Broad Street.
See S...
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Peter Hill Lane
See St. Peter's Hill.
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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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(St.) Peter at the Cross of Cheap
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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Ward of Peter de Edelmeton, Eddelmethon
Mentioned 1277 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.269).
Identified with Castle Baynard Ward.
In Lansdowne MS. 558 P...
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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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Timothy, Second Epistle to
Was probably written a year or so after the first, and from Rome, where Paul was for a second time a...
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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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(St.) Peter de Bradestrate, Broadstreet
See St. Peter le Poor.
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(St.) Peter near Olde fishstret
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
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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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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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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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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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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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(St.) Peter de Wodestrate, Wood Street
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
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Ancient of Days
An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of e...
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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...
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Avenger of blood
(Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...
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Baale of Judah
Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....
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Babel, tower of
The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...
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Babylon, kingdom of
Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...
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Baca, Valley of
(Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...
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Baptism of Christ
Christ had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he ...
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
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Changes of raiment
Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).
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Chiefs of Asia
"Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...
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Chronicles, Books of
The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e....
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Coat of mail
The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...
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Coming of Christ
(1) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2...
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Consolation of Israel
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...
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Crown of thorns
Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...
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Daniel, Book of
Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...
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David, City of
1) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it th...
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Decision, Valley of
A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah's...
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Decrees of God
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...
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Degrees, Song of
Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...
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Desolation, Abomination of
(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roma...
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Destruction, City of
(Isa. 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the ...
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Drawer of water
(Deut. 29:11; Josh. 9:21, 23), a servile employment to which the Gibeonites were condemned.
...
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
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Esther, Book of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...
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Exodus, Book of
Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...
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Ezekiel, Book of
Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...
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Ezra, Book of
This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian exile. It was at one time...
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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
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Flame of fire
Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...
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Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
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Forgiveness of sin
One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...
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Galilee, Sea of
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names.
1) In the Old Testament it ...
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Gibeah of Judah
(Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...
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Gibeah of Phinehas
(Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...
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Gilead, Balm of
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...
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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
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Government of God
See Providence.
...
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Grace, means of
An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...
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Habakkuk, Prophecies of
Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...
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Haggai, Book of
Consists of two brief, comprehensive chapters. The object of the prophet was generally to urge the p...
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Holy of holies
The second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No one was permitte...
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Kingdom of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...
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Kir of Moab
Isa. 15:1. The two strongholds of Moab were Ar and Kir, which latter is probably the Kir-haraseth (1...
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Lamentations, Book of
Called in the Hebrew canon 'Ekhah, meaning "How," being the formula for the commencement of a song o...
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Law of Moses
Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by ...
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Mail, Coat of
"a corselet of scales," a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales...
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Malachi, Prophecies of
The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth cha...
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Man of sin
A designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thess. 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal p...
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Micah, Book of
The sixth in order of the so-called minor prophets. The superscription to this book states that the ...
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Mount of beatitudes
See Sermon on the mount.
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Mount of corruption
(2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., "mount of offence"), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so call...
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Nahum, Book of
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (B.C. 743). Others, howev...
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Naphtali, Tribe of
On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth go...
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Nativity of Christ
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7...
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Nehemiah, Book of
The author of this book was no doubt Nehemiah himself. There are portions of the book written in the...
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Nimrim, Waters of
The stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Ne...
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Numbers, Book of
The fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew be-midbar, i.e., "in the wilderness....
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Obadiah, Book of
Consists of one chapter, "concerning Edom," its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Isra...
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Olves, Mount of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of ...
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Stream of Egypt
(Isa. 27:12), the Wady el-Arish, called also "the river of Egypt," R.V., "brook of Egypt" (Num. 34:5...
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Tabernacles, Feast of
The third of the great annual festivals of the Jews (Lev. 23:33-43). It is also called the "feast of...
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Testimony, Tabernacle of
The tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained "the testimony", i.e., the "two table...
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Tiberias, Sea of
Called also the Sea of Galilee (q.v.) and of Gennesaret. In the Old Testament it is called the Sea o...
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Tongues, Confusion of
At Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their division into nations. The descenda...
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Tongues, Gift of
Granted on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4), in fulfilment of a promise Christ had made to his discip...
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Tree of life
Stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opini...
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Trumpets, Feast of
Was celebrated at the beginning of the month Tisri, the first month of the civil year. It received i...
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Vine of Sodom
Referred to only in Deut. 32:32. Among the many conjectures as to this tree, the most probable is th...
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Water of jealousy
A phrase employed (not, however, in Scripture) to denote the water used in the solemn ordeal prescri...
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Water of purification
Used in cases of ceremonial cleansings at the consecration of the Levites (Num. 8:7). It signified, ...
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Water of separation
Used along with the ashes of a red heifer for the ceremonial cleansing of persons defiled by contact...
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Weeks, Feast of
See Pentecost.
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