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Abdias, Ben-Shalom a celebrated rabbi of the 7th century. He sent a number of Jewish doctors, it is said, to Arabia, to discuss with Mohammed the laws of Moses. The result of this discussion, which is of great authority to Mussulmans, is found at the end of the Koran printed at Zurich in 1543. See … Continue reading “Abdias, Ben-Shalom”

Abdias (A Minor Prophet). This name is the Greek form of the Hebrew `Obhádhyah, which means “the servant [or worshipper] of Yahweh”. The fourth and shortest of the minor prophetical books of the Old Testament (it contains only twenty-one verses) is ascribed to Abdias. In the title of the book it is usually regarded as … Continue reading “Abdias”

Abdianus a Christian martyr of Africa, commemorated as a saint in the Hieronymian martyrology on April 24. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Abdi (Heb. Abdi’, , my servant; or, according to Gesenius, for , servant of Jehovah; but, according to Furst, properly , bondman), the name of three men. 1. (Sept. v. r. v.) A Levite. grandfather of one Ethan, which latter lived in the time of David (1Ch 6:44). B.C. considerably ante 1014. 2. (Sept. .) … Continue reading “Abdi”

Abderus in Greek mythology, was a son of Mercury or of Thromius, a favorite of Hercules. According to others, he was the servant of Diomedes, king of the Bistones of Thrace, all slain by Hercules. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Abdera, School of Founded by the Atomist Democritus. Important members, Metrodorus of Chios and Anaxarchus of Abdera (teacher of Pyrrho, into whose hands the school leadership fell), thus inspiring Pyrrhonism. See Democritus, Pyrrhonism. — E.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Abdera A titular see in the province of Rhodope on the southern coast of Thrace, now called Bouloustra. It was founded about 656 B.C. ———————————– The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume ICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop … Continue reading “Abdera”

Abdenago Babylonian name for Azarilts, one of the three companions of the prophet Daniel at the Court of Nabuchodonosor. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Abdelmesias an Egyptian who became a Coptic monk and priest of the Monastery of St. Macarius in the desert. He was procurator and orator of Gabriel, patriarch of Alexandria. His publications are, A Deputation of the Patriarch to Pope Clement VIII: and a Profession of Faith (made at Rome, Jan. 14, 1595), given in Baronius, … Continue reading “Abdelmesias”

Abdeel (Heb. Abdeel’, , servant of God; Sept. ), the father of Shelemaiah, which latter was one of those commanded to apprehend Jeremiah (Jer 36:26). B.C. ante 605. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Abdeel servant of God, (Jer. 36:26), the father of Shelemiah. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Abdeel (“servant of El” or … Continue reading “Abdeel”