Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Zestermann, August Christian Adolf who died at Leipsic, March 16, 1869, doctor and professor, is the author of, De Basilicis Libri Tres (Leipsic, 1847): Die antiken und christlichen Basiliken nach ihrer Entstehung, Ausbildung und Beziehung zueinander dargestellt (1847). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. s.v. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

ZERUIAH Sister of David, and mother of his famous generals, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, 1Ch 2:16 . Her husband is unknown. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Zeruiah (Heb. Tseruyah’, [1Sa 14:1 , wounded [Gesen.] or balsam [Frst]; Sept and Josephus, v; Vulg. Sarvia), a woman noted as the mother of the three leading heroes … Continue reading “ZERUIAH”

ZERUBBABEL OR ZOROBABEL Son of Salathiel of the royal race of David, called “Sheshbbazzar the prince of Judah” in Ezr 1:8 . Zerubbabel, as his name imports, was born in Babylon, and was the leader of the first colony of Jews which returned from the Babylonish captivity, 536 B. C. Cyrus committed to his care … Continue reading “ZERUBBABEL OR ZOROBABEL”

ZERUBBABEL OR SHESHBAZZAR leader of the Jews who returned fromcaptivity Ezr 3:8; Neh 12:47; Hag 2:2; Zec 4:6 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Zerubbabel (Heb. Zerubbabel’, , sown in Babylon; Sept. ; Josephus, ), the phylarch or head of the tribe of Judah at the time of the return from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus. B.C. 536. His exact parentage is a little obscure from his being always called the son of Shealtiel (Ezr … Continue reading “Zerubbabel”

Zeruah (Heb. Tseruah’. , smitten with leporosy [Gesen.] or full-breasted [Frst]; Sept. Vulg. Sarua), the widowed mother of Jeroboam the son of Nebat (1Ki 11:26). B.C. 973. In the additional narrative of the Sept. inserted after 1Ki 12:24, she is called Sarira (a corruption of Zereda, Jeroboam’s native place), and is said to have been … Continue reading “Zeruah”

Zerremer, Heinrich Gottlieb a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Wernigerode, March 8, 1750. He studied at Halle, and, after completing his studies, accepted a position as teacher of Latin and mathematics at Klosterbergen. In 1775 he was called as pastor to Bayendorf. In 1787 he was appointed, first preacher at Derenburng, in the … Continue reading “Zerremer, Heinrich Gottlieb”

Zeror (Heb. Tseror’, , a bunch, as often; Sept. v.r. and ;’ Vulg. Seror), a Benjamite, son of Bechorath and father of Abiel in the ancestry of king Saul (1Sa 9:1). B.C. cir. 1230. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Zeror A Benjamite, ancestor of Kish (1Sa 9:1). Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Zeror … Continue reading “Zeror”

Zermelo, Ernst (Friedrich Ferdinand), 1871-, German mathematician. Professor of mathematics at Zurich, 1910-1916, and at Freiburg, 1926-. His important contributions to the foundations of mathematics are the Zermelo axiomatic set theory (see logic, formal, 9), and the explicit enunciation of the axiom of choice (q.v.) and proof of its equivalence to the proposition that every … Continue reading “Zermelo, Ernst”

Zeri (Heb. Tseri’, ; Sept. ; Vulg. Sori), second named of the six sons and assistants of Jeduthun in the Levitical music (1Ch 25:3); probably the same elsewhere (1Ch 25:11) called by the equivalent name of IZRI SEE IZRI (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Zeri Of the sons of Jeduthun in … Continue reading “Zeri”