Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Aare, Diederik (Dirk Or Thierry) Van Der was bishop of Utrecht in the 13th century. He seems to have attended more to the temporalities of his see than to his spiritual duties, and was involved in frequent warfare with William, count of Holland. He governed Utrecht for fourteen years, and died at Deventer, Dec. 5, … Continue reading “Aare, Diederik (Dirk Or Thierry) Van Der”

Aarat A’arat. (high or holy ground). A mountainous district of Asia mentioned in the Bible in connection with the following events: — (1) As the resting-place of the ark after the deluge. Gen 8:4. (2) As the asylum of the sons of Sennacherib. 2Ki 19:37; Isa 37:38. Authorized Version has “the land of Armenia.” (3) … Continue reading “Aarat”

Aalar aa-lar. See ALLAR. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Aahlu (Aaluna, Aahenru, Or Aahnaru) the ancient Egyptian name for the plains of Elysium, of which the valley of Balot formed a part. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aaheru (the Chief of Terrors), one of the mystical deities of the Egyptian hell. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aah (the Moon), the ancient Egyptian name of the god who was called by the Romans Lunus. He was represented as an ibis-headed man, with the lunar horns and disk upon his head; or else as a man kneeling on one knee and supporting a disk above his head with both hands. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Aah”

Aagaard, Nioholas (Niels), brother of the above, was librarian in the University of Soroe, Denmark, where he died, Jan. 22, 1657, aged forty-five years. He and his brother were both Lutherans. Among other works, he wrote, A Disputation on the Style of the New Testament (Soroe, 1655, 4to). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Aagaard, Nioholas”

Aagaard, Christian a Danish poet and theologian, was born at Viborg in. 1616. He was professor of poetry at Siore, and afterwards lecturer in theology at Ripen, Jutland.” He died in February 1664. Among his poems are, De Hommagio Frederici III, Dania et Norw. Regis (Hafniae, 1660,’ fol.): Threni Hyperborai, on the death of Christian … Continue reading “Aagaard, Christian”

Aaede one of the original three muses of the ancient Egyptians; the other two were Melete and Mneme. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aadrak SEE AAZRAK A’alar (), a person who (or a place from which some of the Jews) returned after the captivity (1Es 5:36); more correctly called in the parallel list (Neh 7:61) IMMER SEE IMMER (q.v.). Aara (), a factitious term used by the Rabbins (Lex. Talm. Aruch, s.v.) as an example of a word … Continue reading “Aadrak”