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401 Etymology dictionary, p. spherule (n.).2
"a little sphere," 1660s, from Latin sphaerula, diminutive of sphaera "globe, ball" (see sphere ).
402 Etymology dictionary, p. terraqueous (adj.).2
1650s, "consisting of both land and water" (of a globe, etc.), from combining form of Latin terra "earth" (see terra ) + aqueous. As "living on land and water," 1690s. Alternative adjective terraquean (1861) is marked "Rare" in Century Dictionary.
403 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apple, of the Eye.2
… , or globe of the eye, with pupil in center, called "apple" from its round shape. Its great value and careful protection by the eyelids automatically closing when …
404 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, II.45
… vast globe, we know no more than the ancients knew what caused the heavens to rotate; what causes it to fly through space 18 miles in every second of time, we know …
405 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Astronomy, III.4
… a globe rotating round the earth once in 24 hours, and this appearance was clearly familiar to the author of the Book of Job, and indeed long before the time …
406 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Birds.4
… the globe ever collected such numbers of vultures, eagles and hawks as ancient Palestine. The land was so luxuriant that flocks and herds fed from the face …
407 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Christianity.82
… the globe, is the demonstration of this truth. (On the universalism of Christianity, compare Baur, Church History of the First Three Centuries, I, Pt 1.)
408 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Christianity.100
… the globe with countless institutions of mercy, absolutely unknown in the whole pagan world," History of Morals, II, 91); set up a new moral ideal and standard …
409 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Eden.5
… the globe presents a similar union of extreme human types distributed round a common center" (The Human Species, 176).
410 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Peter, the Second Epistle of.45
… , three globes are not meant, but three vast epochs, three enormous periods in earth's history. The apostle divides its history into three clearly defined …
411 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Peter, the Second Epistle of.49
… the globe. Life would be impossible if the sea was no more. But He who made the world can surely recreate it, clearing it of every vestige of sin and misery and …
412 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pethor.2
… the globe. Life would be impossible if the sea was no more. But He who made the world can surely recreate it, clearing it of every vestige of sin and misery and …
413 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. World (General).4
… as "globe" with us, denoting man's material dwelling-place, as simply as possible, without moral suggestions.
414 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Arabah.2 (William Smith)
… the globe. Through the northern portion of this extraordinary fissure the Jordan rushes through the lakes of Huleh and Gennesaret down its tortuous course …
415 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Cherub Cherubim.2 (William Smith)
… the globe, represents their duty of extending the truth. The wings show swiftness of obedience; and only the redeemed can sing the song put in their mouths …
416 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Nile.2 (William Smith)
… the globe. From the First Cataract, at Syene, the river flows smoothly at the rate of two or three miles an hour, with a width of half a mile, to Cairo. A little north …
417 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Noah.4 (William Smith)
… the globe was actually covered with water, if the evidence of geology requires us to adopt the hypothesis of a partial deluge. It is natural to suppose that …
418 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Noah.6 (William Smith)
… the globe, chiefly on the Asiatic continent, though it extends into Europe, and which is nearly equal to all Europe in extent, whose rivers (some of them the Volga …
419 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Palestina.11 (William Smith)
… the globe. Among trees the oak is by far the most prevalent. The trees of the genus Pistacia rank next to the oak in abundance, and of these there are three species …
420 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Sea The Salt.4 (William Smith)
… the globe. The surface of the lake in May, 1848, was 1316.7 feet below the level of the Mediterranean at Jaffa. Its depth, at about one third of its length from the …