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701 Etymology dictionary, p. dialogue (n.).3
… .), in the title of the English translation of " Quadrilogue invectif," which consists of an allegorical dialogue between the Three Estates and a personified …
702 Etymology dictionary, p. entail (v.).2
… (an estate) into 'fee tail' ( feudum talliatum )," from en- (1) "make" + taile "legal limitation," especially of inheritance, ruling who succeeds in ownership and preventing …
703 Etymology dictionary, p. landmark (n.).2
… mark the boundaries of a kingdom, estate, etc.," from land (n.) + mearc in its sense "object which marks a boundary or limit" (see mark (n.1)). General sense of "conspicuous …
704 Etymology dictionary, p. list (v.3).2
… (n.1). Meaning "to place real estate on the market" is from 1904. Meaning "put an edge around" (c. 1300, now probably obsolete) is from Old French lister or else from list …
705 Etymology dictionary, p. steward (n.).2
… of the domestic affairs of a (large) household," from Old English stiward, stigweard "one who has charge of the affairs of the household or estate of another," from …
706 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Age; Old Age.6
… for the aged ( Leviticus 19:32 ), "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man"; a mark of the low estate of the nation was that "The faces …
707 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Antioch, of Pisidia.3
… on the territory of a great estate belonging to the priests of the native religion; the remaining portions of this estate belonged later to the Roman emperors …
708 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apocalyptic Literature, 3.4
… . In the tenth we have the blessedness of the man who submits to the chastening of the Lord. The theme of the eleventh is the return of the captives. The idea of …
709 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Asmoneans.4
… of the house of Joarib, at the time of the breaking out of the revolt most likely a refugee from Jerusalem, living at Modin, West of the city, in the highlands of …
710 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baruch.3
… them the following: (a) The APOCALYPSE OF BARUCH (which see); (b) the Book of Baruch; (c) the Rest of the Words of Baruch; (d) the Gnostic Book of Baruch; (e) the Latin Book of …
711 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Beroea.2
… the struggles between the Greeks and the Bulgarians and Serbs, and was finally conquered by the Turks in 1373-74. The town, which still bears among the Greeks …
712 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Circumcision.3
… to the strange and obscure account of the circumcision by Zipporah of her eldest son ( Exodus 4:25 ) the performance of the rite in the case of the son apparently …
713 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Inheritance.3
… an estate pass from one tribe to another. The above points were made the subject of statutory law at the instance of the daughters of Zelophehad, the entire …
714 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Magi, The.3
… the athravans and other priests mentioned in the Avesta may have been of their number, though only once does the word "Magus" occur in the book (in the compound …
715 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Presbyter; Presbytery.3
… "the assembly of the elders," in the King James Version simply "the elders"; and in Acts 22:5, translated in English Versions of the Bible "the estate of the elders …
716 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Royal.2
… in the Book of Esther; royal wine ( 1 Chronicles 1:7 ); crown ( 1 Chronicles 1:11; compare 1 Chronicles 2:17; 6:8 ); commandment ( 1 Chronicles 1:19 ); "her royal estate," literally …
717 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Woman.54
… in the persons of Elisabeth and Mary: the former the mother of John the Baptist, the last of the old order of prophets; the latter the mother of the long-expected …
718 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ziba.2
… to the king from Lodebar, East of the Jordan, and given Saul's estate. Ziba is also bidden to till the land and bring in its produce, and "it shall be food for thy …
719 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ziba.4
… me') the ass." He then accuses Ziba of falsehood, and David divides the estate between the two, although Mephibosheth is quite willing that Ziba should retain …
720 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Boaz.3 (William Smith)
… Elimelech the husband of Naomi. He married Ruth, and redeemed the estates of her deceased husband Mahlon. Ruth 4:1-3. Boaz is mentioned in the genealogy of Christ …