PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
McClintock & Strong Cyclopaedia — Volume 10
John McClintock & James Strong · 1,500,482 words · 1483 reading sections
Section 1441
ZERAH los: ZERAII and [or " for"] the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves." This last clause seems to relate to an irremediable overthrow at the first ; and, indeed, had it not been so, the pursuit would not have been carried, and, as it seems, at once, beyou.d the frontier. So complet…
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As to the identification of Zerah with a Usarken, We speak diffidently. That he is called a Cushite must be compared with the occurrence of the name Namuret, Nirarod, in the line of the Usarkens, but that line seems rather to have been of Eastern than of Western Ethio- pians. The name Usarken has been thought to be Sar…
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Zered'athah (Heb, Tsereda'thnh. nn'l';!^, which is the same word with Zereda above, with H local added ; Sept. 'S.ip^a'^a v. r. '2aor]^a^n and ^aSa^a ; Vulg, Sare- datluts), mentioned as the place of Solomon's brass-foun- dry (2 Chron. iv, 17). in place of the Zartiian (q. v.) of the parallel passage (I Kings vii,4G), …
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But there were many hindrances and delays to be encountered before the work was finished. The Samar- itans or Cntheans put in a claim to join with the Jews in rebuilding the Temple; and when Zerubbabel and his companions refused to admit them into partnership, they tried to hinder them from building, and hired counsell…
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The descendants of the above Ilananiah were Pelatiah and Jesaiah, besides the children of a third son Be- pkaiah, together with those of AriKin (one of the last- mentioned children), and in like manner the issue again of his son Obadiah and grandson Shtchaniah. [Ver. 22] The family of this last consisted of six descend…
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ZETHAM 1091 ZIDDIM husband's name has not been considered worthy of pres- ervation in the sacred records. — Smith. Ze'tham (Heb. Zetham', DPT, prob. i. q. Zethan [q. v.] ; Sept. Z€3()/t v. r. Zo^o/i, Z/j^av, etc. ; Vulg. Zetham, Zatham), a grandson of Laadan, a (Jershonite Levite (I Chron. xxiii, 8), associated wit…
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Zich'ri (Heb. Zikri', ■^"IIIT, my memorial or memo- rable; Sept. Zf^pt ^'- r. Tjaxpi, Zoxpi, Zapi, and even sometimes Zaxaplag, 'E^txP'! Yu\g. Zechri), the name of numerous Hebrews. 1. Last named of the three sons of Izhar the son of Kohath of the tribe of Levi (Exod. vi, 21, where most editions of the A.V. incorrectl…
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Hj'-^^^'.i'iir^^Ar^'Iffc ' -F^-:-; ■! ^ Modern Zidou. ZIDON 1093 ZIDON ancient writers — viz. that this name stood for " Phoj- iiiciaii," and Zidonia itself for the whole of Phoenicia, of which it formed only an important part — is incorrect. Tyre, of later origin than Zidon, if not indeed founded by it, in the s…
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But very soon after that period the splendor and power of Zidon began to pale before Tyre, which exist- ed already at the time of Joshua, but as a dependency of Zidon. After the memorable defeat which the Zi- donians suffered in the war with the king of Ashkelon (13th century B.C.), reported by Justin, when the Zi- don…
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The prosperity of Zidon was suddenly cut short by an unsuccessful revolt against Persia, which led to one of the most disastrous catastroplies recorded in history. Unlike the siege and capture of Tyre by Alexander the Great, which is narrated by several writers, and which is of commanding interest through its relation …
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Zidon is mentioned several times in the New Test. Jesus went once to the coasts of Tyre and Zidon (JIatt. XV, 21); Sarepta,a city of Sidon, is referred to (Luke iv, "itj l ; and Paul touched at Zidon on his voyage from Caesarea to Home (Acts xxvii, 3). Whatever be the doom of Tyre and Zi- don, it shall be '• more toler…
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two lines of Phoenician writing were found engraved upon the chest of the royal personage — king Ash- manezer II — whom it represents. A smaller, abbre- viated inscription runs round the neck. The age of this monument has variously been conjectured as of the 11th century B.C. (Ewald ), which is unques- tionably' wrong;…
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The shorter inscription — round the king's neck — con- tains seven lines, as follows : Q2i:j ... I m I — ira"iwSi"iDsr:'raban-i'^a i. . . . 'xnrE"'5X . . . •tx":":irc"::3'^r:"b3r3T:2-i":x3 2. r-:rr,2x . . . ^'2'^s:-::*::3rpn-'5X'Ta:r"3 3. ■cp2 . . . b3.-nrEirx':iX3=-ir| = jii^':532-25n2 4, . . . ;::bsn-cD-.50"'"."…
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ZILLAH 1098 ZIMRI The situation of the town is difficult to determine, notwithstanding so many notices. On the one hand, that it was in " the south" {Xeyi^h) seems certain, both from the towns named with it, and also from its men- tion with "the south of tlie Clierethites" and "the south of Caleb," some of whose des…
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Zim'ran (Heb. Zimran', 'p'?", celebrated; Sept. SojUjSpfi)' v. r. 2,iplipaj.i, Tefipdi', etc. ; Vulg. Zuma and Zamram), first named of the nine sons of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. xxv, 2; 1 Chron. i, 32). B.C. cir. 2020. His descendants are not mentioned, nor is any hint given that he was the founder of a tribe; the contr…
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5. An obscure name, mentioned (Jer. xxv, 25) in probable connection with Dedan, Tema, Buz, Arabia (2"i"), the mingled people ""ereb" (3")"n), all of which immediately precede it, besides other peoples, and followed by Elam, the IVIedes, and others. The passage is of wide comprehension, but the reference, as indicated a…
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Zi'on (Heb. Tsiyon', "i'^, sunny [Gesen.] or fort [Fiirst] ; Sept. [usually] and New. Test. "Euov, Vulg. Sion; A. Y. " Sion" in New. Test.), a prominent hill ("il) of Jerusalem, being generally regarded as the sontli-westernmost and the highest of those on which the city was built. It included the most ancient part of …
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On the summit of Zion there is a level tract extend- ing in length from the citadel to the Tomb of David, about 600 yards; and in breadth from the city wall to '^».- Mouut Zion as seen from the Ilill of Evil Couusel. (From a photograph.) ZIOX 1101 ZION Scale of Entrlish Feet 100 0 500 1000 Map of the Original S…
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Zi'phah (Heb. Ziphah', nSiT, fem. of Ziph [lent, Fiirst ] ; Sept. Zf 0a v. r. 7.a<p(i or Zatcpa ; Yulg. Zipha^, second named of the four " sons" of Jehaleleel of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. iv, 16). B.C. post 1G18. Ziph'ini (Psa. liv, title). See ZirmxE. Ziph'ion (Gen. xlvi, 16). See Zepiion, Ziph'ite ( Heb. with t…
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Zi'zah (Heb. Zizah', t^^''^, i. q. Ziza ; Sept. Zt^a ; Vulg. Ziza}, a Gershonite Levite, second son of Shimei (1 Chron. xxiii, 11); elsewhere (ver. 10) called Zina (q. v.). Zizanion. See Tare. Zju-g^vats (or Zju-gen), in Japanese mythology, is the New-year festival, which takes place on the first day of the lirst mon…
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no other god. According to Manetho, the Shepherds, after 511 years of rule, were expelled from all Egypt and shut up in Avaris, whence they were allowed to de- part by capitulation by either Amosis or Thummosis (Aahmes or Thothmes IV), the first and seventh kings of the eighteenth dynasty. The monuments show that the h…
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Zo'ar (Heb. Tso'ar,'-\'^^1 [fully "i3?i:r, Gen. xix, 22, 1Z,i(f\, smallness ; Sept. S(/ywp, Zoyiip, or Zoyopa ; Jo- sephus Zoiip, Ta Xoapa or Zaiapa ; Vulg. Segor"), one of the cities of the Jordan and Dead-Sea valley, and ap- parently, from the way in which it is mentioned, the most distant from the western highlands …
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Among the statements of mediipval travellers there are two remarkable ones. (1.) Brocardus (cir. .X.I). 1290), the author of the Desrnplio Terra- Siincl(r, the standard "Handbook to Palestine" of the Middle Apes, the work of an able and intelligent resilient in the countrv, states (c. vii) that "live leagues (leura-) t…
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Zoarites. See Separatists of Zoar. Zo'ba (Heb. Tsoba', X^I^J, 2 Sam. x, 6, 8) or Zo'- bah (Heb. Tsobah', nni:i [briefly n^iJ, 2 Sam. xxiii, 36], station; Sept. 'SloJlSa v. r. Soi/JoX, etc.; Vulg. usu- ally Soba), the name of a portion of Aram or Syria, which formed a separate kingdom in the time of the Jewish monarchs…
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Zobe'bah (Heb. with the article, kafs-Tsobebah', nnnkn, the stow [Gesenius] or affable [Flirst]; Sept. 2w^iJ»;/3a v. r. ^ajSaSid; Vulg. Sobeba), last named of the two sons (or perhaps a daughter, as the word is feminine) of Coz (q. v.) of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. iv,8). B.C. post 1G18. IJabbi Schwarz regards it as …
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Zo"heth-{Uiih.Zochet/i',r\mt,sfronfj [Fiirst]; Sept. Zwxa^ V. r. Za>«j'; Vulg. Zohelh), first named of the two "sons of Ishi" of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. iv, 20), the other being called Een-zoheth (q. v.). B.C. post 1618. Zollikofer, Georg Joachim, a famous preacher of Leipsic, was born at Saint Gall, Aug. 5, 1730…
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Zo'phim (Heb. Tsophim',^''Zr^ [briefly CES in Numb.], watchei-s, as often; but Fiirst thinks, Jh-tile), the name either in whole or part of two places in Pales- tine. 1. (Sopt.(TKOTruh';Yu'[g.sublimis.') The designation of a field (iTia) or spot on or near the top of Pisgah, from which Balaam had his second view of th…
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the distance nearly sufiicicnt— with the modem village of .V«;'<i/(, which has been visited bv Robinson {Jiiltl. Res.iVi, iryi) and I'obler {Dritte Wawl. p. 181-18.}). h lies just below the brow of a sharp-p.unted conical hill, at the shoidder of the ranges wliieli there meet and form the north side of the Wady •Wiurii…
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Zu'ar (Heb. Tsuar', ~i51^, littleness ; Sept. Scupop ; Vulg. Suur), the father of Nethaneel, which latter was the chief of the tribe of Issachar at the time of the Exode (Numb, i, 8 ; ii, 5 ; vii, 18, 23; x, 15). B.C. ante 1658. Zubly, John Joachim, D.D., a Presbyterian divine, was born at St, Gall, Switzerland, Aug. …
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Zur (Heb. Tsu?; 'n^liJ, a ?-oc^-, being substantially the same as the Heb. name of Ty7-e [q. v.] ; Sept. Soi'ip v. r. 'laovp; Vulg. Sur), the name of two men. 1. Third named of the five princes of Jlidian who were slain by the Israelites when Balaam fell ( Numb. xxxi, 8). B.C. 1618. His daughter Cozbi was killed by Ph…
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Zwingli (Zvp-ingle, or Zuingli ; Lat. Zirinf/Uus or Ziiiii;//iiis), IJi.iMcii, the prime mover in tlie Reforma- tion in Switzerland nearly as niuch as Luther in Cer- manj', was born Jan. 1, 1481, in Wild liaus, a village in the upper valley of the Toggeubiirg, in the (J'anton of St, (Jail. Such was the precocity which …
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But the Protestant faith gained the victory not in Zurich alone, nor was Zwingli the only Swiss reformer. CEcolampadius did a good work at Basel. In Berne, also, the Reformation was successful. The Reformation being not only a religious movement, but in some re- spects a political one, it attracted to its support many …
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1 Sulphur 1 Sulpiciaus 1 Suiter 1 Sulzer 1 Sunieru 1 Summanus 1 Summer 1 Summerfield 1 Summer-house Sil- li ver 2 Summers 2 Summerville 2 Summis Desideran- 2! tes Affectibus 2 Summists 2 Summus Sacerdos.. 3 Sumner, John B 3 Sumner, Joseph 3 Sumption 3 Sumptuary Laws... 3 Sun 3 Sun, Cliildren of. . .…
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Tahpeues 164 Tahrea 164 Tabtim-Hod!<hi.... 164 Taitazak 164 Tajus 164 Talapoins 164 Talbot, Peter IW Talbot, Kobert.... 165 Talbot, Samson . . . 165 Talbot, William... 165 Talent 165 Talent (skill) 165 Talionis, Lex 165 TalithaCuini 16." Tallents 165 Talleyrand, Alex- andre Angelique 166 Talleyrand, Eli…
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Theophihis of An- 301 tioch 335 301 TheophilusofCffis- 301 area 335 30! Theophilus of Ci- 301 licia 335 301 Theophilus of the 301 Indies 335 301 Theophori 335 301 Theophylact 335 Theophylactiaus . . 336 302 Theosehiles 336 302,Theosophy .336 302iTheotokos 336 JTherapeutse 336 303iTheras 342 304 Theremin…
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452;riachonitis 509 Trine-God Contro- 452 Tract 5Ilj versv 650 4.52 Tractator 51l!Trinitariau Broth- 4.52 T.ractatus 611 1 ei's 550 452 Tiuctorite 511 jTrinitarian Sisters. 561 452 Tracts and Tract iTrinitariaus 661 4.53 Societies 511|Triiiitv 651 453 Tracy, Bernard De- iTriiiiiy, Heathen stnit de 51C! Notions o…
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Tulisso 576 Tympe Tulla 576 Tyndale Tulloch 570 Tyndareus Tully, George 576 Tyndarides Tully, Thomas .... 576 Tyndaris Tuhi, or TuluvH.. . .576 Tyng Turn 577 Type Tumanurong .^77|Typhon Tumblers 577;Typhrestus Tundley 577|Typicum Tunic, or Tunicle . .577!Tyr Tunicle-ball 577!Tyranuus (1) Tuuicle-chest 577|T…
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Valdes, Don S Valence Valencia Valencia, F. M. de. Valencia, J. P. de.. Valens Valens (emperor).. Valentia Valentia, Gregorio de Valentin Valentine, St Valentine, Geo. M. Valentine, J. M Valenlinian I Valeutiuian II Valentinian III Valeutiiiians Valeutiuus, St Valeutinus, the Gnostic Valerian Valer…
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. . 733 Vergara,Nicola8 de 7ftO Vicar 770 . . 734 Verge 760 Vicar Apostolic .. . 770 . . 734 Verger . . 734 Vergerius . . 734 Vergil . . 734 Verhaghen . . 734 Veringer . . 734 Veritas. , . . 760 Vicar Apostolic of 7.W the North P>>le. 761 Vicar Capilnlar. ., 761 Vicar Choral 761 Vicar of Christ . ., 761 Vic…
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79.'> Vitruvian Scroll. . . 795 Vitry, Edouard de. 790 Vitry, Machsorof . jVittoria 797|Vitula 797jVituninus 797 Vituriarii 797! Vitus 797 1 Vitus, Domeuico .. 797, Vitus, Stephauus.. 797jVivaldu8...- 797!Vives 797 Vivian, H 798 Vivian, James C. . 798 Vivian, Thomas. . . 798 Vivier, G. du 798 Viweg 798 Vle…
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Waller, Ralph Wallet Wallin, Benjamin . Walliu, JohanO... Wallis, George Wallis, Hugh Wallis, John (1)... Wallis, John (2)... Wallis, William J. Walloon Church... Wall-painting Wall-plate Wallroth Walls Walmesley Walmsley Wain Walpurgis, or Wal- purga Walsh, Henry Walsh, John Walsh, Peter Walsh, Thoma…
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896! Westervelt,JohnP. 901 Wiley, Allen S97, Westervelt, Kalph. 901 Wilev. Charles S97iWe:*tervelt,Sam.D. 901 Wilfrid (St.), 1 897iWestrall, Beiij'n H- 902 Wilfrid (St.), 2 S97lWestfall, Simon V. i Wilfrid (St.), 3 89T E 962, Wilfrid (St.), 4 897| Westtield 962] Wilkie 897' Westhoff 902i Wilkins, David .... 897…
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Zechariah, 19 Page Zechariah, 20 Zechariah, 21 Zechariah, 22 Zechariah, 23 Zechariah, 24 1057 Zectuiriah, 25.. . . . 1057 Zechariah, 26 105S Zechariah, 27 lO-^jS Zecliariah, 28 10,5s Zcchaiiah, 29 loss Zechariah, Book 10.581 of Hi.58!Zedad lOSSZedechias... .... 105^ Zedt-kiah, ] 105S Zcdckiah, 2 10,59 …
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