Buz (Heb. id. M3, contempt), the name of two men.
1. (Sept. B <-.•/-, but 'Pwc i" Jer. xxv, 23.) The ranks of seats, divided by their " prsecinctiones,"
second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Huz »cunei," etc., quite distinguishable (Thorns in the
(Gen. xxii, 21). B.C. 2050. Elihu, the Buzite (q. v.), Bibliotheca Sacra, v, 259). Many fragments of fine one of Job's friends, who is distinguished as an Ara- maean or Syrian (dob xxxii, 2), was doubtless d< s< end-
ed from this Buz. Judgments are denounced upon the. tribe of Buz by Jeremiah (xxv, 23); and from the context this tribe appears to have been Located in Ara- bia Deserta, being mentioned in connection with Te- nia and Dedan: this may render it uncertain whether
granite columns are lying about (Burckhardt, Syria, p. 180). Byblus was the birthplace of the Philo who translated Sanchoniatho into Greek. The coins of Byblus bear frequently the type of Astarte; also of Isis, who came hither in search of the bodj of Osiris (Eckhel, iii, 859; Mem. de VAcad. dee Inter, xxxiv, 252). See Gebal. Another city called Jabala,ia
the descendants of Nahor's son are intended, although p.„)(ij(.,.;1 (Abulf. Syria, p. L09 Bq.), must not be con-
a migration south of the Euphrates is ly no means un- f()ini,1(.,i uini ,|„. above, as it lay entirelj beyond the
likely, and had perhaps already occurred in the time ion ,,,- Palestine. See Giblite. of Elihu. Some connect the territory of Buz with
Busan a Roman fort mentioned in Ainm. Marc, xviii, Byfield, Nicholas, a Puritan divine, was bom in
10 and others with Batta in Arabia lvtra-a (see Warwickshire, 1679, and entered Exeter 'CdUga Ox-
Schwarz Palest, p. 209), which, however, has only ford, 1596. After serving as rector of St. Peters,
the first letter in common with it. See ABABIA. Chester, he became vicar of Isleworth in 1615, and
BYFIELD
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died in 1G22. " He had an excellent character for learning, sound judgment, quick invention, and suc- cess in the ministry." He published A Commentary on 1 Peter, Chapters i-iii (Lond. 1G37, fol.): — The Promises (Loud. 1647, 12 mo) :— Exposition of the Colos- sians ( Lond. 1615, fol.) : — Assurance of God's Love and Man's Salvation (Lond. 1614, 8 vo) : — Exposition of the ApostU .< < '/■' < </ (Lond, 1626, 4to).— Darling, Cyclopxdia Bibli graphica, i, 535 ; Allibone, Dictionary of Authors, i, 317.
Byfield, Richard, an English Nonconformist, brother of Nicholas, was born in Worcestershire, stud- i td at Cambridge, and became curate of Isleworth. lie held the living of Long-Ditton during the Com- monwealth, and was ejected at the Restoration. He was a member of the Assembly of Divines, and a vig- orous opponent of prelacy and superstition. He died 1664. Among his writings were The Light of Faith (Lond. 1630, 8vo) -.—The Doctrine of the Sabbath (Lond. 1632, 4to):— The Power of the Christ of God (Lond. 1641, 4 to) : — The Gospel's Glory without Prejudice to the Law (Lond. 1659, sm. 8vo). — Darling, Cyclop. Biblio- graphica, i, 535 ; Allibone, Diet, of Authors, i, 317.
Byles, Mather, D.D., a Congregational minister, was born in Boston, March 26, 1706, graduated at Harvard 1725, and was installed pastor of the Hollis Street church Dec. 20, 1733. He was made D.D. at Aberdeen 1765. He was a Tory in politics, and was therefore dismissed from his charge in 1776. He spent the remainder of his days in private life, and died July 5, 1788. Dr. Byles was distingui:-hed for literary taste and exuberant wit. He published a Poem on the Death of George I and the A cvession of George II (1727) : — an Elegy on the Death of Hon. Daniel Oliver (1732): — a Poetical Epistle to Gov. Belcher on the Death of his Lady (1736):— a Poem on the Death of the Queen (1738):— Poems: The Conflagration, The God of Tensest and Earthquake (1744); and a number of essays and occa- sional sermons. — Sprague, Annals, i, 376.
Bynaeus, Anthony, a Dutch divine and scholar, was born at Utrecht, Aug. 6, 1654, and studied the an- cient languages under Graevius. After his ordination to the Protestant ministry be devoted himself to the Oriental languages, and became an eminent scholar in Hebrew and Syriac. He died at Deventer, Nov. 8, 1698. Among his writings are De Calceis Hebra>orum (Dort, 1682, 12mo) : — Explicatio Hist. Evang. de Natiri- j tate Christi (Dort. 1688, 4to) :— De Natali Jesu Christi (Amst. 1689, 4to) ; with sermons and commentaries in i the Dutch language. — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, vii, 931.
Byssus. See Linen.
Bythner, Victorinus, a native of Poland, who came to England, matriculated at the University of Oxford, and read lectures on Hebrew there for years. He then passed some time in Cambridge, and about 16 'A settled in Cornwall, where he practised medicine, ile died in 1670. Among his writings are Lethargy of tin Soul 1 1636, 8vo) : — Tabula Directorial Linguce Sanctm (< Ixford, 1637, 8vo) -.—Manipulus Missis Magna (Lond. 1639, 8vo):— Clams Lingua Sanctce (Camb. 1648, 8vo):
Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis (Lond. 1645, 12mo; 1660, 8vo), containing a grammatical explanation of all tin- Hebrew words in the Psalms; often reprinted; translated into English by Dee, under the title The Lyre of David (Lond. 1836, 8vo; 1847, 8vo). Home