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Yates, William, D.D a Baptist missionary, was born at Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, Dec. 15,1792. He was educated at Bristol College, and went to Calcutta as a missionary in 1815. He settled at Serampore, where, after the death of Dr. Carey, he devoted himself entirely to translating, and to preparing textbooks. He visited England and the … Continue reading “Yates, William, D.D”

Yates, Richard, D.D an English clergyman, was born at Bury St. Edmund’s in 1769. He was chaplain of Chelsea Hospital from 1798, and rector of Ashen, in Essex, from 1804 until his death Aug. 24, 1834. He published, An Illustration of the Monastic History and Antiquities of the Town and Abbey of St. Edmund’s Bury … Continue reading “Yates, Richard, D.D”

Yates, John Austin, D.D a (Dutch) Reformed minister, son of the preceding, was born at East Hartford, Conn., May 31, 1801. He graduated at Union College in 1821, and studied theology at the Seminary of the Reformed Church’ at New Brunswick, N. J., for two years, when he accepted a tutorship in his alma mater … Continue reading “Yates, John Austin, D.D”

Yates, Andrew, DD.D a (Dutch) Reformed minister, was born at Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1772. He graduated with honor at Yale College in 1793; studied theology under Dr. John H. Livingston, and was licensed in 1796 by the Classis of New York. In 1797 he was made professor of Latin and Greek in Union … Continue reading “Yates, Andrew, DD.D”

Yashpeh SEE JASPER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Yarn, Linen Mentioned in the A.V. only in 1Ki 10:28 and 2Ch 1:16, as being brought out of Egypt; but as ‘horses’ are mentioned just before and just after, it is improbable that ‘linen yarn’ is intended. The Masoretic punctuation makes the above two passages different from any other occurrences. Many Jewish interpreters translate “a … Continue reading “Yarn, Linen”

Yarn ( mikveh, a collection or , mikve). The notice of yarn is contained in an extremely obscure passage in 1Ki 10:28 (2Ch 1:16): “Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn; the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.” The Sept. gives , implying an original reading of ; the … Continue reading “YARN”

Yariba (or Yoruba) Version Of The Scriptures Yariba is an African language spoken by the tribes on the right, or west, bank of the Niger. A translation into this dialect is of recent date. The first part printed was the epistle to the Romans, translated by the Reverend S. Crowther, a native of the country. … Continue reading “Yariba (or Yoruba) Version Of The Scriptures”

Yaqui Indians A tribe of Cahita stock, formerly dwelling near the Rio Yaqui, and now dispersed throughout Sonora in Mexico. It is the only Indian tribe that has been in constant contact with the white race and has not been entirely subdued. They are first mentioned by Guzmán in his description of the expedition in … Continue reading “Yaqui Indians”

Yao Version Of The Scriptures This language is spoken by the Yaos, occupying the country to the east and south of Lake Nyassa, including the Scotch stations Blantyre and Livingstonia. The Reverend Chauncy Maples, of the Universities’ Mission, after working three years at Masasi, in Africa, with bishop Steere, prepared a translation of the gospel … Continue reading “Yao Version Of The Scriptures”