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BETROTHING The engagement of a man and woman to marry each other at a future time. Parents anciently often betrothed their daughters without their consent, and even while very young, as is still the case in oriental countries. Sometimes a regular written contract was made, in which the bridegroom bound himself to give a certain … Continue reading “Betrothing”

betrothal (Anglo-Saxon: treowth, truth) An agreement to marry, made by mutual promises. As a matrimonial impediment it was practically done away with by the legislation of Pius X, who ruled that such a compact, to have any effect on a proposed marriage to another, must have been made in a written and dated document, signed … Continue reading “Betrothal”

Betroth (properly , arash’, ). A man and woman were betrothed or espoused, each to the other, when they were engaged to be married. SEE ESPOUSE. Among the Hebrews this relation was usually determined by the parents or brothers, without consulting the parties until they came to be betrothed. The engagement took place very early, … Continue reading “Betroth”

Betrayers be-traers (, prodotai, betrayers, traitors): Stephen charged the Jews with being betrayers of the Righteous One (Act 7:52) i.e. as having made Judas’ act their own; compare Luk 6:16 : Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor; 2Ti 3:4, traitors. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Betrayal BETRAYAL The Gr. verb for betray is . never occurs in the sense of betrayal in the NT; in the Gospels it is used of the tradition of the elders (Mat 15:2-3; Mat 15:6 = Mar 7:3; Mar 7:5; Mar 7:8-9; Mar 7:13), by St. Paul also of the Christian tradition (1Co 11:2, 2Th … Continue reading “BETRAYAL”

Betray (), a term used especially of the act of Judas in delivering up his Master to the Jews (Mat 10:4; Mat 27:4, etc.). SEE JUDAS. Monographs on several circumstances of the transaction have been written by Krackewitz (Rost. 1709), Oeder (in his Miscell. Sacr. p. 503-20), Opitius (Kilon. 1710), Sommel (Lund. 1796), Gurlitt (Hamb. … Continue reading “Betray”

Betray, Betrayer “to betray” (para, “up,” didomi, “to give”), lit., “to give over,” is used either (a) in the sense of delivering a person or thing to be kept by another, to commend, e.g., Act 28:16; (b) to deliver to prison or judgment, e.g., Mat 4:12; 1Ti 1:20; (c) to deliver over treacherously by way … Continue reading “Betray, Betrayer”

Betonim (Heb. Betonim’, , pistachio-nuts [comp. the botnim, Gen 43:11, and the Arabic butm = TEREBINTH]; Sept. ), a town in the tribe of Gad, mentioned in connection with Ramath-mizpeh and Mahanaim (Jos 13:26); probably identical with a ruined village Batneh (Robinson, Researches, 3, Append. p. 169), on Matthew Gilead, about five miles west of … Continue reading “Betonim”

Betomestham (, Jdt 4:6), a place mentioned only in the apocryphal book of Judith, as a town over against Esdraelon, facing the plain that is near Dothaim (Jdt 4:6), and in the vicinity of Bebai, Chobai, and Cola, in the coasts of Israel (15:4). From the manner of its mention, it would seem to have … Continue reading “Betomestham”

Betomesthaim, Betomasthaim be-to-mestha-im, be-to-mestham the King James Version Betomestham, (, Betomesthaim (Judith 4:6)): the King James Version Betomasthem (, Baitomasthaim (Judith 15:4)): The place is said to have been over against Jezreel, in the face of (i.e eastward of) the plain that is near Dothan It can hardly be Deir Massn, which lies West of … Continue reading “Betomesthaim, Betomasthaim”