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Bene-berak (Heb. Beney’-Berak, , sons of Berak or lightning [comp. Boanerges]; Sept. v. r. ; Vulg. et Bane et Baruch), one of the cities of the tribe of Dan, mentioned only in Jos 19:45, between Jehud and Gath-rimmon. The paucity of information which we possess regarding this tribe (omitted entirely from the lists in 1 … Continue reading “Bene-Berak”

Bendtsen, Frederic Carl brother of the preceding, was a Danish theologian. From 1798 to 1809 he performed various ecclesiastical functions. He wrote, De Venia Peccatorum (Copenhagen, 1794): Num Extat Diabolus (ibid. 1797). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bendtsen (Or Bendt), Bernhard a Danish doctor of philosophy, and rector at Fredericksborg, was born there Feb. 3, 1763, and died Dec. 16, 1830. He is the author of Spec. Exercitatt. Crit. in Vet. Test. Libr. Apocryph. e Scriptis Patrum et Antiquarum Versionuum (Gottingen, 1789), and other works, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, … Continue reading “Bendtsen (Or Bendt), Bernhard”

Bendis in Greek mythology, was a goddess of the moon in Thrace, sometimes identified with Diana, sometimes with Proserpina. She had the surname Dilonchos, the goddess with the double spear, because she was represented with two spears in her hand. Her worship was extended from Thrace and Lemnos to the remainder of Greece. In the … Continue reading “Bendis”

Bendideon was the temple erected to the worship of Bendis in the Pirseus at Athens. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bendidea a Thracian festival held in honor of the goddess Bendis (q.v.), and celebrated with great mirth and revelry. From Thrace the Bendidea were introduced into Athens, where they were celebrated annually on the 20th day of the Grecian month Thargelion. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Benden Alice an English martyr, was brought before the judge in Cranbrook, in the county of Kent, Oct. 15, 1556, and asked why she would not go to church? She answered that she could not do so with a good and clear conscience, because there was so much idolatry committed against the glory of God. … Continue reading “Benden Alice”

Benda A titular see of Albania. Its history is closely connected with that of the Sees of Narenta and Mostar. Narenta, or in Italian Narona, represents the ancient Chelmium, or Chulmia, and its bishop, a suffragan of Dyrrhachium (Durazzo), took the title of episcopus Stephanensis, or Stephaniacensis, the cathedral being dedicated to St. Stephen; this … Continue reading “Benda”

Bend Joseph Grove John, D.D a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born in the city of New York about 1762. For a time he resided with his parents on the island of Barbadoes, and received an excellent commercial education, as well as some knowledge of the classics. For a while he was book-keeper … Continue reading “Bend Joseph Grove John, D.D”

Benci (Or Bencio), Georgio an Italian theologian, was born at Rimini, and entered the Company of Jesuits at Bologna in 1665. He was sent to Brazil in 1681, and died at Lisbon in 1708, leaving several works, among them, (Economia Christiana, sive de Ratione Agendi cum Servis (Rome, 1705, 12mo): De Probabilitate Quoad Intellectum (ibid. … Continue reading “Benci (Or Bencio), Georgio”