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Benaglia Cypriano an Italian theologian, was born at Brescia, Aug. 26, 1676. He entered the Society of Modite Cassino; taught at Brescia, in 1699, mathematics and moral philosophy; was professor of canonical law at Padua in 1705, and filled several important offices in his order, especially that of prior. He died Feb. 28, 1750. He … Continue reading “Benaglia Cypriano”

Benadir Prefecture Apostolic in Africa; lies between 8° and 12° N. lat., and between 42° and 51° 16′ E. long. It comprises the whole territory of Italian Somaliland, the area of which is a little more than 192,800 square miles, or nearly twice that of Italy; and its boundaries are identical with those of the … Continue reading “Benadir”

Ben-zoheth (Heb. Ben-Zocheth’, , son of Zoheth; Sept. translates v. r. ), a person named (1Ch 4:20) as the second of the sons of Ishi, a descendant of Judah (B.C. apparently post 1856), the other being given as Zoheth simply; but either the true name of the son of the Zoheth preceding seems to have … Continue reading “Ben-zoheth”

Ben-Zeb Jehuda Leb a Jewish philologist, was born not far from Cracow, in 1766, and died at Vienna, Feb. 25, 1811. Having devoted himself entirely to the study of philosophy and philology, in which latter department he especially distinguished himself, he resorted in 1787 to Berlin, where, at the age of twenty-one, he published the … Continue reading “Ben-Zeb Jehuda Leb”

Ben-Shem-Tob, Ha-Levi a Jewish writer of Barcelona, was born about 1235, and died after 1300. He was a great authority and rabbi at Toledo. Being a good Talmudist he wrote some novellas on Talmudical treatises. He also wrote , The Fixture of the House, a criticism on the of Ben-Adrat, and the , an exposition … Continue reading “Ben-Shem-Tob, Ha-Levi”

Ben-oni (Heb. Ben-Oni’, , son of my sorrow, otherwise of my strength, i.e. of my last effort, Hiller, Onomast. p. 300; Sept. translates ), the name given by Rachel in her expiring breath to her youngest son, in token of the death-pangs that gave him birth (Gen 35:18); afterward changed by his father to BENJAMIN … Continue reading “Ben-oni”

Ben-Jacob Isaac a Jewish writer, who died at Wilna, in Poland, July 2, 1863, is best known as the author of a large bibliographical work, entitled Ozar Ha-Sepharim, or Thesaurus Librorum lebraicorum tam Impressorum quam Manuscriptorum (Wilna, 1880, 3 vols.). This work, which has been edited by Wilson, is a very important contribution to Hebrew … Continue reading “Ben-Jacob Isaac”

Ben-Jaakan ben-jaa-kan. See BENE-JAAKAN. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Ben-Hur BEN-HUR (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] son of Hur).One of Solomons twelve commissariat officers (1Ki 4:8). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Ben-Hur ben-hur (, ben-hur, son of Hur; the King James Version son of Hur; from a Hebrew root meaning to be white. Compare HPN, 69, note 3): One of the twelve commissariat officers … Continue reading “Ben-Hur”

Ben-Hesed, Ben-Hur SEE BEN-. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature