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Beech, Hugh an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Chesterton, near Newcastle- under-Lyme, June 3, 1787. He was converted in 1806, admitted into the ministry in 1810, and died in his last charge, Cheadle, Staffordshire, Feb. 22, 1856. He was cheerful, buoyant, generous, simple, beloved, an able preacher and faithful pastor. He conducted the singing … Continue reading “Beech, Hugh”

Beebe, Warner a Free-will Baptist minister, was born at Solon, Cortland Co., N.Y., about 1810. His father removed to Caitandaigua, N. Y., in 1812, and to Liverpool, Mediua Co, O., in 1823. The son was converted in 1825, licensed to preach by the Strouggsville Quarterly Meeting in March, 1834, and ordained Dec. 11, 1835. He … Continue reading “Beebe, Warner”

Beebe, Edmund Murphy a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Springfield, Mass., April 24, 1805. He was converted at the age of eighteen; in 1829 he entered the New England Conference, and in it did valiant service until his death, March 19, 1845. Mr. Beebe led a pious, blameless life. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, … Continue reading “Beebe, Edmund Murphy”

Beebe, Alexander, LL.D. a distinguished editor in the Baptist denomination, was born at Newark, N. J., Sept. 29, 1783, and graduated from Columbia College, N. Y., in 1802. Shortly after, he became a law-student in the office of Ogden Hoffman, sen., his fellow-students being Washington Irving and James K. Paulding. Having been admitted to the … Continue reading “Beebe, Alexander, LL.D.”

Beebe, Abijah Pratt a Presbyterian minister, was born at Jackson, N.Y., 1813. He graduated from Oneida Institute in 1837; studied theology in Union Theological Seminary for three years, graduating in 1840. He was ordained May 2, 1843, was stated supply and pastor at Oriskany, N. Y., from 1842 to 1845; was an invalid at New … Continue reading “Beebe, Abijah Pratt”

bee Emblem in art associated with Saint Ambrose of Milan refers to his honey-tongued speaking ability Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Dominic de Guzman Saint Isidore of Seville Saint Modomnoc Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Bee Bee. Bees are not mentioned often in the Bible, but honey is. Honey was the major sweetening substance for primitive … Continue reading “Bee”

Bedwini a Celtic bishop, whose name occurs in the stories about Arthur, is said to have lived at Cellwig. He is conjecturally connected with Bodmin. See Rees, Welsh Saints, p. 238; Whitaker, Cathed. of Cornwall, i, 45; ii, 234. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bedwell, William a learned English ecclesiast, was born in 1562. He was well-versed in the Oriental languages, and died May 5, 1632. He published, Commentarius Sal. Jarnchi, Aben-Ezrce et Dav. Kimnchi in Prophetamn Obadiam (London, 1601): Description of Jottenham High Cross, woith ann Ancient Poem called the Tournament of Jottenham, by Ge. Pilkinton (ibid. 1631): … Continue reading “Bedwell, William”

Bedstead (, e’res, Deu 3:11; elsewhere couch, bed). The couches of the Jews for repose and for the use of the sick were usually perhaps simply the standing and fixed divans such as those on which the Western Asiatics commonly make their beds at night. The divan is probably meant in 2Ki 1:4; 2Ki 21:2; … Continue reading “Bedstead”

Beds Fig. 89Bed The manner of sleeping in warm Eastern climates was, and is, necessarily very different from that which is followed in our colder regions. The present usages appear to be the same as those of the ancient Jews, and sufficiently explain the passages of Scripture which bear on the subject. Beds of feathers … Continue reading “BEDS”