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Beck, Beckon bek, bek’n (, neuma): This word from neuo, to nod, beckon, make a sign by moving the head or eyes (Luk 5:7; Joh 13:24; Act 21:40; Act 24:10), occurs only in 2 Macc 8:18, Almighty God who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the … Continue reading “Beck, Beckon”

Becius, Jan a Dutch Protestant theologian, was born in Holland in 1622. He was minister at Middleburg, and one of the defenders of Socinianism. He died near the close of the 17th century, leaving, Apologia Modesta et Christiana (1668): Probatio Spiritus Autoris Arii Redivivi (1669): Institutio Christiana (Amst. 1678). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. … Continue reading “Becius, Jan”

Bechtel, John a German Reformed minister, was born Oct. 3, 1690, at Bergstrasse, in the Palatinate. He emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1726, and began to preach at Germantown in 1728 without ordination. He was, however, ordained in 1742 by Rev. David Nitschman, a bishop in the Moravian Church, as a minister in the German Reformed … Continue reading “Bechtel, John”

Bechorath (Heb. Bekorath’, , first-born; Sept. v. r. ), the son of Aphiah, and the great-grandfather of Ner, the grandfather of King Saul (1Sa 9:1). B.C. long ante 1093. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Bechorath be-korath. See BECORATH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Bechorath [Becho’rath] Son of Aphiah, a Benjamite. 1Sa 9:1. … Continue reading “Bechorath”

Bechor-Schor, Joseph a French rabbi who flourished about 1160, is the author of a commentary on the Pentateuch, (Constantinople, 1520). In 1856 A. Jellinek published Genesis and Exodus according to a Munich MS. (Leipsic). See First, Bibl. Jud. i, 95; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. i, 85; Levy, Die Exegese bei den franzosischen Juden von 10. bis … Continue reading “Bechor-Schor, Joseph”

Bechman, Fridemann a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born July 26. 1628, at Elleben, in Thuringia. He studied at Jena, where he became professor of philosophy in 1656. In 1668 he was appointed professor of theology, taking at the same time his degree as doctor of divinity. He died March 9, 1703. He is the … Continue reading “Bechman, Fridemann”

Becher (Heb. Be’ker, , perh. first-born, but, according to Gesenius, a young camel; so Simonis, Onomast. p. 399), the name of one or two men. 1. (Sept. and .) The second son of Benjamin, according to the list both in Gen 46:21, and 1Ch 7:6; but omitted in the list of the sons of Benjamin … Continue reading “Becher”

Beche, John, Blessed Martyred 1539, Abbot of Saint Werburgh, Chester, England , and of Saint John’s, Colchester, England . He was educated at Oxford, and received his degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1515. In 1534 he took the Oath of Supremacy, but later incurred the king’s resentment by expressing admiration for the martyrs , … Continue reading “Beche, John, Blessed”

Beche, Blessed John (Alias THOMAS MARSHALL). English Benedictine abbot and martyr; date of birth unknown; d. at Colchester, England, l December, 1539. Educated at Oxford (probably at Gloucester Hall now Worcester College) he took his degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1515, and within the next fifteen years ruled the Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester, … Continue reading “Beche, Blessed John”

Bechada, Gregoire a Limosin poet, composed in verse a recital of the Conquete de Jerusalem at the commencement of the 12th century. This poem, one of the most noteworthy of the French literature of this epoch, has not come down to us. The author worked on it for twelve years. Geoffrey, abbot or prior of … Continue reading “Bechada, Gregoire”