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Bareca (), a village mentioned by Eusebius as lying near Azotus (Onomast. s.v. ); probably the present village Burka, an hour north-east of Esdtd (Van de Velde, Memoir, p. 291). SEE BENE-BERAK. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Barebone PRAISE-GOD. The person who had this singular name was a Baptist minister in London. In 1640 he became pastor of a colony that separated from Rev. Henry Jersey’s Church. Besides preaching, he carried on the secular occupation of a leather-seller in Fleet street. Rapin, in his second volume of the History of England, tells … Continue reading “Barebone”

Bare (Verb) * For BARE (Verb) see BEAR Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Bare (Adjective) “naked,” is once translated “bare,” 1Co 15:37, where, used of grain, the meaning is made clearer by translating the phrase by “a bare grain,” RV. See NAKED. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Bardwell, William a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Whately, Mass., in 1814. He experienced conversion at the age of seventeen; graduated at Wesleyan University, Conn., in 1842; and in 1844 joined the New England Conference. In 1849 his health failed, and he gradually declined until his death, March 27, 1851. Mr. Bardwell excelled as … Continue reading “Bardwell, William”

Bardwell, Horatio a Congregational minister and missionary, was born in Belchertown, Mass., Nov. 3, 1788. In 1809 he went to Stamford, Conn., where he pursued his studies till November, 1811, when he entered the theological seminary at Andover, where he took the course. He was licensed to preach byv the Haverhill Association, July 6, 1814; … Continue reading “Bardwell, Horatio”

Bardstown, Kentucky, diocese of Comprises north central Kentucky. Founded as the diocese of Bardstown, a suffragen of Baltimore, on 8 April 1808. Transferred to the diocese of Louisville on 13 February 1841 and made a suffragan of Cincinnati. Elevated to the archdiocese of Louisville on 10 December 1938. Suffragen dioceses include Covington, Kentucky Knoxville, Tennessee … Continue reading “Bardstown, Kentucky, diocese of”

Bardsley, Samuel an English Wesleyan minister, was received on trial in 1768, and for half a century labored with zeal and success. On his way from the. Conference of 1818 to his circuit, Manchester, he died suddenly (Aug. 19) at an inn in Delph (between Manchester and Leeds), leaning upon his travelling companion, Rev. Francis … Continue reading “Bardsley, Samuel”

Bardsey Island in Cardigan Bay, Carnarvonshire, North Wales; area, about 370 acres. The surface is hilly. The inhabitants are fishermen and farmers. In ancient times it was famous as the burial place of Saint Dubricius. There are the graves of about 20,000 monks whose bodies were brought to the holy island for burial. Fuente: New … Continue reading “Bardsey”

Bards were sacred singers among the Gauls and Gaelic tribes, and accompanied the warriors to the field of battle and glorified their deeds. Their instrument was a kind of lyre, probably with five strings. It is doubtful whether the Germans called these poets by this name, but they were well acquainted with the poets and … Continue reading “Bards”