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Ashton, John An early Jesuit missionary in Maryland; born in Ireland, 1742; died in Maryland, 1814, or 1815. He was one of the first priests to visit the Catholics of Baltimore. This was between the years 1776 and 1784, at which latter date a resident priest, Father Charles Sewall, was appointed. The Jesuits at that … Continue reading “Ashton, John”

Ashton, James a Bible Christian minister, was born at Beaford, in the County of Devon, England, Jan. 20, 1819. His conversion took place at a prayer-meeting in 1836. He commenced his itinerant ministry on the Falmouth Circuit in 1841. After laboring sixteen years in England, in 1857, at the earnest request of the Missionary Committee, … Continue reading “Ashton, James”

Ashton, Charles, D.D an English clergyman, was born in 1665. He became chaplain to Patrick, bishop of Ely, who presented him to the living of Rettenden, in Essex. He was also, for a time, chaplain of Chelsea Hospital; and in 1701 became master of Jesus College, Cambridge. He died in March, 1752, leaving an edition … Continue reading “Ashton, Charles, D.D”

Ashteroth-Karnaim (Heb. Ashteroth’ Karna’yign, , Ashtaroth of the two horns, from the horned image of Ashtoreth, Gen 14:5; Sept. [] v), a place of very great antiquity, the abode of the Rephaim at the time of the’incursion of Chedorlaomer (Gen 14:5), while the cities of the plain were still standing in their oasis. Its name … Continue reading “Ashteroth Karnaim”

Ashterathite, The Ashte’rathite, The. A native or inhabitant of Ashtaroth, 1Ch 11:44, beyond Jordan. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Ashterathite (Heb. Asterathi’, ; Sept. ), an epithet of Uzziah, one of David’s braves (1Ch 11:44), prob. as being an Ashtarothite, or citizen of ASHTAROTH SEE ASHTAROTH (q.v.) in Bashan. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Ashterathite ashte-rath-t, ash-terath-t (, ha-ashterath): A native of Ashtaroth: Uzzia, one of David’s heroes (1Ch 11:44). Fuente: … Continue reading “Ashterathite”

ASHTAROTH-KARNAIM Two-horned Astartes, Gen 14:5, or simply Ashtaroth, Deu 1:4, a city of Og, king of Ashan, beyond Jordan. The name is doubtless derived from the goddess Ashtoreth or Astarte, whose images were adored there under the figure of a female with a crescent, or horns. It was in the limits of the half tribe … Continue reading “ASHTAROTH-KARNAIM”

Ashtaroth, Astaroth [Ash’taroth, As’taroth] City of Bashan in the kingdom of Og, on the east of the Jordan. It was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh and afterwards devoted to the Levites. Deu 1:4; Jos 9:10; Jos 12:4; Jos 13:12; Jos 13:31; 1Ch 6:71: apparently the same as BEESH-TERAH in Jos 21:27. Identified with Tell … Continue reading “Ashtaroth, Astaroth”

Ashtaroth, Ashtoreth [Ash’taroth, Ash’toreth] Goddess of the Phoenicians and Zidonians, worshipped by Israel after the death of Joshua, and by Solomon. Ashtaroth was the chief female goddess and Baal the chief male god, and they are often named together. Josiah destroyed the emblems of her worship as introduced by Solomon. Jdg 2:13; Jdg 10:6; 1Sa … Continue reading “Ashtaroth, Ashtoreth”

Ashtaroth, Ashteroth-Karnaim, Beeshterah ashta-roth, asta-roth (, ‘ashtaroth; the King James Version Astaroth; , Astaroth, the city of Og, king of Bashan (Dt 14, etc.); , ashteroth karnaym, the scene of the defeat of the Rephaim by Chedorlaomer (Gen 14:5): (, beeshterah) a Levitical city in Manasseh East of the Jordan (Jos 21:27)): The name probably … Continue reading “Ashtaroth, Ashteroth-Karnaim, Beeshterah”