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Ashantee Version SEE OTJI VERSION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ashan. Lieut. Conder suggests (Tent Work, ii, 324) as sites for the; two cities of this name Aseileh and Hesheth respectively. Dr. Tristram adopts the former of these (Bible Places, p. 43). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ashan (Heb. Ashan’, , smoke; Sept. ; in 1Ch 4:32, v. r. ; in Jos 15:42, omits), a Levitical city in the low country of Judah named in Jos 15:42 with Libnah and Ether. In Jos 19:7, and 1Ch 4:32, it is mentioned again as belonging to Simeon, but in company with Ain and Rimmon, … Continue reading “Ashan”

Ashamnu (, we have transgressed) is the beginning of a penitential confession, written in Hebrew characters, and offered on the Day of Atonement. It runs thus: ” We have trespassed; we have dealt treacherously; we have stolen; we have spoken slander; we have committed iniquity; and have done wickedly; we have acted presumptuously; we have … Continue reading “Ashamnu”

Ashamed (to be), Shame from aischos, “shame,” always used in the Passive Voice, signifies (a) “to have a feeling of fear or shame which prevents a person from doing a thing,” e.g., Luk 16:3; (b) “the feeling of shame arising from something that has been done,” e.g., 2Co 10:8; Phi 1:20; 1Jo 2:28, of the … Continue reading “Ashamed (to be), Shame”

Ashamed a-shamd: Almost exclusively moral in significance; confusion or abashment through consciousness of guilt or of its exposure. Often including also a sense of terror or fear because of the disgrace connected with the performance of some action. Capacity for shame indicates that moral sense (conscience) is not extinct. Ashamed occurs 96 out of 118 … Continue reading “Ashamed”

Ash, William an English Wesleyan minister, was born near Castleton, Yorkshire, in 1785. The greater part of his youth was spent at Farndale. He was moral from boyhood. He entered the ministry in 1811; retired from its active – duties in 1859; settled at Whitby; and died in that city Oct. 8, 1863.: Ash delighted … Continue reading “Ash, William”

Ash Wednesday The first day of Lent, so called from the custom of marking the foreheads of the faithful with blessed ashes. Its date depends upon that of Easter. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Ash Wednesday The Wednesday after Quinquagesima Sunday, which is the first day of the Lenten fast. The name dies cinerum (day of … Continue reading “Ash-Wednesday”

Ash-Tree SEE ASH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ash, St. George bishop of Derry, was born in 1658, became fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, 1679, and provost of Trinity, 1692. He was appointed bishop of Cloyne in 1695, was translated to Clogher, 1697, and thence to Derry in 1716. He died in Dublin in 1717. He published a number of separate sermons, and … Continue reading “Ash, St. George”