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Arladi, Alessandro an Italian historical painter, was born at Parma about 1470. ;He studied at Venice under Giovanni Bellini. In the Church of the Carmelites at Parma is a picture by this master, representing the Annunciation, which is highly praised by the critics. He died in 1528. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

ARKITES Descendants of Canaan, of the Zidonian branch, who settled a town, called Arka, at the northwest foot of Mount Lebanon, Gen 10:17 ; 1Ch 1:15 . The ruins of Arka have been found by Burckhardt and others about fourteen miles northeast of Tripolis. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Arkites One family of Canaanites … Continue reading “Arkites”

Arkite, The Ar’kite, The. From Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, Gen 10:17; 1Ch 1:16, and from the context, evidently located in the north of Phoenicia. The site which now bears the name of ‘Arka lies on the coast, 2 to 2 1/2 hours from the shore, about 12 miles north of Tripoli … Continue reading “Arkite, The”

Arkite (Heb. Arki’, ; Sept. and Joseph. , like the Samar. Aruki’, ), a designation of the inhabitants of Arka (Plin. v, 16; , Ptol. v, 15), who are mentioned in Gen 10:17; 1Ch 1:15, as descended from the Phoenician or Sidonian branch of the great family of Canaan. This, in fact, as well as … Continue reading “Arkite”

Arkhate was an Etruscan divinity who was represented as an old bald-headed man in a cloak, who warns Famu against the blandishments of the goddess Alpanu.’ Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Arkansas The 25th state to be admitted to the Union, 15 June 1836 . The Indians of eastern Arkansas were visited by Father Marquette on his voyage down the Mississippi in 1673 . Jesuit missionaries labored among them as early as 1689 and until 1730 , with little encouragement, however, one of them, Father Paul … Continue reading “Arkansas”

Ark of the Covenant person A title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary to signify her Divine motherhood, that as the ark of old, made of incorruptible wood and adorned with pure gold, contained the precious treasures of the Divine law and the manna from heaven, so she, the true ark, bore within her not … Continue reading “Ark of the Covenant person”

Ark of the Covenant item Sacred chest measuring about 45 x 27 x 27 inches (Exodus 37) and containing the Tables of the Law and perhaps also a golden vessel of manna and the rod of Aaron (Exodus 16; Numbers 17; 3 Kings 8; Hebrews 9). It was constructed of setim-wood overlaid with gold within … Continue reading “Ark of the Covenant item”

ARK OF THE COVENANT The sacred chest or coffer in which the tables of the law were deposited, written by the finger of God, and witnessing to his covenant with his people, Exo 25:22 34:29. It was of shittim-wood, covered within and without with plates of gold, nearly four feet in length, and two feet … Continue reading “Ark Of The Covenant”

Ark of Testimony testi-mo-ni. See ARK OF COVENANT. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia