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Swaim, John Sanford a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at Chatham, N.J., May 1, 1806, and united with the Church at the age of fourteen. He was admitted on trial in the Philadelphia Conference in 1834, and continued actively engaged in the pastorate until 1863. He then entered the Christian Commission, and … Continue reading “Swaim, John Sanford”

Swahili Version The Swahili, which was formerly described as Kisuaheli (that is, according to Swahili), is spoken at Zanzibar and for a considerable distance down the East Coast of Africa, besides being likely to become an important means of communication with inland tribes. The language is evidently an offshoot of the Kaffir family, but is … Continue reading “Swahili Version”

Swaddling Clothes SWADDLING CLOTHES.The custom of wrapping the newborn infant in bands of cloth () has long prevailed, and still exists in the East. This treatment was supposed to make for the strengthening and proper growth of the back and limbs, as well as being convenient for carrying the child. The infant Jesus was not … Continue reading “Swaddling clothes”

Swaddlers an absurd nickname given by the Irish Roman Catholics to the early Methodists. It is said to have originated from John Cennick preaching a sermon on the Babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, the ignorant Roman Catholics who heard it or heard of it supposing the swaddling-clothes to be an invention of the Protestants. In the … Continue reading “Swaddlers”

Swaddle, Swaddling-Band swod’l, swodling-band (verb , hathal, enwrap, swaddle (Eze 16:4), noun , hathullah, swaddling-band (Job 38:9); verb , sparganoo, to wrap in swaddling clothes (Luk 2:7, Luk 2:12), noun , spargana (pl.), swaddling clothes (The Wisdom of Solomon 7:4). the King James Version also has swaddle (Lam 2:22) for , taphah, literally, to extend. … Continue reading “Swaddle, Swaddling-Band”

Swaddle (And Forms) Job 38:9 (a) GOD is describing the fact that He created darkness, or rather He caused darkness to abound by shutting out the light. He surrounded the entire ocean area with darkness, which shows what a miracle-working GOD He is. Lam 2:22 (b) Jeremiah is telling us that the people of Israel … Continue reading “Swaddle (And Forms)”

Swaddle (, to bandage, ; but , in Lamentations 2:23, means to bear, upon the palm), to swathe an infant with cloths in order to keep its tender limbs from injury, a practice common in the East (Eze 16:4; Luk 2:7). SEE BIRTH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Swaddle Of children Job … Continue reading “Swaddle”

Svipul in Norse mythology, was one of the beautiful Walkurs, or female spirits who order the battle. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Svidor and Svipall in Norse mythology, are surnames of Odin. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sviartovit (Slavic, holy warrior), the most celebrated deity of the ancient Baltic Slavonlians, whose temple and idol were at Arkona, the capital of the island of Rgen. This last stronghold of Slavonic idolatry was taken and destroyed, A.D. 1168, by Waldemar I, king of Denmark. SEE SLAVONIANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature