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AMON The fourteenth king of Judah, son of Manasseh, began to reign B. C. 639, at the age of twenty-two, and reigned only two years at Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done, by forsaking Jehovah and worshipping idols. His servants conspired against him, and slew … Continue reading “AMON”

Amomum (, perhaps from Arab. hamma, heat) An aromatic balsam used as an unguent for the hair, made from the seeds of an eastern plant which has not been identified with certainty, Josephus (Ant. xx. ii. 2) speaks of Harran as a soil which bare amomum in plenty, and Vergil (Ecl. iv. 25) predicts that … Continue reading “Amomum”

Amolo or Amulo archbishop of Lyons, A.D. 841, was one of the opponents of Gotteschalcus, but seems to have been of a different spirit from some of them, Hincmar especially. He wrote, 1. An Epistle to Theobald, about certain pretended relics of saints and the false miracles which were promulgated by the scoundrels who sold … Continue reading “Amolo or Amulo”

Amolo Archbishop Of Lyons SEE AMULO. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amok (Heb., Amok’, , deep Sept. , ), the father of Eber, and a chief among the priests that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh 12:7; Neh 12:20), B.C. 536. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Amok Neh 12:7; Neh 12:20. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Amok AMOK.A priestly family in the time of … Continue reading “Amok”

Amoenus Prudentius the supposed author of an Enchiridion, or manual of the Old and New Tests., called also Dittochceon, or Diptychon, in 196 Latin hexameters. These are divided into forty-nine tetrastichs, descriptive of the principal events and characters of Scripture. Nothing is known of Amcenus except his name. The Enchiridion was first printed as his … Continue reading “Amoenus Prudentius”

Amoebaeon; or, Refrain The Repetition of the same Phrase at the End of successive Paragraphs Am–bAE-on. It is from the Greek (amoibee), change, alteration (from (ameibein), to change. It is used of the repetition of the same phrase or sentence, where it occurs in poetry at the end of successive periods. Cycloides may occur at … Continue reading “Amoebaeon; or, Refrain”

AMNON The eldest son of David, by Ahimoam of Jezreel. He is known only by his guilt in violating his sister; for which Absalom, two years after, caused him to be assassinated, 2Sa 13:1-39 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Amnon (Heb., Amnon’, [2Sa 13:20, , Aminon’], faithful; Sept. ), the name of three … Continue reading “Amnon”

Amninadab Amnin’adab. Mat 1:4; Luk 3:33. See Amminadab. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Amnesty For political offenses. To Shimei 2Sa 19:16-23 To Amasa 2Sa 19:13; 2Sa 17:25 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible