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Amalecites One of the fiercest of Bedouin tribes, probably of Arabian origin, living within the borders of Palestine. Instead of showing ordinary humanity to the stragglers of the Israelites when emerging from Egypt, they slew them, and incurred the Israelites’ everlasting hatred. To Saul and Samuel their extermination was a religious duty, which David took … Continue reading “Amalecites”

Amalec (AMALECITES in Douay Version; or AMALEK, AMALEKITES). A people remembered chiefly as the most hated of all the enemies of Israel, and traditionally reputed among the fiercest of Bedouin tribes. I. ORIGIN According to a widely accepted interpretation of Gen., xxxvi, 10-12, their descent is to be traced from Amalec, son of Eliphaz and … Continue reading “Amalec”

Amalberga, Saint Virgin, born Rodin, Flanders, 742; died Munster-Bilsen, 772. As a youth Charlemagne sought her in marriage, and attempted to abduct her, but was unable to move her from the altar where she had taken refuge. She became a Benedictine nun at Munster-Bilsen. She is especially revered in Belgium . Emblems : crown, sieve, … Continue reading “Amalberga, Saint (1)”

Amalberga (St. And Widow) was born about the beginning of the 7th century, of noble parents, in Austrasia. Her uncle, Pepin, married her against her will to a great lord, named Thierry, by whom she had a daughter, afterwards St. Pharailda. Upon the death of her first husband, Pepin forced her to marry a second … Continue reading “Amalberga (St. And Widow)”

Amalarius of Metz (Fortunatus or Symphosius) Ninth-century liturgical writer, born Metz, Kingdom of the Franks. A pupil of Alcuin at Aix-la-Chapelle , he was bishop of Trier, 811 -813 , and later ambassador to Constantinople. He lived at a time when the liturgy was changing, when fusion of the Roman and Gallican uses was taking … Continue reading “Amalarius of Metz”

Amalarius a priest of Metz in the 9th century. He wrote a treatise, De Divinis Officiis libri quatuor, giving an account of the church services, and a rationale of their meaning. Some passages in it favor the idea that he was free from the superstitions of his times as to the Lord’s Supper. He also … Continue reading “Amalarius”

Amalaireus, Fortunatus a friar of Madeloc, was archbishop of Treves in 810. The following year he established again the Christian religion in that part of Saxony which is situated beyond the Elbe. He dedicated the first Church in Hamburg, and went in 813 as an ambassador to Constantinople in order to ratify the peace treaty … Continue reading “Amalaireus, Fortunatus”

Amal (Hebrew Amal’, , toil; Sept. ), the last named of the four sons of Helem, of the tribe of Asher (1Ch 7:35). B.C. prob. post 1658. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Amal AMAL of Asher (1Ch 7:35). Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Amal AMAL.A descendant of Asher (1Ch 7:35). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary … Continue reading “Amal”

Amain a-man (translated from the Greek , eis phugen hormesan, they rushed to flight): The word is composed of the prefix a and the word main, meaning force. The expression is used by Milton, Parker, et al., but in Biblical literature found only in 2 Macc 12:22 where used to describe the flight of Timotheus … Continue reading “Amain”

Amaea in Greek mythology, was the surname of Ceres in Troezen. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature