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Woolworth, AARON, D.D a Presbyterian divine, was born at Longmeadow, Mass., Oct. 25, 1763. He graduated at Yale College in 1784; studied theology privately; was licensed to preach by the Eastern Association of New London County; and was ordained and installed pastor of the Church in Bridgehampton, April 30, 1787. Several powerful revivals of religion … Continue reading “Woolworth, AARON, D.D”

Woolton, John, D.D an English prelate, was born at Wigan, Lancashire, in 1535. He entered as student of Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1553, and fled to his uncle, Dean Nowell, and the other exiles in Germany, in 1555. He returned to England in Queen Elizabeth’s reign, and was made canon residentiary of Exeter. He also … Continue reading “Woolton, John, D.D”

Woolston, Thomas an English divine, who was noted in his day for the boldness of his opinions, was born at Northampton in 1669. He received the proper training in the grammar-school, and entered Sidney College, Cambridge, in 1685, where he subsequently graduated, and became fellow of his college. He was prosecuted before lord chief-justice Raymond … Continue reading “Woolston, Thomas”

Woolsey, Theodore Dwight, D.D., LL.D an eminent educator, was born in New York city, October 31, 1801; graduated from Yale College in 1820, and. attended Princeton Theological Seminary in 1821-23; was tutor at Yale College, 1823-25; student in Europe, 1827-30; was professor of Greek language and literature in Yale College, 1831-51; president in 1846-71; and … Continue reading “Woolsey, Theodore Dwight, D.D., LL.D”

Woolley, John, D.D., D.C.L an English clergyman, was born in 1816; studied at University College, London, and Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1836. He became successively head-master of Rossall School, Lancashire, and of King Edward’s Grammar-school, Norwich. He resigned the latter position in 1852, on becoming professor of logic and the classics in the University … Continue reading “Woolley, John, D.D., D.C.L”

Woollen And Linen (i.e., linsey-woolsey). Among the Mosaic laws against unnatural mixtures is found one to this effect, “A garment of mixtures (, shaatnez) shall not come upon thee” (Lev 19:19); or, as it is expressed in Deu 22:11, “thou shalt not wear shaatnez, wool and flax together.” Our version, by the help of the … Continue reading “Woollen And Linen”

Woolen Linen shatnez. Lev 19:19; Deu 22:11, “of divers sort,” related to the Egyptian shoutnes. Such a wool-linen mixture prevailed among the Zabii, associated with idolatrous ceremonies; their priests wore it according to Maimonides. Hence its prohibition in Israel; compare the chemarim (the black attired idolatrous priests’ ministers) and those “clothed with strange apparel” (Zep … Continue reading “Woolen Linen”

Wool () The two passages in which wool is mentioned in the NT (Heb 9:19, Rev 1:14) call for little comment. In Heb 9:19 the writer alludes to the symbolic and ceremonial use of scarlet wool in the Mosaic ritual, while in Rev 1:14 the hair of the Son of Man in compared to white … Continue reading “Wool”

Woog, Carl Christoph a German linguist, was born in 1713 at Dresden, and died as professor of Greek and Latin at Leipsic, April 24, 1771. He is the author of, Presbyteror. et Diaconor. Achaiae de Martyrio S. Andrae Epistola Encyclica (Leipsic, 1749): Progr. de Genuinis Antiquitatum Sacrar. in Primitiva Ecclesia Obviar. Fontib. (ibid. 1745): Historiola … Continue reading “Woog, Carl Christoph”

Woof ( , ereb, mixture, as sometimes rendered), the cross-threads inserted into the warp in weaving (Lev 13:48-59). SEE WEB. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Woof woof (, erebh, mixture, woof (Lev 13:48 ff)). See WARP. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia