Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Skin, Coats made of (Gen. 3:21). Skins of rams and badgers were used as a covering for the tabernacle (Ex. 25:5; Num. 4:8-14). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Skin bottle The people of Asia west of the Indus use the skins of animals, on a journey, for carrying water and other liquids, as well as, in general, other articles of provision which they are obliged to take with them in their journeys across the deserts or thinly inhabited plains. The preference of such … Continue reading “Skin bottle”

Skin (prop. , or, so called, perhaps, from its nudity; once , geled, so called from its smoothness [Job 16:15]; once improperly for , basar [Psa 102:5], flesh, as elsewhere rendered; ), the cuticle of man (Exo 34:29; Lev 13:2; Job 7:5, etc.), or the hide of an animal (Job 40:31); the latter chiefly as … Continue reading “Skin”

Skillman, Isaac, D.D a Baptist minister, was born in New Jersey in 1740, and graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1766. He was sent into the ministry by the First Baptist Church of New York; in 1773 became pastor of the Second Baptist Church at Boston and in 1787 returned to New Jersey. … Continue reading “Skillman, Isaac, D.D”

Skill, Skilful skil, skilfool (forms of , yadha (2Ch 2:14, etc.), , bn (1Ch 15:22), , sakhal (Dan 1:4, etc.), , lamadh (1Ch 5:18), , hakham (1Ch 28:21), , harash (Eze 21:31), , yatabh (Psa 33:3); in Apocrypha , empeira (The Wisdom of Solomon 13:13), , episteme (Sirach 1:19; 38:3, 6); adverb , eumathos (The … Continue reading “Skill, Skilful”

SKILL examples of Exo 28:3; Exo 31:3; Exo 35:35; Exo 38:23; 1Ki 7:14; 1Ch 22:15; 2Ch 2:13; 2Ch 26:15 –SEE Arts and Crafts, ARTS AND CRAFTS Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Skilfingr in Norse mythology, was a surname of Odin. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Skierstuves among the ancient Prussians, was a sausage festival celebrated in memory of the dead. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Skidmore, Jeremiah an eminent elder in the, Presbyterian Church, was born at Rockaway, L.I., March 23, 1797. He came to New York at the age of sixteen, where for fifty-seven years he was engaged in business. He was senior member of the firm of Jeremiah Skidmore & Sons. He early became a member of the … Continue reading “Skidmore, Jeremiah”

Skidbladner in Norse mythology, was a splendid ship belonging to the god Frey. It was built by skilful dwarfs, the sons of Iwald, and was made large enough to hold all the asas with their armor, but is nevertheless capable of being reduced to so small dimensions that it may be carried away in one’s … Continue reading “Skidbladner”