Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Siunia A titular see, suffragan of Sebastia in Armenia Prima. Siunia is not a town, but a province situated between Goghtcha, Araxa, and Aghovania, in the present Russian districts of Chamakha, or Baku, and Elisavetpol. The real name should be Sisacan, the Persian form, for Siunia got its name from Sisac, the son of Gegham, … Continue reading “Siunia”

Sitting (prop. , yashab, ). This is the favorite posture of Orientals. In the absence of chairs, it becomes a necessity to sit upon the floor with the feet crossed under one. In Palestine people sit at all kinds of work. The carpenter saws, planes, and hews with his hand adze sitting upon the ground … Continue reading “SITTING”

Sitsi Siki the evening festival, is celebrated in Japan on the seventh day of the seventh month. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sitrangaden in Hindu mythology, was a son of Santanen and Satiawedi, who suspected his mother of criminal intercourse with her stepson, but, on the manifestation of her innocence and virtue, atoned for his suspicion by causing himself to be burned to death in a hollow tree. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sito an appellative of Ceres in Grecian mythology, particularly prevalent in Syracuse. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sitnah (Heb. Sitnah’, ; Sept. ; Josephus, , Ant. 1, 18, 2; Vulg. Inimicitioe), the second of the two wells dug by Isaac in the valley of Gerar, and the possession of which the herdmen of the valley disputed with him (Genisis 26:21). Like the first one, Esek, it received its name from the disputes … Continue reading “Sitnah”

Sitjar, Buenaventura Born 1739; died 1808. Compiled a vocabulary of the Telame Indian language, with the pronunciation and Spanish explanations. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Sitjar, Buenaventura Born at Porrera, Island of Majorca, 9 December, 1739; died at San Antonio, Cal., 3 Sept., 1808. In April, 1758, he received the habit of St. Francis. After his … Continue reading “Sitjar, Buenaventura”

Sitifis (Sitifensis). Titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis. Sitifis, situated in Maurentania Caesarensis, on the road from Carthage to Cirta, was of no importance under the Numidian kings and became prominent only when Nerva established a colony of veterans there. When Mauretania Sitifensis was created, at the close of the third century, Sitifis became its capital. … Continue reading “Sitifis”

Sithsekur in Norse mythology, the long beard, was a surname of Odin. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sithri SITHRI.A grandson of Kohath (Exo 6:22). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Sithri sithr (, sithr): A grandson of Kohath (Exo 6:22). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia