Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Shion SHION.A town of Issachar (Jos 19:19), prob. Ayn esh-Shan, about 3 miles east of Nazareth. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Shion shon (, sh’on; Codex Vaticanus , Siona, Codex Alexandrinus , Seian): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem, Hapharaim and Anaharath (Jos 19:19). It is possibly identical with Khirbet … Continue reading “Shion”

Shintoism (Chinese: shin, god; tao, way) The original national religion of Japan, with millions of adherents. It has neither dogmas nor sacred writings, and is a compound of pantheism and the worship of ancestors and heroes. It teaches that all nature is controlled by gods, from whom the first emperor sprang; hence the mikado is … Continue reading “Shintoism”

Shinto (Shintoism, Sintuism, ;”the Religion of the Kami”) is the term for the religion of the ancient Japanese which existed before the introduction of Confucian ethics or Buddhism into Japan, and which was practiced in a more or less pure form until the restoration of the mikado to supreme power in 1868, when a thorough … Continue reading “Shinto”

Shinshiu (meaning New Sect) is the name of a Japanese sect of Buddhists, who are the adherents of one of the most remarkable developments of Buddhism, unique in many points. Buddhism has been called the Protestantism of Asia; the Shinshiu followers are the Protestants of Buddhism. Many of the distinctive tenets of Buddhism so called … Continue reading “Shinshiu”

Shinn, John a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Warren County, O., March 2, 1824, and united with the Church at the age of fifteen. He was received into the Cincinnati Conference in 1854. In 1862 he entered the Christian Commission, and afterwards became an army chaplain. After the war he was … Continue reading “Shinn, John”

Shinn, Asa an eminent Methodist Protestant minister, was born in New Jersey, May 3, 1781, of poor but honest Quaker parents. He received his education chiefly among the western hills of Virginia, became a Methodist at the age of eighteen, was requested to become an exhorter, and before his twentieth year was employed as a … Continue reading “Shinn, Asa (2)”

Shingle a wooden tile for covering roofs, spires, etc., made of cleft oak. Shingles were formerly very extensively employed in some districts, but their use has, for the most part, been superseded by more durable kinds of covering; they are, however, still to be found on some church roofs, and on many timber spires, especially … Continue reading “Shingle”

Shine, Shining “to cause to appear,” denotes, in the Active Voice, “to give light, shine,” Joh 1:5; Joh 5:35; in Mat 24:27, Passive Voice; so Phi 2:15, RV, “ye are seen” (for AV, “ye shine”); 2Pe 1:19 (Active); so 1Jo 2:8; Rev 1:16; in Rev 8:12; Rev 18:23 (Passive); Rev 21:23 (Active). See APPEAR. “to … Continue reading “Shine, Shining”

Shine shn: The Hebrew words’ahal,’or, halal, zahar, zarah, yapha, naghah, ashath and karan are all translated shine. All indicate either the direct or indirect diffusion of beams of light. In a direct and literal sense the word shine is used of the heavenly bodies, or of candles, and fire (Job 18:5; Job 25:5 the King … Continue reading “Shine”

Shinar, The Land of LXX. and Vulgate “Senaar;” in the inscriptions, “Shumir;” probably identical with Babylonia or Southern Mesopotamia, extending almost to the Persian Gulf. Here the tower of Babel was built (Gen. 11:1-6), and the city of Babylon. The name occurs later in Jewish history (Isa. 11:11; Zech. 5:11). Shinar was apparently first peopled … Continue reading “Shinar, The Land of”