Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Shepher SHEPHER.A station of the children of Israel (Num 33:23-24). Nothing is known about its position. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Shepher shefer (, shepher, beauty): A mount near which the Israelites encamped (Num 33:23 f). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Shephelah, The (, hash- Shephelah’, the low; Sept. , 1Ma 12:38; Jerome, Sephela, in Onomast.), the native name for the southern division of the low lying, fLat district which intervenes between the central highlands of the Holy Land and the Mediterranean, the other and northern portion of which was known as Sharon. The name occurs … Continue reading “Shephelah, The”

Shephelah Hebrew for KJV “the vale,” “the plain,” “the low country”; rather, as 1Ma 12:38 proves, the low hills between the central mountains and the seacoast plain, compare Seville; for Adida on the shephelah answers to Haditheh, which is not in the plain but the low hills. The valleys amidst the shephelah are seldom more … Continue reading “Shephelah”

SHEPHATIAH The name of seven distinguished Jews, alluded to in the following passages: 2Sa 3:4 1Ch 12:5 27:16 2Ch 21:2 Ezr 2:4,57 Neh 11:4 Jer 38:1 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Shephatiah (Heb. Shephatyah’, [thrice in the prolonged form Shephatya’hu, , 1Ch 12:5; 1Ch 27:16; 2Ch 21:2], judged of Jehovah; Sept. v.r. , … Continue reading “Shephatiah”

Shephathiah (1Ch 9:8). SEE SHEPHATIAH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Shephathiah Hebrew Shephatiah (“whom Jehovah defends”.) 1. 1Ch 9:8. 2. SHEPHATIAH, David’s fifth son, by Abital (2Sa 3:4). 3. A family of 372; returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:4; Neh 7:9); a second company of 80 under Zebadiah came up with Ezra (Ezr … Continue reading “Shephathiah”

Shephard, Paul a Presbyterian minister, was born in Fayette, N.Y., June 3, 1803. He was educated at Oberlin College, studied theology, in the same institution, was licensed and ordained by the Oberlin Association in 1839, and preached at the following places: Richmond and Allegan, Mich.; in 1846 at Medina, Mich.; in 1851 at Dover, Mich. … Continue reading “Shephard, Paul”

Shepham (Heb. Shepham, , fruitful [Gesen.], or bare [Furst]; Sept. [running it on into the following word, with the directive]), a place mentioned only in the specification by Moses of the eastern boundary of the Promised Land. (Num 34:10-11), the first landmark from Hazer-enan, at which the northern boundary terminated, and lying between it and … Continue reading “Shepham”

Shepard, Thomas, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at Norton, Massachusetts, May 7, 1792. After studying at Taunton Academy, he graduated from Brown University in 1813, and in 1816 from Andover Theological Seminary. The two succeeding years he was a home missionary in Georgia. In 1818 and 1819 he was agent for the Connecticut Asylum … Continue reading “Shepard, Thomas, D.D”

Shepard, Thomas a Congregational. minister, was born at Towcester, near Northampton, England, Nov. 5, 1605. His father was a decided Puritan, in so much that he removed to another town for the sole purpose of enjoying what he considered an evangelical ministry. Thomas entered Emanuel College, Cambridge, as a pensioner, in 1619, and while in … Continue reading “Shepard, Thomas”

Shepard, Samuel (1), M.D a Baptist minister, was born in Salisbury, Mass., June 22, 1739. He studied medicine, settled as a practicing physician at Brentwood, N.H., and soon became distinguished in his profession. He then turned his attention to preaching, and in 1771 became pastor of three churches, at Stratham, Brentwood, and Nottingham, which he … Continue reading “Shepard, Samuel (1), M.D”