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Seventy weeks a prophetic period mentioned in Dan. 9:24, and usually interpreted on the “year-day” theory, i.e., reckoning each day for a year. This period will thus represent 490 years. This is regarded as the period which would elapse till the time of the coming of the Messiah, dating “from the going forth of the … Continue reading “Seventy Weeks”

Seventy times occurs in Mat 18:22, where it is followed by hepta, “seven,” “seventy times seven;” RV marg. has “seventy times and seven,” which many have regarded as the meaning; cp. Gen 4:24 (Winer, in Winer-Moulton, Gram., p. 314, remarks that while this would be the strict meaning, it “would not suit the passage;” his … Continue reading “Seventy times”

Seventy Disciples Of Our Lord (Luk 10:1; Luk 10:17). These seem to have been appointed in accordance with the symbolism of the seventy members of Jacob’s household (Exo 1:5) and, likewise, the seventy elders of the Jews (24:1; Num 11:16). See SANHEDRIM. The following is the traditionary list of their names (see Townsend, New Test.; … Continue reading “Seventy Disciples Of Our Lord”

Seventy Disciples The account of the designation and mission of these is found only in Luke 10. Some have therefore sought to maintain that we have here only a confused variant of the appointment of the Twelve; but this is impossible in the light of Luke’s account of the Twelve in chapter 9. The documents … Continue reading “Seventy Disciples”

Seventy See Numbers. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church SEVENTY About the year B. C. 277, the Old Testament was translated into Greek, by the united labours of about seventy learned Jews, and that translation has been since known by the version of the LXX. See SEPTUAGINT. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Seventy ( , shibim), as … Continue reading “Seventy”

Seventh-Day Baptists (German) SEE BAPTISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Seventh-day Baptists SEE BAPTISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Seventh-Day Adventists A congregation of Adventists which observes the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath. Connected with this movement, begun in 1845 and 1846 in New England, were Joseph Bates, James White, and Mrs. Ellen G. White. At a conference in Battle Creek, Michigan in October 1860, they adopted the official name, Seventh-day … Continue reading “Seventh-day Adventists”

Seventh-day SEE SABBATH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Seventh Day sev’nth. See SABBATH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Seventh Crusade (1249 -1252 ) Proclaimed by Innocent IV, and conducted by Saint Louis IX, King of France , this crusade was unsuccessful. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary