SELA The name of a place mentioned in 2Ki 14:7, where it is said that Amaziah king of Judah slew ten thousand men of Edom, in the valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it JOKTHEEL, subdued by God. Sela, in Hebrew, signifies, a rock, and answers to the … Continue reading “Sela”
Sekanais
Sekanais (Or more properly, Tshé-‘kéh-ne, “People on the Rocks”, i.e., the Rocky Mountains). A Déné tribe whose habitat is on both sides of the Rockies, from 52° 30′ N. lat. By language they are an eastern tribe, and it is not much more than 130 years since a portion of their congeners, having come into … Continue reading “Sekanais”
SEJUGATIO
SEJUGATIO SEJUGATIO, or DISJUNCTION, is, when two members are proposed, both of which are afterwards more fully discussed; as, Rom 11:22, , …-Php 1:15, etc., , – . Comp. Gnom. Fuente: Gnomon Technical Terms
Sejny, Diocese of
Sejny, Diocese of (AUGUSTÓWO; SEJNESIS, or AUGUSTOVIENSIS). A diocese in the northwestern part of Russian Poland near the border of East Prussia, of Russian Poland near the border of East Prussia, German Poland. Its territory formerly belonged to the Diocese of Vilna, but upon the first partition of Poland it fell to Germany. Consequently a … Continue reading “Sejny, Diocese of”
Seja (2)
Seja in Roman mythology, is (1) a surname of Fortuna, to whom Servius Tullius dedicated a temple. (2) A Roman deity of sowing. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Seja (2) in Hindu mythology, is identical with Ananda, the noted serpent which was wound about the mountain Mandar in order to turn it … Continue reading “Seja (2)”
SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES
SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES Joh 9:4; Act 3:12; Act 21:40 –SEE Haste, HASTE Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Seizin
Seizin Of real property. Land Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Seize
Seize lit., “to take together” (sun, “with,” lambano, “to take or lay hold of”), chiefly signifies “to seize as a prisoner;” in the following the RV substitutes the more suitable and forceful verb, “to seize,” for AV, “to take:” Mat 26:55; Mar 14:48; Luk 22:54; Joh 18:12; Act 12:3; Act 23:27; Act 26:21; in Act … Continue reading “Seize”
Seitz, Alexander Maximilian
Seitz, Alexander Maximilian Painter, b. at Munich, 1811; d. at Rome, 1888. He studied under Cornelius, and two early pictures “Joseph sold by his Brethren”, and the “Seven Sleepers” received speedy recognition. Heinrich Hess employed him on the frescoes in the Church of All Saints. After he had painted compositions depicting four of the sacraments, … Continue reading “Seitz, Alexander Maximilian”
Seitonji
Seitonji in Prussian mythology, were the lowest class of priests, of whom each village had one or more. They were regarded with great awe, but did not, like the other priests, enjoy the respect of the people. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature