Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Seite in Lapp mythology, are deities whose office it was to promote the fertility of fields and herds. Very little is known respecting the form they assumed in the popular conception. They are said to have had feet like birds. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

seismology (Greek: seismos, shaking) A science immediately concerned with every vibratory movement of the earth’s crust consequent upon the release of subterranean forces. It investigates the geographical distribution of these movements, their frequency, causes, and effects. Indirectly its researches are extended to problems on the physics of the earth. As with all other sciences, Catholics … Continue reading “seismology”

Seirim SEE SATYR. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Seirath (Heb. with the art. has-Seirah’, , the shaggy; Sept.; v.r. ; Vulg. Seirath), the place to which Ehud fled after his murder of Eglon (Jdg 3:26), and whither, by blasts of his cow horn, he collected his countrymen for the attack of the Moabites in Jericho (Jdg 3:27). It was in Mount Ephraim (Jdg … Continue reading “Seirath”

Seirah SEIRAH.The place to which Ehud escaped after killing Eglon, king of Moab (Jdg 3:26); unidentified. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Seirah se-ra, sei-ra (, ha-serah; Codex Vaticanus , Seteirotha; Codex Alexandrinus , Seeirotha; the King James Version, Seirath): The place to which Ehud escaped after his assassination of Eglon, king of Moab (Jdg … Continue reading “Seirah”

Seir, Mount (“hairy, rugged”.) 1. Named so from a Horite chief (Gen 36:20). Or probably Seir was his title, not proper name, given from the rugged rocky nature of the country, or from its abounding in bushes, in contrast to Halak “the smooth mountain.” Esau and the Edomite supplanted the previous occupants the Horites. (See … Continue reading “Seir, Mount”

SEIR 1. A mountain of Judah, near Kirjath-jearim, Jos 15:10 .2. A Horite, one of the primitive rulers of the country south and southeast of the Dead Sea, Gen 36:20 Deu 2:12 .3. A mountainous tract lying between the southern extremity of the Dead Sea and the eastern gulf of the Red Sea. Mount Hor … Continue reading “Seir”

Seiler, Georg Friedrich a German theologian, was born Oct. 24, 1733, at Kreussen, near Bayreuth. In 1761 he was deacon at Neustadt-an-der-Heide, in 1764 at Coburg; in 1770, professor of theology at Erlangen; in 1772, university preacher; in 1773, member of consistory and principal of an institute for morals and liberal arts, founded by himself … Continue reading “Seiler, Georg Friedrich”

Seidl, Johann Gabriel Poet; author of the Austrian national hymn. Born on 21 June 1804 in Vienna, Austria; died there on 18 July 1875. He was custodian of the imperial cabinet of medals and antiques at Vienna, censor of books, and in 1848 member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. His adaptation of the national … Continue reading “Seidl, Johann Gabriel”

Seidemann, Johann Karl a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Dresden, April 10, 1807. He studied at Leipsic, was for some time private tutor, and in 1834 preacher at Eschdorf, Saxony. In 1871 he retired from the ministry, and died at Dresden, August 5, 1879, doctor of theology. He published, Thomas Munzer (Dresden, 1842): … Continue reading “Seidemann, Johann Karl”