Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Seaman, Lazarus, D.D an English Presbyterian clergyman, was born at Leicester, and educated at Emanuel College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of M.A. in 1631. By diligence and hard study he attained great eminence in literature and in the learned languages. He went to London as. chaplain to the earl of Northumberland, and was … Continue reading “Seaman, Lazarus, D.D”

Seam, Seamless sem, semles: The coat or inner garment (, chiton) of Jesus is described in Joh 19:23 as without seam (, arrhaphos), i.e. woven in one piece. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Seam (without) denotes “without seam” (a, negative, and rhapto, “to sew”), Joh 19:23. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Seam occurs in Scripture only in the epithet , “Without seam,” applied to our Saviour’s inner garment (“coat”), which the soldiers at his crucifixion accordingly cast lots for (Joh 19:23). Monographs on this fact are cited by Volbeding, index Programme-tam, p. 60. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Seam SEAM.See Coat. Fuente: A … Continue reading “Seam”

Sealskin selskin: The rendering of the Revised Version (British and American) (Exo 25:5; Eze 16:10) for , or tahash, the Revised Version margin porpoise-skin, the King James Version badgers’ skin. A seal, Monachus albiventer, is found in the Mediterranean, though not in the Red Sea, but it is likely that tahash means the dugong, which … Continue reading “Sealskin”

Sealing A legal process by which the validity of a deed of conveyance is confirmed: see Jer 32:7-11. A seal is often employed as a witness and proof of genuineness. This may help us to understand the force of the term as applied to Christ and to Christians. 1. The Lord Jesus spoke of Himself … Continue reading “SEALING”

Sealed Fountain seld, These words, applied to the bride (Son 4:12), find their explanation under SEAL (which see). Anything that was to be authoritatively protected was sealed. Where water was one of the most precious things, as in the East, fountains and wells were often sealed (Gen 29:3; Pro 5:15-18). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Sealed Books certain printed copies of the revised Anglican Prayer-book, as settled at the Savoy Conference, issued A.D. 1662, which, having been examined by the commissioners appointed for that purpose, were certified by them to be correct. They were ordered by Parliament to be preserved in certain cathedral and collegiate churches. A folio reprint of … Continue reading “Sealed Books”

Seal-Skin SEE BADGER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Seal, Signet SEAL, SIGNET.The existence of seals is attested for the early dynasties of Egypt, and for an equally remote period in the history of Babylonia. The first mention of a seal in the OT is in connexion with the patriarch Judah, who fared forth with his staff in his hand and his seal hung … Continue reading “Seal, Signet”