Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Scale 1, of fishes (, kaskeseth, Lev 11:9-10; Lev 11:12; Deu 14:10; Eze 29:4; so of the laninoe of a coat of mail, 1Sa 17:5); similarly (a flake) of incrustations from the eyes (Act 9:18); but in Job 41:15 (Hebrews 7) the scaly armor of the crocodile is figuratively denoted ( , strong ones of … Continue reading “Scale”

Scalabrinians Founded by Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini, at Piacenza, Italy , 1888, to minister to the spiritual and temporal needs of Italian emigrants in America . Commended by Pope Leo XIII in 1888. Rules approved in 1908 and 1925. The congregation, governed by a superior-general at Rome, is dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization … Continue reading “Scalabrinians”

Scala Santa (Italian: Holy Stairs) Twenty-eight white marble steps at Rome, near the Lateran. According to tradition, it is the staircase that formerly led to teh praetorium of Pilate at jerusalem, and hence was sanctified by the footsteps of Our Lord during His Passion. They are supposed to have been brought from Jerusalem to Rome … Continue reading “Scala Santa”

Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) Consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, at Rome, near the Lateran; according to tradition the staircase leading once to the prætorium of Pilate at Jerusalem, hence sanctified by the footsteps of Our Lord during his Passion. The historians of the monument relate that the Holy Stairs were brought from Jerusalem to … Continue reading “Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs)”

Scaffold (, kiyor, 2Ch 6:13; elsewhere used of the laver and pans for the sacred service), a platform or pulpit (q.v.) for public speaking; probably raised from the floor, but whether round (as the name would seem to denote) or square (as the dimensions would imply) is uncertain. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Scaffold”

Scaeus in Greek mythology, was one of the twelve sons of Hippocon, who expelled Icarius and Tyndareus from Lacedaemon, but were afterwards themselves overcome and slain by Hercules. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Scabbard, Sheath skabard, sheth. See ARMOR, III., 5.; WAR, 9. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Scabbard (, taar, Jer 47:6; elsewhere sheath). SEE SWORD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Scabbard Jer 47:6 (b) This figure is used to describe the act of GOD in stopping the outpouring of His wrath, the defeating of the enemy, and the bringing in of peace to Israel. Fuente: Wilson’s Dictionary of … Continue reading “Scabbard”

Scab, Scabbed skab, skabed, skabd (, yallepheth, , mispahath, , sappahath, verb , sippah; , semasa, , leichen): These are generic terms for any skin disease in which there are patches of hard crusts on the surface. The commonest of these are the forms now named eczema, herpes and, perhaps, psoriasis, all of which are … Continue reading “Scab, Scabbed”

Scab (, garab, Deu 28:27; elsewhere scurvy, a diseased scurf on the skin; , mispachath, Lev 13:6-8; a harmless cutaneous eruption; , sappachath, Lev 13:2; 14, 56, the mange in the hair causing it to fall out; kindred with these last two is for , saphach, to smite with a scab, Isa 3:17, i.e. premature … Continue reading “Scab”