Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Saraswati (Or Sarasvati) Is, in Hindu mythology, the name of the wife, or the female energy, of the god Brahman, the first of the Hindu Trimurti, or triad. She is also the goddess of speech and eloquence, the patroness of music and the arts, and the inventress of the Sanscrit language and the Devanagari letters. … Continue reading “Saraswati (Or Sarasvati)”

Sarasvati Is also the name of a stream which flows into the Ganges at Hoogly. According to the myth, the goddess, being pursued, hid herself under the earth, and in the character of a stream forced her way until she reached the Ganges, her lover, with whom she was united. Another tradition makes Sarasvati the … Continue reading “Sarasvati”

Sarasa, Alphonse Antoine De A Flemish Jesuit of the last century, was born at Nieuwpoort of Spanish parents. At the age of fifteen he entered the Society of Jesus, and afterwards taught in the College of Gaud. Later he gave himself to the study of mathematics, which he had studied under the famous Gregory de … Continue reading “Sarasa, Alphonse Antoine De”

Saraph (Heb. Saraph’. , burning; Sept. v.r. ), named as one of the sons or descendants of Shelah the son of Judah (1Ch 4:22), and he seems to have lived about the time of the Eisode, as he is said to have had the dominion in Moab. B.C. cir. 1618. Burrington (Geneal. 1, 179) makes … Continue reading “Saraph”

Sarantari in the Greek Church, are masses for the dead during forty days. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Saran In Hindu mythology, is a superlative bow belonging to Vishnu, whose arrows never fail to reach their mark and return of themselves to Vishnu. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Saramel ( v.r. ), the place where the assembly of the Jews was held at which the high priesthood was conferred upon Simon Maccabaeus (1Ma 14:28). The fact that the name is found only in this passage has led to the conjecture that it is an imperfect version of a word in the original Hebrew … Continue reading “Saramel”

Sarajevo, Archdiocese of (SERAIUM). The healthy growth of the Church in Bosnia was blighted and stunted by Arianism and the disturbances caused by the wandering of the nations. Irreparable, however, was the damage inflicted by the Oriental Schism. To this day forty-three per cent of the population are Greek Orthodox, calling themselves Servians, and their … Continue reading “Sarajevo, Archdiocese of”

Saraias ( v.r. [in No. 2] ), the Greek form of SERAIAH SEE SERAIAH (q.v.), namely: (a) the high priest (1Es 5:5); (b) the father of Ezra (1Es 8:1; 2Es 1:1). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Saraias SARAIAS.See Seraiah, 2. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Saraias sa-rayas, sa-ras (, Saraas; Latin, … Continue reading “Saraias”

Sarai (Heb. Saray’, ; Sept. ; Vulg. Sarai), the original name of Sarah, the wife of Abraham. It is always used in the history from Gen 11:29 to Gen 17:15, when it was changed to Sarah at the same time that her husband’s name from Abram became Abraham, and the birth of Isaac was more … Continue reading “Sarai”