Saltillo, Diocese of (SALTILLENSIS). Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Linares, or Monterey. Its area is the same as that of the State of Coahuila (63,728 sq. miles), and its population (1910), 357,652. The city of Saltillo (5190 feet above the sea-level) is the principal residence of the bishop and of the Governor … Continue reading “Saltillo, Diocese of”
Salthen, Daniel Lorenz
Salthen, Daniel Lorenz a Lutheran theologian, was born March 16, 1701, at Markin, near Upsala, and died at Konigsberg, January 29, 1750, doctor and professor of theology. He wrote, De Articulis Smalcaldicis (Konigsberg, 1729): Introductio in Omnes Libros Sacros (1736): De Auctore Libri Sapientiae (1739). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. … Continue reading “Salthen, Daniel Lorenz”
Salter, Samuel, D.D.
Salter, Samuel, D.D. a learned English divine, was born at Norwich, and educated at the free school of that city, at the Charter House, and at Benedict College, Cambridge, of which he was elected a fellow. He became rector of Burton College, Lincolnshire, and prebendary of Norwich; minister of Great Yarmouth, 1750; preacher at Charter … Continue reading “Salter, Samuel, D.D.”
Salter, Richard, D.D.
Salter, Richard, D.D. a Congregational minister of New England, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1723. In due time he entered Harvard College, from which he graduated with honor, 1739. He studied and practiced medicine, but afterwards chose the ministry for his life work. Ile was settled in Mansfield, Conn., and ordained. June 27, 1744. … Continue reading “Salter, Richard, D.D.”
Salta, Diocese of
Salta, Diocese of (SALTENSIS). Comprises the civil Provinces of Salta and Jujuy in the northern part of the Republic of Argentina. It was created on 17 February, 1807, the territory being taken from the ancient Diocese of Córdoba del Tucumán. Until 1898 it comprised also the civil Provinces of Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, and Catamarca, … Continue reading “Salta, Diocese of”
Salt-Wort
Salt-Wort soltwurt (, malluah, a word connected with melah, salt, translated , halimos; the King James Version, mallows): The halimos of the Greeks is the sea orache, Atriplex halimus, a silvery whitish shrub which flourishes upon the shores of the Dead Sea alongside the rutm (see JUNIPER). Its leaves are oval and somewhat like those … Continue reading “Salt-Wort”
Salt, Valley of
Salt, Valley Of (Heb. , Gey Melach, but twice with the article, ; Sept. , , [or ] ; v.r. , ; Vulg. Vallis Salinarum), a certain valley or perhaps more accurately a ravine, the Hebrew word gey appearing to bear that signification in which occurred two memorable victories of the Israelitish arms. 1. That … Continue reading “Salt, Valley of”
Salt, The Valley of
Salt, The Valley of Salt, The Valley of. A valley in which occurred two memorable victories of the Israelite arms: 1. That of David over the Edomites. 2Sa 8:13; 1Ch 18:12. 2. That of Amaziah. 2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11. It is, perhaps, the broad open plain which lies at the lower end of the Dead … Continue reading “Salt, The Valley of”
Salt, The City of
Salt, The city of one of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the Dead Sea. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Salt, The City of Salt, The City of. The fifth of the six cities of Judah, which lay in the “wilderness.” Jos 15:62. Mr. Robinson … Continue reading “Salt, The City of”
Salt Sea, The
Salt Sea, The Salt Sea, The. See Sea, The Salt. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary