Biblia

Salt

SALT Was procured by the Jews from the Dead Sea, wither from the immense hill or ridge of pure rock salt at its southwest extremity, or from that deposited on the shore by the natural evaporation. The Arabs obtain it in large cakes, two or three inches thick, and sell it in considerable quantities throughout … Continue reading “Salt”

Salpinx

Salpinx (a trumpet), in Greek mythology, was a surname of Minerva. Hegeleos, the son of Tyraenus, dedicated to her a temple with the above name after his father had invented the trumpet. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Salonius, St.

Salonius, St. bishop of Geneva in the middle of the 5th century, was the son of Eucher, afterwards bishop of Lyons. At the early age of ten, he entered the monastery of Lerins, and there studied under Hilary, Honorat, and Vincent. It is not positively known whether Salonius had charge of the church at Vienna … Continue reading “Salonius, St.”

Saloniki

Saloniki Ancient seaport of Greece, in western Macedonia. Saint Paul addressed two Epistles to the community there, which was an important center of early Christianity. The city was taken in 904 by the Saracens, in 1185 by the Sicilian Normans, in 1430 by the Turks, and in 1912 by the Greeks. It has some famous … Continue reading “Saloniki”

Salonica

Salonica Ancient seaport of Greece, in western Macedonia. Saint Paul addressed two Epistles to the community there, which was an important center of early Christianity. The city was taken in 904 by the Saracens, in 1185 by the Sicilian Normans, in 1430 by the Turks, and in 1912 by the Greeks. It has some famous … Continue reading “Salonica”

Salomon, John

Salomon, John professor of Hebrew, was a native of Posen, where he was born in 1623. He embraced Christianity at Dantzic, Jan. 22, 1657. Two years later he was appointed professor of the Oriental languages at the gymnasium there, and died July 1, 1683. He wrote Demonstrationes XXXVIII contra Judoeos (Frankfort, 1660): Programma Hebr. ad … Continue reading “Salomon, John”

Salomon, Gotthold

Salomon, Gotthold a German rabbi, was born at Sandersleben, in the duchy of Anhalt-Dessau, Nov. 1, 1784. Up to his sixteenth year he was educated in Talmudic lore and literature, according to the custom of that time. After this he acquired the rudiments of the German language, especially through the efforts of the chaplain Bobbe, … Continue reading “Salomon, Gotthold”