Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Salaminius in Greek mythology, is a surname of Jupiter, derived from Salamis, in Cyprus, where a temple was erected to him by Teucer. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Salamiel SALAMIEL.An ancestor of Judith (Jdt 8:1). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Salamiel sa-lami-el (Codex Vaticanus , Salamiel; Codex Alexandrinus , Samamiel): An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1) = the King James Version Samuel = Shelumiel. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Salamenes of Capersana Salamanes (2), a solitary of Capersana, a village on the right bank of the Euphrates, who shut himself up in a cell on the opposite bank, having neither door nor window. Once a year he dug himself out, obtained food for the next year, and returned, having spoken with none. His diocesan, … Continue reading “Salamenes of Capersana”

Salamander a kind of imaginary beings belonging rather to the physico-philosophical systems of the Cabalists than to the mythology of any particular people. They were supposed to inhabit fire as their proper element, as the Undines made their home in water; and this idea probably gave rise to the notion that the amphibious, lizard-like reptiles … Continue reading “Salamander”

Salamanca, University of Originated in the Cathedral School of the 12th century. It was established as a royal foundation by King Alfonso IX, c.1230. Confirmed by Pope Alexander IV in 1255, and placed under the direct control of the bishop. The academic titles were given in the cathedral and, until 1830, in the name of … Continue reading “Salamanca, University of”

Salamanca (SALMANTICENSIS, SALMANTINA, SALMANTICAE), Diocese in Spain; comprises the civil Provinces of Salamanca, Cáceres, Avila, and Léon, and is bounded on the north by Zamora, on the east by Avila and Valladolic, on the south by Cáceres, and on the west by Portugal. The episcopal city has a population of 23,000. Its territory formed the … Continue reading “Salamanca”

Salai, Or Salaino, Andrea an Italian painter, was born about the year 1500, but the time of his death is not known. From an humble position in the studio of Leonardo da Vinci, he finally became the favorite pupil of his master, and his pictures show the same softness which characterizes those of the great … Continue reading “Salai, Or Salaino, Andrea”

Salah (Heb. She’lach, , something sent forth, as a javelin or a sprout; Sept. and New Test. , but in 1Ch 1:24; A.V. Shelah in 1Ch 1:18; 1Ch 1:24), the only named son of the patriarch Arphaxad, and the father of Eber (Gen 10:24; Gen 11:12-15; 1Ch 1:18; 1Ch 1:24), B.C. cir. 2478. See SALA. … Continue reading “Salah”

Salagramma in Hindu mythology, was a stone into which Vishnu was transformed by the curse of a virtuous woman after he had violated her chastity in the guise of her husband. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Saladin the name given by Western writers to SALAH ED-DIN YUSSEF IBN-AYUB, the sultan of Egypt and Syria, and the founder of the Ayubite dynasty in those countries. As the great Moslem hero of the third crusade, and the beau-ideal of Moslem chivalry, he is one of the most interesting characters presented to us by … Continue reading “Saladin”