Rachab (Mat 1:5). SEE RAHAB. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Rachab =Rahab, a name found in the genealogy of our Lord (Matt. 1:5). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Rachab rakab (, Rhachab): the King James Version; Greek form of Rahab (thus Mat 1:5 the Revised Version (British and American)). Fuente: International Standard Bible … Continue reading “Rachab”
Races
Races RACES.The following is a list of the races mentioned in the Bible, so far as they are Identified. They are classified according to modern ethnological principles. In Gen 10:1-32, cities are frequently classed as tribes or patriarchal personages. I. Aryans (sons of Japheth, Gen 10:1-32).1. Greeks (Rom 1:14 etc.). 2. Javan (Ionian Greeks). 3. … Continue reading “Races”
Race, Negro
Race, Negro The term negro, derived from the Spanish and the Latin words meaning “black” (negro; niger), may be applied to a large portion of mankind, but it is more strictly confined to certain peoples and tribes of Central Africa and their descendants in various parts of the world. The Bluemback fivefold division of mankind … Continue reading “Race, Negro”
Race, Human
Race, Human Mankind exhibits differences which have been variously interpreted. Some consider them so great that they regard the varieties of the human race as distinct species; others maintain the unity of the human race, looking upon the differences as not sufficiently great to constitute different species. The apparently unlimited fertility of crossed races is … Continue reading “Race, Human”
Race (kindred)
Race (kindred) * For RACE (kindred) see KIND Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Race (contest)
Race (contest) is translated “race” in Heb 12:1, one of the modes of athletic contest, this being the secondary meaning of the word. See CONFLICT. “a stadium,” denotes a “racecourse,” 1Co 9:24. The stadium (about 600 Greek feet or 1/8 of a Roman mile) was the length of the Olympic course. See FURLONG. Note: No. … Continue reading “Race (contest)”
Race
RACE Psa 19:5 Ecc 9:11 . Various games were instituted among the Greeks and Romans, in honor of their gods, and with the design of training young men to personal vigor and activity, and to intrepidity and skill in war. These games were celebrated at stated places and times, with great pomp; renowned statesmen, legislators, … Continue reading “Race”
Raccolta
raccolta (Italian: a collection) A book containing prayers and pious exercises to which indulgences have been attached by the popes; also the decrees granting these indulgences and the conditions necessary for gaining them. All these indulgences are applicable to the souls in Purgatory. It was first published in Italian in 1807; editions of 1877, 1885 … Continue reading “Raccolta”
Racci, Matteo
Racci, Matteo a noted Jesuit missionary of the 16th century, is closely identified with the Romanizing work of that aera in the Chinese empire. The very year which marks the death of Xavier (1552), marks the occurrence of an event which opened China to the Europeans. A party of Jesuit missionaries, at whose head was … Continue reading “Racci, Matteo”
Racchei
Racchei is the name sometimes given by mistake to the Zacchei (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature