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pools in Scripture In Palestine, where dry weather prevails eight months of the year and springs are not abundant, the supply of water, especially in cities and towns, was assured by means of reservoirs either made by damming up a narrow valley or excavated from the rock (Hebrew: berekah). Although practically every town had its … Continue reading “Pools in Scripture”

POOLS See CISTERNS. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Pools See the various names by which they are called. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary POOLS 2Sa 2:13; 1Ki 22:38; 2Ki 20:20; Neh 3:15; Ecc 2:6; Isa 14:23; Isa 35:7 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Poole, Matthew an eminent English Nonconformist minister, was born in York in 1624. He received his education and took his degree at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Having attached himself to the Presbyterians, he entered the ministry, and about the year 1648 became rector of St. Michael le Querne, in London. In 1657, when Richard Cromwell succeeded … Continue reading “Poole, Matthew”

Poole, Georige Ayliffe an English theologian, was born in 1809. He was a scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and tool his degree in 1831. After holding several curacies and a benefice at Leeds, he settled permanently in Northamptonshire, first as vicar of Welford, from 1843 to 1876, and then as rector of Winwick, from 1876 … Continue reading “Poole, Georige Ayliffe”

Pool, Pond, Reservoir pool, pond, rezer-vwar, rezer-vwar ((1) , berekhah, pool; compare Arabic birkat, pool; compare , berakhah, blessing, and Arabic barakat, blessing; (2) , ‘agham, pool, marsh, reeds; compare Arabic ‘ajam, thicket, jungle; (3) , mikwah, reservoir, the King James Version ditch (Isa 22:11); (4) , mikweh, pond, the King James Version pool (Exo … Continue reading “Pool, Pond, Reservoir”

Pool, Pond POOL, POND.gam, a collection of standing water, is distinguished from miqweh, a place into which water flows, or is led (Exo 7:19). The former may denote the water left in the hollows when the inundation of the Nile subsides, and the latter, reservoirs (cf. Gen 1:10, Lev 11:36). AV [Note: Authorized Version.] tr. … Continue reading “Pool, Pond”

Pool is the rendering in the A. V. of the following Heb. and Greek words: 1. Usually , berekh (Sept. or ), or , berekh (Psa 84:6, SEE BERACHAH ), from , to fall on the knees (see Jdg 7:5-6). This word is akin to the Arabic Birkeli, and its Spanish form Al-berca. In the … Continue reading “Pool”

Pontyon, Council of (Concilium Pontigonense), was held in June and July, 876, by the Cisalpine bishops, the emperor Charles and the Roman legates being present. The pretensions of Ansegisus, metropolitan of Sens, whom pope John VIII, at the request of the emperor, had nominated primate vicar apostolic in Gaul and Germany (in violation of the … Continue reading “Pontyon, Council of”

PONTUS The sea, the northeastern province of Asia Minor, bounded north by the Euxine Sea, west by Galatia and Paphlagonia, south by Cappadocia and part of Armenia, and east by Colchis. It was originally governed by kings, and was in its most flourishing state under Mithridates the Great, who waged a long and celebrated war … Continue reading “PONTUS”

Pontormo, Jacopo da (or JACOPO CARRUCCI), a distinguished Florentine painter, was born at Pontormo in 1493. He was a short time the pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, and studied under Albertinelli, Pietro di Cosimo, and Andrea del Sarto. He painted for some time in a similar style to Andrea, and was that painter’s rival; but … Continue reading “Pontormo, Jacopo da”