Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

PITHOM One of the cities built by the children of Israel for Pharaoh in Egypt, during their servitude, Exo 1:11 . This is probably the Pathumos mentioned by Herodotus, which he places near Pi-beseth and the Pelusiac arm of the Nile, not far from the canal made by the kings Necho and Darius to join … Continue reading “Pithom”

PITCHERS Gen 24:14; Jdg 7:16; Ecc 12:6; Mar 14:13 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Pitcher, Edwin Frank a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born Feb. 14,1846, near Fairmount, Marion County, West Virginia. He was the youngest of thirteen children. Very early in life he gave evidence of religious culture, and at the age of eleven was converted, and joined the Methodists. His school life was noted for … Continue reading “Pitcher, Edwin Frank”

Pitcher in the A.V. represents the following words in the original: 1. , kad; Sept. ; Vulg. hydria, lagena; akin to Sanscrit kut and ; rendered barrel (1Ki 17:12; 1Ki 18:33). 2. and , nebel; Sept. ; Vulg. vas; A.V. bottle, only once a pitcher (Lam 4:2); where it is joined with , an earthen … Continue reading “Pitcher”

Pitch (Verb) “to make fast, to fix” (cp. prospegnumi, Act 2:23, of crucifixion), is used of “pitching” a tent; in Heb 8:2, of the “true tabernacle,” the heavenly and spiritual, which “the Lord pitched.” Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

PITCH Gen 6:14 Exo 2:3, translated “slime” in Gen 11:3 14:10, is properly bitumen or asphaltum, anciently found on and near the Dead Sea, which was hence called the lake Asphaltities. It abounded in the vicinity of Babylon, and was used as fuel. The ark of Noah and that of Moses were rendered waterproof by … Continue reading “Pitch”

Pitcairne, Alexander another Scottish divine, flourished about the same time as the preceding. He was minister at Oron. He published The Spiritual Sacrifice, a treatise concerning the saints’ communion with God in prayer (Edinb. 1664, 2 vols. 4to). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Pitcairn, Alexander a Scottish divine who flourished in the second half of the 17th century, and appears to have been obliged to seek refuge in Holland, is known to us only as the author of, Compendiaria Physiologiae Aristoteliae unai cum Anaztome Cartesianismi (Loud. 1676, 12mo): Harmonia Evangelica Apostolorum Pauli et Jacobi in Doctrina de Justif. … Continue reading “Pitcairn, Alexander”

Pitaka or Pitakattayan (Pali pitakan, a basket, and tayo, three), the sacred books of the Buddhists. The text of the Pitaka is divided into three great classes. The instructions contained in the first class, called Winaya, were addressed to the priests; those in the second class, Sutra, to the laity; and those in the third … Continue reading “Pitaka or Pitakattayan”

PIT, THE Job 33:18; Psa 28:1; Psa 30:9; Psa 88:4; Psa 143:7; Isa 14:15; Isa 38:17 Eze 26:20; Eze 32:18 –SEE The Grave, GRAVE, THE Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible