Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pinckard, Patrick M a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born near the opening of the present century. He was converted about 1840, and in 1844 entered the itinerant ranks of the Methodist ministry, and preached successfully until 1870 within the bounds of the Missouri Conference. During this long term of ministerial life he … Continue reading “Pinckard, Patrick M”

Pinchon, Guillaume a French prelate of note, was born in the parish of St. Alban. near St. Brieuc, in 1184. He took holy orders in 1207, and was made canon of St. Brieuc; then of St. Gatien de Tours; and, in 1220, bishop of St. Brieuc. Pierre Mauclerc, duke of Brittany, made an attempt at … Continue reading “Pinchon, Guillaume”

Pinault, Pierre Oliver a French writer who flourished in the second half of last century, was a member of the Parliament of Paris, and is the author of, Jugement par-te sun les Jesuites par les grands hommes de l’Eglise et de l’Etat (1761, 12mo): La nouvelle philosophie devoilee (1770, 12mo): and Origine des maux de … Continue reading “Pinault, Pierre Oliver”

Pinart, Michel a French Orientalist, was born in July, 1659, at Sens. His parents died when he was very young, and left him penniless. Admitted by the protection of the abb Boileau, grand-vicar at Sens, in the community of Germain Gillot, he learned there Latin. Greek, and the elements of Hebrew. He was sufficiently proficient … Continue reading “Pinart, Michel”

Pinara A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra. Pinara was one of the chief cities of the Lycian confederation. The Lycian hero, Pandarus, was held there in great honour. It was supposed to have been founded by Pinarus, who embarked with the first Cretans. According to another tradition, it was a colony of Kanthus … Continue reading “Pinara”

Pinar del Rio (Pinetensis ad Flumen) Located in Cuba, erected by the Brief “Actum præclare” of Leo XIII, 20 Feb., 1903. The boundaries of the diocese are those of the civil province; it occupies the western part of the island and has an area of 2867 square miles. Its first bishop was Braulio de Orne … Continue reading “Pinar del Rio”

Pin (, yathed), a tent-pin, spoken of the copper pegs driven into the ground to hold the cords of the court (Exo 27:19; Exo 35:18; Exo 38:20; Exo 38:31; Exo 39:40; Num 3:37; Num 4:32), or for any other purpose (Jdg 16:14; Eze 15:3), being the same word elsewhere usually rendered nail (Jdg 4:21-22; v, … Continue reading “Pin”

Pimentel, Abraham ha-Kohen a Jewish rabbi, flourished about the middle of the 17th century. He was a pupil of Saul Mortera, and afterwards rabbi at the academy Keter Tora of Amsterdam, and lastly rabbi of the congregation of the Sephardim at Hamburg. He wrote on Jewish rites, in three parts (Amsterd. 1668): academic treatises in … Continue reading “Pimentel, Abraham ha-Kohen”

Pima Indians An important tribe of Southern Arizona, centering along the middle Gila and its affluent, the Salt River. Linguistically they belong to the Piman branch of the widely extended Shoshonean stock, and their language, with dialectic variation, is the same as that spoken also by the Pápago and extinct Sobaipuri of southern Arizona, and … Continue reading “Pima Indians”

Pilzarro, Abraham Israel of Amsterdam, a Jewish litterateur, was of Portuguese origin, and flourished in Italy near the opening of this century. He wrote Discursos y exposiciosnes sobre la vara de Jeuda, an exposition of Jacob’s prophecy, entitled the Scepter of Judah, in which he complains of the unfair manner in which Christians expound the … Continue reading “Pilzarro, Abraham Israel”