Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Weepers (, fentes), the class who lay in the porch weeping and beseeching the ‘prayers of all who entered. Walcott, Sacred Archaeol. s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Weep, Weeping is used of “any loud expression of grief,” especially in mourning for the dead, Mat 2:18; Mar 5:38-39; Mar 16:10; Luk 7:13; Luk 8:52 (twice); Joh 11:31, Joh 11:33 (twice); Joh 20:11 (twice), Joh 20:13, Joh 20:15; Act 9:39; otherwise, e.g., in exhortations, Luk 23:28; Rom 12:15; Jam 4:9; Jam 5:1; negatively, “weep … Continue reading “Weep, Weeping”

Weeks, William Raymond, D.D a Presbyterian divine, was born at Brooklyn, Connecticut, August 6, 1783. He graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1809; studied theology at the Andover Theological Seminary; was licensed to preach by the Association in Vermont, and was ordained and installed by the Columbia Presbytery as pastor of the church … Continue reading “Weeks, William Raymond, D.D”

Weeks, Seventy SEE SEVENTY WEEKS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Weeks, Seventy See SEVENTY WEEKS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Weeks, Seventy See SEVENTY. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Weeks, John Willis, D.D a colonial bishop of the Church of England, died March 25, 1857, having just returned to Sierra Leone, of which he was bishop, on the 17th of that month, after visiting the stations of the Yarriba Mission. His consecration to this see occurred in 1855. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1857, … Continue reading “Weeks, John Willis, D.D”

Weeks, Feast Of SEE PENTECOST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Weeks, Feast of See PENTECOST. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Weeks, Feast Of WEEKS, FEAST OF.See Pentecost. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Weeks, Feast of See PENTECOST. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Weeks, Feast of [PENTECOST] Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature Weeks, … Continue reading “Weeks, Feast of”

WEEKS Or successive periods of seven days each, were known from the earliest times among nations remote from each other in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Gen 29:27 . See SABBATH.The Hebrew had only numeral names for the days of the week, excepting the Sabbath; the names now current among us being borrowed from Saxon mythology. … Continue reading “Weeks”

Week, The Great is the name of the week following Palm Sunday. SEE LENT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

week, Passion Second week before Easter. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Week, Liturgical The week as a measure of time is a sufficiently obvious division of the lunar month, and the discussion carried on with much learning as to whether this seven days’ period is ultimately of Babylonian origin has no great importance. In any case the week was regarded as a sacred institution among the … Continue reading “Week, Liturgical”