Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

phoenix A bird like an eagle which came out of Arabia every 500 years to Heliopolis, where it burned itself on the altar and rose again from its ashes, young and beautiful; it is an emblem of immortality. The word phoenix might possibly be read instead of palm-tree in Job 29, which seems to refer … Continue reading “Phoenix”

Phoenicia, Phoenicians fe-nishi-a, fe-nishanz: 1.The Land 2.The Colonies 3.The People 4.Arts and Manufactures 5.Commerce and Trade 6.Language and Culture 7.Religion 8.History LITERATURE 1. The Land: The term Phoenicia is Greek (, Phoinke, land of dates, or palm trees, from phonix, the date-palm). It occurs in the Bible only in Acts (Act 11:19; Act 15:3; Act … Continue reading “Phoenicia, Phoenicians”

PHOENICIA, PHENICIA, OR PHENICE Mal 15:3, in its largest sense, designated a narrow strip of country extending nearly the whole length of the eastern coast of the Mediterranean sea, form Antioch to the borders of Egypt. But Phoenicia Proper was included between the cities of Laodicea in Syria and Tyre, and comprehended mainly the territories … Continue reading “PHOENICIA, PHENICIA, OR PHENICE”

Phoenicia, Phnicians PHNICIA, PHNICIANS.Phnicia was the strip of coast land between Lebanon and the hills of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea. Its northern and southern limits are Indefinite, being differently defined by different ancient geographers. The Semitic name of the country was Canaan (Kinachchi and Kinachna in the el-Amarna tablets, and Chna on Phnician coins; … Continue reading “Phoenicia, Phnicians”

Phoenicia (AV_ Phenice, ) Phcenicia, the coast-land between Mt. Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea, was about 120 miles in length and rarely more than 12 in breadth. It presented to the eye a succession of hills and valleys, well-watered and fruitful; and it had the best harbours in the whole Syrian coast-line. It became the … Continue reading “PHOENICIA”

Phoenice [some Phe’niceJ, or, rather, PHOENIX (, a palm-tree [q.v.], which Theophrastus says was indigenous there), a town and harbor in the island of Crete, which the vessel in which the apostle Paul sailed, was attempting to reach when driven away by the euroclydon and wrecked (Act 27:12). The harbor or “haven” () is described … Continue reading “Phoenice”

Phoebus, William a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Somerset County, Maryland, August 1754. In 1783 he was admitted to the Conference, and preached in various places until 1798, when he located in the city of New York, entering upon the practice of medicine. In 1806 he was readmitted into the New York Conference, laboring … Continue reading “Phoebus, William”

Phoebus (, bright), a title, and subsequently a name, of Apollo. It had reference both to the youthful beauty of the god, and to the radiance of the sun, when, latterly, Apollo became identified with Helios, the sun-god. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Phoebe (, a Greek name) Phoebe is a woman introduced by St. Paul to his readers in Rom 16:1-2, presumably as the bearer of the letter. She is not mentioned again in the NT, and nothing further is known of her than may be gathered from this reference. The name is that of the moon-goddess, … Continue reading “Phoebe”

Phoebadius an eminent prelate of the 4th century, flourished as bishop of Agen, in Gaul. He was living in 392, when Jerome wrote his Catalogue, but was then in extreme old age. He is noted as the author of Liber contra Arianos (published in Bibl. Max. Patr. 4:300; Bibl. Patr. Gall. 5:250; Athanasii Dialogi, 5:1570, … Continue reading “Phoebadius”