Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

PENINNAH The second wife of Elkanah the father of Samuel. See HANNAH. Their story illustrates the evils of polygamy, 1Sa 1:1-28 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Peninnah (Heb. Peninnah’, , coral; Sept. ), one of the two wives of Elkanab, the father of Samuel, of whom we only know that she bore children … Continue reading “Peninnah”

Peninim SEE RUBY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Penini, Jedaja, Ben-Abraham Bedrashi a Hebrew poet of much celebrity, and a writer of great originality and research, was born at Barcelona, in Spain, in 1280, and died about 1340. He is the author of a few poetical compositions, which are more esteemed for the ingenuity and studied labor of which they bear the marks … Continue reading “Penini, Jedaja, Ben-Abraham Bedrashi”

Penington, John eldest son of Isaac Penington, was born in Bucks County, England, in 1655. He died at Goodnestone Court, Kent; in 1710. He deserves consideration here as the defender of his father’s theological views, in whose behalf he published two tracts, Complaint (1681 ): Exceptions against W. Rogers’s Strictures on Isaac Penington’s Writings (1695 … Continue reading “Penington, John”

Penington, Isaac a distinguished and zealous preacher of the Society of Friends, was born in 1617. He was the son of Sir Isaac Penington, lord mayor of London; was married in 1648 to Mary Springett, widow of Sir William Springett, and mother of the wife of William Penn. Except when traveling in the discharge of … Continue reading “Penington, Isaac”

PENIEL OR PENUEL A town beyond the Jordan, and near the Jabbok; defended by a strong tower, which Gideon broke down because the men of Penuel refused to aid him against the Midianites, Jdg 8:8-17 . It was restored by Jeroboam I, 1Ki 12:25 . It received its name, the face of God, from Jacob’s … Continue reading “PENIEL OR PENUEL”

Peniel (Heb. Penil’, , face of God; Samar. ; Sept. ; Vulg. Phanuel, and so also the Peshito), the name which Jacob gave to the: place in which he had wrestled with God: He called the name of the place Face of El,’ for I have seen Elohim face to face (Gen 32:30). With that … Continue reading “Peniel”

Penfield, Thomas an American Christian philanthropist, was born at Savannah. Georgia. He died in 1834. His benefactions laid the foundation of the Mercer Institute, Green County, Georgia. Another monument of his charity is the Penfield Mariner’s church, in Savannah, erected at a cost of eight thousand dollars. He also left a large property to other … Continue reading “Penfield, Thomas”

Penetralis a surname applied to the different Roman divinities who occupied the penetralia or inner parts of a house. These deities were Jupiter, Vesta, and the Penates. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Penensus, F an engraver, probably an Italian, by whom there are some spirited etchings of devout subjects after Italian masters and from his own designs, marked with his name, among which are the Holy Family, with St. Catharine and an angel in the air, after Parmiggiano, and the Marriage of St. Catharine, from his own … Continue reading “Penensus, F”