Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pasqualini (Or Pascalini), Giovanni Battista an Italian painter and engraver, was born at Gento, near Bologna, in the latter part of the 16th century. His earliest print is dated 1619, and the latest 1630. He studied painting under Ciro Ferri, but does not seem to have acquired much eminence in that art. He executed many … Continue reading “Pasqualini (Or Pascalini), Giovanni Battista”

Pasquali, Filippo an Italian painter, was a native of Forli, and flourished in the second half of the 17th century. He studied under Carlo Cignani at Bologna, and afterwards associated himself with Marc Antonio Franceschini, in conjunction with whom he painted manly works at Bologna, Rimini, and other places, in which he executed the ornamental … Continue reading “Pasquali, Filippo”

Pasor, Matthaeus son of the preceding, is noted also for his philological as well as mathematical attainments. He was born at Herborn in 1599. and was educated at the university in Marburg. After teaching for some time privately in Hebrew and mathematics he went to England, and was created M.A. by the University of Oxford … Continue reading “Pasor, Matthaeus”

Pasor, Georg a learned German philologist, was born Aug. 1, 1570, at Ellar, in Nassau. In 1615 he became professor of philology at Herborn, and in 1616 at Franecker, where he died, Dec. 10, 1637. He is the author of a small lexicon of the New Testament, Lexicon Graeco-Latin. In N. Test. (Herborn, 1622), which … Continue reading “Pasor, Georg”

Pasithea one of the Graces among the ancient Greeks. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Pasiphae a goddess worshipped among the ancient Greeks at Thalamae, in Laconia. She was believed to give supernatural revelations or oracular responses in dreams to those who slept in her temple. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

PASHUR 1. The son of Immer, a priest and a chief officer in the temple; he violently opposed the prophet Jeremiah, and persecuted him even with blows and confinement in the stocks; but all recoiled on his own head, Jer 20:1-6 .2. The son of Malchiah, an enemy of Jeremiah, and active in securing his … Continue reading “Pashur”

Pashhur, Pashur pashhur, pashur (, pashhur, splitter, cleaver): The name of several persons difficult to individuate: (1) A priest, son of Immer, and chief governor in the house of the Lord (Jer 20:1), who persecuted Jeremiah, putting him in the stocks hard by the house of Yahweh in the gate of Benjamin (Jer 20:2). When … Continue reading “Pashhur, Pashur”

Pashhur PASHHUR.1. A son of Malchiah, a prince of Juda in the time of Jeremiah (Jer 21:1), who was opposed to the prophet (Jer 38:1-13). Perhaps he is the father of Gedaliah (Jer 38:1), and likely identical with Pashhur, mentioned in 1Ch 9:12, Neh 11:12, as the ancestor of Adalah. 2. The son of Immer, … Continue reading “Pashhur”

Pasha a title used in the Ottoman empire, and applied to governors of provinces, or military and naval commanders of high rank. The name is said to be derived from two Persian words pa, foot, or support, and shall, ruler and signifies the support of the ruler. The title was limited in the early period … Continue reading “Pasha”