Palma, Giacopo (1) called Il Vecchio (the elder), to distinguish him from his great-nephew, a celebrated Italian painter of the 16th century, was a native of Serimalta, in the Vaila Brembana, in the Bergamese territory. There is uncertainty as to the exact time when this artist flourished. Lanzi, in his last edition, says, Jacopo Palma, … Continue reading “Palma, Giacopo (2)”
Palm trees, The city of
Palm trees, The city of the name given to Jericho (q.v.), Deut. 34:3; Judg. 1:16; 3:13. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Palm-trees, City Of
Palm-trees, City Of (Deu 34:3; Jdg 1:16; Jdg 3:13; 2Ch 28:15). SEE JERICHO; SEE PALMTREE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Palm-Tree, Christian Symbolism Of
Palm-Tree, Christian Symbolism Of 1. The palm has been among all nations a symbol of victory: What is signified by the palm, says St. Gregory the Great (Homily on Ezechiel 2:17), except the reward of victory? The primitive Church used it to express the triumph of the Christian over death through the resurrection. The just … Continue reading “Palm-Tree, Christian Symbolism Of”
Palm Tree
PALM-TREE Exo 15:27 . This tree is called in Hebrew tamar, from its straight upright, branchless growth, for which it seems more remarkable than any other tree; it sometimes rises to the height of a hundred feet.The palm is one of the most beautiful trees of the vegetable kingdom. The stalks are generally full of … Continue reading “Palm Tree”
Palm-Synod
Palm-Synod (Palmaris Synodus), an important ecclesiastical council, so called after the building in which it was held (A porticu beati Petri Apostoli qum appellatur ad Palmaria, as Anastasius says), was convened by Theodoric in A.D. 50 (Gieseler and others place it in A.D. 503) to consider the charges of simony and adultery brought against Symmachus … Continue reading “Palm-Synod”
Palm Sunday
PALM SUNDAY The Sunday next before Easter, so called from palm branches being strewed on the road by the multitude, when our Saviour made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Palm Sunday Sunday before Easter, the sixth and last of Lent, and the beginning of Holy Week, commemorating Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem … Continue reading “Palm Sunday”
Palm, Palm Tree
Palm, Palm Tree tamar. This is a lofty tree without lateral branches, with a large tuft of leafy branches clustering at the top several feet long. At the base of the branches grow the dates in large clusters. Exo 15:27; Num 33:9; Jdg 4:5; Son 7:7-8; Jer 10:5; Joe 1:12. The branches were used to … Continue reading “Palm, Palm Tree”
Palm, Johann Georg
Palm, Johann Georg a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Hanover, December 7, 1697. He studied at Jena, was for some time court-chaplain at Wolfenbiittel, in 1727 pastor at Hamburg, and died February 17, 1743. He is the author of, Einleitung in die Geschichte der augsburgischen Confession (Hamburg, 1730): De Codicibus Veteris et Novi … Continue reading “Palm, Johann Georg”
Palm, J. H. Van Der, D.D.
Palm, J. H. Van Der, D.D. one of the most famous of modern Dutch theologians, was born at Rotterdam, July 17, 1763. He was educated at the university in Leyden, where he was noted for purity of morals as well as for diligence in study. He was a particular favorite of the learned Schultens. After … Continue reading “Palm, J. H. Van Der, D.D.”