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Padilla, Francesco De a Roman Catholic theologian, for some time professor of theology at Seville, who died at Malaga, May 15, 1607, canon and doctor of theology, is the author of Historia Ecclesiastica de Espanna (Malaga, 1605, 2 vols, fol.). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:816; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Padilla, Francesco De”

Paderborn, Germany, archdiocese of (Latin: Paderae Fontes, springs of the Pader) A town in Prussia, Germany, and former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Founded in 777, it became a bishopric, c.805. The temporal power of the bishops was confirmed by King Louis in 881, and about 1100 they became princes of the empire, and … Continue reading “Paderborn, Germany, archdiocese of”

Paderborn (Paderbornensis) Suffragan diocese of Cologne, includes: the District of Minden, Westphalia, except the parish of Lette; the District of Arnsberg, Westphalia, except a few parishes; Prussian Saxony; five districts in the Rhine Province; the Principality of Lippe; the Principality of Waldeck; the Duchy of Gotha; the Principalities of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwartzburg-Sondershausen; and the Vicariate … Continue reading “Paderborn”

Paddock, Zacariah, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Northampton, N.Y., December 20, 1798. He was converted at the age of eighteen, licensed to preach in 1818, and the same year entered the Genesee Conference. His most responsible appointments were: Ridgeway, Clarence, Batavia, French Creek, Westmoreland, Buffalo, Rochester, Auburn, Cazenovia, New York Mills, Sauquoit, … Continue reading “Paddock, Zacariah, D.D”

Paddock, James H a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Sussex Co., N.J., Aug. 28, 1839. We are unable to gather any authentic information concerning his early life. In 1859 he experienced religion, and joined the Methodist Protestant Church. His conversion was remarkable. He immediately began to exhort sinners to repentance; and … Continue reading “Paddock, James H”

Paddock, Benjamin Green a pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is noted for his valuable Christian labors in the territory now known as the Wyoming Conference, and covering those portions of the great states of Pennsylvania and New York situated near the much celebrated valley of the Woming. He was born in Bennington, Vt., … Continue reading “Paddock, Benjamin Green”

Paddle (, yathed’ a pin [as often rendered], especially a tent-pin, Jdg 4:21; Sept. ; Vulg. passillus), the implement required by the Mosaic law to be carried by Jews for the purpose of covering their ordure with earth (Deu 23:13), evidently a common stake or peg of wood, sufficient to scratch the ground with. Fuente: … Continue reading “Paddle”

Paddan, Paddan-Aram PADDAN, PADDAN-ARAM (the former in Gen 48:7 only).The name used hy P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] for the region (or a part of it) designated by J [Note: Jahwist.] Aram-Naharaim (see Aram): see Gen 28:2; Gen 28:5; Gen 28:7; Gen 31:18; Gen 33:18; Gen 35:9; Gen 35:26; Gen 46:15. Padanu in Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] … Continue reading “Paddan, Paddan-Aram”

Paddan-Aram padan-aram or padan-aram ( , paddan ‘aram; Septuagint , Mesopotama tes Suras; the King James Version Padan-aram): In Gen 48:7, Paddan stands alone, but as the Septuagint, Sam, and Peshitta read Aram also, it must in this verse have dropped out of the Massoretic Text. In the time of Abraham, padanu occurs on the … Continue reading “Paddan-Aram”

Paddan padan (Gen 48:7; the King James Version Padan, pa-dan). See next article. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia