Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

OVENS Lev 2:4; Lev 26:26; Lam 5:10; Mal 4:1; Mat 6:30 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

OVEN See BREAD. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Oven (Heb. , tannur’, from the same root with the Chaldee to smoke, Gr. ), originally any receptacle for fire, as a furnace or kiln (comp. Gen 15:17; Isa 31:9); but usually an oven for baking bread and cakes (see Exo 7:23; Lev 2:4), not only … Continue reading “Oven”

Ovation a lesser triumph among the ancient Romans. The name seems to have been derived from the animal sacrificed on the occasion, which was not a bull, but a sheep (ovis). In an ovation the general entered the city on foot, clothed not in gorgeous robes, but simply in the toga praetexta of a magistrate. … Continue reading “Ovation”

Ovampos or, as they are sometimes called, Otjiherero, are Africans, seemingly the connecting link between the Kaffre (q.v.) and Negro (q.v.). The country they live in is called Ovampoland, and is situated in the region north of the great Namaqualand (q.v.), in South Africa, extending north to the Cuanene River, and south to the parallel … Continue reading “Ovampos”

Ovampoland SEE OVAMPOS. (below) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ovalle (sometimes written Ovaglie), ALFONSO DE, a Jesuit of Spanish extraction, was born in Chili in 1601. He died in 1651. He published in 1646 a Historical Account of the Kingdom of Chili and the Jesuit Missions in that country. See Backer, Biblioth. des ecrivains de la Compagniede Jesus (1854), 2d series, p. 451. Fuente: … Continue reading “Ovalle”

Ouvrier, Ludwig Benjamin a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Prenzlov, Prussia, May 7, 1735. He studied at Halle, and was for some time private tutor. In 1763 he was made court-preacher at Darmstadt, in 1770 member of consistory, and in 1772 professor of theology at Giessen. Ouvrier died October 1, 1792. He published, … Continue reading “Ouvrier, Ludwig Benjamin”

Ouvrard, Rene a French ecclesiastic, was born at Chinon about 1620. He was intimate with Arnauld and other writers of Port-Royal. He died in 1694. He published treatises on music, theology, and mathematics. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Outward, Outwardly “without,” is used metaphorically of the physical frame, “the outward man,” 2Co 4:16. See WITHOUT. is translated “outward” in Mat 23:27 (RV, “outwardly”); it is used with the article, adjectivally, in 1Pe 3:3, of “outward” adorning. See OUTSIDE, No. 1. Notes: (1) The phrase en to phanero, lit., “in the open” (“manifest”), is … Continue reading “Outward, Outwardly”

Outward Man outwerd, (, exo, outside, without, out of doors): The body, subject to decay and death, in distinction from the inner man, the imperishable spiritual life which is renewed day by day (2Co 4:16); also the body as the object of worldly thought and pride in external dress and adornment (1Pe 3:3). See MAN, … Continue reading “Outward Man”