Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Walfadur in Norse mythology, was a surname of Odin, who was the father (master) of all the slain in battle, because the surviving in battle tarried with him. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wales, Samuel, D.D a Congregational minister, son of Rev. John Wales, of Raynham, Mass., was born in March, 1748, He graduated from Yale College in 1767; for a short time was a teacher in Dr. Wheelock’s Indian School in Lebanon, Conn.; in 1769 was elected a tutor in Yale College, and remained in that position … Continue reading “Wales, Samuel, D.D”

Wales, John a Congregational minister, was horn at Braintree, graduated from Harvard College in 1728. He was ordained pastor of the Church in Raynham, Bristol Co., Mass., in 1731; and died in 1755, at the age of sixty-six years. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1, 710. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Wales, John”

Wales, Elkanah an English clergyman of the Established Church, was born in 1588; was for fifty years minister of Pudsey, Yorkshire, whence he was ejected in 1662; and died in 1669. He published a sermon entitled Mount Eball Levelled, or Redemption from the Curse, with a Life of the Author. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological … Continue reading “Wales, Elkanah”

Wales, Eleazer a Presbyterian minister, was born in Massachusetts, and graduated at Yale College in the class of 1727. He was ordained and settled at Allentown, N.J., in 1730. He remained here but a short time, and accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church at Crosswicks. In consequence of inadequate support, he asked leave of … Continue reading “Wales, Eleazer”

Wales Christianity in The ancient British Church having been founded at a very early period and entirely independent of the Church of Rome, the Roman and Anglo-Saxon churches were hostile towards the Christian Britons, who were obliged to take refuge in the mountainous districts of Wales, where they gradually diminished in numbers and finally became … Continue reading “Wales Christianity in”

Wales Wales is that western portion of Great Britain which lies between the Irish Sea and the River Dee on the north, the counties (or portions of counties) of Chester, Salop, Hereford, and Gloucester on the east, the estuary of the Severn on the southeast, the Bristol Channel on the south, and St. George’s Channel … Continue reading “Wales”

Walenburg, Peter and Adrian two brothers, born at Rotterdam in the 17th century, who abandoned their country and their religion and lived at Cologne. The first was a titular bishop in Mysia, and suffragan to Cologne the other was the titular bishop to Adrianople, and suffragan to Mayence. Their works consist chiefly of controversial pieces … Continue reading “Walenburg, Peter and Adrian”

Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von Auxiliary bishops of Cologne and celebrated controversial theologians, born at Rotterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century, exact dates of birth unknown; Adrian died at Mainz, or Wiesbaden, 11 or 14 September, 1669; Peter died at Cologne, 21 December, 1675. The early accounts of the brothers do not agree … Continue reading “Walenburch, Adrian and Peter von”

Wale SEE WALRUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature