Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Nemar SEE LEOPARD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nemalah SEE ANT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nemaean Games one of the four great festivals of ancient Greece, deriving its name from Nemia, where it was celebrated, as Pindar tells us, in honor of Zeus. The games consisted of horse-racing, chariot-racing, running, wrestling, boxing, throwing the spear, shooting with the bow, and other warlike exercises. ‘The victors were crowned with a chaplet … Continue reading “Nemaean Games”

Nelson, Thomas SEE NELSON, MATTHEW. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nelson, Stephen Smith an American Baptist minister, was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts, October 5, 1772, graduated at Brown University in 1794, and was licensed to preach in 1796. After supplying the Church at Hartford for two years, he was ordained pastor there in 1798, occasionally preaching in the neighborhood, particularly at Middletown. While in Hartford … Continue reading “Nelson, Stephen Smith”

Nelson, Reuben, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Andes, N.Y., December 13, 1818. He was converted at the age of fifteen, at seventeen was licensed to exhort, at eighteen to preach, studied the next year, and in 1840 entered the Oneida Conference. He preached one year on Otsego Circuit, and one on Westford, … Continue reading “Nelson, Reuben, D.D”

Nelson, Matthew a minister of the Methodist Protestant Church, was born in Prince Edward County, Virgnina, April 7, 1781. In 1795 his father, colonel Ambrose Nelson, a descendant of the “old Scotch Tom,” removed to Danville, Ky. Together with his brother Thomas, who was born in 1779, Matthew was converted in 1801-1802, and together these … Continue reading “Nelson, Matthew”

Nelson, Lady Theophila SEE NELSON, ROBERT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nelson, Joseph, LL.D an American educator, was born about 1794, and was educated at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., class of 1815. He was made professor of languages in 1826, but resigned this position in 1829. He was a distinguished classical scholar and teacher. During his professorship in Rutgers College he was blind, yet so … Continue reading “Nelson, Joseph, LL.D”

Nelson, John, D.D a minister of the Free Church of Scotland, was born in Edinburgh, in October 1820. After graduating from Edinburgh University, he studied at Berlin, Bonn, and Heidelberg. He became pastor at Greenock in 1851, and exercised there a useful ministry of twenty-six years. In 1855 he visited America, and published, as the … Continue reading “Nelson, John, D.D”