Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Neariah (Heb. Neiryath’, , servant of Jehovah; Sept. , v.r. and ; Vulg. Naaniah), the name of two men. 1. The second named of the four sons of Ishi, captains of the 500 Simeonites who in the reign of Hezekiah drove the Amnalekites from Mount Seir, and settled there (1Ch 4:41-43). B.C. cir. 715. 2. … Continue reading “Neariah”

Near, Nigh ner, n (chiefly , karobh, to draw near, , karabh; , eggus): Used of proximity in place (Gen 19:20; Gen 45:10; Exo 13:17; Psa 22:11; Joh 3:23, etc.), time (Jer 48:16; Eze 7:7; Eze 30:3; Mar 13:28), or kinship (Lev 21:2; Rth 3:12), but also employed of moral nearness. Yahweh is nigh to … Continue reading “Near, Nigh”

Near (Adverb), Near (come, draw), Nearer “near, nigh,” is used (a) of place, e.g., Luk 19:11, “nigh;” Joh 3:23; Joh 11:54, “near;” Joh 6:19, Joh 6:23, “nigh;” metaphorically in Rom 10:8; Eph 2:13, Eph 2:17, “nigh;” (b) of time, e.g., Mat 24:32-33, “nigh;” so Luk 21:30-31; as a preposition, Heb 6:8, “nigh unto (a curse),” … Continue reading “Near (Adverb), Near (come, draw), Nearer”

NEAPOLIS Now called Napoli, Acts 16.11, a maritime city of Macedonia, near the borders of Thrace, whither Paul came from the isle of Samothracia. From Neapolis he went to Philippi. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Neapolis ( ) Neapolis, the Naples of Macedonia (Conybeare-Howson, The Life and Epistles of St. Paul, new ed., 1877, … Continue reading “Neapolis”

Neander, John a Presbyterian minister, was born of Jewish parentage, November 12, 1812, at Neubruck, in the province of Posen. He was educated in accordance with Talmudical Judaism, and in 1835 was called to Bremerlehe, near Bremerhaven, to occupy a rabbinical position there. In 1838, however, he joined the Church at Bremen, and became a … Continue reading “Neander, John”

Neander, Johann August Wilhelm universally conceded to be by far the greatest of ecclesiastical historians, and surnamed the father of modern Church history, was born in the university town of Gottingen, Germany, January 15, 1789, a time memorable as introducing the fearful drama of the French Revolution, when the moral atmosphere was infected with deadly … Continue reading “Neander, Johann August Wilhelm”

Neander, Joachim a German Reformed minister, noted as the first and the best of the hymn- writers of the Reformed Church, and also as a participant in the Labadistic movement, was born at Bremen, probably about 1650. He studied theology in the high school of Bremen, where he became acquainted with and adopted the principles … Continue reading “Neander, Joachim”

Neander, Daniel Amadeus a German Protestant prelate of distinction, was born at Lengenfeld, in Saxony, November 17, 1775, and was educated at the University of Leipsic. He entered the ministry, and became pastor at the little village of Flemmningin, near Nauniburg; in 1817 was made pastor and superintendent at Merseburg; in 1823 court preacher, and … Continue reading “Neander, Daniel Amadeus”

Neander, Conrad a Lutheran theologian of Germany, who lived at the beginning of the 17th century, belonged to the most excellent Hebraists of his time, and translated into Hebrew The Epistles of the Christian Year (Leipsic, 1586): Luther’s Smaller Catechism (Wittenberg, 1599): The Nicene and Athanasian Confession (ibid.); besides, he wrote, De Omnibus Accentibus Hebr. … Continue reading “Neander, Conrad”

Neander, Christoph Friedrich a German theologian and hymnologist, was born at Ekau in 1724, and was educated at Halle from 1740 to 1743. He entered the ministry, and became pastor at Kubillen, a place in the German province of West Russia; in 1755 at Grilnzhof, in the same vicinity; in 1775 at Doblensch; and in … Continue reading “Neander, Christoph Friedrich”