Nasor#230;ans Sometimes called MANDÆANS, SABIANS, or CHRISTIANS OF ST. JOHN. Nasoræans are pagan Gnostics who shortly before the rise of Christianity, formed a sect which flourished in Mesopotamia and Babylonia, and which was one of the foremost religions in Western Asia in the early years of Mohammedanism. Though some 2000 families strong in the seventeenth … Continue reading “Nasor#230;ans”
Nasor, The Plain Of
Nasor, The Plain Of ( ; Vulg. campus Asor), the scene of an action between Jonathan the Maccabee and the forces of Demetrius (1Ma 11:67; comp. 63). It was near Cades (Kadesh-Naphtali) on the one side, and the water of Gennesar (Lake of Gennesareth) on the other, and therefore mav be safely identified with the … Continue reading “Nasor, The Plain Of”
Nasor
Nasor nasor. See &HAZOR. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Nasmith, James
Nasmith, James an English divine, was born at Norwich in 1740, and was educated at Benet College, Cambridge. He took the degree of D.D. in 1797; and his last preferment was the rectory of Leverington, in the Isle of Ely, where he died in 1808. Dr. Nasmith published A Catalogue of Benet College Library: an … Continue reading “Nasmith, James”
Nasmith, David
Nasmith, David a Scottish philanthropist, born of respectable parentage at Glasgow March 21, 1799, was distinguished for his zeal in promoting religious and benevolent associations. He founded in 1826 the Glasgow City Mission, and having subsequently visited England, Ireland, France, and the United States of America, he established missions in their principal cities. The London … Continue reading “Nasmith, David”
Nasith
Nasith ( v.r ; Vulg. Nasit), one of the Temple servants whose posterity returned from Babylon (1Es 5:32); evidently the NEZIAH (q.v.) of the Heb. text (Ezr 2:54). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Nasir, Isaac
Nasir, Isaac a famous Jewish philosopher devoted to Cabalism, who flourished about 1100, is the author of a cabalistic work entitled , the Treatise on the Emanations, in which he introduces the prophet Elijah as speaking and teaching under the four names of Eliah ben-Joseph, Jaresiah bein-Joseph, Zechariah ben-Joseph, and Jeroham ben-Joseph, and propounding the … Continue reading “Nasir, Isaac”
Nasini, Giuseppe Niccolo
Nasini, Giuseppe Niccolo an Italian painter who devoted himself largely to religious art, was born at Siena, according to Della Valle, in 1664. He first studied under his father Francesco, an artist of little note, but afterwards entered the school of Ciro Ferri, and became one of his ablest disciples. He was deficient in correctness … Continue reading “Nasini, Giuseppe Niccolo”
Nasiah
Nasiah (), MOSES BEN-ISAAK, a Jewish writer who flourished some time during the Middle Ages in England. When and where he was born it is difficult to say. All that is known of him is that he wrote a grammar entitled , the preface of which has been published by L. Dukes in L.B.d. Orients, … Continue reading “Nasiah”
Nasi, Jehudah
Nasi, Jehudah SEE HAKKODESH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature