Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Naim (Hebrew: pleasantness) City where Christ raised the widow’s son to life (Luke 7), situated on the northwest ridge of Jebel Dahy, the Little Hermon. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Naim (NAIN). The city where Christ raised to life the widow’s son (Luke 7:11-17). The Midrash (Bereshit rabba, 88) gives the significance “agreeable” to a place … Continue reading “Naim”

Nails In The Crucifix In the 13tll century three are portrayed, one foot of the Crucified overlying the other without the hypopodion. James de Voragine first mentions the change, which Ayala, bishop of Galicia, attributes to the Albigensian heretics. Benedict XIV pronounced the nail preserved in St. Cross, Rome, to be authentic. SEE CRUCIFIX. On … Continue reading “Nails In The Crucifix”

Nails, Holy Nails with which Our Saviour was fastened to the Cross, and which according to tradition were found by Saint Helena. It is not certain whether there were three or four, more probably four. Saint Ambrose and others record that Saint Helena had one nail converted into a crown for Constantine and another one … Continue reading “Nails, Holy”

Nails (Animal Claws) Dan 7:19 (a) These represent the terrible power of the Roman empire to grasp, hold and destroy her enemies. It is the claws of the wild beast that are so greatly feared. Fuente: Wilson’s Dictionary of Bible Types

Nails For the temple “David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings.” 1Ch 22:3; but apparently gold nails were used for some parts of the interior. 2Ch 3:9. The tent pegs were also called nails, though made most probably of hard wood, and perhaps pointed … Continue reading “NAILS”

Naillac, Philibert De the grand-master of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, was born about 1340 of a noble family. But little is known of his personal history. He became master of this order in 1376, and engaged in the Crusades, and was greatly distinguished by his valor and skill in … Continue reading “Naillac, Philibert De”

Nail, Nicholas a French martyr to the Protestant cause, was born at Mans in the first quarter of the 16th century. He was of humble origin, and earned his daily bread on the shoemaker’s bench. He was working in Lausanne, Switzerland, when the Reformed doctrines began to gain the attention of the people, and Nail … Continue reading “Nail, Nicholas”

Nail (Noun and Verb) occurs in the remarks of Thomas regarding the print of the nails used in Christ’s crucifixion, Joh 20:25. “to nail to” (pros, “to,” and a verbal form of A), is used in Col 2:14, in which the figure of a bond (ordinances of the Law) is first described as cancelled, and … Continue reading “Nail (Noun and Verb)”

NAIL The “nail” with which Jael killed Sisera was rather a tent-pin, such as is driven into the ground in order to fasten the cords of the tent, Exo 27:19 Jdg 4:21-22 . Sometimes the Hebrew word is used for the wooden pins or iron spikes firmly inwrought into the walls of a building, Ezr … Continue reading “Nail”

Naiim (Gr. , for the Heb. Nahum, q.v.), the son of Esli and father of Amos, in the maternal ancestry of Christ (Luk 3:25); apparently the same with JOHANAN SEE JOHANAN (q.v.), the son of Elioenai (1Ch 3:24). SEE GENEALOGY OF CHRIST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature