Morel, Gall Poet, scholar, aesthete, and educationist, b. at St. Fiden, Switzerland, on 24 March, 1803; d. at the Abbey of Einsiedeln on 16 December, 1872. His baptismal name was Benedict, but in the monastery he took the name of Gall. In 1814, he entered the gymnasium at St. Gall. A pilgrimage to Einsiedeln in … Continue reading “Morel, Gall”
Morel, Claude
Morel, Claude a French theologian and preacher of note, flourished in the 17th century. He was a doctor of the Sorbonne and court preacher, but is best known as a passionate adversary of the Jansenists. He published against them La conduite de Saint Augustin contre les Pelagiens (1658), and L’Oracle de la Velrite, ou l’Eglise … Continue reading “Morel, Claude”
Morehead, Robert, D.D
Morehead, Robert, D.D an English divine of some note, flourished in the first half of this century. But little is known of his personal history. He was for some time rector of St. Paul’s in Edinburgh, and there attained to distinction as a pulpit orator. Subsequently he became rector of Easington, Yorkshire, and died in … Continue reading “Morehead, Robert, D.D”
Moreh, the Hill of
Moreh, the Hill of probably identical with “little Hermon,” the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs of this mountain. It is a gray ridge parallel to Gilboa on the north; and between the two lay the battle-field, the plain of Jezreel (q.v.), where Gideon overthrew the Midianites (Judg. 7:1-12). Fuente: Easton’s … Continue reading “Moreh, the Hill of”
Moreh, Plain of
Moreh, Plain of [Mo’reh] The Hebrew signifies the ‘oak, or oaks, of Moreh.’ It was near Shechem, where Abram first pitched his tent on entering Canaan, and where the Lord appeared to him. Gen 12:6; Deu 11:30. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Moreh, Oak of
Moreh, Oak of ( , ‘elon moreh, terebinth of the teacher; , ten drun ten hupselen; the King James Version Plain of Moreh): It seems probable that the place here intended may be the same as that mentioned in Deu 11:30 (‘elone moreh, terebinths of Moreh, the King James Version plains, the Revised Version (British … Continue reading “Moreh, Oak of”
Moreh, Hill of
Moreh, Hill of more ( , gibhath ha-moreh, hill of the teacher; Codex Vaticanus , Gabaathamora; Codex Alexandrinus, , tou bomou tou Abor): The Hebrew moreh is derived from the verb yarah, to teach, to direct, and indicates one who directs, or gives oracular answers. We might therefore read hill of the teacher, the height … Continue reading “Moreh, Hill of”
MOREH
Moreh (Heb. Moreh’, , an archer, as in 1Sa 31:3, etc., or teaching, as in Isa 9:14), an old title that appears in the designation of two localities of central Palestine. 1. Apparently a Canaanite (perhaps a chief, like Mamre), B.C. 2088, owning or inhabiting the region south of Shechem, from whom the grove (, … Continue reading “MOREH”
Moreau, Mace
Moreau, Mace a French martyr to Protestant Christianity, was born in the first half of the 16th century, and flourished at Troyes, in Champagne. He was reared in the Roman Catholic faith, but about 1547 accepted the Reformed faith, and went to Geneva to study theology. In 1550 he returned to France, going about the … Continue reading “Moreau, Mace”
Moreau, Jean
Moreau, Jean a French theologian, was born at Laval near the opening of the 16th century. He was educated at Paris, and when about thirty years of age was appointed professor of theology at the University of Paris. He next became canon at the cathedral of Meaux. He died about 1584. His work, Nomenclatura sen … Continue reading “Moreau, Jean”