Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Moon Or Lunette (Isa 3:18). SEE TIRE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Moon, New SEE NEW MOON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Moon, New See ASTROLOGY, I, 6; ASTRONOMY, I, 3, (1); FASTS AND FEASTS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Moon, New [FESTIVALS] Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature Moon, New Moon, New. See New Moon. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary

MOON This beautiful and stately ruler of the night, Gen 1:16, is one of the chief witnesses to mankind of the goodness, wisdom, and power of the Creator, Psa 8:3 ; and as receiving all its light from the sun, and reflecting it on all around, it is a striking image of the church of … Continue reading “Moon”

Mooli MOOLI (1Es 8:47) = Mahli, Ezr 8:18. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Mooli moo-l (Codex Alexandrinus , Mool; Codex Vaticanus , Moole; the King James Version Moli): Son of Merari and grandson of Levi (1 Esdras 8:47) = Mahli in Ezr 8:18 (see Exo 6:16, Exo 6:19). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Moody, Samuel S a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. was born in Powhattan County, Virginia, May 1, 1810; was converted in 1828, joined the ministry in the Tennessee Conference, and held the following appointments: 1831, Lebanon Circuit; 1832, Sandy Circuit; 1833, Nashville Station; 1834, Memphis Station; 1835, Florence Station; 1836, Montgomery Circuit; 1837, … Continue reading “Moody, Samuel S”

Moody, Samuel an American divine of some note, was born at Newbury, Massachussetts, January 4, 1676; was educated at Harvard College, where he graduated in 1697; then entered upon the special study of theology, and December 29, 1700, was ordained to the sacred ministry in the Congregational Church at York, Me., where he died, November … Continue reading “Moody, Samuel”

Moody, Joshua a Congregational minister, was born in Wales in 1633. His father migrated to this country, and settled at Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1635, and Joshua was educated at Harvard College, class of 1653. There had been no regular clergyman in Portsmouth, N.H., previous to 1658, in which year he began to preach, and a … Continue reading “Moody, Joshua”

Moody, Joseph an American divine of the Congregational Church, was born in 1701. But little is known of his early life. As a minister he was noted for his many eccentricities, but also for his piety, and as a remarkably useful preacher of the Gospel. In his younger years he often preached beyond the limits … Continue reading “Moody, Joseph”

Moody, John, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1776. After graduating from Princeton College, in 1796, he studied theology with Reverend James Snodgrass, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Carlisle in 1801. In 1803 he was ordained by the same presbytery pastor of Middle Spring, where he remained: … Continue reading “Moody, John, D.D”

Moody, Granville, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Portland, Maine, January 2, 1812. In 1833 he joined the Ohio Conference, and served as a pastor until 1860, when he became colonel of the Seventy-fourth Ohio regiment. He served until May 1863, when illness forced him to resign. He. again enitered the pastorate, and … Continue reading “Moody, Granville, D.D”