Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Meneses, Osorio Francisco Spanish painter, b. at Seville, 1630; d. probably in the same place, 1705. It is extraordinary that so very little is known of his history. He was not only a pupil of Murillo, but by far the most perfect of his imitators, and undoubtedly many of the works commonly attributed to the … Continue reading “Meneses, Osorio Francisco”

Meneses, Aleixio De a Portuguese prelate and statesman, was born Jan. 25, 1559. His father had directed the education of king Sebastian. Brought up in the palace, he entered, contrary to his parent’s wishes, the convent of the Augustines at Lisbon, Feb. 24,1574, and finished his studies at Coimbra. He was appointed archbishop of Goa … Continue reading “Meneses, Aleixio De”

Menes was the name of the first king of the first Egyptian dynasty. He marks a great chronological epoch, being placed by different chronologers as early as BC. 3643, 3892, or even 5702. Stricter Egyptologists make his accession BC. 2717. This name, which signifies the conductor. has been found on inscriptions, but no contemporary monuments … Continue reading “Menes”

Menendez y Pelayo, Marcelino Spanish scholar, poet and critic. Born Santander, Spain, 3 November 1856; died there, 2 May 1912. Educated at the University of Barcelona, he taught literature at the University of Madrid, 1878, and was admitted to the Spanish Academy, 1881. Author of “Estudios criticos sobre poetas Montafienses,” and “Heterodoxes Espanoles,” a political … Continue reading “Menendez y Pelayo, Marcelino”

Menelaus MENELAUS.Brother of Simon the Benjamite (2Ma 3:4), or, according to Josephus (Ant. XII. v. 1), a younger brother of Jason and Onias. He purchased the office of high priest from Antiochus Epiphanes for the sum of 660 talents (c [Note: circa, about.] . b.c. 172), thereby causing the deposition of Jason, who had obtained … Continue reading “Menelaus”

Menelaius (, a common Greek name), a usurping high-priest who obtained the office from Antiochus Epiphanes (BC. cir. 172) by a large bribe (2Ma 4:23-25), and drove out Jason, who had obtained it not long before by similar means. When he neglected to pay the sum which he had promised, he was summoned to the … Continue reading “Menelaius”

Menedemus a Greek philosopher and teacher, flourished in the 3d century BC. Life.-He was born in Eretria of a noble family, the Theopropidae. Being poor, he labored as a tent-maker and builder for a livelihood. According to Diogenes Laertius, he was sent on some military service to Megara, where he profited by the occasion to … Continue reading “Menedemus”

Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN.The words of the handwriting on the wall, which, according to Dan 5:5; Dan 5:26, appeared mysteriously at Belshazzars feast, and was successfully deciphered by Daniel alone (Dan 5:26-28), in Dan 5:25 the words of the inscription (the writing inscribed, RV [Note: Revised Version.] ) are given as … Continue reading “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin”

MENE He is numbered; TEKEL, he is weighed; UPHARSIN, and they are dividing; Chaldee words supernaturally traced on the wall at Balshazzar’s impious feast, and significant of his impending doom, Dan 5:1-31 . The astrologers could not read them, perhaps because they were written in antique Hebrew characters; still less could they explain, even if … Continue reading “Mene”

Mends, Herbert an English Protestant divine, born at Brinkworth, in Wiltshire, about the middle of the 18th century, was the son of Christopher Mends, also a clergyman. He early decided to devote himself to the ministry, and was accordingly placed at a gram-mar-school at Plymouth, where he obtained the rudiments of a classical education; and … Continue reading “Mends, Herbert”