Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Massah And Meribah MASSAH AND MERIBAH.Exo 17:1-7 (JE [Note: Jewish Encyclopedia.] ) tells of a miraculous gift of water at a spot near Horeb, which was called Massah and Meribah (testing and contention) because the people tested Jahweh by doubting His providence and contended with Moses. It is implied that this occurred about a year … Continue reading “Massah and Meribah”

Massah (Heb. Massah’, , trial, as often; Sept. , ; Vulg. tentatio), a name given to the spot in Rephidim where the Israelites provoked Jehovah by murmuring for want of water; otherwise called MERIBAH (Exo 17:7; Deu 6:16; Deu 9:22; Deu 28:8). The name also occurs (in the Heb.), with mention of the circumstances which … Continue reading “Massah”

Massagetae an ancient nomadic people, who inhabited the broad steppes on the north- east of the Caspian Sea, to the northward of the river Araxes or Jaxartes. Herodotus says that they had a community of wives; that they sacrificed and devoured their aged people; that they worshipped the sun, and offered horses to him; that … Continue reading “Massagetae”

Massacre, Saint Bartholomew’s Day This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes. The first point argued was whether or not the massacre had … Continue reading “Massacre, Saint Bartholomew’s Day”

Massacre of the Innocents masa-ker. See INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MASSACRE A term used to signify the sudden and promiscuous butchery of a multitude. See PERSECUTION. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Massacre Authorized by Moses Deu 20:13; Deu 20:16 Decree to destroy the Jews Est 3:1-15 Instances of: – Inhabitants: b Of Heshbon Deu 2:34 b Of Bashan Deu 3:6 b Of Ai Jos 8:24-26 b Of … Continue reading “Massacre”

Massachusetts The sixth state to be admitted to the United States, 6 February 1788. Puritan prejudice prevented the early settlement of Catholics in New England, although a poor old Irishwoman, Ann Glover, was one of the first victtms of witchcraft superstition in 1688. The presence of a few Irish families in Boston was noted in … Continue reading “Massachusetts”

Massa Marittima (MASSANA) Massa Marittima, in the Province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, first mentioned in the eighth century. It grew at the expense of Populonia, an ancient city of the Etruscans, the principal port of that people, and important on account of its iron, tin, and copper works. Populonia was besieged by Sulla, and in … Continue reading “Massa Marittima”

Massa Carrara DIOCESE OF MASSA CARRARA (MASSENSIS). Diocese in Central Italy (Lunigiana and Garfagnana). The city is located on the Frigido, in a district rich in various mines but especially famous for its pure white marble, which the Romans preferred to those of Paros and Pentelius. Massa Carrara is the “Mansio ad Taberna Frigida” of … Continue reading “Massa Carrara”

Massa Candida The Roman Martyrology records 300 Christians at Carthage (c.253) who hurled themselves into a vat of burning lime rather than burn incense to Jupiter. Their fame was perpetuated by Saint Augustine and the poet Prudentius. Commemorated, 24 August . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Massa Candida Under the date 24 August, the “Martyrologium Romanum” … Continue reading “Massa Candida”