Mahalalel MAHALALEL.1. Son of Kenan and great-grandson of Seth (Gen 5:12-13; Gen 5:15-17 [P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ] = 1Ch 1:2, Luk 3:37 Mahalaleel); = Mehujael in J [Note: Jahwist.] s list (Gen 4:18). 2. The son of Perez, who dwelt at Jerusalem after the Captivity (Neh 11:4). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Mahalalel … Continue reading “Mahalalel”
Mahalaleel
Mahalaleel (Heb. Mahalel’, , praise of God; Sept. and N.T. ), the name of two men. 1. The son of the antediluvian patriarch Cainan, of the line of Seth, born when his father was seventy years old; he became the father of Jared at sixty-five years of age, and lived to the age of eight … Continue reading “Mahalaleel”
Mahalah
Mahalah (1Ch 7:18). SEE MAHLAH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mahalah 1Ch 7:18. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Mahalah ma-hala, maha-la (, mahlah; the Revised Version (British and American) has the correct form MAHLAH): A descendant of Manasseh (1Ch 7:18). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Mahalah [Mah’alah] Son or daughter of Hammoleketh. 1Ch … Continue reading “Mahalah”
Mahadi or Mehdi
Mahadi or Mehdi (Arab. director, sovereign, or pontiff) is the surname, by way of excellence, of the twelfth and last imam (q.v.) of the race of Ali. This Mahadi, who bore the same name with the false prophet, being called Abulcassem Mohammed, was born in the year of the Hegira 255, and, according to Persian … Continue reading “Mahadi or Mehdi”
Mahabhuta
Mahabhuta (Skr.) A physical element; in the Sarikhya (q.v.) one of the five gross elements contrasted with the tanmatras (q.v.). — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Mahabharata
Mahabharata (Skr. “the great [war of the] Bharatas”). An Indian epic of 100,000 verses, ascribed to Vyasa, incorporating many philosophical portions, such as the Bhagavad Gita (q.v.) — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Maha-vira
Maha-vira (literally the great hero), also called Vira and Vardhamalna, is the twenty-fourth or last Jina, or deified saint, of the Jainas (q.v.), described as of a golden complexion, and having a lion for his symbol. His legendary history is given in the Kalpa-Sutru (q.v.) and the Mahaviram-Charitra. According to these, Mahavira’s birth occurred at … Continue reading “Maha-vira”
Maha-vansa
Maha-vansa is the title of two celebrated works written in Pali, and relating to the early history of Ceylon (q.v.). The older work was probably composed by the monks of the convent Uttaravihra at Anuradhapura, the capital of Ceylon. Its date is uncertain, but it apparently preceded the reign of Dhatusena (459-477), as that monarch … Continue reading “Maha-vansa”
Maha-sanghika
Maha-sanghika is the name of one of the two great divisions of the Buddhistic Church which arose about two hundred years after the death of the Buddha Sakyamuni, or about 343. SEE STHAVIRA. Out of this school arose, in the course of the next centuries, numerous sects. For the tenets common to all, and for … Continue reading “Maha-sanghika”
Maha-Rudra
Maha-Rudra is another name of SIVA SEE SIVA (q.v.). SEE RUDRA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature