Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mac Ilvaine SEE MCILVAINE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mac Gill, Stevenson, D.D a Scotch divine of considerable note, was born at Port Glasgow Jan. 19, 1765, of pious parents. He early chose the service of his Master, and conducted all his studies with a view to the ministry. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, and was licensed to preach in 1790; … Continue reading “Mac Gill, Stevenson, D.D”

Mac- a frequent initial of Scotch and Irish names, being the Gnelic for son. Those in which it is thus written in full are given below in order. For others, see under the abbreviated form M’- or Mc-. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Maboul, Jacques a French pulpit orator, born of a distinguished family in Paris in 1650, was a long time grand vicar of Poitiers, and from 1708 until his death in May, 1722, bishop of Alert. His works are Oraisons funebres (1749, 12mo) very eloquent: Memoires (on constitution Unigenitus) (1749, 4to). See Hoefer, Nouv, Biog. Generale, … Continue reading “Maboul, Jacques”

Mabon, John Scott an eminent educator of the (Dutch) Reformed Church, was born in Scotland in 1784; came to this country with his parents in 1796; graduated with high honors at Union College (1806), and at the theological seminary in New Brunswick (1812); was tutor in Union College 1814-15; rector of the grammar school of … Continue reading “Mabon, John Scott”

Mabnabedai mab-nabe-d. See MACHNADEBAI. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Mabinogion A collection of medieval Welsh tales in prose. The word is a derivation of the mab, “son”, mabinog, “a student in the bardic case”, mabinogi (pl. mabinogion), “a tale belonging to the mabinog’s repertoire”. The Mabinogion are found in the “Red Book of Hergest”, a large fourteenth-century manuscript kept at Jesus College, Oxford. The … Continue reading “Mabinogion”

Mabillon, Jean Benedictine scholar, born Saint-Pierremont, 1632; died Paris, France, 1707. Entering the Maurist Congregation, 1627, he was sent to Saint-Germain-des- Pres, 1664, remaining there until death. He assisted d’Achery in preparing material for the “Acta Sanctorum, D.S.B.” (Lives of the Benedictine Saints) and published the first three volumes, 1668-1672. “De re diplomatica,” confuting the … Continue reading “Mabillon, Jean”

Mabdai (v), one of “the sons of Maani” who divorced their Gentile wives after the captivity (1Es 9:34); evidently the BENAIAH SEE BENAIAH (q.v.) of the Hebrew list (Ezr 10:35). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mabdai mabda-. See MAMDAI. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Mab in poetic art, is queen of the fairies (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature