Lowisohn, Salomon a Jewish writer of note, and really the first Jew who chronicled the history of his people in the German tongue, was born at Moor, Hungary, in 1789, and was truly a self-made man. Amid the greatest difficulties he acquired an education, and particularly a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew. Possessed of great … Continue reading “Lowisohn, Salomon”
Lower Parts Of The Earth
LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH Valleys, Isa 44:23 ; also the grave, or the abode of disembodied spirits secluded from our view,”That undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns.” Psa 63:9 139:15 Eph 4:9. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Lower Parts Of The Earth ( ), properly valleys (Isa 44:23); hence, by extension, … Continue reading “Lower Parts Of The Earth”
Lower Criticism
Lower Criticism The object of textual criticism is to restore as nearly as possible the original text of a work the autograph of which has been lost. In this textual criticism differs from higher criticism, whose aim is to investigate the sources of a literary work, study its composition, determine its date and trace its … Continue reading “Lower Criticism”
Lower California, Vicariate Apostolic of
Lower California, Vicariate Apostolic of Includes the territory of that name in Mexico (Sp. Baja or Vieja California), a peninsula 770 miles long by 30 to 120 broad. It is traversed longitudinally by mountain chains; on the gulf side the descent is abrupt, but on the western side more gradual. Running water is very scarce … Continue reading “Lower California, Vicariate Apostolic of”
Lower (Verb, to let down)
Lower (Verb, to let down) * see LET DOWN, No. 2 (d) Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Lower (Adjective, and Verb, to make), Lowest
Lower (Adjective, and Verb, to make), Lowest the comparative degree of kato, “beneath,” is used in Eph 4:9, of Christ’s descent into “the lower parts of the earth;” two of the various interpretations of this phrase are (1) that the earth is in view in contrast to heaven, (2) that the region is that of … Continue reading “Lower (Adjective, and Verb, to make), Lowest”
Lowenthal, Isidor
Lowenthal, Isidor a famous missionary and translator of the Bible, was a native,of Poland, and of Jewish parentage. At the age of twenty he had to flee his country, being suspected by the government of conspiracy. He came to America, and at Princeton, N.J., went about as a pedler, hawking jewelry and stationery. In or … Continue reading “Lowenthal, Isidor”
Lowell, John
Lowell, John an American philanthropist, deserves our notice as the founder (in 1839) of “the Lowell Institute,” at an expense of $250,000, to maintain forever in Boston, his native place, annual courses of free lectures on natural and revealed religion, the natural sciences, philology, belles-lettres, and art. Mr. Lowell was born May 11, 1799, and … Continue reading “Lowell, John”
Lowell, Charles
Lowell, Charles D.D., a Unitarian Congregational minister of note, son of judge John Lowell, to whom Massachusetts is indebted for the clause in her Constitution which abolished slavery, was born in Boston August 15, 1782, and was educated first at Andover Academy, and later at Harvard College, class of 1800. After graduation he went abroad, … Continue reading “Lowell, Charles”
Lowe, Joel, Ben-Jehudah Loeb
Lowe, Joel, Ben-Jehudah Loeb (also called Bril, , from the initials , ben-R. Jehudah Loeb), a Jewish writer of note, born about 1740, was a distinguished disciple of Moses Mendelssohn, and afterwards, although a Jew, held a professorship in the William’s school at Breslau. He died in that city, February 11, 1802. Besides many valuable … Continue reading “Lowe, Joel, Ben-Jehudah Loeb”