Lion-Worship was particularly prevalent in the city of Leontopolis, Egypt. The lion was the symbol of strength, and therefore typical of the Egyptian Hercules. The lion was also sacred to the Egyptian Minerva. In southern Ethiopia, in the vicinity of the modern town of Shendy, the lion-headed deity seems to have been the chief object … Continue reading “Lion-Worship”
Lion-like Men
Lion-like Men See ARIEL. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Lion
LION The well-known and noble king of beasts, frequently spoken of in Scripture. He often exceeds eight feet in length and four feet in height; and his majestic and dauntless aspect, his prodigious strength and agility, and his peculiar roar, make him the terror of the forests. Lions were common in Palestine, (See JORDAN,) and … Continue reading “Lion”
Linz Or Lintz, The Peace Of
Linz Or Lintz, The Peace Of so named after the place where it was concluded, December 13, 1645, between Rakoczy, prince of Transylvania, and the emperor Ferdinand III, as king of Hungary, was an event of great importance for the legal existence of the Evangelical Church in Hungary. Rakoczy, who aimed at the crown of … Continue reading “Linz Or Lintz, The Peace Of”
Linz
Linz DIOCESE OF LINZ (LINCIENSIS). Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna. I. HISTORY In the early Middle Ages the greater part of the territory of the present Diocese of Linz was subject to the bishops of Lauriacum (Lorch); at a later date it formed part of the great Diocese of Passau, which extended from the … Continue reading “Linz”
Linus, Pope Saint
Linus, Pope Saint Reigned from 64 or 67 to 76 or 79. Died in Rome. It is generally considered that he was the successor of Saint Peter and ruled for 12 years. According to Irenaeus he is the Linus mentioned by Saint Paul (2 Timothy 4). His name is mentioned in the prayer “Communicantes” in … Continue reading “Linus, Pope Saint”
Linus (1)
LINUS A Christian at Rome, whose salutation Paul sent to Timothy, 2Ti 4:21 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Linus () This is a name which holds a large place in the history of the early Church. We first find mention of it in 2Ti 4:21, where St. Paul, writing from his Roman prison, … Continue reading “Linus (1)”
Lintrup, Severin
Lintrup, Severin a Lutheran theologian of Denmark, who died March 13, 1731, at Copenhagen, was bishop of Wiburg, in Jutland, in 1720, and in 1725 courtpreacher and professor of theology. He wrote, Specimen Calunniae- Papeo-Calviniance in Avgust. Confess. Invariatamn: De Paulina 1Co 15:32 : De Polymathia Scriptorun Sacrorum, Speciatim Pauli Apostoli: AeMeletemata Critica iv ad … Continue reading “Lintrup, Severin”
Lintner, George A., D.D
Lintner, George A., D.D a Lutheran minister, was born at Minden, Montgomery County, N.Y., February 15, 1796. At an early age he was admitted to Union College. After graduation he studied theology, and was licensed to preach in September 1818. The following year he accepted a call to the pastorate of Schoharie and Cobleskill. He … Continue reading “Lintner, George A., D.D”
Lintel
Lintel (prop. , mashkoph’, lit. a projecting cover; Exo 12:22; Exo 12:33; “upper door-post,” Exo 12:7; also , kaphtor’, a chaplet, i.e., capital of a column, Amo 9:1; Zep 2:14; elsewhere a “knop” of the candelabrum; and , a’yil, a “ram,” as often; hence a pilaster or pillar in a wall, 1Ki 6:31, elsewhere “post”), … Continue reading “Lintel”