Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Life And Death 1. Life.-In a consideration of the subject of life as dealt with in the Acts and Epistles, three Gr. words-, , and -require to be distinguished. (1) denotes life in the outward and visible sense-its period or course (cf. the time past of our life, 1Pe 4:3), its means of living (hence … Continue reading “Life And Death”

LIFE In the Bible, is either natural, Gen 3:17 ; spiritual, that of the renewed soul, 1Ch 8:6 ; or eternal, a holy and blissful immortality, Joh 3:36 1Ch 6:23 . Christ is the great Author of natural life, Col 1:16 ; and also of spiritual and eternal life; Joh 14:6 6:47. He has purchased … Continue reading “Life”

Lif and Lifthrasser in Norse mythology, are two human beings who hide themselves with Ragnarokr (destruction of the world), and feed on dew. From them all men are born who will inhabit the rejuvenated earth after the fire of Sutur. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Lievens (Livens, or Lywyns), Jan a Dutch painter and engraver, was born at Leyden, October 24, 1607, and was placed under the direction of George van Schooten, but when ten years of age was placed under Peter Lastman. He painted a number of fine works while quite young, which procured him a favorable reception at … Continue reading “Lievens (Livens, or Lywyns), Jan”

Lieutenants ‘achashdrapan, the official title of satraps or viceroys over the provinces of the Persian empire (Est 3:12; Est 8:9; Est 9:3; Ezr 8:36). “Prince”: Dan 3:2; Dan 6:1. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Lieutenants achashdarpenim. Governors of districts in the Persian kingdom, otherwise known as satraps or viceroys. Ezr 8:36; Est 3:12; Est 8:9; Est … Continue reading “Lieutenants”

Lieutenant (only in the plur. , achashdaspenin’, from the Sanscrit ksatrapa,whence the Greek , and finally , a satrap, see Gotting. Gel. Anz. 1839, page 805; Lassen, Zeitschr. fr d. Morgenl. 3:161; Bockh, Corpus Inscr. No. 2691, c) occurs in Est 3:12; Est 8:9; Est 9:3; Ezra 8:38; so in the Chald. form (rendered “princes,” … Continue reading “Lieutenant”

Liessies A Benedictine monastery near Avesnes, in the Diocese of Cambrai, France (Nord), founded about the middle of eighth century and dedicated to St. Lambert. The monastery appears to have been destroyed twice in the wars of the ensuing centuries, and was only finally established about the year 1110 by Theodoric of Avesnes and his … Continue reading “Liessies”

Liesborn, Master of A Westphalian painter, who in 1465 executed an altar-piece of note in the Benedictine monastery of Liesborn, founded by Charlemagne. His name is not mentioned by the historian of the monastery, who, however, declares that the Greeks would have looked on him as an artist of the first rank. Even in the … Continue reading “Liesborn, Master of”

Liesborn A former noted Benedictine Abbey in Westphalia, Germany, founded in 815; suppressed in 1803. It was situated near Beckurn, in the south-eastern part of the district of Münster. According to an old tradition the monastery was established in 785 by Charlemagne. More probably, however, it was built in 815 by two laymen, Bozo and … Continue reading “Liesborn”

Liers-In-Wait l-erz-in-wat (Jdg 9:25; Jdg 16:12; Jdg 20:36 ff). See AMBUSH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia