Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

LEGAL or MOSAICK DISPENSATION See DISPENSATION. Fuente: Theological Dictionary

legal interest (Latin: inter, between; esse, to be) The price or rate of premium per unit of time that is paid by a borrower for the use of what he borrows; specifically, a rate per cent of money paid for the use of money; also the money so paid. Excessive interest is a sin against … Continue reading “legal interest”

Legacies (Latin Legata). I. DEFINITION In its most restricted sense, by a pious legacy or bequest (legatum pium) is understood, the assigning, by a last will, of a particular thing forming part of an estate, to a church or an ecclesiastical institution. It differs from a testament in favour of pious works (testamentum ad pias … Continue reading “Legacies”

Leg is the rendering of several words in the A.V. Usually the Heb. term is , karla’ (only in the dual ), the lower limb or shank of an animal (Exo 12:9; Exo 29:17; Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 4:11; Lev 8:21; Lev 9:14; Amo 3:12) or a locust (Lev 11:21); the of a man … Continue reading “Leg”

Lefvre, Family of There were various members of the Lefèvre family engaged in tapestry weaving in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. We hear of one Lancelot Lefèbvre as one of the masters of tapestry weaving in Brussels and in Antwerp in 1655; and in Italy, in 1630, we read of a certain Pierre le Fèvre, … Continue reading “Lefèvre, Family of”

Lefvre d’Etaples, Jacques Frequently called “Faber Stapulensis.” A French philosopher, biblical and patristic scholar; b. at Etaples in Picardy, about 1455; d. at Nérac, 1536. He pursued his classical studies at the University of Paris, graduating as master of arts. In 1492 he made a journey to Italy. His protracted visits to Florence, Rome, and … Continue reading “Lefèvre d’Etaples, Jacques”

Lefvre de la Boderie, Guy French Orientalist and poet; b. near Falaise in Normandy, 9 August, 1541; d. in 1598 in the house in which he was born. At an early age he devoted himself to the study of Oriental languages, particularly Hebrew and Syriac. After much travelling in different provinces of France he settled … Continue reading “Lefèvre de la Boderie, Guy”

Lefthanded lefthand-ed ( , ‘itter yadh-yamn; Septuagint , amphoterodexios, i.e. ambidextrous): The Hebrew presents a combination of words signifying literally, a man whose right hand is impeded or lame, who therefore uses the left hand instead, or one who by habit prefers the use of the left hand, where others use the right. It is … Continue reading “Lefthanded”

Left-Handed ( , shut as to his right hand [Jdg 3:15; Jdg 20:16]; Sept. ‘, Vulgate qui utraque manu pro dextera uitebatur, and itca sinistra ut dextra proelians), properly one that is unable skilfully to use his right hand, and hence employs the left; but also, as is usual, ambidexter, i.e. one who can use … Continue reading “Left-Handed”

Left hand among the Hebrews, denoted the north (Job 23:9; Gen. 14:15), the face of the person being supposed to be toward the east. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary