Zamboni, Giuseppe Priest and physicist, born at Venice, June, 1776; died there 25 July 1846. Shortly after completing his studies in the seminary at Verona, Abate Zamboni was appointed to the chair of physics in the lyceum of that city. Zamboni is known to students of physics by the “dry” pile which he invented in … Continue reading “Zamboni, Giuseppe”
Zamboanga, Diocese of
Zamboanga, Diocese of (ZAMBOANGENSIS). Philippine Islands. It includes the islands of Basilan, Camiguin, Dinagat, Mindanao, Siargao, and the Sulu Archipelago. The area of the diocese is 39,000 sq. miles, the population about 670,000. Mindanao, the second largest of the Philippine group, has an area of 36,292 sq. miles. The Catholic population of the diocese is … Continue reading “Zamboanga, Diocese of”
Zambis
Zambis zambis: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) ZAMBRI (which see). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Zambesi Mission
Zambesi Mission The prefecture comprises all Rhodesia south of the Zambesi, that part of Bechuanaland which is north of the Tropic of Capricorn and east of the 22nd degree of longitude, that part of Rhodesia north of the Zambesi, south of the Congo Free State, and west of the 30th degree longitude. Originally it also … Continue reading “Zambesi Mission”
Zama
Zama Titular see of Numidia. There were two sees of this name: Zama Major and Zama Minor. Zama Minor, represented at the Conference of Carthage, 255 by the Bishop Marcellus, is commonly identified with the ruins Henshir Sidi-Amor el Djedidi near Furni, on the frontier, southeast of Tunis. Zama Major, or Zama Regia, located by … Continue reading “Zama”
Zalvidea, José Maria de
Zalvidea, Jos Maria de Born at Bilbao, Vizeaya, Spain, 2 March, 1780; d. in 1846. He became a Franciscan at the convent of San Mames, Cantabria, 13 December, 1798, joined the College of San Fernando de Mexico in 1804, and entered the California Indian mission field in August, 1805. He served at Mission San Fernando … Continue reading “Zalvidea, José Maria de”
Zalmunnah
Zalmunnah zal-muna. See ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ZALMUNNA AND ZEBAH
ZALMUNNA AND ZEBAH Midianitish kings, defeated and slain by Gideon, Jdg 8:5 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Zalmunna
Zalmunna (Heb. Tsalmunna’, , apparently from , shadow, and , to withhold; i.e. deprived of protection; Sept and Josephus, ,) last named of the two kings of Midian, whose capture and death by the hands of Gideon himself formed the land act of his great conflict with Midian (Jdg 8:5-21 Psa 83:11). B.C. 1361. SEE … Continue reading “Zalmunna”
Zalmonah
Zalmonah (Heb. Tsalmonah, ; shady; Sept. ; Vulg. Salmona), the name of a desert station (the 45th) of the Israelites, which they reached between leaving Mount Hor and camping at Punon, although they must have turned the southern, point of Edomitish territory by the way (Num 33:41). It therefore lay on the south-east side of … Continue reading “Zalmonah”