Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Tutanus in Roman mythology, was a deity who was implored in times of peril and danger for help and protection. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Tustin, Septimus, D.D a Presbyterian minister, who died at Washington, D.C., October 28, 1871, was in 1836 chaplain of the University of Virginia, and in 1844 was elected chaplain of the United States Senate. At a later period he was pastor of the. Presbyterian Church in Hagerstown, Maryland, and of the First Presbyterian Church, Germantown, … Continue reading “Tustin, Septimus, D.D”

Tusi SEE PERSIAN VERSIONS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Tuscany Tuscany, a division of central Italy, includes the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, Grosseto, Livorno, Massa and Carrara, Pisa, and Siena; area, 9304 sq. miles; population in 1911, 2,900,000. Ecclesiastically it is divided into the provinces of Florence, with 6 suffragan dioceses; Pisa, with 4 suffragans; Siena, with 5 suffragans, the Archdiocese of Lucca; and … Continue reading “Tuscany”

Turton, William an English Wesleyan missionaries, was born in the island of Barbadoes, W. I. His father was a planter. His first labors were on the island of Antigua. In 1798 he received an appointment for St. Bartholomew from the English Conference. In 1800 he was sent to New Providence, and labored for the rest … Continue reading “Turton, William”

Turton, Thomas, D.D a bishop of the Church of England, was born in Yorkshire in 1782. He became a pensioner of Queen’s College, Cambridge, in 1801; two years thereafter he removed to St. Catharine’s College (then known as Catharine Hall), from which he graduated in 1805. In 1806 he was elected a fellow of his … Continue reading “Turton, Thomas, D.D”

Turtledove See Dove Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible Turtledove TURTLEDOVE.See Animals in vol. i. p. 65b. Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels Turtledove Fig. 333Turtledove Turtledove occurs in Gen 15:9; Lev 1:14; Lev 5:7; Lev 5:11, etc.; Luk 2:24. The birds of this subgenus are invariably smaller than pigeons properly so called; they … Continue reading “Turtledove”

Turtle, Turtle-dove Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture. A pair was offered in sacrifice by Mary at her purification (Luke 2:24). The pigeon and the turtle-dove were the only birds permitted to be offered in sacrifice (Lev. 1:14; 5:7; 14:22; 15:14, 29, etc.). The Latin name of this bird, … Continue reading “Turtle, Turtle Dove”

Turtle, or Turtle Dove (, tor, so called, no doubt, in imitation of its cooing note; ), occurs first in Scripture in Gen 15:9, where Abram is commanded to offer it along with other sacrifices, and with a young pigeon (, gozal). In the Levitical law a pair of turtle-doves or of young pigeons are … Continue reading “Turtle, or Turtle Dove”

Turtle, John a Wesleyan missionary, was born in the County of Suffolk, England, June 9,1793. He was converted in 1811, commenced to preach in 1815, at Thetford, and in 1817 he received his appointment for the Bahamas, W. I. His first circuit was Eleuthera; next, New Providence; and after that, successively, Turk’s Island, Harbor Island, … Continue reading “Turtle, John”