Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Zabulun [ZEBULUN] Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature

Zabulon One of the twelve sons of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe of the same name (Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26). Nothing is known of Zabulon except that Sacred, Elon, and Jahelel were his sons and the heads of three tribal families. The tribe of Zabulon plays an important part in the early history of … Continue reading “Zabulon”

ZABUD A son of Nathan the prophet, the confidential friend and adviser of king Solomon, probably having shared with him the instructions of the venerable prophet, 1Ki 4:5 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Zabud (Heb. Zabud’, , given; Sept. v.r. ), son of Nathan the prophet (1Ki 4:5). B.C. 1012. He is described … Continue reading “Zabud”

Zabriskie, John Lansing a venerated clergyman of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America, was born in 1779 at Albany, N. Y. He graduated at Union College in 1797, studied theology under Dr. Theodoric Romeyn, and was licensed by the Classis of Albany in 1800. His first settlement was in the united churches of Greenbush and … Continue reading “Zabriskie, John Lansing”

Zabriskie, Francis Nicholls, D.D a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, was born at Hackensack, N.J., in April, 1832. He graduated from the University of the City of New York in 1850, and from the New Brunswick Seminary in 1855. For three years he was editor of the Initelligencer. He died May 13, 1891. He … Continue reading “Zabriskie, Francis Nicholls, D.D”

Zabism the religion of the Zabians (q.v.), or Haranian idolaters. It was formerly understood that they were a distinct race, and that their religion was composed of Chaldaism, Parsaism, Judaism, Christianity, Neo-Platonism, Gnosticism, and cabalistic speculations. This is not, however, strictly true. They might best be described as Syrians, who, partly descended from Greek colonists, … Continue reading “Zabism”

Zabii or ZABAEANS, or ZABIANS or SABIANS. The Sabians mentioned in Scripture were evidently a nation, or perhaps a wandering horde, such as fell upon Job’s cattle, Job 1:15; men of stature, Isa 45:14; a people afar off, Joe 3:8. But we speak here of the Zabians as a sect, probably the first corrupters of … Continue reading “Zabii”

Zabians an ancient sect, said to be Chaldeans, addicted to astrology and star- worship. The word is derived, according to Pococke, from the Aramaic tsabad, the heavenly host, from which same root the word Sabian is taken, but in the different sense of “to change religion.” The Zabians were idolaters, (dwelling in the north of … Continue reading “Zabians”

Zabdiel (Heb. Zabdiel’, , gift of God), the name of three Jews mentioned in the Old Test and Apocrypha. 1. (Sept. .) The father of Jashobeam, the chief of David’s warriors (1Ch 27:2). B.C. ante 1046. 2. (Sept. v.r. ) Son of Haggedolim (one of the great men) and overseer of 128 of the captives … Continue reading “Zabdiel”

Zabdi gift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan (Josh. 7:1, 17, 18). He is probably the “Zimri” of 1 Chr. 2:6. (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:19). (3.) Called “the Shiphmite,” one of David’s officers, who had charge of his vineyards (1 Chr. 27:27). (4.) A Levite, one of the sons of Asaph (Neh. … Continue reading “Zabdi”