Tikkun Sopherim ( ), or Emendations of the Scribes, refer to eighteen alterations which the scribes decreed should be introduced into the text,. in order to remove anthropomorphisms and other indelicate expressions. These eighteen emendations, or , are as follows, according to the order of the Hebrew Bible, Gen 18:22, where, for the original reading, … Continue reading “Tikkun Sopherim”
Tijuana, Baja California Norte, archdiocese of
Tijuana, Baja California Norte, archdiocese of Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore on 20 January 1874. Name changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Mexico on 13 July 1957. Elevated to the diocese of Tijuana on 13 July 1963. Elevated to an archdiocese on 25 November 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. Suffragen dioceses … Continue reading “Tijuana, Baja California Norte, archdiocese of”
Tigris, Saint
Tigris, Saint Irish saint, sister of St. Patrick. Much obscurity attaches to her life, and she has been frequently confounded with St. Darerca, another of the five sisters, who are treated of at length by Colgan. St. Tigris was the mother of five sons, all of whom became bishops: Sts. Lomam of Trim; Munis of … Continue reading “Tigris, Saint”
Tigris
Tigris (; Vuig. Tygris, Tigris) is used in the Sept. as the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Chiddekel () among the rivers of Eden (Gen 2:14), and is there described (so some render) as running eastward to Assyria. After this we hear no more of it, if we except one doubtful allusion in Nahum (Nah … Continue reading “Tigris”
Tigre Version
Tigre Version Tigr is a language spoken throughout Eastern Abyssinia, from the eastern banks of the River Tacazze to the Shoho country, which separates Abyssinia from the Red Sea. Consequently, the Tigr is spoken throughout five degrees of latitude, beginning three days journey from the Red Sea, and by a population amounting to about three … Continue reading “Tigre Version”
Tiglathpileser, Tilgathpilneser
Tiglathpileser, Tilgathpilneser [Tig’lath-pile’ser] [Til’gath-pilne’ser] Successor to Pul, king of Assyria. He is called a usurper and the founder of the second Assyrian empire. He reigned B.C. 745-727. In the reign of Pekah, king of Israel, he overran the northern part of Palestine, and took away the people as captives. 2Ki 15:29; 1Ch 5:6. In the … Continue reading “Tiglathpileser, Tilgathpilneser”
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III or Tilgath-Pil-neser, the Assyrian throne-name of Pul (q.v.). He appears in the Assyrian records as gaining, in the fifth year of his reign (about B.C. 741), a victory over Azariah (= Uzziah in 2 Chr.26:1), king of Judah, whose achievements are described in 2 Chr. 26:6-15. He is first mentioned in Scripture, however, … Continue reading “Tiglath-Pileser III”
Tiglath-Pileser I
Tiglath-Pileser I (not mentioned in Scripture) was the most famous of the monarchs of the first Assyrian empire (about B.C. 1110). After his death, for two hundred years the empire fell into decay. The history of David and Solomon falls within this period. He was succeeded by his son, Shalmaneser II. Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Tiglath-pileser
TIGLATH-PILESER King of Assyria, was invited by Ahaz king of Judah to aid him against the kings of Syria and Israel, 2Ki 16:7-10 . This he did, but exacted also a heavy tribute from Ahaz, so as to distress him without helping him, 2Ch 28:20-21 . From the kingdom of Israel, also, he carried off … Continue reading “Tiglath-pileser”
Tiffin, Edward, M.D
Tiffin, Edward, M.D a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Carlisle, England, June 19, 1766. At an early age he commenced the study of medicine; removed to the United States in 1784, and settled in Charlestown, Jefferson Co., Va., where he became a practitioner. In 1790 he entered the Methodist Episcopal … Continue reading “Tiffin, Edward, M.D”