Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thistles Thorns Thistles Thorns. General terms for any spiney plant. Such plants are characteristic of arid and desert regions, Some of these were brambles, briers, thorny bushes, small trees, weeds, and prickly herbs. They grew abundantly in Palestine and other Bible lands, especially along roadsides, in fields, and in dry places. The most noted use … Continue reading “Thistles Thorns”

THISTLES AND THORNS Under these terms, together with brambles, briers, and nettles, are included numerous troublesome plants, many of them with thorns, well fitted to try the husbandman’s patience, Gen 3:18 . Plants of this class were a symbol of desolation, Pro 24:31, and were often used as fuel, Psa 58:9 Ecc 7:6 Isa 33:12 … Continue reading “THISTLES AND THORNS”

Thistles See Thorns. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Thistles THISTLES.In the NT thistles () are mentioned twice (Mat 7:16, Heb 6:8 Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 ). The term, however, is loosely employed, and probably embraces several genera of spinous plants, in which Palestine is peculiarly rich. In Hebrew there is a very … Continue reading “THISTLES”

Thistle is the rendering, in the A.V., of two Heb. and one Gr. word: 1. , darddr, any thorny plant, especially of the weed-like sort; always collectively in parallelism with , kots, thorn (Genesis 3, 18; Hos 10:8); 2. , choch, a stronger or hook-like thorny bush (2Ki 14:9; 2Ch 25:18; Job 31:40; elsewhere thorn, … Continue reading “Thistle”

Thisbe ( v.r. ), a name found only in Tobit 1, 2, as that of a city of Naphtali from which Tobit’s ancestor had been carried captive by the Assyrians. The real interest of the name resides in the fact that it is maintained by some interpreters (Hiller, Ononu. p. 236, 947; Reland, Palaest. p. … Continue reading “Thisbe”

This, These * Note: The singular and plural translate various forms of the following: (1) houtos, which is used (a) as a noun, “this one,” followed by no noun, e.g., Mat 3:17; translated in Luk 2:34, “this child;” in 1Co 5:3, RV, “this thing.” (AV, “this deed”); for “this fellow” see FELLOW, Note (3); in … Continue reading “This, These”

This the Confessor of the Lord, Whose Triumph Hymn for Vespers and Matins for the Common of confessors (bishops and not bishops). This hymn was written in the 8th century by an unknown author. It has 12 translations; the English title given is the first lIne of a cento from “The Hymner.” Fuente: New Catholic … Continue reading “This the Confessor of the Lord, Whose Triumph”

Thirty Years War, the a German political and, religious conflict, was not properly one war, but rather an uninterrupted succession of wars (1618-48), in Germany. Austria, most of the Catholic princes of Germany, and Spain were engaged on one side throughout, but against different antagonists. 1. Causes of the War. For the influences which led … Continue reading “Thirty Years War, the”

Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618-48), though pre-eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all the countries of Western Europe took part in it, but also on account of its connection with the other great European wars of the … Continue reading “Thirty Years War”

Thirty, Thirtyfold is usually rendered “thirty,” e.g., Mat 13:23; “thirtyfold,” in Mat 13:8, AV only; in Mar 4:8, RV only; in Mar 4:20, AV and RV. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words