Carmel, Mount (Hebrew: garden, or garden land) A mountain 9 miles southwest of Acre, frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, as fertile, blessed, beautiful. There was an altar on it long before the prophet Elias’s time, and he, and Eliseus after him, resided there. Probably it was there he caused fire to come down from … Continue reading “Carmel, Mount”
Carmel, Monastery Of
Carmel, Monastery Of We give a fuller description of this, one of the chief conventual establishments of Palestine, from Conder, Tent Work, 2, 173 sq. Carmel has been a sacred mountain from the time of its earliest appearance in history. Elijah himself repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down (1Ki 18:30), from … Continue reading “Carmel, Monastery Of”
Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of Mount This feast was instituted by the Carmelites between 1376 and 1386 under the title “Commemoratio B. Marif Virg. duplex” to celebrate the victory of their order over its enemies on obtaining the approbation of its name and constitution from Honorius III on 30 Jan., 1226 (see Colvenerius, “Kal. … Continue reading “Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of Mount”
Carmel (Notre-Dame-Du-Mont), Order Of
Carmel (Notre-Dame-Du-Mont), Order Of This was a military order of knights hospitallers, founded by Henry IV of France. The knights were required to be one hundred French gentlemen, who in time of war were placed close to the royal person. Their collar was a tawny ribbon, from which was suspended a cross of gold, engraven … Continue reading “Carmel (Notre-Dame-Du-Mont), Order Of”
Carmel
CARMEL A fruitful field,1. A city of Judah, on a mountain of the same name, eight miles south by east of Hebron, Jos 15:55 . On this mountain Saul, returning from his expedition against Amalek, erected a trophy; and here Nabal the Carmelite, Abigail’s husband, dwelt, 1Sa 15:12,25 . Its ruins indicate that it was … Continue reading “Carmel”
Carme
Carme ( v. r. ), given (1 Esdr. v. 25) as the family head of 1017 Jews who returned from Babylon; evidently meaning the HARIM SEE HARIM (q.v.) of the Hebrews texts (Ezr 2:32; Neh 7:35). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Carme karme. See CHARME. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CARMATHITES
CARMATHITES The followers of a noted impostor in the ninth century, who endeavoured to overthrow all the foundations of Mussulmanism. Carmath their prophet was a person of great austerity of life; and said that God had commanded him to pray not five times, with the Mussulmans, but fifty times a day. To comply with this, … Continue reading “CARMATHITES”
Carmathians
Carmathians were a heretical sect of Mohammedans, named from their founder Carmath (so called from being born at Hamadan-Carmath, a village near Cufah), a man of austere life, who flourished about the close of the 9th century. He inculcated the duty of praying fifty times a day, and his followers were obliged to neglect their … Continue reading “Carmathians”
Carmanians
Carmanians kar-mani-anz. See CARMONIANS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Carmanian
Carmanian (Vulg. Carma-nianus, for the Gr. text is not extant), an inhabitant of Carmania (occurring in the Bible only in 2Es 15:30, where the Carmanians are predicted as the ravagers of Assyria), an extensive province of Asia along the northern side of the Persian Gulf, extending from Carpella (the present Cape Bomareek, or else C. … Continue reading “Carmanian”