ADULLAM An ancient city in the plain of Judah, southwest of Jerusalem, Gen 38:1 Jos 15:35 . Its king was slain by Joshua, Jos 12:15 . It was one of the cities rebuilt and fortified by Rehoboam, 2Ch 11:7 Mic 1:15, and was reoccupied by the Jews after the captivity, Neh 11:30 .When David withdrew … Continue reading “Adullam”
Aduel
Aduel (, prob. for Adiel, q.v.), the son of Gabael, and father of Ananiel, in the ancestry of Tobit (Tob 1:1). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Aduel ADUEL.An ancestor of Tobit, Tob 1:1; a variant form of Adiel, 1Ch 4:36. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Aduel a-duel (, Adouel): An ancestor … Continue reading “Aduel”
Aduarte, Don Diego De
Aduarte, Don Diego De a Spanish missionary, a native of Saragossa, lived in the first half of the 17th century. He was of the Order of St. Dominic, and bishop of New Segovia, in the Philippine Islands. He wrote, Historia de la Provincia idel Santo Rosario del Orden de Predicadores en Filippinas, Japon, y China … Continue reading “Aduarte, Don Diego De”
Aduarte, Diego Francisco
Aduarte, Diego Francisco Missionary and historian, b. 1566, at Saragossa, in Spain; d. at Nueva Segovia, in the Philippines, about 1635. He was educated at the University of Alcal and entered the Dominican Order. In 1594, with other members of that Order, he sailed for the Philippines, landing at Manila in 1595. As a missionary … Continue reading “Aduarte, Diego Francisco”
Adstaphseus
Adstaphseus SEE ASTAPHAEUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Adso
Adso Abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Moutier-en-Der, d. 992, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem; one of the foremost writers of the tenth century. Born of rich and noble parents, he was educated at the Abbey of Luxeuil, was called to Toul as instructor of the clergy, and made Abbot of Moutier-en-Der in 960. He … Continue reading “Adso”
Adrumytto
Adrumytto an episcopal see in Africa, in the province of Byzacia, suffragan to Carthage. It is supposed by some to be identical with the place now called by the Arabs Hamameta, in the kingdom of Tunis. ;Two councils were held here on matters relating to ecclesiastical discipline-one in 347, the other in 397. Polycarp was … Continue reading “Adrumytto”
Adrumetum
Adrumetum Ancient seaport, Asia Minor , important as a trading-center. Saint Paul set out from Caesarea “on a ship of Adrumetum” on his journey to Rome (Acts 27). It is the modern Edremid. See Titular Sees: Adramyttium Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Adrumetians
Adrumetians the monks of Adrumetum, or Adrumytto, in Africa. They misinterpreted Augustine’s Antipelagian doctrine, especially that contained in his 194th Epistle, into Antinomian conclusions respecting grace and predestination, and are thus sometimes considered the first Predestinarians. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Adriel
ADRIEL A son of Barzillai, married Merab, daughter of Saul, who had been promised to David, 1Sa 18:19 . Adriel had five sons by her, who were delivered up to the Gibeonites, to be put to death before the Lord, to avenge the cruelty of Saul their grandfather against the Gibeonites. In 2Sa 21:8, these … Continue reading “Adriel”