Aditi (the light), in Hindu mythology, is one of the two wives of Kasyapa; the other, Diti, is the darkness. Aditi is a personification of the day, and therefore is. the daughter of Daksha and the mother, of the twelve Adityas. Aditi and Kasyapa sprang from Brahma, and are therefore called children of God. Because … Continue reading “Aditi”
Adithaim
Adithaim (Heb. Adithayim, , double prey or double ornament; Sept. , but some copies omit; Vulg. Adithaim), a town in the plain of Judah, mentioned between Sharaim and Gederah (Jos 15:36). Eusebius (Onomast. s.v.) mentions two places of the name of Adatha (, Jerome, Aditha and Adia), one near Gaza, and the other near Diospolis … Continue reading “Adithaim”
Adith
Adith is the legendary name of the wife of Lot, who became a pillar of salt. The masses of stone along the shore of the Dead Sea are thought, by the inhabitants, to be human beings changed into pillars of salt. The wife of Lot is mentioned in the book of Wisdom (x, 6, 7). … Continue reading “Adith”
Adites
Adites in Shemitic legend, is the name of the first mythical dynasty of Arabian kings; also a Hamitic race, one of the two great nations by whom the peninsula of Arabia was early peopled. See AD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Adite
Adite SEE AD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Adinus
Adinus (), one of the Levites who interpreted the law as read by Ezra (1Es 9:48); evidently a corruption for JAMIN SEE JAMIN (q.v.) of the genuine text (Neh 8:7). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Adinus adi-nus. See IADINUS (Apocrypha). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Adinu, Adin
Adinu, Adin adi-nu, adin (, Adinou, 1 Esdras 5:14; , Adn, 1 Esdras 8:32): Compare Adin (Ezr 2:15; Ezr 8:6; Neh 7:20; Neh 10:16). The descendants of Adin (leaders of the nation) returned with their families to Jerusalem: one party being with Zerubbabel (454 members 1 Esdras 5:14), a second party with Ezra (250 members … Continue reading “Adinu, Adin”
Adinu
Adinu ADINU (1Es 5:14, called Adin in 8:32).His descendants returned with Zerub. to the number of 454 (1Es 5:14, Ezr 2:15) or 655 (Neh 7:20). A second party of 51 (Ezr 8:6) or 251 (1Es 8:32) accompanied Ezra. They are mentioned among the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant (Neh 10:16). Fuente: Hastings’ … Continue reading “Adinu”
Adino, The Eznite
Adino, The Eznite Adi’no, The Ez’nite or Ad’ino, The Ez’nite. 2Sa 23:8. See Jashobeam. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Adino
Adino (Heb. Adino, , perhaps for . i. q. Adina; Sept. , Vulg. tenerrimus), a name that occurs in the common version of 2Sa 23:8, as one of the mighty men of King David. Instead of the confused translation, The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the … Continue reading “Adino”