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Achitob

Achitob (), the Graecized form (1Es 8:2; 2Es 1:1) of the name of AHITUB SEE AHITUB (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Achitob aki-tob: Same as Ahitob. Used in 1 Esdras 8:2; compare 2 Esdras 1:1 the King James Version. See AHITUB 3. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ACHISH

ACHISH King of Gath, a city of the Philistines, to whom David twice fled for protection from Saul. On the first occasion, being recognized by the king’s officers, and thinking his life in danger, he feigned madness, and by this device escaped, 1Sa 21:10. Several years after, he returned with a band of 600 men, … Continue reading “ACHISH”

achiropoeta

achiropoeta (Greek: acheiropoiete, not made by hands) Pictures of supposedly miraculous origin. The Holy Face of Edessa, in the church of the Bartholomites at Genoa, according to legend, is a portrait of Christ painted by Himself. The picture of Christ preserved in the chapel Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran is supposed to have been outlined … Continue reading “achiropoeta”

Achipha

Achipha ACHIPHA (1Es 5:31).His children were among the temple servants or Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel; called Hakupha, Ezr 2:51, Neh 7:53. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Achipha aki-fa; the King James Version Acipha, asi-fa (, Achipha), in the Apocrypha (1 Esdras 5:31) head of one of the families of the temple-servants, who returned … Continue reading “Achipha”

Achior

Achior (, for Heb. Achier’, , brother [i.e. full] of light; comp. Num 34:27, where the Sept. has for Ahihud, apparently reading ), the name given in the Apocrypha as that of the sheik of the Ammonites, who joined Holofernes with auxiliary troops during his expedition into Egypt, and who, when called upon to account … Continue reading “Achior”

Achimelech

Achimelech (1) Priest of Nobe who entertained David in his flight from Saul. (2) A Hethite, companion of the outlawed David. (3) “Son of Abiathar ,” and an associate of Sadoc in the priesthood. (4) Name given to Achis, King of Geth, in Psalm 33. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Achimelech (1) The priest of Nobe … Continue reading “Achimelech”

Achimaas

Achimaas (1) Father of Achinoam, wife of Saul (1 Samuel 14:50). (2) Son of Sadoc, the priest. He was a swift-footed messenger in the service of David during the rebellion of Absalom. He brought from Jerusalem news of the enemy’s movements, and, after the battle in which Absalom was slain, he was the first to … Continue reading “Achimaas”

Achim

Achim (, perh. for , Jachin [a contracted form of Jehoiachim], which the Sept., in 1Ch 24:17, Graecizes [so the Vactican, but other texts have ]), the son of Sadoc and father of Eleazar, among the paternal ancestors of Christ (Mat 1:14), B.C. long ante 40, and post 410. SEE GENEALOGY (OF CHRIST). Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Achim”