Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Stools The word thus rendered in the A.V. at Exo 1:16 (, obnayim) is the dual of , oben, usually thought to be equivalent to , eben, a stone, and in this form only occurs there and in Jer 18:3. In the latter passage it undeniably means a potter’s wheel, SEE POTTER; but what it … Continue reading “Stools”

Stoole an old form of STOOL SEE STOOL (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Stool Of Repentance an elevated seat in a Scottish Church, on which persons were formerly compelled to sit as a punishment for having committed certain of the deadly sins. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Stool in an ecclesiastical sense, is a seat for acolytes, servers, and attendant clerks in the services of the Church. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Stool STOOL.In older English (including AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ) stool was used freely for any kind of seat (DB [Note: Dictionary of the Bible.] iv. 621); … Continue reading “Stool”

Stonyhurst College The history of Stonyhurst as a school dates back to a period considerably prior to its foundation on English soil in 1794. Stonyhurst is the lineal descendant of the college founded by Father Robert Persons in 1592, at St. Omer in Artois, for English boys, compelled by the penal laws of Elizabethan times … Continue reading “Stonyhurst College”

Stony * For STONY see ROCKY Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words Stony Psa 141:6 (b) The reference is to the fact that when trouble comes, the way is rough, and the times are hard, then GOD’s people will hear GOD’s words, and will take heed to His way. Eze 11:19 (b) By this … Continue reading “Stony”

Stonnes, James English priest, b. 1513; d. after 1585. He was ordained at Durham by Bishop Tunstall in 1539. After Elizabeth’s accession he never entered a church, but wandered about Durham and Yorkshire, with occasional visits to Lancashire, where he was known as Uncle James, saying Mass as often as the opportunity of time, place, … Continue reading “Stonnes, James”

Stoning in Scripture Palestine being a very rocky country, the abundance of stones made it natural to use them as missiles. Stone throwing might be merely a mark of hatred and contempt (2 Samuel 16:6-13), or the means of carrying out murderous intentions against which provision had to be made in the Law (Exodus 21:18, … Continue reading “Stoning in Scripture”

STONING Was a punishment much in use among the Hebrews, and the rabbins reckon all crimes as being subject to it, which the law condemns to death without expressing the particular mode. They say that when a man was condemned to death, he was led out of the city to the place of execution, and … Continue reading “Stoning”

Stones, Precious: 1.Ancient and Modern Names 2.Change of Signification of Names 3.Three Important Lists of Stones 4.Interpretation of Greek Names Used by John 5.Interpretation of Hebrew Names 6.Greek and Latin Equivalents of Hebrew Names 7.Inconsistencies of Text or Translation 8.Vulgate and Septuagint 9.Hebrew Texts of Septuagint and English Versions of the Bible 10.Equivalence of Hebrew … Continue reading “Stones, Precious:”