Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Star of Bethlehem See STAR OF THE MAGI. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Star, Morning A title of Christ in Apocalypse 2:22. The Morning Star, the Lord’s ultimate gift to the conqueror, is Jesus Himself. Among the stars of the spiritual firmament He is the brightest, the Light which enlighteneth every man; the Star of Dawn whose coming precedes the sunrise of the Day of God. The image, … Continue reading “Star, Morning”

STAR IN THE EAST It is a fact of great interest, that when the Savior appeared, not only were the Jews eagerly expecting the Messiah, but many in various heathen lands were cherishing similar hopes: in part through the diffusion of the Hebrew prophecies; in part through the felt need of a Savior; and in … Continue reading “Star in the East”

Star, Golden in the Greek Church, is an instrument used by the Greeks in the liturgy, and is a star of precious metal surmounted by a cross, which is placed on the paten to cover the host and support a veil from contact with the eucharist. It recalls the mystic star of the magi, and … Continue reading “Star, Golden”

Star Gazers Isa 47:13. (See DIVINATION; ASTROLOGERS.) Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Star-gazers See DIVINATION. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Star gazer ( , Isa 47:13), an astronomical observer, for which the Chaldaeans were famous. SEE ASTRONOMY. In Dan 2:27; Dan 4:7; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:11, the professed astrologers or calculators of nativities (Gazerin , Chald. , soothsayers) are named. (The term there rendered astrologers, , ashshaphim , means conjecturers only.) Diodorus Siculus (2, 30, … Continue reading “Star gazer”

Star, Day (Hebrew: Helel; Latin: Lucifer) The planet Venus, star which precedes or accompanies the rising of the sun. It is applied to the King of Babylon (Isaiah 14), to the glory of Heaven by reason of its excellency (Apocalypse 2), and finally to Our Lord Himself (2 Peter 1; Apocalypse 22). Fuente: New Catholic … Continue reading “Star, Day”

STAR Under the name of stars, the Hebrew comprehended all the constellations, planets, and heavenly luminaries, except the sun and moon. The psalmist, to exalt the power and omniscience of God, says, “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names,” Psa 147:4 ; God being described as a king … Continue reading “Star”

Stapleton, Thomas Controversialist, born at Henfield, Sussex, July, 1535; died at Louvain, 12 Oct., 1598. He was the son of William Stapleton, one of the Stapletons of Carlton, Yorkshire. He was educated at the Free School, Canterbury, at Winchester, and at New College, Oxford, where he became a fellow, 18 Jan., 1553. On Elizabeth’s accession … Continue reading “Stapleton, Thomas”

Stapleton, Theobald Stapleton, Theobald, born in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, but was English by descent, though not connected with the Yorkshire Stapletons. Nothing is known of his career, except that he was a priest living in Flanders, and that in 1639 he published at Brussels a book called “Catechismus seu doctrina christiana latino-hibernica”, which was the … Continue reading “Stapleton, Theobald”