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Thomas, Isaiah
(Encyclopedia)Thomas, Isaiah, 1749–1831, American patriot and printer, from Worcester, Mass. Thomas printed outspoken Whig editorials in the Massachusetts Spy, a newspaper that he helped to found. He fought at th...Isaiah
(Encyclopedia)Isaiah īzāˈyə, īsāˈ– [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of prophecies from a 300-year period attributed to Isaiah, who may have been a priest. Some scholars argue that a l...Esaias
(Encyclopedia)Esaias ēzāˈyəs [key], variant of Isaiah. ...Lucifer
(Encyclopedia)Lucifer lo͞oˈsĭfər [key] [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan. In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning “Day Star,” a name associ...Isaiah, Ascension of
(Encyclopedia)Isaiah, Ascension of: see Pseudepigrapha. ...Amoz
(Encyclopedia)Amoz āˈmŏz [key], in the Bible, father of the prophet Isaiah. ...Shebna
(Encyclopedia)Shebna shĕbˈnə [key], in the Bible, official of Hezekiah's court denounced by Isaiah. ...Shear-jashub
(Encyclopedia)Shear-jashub shēˈər-jāˈshəb [key] [Heb.,=a remnant shall return], in the Bible, son of the prophet Isaiah. ...Baal-perazim
(Encyclopedia)Baal-perazim bāˈəl-pĕrˈəzĭm [key], in the Bible, unidentified place where David defeated the Philistines. Perizim in the Book of Isaiah is probably the same. ...Arpad, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Arpad ärˈpăd [key], in the Bible, unidentified city, probably in W central Syria. Hamath is always named with it. It is the Arphad in the Book of Isaiah. ...Browse by Subject
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