Period definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PE'RIOD, n. [L. periodus ... the point of its orbit where it began. Thus the period of the earth or its annual revolution is 365 days ... of years by which time is measured; as the Calippic period; the Dionysian period; the Julian period. 3. Any series of years or of days in which ... designated by years, months, days or hours complete; as a period of a thousand years; the period of a year; ...
BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia I. THE PERIOD IN GENERAL II. A GLANCE ALTES TESTAMENT CONTEMPORANEOUS HISTORY 1 ... 3. Rome 4. Asia III. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS 1. The Persian Period 2. The Alexandrian Period 3. The Egyptian Period 4. The Syrian Period 5. The Maccabean Period 6. The Roman Period IV. INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS ...
... Highest Authority II. THE AGES BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS III. PERSIAN PERIOD IV. BABYLONIAN PERIOD V. ASSYRIAN PERIOD AND JUDAH AFTER FALL OF SAMARIA VI. PERIOD OF DIVIDED KINGDOM 1. Causes of Variation in Systems 2 ... hundred years, and the beginning and extent of the Hyksos period in Egypt varying in different "authorities" by hundreds of years ... whom Rome made king, was both Jew and alien. The period of the Maccabees, which ended in 39 BC with ...
... exact time. 11. The state of things at a particular period; as when we say, good times, or bad times, hard ... do ten at a clip" [syn: time, clip] 2: a period of time considered as a resource under your control and ... it took more than half my time" 3: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a ... parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] 10: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison ... or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" [syn: clock, time] 2 ... Date: before 12th century 1. a. the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or ...
JUDGES, PERIOD OF definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia I. SOURCES II. CHRONOLOGY ... deal. The Book of Ruth, which also refers to this period, is probably in its present form a later composition, but ... Student's Old Testament, I, 310 f). II. Chronology. The period of the Judges extends from the death of Joshua to ... this is inconsistent with 1Ki 6:1, where the whole period from the Exodus to the 4th year of Solomon is ... The only way then to determine the length of the period of the Judges is from the date of the Exodus ... This, however, leaves hardly more than 150 years to the period of the Judges, for Saul's reign fell in ...
... Matters (3) The Wilderness Sojourn (4) Entrance into Canaan III. PERIOD OF THE JUDGES 1. General Character of Period 2. The Different Judges 3. Chronology of the Period 4. Loose Organization of the People IV. THE KINGDOM: ISRAEL ... of the History of the Kingdom 7. Chronological Matters V. PERIOD OF THE SEPARATED KINGDOMS 1. Contrasts and Vicissitudes of the ... Romans Later Insurrection of Bar-Cochba 3. Spiritual Life of Period Appearance of Jesus Christ LITERATURE Introductory. 1. Sources: The chief ... the entrance into Canaan, in the Book of Joshua; the period preceding the kings, in the Book of Judges; the ...
... Israel were dim for age. Genesis 48. 4. A certain period of human life, marked by a difference of state; as ... the age of youth; the age of manhood. 5. The period when a person is enabled by law to do certain ... when she was past age. Hebrews 11. 8. A particular period of time, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age ... of chivalry. 9. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation and a succession of generations; as, ages ... mystery hid from ages. Colossians 1. 10. A century; the period of one hundred years. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n ... distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" [syn: historic period, age] 3: a time of life (usually defined in ...
... of the lower country were seaport towns in the early period, but now are far inland. This land- making process continues ... the mounds which were occupied up to so late a period, show that they were generally inhabited by the Jews, who ... library. At Delehem and Djokha, temple archives of the same period as those found at Tello have come to light in ... the explorer and the Arab diggers inscribed documents of every period of Babylonian history, and embracing almost every kind of literature ... BABYLON). The name of the land in the very earliest period which is represented by antiquities, and even inscribed objects, is ... in consequence of which the whole land in the Greek period was called Chaldea. 4. Semites: Two distinct races are ...
... I. In this sense, the day may commence at any period of the revolution. The Babylonians began the day at sun ... as in the day. Romans 13. 4. Time specified; any period of time distinguished from other time; age; time with reference ... per day" [syn: day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day] 2: some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that ... he was a successful pianist in his day" 7: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars ... a mean solar day [syn: sidereal day, day] 9: a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every ...
... s 1828 Dictionary YEAR, n. [G.] 1. The space or period of time in which the sun moves through the twelve ... the word. It is called also the tropical year. This period comprehends what are called the twelve calendar months, or 365 ... many years. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 ... in the year 1920" [syn: year, twelvemonth, yr] 2: a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year ... used for some particular activity; "a school year" 3: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e ... ra season, hour Date: before 12th century 1. a. the period of about 3651/4 solar days required for one ...
... OF definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia I. DEFINITION 1. First Period 2. Second Period 3. Third Period II. THE SOURCES III. THE HISTORY IV. THE PANTHEON 1 ... Assyria may be grouped into three great periods. 1. First Period: The first of these periods extends from the earliest times ... the Babylonian states under Hammurabi, about 2000 BC. 2. Second Period: The second period extends to the rise of the Chaldean empire under ...
time period definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" [syn: time period, period of time, period]
period of time definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" [syn: time period, period of time, period]
... 4. Memory Libraries 5. Prehistoric and Primitive Libraries 6. Mesopotamian Period 7. Patriarchal Period 8. Egyptian Period 9. The Exodus 10. Palestine at the Conquest 11. Period of the Judges 12. Saul to the Maccabees 13. New ... error. The more numerous the individuals and the longer the period, the greater the reduction of error, so that the logical ... there. All this was before the year 1300. 6. Mesopotamian Period: Bible history through Genesis 10 covers the whole civilized ...
... to the Gentile World 6. Religion of the Post-exilic Period (1) Life under the Law (2) Hellenism (3) Pharisees and ... of Israel: (1) The Traditional View. The sources for this period are meager. Yet what has been reported concerning the religion of the period of the Patriarchs is enough to give us a picture ... religion of the people in general, in the post-Mosaic period down to the 8th century BC, as little better than ... place, it is a question, even if in the earliest period of Israel such customs are actually found, what they really ... desert; for they had lived in Babylonia for a long period, even if, while there, they had withdrawn themselves as ...