Bible Encyclopedias

Abbot, John Lovejoy
a Unitarian minister, was born at Andover, Mass., Nov. 29, 1783. He prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover; entered Harvard in 1801, and graduated

Abbott, John Stephens Cabot, D.D.
a Congregational minister and writer, was born in Brunswick, Me. Sept. 18, 1805. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1825, and at Andover Theological Seminary

Abeel, John Nelson
D.D., a minister of the Reformed Dutch Church, who was born in 1769, graduated in 1787 at Princeton, and was licensed to preach in April, 1793. In 1795

Abercrombie, John
D.D., author of Enquiries concerning the Intellectual Powers, published 1830, and the Philosophy of the Moral Feelings, published 1833, was born at Aberdeen,

Abernethy (or Abernethie), John, D.D.
a Scotch prelate, studied at the University of Edinburgh, was laureated in 1587, and became reader in 1588. He was a member of the Assemblies in 1601,

Abernethy, John
an eminent Presbyterian divine, educated at the University of Glasgow, and afterward at Edinburgh. Born at Coleraine, in Ireland, 1680; became minister

Ackeret, John
a German Reformed minister, was born, Feb. 22, 1824, in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. He was licensed to preach by the Columbiana Classis, Synod

Adams, John
was the only son of Hon. John Adams, of Nova Scotia, and was graduated at Harvard College in 1721. He was pastor at Newport, but dismissed, 1730. He died

Adams, John (1), D.D.
Adams, John (1), D.D., an English divine, was born in London, and. educated at Cambridge, being admitted to King's College in 1678. and receiving the

Adams, John (2)
Adams, John (2), a Congregational minister, was the son of Matthew Adams, whose literary tastes, although he was a mechanic, led him to collect a fine

Adams, John (3), Ll.d.
Adams, John (3), Ll.D., an American teacher and philanthropist, was born at Canterbury, Conn., in 1772. He graduated at Yale College in 1795, and taught

Adams, John (4)
adams, john (4), a bible christian minister, was born in the parish of kirkhampton, cornwall, england, in 1784.. he was converted when young, entered the itinerancy in 1825, and was superannuated in 1848. he died may 7,1863.

Adams, John (5)
Adams, John (5), a Presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland, March 7, 1785. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, and studied theology privately.

Adams, John (6)
Adams, John (6), an English Congregational minister, was born at Linton, Cambridgeshire, in 1787. Here he was surrounded by good religious influences

Adams, John (7)
Adams, John (7), a Congregational minister, was born at Salem, Mass., Nov. 30, 1813. He graduated at Middlebury College in 1837; entered the Andover Theological

Adams, John Dietrich
a German Reformed minister, was a native of Hesse, in Germany. He emigrated to America in 1808, and accepted a call from the churches at Sunbury, Pa.,

Adams, John H.
an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Worcester, Jan. 29; 1788. He was piously trained, converted under J. McByron in 1811, and entered the ministry

Adams, John M.
a Methodist Episcopal minister, was admitted into the Virginia Conference in 1866, and in it labored until the close of his life, July 9,1879. As to Mr.

Adams, John Ripley, D.D.
a Congregational minister, was born at Plainfield, Conn., March 20, 1802. He was a graduate of Yale College in the class of 1821. He entered the Andover

Adams, John Watson, D.D.
a Presbyterian minister, was born at Simsbury, Conn.. Dec. 6, 1796. He was converted on 1816, graduated at Hamilton College :in 1822, and afterwards studied

Adamson, John
a minister of the Society of. Friends, was born in 1784. and died Aug. 12, 1857. Uprightness and integrity marked his Christian character through all

Adey, John
an English Congregational minister, was born at Painswick, Gloucestershire, May 15, 1793. He served the Lord from childhood. As a young man Mr. Adey was

Aegeates, John
a Nestorian priest, lived, according to Vossius, about 483; but Cave thinks that he lived some years later, as he continued his history five books after

Agar, John
a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Newtonbrook, Canada, Feb. 10, 1843. He received an academical education; experienced religion at the age of

Aglionby, John
an eminent English divine, was born about 1566, and was admitted into Queen's College, Oxford, in 1583. Being elected fellow, he took orders, and afterwards

Agnew, John Holmes, D.D.
an American Congregational. minister, teacher, and editor, was born at Gettysburg, Pa., May 9,1804. His first pastoral charge was at Uniontown, Pa.; he

Agop, John
an Armenian priest, lived at Rome in the latter half of the 17th century. - He wrote an Arinenian Grammar (Rome, 1674) :'-a Latin Grammar (ibid. 1675),

Ahair, John
a methodist episcopal minister, was born in north carolina, about 1768. he was a devout, zealous christian, and labored in the ministry three years, dying in nov. 1794. see minutes of annual conferences, 1795, p. 60.

Aiken, John E.
a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Chatham, Conn., March 18,1802. He experienced religion at the age of eighteen; soon became class leader; was

Aikenhead, John
an English Wesleyan minister was born at Arbroath, Scotland, in 1768. His parents were members of the Church of Scotland. and trained their boy in the

Aikin, John C.L.
a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Alabama in 1820. He professed religion in his sixteenth year, and in 1847 was received

Aiton, John, D.D.
a Scotch clergyman, studied at the Edinburgh University, was licensed in 1819, presented to the living at Dolphinton in 1824, and died at Essex, May 15,

Alasco, John.
(see lasco).

Alba, John of
a Spanish Carthusian of the monastery near Segovia, province of Valencia, Spain. He studied the Scriptures with great success, also the Oriental languages;

Albans (St.), John of.
albans (st.), john of. (see aegidius of st) . giles.

Albelda, John.
(see alvelda).

Albert, John E.
a German Reformed minister, was born in the latter part of the 18th century. He was licensed to preach, probably, during the year 1818; was ordained in

Albro, John Adams, D.D.
a Congregational minister, was born in Connecticut in 1800. He graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1827, and was ordained November 21 of the

Alcock, John (1), Ll.d.
Alcock, John (1), LL.D., an English prelate, was born at Beverley, in Yorkshire, and educated at Cambridge, where he took the degree of doctor of laws.'

Alcock, John (2)
Alcock, John (2), a Christian martyr of England, was cast into prison, where, from exposure and evil torments, he soon after died.' The cause of this

Alderson, John, Jr.
a Baptist minister, was born in New Jersey, March 5,1738, 0. S. He took very little interest in the subject of religion until he reached the meridian

Alderson; John, Sr.
a Baptist minister, was born in Yorkshire, England, early in the 18th century. When quite young, he came to America under somewhat peculiar circumstances.

Aleworth, John
a christian martyr, suffered death in a prison at reading in july, 1555. see fox, acts and monuments, 7, 328.

Alexander, John (1)
Alexander, John (1), a Scotch Episcopalian, was born in 1703. He was ordained deacon and priest in the Scottish Church, and officiated at Alloa. In 1743

Alexander, John (2)
Alexander, John (2), a Scotch engraver, who worked at Rome in 1718. His plates were chiefly after Raphael. He engraved six mid-sized plates lengthways,

Alexander, John (3)
Alexander, John (3), an English Unitarian minister, was born in Ireland, of English parents, in 1736. After receiving a grammar-school education, he was

Alexander, John (4)
Alexander, John (4), an English Congregational minister, was born at Lancaster, Dec. 19, 1792. He learned to love and serve God in the family circle.

Algrin (or Malgrin), John
Algrin (Or Malgrin), John, a French prelate and theologian, was born near the close of the 12th century. Nothing definite is known concerning the first

Allcott, John
an English Congregational minister, was born in Warwickshire in 1764. He was designed by his friends for a carpenter; but he became an artist in Scagliola,