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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(third), probably a Roman, was the amanuensis of Paul in writing the Epistle to the Romans.
(Romans 16:22) (A.D. 55.)
Tertullus
(diminutive from Tertius), “a certain orator,” (Acts 24:1) who was retained by the high priest
and Sanhedrin to accuse the apostle Paul at Caesarea before the Roman procurator Antonius Felix.
He evidently belonged to the class of professional orators. We may infer that Tertullus was of
Roman, or at all events of Italian, origin. (A.D. 55.)
Testament, New
[NEW TESTAMENT; BIBLE] NEW TESTAMENT - 3186
Testament, Old
[OLD TESTAMENT; BIBLE] OLD TESTAMENT - 3249
Tetrarch
properly the sovereign or governor of the fourth part of a country. (Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:1;
9:7; Acts 13:1) The title was, however, often applied to any one who governed a Roman province,
of whatever size. The title of king was sometimes assigned to a tetrarch. (Matthew 14:9; Mark
6:14,22)
Thaddeus
one of the twelve apostles. (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18) From a comparison with the catalogue
of St. Luke, (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13) it seems scarcely possible to doubt that the three names, of
Judas, Lebbeus and Thaddeus were borne by one and the same person. [See Jude, Or Judas]
Thamah
(daughter). “The children of Thamah” were a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel.
(Ezra 2:53)
Thamar
Tamar, 1. (Matthew 1:3)
Thank Offering, Or Peace Offering
the properly eucharistic offering among the Jews, in its theory resembling the meat offering
and therefore indicating that the offerer was already reconciled to and in covenant with God. Its
ceremonial is described in (Leviticus 3:1) ... The peace offerings, unlike other sacrifices, were not
ordained to be offered in fixed and regular course. The only constantly-recurring peace offering
appears to have been that of the two firstling lambs at Pentecost. (Leviticus 23:19) The general
principle of the peace offering seems to have been that it should be entirely spontaneous, offered
as occasion should arise, from the feeling of the sacrificer himself. (Leviticus 19:5) On the first
institution, (Leviticus 7:11-17) peace offerings are divided into “offerings of thanksgiving” and
“vows or freewill offerings;” of which latter class the offering by a Nazarite on the completion of
his vow is the most remarkable. (Numbers 6:14) We find accordingly peace offerings offered for
the people on a great scale at periods of unusual solemnity or rejoicing. In two cases only— (Judges
20:26; 2 Samuel 24:26)—peace offerings are mentioned se offered with burnt offerings at a time
of national sorrow and fasting.
Thara
Terah the father of Abraham. (Luke 3:34)
Tharra
(Esther 12:1) a corrupt form of Teresh.
Tharshish
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