Beu'lah (Heb. Beulah', בּעוּלָה, married; Sept. paraphrases οἰκουμένη) occurs in Isa 62:4, metaphorically of Judaea, as of a land desolated, but again filled with inhabitants, when "the land shall be married (תִּבָּעֵל)," referring to the return from Babylon; or it may be applied to the Jewish Church to denote the intimacy of its relation to God.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More