10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKCROWING»
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cockcrowing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cockcrowing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The people's dictionary of the Bible [by J.R. Beard].
Cockcrowing is mentioned in the New Testament (Mark xiii. 85) : — ' Watch ye,
therefore ; for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at
midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning." Beference is here made to the
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The new Sunday school teachers' Biblical dictionary
the fire, and that briugeth forth on instrument for hi3 work' (liv. 16). COCK (the
name given from the sound1), the male of the common domestic fowl, galltts
galliiiaceus. Cockcrowing is mentioned in the New Testament (Mark xiii. 35) : — '
Watch ...
3
60 Days That Shook the World: The Last Days of Jesus Christ
In Western thought, cockcrowing is usually associated with sunrise as that is
when roosters are believed most likely to crow (i.e., “getting up with the chickens;”
the picture of a rooster sitting on fence at the farm waiting for the sunrise before ...
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Horae Hebraicae et Talmudicae: Hebrew and Talmudical ...
But it is not so; but it amounts to this sense, "Within the time of cockcrowing " thou
shalt deny me thrice ; for Peter had de- » nied him but once before the first
crowing of the cock, and thrice before the second, Mark xiv. 68, 72. From hence ...
John D.D. Lightfoot, 1859
5
The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: Matthew-Luke
Jesus wants to make sure that the point is not lost on his disciples. whether in the
evening, at midnight, at cockcrowing, or in the morning (v. 35): The four watches
of the night correspond with Roman custom, e.g., Josephus, Ant. 5.6.5 §223 Cat ...
6
The Fourfold Gospel: The law of the new kingdom
lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in
the morning1." It is probable that this tradition of Mark — not followed by the
parallel Matthew, and altered by the parallel Luke — is very early, and that it ...
Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1916
7
God's Unfolding Battle Plan: A Field Manual for Advancing ...
This gave rise to the expression “cockcrowing” to indicate a definite portion of
time, as seen in Mark 13:35. The Romans is known as gallicinium. The Hebrews
designated the cockcrowing period with a phrase meaning “the singing of the
cock.
This has been observed during the darkness of eclipses of the sun, as in that of
September 4th, 1820. " It was long ago believed among the common people that
at the time of cockcrowing the midnight spirits forsook these lower regions ...
ROGERSON AND TUXFORD, 1865
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The Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature
Gall. iv. 12), not so much for food as for the purpose of announcing the approach
and dawn of day.— C. H. S. COCKATRICE. [SsnpEWT.] COCKCROWING. The
cock usually crows several times about midnight, and again about break of day.
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The Cyclopaedia of Biblical Literature
... obtained the appellation of Ike cockcrowing emphatically, and by way of
eminence; though sometimes the dn! UK > ... i - of the Jirtt and jccotta
cockcrowing COCKCRON1NQ. are met with in Jewish and neathen writnt (
Bochart, vol. iii. p. 119).
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKCROWING»
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cockcrowing is used in the context of the following news items.
When Will the World End?
“Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming ... «theTrumpet.com, Jul 11»
May 21, 2011: Harold Camping first predicted end of world for 1994
35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:. «Examiner.com, Jan 11»
