3 definitions found
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Stephen, MN (city, FIPS 62698)
Location: 48.45148 N, 96.87717 W
Population (1990): 707 (342 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56757
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Stephen
one of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel.
He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and
history are recorded in Acts 6. "He fell asleep" with a prayer
for his persecutors on his lips (7:60). Devout men carried him
to his grave (8:2).
It was at the feet of the young Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, that
those who stoned him laid their clothes (comp. Deut. 17:5-7)
before they began their cruel work The scene which Saul then
witnessed and the words he heard appear to have made a deep and
lasting impression on his mind (Acts 22:19, 20).
The speech of Stephen before the Jewish ruler is the first
apology for the universalism of the gospel as a message to the
Gentiles as well as the Jews. It is the longest speech contained
in the Acts a place of prominence being given to it as a
defence.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Stephen, same as Stephanas
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