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Behemah,, transiated cattle, import of the term, Gen. i. 24. Behemoth, various conjectures respecting the animal intended by this name in Scripture, Job xl. 15. Reasons for sup- posing it to have been a species now extinct, perhaps the mammoth, ibid.
Belial, its derivation and import, Deut. xiii. 13, xv. 9. Belibbo, 3, import of this memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic Notes at the end of Exodus.
Bellerophon, son of Glaucus, king of Ephyra, story of, sup- posed to be a fabulous formation from the Scripture account of David's adultery with Bathsheba, and his murder of Uriah, 2 Sam. xi. 14.
Bells on horses, camels, &c., account of the, Zech. xiv.
Belt, the chief ornament of a soldier, and highly prized in all ancient nations, 2 Sam. xviii. 11. Considered a rich pre- sent from one chieftain to another, ibid.
Ben, a son, whence derived, Ruth iv. 11; Psalm
Beneficiarii, among the Romans, who, Hab. iii. 6. Bene-jaakan, the twenty-seventh station of the Israelites in the wilderness, Num. xxxiii. 31.
Beney adam,, and bency ish,, very remark- able distinction between, Psa. lxii. 9. Bengel, (John Albert) author of an edition of the Greek Tes- tament, with various readings and critical notes, General Preface, p. 10.
Benjamin, why so named, Gen. xxxv. 18. Remarks upon the provisions set before this patriarch by Joseph being much greater than what were set before each of his breth- ren, Gen. xliii. 34. -
Benjamite messenger, remarks upon his very laconic relation of the discomfiture of the Israelites by the Philistines, and of the taking of the ark of God, 1 Sam. iv. 17. Benson, (Dr.) a commentator on different portions of the New Testament, General Preface, p. 8. Bereshith, the first book of the Hebrew Scriptures, whence so named, Preface to the Book of Genesis. Berith,, rendered covenant, what it imports, Gen. vi. 18; Lev. xxvi. 15.
Beryl, account of this precious stone, Exod. xxviii. 17; Ezek. x. 9.
Bethany, why so named, Isa. x. 30.
Beth-el, meaning of this name, Gen. xxviii. 19. Beth-jesimoth, the forty-second and last station of the Israel- ites in the wilderness, where situated, Num. xxxiii. 49. Bethron, why probably so named, Song ii. 17. Beth-shean, the same that was afterwards called Scythopolis, Josh. xvii. 11.
Beth-shemesh, various conjectures concerning the number of the inhabitants of, who were smitten for looking into the ark, 1 Sam. vi. 19. The words
chame shim, elaph ish, fifty thousand men, which stand in our present Hebrew copies, most probably an interpolation, ibid.
Bethyllia or consecrated stones, remarks upon the, Gen. xxviii. 18; Job xxxi. 1; Isa. lvii. 6.
Bey of Tunis, his manner of living, as mentioned by Pococke, Neh. iv. 18.
Beza, (Theodore) account of this commentator, General Pre- face, p. 8.
Bezer, one of the cities of refuge, import of the name, Josh.
Bibliotheca Magna Rabbinica of Bartolocci, account of this great work, General Preface, p. 3.
Bildad, the Shuhite, who, Job. ii. 11
Bipens, a military weapon of the ancients, Eph. vi. 13. Birds, thoughts on the wonderful structure of their wings and feathers, Gen. i. 22.
Birth-days, keeping of, a custom of very remote antiquity, Gen. xl. 20.
Bishebuah, y, a Jewish memorial symbol, Masoretic Notes at the end of Deuteronomy.
Bishop, remarkable saying of a, Job xix. 15.
Bitter waters of jealousy, rabbinical notion how a Jewess, suspected of adultery, could be said, in drinking these waters, to drink the very words of the execration written by the priest, Num. v. 23.
Blair's affecting picture of the death of a wicked man, Job Blayney, (Rev. Dr.) translator of the Prophet Jeremiah, with notes, General Preface, p. 10. Blasphemy of Shelomith's son, very doubtful in what it con- sisted, Lev. xxiv. 16, &c.
Blemishes, curious rabbinical enumeration of the, which dis- abled a Jew from entering into the priest's office, Lev. xxii. 20.
Blessings and curses of the law, observations on the mode in which these were pronounced, and the arrangement of the tribes for this purpose on Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, Deut. xxvii. 26.
Blood, prohibition of the eating of, one of the seven Noahic precepts, Gen. ix. 4. Philosophical reasons for the prohi- bition, ibid. The eating of blood forbidden by the law of Moses, Lev. iii. 17, xvii. 10-14. Dr. Hunter's theory of the vitality of the blood, Lev. xvii. 11.
Blotting out of the book of God, what meant by this phrase, Exod. xxxii. 32.
Board, account of the, borne by the criminal in China, to which the accusation is affixed, Job xxxi. 36.
Boccore, Dr. Shaw's account of this species of fig, Isa. xxviii. 4.
Bochart, (Samuel) author of a very accurate work on the geography of the sacred writings, General Preface, p. 9. Bochim, why probably so named, Judg. ii. 5. Bodies of the illustrious dead, how treated, according to Vir- gil, 2 Chron. xvi, in fine.
Bolled, import of this word, Exod. ix. 31. Bones, enumeration of the, in the human body, Job xxxiii. 19. Bonny, inhabitants of, mode in which these people construct their dwellings, Deut. xx. 5.
Book of Life and Book of Death, among the Chinese, what, Exod. xxxii. 32. See also Ezek. ix. 1.
Book of the Wars of the Lord, Dr. Lightfoot's opinion con- cerning the, Num. xxi. 14.
Booths or sheds, erected in the East by the keepers of the vineyards, to cover them from the scorching sun while watching the ripening grapes, made of the lightest and most worthless materials, Job xxvii. 18.
Boruwlaski, (Count) some account of this famous Polish dwarf, 1 Sam. xvii., in fine.
Bosom, the place where the Asiatics carry every thing pre- cious or valuable, Job xxiii. 12.
Bottles of the ancients ordinarily made of goat's skin, Gen. xxi. 14; 2 Sam. xvi. 1. Description of one in the author's possession, 2 Sam. xvii. 28; Job xxxii. 19.
Bow, the grand weapon of our English ancestors, 2 Sam.
Bow, song of the, remarks upon its great excellences, 2 Sam. i., in fine. Dr. Kennicott's Latin version, ibid. Bow of the Asiatics, description of the, Psa. lxxviii. 57. Figure of its form in its quiescent state, and when ready to discharge the missile, ibid.; Hos. vii. 16, Zech. ix. 14. General dimensions of the Persian bows, according to Xenophon, Isa. xiii. 18.
Bowing the body, manner of, in Eastern countries, Exod. iv. 31. The Jewish custom in this respect described, ibid. Brain, contained in the cranium, and enveloped with the dura and pia mater, the golden bowl of Scripture, Eccles. xii. 6. Why so named, ibid.
Branches, feast of, for what purpose instituted, Exod. xxiii.
Brass, a factitious metal known from very remote antiquity, Exod. xxv. 3; Psa. xviii. 34. How made, ibid.; Job xxviii. 2.
Breaking the jaws of the wicked, a metaphor taken from hunt- ing, Job xxix. 17.
Breastplate of judgment, why so named, Exod. xxviii. 15. Its description and ornaments, ibid. Breastplates, some- thing like that of the Jewish high priest, formerly worn by the president of the courts of justice in Egypt, Exod. xxviii.
Bribery, ordinance against, in Magna Charta, Exod. xxiii. 8; 1 Sam. viii. 3; Mic. vii. 9. Some account of the intolera- ble abuses which prevailed in this country before the publication of the great charter, ibid.
Bricks, dimensions of the, commonly used by the ancients in
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building, according to Palladius, Ezek. v. 1. Manner of their formation, Isa. ix. 9, xiii. 19, xxx. 13; Nah. iii. 14. Brimstone, used by the ancients in their superstitious purifi- cations, Job xviii. 15. This illustrated by quotations from
Pliny, Ovid, and Servius, ibid. British army, descending scale of commanders in a, Num. ii., in fine. Ascending scale of ranks which every officer
must pass through, ibid. British constitution, great advantages of the, pointed out, 1 Sam. viii., in fine. Shown to be much more excellent than even the constitution of the kingdom of Israel, in the reign of David, 2 Sam. v., in fine Broidered coat, what, Exod. xxviii. 4.
Bruce's opinion respecting the situation of Ezion-geber, Tarshish, and Ophír, 1 Kings ix., in fine. His account of Solomon's voyage to Ophir, 1 Kings x., in fine. His description of the manner in which the rain-clouds are fre- quently collected together in Abyssinia, 1 Kings xviii. 44.
Brundusium, import of this name in the ancient language of that country, Isa. v. 1.`
Brydone, (Mr. Patrick) his argument against the Mosaic account of the creation, drawn from the cruptions of Mount Etna, and the formation of the different lavas, considered, Gen. i., in fine.
Bubastis, a city in which the Egyptians were accustomed to hold their principal annual feast in honour of Diana, Exod,
Budhoo, priests of, manner of their dancing, jumping, &c., when making offerings to their demon gods, 1 Kings xviii. 26. Priests of this idol shave their heads close to the skin, Ezek. xliv. 20.
Buildings, Eastern, description of the walls, &c., of the, Isa. ix. 9, xii. 19, xxx. 13.
Bul, an ancient Hebrew month, answering to a part of our October and November, 1 Kings vi. 38. This name sup- posed to be of Chaldean origin, 1 Kings vi. 1. Burdensome stone, what probably meant by this expression, Zech. xii. 3.
Burkitt, (Rev. William) author of a very useful commentary on the New Testament, General Preface, p. 8. Burkius, (Phil. David), author of notes on the twelve minor prophets, General Preface, p. 10.
Burns, (Charles) extraordinary stature of this man, 1 Sam. xvii., in fine:
Burnt-offerings, have been common among almost all the people of the earth, Lev. i. 4.
Burying in towns, churches, and chapels, observations on the great impropriety of, Lev. xi. 8.
Cabod,, a memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes at the end of Deuteronomy.
Caduceus, the, or rod of Mercury, evidently borrowed from the Scripture account of the rod of Moses, Exod. iv. 17. Cæli enarrant, first six verses of this Psalm from an old English manuscript, Psa. xix. 3.
Calius Antipater, an accredited historian who lived before the time of Pliny, Isa. ii. 13-16. This writer assures us that he had seen a merchant who had made a voyage from Gades to Ethiopia, ibid.
Cain, import of this name, Gen. iv. 1.
Cairns, what, Josh. vii. 26; 2 Sam. xviii. 17. Calais, affecting history of the six citizens of, who presented themselves before Edward III., with ropes round their necks, and the keys of the town and castle in their hands, 1 Kings xx., in fine.
Calorie, or natural heat, when accumulated in any particular part, will diffuse itself to all bodies with which it comes in contact, till their temperature be equal, 2 Kings iv. 35.
Calves of gold, set up by Jeroboam, remarks concerning the, 1 Kings xii. 28, 29.
Calvin, (John) a commentator on all the prophets and the evangelists, General Preface, p. 6.
Cambyses, king of Persia, the Gog of Ezekiel, according to Calmet, Ezek. xxxviii. 2.
Camel, Volney's description of the, Job v. 5. Campbell, (Dr.) author of a treatise on the evangelists, Ge neral Preface, p. 8.
Canaan, land of, its superficial contents, Num. xviii. 21. What proportion of the promised land belonged to the Le- vites, ibid.
Canaanites, where those people, particularly so named, were situated, Josh. iii. 10.
Candle or lamp, often used as the emblem of prosperity and posterity, Job xxi. 17.
Candlestick, golden, of the temple or tabernacle, description of the, Exod. xxv. 31.
Candlesticks in the heathen temples, bearing a great number of lamps, Exod. xxv., in fine. Canoes, formerly wholly constructed from the papyrus, Isa. xviii. 1, 2.
Cantate Domino, great similarity between this psalm and the Magnificat, or Song of the Blessed Virgin, Psa. xcviii., in fine. List of the most striking parallels, ibid. Canticles, book of, carefully transcribed from a manuscript of the fourteenth century in the editor's possession, Introduce tion to Solomon's Song, in fine.
Cape of Good Hope, passage round the, known to the ancients, Isa. i. 13-16. This navigation recovered by the Portu- guese, after it had been lost for many centuries, ibid. Caphtor, the island of Crete, Amos ix. 7. Cappadocians, from whom descended, Gen. x. 2. Caraba, description of the, Isa. xxv. 6. Caravans in the East, some account of the, Song vi. 4. Manner in which the hadgees or pilgrims are conducted by these conveyances in their travels by night, ibid. Carbuncle, account of this precious stone, Exod. xxviii. 17. Carduus vulgatissimus, a species of thistle amazingly prolific, Gen. iii. 18.
Carmel, altar on this mount mentioned by Tacitus and Sue- tonius, which Vespasian went to consult, 1 Kings xviii. 30. Carmelites, religious order of the, different opinions respect- ing the time of the foundation of this order, Josh. xix. 26. Carolina sylvestris, a species of thistle amazingly prolific, Gen. iii. 18.
Caryl, (J.) a commentator on the book of Job, General Pre- face, p. 7.
Casiphia, generally supposed to be the same with the Cas- pian mountains, Ezra viii. 17.
Cassiopeia, form of the constellation of, resembled by Aratus to a key, Isa. xxii. 22.
Cassiterides, the same with the islands of Scilly and Corn-
Castor oil, whence obtained, Jonah iv. 6. Castrametation of the ancient Israelites, Scheuchzer's re- marks on the, Num. ii., in fine.
Cataneans, from whom supposed to be descended, Gen. XXV. 2.
Cato's directions in the construction of threshing-floors, 1 Sam. xxiii., in fine.
Cattle, mischievous, customary among the Romans to twist hay about the horns of, that people seeing it might shun them, Exod. xxi. 28.
Causes, two supreme, coeternal, and independent, according to the magian theology, Isa. xlv. 7.
Cares, vast capacity of, in the East, according to Strabo and Pococke, 1 Sam. xxiv. 3; Isa. ii. 19-21. Cedar of Lebanon, Gabriel Sionita's description of the, Num. xxiv. 6. Some curious particulars concerning this tree re- lated by De la Roque, which he learned from the Maronites of Mount Libanus, ibid. Maundrell's description of the cedars he found growing on Mount Libanus in 1697, ibid. Psa. xcii. 12.
Cedreans, their origin, Gen. xxv. 13. Ceeneth,, various conjectures respecting the meaning of this word, Ezra iv. 11.
Celibacy has no countenance in the sacred oracles, Gen. ii. 18, 24.
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Cemarim, an order of idolatrous priests in Judea in the time of Josiah, 2 Kings xxiii. 5. Why Christian ministers have been called cemarim by the Jews, ibid. Census of the children of Israel, in the second year after their departure from Egypt, compared with another census of the same people made thirty-eight years afterwards, Num. i. 46. Curious observation of Ainsworth on the number of families in the twelve tribes at the second cen- sus, Num. xxvi. 51.
Centurion, derivation and import of this word, Gen. xxxvi. 15. Cerastes, whence this antimal has its name, Gen. xlix. 17. Chacameyah, 37, rendered wise men, Porphyry's defini- tion of the original term, Gen. xli. 8.
Chag, Parkhurst's definition of this word, Lev. vii., in fine. Its import among the Jews when used as a memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Deuteronomy. Chairs, never used in Persia but at the coronation of their kings, Isa. lii. 2. Eastern chairs always so high as to make a footstool necessary, ibid.
Chalal,, a word very improperly rendered in our version, Ezek. xxi. 14. Its genuine import, ibid. Chaldaic version, account of the, General Preface, p. 21. Chaldeans, from whom these people probably had their name, Gen. xi. 34; Isa. xxiii. 13. Some account of the ancient condition of this people, Isa. xxiii. 13.
Chalil, 33, a wind-instrument, 1 Sam. x. 5. Champion, whence derived, and what its import, 1 Sam. xvii. 4.
Chance, inquiry into the derivation and meaning of this word, 1 Sam. vi. 9.
Chaos, notions of the heathens concerning this divinity pro- bably borrowed from the Mosaic account of the creation, Gen. i. 2.
Chaplets, wearing of, at banquets, customary among the an- cient Jews, Greeks, and Romans, Isa. xlviii. 1. Chappelow, a commentator on the book of Job, General Pre- face, p. 7.
Chapters, division of the Holy Scriptures into, by whom effected, Introduction to Ezra. Instances of the very inju- dicious division of the chapters of holy writ, Isa. iv. 1, ix. 7, xiii., in principio; xv., in principio; xxvii., in prin- cipio.
Charashim,, rendered carpenters, inquiry into the true import of this word, Zech. i. 21.
Charetummim,, import of this word, Gen. xli. 8; Exod. vii. 11.
Chariot, emblematical of Jehovah, remarks upon the, Ezek. i. Observations on it by the continuator of the Historical Dis- courses of Saurin, Ezek. x., in fine.
Charming of serpents and other animals, how this was pro- fessed to be done both by ancients and moderns, Psa. lviii. 4, et in fine.
Chasdim, the same with the Chaldeans, Isa. xxiii. 13. Chalath, and Chatah, n, commonly translated sin, import of these words, Gen. iv. 7.
Chebar, Chaborus, or Aboras, where this river is situated, Ezek. i. .1.
Chelekeca,, import of this word when used as a memo- rial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Numbers. Chemosh, the grand idol of the Ammonites, Ruth i. 15; Jer. xlviii. 7.
Cherem,, what it imports, Lev. xxvii. 21, 28, 29. The Jews had a most horrible form of excommunication called by this name, Num. xxii. 6.
Cherethites, who, 1 Sam. xxx. 14; Exek. xxv. 16; Amos ix. 7; Zeph. ii. 5.
Chersydrus, a very venomous reptile, Num. xxi. 6. Cherubim, various opinions concerning the, Gen. iii. 24. How represented, ibid; Exod. xxv. 18, xxxvi. 8; Psa. xviii. 10. Improperly written cherubims, Gen. iii. 24; Exod. xxv. 18; Ezek. x. 20.
Chevy Chase, quotation from this old national ballad respect- ing the slaying of Sir Hugh Montgomery, 1 Kings xxii. 34. Chical, see Jackal.
Chickpea, Dr. Shaw's account of the, 2 Kings vi. 25. Children, among many ancient nations, considered the pro- perty of their parents, who had a right to dispose of them for the payment of their debts, 2 Kings iv. 1. Carrying of children astride upon the hip, with the arm round their
body, a general custom in the East, according to Chardin, Isa. lx. 4. Children formerly sometimes employed to des- patch captives, Judg. viii. 21. Considered disgraceful to fall by the hand of a child, ibid. Chiliarch, its import, Gen. xxxvi. 15. Chilmad, possibly Chalmadora on the Euphrates, Ezek. xxvii. 23.
Chimah and Chesil, Dr. Hales' reasons for the supposition that by these terms the constellations Taurus and Scorpio are intended, Job ix., in fine.
Chinese chronology of ancient events of a very extravagant and fabulous complexion, Isa. lxv. 22. Chinnereth, sea of, where situated, Num. xxxiv. 11. Chiromancy, upon what the doctrine of, is built as its Scrip- ture foundation, according to John Taisnier, Job xxxvii. 7. Chittim, the island of Cyprus, according to Josephus, Jer. ii. 10. Bochart's conjecture, ibid. Other conjectures, Isa. xxiii. 1; Ezek. xxvii. 6.
Choheleth, or The Royal Preacher, some account of this work, as given by the late Rev. John Wesley, Introduction to Ecclesiastes. Chomesh, rendered the fifth rib, what it properly imports, 2 Sam. xx. 10.
Chain, an idol worshipped among the Peruvians from the remotest antiquity, Amos v. 26.
Christ, of the same import with Messiah, Exod. xxix. 7. Chronicle, remarks on the, which was read to Ahasuerus, Esth. vi. 1.
Chronicles, books of, this portion of holy writ variously named in the versions, Preface to Chronicles. or authors of the Chronicles not known, ibid. the supposition that Ezra was the compiler, ibid. Jerome's opinion of these books, ibid.
Chronological list of the prophets of the Old Testamcut from Adam to Malachi, Introduction to Isaiah Chrono- logical list of the sixteen prophets whose writings are pre- served, ibid.
Chronological Tables.—Table of the principal events recorded in the book of Genesis, according to the computation of Archbishop Usher, interspersed with a few connecting eit cumstances from profane history, Gen. 1., in fine. Table upon the same plan, to the book of Exodus, Exod. xl., în fine. Table of the great epochs, A. M., B. C., and the Julian period, synchronized with the reigns of the sovereigns of the four principal monarchies, viz., those of Egypt, Sicyon, the Argivi, and the Athenians, from the death of Jacob, A. M. 2315, to the erection of the tabernacle, A. M. 2514, ibid. General chronological table for the Pen tateuch and Joshua, containing (in five and six different eras) a synchronical arrangement of the years of the life of the antediluvian and postdiluvian patriarchs, and also of the years of the reigns of contemporary monarchs, Josh. xxiv., in fine. Chronological table of the book of Judges, according to Archbishop Usher, Preface to Judges. Chro- nological table of this book, according to the scheme of Sir John Marsham, ibid. Chronological table of this book, according to Dr. Hales, ibid. Table of the kings of Israel and Judah in the consecutive order of their reigns, from their commencement to the destruction of the former by the Assyrians, and of the latter by the Babylonians, inter- spersed with contemporary events from profane history, 2 Chron., in fine. Chronological tables of the prophecies of Jeremiah, according to Drs. Dahler and Blayney, Intro- duction to Jeremiah. Chronological table of the pro- phecies of Ezekiel, according to Calmet, Introduction to Ezekiel. Chronological table of the prophecies of Daniel, according to Calmet, Introduction to Daniel. Chrysolite, some account of this precious stone, Exod. xxviii. 17; Ezek. x. 9.
Chrysostom, account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 3. Why so named, Psa. xvi., in principio. Chukkoth, pr, its derivation and import, Lev. xxvi. 15. Church, what constitutes a, according to Tertullian, Judg.
Cicer, Dr. Shaw's description of this pulse, 2 Kings vi. 25. Cicero, quotation of a beautiful passage from, to show that
even the heathens derived consolation from the reflection that after death they should meet their friends in a state of conscious existence, 2 Sam. xii. 23. Commencement ( 53 )
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of his celebrated oration against Cataline, Job xxxviii., in | Coloquintida, description of this fruit, 2 Kings iv. 39. fine. Columella's directions in the construction of threshing-floors, Cider, whence this word is probably derived, Lev. xi. 9. 1 Sam. xxiii., in fine. Cimmerians, or Cimbrians, from whom these people are sup- posed to have originated, Gen. x. 2.
Circulation of the blood in the animal system, evidently known to the writer of the book of Ecclesiastes, Eccles. xii. 7.
Circumcision, remarkable passage in Herodotus respecting, considered, Gen. xvii. 10. This rite performed by the Jews and others with a knife made of stone, Josh. v. 2. Physi- cal reason why metallic edge-tools are improper in the per- formance of this rite, ibid.
Cities of the ancients, how the larger kind were generally built, Jonah iv. 11. Consecrated to their gods, and the very walls considered as sacred, Neh. xii. 27.
Cities of the Levites, with a diagram of their dimensions, &c., Num. xxxv. 5.
Cities of refuge among the Hebrews, some account of the, Num. xxxv. 11. Their typical import, Nuin. xxxv., in fine. Josh. xx., in fine. ·
Cities walled up to heaven. What is the meaning of this phrase, Deut. i. 28.
City, examples of the high acceptation of this word, Psa.
City of the sun, generally supposed to have been the same with Heliopolis, Isa. xix. 18. Conjecture of Conrad Ike- mius, ibid.
Clap, how caused by the lightning, Job xxxviii. 26. Illustra- ted by an easy experiment on the air-pump. Clara, (Hugo de Sancta) see Hugh de St. Cler. Clarius, (Isidore) account of this commentator, General Pre- face, p. 5.
Claudius, anecdote respecting this Roman emperor, 1 Kings iii. 25.
Claudius the poet, quotation of a part of his panegyric upon the fourth consulship of Honorius Augustus, in illustration of 1 Kings i. 37.
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, Lucan's description of the splen- dour of her apartments, Ezek. xxviii. 14. Cler, (Hugh de St.) or Hugo de Sancta Clara, account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 5. Climax, double, remarkable instance of a, Psa. i. I. Cloud, ancient heathen writers represent their gods, in their pretended manifestations to men, as always encompassed with a, Exod. xiii. 21. Probable origin of this custom, ibid. Clouted, derivation and import of this old English word, Josh. ix. 5.
Coats of mail, how formed in different countries, 1 Sam. xvii. 5. Weight of that which appertained to Goliath of Gath, reduced to avoirdupois pounds and ounces, ibid. Coa Vestis, see Multitia.
Cock, consecrated to Apollo, or the sun, among the later heathens, 2 Kings xvii., in fine. Cockatrice, Kimchi's observation on the sparkling of the eyes of this animal, Isa. xi. 8.
Cana, or Supper, why so named by the Romans, Job xxxi. 17. Coffins of the martyrs accustomed to be anointed by the primi- tive Christians, Gen. xxviii. 18. For a dead body to be put in a coffin a mark of great distinction among the ancient Egyptians, Gen. 1. 26. Some of the Egyptian coffins made of granite, and covered over with hieroglyphics, ibid. Coin, in many countries, had its name from the image it bore, as instanced in the Jacobus, Carolus, &c., Gen. xxxiii. The Jews had probably no coined or stamped money before the Babylonish captivity, Jer. xxxii. 9. Description of the coin struck by Vespasian on the capture of Jerusa- lem, Lam. i. 1.
Coke, (Rev. Dr.) account of this commentator, General Pre- face, p. 9.
Cold, at particular times so very intense in the East as to kill man and beast, Psa. cxlvii. 17. Collation of an archbishop to the spiritualities and temporali- ties of this see, and investing him with plenary sacerdotal authority by sending him the pallium or pall, whence the Romanists probably borrowed this rite, 1 Kings xix., in fine.
Collections, feast of, for what purpose instituted, Exod. xxiii.
Combat, trial by, a species of ordeal very frequent in the dark ages, Num. v., in fine.
Common prayer, book of, observations concerning the, Ge- neral, Preface, p. 17.
Concubine, its derivation and import, Gen. xxii. 24. Con fu tsee, character of the ordinances and institutions attributed to this great Chinese lawgiver, Deut. xxxiv., in fine.
Conscience, a terrible accuser, Gen. xxxii. 6. Fine sayings of two heathen poets upon this subject, ibid., 1. 15. Contempt of court, anecdote of a woman punished for, Exod.
Contingency shown to exist in human affairs; that is, that God has poised many things between a possibility of being and not being, leaving it to the will of the creature to turn the scale, 1 Sam. xxii. 11, 12.
Coptic version, some account of the, General Preface, p. 21. Cor, its content in English measure, Ezra vii. 22. Coral, account of the, Job xxviii. 17.
Cords of vanity, what meant by this expression, Isa. v. 18. Corner of the room, among the inhabitants of the East, the most honourable place, Isa. xxxviii. 2; Amos iii. 12. Cornet, what the import of the original word so translated, Dan. iii. 5.
Cornwall, what this county was named in the ancient British tongue, Isa. v. 1. Camden's observations on the origin of its present appellation, ibid. Conjecture of Sammes, ibid. Corsned, trial by the, a species of ordeal common among the Catholic clergy, Num. v., in fine.
Cosha, trial by the, species of ordeal among the Hindoos, Num. v., in fine.
Coune, description of this Eastern vehicle, Isa. lxvi. 20. Court of King's Bench, the place where the king presides, and where he is supposed to be always present, Psa.
Covenant of salt, a figure of speech denoting an everlasting covenant, Num. xviii. 19.
Covenant with death, or the beasts of the field, a proverbial ex- pression used by the ancients to denote perfect security from evil of any sort, Isa. xxviii. 15, Covenants, inquiry into the practices of the ancients in the formation of, Gen. vi. 18, xv. 10, xxvii. 4; Josh. ix. 6; Jer. xxiv. 18.
Covert for the Sabbath in the temple, various conjectures respecting the, 2 Kings, xvi. 18.
Covetousness awfully punished in Gehazi, 2 Kings v. 27. Cracknels, the Hebrew word so translated signifies what is to the present day called Jews' bread, and used by them at the passover, 1 Kings xiv. 3.
Crassus, Plutarch's account of the great wealth of this man, Esth. iii. 9.
Crimson, whence this word is derived, Isa. i. 18. Critica Sacri, account of this immense collection of Biblical critics, General Preface, p. 11.
Crocodile, a sacred animal among the Egyptians, Exod. i. 11. Number and curious disposition of its scales, Job xii. 21. Eyes of the crocodile among the Egyptians, the emblem of the morning, Job xli. 18. Amazing strength of this ani- mal in its tail, Job xli. 19. Particular description of the crocodile, Job xli., passim. This animal supposed to be the leviathan of Scripture, ibid. Crooked serpent, various conjectures respecting the meaning of this phrase, Job xxvi. 13.
Cross, curious extract from a Saxon homily relative to the canonical times of signing the body with the mark of the cross, Psa. cxix. 164.
Cross, trial by the, a species of ordeal frequent in the middle ages, Num. v., in fine,
Crown taken from the king of the Ammonites, valuation of the, 2 Sam. xii. 20.
Crusaders, instance of their horrible cruelties, as related in the Gasta Dei per Francos, Psa. Ix., in fine. Crystal, some account of this mineral, Job xxviii. 17. Cubians, where these people were situated, according to Ptolemy, Ezek. xxx, 5.
Cud, derivation and import of the term Lev. xi. 3. Philo
Index to the Old Testament.
sophical observations relative to the faculty which certain animals possess of chewing the cud, ibid. Cudworth, (Dr.) his excellent remarks on the ark, table of shewbread, &c., Exod. xxv. 23.
Cumean sibyl, Virgil's description of the seat of the, Isa. xlv. 19.
Cup, its metaphorical import in Scripture, Psa. xi. 6, cxvi. 13. This metaphor similarly employed among the hea- thens, as shown by a quotation from Homer, ibid. Cup of consolation, its literal and metaphorical acceptation,
Cup of trembling, probably an allusion to the ancient method of taking off criminals by a cup of poison, Isa. li. 17. Cup of the wrath of Jehovah, a very bold, highly poetical, and sublime image, frequently employed by the sacred writers, Isa. i. 22, li. 21. Whence this figure is taken, Isa. i. 22. Cupel, a sort of instrument used in the purification of silver, Prov. xvii. 3. Its description and use, Psa. xii. 6; Jer.
Cupid and Psyche, an ancient allegory by which marriage is happily illustrated, Gen. ii. 24.
Customs and usages of universal prevalence, enumeration of, from which the derivation of mankind from one common stock is demonstrable, Gen. x., in fine. Cutheans, who, 2 Kings xvii. 24.
Cutting off the hair, a sign of great distress, and practised on Mic. the death of near relatives, Isa. xv. 2; Amos viii. 10; i. 16.
Cuttings of the flesh, common among the heathens in their re- ligious rites, Lev. xix. 28; Deut. xiv. 1; Jer. xvi. 16. Cymbal, description of this ancient musical instrument, Isa.
Cynopolis, why this city was so named, Exod. xi. 7. Cyrus, why so partial to the Jews, according to Josephus, Ezra i. 1. A golden eagle, aɛroc xpvoove, the ensign of This Per- Cyrus, according to Xenophon, Isa. xlvi. 11. sian monarch very probably named by Isaiah acit, or the eagle, from this circumstance, ibid. Pliny's account of the wealth taken by Cyrus in Asia, Isa. xlv. 3, Manner of the death of Cyrus as related by Herodotus, ibid; Ezek. XXXV. 6. Vast extent of his empire, Ezra i. 2; Esth. i. 1. Xenophon's list of the nations conquered by Cyrus, Isa. xlv. 1. The righteous man mentioned by Isaiah to be under- stood of Abraham, and not of this monarch, Isa, xli. 2.
Dabar Yehovah,, import of this phrase, Lev. xxvi.
Dedalus and Icarus, fable of, moralized by a Roman poet, Prov. xxv. 7.
Dagon, description of this idol of the Philistines by Diodorus Siculus, Judg. xvi. 23. A quotation from Horace, which scems to have an allusion to the image of Dagon, ibid.; 1 Sam. v. 4. This idol supposed to have been the same with Dirceto, Attergatis, the Venus of Askelon, and the Moon, 1 Sam. v. 2.
Daman-Israel, account of this animal, Prov. xxx. 24. Damascenes, excessive superstition of the, according to the Midrash, Isa. xvii. 1.
Damascus, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria, Amos i. 3.
Damme, (Thomas) extraordinary longevity of this man, Psa. xc., in fine.
Dan, why this patriarch was so named, Gen. xxx. 6. Daniel, sketch of the life and character of this prophet, Intro duction to Daniel, Chronological arrangement of the events recorded in his book, ibid., pp. 562, 563. Daphne, Ovid's description of the beauties of, Song iv. 7. D'Arvieux's account of the costly ornaments of the Arabian ladies, Song i. 10.
Date, or palm tree, its description and various uses, Psa. xcii.
Date wine, see Palm wine.
Daughters given in marriage according to their seniority, a very ancient custom, still observed among the Hindoos, Gen. xxix. 26.
David, number of the children born to this prince in Jerusa- lem, according to the Hebrew text, 2 Sam. v. 14–16. Our Number according to the Septuagint version, ibid.
English version, which states that David houghed all the chariot horses of Hadadezer, shown not to contain the Dr. Delaney's enu- sense of the original, 2 Sam. viii. 4. meration of the wars which David righteously undertook, and gloriously terminated, in the first nineteen or twenty years of his reign, 2 Sam. x. 19. The account of David's adultery with Bath-sheba, and his murder of Uriah (as -recorded in the Old Testament) an illustrious proof of the truth of Divine revelation, 2 Sam. xi., in fine. Dr. Kenni- cott's remarks upon the Song which David composed when God had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, 2 Sam. xxii., in fine. A peculiarly sublime passage of this Song pointed out, where sense and sound are astonishingly combined, 2 Sam. xxii. 11; Psa. xviii. 10. L. De Dieu's judicious observations on the Scripture statement that the kingdom of David shall be perpetual, 2 Sam. xxiii, in fine. The tomb of David said to have been ransacked by Hyr- canus, the high priest, when besieged by Antiochus, and three thousand talents taken from it, to induce Antiochus to raise the siege, 1 Kings ii. 10., Dr Kennicott's criticism on that part of the sacred text containing an account of David's dying charge relative to Shimei, 1 Kings i, in fine Calculation of the equivalent in British standard to the hundred thousand talents of gold and to the million talents of silver that were prepared by David for the temple, 2 Chron. X., in fine. In what sense those scriptures are to be understood which state David to have been a man after God's own heart, 1 Sam. xii. 14. Sketch of the life and character of David, book of Psalms, in fine.
Day, Jewish division of the, Exod. xii. 6. Natural division of the day for necessary refreshment, Eccles. x. 17. Days of the creation, supposed to typify the chilieds of the world which are to elapse before the commencement of the rest that remains for the people of God, Gen. i. 16. Days of restraint, why this name was given to certain holy days ordained by the law, Isa. i. 13.
Daysman, what intended by this term in our courts of juris- prudence, Job ix. 30.
Dead, methods of honouring the, among the ancients, Gen. I. 26. Customary in ancient times to deposit gold, silver, and precious stones with the more illustrious dead, 1 Kings ii. 10. Raising the bodies of the dead, and scattering their bones about, formerly the highest expression of hatred and contempt, Jer. viii. 1.
Dead Sea, description of its waters, Gen. xix. 25. Death, fine saying of Seneca relative to, Job. iii. 9. Death, image of, why hung up by Domitian in his dining-room, Isa. xxii. 13. Impious epigram of Martial on this nnage, ibid.
Death of the righteous, import of this phrase in the time of Moses, Num. xxiii. 10.
Debash, 7, rendered honey, what it properly imports, Gen.
Decalogue, controversy whether this was written on the first tables, Exod. xxxiv. 1.
Dedication, feast of the, why instituted, Exod. xxiii. 14. Defunct, frequent repetition of the name of the, common in lamentations, 2 Sain. xix. 4.
Delhi, remarkable Persian couplet above the hall of audience in the imperial palace at, Neh. ii. 8.
Delaney's character of David, 1 Chron. xxix., in fine. Delphic oracle, description of the, by Diodorus and Strabo, Isa. xlv. 19. Cicero's account of the answers generally given by the, ibid.
Demosthenes, passage in, admired by Longinus for the sub- limity of its sentiment, as well as the harmony of its num- bers, Isa. xliv. 22.
Desmond, countess of, extraordinary longevity of the, Psa. xc., in fine.
Desolation, very nervously described by a Persian poet, Job xviii. 15; Isa. xiii. 22; Zeph. ii. 14. Destinies, or Fatal Sisters, fable of the, Job vii. 6. Desvaux's analysis of the book of Ecclesiastes, Introduction to Ecclesiastes.
Deus judicium, Montgomery's poetical version of the principal passages in this Psalm, Psa. lxxii., in fine. Deus miscreatur, an ancient opinion of the Christian Church that the triple mention of Elohim, God, in the close of this Psalm, has a reference to the Holy Trinity, Psa lxvn. 7
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