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Apple, its beauty,-Ash,-Bay, its verdure, Box, Cedar, goodly and full of sap, Chesnut, Cypress,-Fig, its fruit very abundant, its leaves indicative of Summer,-Fir,-Juniper, Lign,-Aloes, planted by the Lord, Mulberry, Myrtle,-Mustard, seed small, Oak, Oil tree, Olive, green, goodly fruit shaken off when ripe, -Palm, straight and tall, the righteous one, Pine,-Pomegranate,-- Shittim,-Sycamore, common by wayside,-Teil,-Willow by the brook.

HERB AND SHRUB.

[WAR

Aloes, Calamus, Myrrh, Saffron, Spikenard, very costly, Anise, Cummin, mint, tithe of them, Cucumbers, Garlic, Leeks, Melons, Onions in Egypt.-Cassia, Fitches thrashed or beaten with staff-Gourd, its rapid growth,-Hyssop, Reeds and Flags, by water-course, and slender or shaken with the wind, Mauna, angels' food.

VISIONS AND DREAMS.

VISIONS AND DREAMS.

One mode of divine revelation to the prophets, open vision, false vision.-the true vision to be written, plain upon tables.

VISIONS IN SCRIPTURE.

through multitude of business,—also supernatural ones from God,-anxiety to interpret them, very common, as seen in Pharaoh and Nebu chadnezzar-true interpretation only fromGod as inferred by Joseph and Daniel.

INSTANCES IN SCRIPTURE.

From Jehovah to Abraham, Jacob, Moses in the bush, Samuel the child, and Nathan, -the sublime description of Eliphaz,-vision Of Abimelech concerning Sarah,—Jacob,of Isaiah and symbolic ones to Ezekiel,-to the Ladder, -Laban concerning Jacob,Nebuchadnezzar,-to Daniel of empires and Joseph about his future elevation,-Pharaoh's changes, and to Amos and Zechariah,-(see butler and baker about their own fate,under PARABLES and EMBLEMS.)-In New Pharaoh himself about the coming famine, Testament of various kinds to Ananias, Cor---Midianite soldiers about Gideon's victory,nelius, Paul, John, and the disciples.

DREAMS.

Solomon, and the gift of wisdom, Nebuchad nezzar, the colossal image,-and the mystic tree, Daniel,-Joseph about the child Jesus,

Night and Sleep-dreams natural coming Pilate's wife and that just man.

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A frequent occurrence, and usually the result | Proclamation of peace or surrender to be ofsintul passion--whence come wars and fightings? made ere the siege commenced, often pro-often exemplified in Jewish history-under- ductive of great misery to the belligerent city taken sometimes for conquest, as under Joshua-parable of the little city, besieged by the against the nations of Canaan-sometimes for self-defence, as Israel against Amalek, etc.

BIOTS,

Or simultaneous uprisings, as at Jerusalem, against Paul-civil wars and passions, as in ancient armies, when every man's sword was turned against his fellow.

FIGHTING.

A scourge of Providence, severely felt by many nations-and therefore peace esteemed a great blessing-universal peace predicted swordsconverted intoploughshares(Strongholds, Fenced and Walled Cities (see under ARCHITECTURE)-passes sometimes watched and guarded garrisons put into strongholds-strict watch kept by sentries.

great king, and delivered by a poor wise man. Blockade the raising of a bank, or casting up a mount the trench-building a fort and setting an engine the battering-ram and axes-breach made, and city taken.

SIEGES MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE.

Abel, Ai and the ambush, Debir, Eglon, Gibbethon, Hamath-zobah-Hebron, cities in north of Palestine-Jabesh-Gilead--Jericho, the ram's horns and ark-Jerusalem (see under JERUSALEM)-cities of Judah, Keilah, Lachish, Libeah, Makkedah, Ramah, Ra moth - Gilead, Samaria, Shechem, Tirzah, Thebez, Ziklag.

RESULTS OF SIEGE.

Overthrow and spoilation-fortress levelled, and the city often set on fire, as instanced in

many of the cities enumerated above, and threatened against other cities by Amos.

MILITARY TACTICS,

RESOLUTION TO GO TO WAR Israel's valour and resolve based on divin promise-vain-glory, sometimes manifested, and caution and cowardice both exhibited-for divisions of Reuben there were great searching of heart.

RESULTS OF BATTLE.

The march-Hebrew soldiers during it to be pure. the route of Sennacherib's land drawn by Isaiah-attempt of Israel to march through Edom and the land of the Amorites, God the giver of victory-acknowledged by and its consequences-the march of an army productive of great devastation, licking up all Joshua and David-the promiser of it also round about-stopping wells, felling trees, pil--defeat from him, and on account of sin, laging harvests. and that defeat threatened by him.

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VARIOUS,

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BOOTY,

Campaigns and manoeuvres under Joshua Often referred to-spoil and spoiler-often and the kings-and serving often for illustra-great-distributed among the soldiers, and tion to the prophets. also among the women who tarried at home.

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THE SEA,

WATER.

SEAS,

Gathered together on the third day-the scene Mentioned in Scripture, Adria-Mediter of great wonders-Jordan and the Red Sea--ranean variously named-Red sea-Salt or symbols of affliction-always under the com- Dead sea-Sea of Galilee or Tiberia-Sea of mand of God, the Lord sits king on the floods. Jazer.

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SHIPS AND BOATS.

The ark of Noah, built of gopher-wood, ships of war from Chittim, ferryboat in Jordan, navy of Solomon and Jehoshaphat, boats often used by Christ at the Lake of Tiberias-voyaging ships with their tackling, masts, sails, pilot, anchor, helm, rudder-bands,oars, rowers, shipmen, mariners, captain, lading and unlading, crew, cargo, and passengers-ship with figure head of Castor and Pollox -Shipwreck of of the Apostle Paul, storms sent by God, great wind, rebuked by Christ, shipwreck ships of Tarshish, of the navy of Jehoshaphat, of Paul,-Euroclydon.

BROOKS,
Abounding in Canaan-mentioned in Scrip-
ture, Arnon, Besor, Cherith, Eshcol, Gaush,
Kihon, Kishon, Zered, Of the Willow.

FOUNTAINS,

Abounded in Canaan, highly prized, especially
Shur,near the waters of Nephtoah,Jezreel, Lehi,
in gardens, mentioned in Scripture, near
Pisgah, Upper and nether springs.

POOLS.

Pools mentioned in Scripture-Bethesda,-
Hebron, Samaria,-Siloam,-Up:
Gibeon,
per pool,-Lower pool,-King's pool,-Old
pool."

WELLS.

Highly prized, dug by the Patriarchs, and sometimes scenes of strife on account of their value,-occasionally found in the courts of houses,-symbol of spiritual blessings.

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The flood of Noah, the rain bow token of the divine covenant,-Swimming,-spreading forth hands.

DROUGHT.

under HEAVEN) A fearful punishment,-water failing, (sco lxiv

ANALYTICAL CONCORDANCE

TO THE

HOLY SCRIPTURES.

DISTRIBUTION OF LAND.

AGRICULTURE.

their substance. As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

Joshua xviii, 10. And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua di

vided the land unto the children

of Israel according to their divi

sions.

Num. xxvi, 52-56. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. Το many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given Josh. xix. 51. These are the according to those that were inheritances, which Eleazar the numbered of him. Notwithstand-priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, ing the land shall be divided by and the heads of the fathers of lot: according to the names of the the tribes of the children of Israel, tribes of their fathers they shall divided for an inheritance by lot inherit. According to the lot shall in Shiloh before the LORD, at the the possession thereof be divided door of the tabernacle of the conbetween many and few. gregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

Num. xxxiii, 53, 54. And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it. And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Joshua xiv, 1-5. And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD Commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for

TENURE.

he redeem that which his brother sold. And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. But if he be not able to restore it to him,

then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath

bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

EXAMPLES.

Ruth iv, 3, 4. And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

Lev. xxv, 13-17. In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession. And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: According to the number of years after the jubilee Ruth iv, 6-9,11. And the kinsman thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, sald, I cannot redeem it for myand according unto the number self, lest I mar mine own inheriof years of the fruits he shall sell tance: redeem thou my right to unto thee: According to the mul- thyself; for I cannot redeem it. titude of years thou shalt increase Now this was the manner in the price thereof, and according former time in Israel concerning to the fewness of years thou shalt redeeming and concerning changdiminish the price of it: for ac-ing, for to confirm all things; a cording to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

Lev xxv, 23-28. The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall

man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel. Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Yo are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses.

1 Kings xxi,3. And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me,

that I should give the inheritance, of my fathers unto thee.

2 Kings viii, 3-6. And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he

had restored a dead body to life,

that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land.

And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was her's, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even

until now.

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tent, at the hand of the children
of Hamor, Shechem's father, for
an hundred pieces of money.

Josh. xxiv, 32. And the bones of
Joseph, which the children of Is-
rael brought up out of Egypt,
buried they in Shechem, in a par-
cel of ground which Jacob bought
of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for an hundred pieces
of silver: and it became the in-
heritance of the children of Jo-
seph.

John iv, 5. Then cometh he to a

city of Samaria, which is called
Sychar, near to the parcel of
ground that Jacob gave to his son
Joseph.

UNDER JEWISH LAW.

2 Sam. xxiv, 21-24. And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be And stayed from the people. Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee. And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

IN EARLY TIMES. Gen. xxiii, 7-9. And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. And he communed with them, saying, If it bo your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his Jer.xxxii,6-9. And Jeremiah said, field; for as much money as it is The word of the LORD came unto worth he shall give it me for a pos-me, saying, Behold, Hanameel the session of a burying-place amongst

you.

son of Shallum thine unclo shall
come unto thee, saying, Buy thee
my field that is in Anathoth: for
to buy it.
the right of redemption is thine
uncle's son came to me in the
So Hanameel mine
court of the prison according to
the word of the LORD, and said
unto me, Buy my field, I pray
is in the country of Benjamin: for
thee, that is in Anathoth, which
the right of inheritance is thine,
and the redemption is thine; buy
it for thyself. Then I knew that
this was the word of the LORD.

fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Acts v, 1, 2. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

ANCIENT CHARTERS. Gen. xxiii, 17, 18. And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamire, the field,

and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

Jer. xxxii, 10-15. And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances, So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesseg that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. And I charged Baruch before them, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

Jer. xxxii, 44. Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take and in the places about Jerusalem, witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the their captivity to return, saith the cities of the south: for I will cause LORD.

Gen. xxili, 13-16. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, My lord, hear ken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named Anathoth, and weighed him the Jephunnch, which were of them

in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

Gen. xxxiii, 18, 19. And Jacob came to Shalem a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city. And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his

And I bought the field of Hana-
meel my uncle's son, that cas in

money, even seventeen shekels of
silver.

Jer. xxxii, 43. And fields shall
be bought in this land, whereof
ye say, it is desolate without man
or beast; it is given into the hand
of the Chaldeans.

Prov. xxxi, 16. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the

SOIL OF CANAAN. son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Num. xiv, 6-8. And Joshua the

that searched the land, rent their clothes: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying. The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

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