Ark of the Covenant, described, i. 189;-history of, ib. ;-
whether deposited in the temple after the return from
Babylon, 190;-imitated by the heathen, ib. ;-repre-
sentations of, iii. 511.

of Noah, its construction and dimensions, i. 186. iii.
382;-number of men and beasts received into it, i. 187,
189;-difficulties connected with the subject, 188;-the
wood of which it was made, ib. ;-symbolical comme-
morations of, i. 162, 387. iv. 38, 42.

Armag gedon, a place mentioned Rev. xvi. 16; i. 190.
Armen, the grandson of Shem, iv. 66.

Armenia, a province of Asia, i. 190. ;—sometimes mistaken
for Arabia, iv. 64.

Armies, those of Israel described, i. 191;-the ark carried
about with them, ib.;-numbers in Eastern, iii. 59. ;-
attended by feinales in the East, iv. 422.

Armour, considerations on that used by the ancients, iii.
440; that of the christian described by St. Paul, ib.
Arms of the Hebrews, described, i. 191 ;-allusions to, by
St. Paul, 192.

Arnon, a river in the mountains of Gilead, ib.

-, a city, ib. ;-import of the name, ib.

Arnona, a district beyond Jordan, ib.

Aroer, a city of Gad, ib., 3.

a city near Philadelphia, i. 193.

a region near Damascus, ib.

, import of the name, ib.

Arpad, import of the name, i. 194.

a town in Syria, ib.

Arphaxad, son of Shem, ib.

king of Media, ib.

Arrow, metaphorical signification of the word, iii. 351.
Arrows, divination by, i. 194. iii. 334.

Arsaces, king of Parthia, i. 194.

Arsenals, not used by the Hebrews till the time of David,
i. 195.

Artaba, a Babylonish measure, ib.

Artaxerxes, or Ahasuerus, or Darius, king of Persia, ib.
Longimanus, king of Persia, permits Ezra and
Nehemiah, with the other Jews, to return to Judæa,
ib.

the Magus, who usurped the throne of Persia,

i. 196.
Aruboth, a city of Judah, ib.
Arzeret, a place to which the Israelites are said to have
migrated, ii. 753.

-

Asa, king of Judah, expelled idolatry from Judah, i. 196;
-defeated the army of Zerah, king of Ethiopia, ib. ;-
destroyed the idols of Judah, and repaired the altar,
ib.;-engaged Benhadad's assistance against Baasha,
king of Israel, and his death, 197.
Asaph, a celebrated musician, ib.
Asarmoth, a city in Armenia, i. 615.

Ash, conjecture on the Hebrew word so translated, iv. 577.
Hebrew names beginning with, iii. 532.

Ascension of Christ, a festival in commemoration of this
event, i. 197.

Asenath, daughter of Potiphar, and wife of Joseph, i. 198.
Ashan, a city of Judah, ib.

Ashdod, a city of Philistia, ib. See Azotus.

Ashdoth, import of the name, i. 198.

-, a city of Reuben, ib.

Asher, son of Jacob, i. 199.

possessions of, his tribe, iv. 142.

a city in Samaria, ib.

a city in Philistia, ib.

Ben, a Jewish author, ii. 428.

Proconsular, i. 202.

Minor, survey of the churches of, iii. 601.

the eastern part of the Roman empire, ib.
Asiarchs, high-priests of Asia, i. 20.

Asiatic hyperboles, specimens of, iii. 188.

Askalon, a city of the Philistines, i. 203;-derivation and
import of the name, ib. ;-medals of, ib. iii. 528.
Asmodeus, an evil spirit, rabbinical tales of, i. 204;—re-
marks on, iii. 533.

Asmoneans, the Maccabees so called, i. 204.

Asp, a serpent, capable of being charmed, i. 205.
Asphaltus, a bitumen, produced in the Dead sea, ib.
Asphaltites, lake, called the Dead sea, and the Salt sea,

i. 206; analysis of its waters, 207.

Ass, the, Hebrew custom of riding on, revived by Christ,
ib.; generally used for riding in the East, iii. 113;-
unclean by the law, i. 207;-the Jews and early Chris-
tians accused of worshipping its head, ib. ;-probable
origin of the calumny, 208.

of Balaam, conjectures on his speaking, ib.;-its
conduct prefigured that of Balaam, 209.

wild, natural history of, iv. 612;-several kinds
of, mentioned in scripture, 615.

Assaron, a measure of capacity, i. 209.

Assemon, a city in the wilderness of Maon, i. 210.

an encampment of Israel, ib.

Assidæans, a Jewish sect, ib.

Assos, several cities of this name in Asia Minor, ib.
Assyria, import of the name, iv. 60;—the original country
far east of the Tigris, 61;-the primary seat of idolatry,
62;-its Oriental names, i. 200.

kingdom of, founded by Ashur, son of Shem, i. 210;
-the most ancient empire in the East, 211;-its extent
but small in the time of Abraham, ib.;-overthrown by
Arbaces and Belesis, ib.;-the monarchy divided by
Nabopolassar, ib. ;-united to Chaldea and Persia by
Cyrus, 212.

Astarte, the same as Meni, a Phoenician idol, ii. 147. iii. 532.
Astaroth, import of the term, i. 212.

a Phoenician goddess, ib. ;—probably the same as
the Isis of Egypt, 213.

Carnaim, a city in the Batanea, i. 212.

Astonishment, wine of, ii. 821.

Astronomy, cultivated in Chaldea, iv. 8, 71. See Solar
System.

Astyages, or Cyaxares, king of Media, and father of Darius,
i. 213.

or Ahasuerus, assists Nabopolassar in dismem-
bering the Assyrian empire, ib.

Asuppim, house of, a treasury in the temple, ib.
Asyla, places of, ii. 447.

Asylum, a sanctuary instituted by the grandsons of Hercules,

i. 213; among the Hebrews, ib.;-in the temple of
Diana, at Ephesus, 214.

Atabyrius, mons. See Tabor.

Atad's threshing floor, a place between the Jordan and
Jericho, ib.

Ataroth, several cities of this name, ib.

Athach, a city of Judah, ib.

Athaliah, daughter of Ahab, and wife of Joram, destroys
the princes of Judah, and seizes the throne, i. 215;—
put to death by Jehoida, ib.

Athar, a city of Simeon, ib.

Athamar, fourth son of Aaron, i. 775.

Athens, a city of Greece, i. 215;-description of, ib. ;-
inscriptions found there, 216;-the great festival at, ib. ;
-statue of Minerva there, ib.;-the Areopagus, 182,
217;-history and medals of, ib.

Athias, his edition of the Hebrew Bible noticed, i. 309.
Atonement, import of the word, i. 218.

day of, i. 516.

Attalia, a city of Pamphylia, i. 219.

Attalus, a name of the kings of Pergamus, ib.
Attitude at table, iii. 160.

Attitudes of devotion, iv. 400.

Augustus, emperor of Rome, procured from the senate the
kingdom of Judæa for Herod, i. 212;-assumed the title
of high-priest among the Romans, ib. ;-examined and
destroyed many of the Sibylline oracles, ib.

Aun, import of the word, iv. 34.

Auranites, the, a district east of the river Jordan, i. 614.
Auritæ, the sons of Cush, iv. 80.
Ausitis, the, or land of Uz, ii. 803.
Avenge, meaning of the word, ii. 465.
Aven, a plain in Syria, i. 220.

Avim, a city of Benjamin, ib.

-, a people descended from Heraeus, son of Canaan, ib.

Avith, import of the name, ib.

the capital of Edom, ib.

Axe, figurative allusions to this instrument in scripture, ib.
Azariah, several high-priests of this name, i. 221.

king of Judah, struck with leprosy, ib.

Azazel, the name given to the scape goat, the ceremonies
relating to it, i. 222.

Azekah, a city of Judah, i. 223.

Azem, a city of Simeon, ib.

Azmaneth, a city of Judah, ib.

Azmon, import of the name, ib.

a city of Simeon, ib.

Aznoth-Tabor, import of the word, ib.

" a city of Naphtali, ib.

Aznoth, a city assigned to Judah, but retained by the Phi-
listines, ib.

Azotus, the Greek name of Ashdod, account of, i. 224.

Meon, a city of Reuben, i. 231.

Peor, import of the name, i. 231.
Perazim, import of the name, i. 232.

a place near Jerusalem, ib.

an idol worshipped by the Egyptians, as Adonis or
Osiris, ib. ;-the god of impurity, ib., iv. 84;-Selden
supposed it to be the same as Pluto, i. 232,

Shalisha, import of the name, ib.
Tamar, a village near Gibeah, i. 233.
Baaltis, a deity, the same as Astarte.
Baal-Zephon, an Egyptian deity, i. 233.

a station of the Israelites, ib. iv. 113.

Baasha, king of Israel, i. 234.

Babel, import of the term, ib. ;-stood upon the site of
the ancient Babylon, ib. ;-supposed to have been built
at the instigation of Nimrod, 235.

tower of, the original of the Egyptian pyramids,
iv. 220; construction of, 221. i. 235. iii. 520.
Babylon, import of the name, i. 236.

the capital of Chaldea, ib.;-the most powerful
city of the world, ib. ;-sketch of its history, ib. ;-lofty
descriptions of, iv. 219, 225;-predictions concerning it
fulfilled, i. 263. iv. 220, 239, 242. 639;-palace of, 224;

-plain of, 226;-walls of, ib.;-ruins of, 230, 243. i.
38;-foreign instruments of music there, iii. 747.
Babylon, a city on the borders of Arabia, near Heliopolis,
i. 238.

the place mentioned by Peter, a city near the
Euphrates, ib. iv. 368.

Babylonia, a province of Chaldea, i. 239;—present state
of, iv. 219.

Babylonian empire, prophetic representation of, iii. 274.
See Babylon.

dresses, description of, iii. 448.
Babylonians, chronology of, i. 238.

Babylonish writing, specimens of, iv. 463, 466.

Baca, a valley near Jerusalem, i. 239. ii. 777. iii. 561.
Bactria, peopled by the Cushites, i. 401.

Badgers' skins, various opinions on these, i. 240. iii. 754.
Bagster, his Polyglott Bible noticed, i. 293.

his Scripture Harmony noticed, i. 310.
Bahurim, a town of Benjamin, i. 240.

Bala, or Zohar, a city of the Pentapolis, i. 240.
Balaam, a prophet, sent for by Balak, to curse the Israelites,
ib. ;-Jewish and other opinions relative to him, 241;
-conjectures on the Own consulted by him, iv. 85.
Baladan, king of Moab, incites Balaam to curse Israel, i. 212.
Balance, the, a weighing machine, ib.

Baldness, used as a token of mourning, ib.

Balm of Gilead, i. 577.

Balsam tree, grew in the vineyards of Engeddi, i. 242 ;—
account of, iv. 577.

Baltis, the queen of Sheba who visited Solomon, i. 242.
Bamah, a high place, ib.

Bamiyan, a famous country in India, supposed to have
been the residence of Shem, ib. iv. 76;-confounded
with Bahlac by Persian authors, v. 78;-regarded as
the fountain of purity and holiness, ib.
Bamoth, a station of Israel in the desert, i. 242.
Bamoth-Baal, import of the name, ib.

a city of Reuben, ib.

by fire, various opinions concerning it, i. 244.
Barabbas, a remarkable thief, preferred by the Jews to
Christ, i. 246.

Barachias, father of Zachariah, put to death, ib.
several persons of this name, i. 247.
Barad, a place so called, ib.

Barak, son of Abiuoam, accompanied by Deborah, defeats
Sisera, ib.

Barbarian, a term used to denote a stranger by the He-
brews, ib.

Barchocheba, a Jewish impostor, put to death by Adrian, ib.
Baris, a place begun by Hyrcanus, in Jerusalem, afterwards
called Autonia, i. 248;-the use of the word by the
LXX. ib.

Barsejus, a Jewish magician in the isle of Crete, i. 248.
Barley, several kinds of, iv. 565, 569;-frequently used by
the Hebrews for making bread, i. 249.

Barnabas, a companion of St. Paul, his labours and success,
ib.;-the epistle attributed to him, ib. ;-a counterfeit
gospel among the Turks under his name, ib.
Barrenness, esteemed a great misfortune by the Hebrews,
i. 250.

Barsabas, chosen by the apostles in the place of Judas,
ib.;-whether one of the seventy? iii. 556.

Judas, a christian at Jerusalem, i. 250.
Bartholomew, the apostle, supposed to be the same as Na-
thanael, i. 251.

Bartimæus, a blind man cured by Christ, i. 251.

Baruch, the disciple of Jeremiah, i. 252.

book of, Apocryphal, ib.

Basca, a town near Bethshan, ib.

Bascama, a town near Bethshan, i. 253.

Bascath, a city of Judah, ib.

Bashan, import of the word, ib. ;—the Batanea, ib.
Basilisk, the, account of, iv. 676.

Basiothía, a city of Judah, i. 253.

Bastards, Mosaic laws relative to, ii. 98.

Bat, the, unclean to the Hebrews, i. 253;-various kinds
of, in the East, ib. ;-description of those in Egypt, iv.
591;-natural history of, 642.

Bath, or Epha, a Hebrew measure, i. 253.

Bath-Kol, a mode of divination invented by the Jews, i.254.
Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, taken by David, ib.
Bath-Zacharias, a place near Bethsura, ib.
Battering-ram, an engine of war, ii. 435. iii. 460.

Battlement, a wall which the Jews were required to build

round the top of their houses, i. 255.

Bay tree, only once mentioned in scripture, ib.
Basiothia, a city of Judah, ib.

Bdellium, a gum, ib.

a precious stone, iii. 555.

Bealoth, a city of Judah, i. 255.
Bear, the common, in Palestine, ib.

Beard, the, customs relative to it among the Hebrews, ii.
577;-treatment of, in the East, i. 256. iii. 151.
Beasts, named by Adam, i. 256;-given for food, ib. ;-
adored by the Egyptians, ib.;-their knowledge and
reason, ib. ;-not generally subjected to misery, ib. 257;
-account of those mentioned in scripture, iv. 593. See
Animals. Fighting with, a mode of punishment adopted
by the Romans, ii. 413.

Beaten work, conjectures on the import of the term, iv. 537.
Beatitudes, mount of, iv. 155.

Beauty, the word so translated sometimes employed to
signify a dwelling, i. 257.

Becah, a half a shekel, i. 268.

Bed, the word frequently used in scripture, but not in the
common acceptation, i. 258. iii. 26;-forms of, in the
East, 28.

Bedan, a deliverer of Israel, thought to be the same as
Jair, i. 258.

Beds of ivory, iv. 409.

Bedouin Arabs, manners of, iii. 134.

Bee, the, an insect, unclean by the law, i. 258;-numerous
in the East, iv. 587.

Beel-Jeem, an officer of the king of Persia, i. 259.
Beel-zebub, the god of flies, called the prince of devils,
ib.;-representation of, ib. ;-the patron deity of medi-
cine, iv. 520.

Beer, a town, between Jerusalem and Samaria, i. 259.

a town on the Euphrates, ib.

Beeroth, a city of the Gibeonites, given to Benjamin, i. 260.
Beersheba, a city of Judah, ib.

Beeshterah, a city of Manasseh, ib.

Beetle, the, or canker-worm, account of, iv. 584.

Beeves, a generic name, iv. 594.

Begabar, a city beyond Jordan, i. 260.

Begging, practised among the Jews, ib.

Beheading, a mode of punishment, ii. 411.

Behemoth, various opinions relative to this animal, i. 261;

Egyptian representations of, iii. 114;-Job's description
of, 116;-not the Elephant? iv. 602.

Behen, or Ben, a kind of nut, iv. 578.

Beisa, or Beizath, a Hebrew measure; also a Persian
coin, i. 261.

Bel, or Belus, the first king of Babylon, worshipped by the
Babylonians, ib., 226.

Beleus, or Belus, a river of Judæa, i. 261.

Belial, import of the word, ib.

Bells, attached to the robe of the high-priest, i. 262;-used

in a similar manner among the Persians, ib.

Belly, scripture use of the word, ib. iii. 418.

Belma, or Belmon, a place near the valley of Esdraelon,
i. 263.

Belmen, the same place as Abel-mehola, or Abel-maim.

Belshazzar, the last king of the Chaldeans, i. 263;-con-
jectures on some of the circumstances of the miracle at
his feast, iii. 375;-illustration of the circumstance of his
being weighed, i. 338.

Bel-tein, a rural sacrifice, still practised in various parts of
the British islands, i. 227;—and in Germany, 228.
Belteshazzar, a name given to Daniel, i. 263.
Belts, or girdles, worn by the Hebrews, i. 578.
Belus, temple of, at Babylon, iii. 269. iv. 223, 230
Benaiah, captain of David's guard, i. 264.
son of Paath-Moab, ib.

son of Banai, ib.

son of Parosh, ib.

Ben-Asher, a Jewish author, ii. 428

Naphtali, a Jewish author, ib.

Ben-dekar, one of Solomon's governors, i. 264.
Bene, a city of Dan, ib.

Bene-Berak, a city of Dan, ib.

Benediction, used by the Hebrews to denote presents, ib. ;
-denoting abundance, ib.

a valley in Judah, ib.

Benedictions, blessings pronounced and given by the priests,
ib.

Bene-Jaakan, a station of Israel, iv. 121.

Bengel, his edition of the Greek New Testament, i. 291.
Benhadad, king of Syria, assists Ahaz against Baasha, i. 264.
second king of Syria of that name, i. 265;-
makes war against Ahab, and is defeated, ib. ;-the cause
of his death, ib. iii. 16;-other persons of this name,
i. 265.

Ben-Hinnom, the valley of the sons of Hinnom See Gehema.
Benjamin, son of Jacob, supplies his brethren with corn.

i. 266.

situation of the tribe, iv. 143.

Benos, a Syrian deity, the same as Venus, iii. 402.
Beon, or Bean, a city of Reuben, i. 266.
Bera, a town of Judah, ib.

Berber, a son of Ham, iv. 67.

Berea, or Beroe, a city of Macedonia, i. 267;-medals of, ib.
Bered, a city of Judah, ib.

Berenice, daughter of Agrippa the Great, present with her
brother Agrippa when Paul pleaded before him, ib.
Berith, import of the word, iii. 207.

a city of Phoenicia, between Sidon and Biblos,

i. 267;-medals of, 268

Berodach Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sends
letters and presents to Hezekiah, ib.

Beroth, a city in Syria, i. 269.

Berothah, one of the boundary towns of Israel, ib.

Bersaba, a town in Galilee, ib.

Bersheba, a town of Judah; the same as Beersheba, ib.
Beryl, a precious stone, ib.

Berytus, a city of Phoenicia. See Beroth.

Besor, a brook between Gaza and Rhinocorura, i. 269.
Betah, a city of Syria-Zobah, ib.

, a town of Asher, ib.

Bethabara, a passage over the Jordan, i. 269.
Beth-Achara, a city of Benjamin, ib., 273.

Beth-Agla, a city of Judah, i. 269.

city of Benjamin, i. 270.

Beth-Anath, a city of Naphtali, ib.

Beth-Anoth, same as the above.

Bethany, a village near the Mount of Olives, ib.

Bethanim, a village about four miles from Hebron, ib.

Beth-Arabah, a city of Judah, ib.

Beth-Aram, a city of Gad, ib.

Beth-Arbel, a city in Galilee, ib.

Beth-Aven, import of the name, ib. See Bethel.

Beth-Azmaveth, import of the name, i. 271. See Azmaveth.

Beth Aran, city afterwards called Livias, i. 271.

Beth-Baal meon, a city of Reuben, ib.

Beth-Barah, a place beyond Jordan, ib.

Beth-Basi, a city of Judah, ib.

Beth-Birei, import of the name, ib. ;--a city of Judæa, ib.
Bath-Car, a city of Dan, ib.

Beth-Dagon, a city of Asher, ib.

a cityof Judah, ib

Bethel, a city on the confines of Ephraim and Benjamin,
where Jacob formerly had his remarkable dream, i. 271.
a city of Benjamin, i. 272.
Beth-Fmek, a city of Asher, ib.
Bether, mountains of, io.

Bethesda, a pool near Jerusalem, ib.;-Drs. Hammond
and Doddridge's remarks on, iii. 117;-suggestions on,
118, 218, 223.

Beth-Ezel, probably the same as Bethel, i. 272.
Beth-Gader, a town of Judah, i. 550.
Beth-Gamul, a city of Moab, i. 557.
Beth-Haran, a city of Gad, i. 273.

Beth-Jeshimoth, import of the name, ib. ;—a city of Reu-
ben, ib.

Beth-Lebaoth, a city of Simeon, ib.

Beth-Lehem, a city of Judah, the birth-place of David, and
of Christ, ib.; - its present state, ib.;-the prophecy of
Micah relative to it, 274;—antiquities shewn there, ib.
a city of Zebulun, i. 275.

Beth-Maon, a city of Reuben, ib.
Beth-Marcaboth, a city of Simeon, ib.
Beth-Maus, a city in Galilee, ib.

Beth-Millo, a place near Shechem, ib.
Beth-Nimrah, a city of Gad, ib.

Beth-Oannaba, a town four miles east of Diospolis, ib.
Beth-Ogla, two towns; one eight miles from Gaza, in the
tribe of Judah; the other two miles from Jordan, in the
tribe of Benjamin, ib.

Beth-Om, or Julias, the birth-place of the prophet Joel, ib.
Beth-On, or Beth-Aven, a name given to Bethel, ii. 262.
Beth-Oron, two cities of this name, i. 275.

Beth-Palet, a city of Judah, i. 276. ii. 308.
Beth-Pazzez, a city of Issachar, i. 276.
Beth-Peor, a city of Moab, ib.

Bethphage, a village at the foot of the mount of Olives,
i. 277.

Bethsaida, a city on the sea of Galilee, ib.

Bethshan, a town of Manasseh, import of the word, ib.
Beth-Shemesh, a city given to the Levites, i. 278;-the
number of persons destroyed there for looking into the
ark, ib.

Betonim, a city of Gad, i. 280.

Betrothing, as practised among the Hebrews, i. 503.
Beulah, a name given to the Jewish church, i. 280.
Bezer, or Bozra, a city of Reuben, ib.;-medals of, ib.
Bezeth, a city, í. 281.

Bezetha, a district of Jerusalem, ib.

Bible, the, Jewish division of its books, ib. ;-history of
the books, from Origen, 282;—original languages of, ib. ;
-books cited in, and supposed to be lost, ib. ;-original
writers of, 281;-the sources of information possessed
by them, ib.;-present state of the MSS. 285, 288;-
division of, into verses, prior to the time of Stephens,
292;-punctuation of, ib.;-importance of accurate
translations, 311;-advantages connected with under-
taking a new translation, ib. ;—arduous task of trans-
lating it, iii. 202;-corruption of the numbers in, iv. 470.
Hebrew, editions of, i. 287;-copies of, preserved
by the Jews in China, iv. 256;—translations from the
Hebrew, i. 288.

Syriac version of, ii. 670.

Vulgate version, ii. 798.

English translations of, i. 293.

authorized English version, i. 305, 312.
Polyglott, various editions of, i. 292.

Bileam, a city of Manasseh, i. 313.
Bind, to, and loose, import of the phrase, ib.
VOL. IV.

Birds, separated into clean and unclean, by the Mosaic
law, i. 314;-offered in sacrifice, ib ;-remarks on those
declared to be unclean by the Mosaic law, iv. 648;—
list of, 654 ;-supposed to have been originally produced
from the waters, i. 314 ;-account of those mentioned in
scripture, iv. 591;-migratory, 592;-resident in sacred
places, and near the altar, iii. 203, 327 ;—hunted by the
ancients, i. 315.

Birth, import of the word in scripture, i. 316.

Birth of children, circumstances connected with, anong
the ancients, iii. 569.

Birthright among the Hebrews. See Firstborn.
Bishop, office and character of, i. 316.
Bishops' Bible, the account of, i 303.
Bithron, import of the word, i. 316.

Bithynia, a province of Asia Minor, ib.

Bitter, Bitterness, scripture use of these words, ib.
Bitter herbs, eaten with the passover, i. 317.

Bittern, the, a bird, ib.;-erroneously introduced in the
English Bible, iv. 639.

Bitumen, a fat combustible matter, i. 317;-employed in
building, iv. 221.

Blackness of the face, illustration of the phrase, iii. 562.
Blasphemy, punishable with death, i. 317.

Blemishes, excluded priests from performing their func-
tions, &c. ib.

Blessing, from God, ib. ;-an act of thanksgiving to God,
ib.;-of the patriarchs, prophetic intimations, ib.;—
various uses of the word, 318.

Blindness, figurative use of the word, ib.

a disease susceptible of several degrees, iii. 342,
348;-inflicted as a punishment, ii. 412. iii. 343, 346,
347;-coincident with hardness, ib.

of heart, i. 318.

prohibited by the law of Moses, i. 318. iii. 82;—
eaten in Abyssinia, ib.

on the girdle and shoes, iii. 580.

river, appearing like, iii. 576.

Blue, procured from indigo, iv. 566.

Boa, the, the proper dragon, iv. 683.

Boar, the, an unclean beast, i. 320. iv 602.
Boaz. See Booz.

Bochim, a place near Shiloh, i. 320.

Body, the animal frame, ib.;-the word employed to de-
note substance or reality, ib.;-a community of persons
so called, ib.

Bondmen, usually employed in building, in the East, iv. 89.
Bones unburied, iii. 47.

Book-case, form of an ancient one, iii. 129.

Books, materials used for, i. 320. ii. 285 ;-forms of ancient,

i. 321, 323. ii. 285. iii. 127.

canonical. See Bible.

eaten, i. 324.

the term extensive in its signification among the

Bosphorus, three places bearing this name, i. 325.
Bosses, parts of a buckler, i. 326.

Bottles, anciently made of skins, iii. 105;-different kinds
mentioned in scripture, i. 326. iii. 106.

Boundaries of others not to be removed, ii. 62.
Bouquetin, the, natural history of, iv. 623.

Bow, the, an instrument of war, i. 326. iii. 457.
simile of, illustrated, i. 326. iii. 736.

Bowels, represented as the seat of mercy, &c. i. 326.
Box-tree, an evergreen, i. 327.

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Bozez, a rock in Palestine, i, 327.

Bozkath, a city of Judah, ib.

Bozra. See Bezer.

Bracelets, female ornaments, i. 327. ii. 317.
Branch, a name given to the Messiah, i. 327.

Brass, improperly introduced into the English Bible, ib.
Bramble, the, account of, iv. 571.

Brazen lavers, description of those in the temple of Solo-
mon, iii. 506, 510.

Brazen sea, of the temple, ii. 548. iii. 506.
Brazen serpent, made by Moses, ii. 566. iii. 760.
Bread, the word used by the Hebrews to denote food in
general, i. 327, 328;-methods of making it among the
Hebrews, ib.;-placed in the temple, ib.;-usually
broken among the Hebrews, 329;-various forms of,
iii. 173;--frequently baked by dung, in the East, i. 328;
-offered with the sacrifices under the law, ib.

daily, i. 329.

Breastplate, a piece of defensive armour, ib;-metaphorical
use of the word, ib.

a part of the high-priest's vestments, import
of the word used to describe it, ib. ;-account of, ib.
Breasts compared to towers, iv. 389.

Bricks, description of some found at Babylon, iv. 461.

Bride, seed corn thrown on, iii. 335;-compared to a

company of horses, iii. 303.

Brides, scriptural references to, i. 329.

Bride's dress, in Solomon's Song, iii. 686.

Bridegroom's dress, in Solomon's Song, iii. 690.

friend, joy of, iii. 305.

Briers, several kinds of, iv. 571.

Brimstone, an inflammable substance, i. 329.

Bristol, (R.) one of the translators of the Rhemish testa-
ment, i. 305.

Britain, peopled by the Gomerites, i. 585;-thought to
have been visited by St. Paul, iv. 257, 263;-various
opinions on the introduction of the gospel into, 260.
Brook, distinguished from a river, i. 329;-the word some-
times used in scripture to denote a valley, ib.
Broom, the, account of, iv. 571.

Brother, this term of extensive signification in scripture,
i. 330.

Brutes, peace among, promised under the Messiah's reign,
iii. 541.

Buckets for raising water, iii. 466.

Buckler, a defensive piece of armour, i. 330;-mentioned
in the Old Testament, i. 191, 330.

Build, to, used in scripture to denote the production of
children, ib.

Building, method of, in the Levant, &c. iii. 368, 746.
Bul, one of the Hebrew months, i. 330.

Bull, used in sacrifice, ib. ;-Joseph compared to one, 331;
-worshipped by the Egyptians, ib.

the word used allegorically to denote strength, fero-
city, &c. ib.

mount Taurus symbolized by it, iì. 689. iv. 49.
Bulrush, the, description of, iv. 565;-used for making
vessels, iii. 583.

Cadumin, a brook in Palestine, i. 334.

Cadytis, mentioned by Herodotus, probably the same as
Kadesh-Barnea, ii. 2.

Cæsar, a common name of the Roman emperors, i. 334.
Cæsarea, in Palestine, account of, ib. ;-medals of, iv. 542.
Philippi, a town in Galilee, i. 334;-medals of,

iv. 542.
Caiaphas, a Jewish high-priest, i. 335;—his condemnation
of Christ, ib.

Cain, eldest son of Adam, ib. ;-conjectures on the punish-
ment and mark of, iii. 636.

Cainites, a sect of heretics of the second century, i. 336.
Cainan, son of Enos, ib.

son of Arphaxad, not mentioned by Moses, and
probably an interpolation in Luke, i. 335.
Caipha, a town at the foot of mount Carmel, i. 337.
Caius Caligula, emperor of Rome, the placing his statue
in the temple of Jerusalem resisted by the Jews, ib.
Cakes, several sorts among the Hebrews, ib.;-their man-
ner of offering them, ib.

Calah, a city of Assyria, i. 338.

Calamus, a Hebrew measuring reed, ib.

aromaticus, a sweet scented root brought from

Arabia, ib., iv. 569.

Scriptorius, a writing reed, i. 338.

Cale, a city of Assyria, ib.

Caleb, son of Jephunneh, i. 339.
son of Hur, ib.

, a district of Judah, ib.
son of Chelubi, ib.

Calendar of Palestine, iii. 693.

of the Jews, ii. 869.

Calf, golden, worshipped by the Israelites, i. 339;-called
gods by Aaron, ib. ;-various opinions respecting it, ib.
Call, to, frequently signifies to be, i. 341.

Calueh, one of the cities built by Nimrod, ib.
Calno, a city of Babylonia, ib.

Calvary, import of the term, i. 342. iv. 180,

, mount, situation and form of, i. 342. iii. 227. iv.
182;-chapel under, iv. 196.
Calves of the lips, i. 339.

-, golden, set up as objects of worship by Jeroboam,
i. 340.
Cambyses, son of Cyrus, suspends the building of the
temple at Jerusalem, i. 342.

Camel, various kinds of, ib., iv. 594, 601;-its flesh
eaten by the eastern people, i, 342;-scripture refer-
ences to, iii. 737;-natural history of, 739;-parable
of its passing through a needle's eye, i. 343;-parable
of swallowing a camel, ib.
Camels, strings of, iii. 552.

the swift ships of Job, iii. 189.
Camel's hair, used for making linen, &c. i. 604; iii. 579.
furniture, description of, iv. 426.
Camelo-pardus, an animal found in the East Indies, i. 343 ;
representation of, iii. 551.

Camon, a city in the great plain, i. 343;—a city of Gilead, ib.
Camphire, Cypress, or Al Henna, iii. 681;-used for stain-
ing the nails, iv. 575.

Cana, a city of Asher, i. 343.

a city of Zebulun, ib.

a brook in Judæa, ib.

a town of Galilee, its present state, i. 345.
Canaan, import of the name, i. 344.

the son of Ham, ib.

land of, various names, ib. ;-its sanctity, ib. ;-
boundaries and divisions, 345;-surface and climate, ib.
iii. 568, 695;-soil, fruitfulness, &c. i. 346. iii. 695;—
general character of, and its distribution among the
tribes, iv. 38, 155;-originally possessed by the sons of
Shem, 94;-remarks on its conquest by the Israelites,
95;-remarks on the route by which Israel invaded it,
123;-inhabited by a mixture of people, iv. 361.
Canaanites, a people descended from Canaan, i. 346;—
their country given to the Israelites, ib.;-retreated into
Africa upon the invasion of their land by Joshua, ib. ;--
the countries peopled by them, ib. ;-those expelled by
Joshua not the ancient ones, 347.