christian church, 472.

Elealeh, a town of Reuben, ib.

Eleasa, a city of Benjamin, ib.

Eleazur, son of Aaron, ib.

other persons of this name, ib.

Electa, whether a person intended by St. John ? i. 473.
Election. See Predestination.

El-Elohe-Israel, the name of an altar built by Jacob, i. 473.
Eleph, a town of Benjamin, ib.

Elephant, the, supposed by some to be the Behemoth, ib. ;
-is not so, ib. ;-yields ivory, 474. iv. 603. See Ivory.
Eleutherus, a river of Syria, i. 474.

Eleutheropolis, a city of Judæa, ib.

Elias, Apocalypsis of, i. 166.

Eli, several persons of this name, i. 474.

Eliab, several persons of this name, i. 475.

Eliakim, several persons of this name, ib.

Eliezer, Abraham's steward, ib., iii. 75;—his journey to
Mesopotamia, iv. 211.

son of Moses, ib. ;-several others, i. 475.

Elihu, one of Job's friends, i. 476.

Elijah, the prophet, account of, ib. ;-conjectures on the
history of his being fed by ravens, 478.

Elim, an encampment of Israel, i. 480. iv. 116.

Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, i. 480.

Elisha, son of Shaphat, and Elijah's disciple, i. 481.

fountain of, i. 482, 698.

Elishah, son of Javan, i. 482.

Elishema, several persons of this name, i. 483.

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, account of, i. 480 ;-

Eastern traditions concerning her, 481;—remarks on her
conception, i. 141.

Elkoth, a village in Galilee, i. 483.

Ellasar, a city of Syria, ib.

Elm, a tree. See Oak.

Elohi, one of the names of God, sometimes given to crea-
tures, ib.;-its import, the power inherent in God, 484.
Elon, a grove, ib.

a city of Dan, ib.

Eloth, import of the word, ib.

Ailath, or Aila, a town in Edom on the coast of the

Red sea, i. 485.

gulf of, ib.

Eltekeh, a city of Dan, i. 486.

Eltekon, a town of Judah, ib.

Eltolad, a town of Judah, ib.

Elul, a Hebrew month, ib.
Elvah, a village in Egypt, i. 104.

--, a shrub, or tree, ib.
Elymais, the capital of Elam, i. 486.
Embalming, its antiquity and process, ib.
Emblematical representations, iii. 264.
Emerald, a precious stone, i. 488.

Emerods, the Philistines afflicted with, ib.

Enoch, son of Cain, i. 490.

son of Jared, a prophecy of his cited by Jude, ib.
book of, i. 491.

Enon, a river in Judæa, ib.

Fnos, son of Seth, eastern traditions of, ib.
En-rogel, the fountain of Siloam, i. 492.

Enshemesh, on the frontiers of Judah, ib.
Ensign, a military standard, ib.

Entries, triumphant, iii. 100.

Envy, a malignant disposition, i. 492.

Epaphras, an early christian, thought to be the same as
Epaphroditus, ib.

Epaphroditus, an early christian, ib.

Epenetus, a disciple of St. Paul, ib.

Epha, or Bath, a Hebrew measure, i. 253, 493.

Ephah, a son of Midian, i. 492;-other persons of this
name, 493.

Epher, several persons of this name, ib.

Ephesus, a city of Asia, sketch of its history, ib., iii. 609 ;—
its inhabitants studied the occult sciences, i. 494;-the
goddess Diana worshipped there, ib. ;-medals of, 496;—
remarks on the uproar on Paul's preaching there, iii. 199.
Ephod, the, part of the priest's dress, iii. 490. i. 497.
Ephra, a city of Ephraim, i. 498.
Ephraim, son of Joseph, ib.

possessions of his tribe, ib., iv. 144.
a city of Ephraim, i. 498.

of Benjamin, ib.

the forest of, ib.

Epitaphs, whether anciently used among the Hebrews?
i. 331.

Epochs, of sacred and profane history, i. 500.
Equivocal words in scripture, ib.

Erastus, a disciple at Corinth, i. 501.

Erech, a city of Chaldea, ib.

Esarhaddon, king of Syria, ib.

Esau, son of Isaac, import of his name, i. 502;-sketch of
his history, ib. ;-traditions relative to him, ib.
Esdraelon, a great plain in Galilee, i. 503.

a village of Issachar, ib.

Esdras. See Ezra.

Eshcol, a valley in Judah, i. 503.
Eshean, a town of Judah, ib.
Eshtaol, a town of Dan, ib.
Eshtemoa, a town of Judah, ib.
Eshtemoth, a town of Judah, ib.

Espousals, a ceremony of betrothing among the Jews, ib.
Essenes, a Jewish sect, account of, ib.;-their dwelling
near the Dead sea, i. 207.

Esther, import of the name, i. 506.

niece of Mordecai, and wife of Ahasuerus, ib., iii.
613;-remarks on some parts of her history, ii. 181. iii.

a station of Israel in the wilderness, ib., iv. 113.

Ethan, rivers of, i. 508.

Ethanim, a Hebrew month, ib.

Ether, a town of Simeon, ib., 215.

Ethiopia, three countries bearing this name, i. 508. iv. 59;
-the original one in the vicinity of the river Indus, iv.
60;-lands of, spoiled by inundation, iii. 594.
Ethiopians, three people so called, i. 508;-descended from
Cush, 401, 509;-christianity introduced among them,
ib.;-frequently mentioned in scripture, ib. ;-Bruce's
account of, 510.

Ethnarch, the governor of a country, i. 511.
Eulæus, a river of Persia, i. 512.

Eunuch, the word sometimes used in scripture to denote a
domestic officer of dignity, belonging to a prince, 1. 512.
iii. 153;--the Hebrews forbidden to make real ones, i.
512.

Euphrates, a river of Armenia, i. 513, 576.

Eupolemus, an ambassador sent to Rome by Judas Mac-
cabeus, ib. ;—an old writer cited by Josephus, ib.
Euroclydon, a dangerous wind in the Levant, ib.
Eucharist, the Lord's supper so called, i. 511.
Eunice, the mother of Timothy, i. 512.

Euodias, a christian woman mentioned by Paul, i. 513.
Evangelist, a publisher of good tidings, i. 511.
Eve, the first woman, traditions of, ib.

Evidences, hidden in the earth, iii. 137.

Evil-Merodach, king of Babylon, account of, i. 512.
Excommunication, three kinds of, i. 123, 514;-its causes
and effects, 515;-Jewish form of, ib.
Execrations, among the Arabs and others, iii. 54.
Exodus of Israel from Egypt, circumstances preparatory
to it, iii. 64;-the number of persons in. iv. 470;-cir-
cumstances illustrating it, iii. 2, 764;-places connected
with the history of, iii. 67. iv. 110, 112.

Book of, title, scope, and chronology, i. 516.

Exorcists, account of Jewish, ib.

Expenses of the table, scripture references to, iii. 50.
Expiations, various kinds among the Jews, i. 516.

great day of, ceremonies of, ib. ;-observed by

the modern Jews, 517.

Eye, a name given to fountains and colours by the Hebrews,
i. 519;-used symbolically, ib.

VOL. IV.

Eye-lids, painting them, of great antiquity, i. 520. ii. 775.
Eyes, the, closed as a punishment, iii. 343;-cut out, 346,
347;-given to ancient ships, iii. 425, 538.

Ezekiel, the prophet, his ministry, i. 521;-bis writings,
522;-his vision of the dry bones, ib. ;-conjectures on
circumstances connected with his vision, iii. 284.
Ezion-Gaber, import of the name, i. 523.

a city of Arabia Deserta, ib.

Ezra, the Jewish scribe, returned to Jerusalem with Ze-
rubbabel, ib.;-re-visits Babylon, and again returns
to Judæa, ib. ;-reforms the people, 524;-account of
his labours, ib. ;-books attributed to him, 525.

FABLES, the character of those spoken of by Paul to
Timothy, i. 525.

Face, blackness of, illustration of the phrase, iii. 562.
Face of God, i. 525.

Fair-haven, a place near Crete, i. 526.

Faith, nature of, ib. ;-contrasted with hope, ib.
Faithful, an appellation given to christians, i. 527.

Fall of man, account of, construed figuratively by some, ii.
757.

Famines, mentioned in scripture, i. 527.

Fans, used to kindle fire, iii. 202.

Fasting, common among the Israelites, i. 527;-not en-
joined by Moses, ib., iii. 555 ;-much neglected by chris-
tians, i. 528;--instances of protracted, iii. 566.

Fat, some kinds forbidden to the Hebrews, i. 528 ;-meta-
phorical use of the word, ib.

Father, the term has great latitude in scripture, i. 529;—
peculiar applications of the name, iii. 244;-God assumes
this appellation, i. 529;-the devil so called with refer-
ence to the wicked, ib.

Fear of God, true religion so described, i. 530.
Feasts, Jewish, account of, ib. ;-kept by the early chris-
tians, 531;-christian, ib.

of fire, celebrated by the Hindoos, i. 226.
Feet, washing of, customary in the east, i. 541. ii. 808;-
metaphorical use of the word, i. 540 ;-practice of un-
covering them, among the Hebrews and Orientals, ii.

Figure. See Type.

Find, to, scripture use of the phrase, i. 532.
Finger, referred to God as the symbol of power, ib.

Fire, a symbol of Deity, ib. ;-worshipped, 533. ii. 793;--
origin of its worship involved in obscurity, ii. 864;-will
consume the world, i. 534;-children passed through, to
Moloch, iii. 99;-passing through, a custom in some parts
of India, which obtained very extensively, i. 227.
of hell, i. 533.

furnaces of, conjectures on the forms of, iii. 268 ;—
still existing in the Fast, i. 226. iv 510.

, feasts of, in India, i. 226. iii. 99.

ordeal by, iii. 185.

mount Caucasus a seat of, iv. 53.

Firmament, the expanse, i. 534.

First, several senses in which the word is employed in
scripture, ib.

First-born, the word used to denote the most excellent, ib.:
-offered to God, ib. ;-redemption of, 535;--enjoyed
special privileges, ib. ;-degradation of, iii. 337.
First-fruits, offered to God, i. 535.

Fir-tree, the, its wood used for making musical instruments,
iv. 580;-want of uniformity in rendering the Hebrew
word in the English Bible, i. 532.

Fish, various kinds of, iv. 589;-fables concerning, iii. 414.
-, a, adopted as a sign of christianity, iii. 261.

5 B

Fish, opinions relative to that which swallowed Jonah, i.
536.

Fish-spear, iii. 427.

Fitches. See Vetches.

Flags, or reeds, plentiful in the Red sea and the Nile, iv.
569;-uses of, i. 536.

Flagons, made of the fruit of the gourd, iv. 574.
Flax, a vegetable of which linen is made, i. 537.
Flesh, various senses in which the word is used in scrip-
ture, ib. ;-eaten raw in some parts of the world, ib.,
iii. 82;-cuttings in, indications of earnest entreaty, iii.
166;-marks of affection, 167.

Flies, unclean to the Hebrews, but adored by the Egyp-
tians, i. 538.

Flight of Christ into Egypt, i. 537.

Flood. See Deluge.

Floods and storms, suddenness of, iii. 568.
Florus, Gessius, governor of Judæa, i. 538.

Flute, mentioned under different names in the Hebrew
scriptures, ib.;-used at funerals among the Hebrews,
ib.

Fly, the, several kinds of, iv. 704;-structure of, 705;-
worshipped by the Egyptians and others, i. 538.
Flying-fish, called a sea-locust, iv. 589.

Flying-serpents, iv. 686.

Foliation of trees in the East, iv. 596.

Fools, sinners so called, i. 539.

Foot, watering land with, iii. 467.

Folly, the word sometimes used to denote a stupid lethargy,
or perverse absence of mind, i. 533;-personification of,
ib.

Forehead, the, tokens inscribed on, iv. 459.
Foreknowledge of God, infinite, ii. 377.
Foreskin, a great impurity among the Jews, i. 541 ;—that
of Christ said to be possessed by several churches, ib. ;—
some Hebrews laboured to make it grow again after
circumcision, ib. ;--figurative use of the word, 542.
Forests, account of the principal ones in Judæa, ib.
Fornication, the word used in scripture to denote idolatry,

ib.

Fox, the word in scripture generally denotes a jackal, i.
543 See Jackal.

France, peopled by the Gomerites, i. 585.
Frankincense. See Incense.

Free-will, remarks on, ii. 57.

Friend, scripture use of the word, i 543.

Frog, an unclean animal, i. 544.

Frogs, croaking made by them, iv. 590.

Frontlets, small pieces of parchment worn on their fore-
heads by the Jews, i. 544.

Frait, metaphorical use of the word, ib.

of the lips, a Hebrew phrase, ii. 64.

Fuel, dung used for, in the East, iii. 164.

Fulfilment of prophecy, various degrees of, i. 545.
Fuller's fountain. See Rogel.

soap. See Soap.

Fulness, various senses of the term in scripture, i. 546.

Funeral ceremonies among the Hebrews, i. 331, 424. See
Burial, and Dead.

Furnace, three Hebrew words so rendered by the English
translators, iv. 403.

a place of fire, iv. 510;-conjectures on the form
of that into which the three Hebrews were cast by Ne-
buchadnezzar, iii. 268.

Furrows, similitudes borrowed from them, i. 546.
Fury, metaphorically ascribed to God, ib.

lesser, iv. 214.

Galatians, the, account of, i. 553.

—, epistle to, author, and date, i. 554.
Galbanum, a gum or sweet spice, ib., iv. 215.
Galeed, mountains of. See Gilead.

Galilee, import of the name, i. 554;-a province of Judæa,
containing the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, Naphtali, and
Asher, ib.;-extended east of the river Jordan, 555.
Galileans, their character, ib. ;-the disciples of Christ so
called, ib. ;-a Jewish sect, 556.

Gall, a bitter potion, sometimes mixed with wine, ib.

grapes of, ib.

Gallio, proconsni of Asia, ib.

Gallim, a city of Benjamin, ib.

Gammadim, a people so called, i. 557. iii. 436.
Gamala, a town of Galilee, i. 557.

a town of Ganionitis, ib.

Gamaliel, a famous Pharisee, ib.

Games, Grecian, referred to in the New Testament, i.
596.

Gannet, the, a water-bird, iv. 659.

Gardens, eastern, iv. 413;-mentioned in scripture, i. 557.
Gareb, a hill near Jerusalem, ib.

Garlic, very fine in Egypt, iv. 575.

Garments, their colours regulated by law, iv. 383 ;-pre-
sentation of, in the East, iii. 174, 740.

Gates, generally made of wood among the Hebrews, i.
558;-the word often used to denote a place of public
resort, ib.

of Solomon's temple described, iii. 496.
of hell, the grave, i. 558. iii. 395.

of righteousness, those of the temple, i. 558.

Gath, a city of Philistia, account of, i. 559.
Gath-Opher, import of the name, ib.

a town of Zebulun, ib.

Gath-Rimmon, import of the name, ib.

a city of Dan, i. 560.

a city of the half tribe of Manasseh, ib.
a city of Ephraim, ib.

Gaulan, a city beyond Jordan, ib.

Gaza, a city of the Philistines, account of, ib. ;-medals of,
i. 561.

a city of Ephraim, i. 562.

Gazara, or Gadara, a city of Palestine, i. 549. See Gadara.
Gazelle, the, or Antelope, scripture references to, iv. 594.
Gazophylaciun, the treasury chambers, i. 562.

Geba, not the same place as Gibeon of Saul, i. 563.
Gebal, the country of Amalek, i. 563;— the ancient Byblus,
ib. ;-medals of, ib.

Gecko, the, a poisonous reptile, iv. 590, 662.

Gedaliah, a governor of Judæa, appointed by Nebuchad-

nezzar, i. 564;-several others of this name, ib.

Gedar, a city beyond Jordan, i. 550.

Geder, or Gadara, which see.

Gederothaim, a town of Judah, i. 550, 551.

Gedor, a town of Judah, ib.

Gedrus, probably the same as Gadara.

Gehazi, Elisha's servant, i. 564.

Gehennom, the valley of Hinnom, i. 565.

Geliloth, a place beyond Jordan, ib.

Gelmon, a city of Judah, ib.

Gemara, the written traditions of the Jews, ib.
Genam, a village in the plain of Samaria, i. 566.

Genasareth, the country around the lake Genesar, i. 568.
See Tiberias.

Genealogies, methods of tracing them, iii. 31;-carefully
attended to by the Jews, i. 566;-variations in those of
Ezra and Nehemiah, 567.

Genealogy of Christ, considerations on, ib., iii. 613, 625.
of Herod the Great, remarks on, iii. 469.
Generation, the word used to signify the history and ge-
nealogy of a person, i. 567;-as denoting a period of
time, 568. iii. 618;-remarks on the use of the word by
St. Matthew, iv. 276.

Generations, the ancients computed by them, i. 567.
Genesis, book of, title, and chronology, ib.
Geneva Bible, account of, i. 302.

--

Gentiles, all those who do not conform to the Mosaic law,
i. 568;-the christian church chiefly composed of them,
ib.;-the calling of, foretold by the prophets, ib. ;-
opinions on the question, whether those could be saved
who had only the law of nature? 569;-Jewish opinions
on this, ii. 346.

court of, in the temple, i. 569.

Gentoo laws, antiquity of, iii. 147;—valuable for the illus-
tration of scripture, ib.

Geography, knowledge of, possessed by the sacred writers,
iv. 244.

Gerah, a Hebrew coin, i. 569.

Gerar, a city of the Philistines, i. 570.

Gerasa, a city of the Decapolis, ib.

Gergesa, a city of the Decapolis, i. 569.

Gergesenes, an ancient people of Canaan, i. 570.

country of, i. 549.

Gerizim, a mount near Shechem, a temple built on it by
the Samaritans, i. 570,-and dedicated to Jupiter, 571.
Germany, peopled by the Gomerites? i. 584.

Geruth, a city near Bethlehem, i. 572.

Gerzi, the land of, ib.

Geshur, a country in Syria, ib.

Gershurites, some of the ancient inhabitants of Canaan, ib.
Gethsemane, a village on the mount of Olives, ib.
Gezer, or Gadara, which see.

Ghor, valley of, iv. 150.

Giah, a valley near Gibeon, i. 572.

Giants, mentioned in scripture, ib.;—anciently in Palestine,

ii. 456.

Gibbethon, a city of Dan, i. 573.

Gibeah, import of the name,

i. 574.

a city of Benjamin, i. 573,— not Gibeon, 575.
a city of Judah, i. 574.

" a hill belonging to Phineas, ib.

Gibeon, the capital of the Gibeonites, ib.

Giblos, a city of Phoenicia, i. 575.

Gideon, judge of Israel, account of, i. 576.

Gidgad, or Gadgad, import of the word, i. 552;—a station
of Israel in the wilderness, ib., 576.

Gifts, the usual mode of introduction in the East, iii. 173.
Gihon, a fountain near Jerusalem, ib.

one of the four rivers of Paradise, ib.

Gilead, a town of Ephraim, i. 577.
Gilgal, upper Galilee so called, ib.
a city near Jericho, i. 578.
several places of this name, ib.
remarks on these places, iv. 506.

Giloh, a city of Judah, i. 578.

Gimzo, a city of Judah, ib.

Giraffe, or Camelo-Pardalis, representation of, iii. 551.
Girdle, or belt, uses of, iii. 442;-worn by the Hebrews,

i. 578;-used as a purse, 579;-investiture with, iii. 634.
Girgashites, import of the name, i. 579.

Gison, a wall of the temple, ib.

Gispa, a place where the Nethinim dwelt, ib.

Gith, a small seed, i. 579.

Gittaim, a town of Benjamin, ib.

Gittites, inhabitants of Gath, ib.

Gittith, a word found in the title of some of the Psalms,
i. 580.

Glass, made of sand, yielded by some rivers of Palestine,
ib.

Gleaning, left to the poor among the Jews, ib.
Glory, scripture use of the word, ib.

of God, the divine presence, ib.

Gnat, the, a small insect, i. 581 ;-supposed to have been em-
ployed as one of the plagues of Egypt, iv. 708 ;—natural
history of, ib. ;-very troublesome in the East, 587.
Gnidus, a promontory of Asia Minor. See Cnidus.
Gnostics, opposed in the writings of Peter and Paul, i.

Gomer, son of Japheth, his descendants, ib.
Gomorrha, one of the cities of the Pentapolis, destroyed by
fire, i. 585.

Gophna, the principal place of one of the ten toparchies of
Judæa, ib.

Goshen, a place in Egypt, ib., iii. 64.
a city of Judah, i. 586.

Gospel, import of the word, i. 588.

Matthew's, probably written in twelve books, and
in Syriac, ib., iv. 276, 333;-date of, 250;-more than
one edition of, ib.

Mark's, consists of a collection of facts gathered
from Peter, i. 588.

Luke's, the most regular in arrangement, i. 589;-
written at Troas, iv. 329;-its evidence to the descent
and birth-place of Jesus, 324. See further under Luke.
John's, a supplementary work, i. 589;-directed
against the Sabeans, iv. 280, 295.
Gospels, the, canonical and spurious, i. 586 ;-original ma-
terials of, 587;-written earlier than generally supposed,
ib. ;-diversities in, ib.;-conjectures relative to the
verbal conformity between them, iv. 332.

Gourd, a plant, i. 590;-various kinds of, iv. 574;-Jonah's,
account of, i. 590. iii. 135.

Government of the Hebrews. See Theocracy.

Governors, dues in kind to, iii. 155.

Roman, of Judæa, i. 589.

Grass, thrown into ovens, iii. 332;-scripture references to,
333, 334;-on house tops, iii. 156.

Grasshopper, the, a kind of locust, iv. 588. See Locust.
Gratus, Valerius, governor of Judæa, i. 592.

Grave. See Burial, Dead, Hell, and Sepulchre.
Graven Image. See Idol, Image.

Graves, weeping at, iv. 394.

Great, powerful, celebrated, &c. i. 592;-a title of ancient
application, iii. 365.

Greatness of God, denotes his majesty and power, i. 593.
Grecian games, referred to in the New Testament, i. 596.
Greece, the name used in an extensive sense in scripture,
i. 593;-extent of the country, ib.;-importance of study-
ing its history and philosophy, for elucidating the scrip-
tures, ib. ;-gods of, ib.;-churches of, ib.

Greek, the language in which the New Testament was
written, i. 595;-facilities afforded by it for promulgating
the gospel, iv. 248.

Testament, principal editions of, i. 290.

system of numerals, iv. 481.
church, i. 594.

a Syrian deity, ib.

Hadad-Rimmon, a place in the valley of Megiddo, ib.

Hadadezer, king of Zobah, ib.

Hadashah, a town of Judah, ib.

Hadassah, or Esther. See Esther.

Hades, import of the word, iii. 395. See Hell.

Hadid, a city of Benjamin, i. 600.

Hadrach, import of the name, i. 601;-a city near Damas-
cus, ib.

Hagar, an Egyptian, and wife of Abraham, account of her,
ib.

a name of Arabia Felix, i. 173.

Hagarenes, the descendants of Ishmael, i. 602.

Haggai, one of the minor prophets, ib.

Hagiographa, the third class of inspired books, ib.
Hahiroth, an Israelitish station, ib.

Hai, a city near Bethel, ib.

Hair, the Hebrews prohibited cutting it for the dead, i.
603;-consecrated to the gods by the heathen, ib.
Hail! a salutation, i. 603.

Halah, a river of Media, i. 604.
a country of Assyria, ib.

Halhul, import of the name, ib.
a city of Judah, i. 605.
Hallelujah. See Alleluia.
Hali, a city of Phoenicia, i. 605.
Hallowed, sacred, consecrated, ib.
Halls of eastern palaces, iii. 93.
Halt, to go lame, &c. i. 605.

Ham, import of the word, ib.

son of Noah, his inheritance, ib. ;-his descendants
conquer Egypt, Canaan, and Arabia, iv. 94, 96 ;-Indian
accounts of, iv 66, 69.

Haman, an officer belonging to Ahasuerus, i. 605;—re-
marks on his proposed destruction of the Jews, iii. 241.
Hamath, a city of Syria, i. 606.

Hamathites, a people settled in Samaria, ib. ;—worshipped
the idol Ashimah, ib.

Hammer, remarks on the word ' so rendered in the
English Bible, iii. 451.

Hammon, a city of Asher, i. 606.
Hammoth-dor, a city of Naphtali, ib.
Hamonah, import of the name, ib.
a city, i. 607.

Hand, scripture use of the word, ib.

Hands, washing of, ii. 808;—joining of, a mode of ratifying
oaths, iii. 112, 210 ;--lifting up of, an attitude of prayer,
iii. 540.

Hanes, a city of Egypt, i. 608.

Hanging, a mode of punishment among the Hebrews, ii.

son of Terah, i. 610.

-, or Charræ, a city in Mesopotamia, ib.
Hardness, coincident with blindness, iii. 343.
Hare, an unclean animal, i. 610.

Hareth, a forest in Judah, i. 611.

Harod, a place near Jezreel, ib. ;—a fountain at the foot of
mount Gilboa, ib.

Harosheth, import of the name, ib.

of the Gentiles, a city on the lake Semechon, ib.
Harp, the, various kinds of, among the ancients, iii. 482.
Hart. See Deer.

Hashmonah, a station of Israel in the desert, i. 612.

Hatred, the word sometimes signifies only a lesser degree
of love, i. 613.

Havilah, son of Cush, ib.

son of Joktan, ib.

Havoth-jair, a town of Manasseh beyond Jordan, ib.

Hauran, a district north-east of Judæa, i. 614.

Hawk, a bird of prey,

ib.

Hay, not made in the East, iii. 333.

Hazael, king of Syria, i. 614;- remarks on an incident in

his history, iii. 16.