Purity, external and internal, ii. 417.

Purple colour, very ancient, ib. ;—much used by Moses,
ib.;-highly esteemed by the ancients, ii. 610.

Purver, (A.), his edition of the English Bible noticed, i.

310.

Puteoli, a city of Naples, visited by Paul, ii. 418.
Pygargus, a kind of eagle, ib.

Pygmies, a diminutive people, ii. 418. iii. 587;—their
figure, and country, 588.

Pyramids of Egypt, considerations on, iv. 547 ;--thoughts
on their builders, 88;-Hindoo opinions of, 93;-simil-
arity between them and the tower of Babel, 220; -
representations of some ancient ones, iii. 521.

Python, a fortune teller, condemned by Moses, ii. 418;--
the Delphin, 419.

Pythoness of Endor, ib.

the metropolis of Moab, ib., i. 172. ii. 430.
a city of Issachar, ii. 429.

Rabbin, a title of diguity among the Hebrews, ii. 425.
Rabbins, Jewish, studies of, ii. 426;-functions of, ib. ;-
various classes, 427 ;-works of, 428;-principal writers
among them, ib.

Rabbith, a city of Issachar, ii. 430.

Rabboni, a title of honour among the Jews, ib.

Rab-Mag, an officer belonging to Nebuchadnezzar, ib. ;-
Rab-Shakeh, an officer belonging to Sennacherib, ii. 430;
-his insolence paralleled, iii. 34.

Raca, foolish, &c., ii. 430.

Race, allusions to the Olympic, in New Testament, ib.
Rachal, a city of Judah, ii. 432.

Racham, a species of vulture, iii. 551.

Rachel, daughter of Laban, and wife of Jacob, ii. 432;-

weeping for her children, 433. iv. 396.

Ragaba, a strong castle in Gerasa, ii. 433.

Ragau, a large plain in Media, ib.

its situation, iv. 111.

Ramla, a city of Palestine. See Ramathaim.

Ramoth, a city in the mountains of Gilead, ii. 438.

Ransoms, customs relative to them, under the law, ii. 439.

Raphael, one of the archangels, ib.

Raphanea, a city of Syria, ii. 440.

Raphia, a city on the Mediterranean, ib.

Raphon, a city beyond Jordan, ib.

Raven, the, consecrated to Apollo, ii. 441;-various kinds
of, ib., iv. 591.

Ravens, employed by God to feed the prophet Elijah, i.

478.

Ravish, import of the word, ii. 441.

Razis, or Razias, a Jewish doctor, ib.

Razors, shaving with, ii. 442;-a punishment threatened,
ib.

Reason, its use in matters of religion, ib.;-the word

variously used in scripture, ii. 413.

Reaping, furnishes many similitudes in scripture, ii. 442.
Reba, a prince of Midian, ii. 443.

Rebekah, wife of Isaac, ib. ;-her marriage veil, iii. 311.
Rechab, one of those who assassinated Ishbosheth, ii. 443.
father of Jonadab, and founder of the Rechabites,

ib.
Rechabites, the posterity of Rechab, ii. 444.
Reclining at table, common in the East, iii. 160.
Reconciliation. See Atonement, and Expiation.

Red, a colour generally used in making idolatrous figures,
iv. 539.

Redeemer, laws relative to, under Moses, ii. 4 15.
Red heifer, sacrifice of, ib.

Red garments, worn by the Bacchantes, iv. 384.
Red horses, iii. 742.

Red sea, origin of its name, ii. 546;-passage of the Israel-
ites through it, ib., iii. 68;-its northern extremity an-
ciently much farther inland, iv. 112.
Reduplication of words, iii. 325.

Reeds, several kinds mentioned in scripture, iv. 568.

vale of, ii. 446.

Reem, the, various opinions on, ii. 790;-supposed to be
the rhinoceros, iii. 552. iv. 604;-remarks on, iii. 178;—
representations of, iv. 609.

Refuge, cities of, their design, ii. 446. iii. 22.

Regem Melech and Sherezer, two persons who sent a de-
putation to the priests at Jerusalem, relative to the fasts,
ii. 447.

Regeneration, necessity of, ii. 448;-baptism so called,
449;-washing of, illustration of the phrase, iii. 571.
Region, the word requires to be inserted for "all the
world" in several places of the English Bible, ii. 449.
Registers, or annals, publicly kept, iii. 179.

Rehob, a city of Asher, ii. 449.

Rehoboam, the successor of Solomon, the ten tribes revolt
from him, ii. 450;-character of, ib.

Rehoboth, import of the term, ii. 451

a river of Idumea, ib.

Rehsa, one of our Saviour's ancestors, ib.
Rei, the name of a person, ii. 452.
Reins, the kidneys, ib.

Rekem, king of Midian, ib.

a prince of Midian, ib.

son of Hebron, ib.

a city of Benjamin, ib.

-, metropolis of Arabia Petræa, i. 180. ii. 452.

Religion, several senses of the word, ib ;-that of mankind

originally the same, iv. 501.

Remembrance, or memory, ii. 453.

Remeth, a city of Simeon, ib.

Remeth, a city of Issachar, ii. 453.

Remission of sins, distinction between this and orgiveness,
ib.

Remmon, a city of Simeon, ib.

a village of Benjamin, ib.

Methoar, a city of Benjamin, ib.

Remphan, an idol, ii. 454. iv. 83.

Remphtis, a city of Palestine, ii. 454.

Repast for the dead, ib.

Repentance, nature of, ii. 455 ;-referred to God, 454.
Rephaim, ancient giants of Palestine, ii. 456.

Rephidim, an encampment of Israel, ib., iv. 116.

Representations of God, and men, forbidden as objects of
worship, ii. 457.

Reproach, senses of the word, ib.

Reprobation, rejection, ib.

Resen, a city of Assyria, ii. 458.

Reservoirs of water in Egypt, iii. 575.

Respect of persons, forbidden by God, ii. 458.

Ressa, a city of Arabia Petræa, ib.

Rest, promised to Israel in Canaan, and to the saints in
heaven, ib.

Restitution, prescribed by the Mosaic law, ii. 459.
Resurrection, a general, spoken of in the Old and New
Testaments, ib. ;-opinion of the Jews on this subject,
ib.;-of the ancient philosophers, 460;-nature of the
body in, 461;-of the saints at the death of Christ, 462;
-confused notions of the disciples on this subject, 463.
Reuben, son of Jacob, ii. 465 ;-tribe of, its possession, ib.
Revelation, divine, nature of, ib.

Book of, conjectures as to its author, &c. i.
165;-not always received as canonical, ib. ;-analysis
of, ib.

Reu, or Ragan, son of Peleg, ii. 464.

Reuben, son of Jacob, account of, ib.

Revenge, meaning of, when ascribed to God, and differ-
ence between this and avenging, ii. 465;-tolerated
under the law, 466;-but its excess restrained, iii. 22.
Revenger of blood, ii. 466.

Reverence, a disposition of mind requiring corresponding
conduct, ib.

Revolutions, facility with which they were effected in
Israel, iii. 183.

Reward, a recompence, ii. 466.

Rezeph, a city of Syria, ii. 467.

Rezin, king of Syria, ib.

Rezon, king of Zobah, ib.

Rhegium, a city of Italy, ib.

Rhemish Testament, the, noticed, i. 304.

Rhinoceros, the, supposed to be the reem or unicorn of
scripture, ii. 467. iii. 178. iv. 595, 604;-representations
of, iii. 552. iv. 609.

Rhinocolura, a city south of Palestine, ii. 468.

Rhodanim, a city, probably Rhodes, ib.

Rhodes, an island of the Levant, ib.

Riblah, a city of Syria, ii. 469.

Riblath, or Riblatha, probably the same place which was
afterwards called Antioch, in Syria, i. 147.

Rice, method of threshing it in Egypt, iii. 85.

Right hand, denoting power, strength, and honour, ii. 470.
Righteousness, various senses of the word, ii. 471.
Rimmon, a city of Zebulun, ii. 472.

a rock, ib.

an idol of Damascus, ib.

a place in Judah and Benjamin, ib.

a valley near Megiddo, ib.

Methoar, a city of Zebulun, ib.

Parez, an encampment of Israel, ib.
Ringlets of the hair, ensnaring, iv. 379.

Rings, a personal ornament, antiquity of, ii. 472;-uses of,
ib.;-worn in the nose and ears, by eastern females,
ib., iv. 373, 377.

Riphath, son of Gomer, variation in his name, ii. 473;-
country peopled by his descendants, ib.

Rissah, a station of Israel, the present El-Arish, ii. 473.
iv. 119.

Rithmah, an encampment of Israel, ii. 473.
River of Egypt, iv. 211.

Roebuck, the, improperly taken for the Ibex, iv. 628.
Rogel, a fountain, ii. 476.

Rogelim, a place in Gilead, ib.

Rogers, (I.), the editor of an early English Bible, i. 299.
Roll, a record, ii. 476.

Roman system of numeral notation, iv. 479.

Romans, the, bore an eagle as a standard, i. 453;-Chittim
referred to them by Jerom, ii. 477;-called Idumeans by
the Jews, ib.

epistle to, author, ii. 478;-scope, date, and
authenticity of, 479.

Rome, visited by Peter and Paul, ib.

Roof, of a house, remarks on the "breaking up" of one,
iii. 371. iv. 410;-regulation concerning them, ii. 480;-
me taphorical use of the word, ib.

Root, denotes the origin or cause; also posterity, ib.
Rose, the, a flower, ib. ;-of Jericho, i. 698.
Rose-tree, the, description of, ii. 480. iv. 581.

Rosh, a place mentioned in scripture, thought to denote
Russia, ii. 481.

Royal family, members of, shut up, in the East, iii. 748;-
respect paid to them, 596;-destruction of, 108.
Dn, broom? iv. 572.

Rudder-bands, of ancient ships, iii. 407.

Rue, a garden herb, ii. 482;-used for strengthening the
hair, iv. 575.

Rufus, a christian mentioned by St. Mark, ii. 482;-and
probably by St. Paul, ib.

-, governor of Judæa, ii, 483.

a Roman general who was left at Jerusalem by
Titus, ib.

Rule, authority, ib.

Rulers, rapid changes of, iii. 183.

Ruma, a city, ii. 483.

a village of Galilee, ib.

Rump of the sacrifices, consumed on the altar, ib
Run, to, denotes perseverance, &c. ib.

Rushes, or canes, iv. 569.

Russia, thought to be denoted in Ezekiel by Rosh, ii.

SABACON, king of Egypt, the So of scripture, ii. 485. iii.
588.

Sabacthani, a Syriac word, ii. 485.

Sabaoth, hosts or armies, ib.

Sabbath, scripture use of the word, ib.

a divine institution, ii. 486;-universality of,
485;-not observed by the patriarchs, ib.;-its institu-
tion and obligations, 487;-things forbidden to be done
on this day by the Rabbins, 488;-manner of its cele-
bration by the Jews, ib. ;-pagan notions of, 489;--mode
of reckoning it among the Jews, 490;-preparation of,
ib. ;-transferred to the first day of the week, ib.
Sabbath day's journey, ii. 489.
Sabbatical year, ii. 491.

Sabbatismus, a complete rest, ii. 492.

Sabeans, the descendants of Saba, settled in Arabia, ib.
the descendants of Joktan, ib.

a people in Africa, ib.

ancient idolators. See Zabians.

Sabeans, or disciples of John the Baptist, account of, i. 713.
iv. 273;-their history illustrates the gospel, i. 273 ;-
doctrines of, 279;-those of christianity compared with
them, 280.

Sabec, meaning of the Hebrew word, ii. 492.
Sabiism, original character of, iv. 8.

Sabinus, a procurator of Judæa, ii. 492.

Sabtah, son of Cush, peopled part of Arabia Felix, ii. 493.
Sabtecha, son of Cush, countries peopled by him, ib.
Sacæ, a people of Asia, ib.

Sack-cloth, conjectures on that mentioned in scripture, iii.
579;-used by the Hebrews in times of mourning, ii.

493.

covenant of, iii. 539. Sce Covenant.

lakes of Syria, ii. 504.

Sea. See Asphaltus.

valley of, ii. 505.

Salumius, a village near Scythopolis; also called Salem, ib.
Salutations, distinction of, iii. 153;-impertinent ones, iii. 72.
Salvation, import of the word, ii. 506, 535.

Samael, a name given to the devil by the Rabbins, ii. 506.
Samaria, the capital of the kingdom of Israel, ii. 507 ;-
built by Omri, king of Israel, ii. 262;-besieged and
taken by John Hyrcanus, i. 156.

Samaritans, the Cuthite inhabitants of Samaria, ii. 509;—
build a temple on Gerizim, ib. ;-history of, ib. ;-idols
worshipped by them, 511;-enmity between them and
the Jews, 405, 512;-character of, iv. 164;-accused of
expunging some letters out of their alphabet, ii. 708;-
their copy of the Pentateuch, 513. See Pentateuch.
Samaritan letters, the ancient Hebrew, iii. 357.

medals, iii. 536.

Samega, a city of Judæa, ii. 515.

Samiel, or hot wind of the desert, iii. 8, 10, 750.
Samos, an island of the Archipelago, ii. 515.
Samothracia, an island of the Egean sea, ib.
Samson, son of Manoah, and a deliverer of Israel, history
of, ii. 515;-remarks on his extraordinary strength, 517;
-remarks on his smiting the Philistines "hip and thigh,"
iii. 247;-remarks on his method of destroying the Phi-
listines' corn, iii. 385. iv. 598;-on his carrying away the
gates of Gaza, i. 562 ;-illustration of his sleeping in the
lap of Dalilah, iii. 351;-degradation of, by the Philis-
tines, iii. 172;-remarks on some part of his history, iii. 48.
Samuel, son of Elkanah, and judge of Israel, ii. 518;-
whether raised by the witch of Endor? 521;-writings
ascribed to him, ib.;-probably the first acknowledged
official recorder, iii. 180.

Sanballat, governor of the Samaritans, who opposed the
Jews in rebuilding the temple and walls of Jerusalem,
ii. 522.

Sanctify, to, import and use of the term, ib., 523.
Sanctuary, the temple and tabernacle so called, ii. 524.
Sand, furnishes many similitudes in the sacred writings, ii.
524;-used for purifications, in the absence of water, iii.
159.

pillars of, scripture references to, 329.

Sandals, sometimes used for inflicting punishment, or giving
correction, ii. 525.

Sanhedrin, the great Jewish council, account of, i. 786. ii.
525;—qualifications of its members, and authority pos-
sessed by them, 526;-origin of, ib.

Sansannah, a city of Judah, ii. 227.

Sanscrit language, character of, ii. 28;-its importance, with
reference to the Hebrew, iii, 759.

Saosduchinus, the Nebuchodonosar of Judith, ii. 527.

Saph, a giant killed by one of David's mighty men, ib.
Saphan, the, or coney, natural history of, iv. 632.

Saphir, a city in the mountains of Judah, ii. 527.

Sapphira, wife of Annanias, ib.

Sapphire, a precious stone, ib.

Sarabatha, or Sabaratha, the country of the prophet Ze-
phaniah, ii. 528.

Sarab, wife of Abraham, history of, ib.;-a miracle neces-
sary to her recovery from the haram of Abimelech, iii.
16;-her veil "a covering to the eyes," iii. 309.

daughter of Asher, 529.

wife of Tobias, ib.

kingdom of, ii. 532.

synagogue of, ib.
Saturninus, governor of Syria, i. 149.
Satyr. See Goats.

Saul, king of Idumea, i. 535.

king of Israel, history of, ii. 519, 535;-erected a
triumphal arch on mount Carmel, i. 180;-his consulta-
tion with the witch of Endor, ii. 419;-considerations on
the form of his armour, iii. 444.; - his disease, and cha-
racter, ii. 536;-Afghan history of, iii, 57;—his journey
after the asses, 58.

surnamed Paul. See Paul.

Savaran, brother of Judas Maccabens, ii. 553.

Saviour, a name and office of Christ, ib.; - a name given to
Jacob, 534;-a name assumed by God, ib.

Scape-goat, ceremonies connected with, i. 517, 518. See
Azazel.

Scarlet, a colour procured from a worm, ii. 833.

Scattergood, (Dr.), his collection of marginal references to
the English Bible, i. 309.

Sceptre, a rod of authority, or correction, ii. 538;—used also
to denote a tribe, 539.

Sceptre of Judah, remarks on its departure, iii. 192, 625, 627.
Sceva, chief of the priests, or chief of the synagogue at
Ephesus, ii. 539.

Schism, import of the word, ii. 539;—forbidden in the
church, ib.

Schleusner, an error of his on the word ΣAPE corrected,
i. 537.

Schools, Jewish, first appeared under Joshua, ii. 540;—
succeeded by the synagogues, ib. ;-method of teaching
in, ib. ;-renewed after the destruction of Jerusalem,

Scourge, the punishment of, common among the Jews, ib.
Scourging, manner in which it was inflicted, iv. 405.
Scribe, a writer, commissary, or doctor of the law, ii. 543.
Scriptures, the, Jewish divisions of, ii. 544;-Ezra's la-
bours on them, i. 524;—formation of the canon of, i. 347.
ii. 544;- illustrated by Eastern usages, iii. 557;-ver-
sions of, remarks on, ii. 780. See Bible.

senses of. See Sense.

original text. See Text.

Sculptors and Statuaries, methods employed by them for
proportioning idolatrous human figures, iv. 533.
Scythopolis, or Bethshen, a city west of the Jordan, i. 277.
See Bethshan.

Sea, this name given by the Hebrews to any great collec-
tion of water, ii. 545;-the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris,
so called by the Orientals, ib.

—, the brazen, of the temple, ii. 548. iii. 506.

Sea-serpents, description of, iv. 685.

Seah, a Hebrew measure, ii. 548.

Seal, the, the tannin of Scripture, iv. 692.

Seal-skins, probably used as a covering for the tabernacle,

iii. 755.

Seals, and sealing, scripture allusions to, iii. 523;—remarks
on their use in the East, 524;-different kinds of, 525;—
worn as rings on the fingers, ii. 548.

Sealed book, a, representation of, iii. 131.

Seba, son of Cush, countries peopled by him, ii. 549.
Sebaste. See Samaria.

Sebat, a Jewish month, ii. 549.

Secacah, a city of Judah, ib.

Secret. See Mystery.

Sects, Jewish, account of, ii. 549.

Secundus, a disciple of St. Paul, ii. 550.

Seed, the word used to denote posterity, ib.;-also the
word of God, ib.

Seed-corn, thrown on brides, iii. 335.

Seeds, small, mentioned in scripture, iv. 567.

Seeing, the word denotes inward perception, and the en-
joyment of things, ii. 550.

Seer, a title only occurring under the regal government of
Israel, iii. 180;-supposed to be annalists, or public re-
corders, ib.

Segub, son of Hezron, ii. 550.

the younger son of Hiel, ib.

Seir, the Horite, place of his residence, ii. 551.

mountains of, ib. ;-possessed by Esau, ib.

Seir, a mountain on the frontiers of Judah and Dan, ii. 551.
Seirath, import of the name, ib.

-, a place towards Bethel, ib.
Selah, meaning of the word, ii. 552.
Seled, import of the word, ii. 553.
Seleucia, Gadara, ib.

-, a city of Gaulanitis, ib.

a city of Syria, ib.

Seleucus, kings of Syria so named, ib.

Seiling, customs of, under the law, ii. 554.

Semechon, a lake through which the Jordan passes, ib.
Semiramis, queen of Assyria, ib.;-traditions concerning
her, iii. 528.

Senaah, the name of a place, ii. 555.

Seneca, the philosopher, letters to St. Paul ascribed to
him, ib.;-his writings, ii. 346.

Senir, mount Hermon, ii. 555.

Sennaar, peculiarities of its soil, iii. 15.

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, ii. 555;-destruction of his
ariny by a simoom, ib., iii. 10.

Senses of scripture, ii. 556.

Sepher, a name given to mount Casius, ii. 557,-and to
Shapher, iv. 120.

a mountain of the east, ib.

a mountain between the Caspian sea and the river
Indus, iv. 63.

Sepharvaim, a people sent to inhabit Samaria, ii. 557.
Sephoris, a city of Zebulun, ii. 558;-now a village called
Sephoury, ib.

Sepia, a troublesome aquatic animal, iv. 588.

Septuagint, the, Aristeas's history of, ii. 558 ;-Justin and
Epiphanius' account of, 559;-sentiments of the fathers
on the translation, 561;-inconsistency of Aristeas's his-
tory, ib.;-the present text is that of Origen, 562;-Dr.
Holmes's edition of, ib.;-importance of, ib.;-concord-
ances for, i. 310.

Sepulchral breviates, iv. 491, 495.

appellations, iii. 751.
inscriptions, iii. 752.

Sepulchre of Christ, conjectures on it, iii. 228;-terms used
by the evangelists in describing it, 220;-interior of, iv.
194, 195;-Dr. Clarke's location of, contested, 179;-
terms used by the evangelists in describing, 185, 187;-
in the place of his crucifixion, 189;-representations of,
iii. 231; modern state of, 232;-destruction of the
church of, by fire, iv. 196.

on, 203.

of Aaron, on mount Hor, iv. 153.

of Daniel, iv. 208.

of Joseph, iv. 158.

of Moses, ii. 563.

of the kings at Jerusalem, iii. 390. iv. 198.

of Mary, mother of Jesus, ii. 563.

of Pharaoh Necho, described, iv. 199;-remarks

Sepulchres, varieties in those of various nations, iv. 205.
hewn in rocks, ii. 562. iii. 393.

393.

subterranean excavations, iii. 391;-beautified,

favourable situation and aspect of, iii. 154.
family and honorary, iii. 749.

ancient ones on mount Sion, iv. 176;-and

Jerusalem, 190.

weeping at, iv. 394.

Seraiah, several persons of this name, ii. 564.
Seraphim, goldsmiths or founders, ib.

fiery serpents, ib., 566.

angelic beings, ii. 564.

Sergius Paulus, governor of Cyprus, ib.

Seron, a general belonging to Antiochus Epiphanes, ii. 565.
Serpent, the, that which tempted Eve, ib., iv. 87 ;—God's
curse on, ii. 565;-subtilty of, ib. ;-several species of,
566. iv. 666;-occurs frequently in Egyptian writing, iv.
469;-the devil so called, ii. 567.

758.

the evil, iii. 757, 760.

the good, ib., 761. iv. 669.

the name given to a nation, person, or power, iii.

-, a symbol of the year, iii. 759.

Serpents, methods of charming them, i. 731. iii. 541. iv.
672, 675, 678;-worship of, ii. 567. iii. 756;-domesti-
cated, 757. iv. 669;-representations of, iii. 763.
Serug, son of Reu, ii. 568.

Servants, two kinds of, among the Hebrews, ib.

of God, ib.

Servitude for maintenance, prescribed in the Gentoo laws,
iii. 143.

Sesamum, probably the appointed barley of Isaiah, iv. 569.
Sesostris, king of Egypt, supposed to be the Shishak of
scripture, ii. 568.

Seth, son of Adam and Eve, ib. ;-traditions concerning
him, and writings ascribed to him, 569.

Sethon, king of Egypt, contemporary with Hezekiah, king
of Judah, ib.

Seven, the number, marked out by a variety of events and
mysterious circumstances, ii. 570.

Seven churches of Asia, survey of, iii. 601.
Sex, mutation of, in heathen deities, iv. 528.
Sextarius, a Roman measure, ii. 570.
Shaalabbin, a city of Dan, ii. 571.

Shaalbon, a place in Judæa, ib.
Shaaraim, a city of Simeon, ib.

Shachal, the, or black serpent, iv. 667.

Shaddai, a name of God, ii. 571.

Shade, enjoyed in the East, iii. 756.

Shadow, time measured by it, in the East, ii. 571 ;—the
word used to denote unsubstantial and obscure things,
&c., 572.

retrogradation of, on the dial of Ahaz, i. 436.

Shahazimah, a city of Issachar, ii. 572.

Shallum, king of Israel, ib.

several other persons of this name, ib.

Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, his wars in Judæa, &c., ii.

Sheeb, tne, an animal of the wolf kind, iv. 629.
Sheep, offered in sacrifice, ii. 583; -the method employed
by Jacob for procuring speckled ones, ib.

Syrian, description of, iii. 266.

the righteous compared to, ii. 584.

Sheep-folds, generally houses among the Hebrews, ib.
Shekel, a Hebrew weight, and money, ib., iii. 358, 361.
Shekinah, the visible token of the divine presence, ii. 584 ;—
the presence of the Holy Ghost, according to the Jews,
ib.
Shelomith, mother of the blasphemer who was put to death
by Moses, ii. 585.

several other persons of this name, ii. 586.
Shem, son of Noah, traditions relative to him, ib. ;—sup-
posed to be Melchizedek, iv. 350, 352.;-the settle-
ments of his sons, iv. 64, 66, 67, 75, 94;—the original
possessor of Canaan, ib.

Shema, a city of Judah, ii. 576.

Shemaiah, several persons of this name, ii. 587.
Shebemer, king of Zeboiim, ib.

Shemer, the person who sold mount Somer to Omri,
ib.

the name of a gate, probably, in the palace of
Nebuchadnezzar, iv. 229.

Sheshbazzar, prince of Judah, thought to have been Ze-
rubbabel, ii. 591.

Shew-bread, ib. ;--its design, 592;-rabbinical remarks on,
ib.

table of, different opinions on, iii. 472;—repre-
sentations of, 474, 511.

Shibboleth, the pronunciation of this word affords proof of
dialectical variations among the Hebrews, ii. 593.
Shibmah, a city of Reuben, ib.

Shicron, a city of Judah, ib.

Shield, the, a part of the christian armour, iv. 339;—God

so called with reference to his people, ib.

Shiggaion, import of the word, ib.

Shihon, a city of Issachar, i. 594.
Shilhim, a city of Judah, ib.

Shiloh, import of the word, ib.

the Messiah, ii. 595. iii. 628;-prophecy of his
coming and the departure of the sceptre from Judah,
iii. 625, 627.

a city of Ephraim, ii. 595.

Shimea, several persons so named, ib.

Shimeah, the name of several persons, ib.

Shimei, an inhabitant of Jerusalem, David's injunction to
Solomon respecting him, iii. 556.

the name of several persons, ii. 596.
Shimron, a city of Zebulun, ib.
Shinab, king of Admah, ib.

Shinar, etymology of the word, ii. 597.
a province of Babylonia, ib.
Shiphmite, a town of Judah, ib.
Ship of Tyre, hints on, iii. 429.
Ships, remarks on ancient, iii. 405;-represented as living
creatures by the poets, 408;-scripture names of, 411;-
metaphorical descriptions of, 413;-various kinds of, 422;
-representations of, 428;-probable size of those built
by Solomon, iii. 126;-those of Tarshish, ii. 686;—
conveyed over land, iv. 154; - swift, iii. 189.
Shishak, king of Egypt, his wars with Judah, ii. 597.
Shittim, a station of Israel in the wilderness, ii. 598.
a valuable kind of wood, ib.
Shobal, a city near Damascus, i. 645.