ACRA Mount-its situation, p. 42.

ADRIAN builds Elia Capitolina upon the site of Jerusalem, and erects
temples to Venus and Adonis, p. 175-denies the Jews the sight of the
Holy Land, p. 176—is the means of introducing Christianity there, ibid.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT-his attempt to turn the course of the Euphrates,
p. 182.

ALEXANDER JANNEUS-reigns over the Jews, p. 18.

ALEXANDER the wife of Jannæus reigns, p. 18.

ANTIGONUS, Son of Aristobulus, dethrones Hyrcanus, p. 23—is defeated by
Herod, p: 24-beheaded at Rome, ibid.

ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES subdues Judea and oppresses the Jews, p. 15-
profanes the Temple, p. 16.

ANTIPATER the Idumæan appointed to the command of the forces, p. 22-
appointed Procurator of Judea, ibid—is poisoned, p. 23.

ANTONIA, the tower of, taken by the Romans and destroyed, p. 126 and 130.
APOSTLES of Christ persecuted, p. 68.

ARCHELAUS Succeeds Herod in the government of Idumæa, Judea, and
Samaria, p. 25-is made Ethnarch, p. 26—is deposed by Augustus and
banished, ibid.

ARISTOBULUS, the first of the Maccabees, his death, p. 17.

ARISTOBULUS, the second son of Jannæus contests the succession to the
throne, p. 18-appeals to Pompey, ibid-is laid in chains, p. 19-and
carried captive to Rome with his children, p. 21.

ARMY OF TITUs described, p. 81.

ASDRUBAL'S wife, her conduct in the siege of Carthage, p. 138, n.

ASMONEAN FAMILY called the Maccabi, p. 16, n

AUTHENTICITY of Matthew's and Mark's Gospels, p. 4-of Luke's, p. 6-
of John's, p. 7.

AUTHENTICITY of Josephus's History shewn, p. 12–14.

BARCHOCHEBAH the false Messiah flies with his followers before the Roman
arms, p. 175.

BARREN appearance of the city from the destruction of the woods, and the
general devastation, p. 124.

BEZETHA, that part of Jerusalem North of Acra, p. 44.

CALVARY Situation of it, p. 41-Dr. Clarke's reasons for supposing it not a
hill, p. 42, n.—Des Hayes's opinion, ibid.

CAMPANIA, the plain moved by an earthquake, p. 73.

CEDRON, a brook, p. 39-gives name to the valley on the Eastern side of
Jerusalem, p. 40, n.

CHRISTS FALSE, mentioned as appearing in Judea, p. 74 and 175..

CHRISTIANS the first, persecuted, p. 65-68.

CHRISTIANITY flourishes in Jerusalem, p. 179.

CLARKE DR. his account of the cemeteries on Mount Sion, p. 38, n.-of
the view from Olivet, p. 40, n.-of Calvary, p. 42, n.—of Helena's zeal,
p. 177, n.-of the fertility of the Holy Land, p. 184, n...

CYRUS remonstrates with the King of Armenia on his defection and revolt,
p. 101, n.

DAY OF VENGEANCE, p. 154, n.

DEDICATION, the feast of, when celebrated, p, 17, n.

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST secure themselves from the horrours of the siege of
Jerusalem by flight, p. 86.

DISTURBANCES among the Jews, preceding their destruction, p. 56-58.

EARTHQUAKES, mentioned by Josephus, p. 62-by Tacitus and Eusebius,
ibid-Pompeia and Herculaneum destroyed by one, p. 63.

ELEAZAR heads the zealots, p. 83.

ENGINES employed by the Romans, p. 91, n.—that used by Demetrius in
the siege of Rhodes described, p. 112, n.

FACTIONS-three among the Jews at the time of the siege headed by John,
Simon, and Eleazar, p. 83.-John and Eleazar combine and form with
Simon two factious parties, p. 86.

FAMINES in Judea and the country about it, mentioned by Josephus, p. 59—
by Dion Cassius, ibid-by Tacitus and Eusebius, p. 60-rages in Jeru-
salem, p. 102—the effects of it described, p. 102-105-breaks out with
greater misery, p. 115-increases in violence, p. 135.

FUTURE STATE OF EXISTENCE, the notion entertained of it by the Romans,
p. 128.

GATE OF THE TEMPLE, opens of itself, p. 151.

GIBBON, his description of the situation of Jerusalem, p. 43, n.
GIHON, fountain of, the same with that of Siloam, p. 41 and n.
GOSPEL of Christ preached in all the world, p. 64, 65.

HELENA, mother of Constantine performs a pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
and builds Christian Churches, p. 177-finds the true cross and the im-
plements of the crucifixion, p. 178.

HELENA, Queen of Abiadene, held in estimation by the Jews, p. 45, n.
Herod the GreAT appointed to the Government of Galilee, p. 22-elected
President of Colesyria, ibid-appointed Tetrarch, p. 23-deputed King
by the Roman Senate, p. 23-his character and death, and sufferings, p.
24, 25-the time of his reign as differently stated by Josephus reconciled,
p. 51, n.

HADRIAN, See ADRIAN.

HEROD-ANTIPAS is made Tetrarch of Galilee, p. 25-defeated by Aretas,
p. 28-banished, ibid.

HEROD-PHILIP is made Tetrarch of Trachonitis, p. 26-his character and
death, p. 28.

HEROD-AGRIPPA, grandson of Herod the Great, made Tetrarch, p. 29-
his death, ibid.

HEROD-AGRIPPA, the younger, called King Agrippa, p. 29-obtains his
uncle Philip's kingdom, ibid—his character, p. 30.

HINNOM the valley of, its situation, p. 40.

HIPPICUS tower of, where situated, p. 45—its magnitude, and after whom
named, p. 46.

HOLY OF HOLIES, the residence of the Divinity, p. 53-what it contained,
p. 54.

HOLY LAND, from the time of the destruction of Jerusalem to the present
day in possession of the Gentiles, p. 183.

HYRCANUS, Son of Alexander Jannæus, is opposed in his claims to the
crown, p. 18-appeals to Pompey, ibid-by him is established on the
throne, p. 21–adopts Antipater as his adviser, ibid is deposed by Anti-
gonus and reinstated, p. 22-is again deposed, made captive, and dis-
qualified for the priesthood, p. 23.

IMPERATOR, title conferred on Titus by his army, given to Roman Generals
in the field, not permanent, p. 155 and n.

IMPOSTORS, p. 74-76-one assembles six thousand Jews in a gallery, which
is set on fire, p. 147.

INSURRECTIONS among the Jews before the appearance of the Romans, p. 57.

JERUSALEM, founded by Melchisedeck, p. 34-situation, p. 35-name, whence
derived, p. 35, 36-topography, p. 37-position and extent, p. 39-com-
pass of it, p. 42 and n.-bodies not buried within its walls, p. 47-encom-
passed with armies, p. 86—no images permitted in the city, p. 90-trodden
down by the Gentiles, p. 173.

Jews, unable to form a separate nation, p. 8-revolt from the Romans, p. 77
-reject Cæsar's sacrifices, p. 78, n.-their expectation of Messiah, ibid—
their astonishment at the appearance of the Romans, p. 82-their suc-
cessful stratagem against their enemies, p. 88-attack the Roman engines,
p. 91-are routed and the first wall taken, p. 92-refuse terms of peace,
p. 97-their mental blindness, ibid—their extreme wickedness, p. 105–
they desert to Titus, and are crucified, p. 108-peace again rejected by
then, p. 109 - throw their dead over the walls of the city, p. 116-many
desert to Titus, p. 118-ten thousand ripped open by the Roman aux-
iliaries for the gold they swallowed to conceal, ibid-set fire to the outer
buildings of the Temple, p. 134-seek concealment in the common sewers,
p.157-made prisoners and sold, p. 158-are scattered among all nations,
p. 184.

JOHN'S GOSPEL, authenticity of it shewn, p. 7.
JOHN OF GISCALA, heads one of the Jewish factions, p. 83-his character,
p. 84-reserved for the destruction of the city, p. 84, n. -mirders a party
of the Zealots in the Temple, p. 85-seizes the sacred vessels of the Temple,

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it has been, the fertility of that which is in cultivation shews clearly that it was, and by industry might yet be," a land of corn and wine, flowing with milk and "honey." With equal facility might it be proved, that the Jewish people have been and still continue according to the sure words of the prophecy, to be scattered among all people from one end of the earth unto the other. But as the truth and fulfilment of this and similar prophecies are well established by the works of so many writers, as well as by the histories of every nation with which we are conversant; any other consideration of this nature than that connected with Jerusalem as first "trodden down by the Gentiles," would be foreign to the design of these pages.

Here then the History of the Destruction of Jerusalem, as connected with the prophecies of Scripture, terminates; and when we consider the various circumstances of their antiquity, the peculiar conditions of those by whom they were spoken, and the precision

with

HER INCREASE, NEITHER SHALL THE TREES OF THE LAND YIELD THEIR FRUITS: —AND I WILL bring the LAND INTO DESOLATION; AND YOUR ENEMIES WHICH DWELL THEREIN SHALL BE ASTONISHED AT IT. AND YOUR LAND SHALL BE DESOLATE, AND YOUR CITIES WASTE. Levit. xxvi. 18-33.

(1) Tacitus says," the climate is dry and sultry; rain is seldom seen, and the soil is rich and fertile." Rari imbres, uber solum.—Hist. v. 6.

Under a wise and beneficent Government, the produce of the Holy Land would exceed all calculation. Its perennial harvests; the salubrity of the air; its limpid springs; its rivers, lakes, and matchless plains; its hills and vales; all these, added to the serenity of its climate, prove this land to be, indeed," a field which the Lord hath blessed:" God hath given it of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. Clarke's Travels, vol. 2, p. 521. See also the Travels of Sandys, Maundrel, and Shaw, in proof of the fertility of Judea.

(2) Deut. xxviii. 64.