AARON, the office sustained by him in
the Israelitish camp, 588. The pro-
bable author of some parts of the
Pentateuch, 589.

Abarim, mountains of, 317.
Absalom, pillar of, 318.

Aceldama, a field south of Jerusalem,

318.

Achaia, a province of Greece, 371.
Acra, one of the hills on which Jeru-
salem was built, 321.
Acrabatta, a city of Judea, 298.
Acts of the Apostles, book of, title,
author, and chronology, 195. Its de-
sign, 196. Its authenticity, 197. Its
regularity and continuity, ib. Divi-
sions in, 198. Its importance and
style, ib. Its relation to the Epistles,
21. Its relation to the Gospels and
the book of Joshua, 67.
Adoption, much practised by the Ro-
mans, 50,-and the Hebrews, 582.
Adramyttium, a town of Mysia, 354.

olia, the northern part of Lydia, in
Asia Minor, 353.

Allegory, adopted by the Prophets, 98.
Altar of incense, described, 476.
Amalekites, inhabitants of Arabia Pe-
trea, 341.

Amerkelin, overseers of the temple
gates, 520.

Amorites, ancient inhabitants of Ca-
naan, 295.

Amos, book of, author, scope, and
analysis, 110.

Amphipolis, a city of Macedonia, 380.
Amphitheatres, allusions to the exhibi-
tions there made, in the New Testa-
ment, 613.

Analogy of Faith, to be regarded in
studying the Scriptures, 38. Defined,
ib. Mr. Horne's and Dr. Campbell's
remarks on, ib. 39.

Analyses of Scripture, importance of,52.
Anointing of the Jewish priests, 517.
with oil, much practised by
the Jews in cases of sickness, 591.
Antioch, a city of Pisidia, 353.

Antioch, the capital of Syria, 370.
Antiquities, sacred and profane, im-
portance of, to a right understanding
of Scripture, 54.

Appeals from inferior to superior tri-
bunals, among the Jews, 400.
Arabia, geography of, 340. Divisions,
341. Inhabitants, 342.

Arad, a town of Arabia Petrea, 340.
Ark of the covenant, described, 477.
Arkites, ancient inhabitants of Canaan,
295.

Armenia, situation and limits, 342.
Armies, Jewish, how levied, 419. Con-

sisted of great numbers, ib. Officers,
420. Order of battle, ib. Mode of
encamping, 421. Their division of
the spoil, 423. Arms, ib. Cavalry
and chariots, 424. Mode of combat,
ib. Return of the conquerors, 425.
Military honours, 426.

Arnon, the river, the south-eastern
boundary of the Holy Land, 294.
Erroneously placed in the Maps, 310.
Arts and Sciences, cultivated by the
Hebrews, 552.

Arvadites, ancient inhabitants of Ca-
naan, 295.

Asher, the tribe of, its inheritance in
the land of Promise, 296.
Asia, general description of, 339.

the district around Ephesus, so
distinguished by Strabo, 353.
Asia Minor, boundaries and divisions,
351.

Asphaltites, lake. See Dead Sea.
Assar or Assarion, a silver coin, 544.
Assos, a sea-port of Mysia, 354.
Assyria, boundaries, chief cities and
rivers, 343. Its early history involved
in uncertainty, 344. Sketch of its his-
tory as connected with the Jews, 345.
Attitude at table, ancient, described,
603.

Authors of the books of Scripture, an
acquaintance with their circumstan-
ces, &c. contributive to the under-
standing of their writings, 49.

Babylon, the capital of Chaldea, 354.
Basilides of Alexandria, account of his
opinions, 177.

Bath, a Jewish measure, 543.
Beard, deprivation of it, a punishment
among the Jews, 407. Reverence in
which it is held by the Orientals,

570.

Beards, mode of perfuming them prac-
tised in the East, 608.
Beating the air, import of the expres-
sion, 623.

Beautiful gate of the temple, 485.
Beds or duans, the form of those used
in the East, 555. 562.

Beersheba, a city at the southern ex-
tremity of Judea, 294.
Bekah, a Jewish coin, 544.

Mountains, 310. Valleys, plains, and
deserts, 317. Its capital. See Jeru-
salem. Atmosphere and phenomena,
327. Seasons and productions, 332.
Zoology and ornithology, 337.
Candlestick, the golden one in the ta-
bernacle described, 477.
Canticles. See Solomon's Song.
Caphtorim, the first inhabitants of Wes-
tern Arabia, 340.

Cappadocia, a country of Asia Minor,
352.

Caravan, description of an Eastern,
584. Preparation of, 585. Illustra-
tive of the Exodus, 586.

Caria, a country of Asia Minor, 353.
Carmel, mount, situation, 312. Scrip-
ture references to it, 313.

the land of Canaan, 296.

Berea, a city of Macedonia, 380.
Berytus, a city of Phoenicia, 365.
Bezetha, one of the hills on which Je-
rusalem was built, 322.

Biers, generally used at funerals in the
East, 594.

Bithynia, a country of Asia Minor, 352.
Bitumen, found in the Dead Sea, 308.
Blasphemy, a capital crime under the
Mosaic law, 393.

Blayney (Dr.), his arrangement of Jere-
miah's prophecies, 119.
Books, ancient, account of, 548.
Botyrs, a city of Phoenicia, 365.
Boxing in the Olympic games, describ-
ed, 618.

Boys, (Rev. T.) on the Hebrew Paral-
lelism, 79. 85.

Bracelets, worn in the East, 572.
Braying in a mortar, a punishment
mentioned in Scripture, 411.
Bread, Jewish method of making it,

598.

Breakfast, Jewish, described, 602.
Bride, method of purchasing her in the
East, 573.

Burder, (Rev. H. F.) on ascertaining the
genuine sense of Scripture, 30. Note.
Burial, preparations for, among the
Jews, 592.

Burial-places, Jewish, described, 595.
Burning, a posthumous punishment
among the Jews, 416.
Burnt-offerings, account of, 499.
Butter, method of procuring it among
the Jews, 602.
Byblus, a city of Phoenicia, 365.

Cab, a Jewish measure, 543.
Calendar, Jewish, 539.

Canaan, names, 291. Reckoned holy
by the Jews, 292. 472. Situation and
limits, 293. Inhabitants, 295. Divi-
sions under Joshua, 296; under So-
lomon, Rehoboam, and the Romans,
297. Face of the country, 302, Fer-
tility, 303, 335. Rivers and seas, ib.

tern Arabia, 340.
Cedars of Lebanon, 311.

Ceiling of Eastern houses, sometimes
very rich, 555.

Cemeteries, Jewish, described, 595.
Cerinthus, account of his opinions, 175.
Chains, worn by females in the East,

571.

Chaldea, ancient name, boundaries, and
capital, 354. Its antiquity, and an-
cient government, 355. Sketch of its
history as connected with Scripture,
ibid.

Chambers attached to Eastern houses,
559.

Cherem, the, an ecclesiastical punish-
ment among the Jews, 408.
Cherubim, form of, and opinions of Com-
mentators concerning them, 477.
Children, why so much coveted by the
Jews, 581. Treatment of them at
the birth, ib. Circumcision, ib. In-
structed in some trade, 582. Privi-
lege of the first-born, ib. Adoption,
ibid. Sold for their father's debts
among the Jews, 408.

Chinnereth, sea of. See Tiberias.
Chios, an island in the Ægean Sea, 353.
Chittim, Macedonia so called in the He-

brew Scriptures, 379.

Christ, the whole scope of the Scrip-
tures refers to him, 27. Circum-
stances attending his death, 413.
Christ, typified by the burnt-offering,
499; by the sin-offering, 501; by
the peace-offering, 502. The first-
fruits of his church, 506. All the
sacrifices of the Mosaic economy
were typical of him, 509.
Chronicles, books of, title and authen-
ticity, 72. Variations between them
and the books of Kings, ib. Design,
chronology, and analyses, 73.
Chronology, importance of, in studying
the Scriptures, 51.

Church, Jewish, members and officers,
510.

Cilicia, a country of Asia Minor, 352.

Circumcision, its design, 433. Cere-
monies attending it, 581.
Clauda, an island in the Mediterranean
Sea, 381.

Cnidus, a town of Caria, 353.
Colosyria, country of, 370.
Coffins, not much used in the East, 594.
Colossæ, a city of Phrygia, 352.
Colossians, Christianity introduced
among them, 245. St. Paul's epistle
to them-its date and scope, 246. 23.
Analysis, 247. Its affinity to the
epistle to the Ephesians, 249.
Company, mode of dismissing them,
practised in the East, 608.
Computation of time among the Jews,
540.

Context, importance of studying it,

25. 30.

Contradictions in Scripture, apparent,
directions relative to them, 37.
Cor, a Jewish measure, 543.
Corban, a vow in use among the Jews,
in our Saviour's time, 396.
Corinthians, first epistle to the, its date,
217. Account of the church to which
it was addressed, 218. Analysis of,
219. Allusions to the Isthmian games
in it, ib. The second epistle, its date,
227. Its design, 228. Directions for
studying it, 229. Analysis of its
contents, 230.
Corn, method of threshing it, in use
among the Jews, 601.

Cos, an island in the Ægean Sea, 353.
Coup-de-soleil, not unknown in Judea,

331.

Court of Eastern houses, described, 554.
Courts of Justice among the Jews, 400.
Courts of the Temple, described, 484.
Crete, an island in the Mediterranean
Sea, character of its inhabitants, 380.
Criminal law of the Jews, 396.
Cross, borne to the place of execution
by those sentenced to crucifixion,
414.

Crucifixion, a punishment introduced
into Judea by the Romans, 411. A
most odious and ignominious death,
412. Circumstances attending the
death of Christ by this punishment,
413.

Cubit, a Jewish measure, 542.

Cushites, inhabitants of Arabia Petrea,
341.

Customs of the East, their permanency,

562.

Cyprus, an Asiatic island in the Medi-
terranean Sea, 352.

Daily reading of the Scriptures recom-
mended, 21. Portions for reading,
632.

Dan, a city at the northern extremity
of the Holy Land, 294.

tribe of, its inheritance in the land
of Canaan, 296.

Daniel, book of, genuineness, and con-
nexion of its several parts, 125. Cha-
racter of its author, and style, 126.
Chronology, ib. 128. Fulfilment of
its predictions, and the objections of
Porphyry, 127. Analysis, 128.
Daric, or Darius, a gold coin, 544.
Dates, plentiful in Judea, 336.
Days, natural and artificial, adopted by
the Jews, 536. Divisions of, 537.
Day's-Journey, Jewish, 542.
David, extent of his kingdom, 295.
Dead, the, modes of treating the
among the Jews, 502.

Dead Sea, its extent, 307.

Quality

of its water, 308. Bitumen found on
its shores, ib. Singular appearances,
ib. Evaporation of its waters, 309.
Origin, ib. Valley of, 310.
Death, a natural one considered by the

Jews as an expiation of all sins, 592.
Debts, Mosaic law relative to them, 398.
Dedan, a town of Arabia Petrea, 340.
Dedication, feast of, design, 469. Christ
present in the temple during its cele-
bration, 470.

Denarius, a silver coin, 544.
Desert of Arabia, 320.
Deuteronomy, book of, title, author,
genuineness, and authenticity; chro-
nology, scope, and style, 62. Con-
tents, 63.

Dews in Palestine, 327.

Diana, temple of, aliusions to, in the
epistle to the Ephesians, 51.
Didrachma, a gold coin, 544.
Dinner, Jewish, described, 602.
Diseases, method of treating them by
the Jews, 591.

Disgrace, marks of, mentioned in Scrip-
ture, 609.

Divination and incantation, capital
crimes under the Mosaic law, 393.
Divisions of the Scriptures, adopted by
Jews and Christians, 31, 56.
Divorce, allowed under certain limita-
tions by the Mosaic law, 578. Bene-
ficial tendency of these restrictions,
579. Maintenance of a divorced
wife, ib.

Dora, a city of Phoenicia, 365.
Double portions of food, sent by the
Jews to those whom they intended to
honour at table, 603.

Drachma, a gold coin, 544.
Drawers, worn by females in the East,
566.

Dress, of the high priest, 516. Of the

ordinary priests, 521. Of the Orien-
tals, described, 563.

Drowning, a punishment mentioned in
Scripture, 411.

Early rising, generally practised by the
Jews, 602.
Ear-rings, account of some devoted to
idolatrous purposes, 571.

Gennesareth, lake of. See Tiberias.
Geography, importance of an acquaint-
ance with it, in studying the Scrip-
tures, 53. Of the countries men-
tioned in Scripture, 291, &c.
Gerah, a Jewish coin, 544.
Gerar, a town of Arabia Petrea, 340.
Gerizim, mount, 317.

Gezberin, collectors of the money due

to the temple treasury, 520.

Gilboa, mountains of, 315.

Gilead, mountains of, 317.

Heads of the courses of priests, 520.
Hebrew of the Hebrews, import of the
term, 510.

Hell, its existence believed in by the
Jews, 597.

Hellenists, Jews who spoke the Greek
language, 510.

Helps towards a right understanding of
Scripture, their nature and sources,46.
Heretics, account of those against whom
St. John directed his Gospel, 173.
Herodium, a city of Judea, 298.

naan, 295.

Girdles, worn in the East, 565.
Gladiators, allusions to their contests,
in the writings of St. Paul, 614.
Gnostics, their opinions combated by
the Evangelist John, 176.
God, only fully made known through
the Scriptures, 5.

Golden calf, the conduct of Aaron in
the making of the one in the wilder-
ness, 589.

Gophna, a city of Judea, 298.
Gospels, canonical, design of the writers,
and the method pursued by them, 137.
Their number, 138, and genuineness,
140. Origin of the first three, 140.
Various hypotheses on this subject,
141. Harmonized table of their con-
tents, 142. Analysis of, 182. See
Matthew, Mark, &c.
Governments, subordination to, enjoin-
ed, 237, note.
Government, forms of, among the Jews,

Graves, Jewish, described, 595.
Greece, ancient names, extent, &c. 371.
Sketch of its history, 372.
Grief, strong expressions of, at the loss
of friends among the Jews, 593.
Grinding, how accomplished among the
Jews, 601.

Groves and high places, devoted to ido-
latrous purposes, 528.

Habakkuk, book of, author, chrono-
logy, and style, 124. Analysis, 125.
Habitations of the Jews described, 552.
Hagarenes, inhabitants of Arabia Pe-
trea, 341.

Haggai, book of, author, scope, style,
and analysis, 132.

Hair, mode of adorning it by Eastern
females, 567, 568.

Hamath, a city on the Orontes, belong-
ing to the dominions of Solomon, 295.
Hamathites, ancient inhabitants of Ca-
naan, 295.

Hand-breadth, a Jewish measure, 542.
Hanging, a posthumous punishment
among the Jews, 416.

Hierapolis, a city of Phrygia, 352.
Hin, a Jewish measure, 543.
Hinnom, valley of, 317.
Historical books of the Old Testament,
general remarks on, 63. Their uses,
ib. Sources of the information con-
tained in them, 64. Chronology, au-
thenticity, &c. ib. Illustrative of the
Prophets and the Psalms, 24.
Historical circumstances, importance of
a knowledge of these, in reading the
Scriptures, 21. 25. 46. Directions
relative to them, 52.

Hittites, ancient inhabitants of Canaan,

295.

Hivites, ancient inhabitants of Canaan,

295.

Holden (Rev. G.), his analysis of the

book of Ecclesiastes, 89.
Holy Land. See Canaan.
Homicide, punishment for, under the
• Mosaic law, 394.

Honey, used by the Jews for the purpose
of preserving dead bodies from pu-
trefaction, 593.

Honour, methods of doing it in the
East, 609.

Hor, a mountain of Arabia Petrea,
where Aaron was buried, 340.
Horsley, bishop, on the importance of
consulting parallel passages, 33.
Hosea, book of, author and chronology,
110. Scope, style, and analysis, Ill.
Hospitality shewn to travellers in the
East, 584.

Houses, destruction of, a mode of
punishment among the Jews, 407.
Form of those in the East, described,

553.

543.

House-top, its form and uses in the
East, described, 556.
Homer, a Jewish measure,
Humility, called for in reading the
Scriptures, 10.

Iconium, a city of Lycaonia, 352.
Idolatry, punished as a capital crime by
the Mosaic law, 397. How punished
when a whole city became infected by
it, 393. Its prevalence among the
Jews, 417.
Idumea, country of, 302.
A city of
Judea, 298.
Idumeans, inhabitants of Arabia Petrea,

341.