Part 3 / Book 11 — INDEX.
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A.
Aaron
his parentage, 81;
appointed spokesman to Moses, 85;
fashions the calf, 112;
rebuked by Moses, 113;
made the first High-priest, 130;
rebels against Moses, 171;
priesthood of his race confirmed, 178;
excluded from the Promised Land, 180;
his death on Mount Hor, 182
Abana
river, 412
Abdon
the judge, 258
Abednego
at Babylon, 457;
in the fiery furnace, 456
Abel
his sacrifice, 10;
death of, 11
Abel Beth-Maachah
death of Sheba at, 343;
its position, 343
Abel Meholah
meaning of, flight of the Midianites to, 249;
residence of Elisha, 391
Abiah
son of Samuel, 275
Abiathar, the priest
joins David, 305;
has charge of the Ark, 326, 338;
rebels against David, 347;
degraded from the Priesthood, 352
Abigail
David’s wife, 309, 318
Abihu
the sin of, 131
Abijah
king of Judah, 376;
defeats Jeroboam, 377
Abimelech
made king of his tribe, 252;
destroys Shechem, 254;
his death, 255
Abiram
rebellion of, 176, 177
Abishai
David’s nephew, 304, 310, 319;
captain of the mighty men, 329, 343;
saves David’s life, 345
Abner
Saul’s general, 310;
supports Ishbosheth, 319;
kills Asahel, 320;
joins David, 320;
killed by Joab, 321;
effect of his death, 321
Abraham
the call of, 26, 36;
his descent and abode, 27;
promises to him, 28, 34, 37;
sets out for the Promised Land, 28;
arrives at Shechem, 31;
builds his first altar there, 32;
removes to Bethel, 32;
goes down to Egypt, 33;
returns to Bethel, 33;
separates from Lot, 34;
removes to the oak of Mamre, 34, 44;
rescues Lot, 35;
blessed by Melchizedek, 36;
solemn covenant to him, 37;
his name changed, 38;
entertains three angels, 39;
pleads for Sodom and Gomorrah, 40;
his offering of Isaac, 43;
his subsequent history, 44;
death, and burial at Machpelah, 45;
summary of his character, 76
Absalom
murders Amnon, 336;
forgiven by David, 336;
his rebellion, 337;
enters Jerusalem, 339;
his defeat and death, 341
Achan
his transgression and death, 208
Achish
his policy towards David, 303, 311
Achor
valley of, 208
Adam
the creation of, 3;
placed in Paradise, 3;
his life there, 4;
his disobedience, 6;
the curse upon him, 7;
the Promise to him, 8;
his expulsion, 10;
his sons and descendants, 10, 11;
their longevity, 12;
their general wickedness, 12
Adoni-bezek
his capture, 226
Adonijah
rebels against David, 347;
his life spared, 348;
his rebellion against Solomon, 350, 351;
put to death, 352
Adoram
stoned to death, 369
Adullam
David at, 303
Agag
chief of the Amalekites, 103;
spared by Saul, 292;
slain by Samuel, 293
Ahab, king of Israel
married to Jezebel, 381;
effects of her influence on him, 383;
the drought during his reign, 385;
denounced by Elijah, 383, 385, 397;
his wars with Benhadad, 391–395;
his death, 399;
slaughter of his descendants, 421
Ahasuerus
the Xerxes of history, 471;
chooses Esther for queen, 472;
exalts Mordecai, 474
Ahaz
king of Judah, 433;
his idolatry, 434
Ahaziah
king of Israel, 400;
summons Elijah, 403
Ahaziah
king of Judah, 418
Ahinoam
David’s wife, 309, 318
Ahithophel
joins Absalom, 337;
his counsels, 340
Aholiab
artificer of the tabernacle, 119
Ai
Abraham settles near, 33;
its position, 207;
reverse of the Israelites there, 207;
its destruction by Joshua, 209
Altar of Burnt Sacrifice
in the Tabernacle, 120;
in Solomon’s Temple, 357;
its re-erection after the Captivity, 470
Altar of Incense
in the Tabernacle, 123;
in Solomon’s Temple, 357, 358
Amalekites
their settlements, 103;
attack the Israelites, 103;
their defeat, 104;
destroyed by Saul, 292;
they burn Ziklag, 312;
David’s vengeance upon them, 313
Amasa
Absalom’s general, 341;
promoted by David, 342;
slain by Joab, 343
Amaziah
king of Judah, 427;
taken captive by Jehoash, 428
Ammonites
their ancestry, 41;
invasion of, 255;
overthrown by Jephthah, 256;
defeated by Saul at Jabesh-Gilead, 284;
David’s conquests over them, 331–335
Amnon
killed by Absalom, 336
Amon
king of Judah, 446
Amorites
their locality, 32, 184, 201;
their total defeat, 185;
their five kings killed by Joshua, 211–213
Amos
the prophet, 428
Anak
the sons of, 173, 216
Animals
prohibited by the Mosaic law, 156
Aphek
its position, 393;
defeat of the Syrians at, 394
Araunah, threshing-floor of
purchased by David, 346;
becomes the site of the altar of Burnt Sacrifice, 358
Ark, Noah’s
its construction and dimensions, 14;
locality of its resting-place, 17
Ark of the Covenant
in the Tabernacle, 124;
directs the march of the Israelites, 168;
at the passage of the Jordan, 203;
at the destruction of Jericho, 206;
taken by the Philistines, 271;
placed in the Temple of Dagon, 272;
its sanctity vindicated, 273, 274;
given up to the Israelites, 273;
removed to Kirjath-jearim, 274;
removed from thence, 326;
rests with Obed-edom, 326;
its procession to the new tabernacle in Jerusalem, 326;
placed in Solomon’s Temple, 358, 359;
displaced under Manasseh, 444
Armenia
the probable site of Paradise, 3;
of the Ark’s resting-place, 17
Army of David
its organization, 329
Asa
king of Judah, 377;
reforms the religion, 377, 378;
overcomes the Egyptians, 378;
attacked by Baasha, 378;
his alliance with Benhadad, 379
Asahel
David’s nephew, 319;
killed by Abner, 320
Asenath
Joseph’s wife, 63
Ashdod
Philistine city, 259, 263, 272;
the Ark carried there, 272
Asher
Jacob’s son, 52;
the tribe of, its portion, 220;
its neglect of duty, 221
Ashkelon
Philistine city, 259, 263;
Samson’s exploit there, 260
Assyrian Empire
the rise of, 430;
its decline, 448;
table of its connection with Israel, 488
Athaliah
married to Jehoram, 397;
her usurpation and death, 424
Atonement
the day of, 146
Azariah, or Uzziah
king of Judah, 428;
his prosperous reign, 429;
struck with leprosy, 429
Azazel
explanations of, 147
B.
Baal, worship of
established by Jezebel, 383;
overthrown by Elijah, 387;
by Jehu, 423
Baalath
fortified by Solomon, its position, 360
Baal-Peor
the apostasy at, 193;
the plague there, 193
Baasha
usurps the throne of Israel, 377;
his hostility to Asa, 378, 379;
murder of his family, 380
Babel
Tower of, 18;
Town of, founded by Nimrod, 21
Babylon
captivity of Judah there, 452;
contrasted with Jerusalem, 455;
condition of the Jews there, 455;
taken by Cyrus, 456
Babylonian Empire
table of its connection with Israel, 488
Balaam
his country, 187;
sent for to curse Israel, 188;
his failure, 188–192;
his ass speaks, 189;
his prophetic parable, 191, 192;
his wiliness, 193
Balak
king of Moab, 187;
entreats the aid of Balaam, 188;
his disappointment, 191
Barak
summoned by Deborah, 238;
overthrows Sisera, 240
Bashan
the land of, 185
Bathsheba
David’s sin with, 333;
the mother of Solomon, 334
Beer-Elim
the Israelites at, 183
Beersheba
Abraham at, 41;
Isaac at, 48;
Jacob’s vision there, 69
Belshazzar
the feast of, 466
Belus, or Bel
first worship of, 21
Benaiah
his command in David’s army, 329;
kills Adonijah, 352;
Joab, 352;
Shimei, 353
Benhadad I.
his alliance with Asa, 378;
with Omri, 381
Benhadad II.
his wars with Ahab, 391–395;
with Jehoram, 414–416;
his death, 418
Benjamin
birth of, 57;
goes with his brethren to Egypt, 66;
Joseph’s conduct to him there, 66, 67;
the cup found in his sack, 67;
tribe of, its portion, 217;
the war against, 232;
massacre of, 233;
revolt of, against David, 342
Berachah
valley of, 401
Bethel
Abram settles near, 32;
its position, 51;
Jacob’s vision and vow there, 51;
its fulfilment, 56;
acquired by the descendants of Joseph, 226;
school of the prophets there, 276;
Jeroboam establishes idolatry there, 372;
Josiah overthrows it, 446
Beth-horons
the two, 212;
the battle there, 213;
fortified by Solomon, 360
Beth-shan
situation of, 316;
Saul’s body there, 316
Beth-shemesh
the ark at, 273;
battle at, between Jehoash and Amaziah, 428
Bezaleel
artificer of the tabernacle, 119
Bildad
friend of Job, 24
Birthright
oriental privileges of, 46
Boaz
his kindness to Ruth, 265;
marries her, 266
Brazen Serpent
the uplifting of, 182;
destroyed by Hezekiah, 436
Breast-plate
of the High-priest, 132
Burning bush, the
vision of, 84–86
Burnt-offerings
137;
ceremonies for, 137;
their symbolical meaning, 137
C.
Cain
his sacrifice, 10;
murders Abel, 11;
his condemnation, 11;
his descendants, 11;
builds the first city, 11;
sin of his posterity, 12
Caleb
the faithful spy, 173;
the promise to him, 175;
his portion, 215, 216
Calendar
of Jewish Months and Seasons, 155
Calf, the
construction of, 112;
its destruction by Moses, 113
Canaan
son of Ham, 17;
the land called by his name, 20
Canaan
the seven nations of, 32, 201
Canaanites
their locality, 32, 201;
their position at the death of Joshua, 224
Candlesticks, the golden
in the Tabernacle, 122;
in Solomon’s Temple, 357, 358
Canon, the
of the Old Testament, close of, 481
Captain, the
of the Lord’s host, 204, 207
Captivity, the
period of, 450–469;
its effects on the Jews, 470
Carmel, Mount
Elijah’s sacrifice there, 386
Census
of Israelitish forces at Sinai, 167
commenced by David, 345
Character
Mosaic laws regarding, 164
Chedorlaomer
defeated by Abram, 35
Cherubim
in the Tabernacle, conjectures upon, 124
Children
Mosaic law regarding, 159
Christ
typified in Melchizedek, 35;
in Joseph, 76;
in Moses, 199;
in Joshua, 223;
in David, 351
Circumcision
established, 39;
renewal of, after passing the Jordan, 204
Cities of Refuge
the institution of, 164;
names of, 220
Civilization
in the Patriarchal age, 74
Cluster, Valley of the
173, 215
Commandments, the Ten
delivered from Sinai, 108;
written on the Tables of Stone, 111
Confusion, of Tongues
16–20;
approximate date of, 19;
its teaching, 20
Coniah
see Jehoiachin.
Convocation
days of, 144
Courses
of the priests, 358
Covenant, the
with Noah, 16;
with Abram, 37;
with Moses on Sinai, 106;
its condition, 107;
its solemn ratification, 110;
broken in absence of Moses, 113;
further renewal of, 116;
its fulfilment under David, 342
Creation, the
1–4;
heathen notions of, 1;
Scripture declaration concerning it, 1;
its progressive order, 2
Cyrus
captures Babylon, 466;
permits the return of the Jews, 469
D.
Dagon
the Philistine Deity, 263;
the Ark in his temple, 272
Damascus
Elisha at, 417
Dan
Jacob’s son, 52;
tribe of, its portion, 218;
dispossessed by the Amorites, 227;
expedition of, to Laish, 229;
oppressed by the Philistines, 259
Daniel
taken captive to Babylon, 450;
his life there, 457;
interprets the visions of Nebuchadnezzar, 458, 463;
his exaltation, 459;
interprets the writing on the wall, 467;
preserved in the lions’ den, 468
Darius
viceroy of Babylon, 467
Dathan
the rebellion of, 176, 177
David
his genealogy, 294;
anointed by Samuel, 295;
his shepherd life, 295;
slays Goliath, 297;
his friendship with Jonathan, 298, 302, 306;
persecuted by Saul, 300;
flies to Naioth, 301;
to Nob, 303;
seeks refuge with the Philistines, 303, 311;
at Adullam, 303;
Ziklag, 306, 309;
spares Saul at Engedi, 308;
and at Ziph, 309;
his reign over Judah at Hebron, 319;
becomes king of all Israel, 323;
removes to Jerusalem, 325;
his army and its conquests, 329–335;
his deed of shame, 333;
denounced by Nathan, 334;
Absalom rebels, 337;
his flight from Jerusalem, 338;
grief for Absalom, 342;
numbers the people, 346;
the plague sent, 346;
purchases the Temple site, 346;
makes Solomon his successor, 347;
his last charge, and death, 349;
summary of his life, 349;
his character, 350;
a type of Christ, 351
Day of Atonement, the
146;
rites observed upon it, 146;
its distinction from other solemn rites, 148;
its typical meaning, 149
Dead Sea, the
its low level, 30
Debir
captured by Othniel, 216
Deborah, the prophetess
summons Barak, 238;
rouses the tribes, 239;
her song of triumph, 242
Debt
Mosaic laws regarding, 166
Dedication
the feast of, 154
Delilah
betrays Samson, 263
Dinah
Jacob’s daughter, 52;
outrage upon, 55
Disobedient Prophet, the
372;
his tomb spared by Josiah, 446
Divining cups
the use of in Egypt, 67
Doeg
the treachery of, 305
Dothan
Joseph sold at, its position, 58, 59;
Elisha’s miracle there, 414
Drink-offerings, the
134
Dura
the plain of, the golden image upon, 460
E.
Ebal, Mount
the altar there, 209;
ratification of the law there, 210
Ed
the Altar of, 222
Edom
Esau so called, 47;
gives the name to a country, 55;
passage through it refused to the Israelites, 181
Edomites, the
David’s conquests over, 330;
defeated by Amaziah, 427
Eglon
killed by Ehud, 236
Egypt
Abram goes there, 33;
Joseph carried there, 54;
the seven years’ famine in, 63;
Joseph’s government of, 63, 64;
Jacob settles there, 69;
its idolatrous worship, 79;
the plagues of, 88, 94–96
Ehud
kills Eglon, 236
Ekron
Philistine city, 259, 263, 272;
refuses to receive the Ark, 273
Elah
king of Israel, 380
Eldad
the elder, 170
Elders, the seventy
appointed, 169
Eleazar
succeeds Aaron as high-priest, 181
Eli
high-priest and judge, 267;
wickedness of his sons, 269;
rebuked by God, 269;
through Samuel, 270;
his death, 272
Eliab
David’s brother, 294;
his taunts, 297
Eliakim
see Jehoiakim.
Elihu
friend of Job, 24
Elijah
his denunciations to Ahab, 383, 385, 397;
fed by ravens, 384;
his miracles at Zarephath, 389;
overcomes the prophets of Baal, 386;
flies from Jezebel, 389;
his interview with the Lord at Horeb, 390;
calls Elisha, 391;
his interview with Ahaziah, 403;
his translation, 404
Eliphaz
friend of Job, 24
Elisha
called by Elijah, 390;
witnesses his translation, 404;
his miracles, 404, 408–410, 413, 426;
cures Naaman, 411;
his sickness and death, 426
Elkanah
father of Samuel, 267
Elon
the judge, 258
Endor
Saul at, 314
Engedi
David’s generosity at, 308
Enoch, son of Cain
11;
the first city named from him, 11
Enoch, son of Jared
his translation, 12
Ephod, the
of the high-priest, 131
Ephraim
Joseph’s son, 63;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 70;
the tribe of, its position, 218;
its rivalry with Judah, 370
Ephraimites, the
chide Gideon, 249;
their complaint to Jephthah, 257;
massacred by him, 258
Esau
character of, 46;
sells Jacob his birthright, 47;
his marriage, 48;
threatens Jacob, 50;
his reconciliation to Jacob, 55
Esdraelon
plain of, its fertility, 219
Eshcol
the valley, 173, 215
Esther
queen of Ahasuerus, 472;
intercedes for her nation, 473, 474
Euphrates
River, 3, 17, 18
Eve
the creation of, 3;
beguiled by Satan, 5;
the curse upon her, 7;
its mitigation, 8
Evil
the origin of, 6
Exodus, the
from Egypt, 96
Ezekiel
prophecies of, 457
Ezra
his reforms at Jerusalem, 476
F.
Fall of man, the
4–9;
its teaching, 6
Family
relations in the patriarchal age, 74;
under the Mosaic law, 159
Famine
seven years’, in Egypt, 63;
three years’, in reign of David, 344
Feast
of the New Moon, 143;
of Trumpets, 144;
of the Passover, 95, 150;
of Weeks, 152;
of Tabernacles, 153;
of Purim, 154;
of Dedication, 154
First-born
death of the, 96
First-fruits and tithes
offerings of, 134
Flood, the
10–16;
Scripture account of, 15;
its duration, &c., 15;
numerous heathen traditions of, 16
Frankincense
description of, 135
G.
Gad
Jacob’s son, 52;
tribe of, their pastoral character, 78, 194;
the portion of, 195
Gad, the prophet
David’s friendship with, 301, 304;
his mission to David, 346
Galilee
position and extent of, 219
Gath
Philistine city, 259;
the ark removed there, 273
Gaza
Philistine city, 259, 262;
Samson carries off its gates, 263
Geba
Jonathan at, 286
Gedaliah
assassination of, 452
Gehazi
the sin and punishment of, 413
Gerizim, Mount
ratification of the law on, 209;
Jotham’s parable from, 253
Gershonite
section of Levites, 127
Gezer
probable site of, 361
Gibeah
outrage at, 231;
taken by the tribes, 233;
Saul’s retirement there, 283
Gibeon
situation of, 210;
the Tabernacle there, 126;
combat at, 319;
Solomon’s convention there, 353
Gibeonites, the
embassy of, 210;
its result, 211;
the covenant with them broken by Saul, 344;
their vengeance, 344
Gideon
the Angel’s message to him, 244;
throws down the altar of Baal, 245;
the sign given him, 246;
his army at the spring of Jezreel, 247;
enters the camp of the Midianites, 247;
his victory over them, 248, 249;
slays their kings, 250;
declines being king, 251;
his ephod, 252
Gihon, River
3
Gilboa, Mount
313;
the battle there, 315
Gilgal
encampment at, 204, 210;
school of the prophets there, 276;
inauguration of Saul there, 284;
general gathering at, 286;
Elisha’s miracles at, 410
Golden Altar
of the Tabernacle, 123
Golden Lamp
of the Tabernacle, 122
Goliath
defies the Israelites, 296;
killed by David, 297
Gomorrah
34;
its destruction, 41
Goshen
meaning of the word, 68, 77;
Jacob settles there, 70;
its position and fertility, 77;
escapes the plagues of Egypt, 91, 94
Greeks
their tradition of the Flood, 16
H.
Hadad
his revolt against Solomon, 365
Hagar
gives birth to Ishmael, 38;
dismissed by Abraham to the wilderness, 42
Haggai
the prophet, 470, 471
Ham
son of Noah, 14;
mocks his father, 17;
the curse upon him, 18;
its fulfilment, 18;
his descendants and their settlements, 19
Haman
his jealousy of Mordecai, 472;
his execution, 474
Hannah
mother of Samuel, 266
Hanun, king of Ammon
insults David’s embassy, 331
Haran
its situation, 27;
Jacob serves Laban there, 52
Hazael, king of Syria
his interview with Elisha, 417;
success against Judah, 425;
and Israel, 425
Hazor
its position, 201;
its destruction by Joshua, 215;
fortified by Solomon, 361
Heathens
their notions of the Creation, 1;
their numerous traditions of the Flood, 16
Hebron
Abram dwells near, 34, 36;
Jacob dwells near, 57, 58;
its conquest by the tribe of Judah, 215;
David king there, 318;
Absalom at, 337
Heroes of David’s army
329
Hezekiah, king of Judah
his religious reforms, 436;
his policy, 437;
contention with Sennacherib, 438–441;
his life prolonged, 441;
his death, 442
High-priest, the
lineage of, 131;
his vestments, 131;
his peculiar functions, 132
Hiram or Huram
architect of Solomon’s Temple, 356
Hiram, king
his embassy to David, 325;
his treaty with Solomon, 355
Hittites
their locality, 32, 201
Hivites
their locality, 32, 201
Hobab
accompanies the Israelites, 168
Holy Convocation
days of, 144
Holy of Holies
in the Tabernacle, 123;
in Solomon’s Temple, 357
Holy Place
of the Tabernacle, 122;
of Solomon’s Temple, 357
Homicide
Mosaic law regarding, 163
Hophni, son of Eli
wickedness of, 269;
his death, 271
Hor, Mount
death and burial of Aaron there, 181
Horeb
the scene of the burning bush, 84;
Elijah at, 390
Hosea
the prophet, 428
Hoshea
king of Israel, 435;
deposed by the Assyrians, 434
Huldah
the prophetess, 447
Husbands
Mosaic law regarding, 160
Hushai
the friend of David, 338;
his policy with Absalom, 339
I.
Ibzan
the judge, 258
Ichabod
birth of, 272
Idolatry
the rise of, 21;
its prevalence under the Judges, 227, 234, 243, 252, 255
Incense
offering of, 135;
its composition, 135
Interregnums
in Israel, 432, 435
Isaac
the promise of, 39;
his birth, 41;
offered by Abraham, 43;
marries Rebekah, 45;
his two sons, 46;
the promise confirmed to him, 47, 48;
his blessing on Jacob, 49;
and on Esau, 49;
his death, 57;
his character, 76
Isaiah
the prophet, 437;
encourages Hezekiah, 439, 440, 441;
his violent death, 444
Ishbosheth
succeeds Saul, 319;
quarrels with Abner, 320;
his murder, 321
Ishmael
the promise concerning him, 38;
is circumcised, 39;
his subsequent history, 42
Israel
Jacob so named, 54
Israel, kingdom of
first called so, 342;
its extent and area, 371;
drought in, during Ahab’s reign, 385;
interregnums, 432, 435;
its extinction, 436;
its connection with the surrounding nations, 488
Israel and Judah
alliance between, 397;
summary of their duration, 453;
of their mutual relations, 453;
of their contrasts, 454
Israelites, the
in Egypt, their numbers, 78;
their pursuits, 78;
corrupted by its idolatry, 79;
their grievous bondage, 80, 83;
Moses announces himself their deliverer, 86;
their toil increased, 87;
their Exodus, 96;
their numbers at Sinai, 167;
their wanderings in the wilderness, 175;
their position at the death of Joshua, 224;
they demand a king, 278
Issachar
Jacob’s son, 52;
tribe of, its portion, 219
J.
Jabal
introducer of nomadic life, 11
Jabesh Gilead
its destruction, 233;
the Ammonites defeated there, 284;
its position, 316
Jabin
the country of, 201;
withstands the Israelites, 214;
overcome and killed by Joshua, 215
Jabin, 2nd
invasion of, 237;
his success, 238;
reverses under Sisera, 240
Jacob
his disposition, 46;
buys Esau’s birthright, 47;
craftily obtains the blessing, 49;
flies from the wrath of Esau, 50;
his vision and vow at Bethel, 51;
the promise renewed to him, 51, 56, 69;
serves Laban 20 years, 52;
his wives and children, 52;
separates from Laban, 53;
wrestles with the Angel, 54;
name changed to Israel, 54;
reconciled to Esau, 55;
dwells at Shechem, 55;
fulfils his vow at Bethel, 56;
his preference for Joseph, 57;
and grief at his supposed death, 59;
parts with Benjamin, 65;
goes down into Egypt, 69;
settles at Goshen, 70;
blesses his children, 70, 71;
his death, 72;
his burial in the cave of Machpelah, 72;
his character, 76
Jael
kills Sisera, 242
Jair
the judge, 255
Japheth
son of Noah, 13;
the blessing upon, 18;
his descendants and their settlements, 19
Jebusites
their locality, 32, 201;
their fortress at Jerusalem, 323;
captured by Joab, 325
Jeconiah
see Jehoiachin.
Jedidiah
a name of Solomon, 334
Jehoahaz
king of Israel, 425
king of Judah, taken captive to Egypt, 449
Jehoash
king of Israel, 426;
his interview with Elisha, 426;
overcomes the Syrians, 426;
captures Amaziah, 428
Jehoiachin, or Jeconiah or Coniah
king of Judah, carried captive to Babylon, 451;
released from prison, 465
Jehoiakim, or Eliakim
king of Judah, overcome by Nebuchadnezzar, 450;
his death, 450
Jehonadab
joins Jehu, 422
Jehoram, king of Israel
403;
his idolatry, 406;
overthrows the Moabites, 407;
his wars with the Syrians, 414;
slain by Jehu, 420
Jehoram, king of Judah
marries Athaliah, 397;
threatened by Elijah, 403;
death of, 418
Jehoshaphat
king of Judah, 379;
his successful reign, 382;
his alliance with Ahab, 397;
his wars, 400
Jehu, king of Israel
anointment of, 419;
kills Jehoram, 420;
puts down the worship of Baal, 422;
his reign, 423
Jephthah
overthrows the Ammonites, 256;
his vow, 256;
sacrifices his daughter, 257;
massacres the Ephraimites, 258
Jeremiah
the prophet, 449, 457;
his prophecies in the reign of Zedekiah, 451;
shares the lot of his countrymen, 452
Jericho
its important position, 201;
mission of the spies there, 202;
divine instructions for its capture, 205;
the fall of, 206;
the curse upon rebuilding it, 206;
its fulfilment, 206;
Elisha there, 404, 413
Jeroboam I.
assured of being king, 366;
his appeal to Rehoboam, 368;
declared king of Israel, 371;
establishes idolatry, 372;
denounced, 372;
defeated by Abijah, 376;
extinction of his race, 377
Jeroboam II.
king of Israel, his prosperous reign, 428
Jerusalem
its elevated site, 30;
the city of the Jebusites, 32, 201;
the lower city captured, 226;
its peculiar situation, 323;
the fortress taken, 324;
becomes the city of David, 325;
effects of its conquest, 325;
occupied by Absalom, 339;
invested by Shishak, 370;
taken by Jehoash, 428;
delivered from Sennacherib, 440;
taken by the Assyrians, 445;
by Nebuchadnezzar, 450, 451, 452;
its destruction, 452;
its contrast to Babylon, 455;
rebuilt by Nehemiah, 477
Jeshua
high-priest at the restoration, 471
Jesse
genealogy of, 294
Jethro
father-in-law of Moses, 83;
meets Moses at Rephidim, 104;
his advice, 105
Jewish
Calendar, the, 155;
weights and measures, 492;
money, 493
Jews
taken captive to Babylon, 451;
their condition there, 456;
their return to their native land, 469;
effects of their captivity, 470;
their position at the close of the Canon, 481.
See Israelites.
Jezebel
married to Ahab, 381;
her character, 383;
establishes the worship of Baal, 383;
threatens Elijah, 389;
causes Naboth’s murder, 396;
Elijah’s denunciation of her, 397;
its fulfilment, 421
Jezreel
meaning of the word, 219;
Ahab at, 383, 391;
death of Jezebel at, 421
Jezreel, the spring of
Gideon’s army at, 247
Joab
David’s nephew, 304, 319;
kills Abner, 320;
cursed by David, 321;
takes the fortress of Jerusalem, 325;
made commander-in-chief, 325, 329;
kills Absalom, 341;
and Amasa, 343;
rebels against David, 347;
put to death, 352
Joash, father of Gideon
244
Joash, king of Israel
see Jehoash.
Joash, king of Judah
424;
restores the temple, 425;
his apostasy, 425;
death, 425
Job
probable country and era of, 22;
his character, 23;
afflicted by Satan, 23;
his resignation, 24;
his three friends, 24;
his contrition and recompence, 25;
his death, 25;
the Book of, uncertainties concerning it, 22, 26
Joel
son of Samuel, 275
Jonah
the prophet, 428;
his mission to Nineveh, 430
Jonathan
at Geba, 286;
his valour at Michmash, 288;
falls under Saul’s curse, 290;
saved by the people, 291;
his friendship for David, 299, 302, 306;
his death, 315;
David’s lament for him, 317
Joppa
the one port of Palestine, 29
Jordan, River
its physical features, 30;
the passage of the, 203
Joseph
son of Jacob and Rachel, 52;
his father’s favourite, 57;
meaning of his coat of many colours, 57;
his dreams, 58;
their fulfilment, 64;
cast into a pit, 58;
sold to the Ishmaelites, 59;
carried into Egypt, 59;
bought by Potiphar, 59;
his prosperity and its termination, 60;
interprets dreams in prison, 61;
and Pharaoh’s, 62;
his exaltation, 62;
his wife and sons, 63;
his government of Egypt, 63, 64;
his conduct to his brethren, 64–67;
makes himself known to them, 68;
sends for Jacob, 68;
their meeting in Egypt, 69;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon him, 70;
buries his father, in the Promised Land, 72;
his death and commandment concerning his bones, 72;
his character, 76;
a type of Christ, 76;
probable place of sepulture of his bones, 210, 222;
conquests of his descendants in the Promised Land, 226
Joshua
defeats the Amalekites, 104;
ascends Sinai with Moses, 111;
one of the twelve spies, 173;
the promise to him, 175;
assumes the leadership of the Israelitish forces, 200;
crosses the Jordan, 203;
mysterious appearance to him, 204;
his curse upon Jericho, 206;
takes Ai, 209;
his ratification of the Law, 209;
commands the sun to stand still, 212;
his military successes, 215;
his division of the Land, 215;
his inheritance, 220;
his last address to the Tribes, 222;
his death, 222;
a type of Christ, 223;
the position of the Israelites at his death, 224
Josiah, king of Judah
foretold, 372;
his religious reformations, 446;
restores the Temple, 447;
killed at Megiddo, 449
Jotham, king of Judah
430
Jotham, son of Gideon
his parable, 253
Jubal
inventor of musical instruments, 11
Jubilee
the year of, 145
Judah, Jacob’s son
52;
pleads with his father, 65;
with Joseph in Egypt, 67;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 71
Judah, Tribe of
its portion, 217;
its conquest of Hebron, 215;
its subsequent conquests, 226;
its degraded state, 262;
its rivalry with Ephraim, 370
Judah, Kingdom of
physical geography of, 30;
its area and extent, 370;
its degradation under Jehoiakim, 450;
the captivity of, 452
Judah and Israel, kingdoms of
alliance between, 397;
summary of their duration, 453;
their mutual relations, 453;
their contrasts, 454
Judges, Hebrew
word denoting them, 234;
their office and position, 235
Judges, Book of
purport of its last five chapters, 227
K.
Kadesh-Barnea
encampment at, 172;
mutiny of Israelites there, 175;
rebellion of Korah at, 176;
the Plague at, 177;
Miriam buried there, 179
Keilah
rescued by David, 305
Kerak (Kir-haraseth)
situation of, 407
Keturah
Abraham’s second wife, 45
King
the Israelites demand one, 278;
Divine promises concerning, 279;
Saul elected, 282;
regulations of the office, 282
Kings of Judah and Israel
chronological table of, 486
Kirjath-jearim
the ark removed to, 274;
fetched thence by David, 326
Kirjath-sephir
taken by Othniel, 216
Kishon, River
account of, 241
Kohathite
section of the Levites, 127
Korah
rebellion of, 176, 177
L.
Laban
Jacob’s uncle, 50, 51;
his unfairness towards him, 52
Laish
229;
taken by the Danites, 230
Lamech
institutes Polygamy, 11
Lamp, the golden
of the Tabernacle, 122
Land
Mosaic laws regarding, 166
Land of Promise
description of, 28;
Abram arrives there, 32.
See Palestine.
Laver
for purification, 121
Law, the
delivered from Sinai, 108;
committed to writing by Moses, 109;
copy of, given by Moses to the Priests, 196;
its ratification by Joshua, 209
Laws, Mosaic
of purity, 156
Leah, Jacob’s wife
substituted for Rachel, 52;
her children, 52
Lepers
Mosaic laws regarding them, 157
Leprosy
description of, 157
Levi, Jacob’s son
52;
attacks Shechem, 56;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 71
Levi, the sons of
their zeal in the destruction of the Calf, 114, 126;
separated for the Service of the Sanctuary, 126;
the Cities of Refuge assigned to them, 195;
the portion of, 220
Levi and the Priesthood
genealogical table of, 485
Levites
their special functions, 127, 128, 354;
the three sections of, 127;
tithes assigned to them, 128;
transgressions of two of them, 221, 231
Life
Mosaic laws affecting, 162;
the sacredness of, 163
Longevity of the antediluvians
advantage of, 12
Lot
nephew of Abram, 27;
accompanies him in his journeys, 33;
they separate, 34;
rescued by Abram, 35;
escapes from Sodom, 40;
his wife perishes, 41
M.
Machpelah, Cave of
purchased by Abraham, 44;
he is buried there, 45;
and Sarah, 44;
and Jacob, 72
Mahanaim
origin of its name, 53;
Ishbosheth reigns there, 319;
David retreats to, 341
Makkedah, the Cave of
213
Mamre, the Oak of
Abraham dwells under, 34, 36, 44;
and Isaac and Jacob, 57
Man
the creation of, 2;
his distinctive position, 3;
the fall of, 4;
his sinfulness before the Flood, 12, 14;
after the Flood, 26
Manasseh, Joseph’s son
63;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 70;
the portions of, 195, 218
Manasseh, king of Judah
his idolatry, 443;
taken captive to Babylon, 445;
his return and repentance, 445
Manna in the wilderness
conditions regarding it, 102
Manoah
father of Samson, 259
Marah
the waters of, 101
March of the Israelites from Sinai
order of, 168
Marriage-bond
in the Patriarchal age, 74;
Mosaic law regarding it, 160
Masters
Mosaic law respecting, 161
Mattaniah
see Zedekiah.
Measures, Scripture
table of, 493
Meat-offerings, the
134
Medad
the Elder, 170
Megiddo
a Canaanite stronghold, 226, 240;
position of, 361;
Josiah killed there, 449
Melchizedek
conjectures concerning him, 35;
blesses Abram, 36;
a type of Christ, 36
Menahem
king of Israel, 432
Merab
Saul’s daughter, 300
Merarite
section of Levites, 128
Mercy-seat
in the Tabernacle, 124
Merom
battle of, 214
Meshach
at Babylon, 457;
in the fiery furnace, 461
Methuselah
great age of, 12
Micah
idolatry of, 228
Micaiah
the prophet, 398
Michal, David’s wife
her devotion, 301;
is taken from him, 309;
restored, 320;
scoffs at him, 328;
her punishment, 329
Michmash
occupied by the Philistines, 286;
Saul there, 286;
battle of, 289
Midian
Moses dwells there, 82
Midianites
sacred war against, 194;
the invasion of, 243;
overthrown by Gideon, 248, 249
Mighty men
of David’s army, 329
Miriam
sister of Moses, 81;
her song at the Red Sea, 99;
rebels against Moses, 171;
struck with leprosy, 172;
her death, 179
Mizpeh
assembly of the tribes at, 231;
Jephthah at, 257;
Philistines defeated there, 275;
school of the prophets there, 276;
Saul chosen king there, 281;
the station of the Chaldæan Guard, 452
Moabites
their ancestry, 41;
their territory, 187;
the invasion of under Eglon, 235;
David’s conquest over, 330;
routed by Jehoram, 406
Money, Jewish
table of, 493
Month-Sabbath
or New Moon festival, 143
Moon
the Eastern worship of, 144
Mordecai
Haman’s jealousy of, 472;
his triumph, 474
Moriah, Mount
the site of the Temple, 43, 346, 356
Mosaic Law
the chief features of, 117
Moses
his parentage, 81;
rescued from the Nile, 81;
meaning of his name, 81;
his education, 81;
flies to Midian, 82;
his life there, 83;
vision of the burning bush, 84;
is called by God, 84;
returns to Egypt, 86;
appears before Pharaoh, 87–94;
works signs and wonders in Egypt, 88–94;
leads out the Israelites, 96;
draws water from the rock, 103;
the covenant renewed to him on Sinai, 106, 116;
receives the two tables of stone, 111;
intercedes for the people, 114;
Miriam and Aaron turn against him, 171;
his position confirmed, 172;
pleads for the people at Kadesh-Barnea, 174, 177;
his sin at the ‘Waters of Strife,’ 180;
appoints Joshua his successor, 195;
his final counsels to the people, 196;
views the promised land from Mount Nebo, 197;
dies, 198;
summary of his career, 198;
a type of Christ, 199
Murder
Mosaic law regarding, 163
N.
Naaman
cured of his leprosy, 411
Nabal
his churlishness to David, 308;
his death, 309
Naboth
the murder of, 396
Nadab, Aaron’s son
the sin of, 131
Nadab, king of Israel
377
Nahash
besieges Jabesh-Gilead, 283
Naomi
mother-in-law of Ruth, 265
Naphtali
Jacob’s son, 52;
tribe of, its portion, 219;
its neglect of duty, 227;
its firmness under Barak, 239
Nathan the prophet
confirms the kingdom to David, 328;
denounces his sin, 334
Nazarites
their vows, 158;
Samson becomes one, 259
Nebo, Mount
Moses views the Promised Land from, 197
Nebuchadnezzar
captures Jerusalem, 450, 451, 452;
his visions interpreted by Daniel, 458, 463;
his golden image, 460;
his greatness and power, 462;
stricken with madness, 464;
his recovery and death, 465
Necho, king of Egypt
overcomes Josiah, 449;
takes Jehoahaz captive, 449;
defeated by Nebuchadnezzar, 449
Nehemiah
rebuilds Jerusalem, 477;
opposed by Sanballat, 478;
his reforms, 477;
his death, 481
New Moon festival
or Month-Sabbath, 143
Nile, the
Moses rescued from, 81;
its position in Egyptian theology, 89;
turned into blood, 89
Nimrod
the empire of, 21;
worshipped as Bel or Belus, 21
Nineveh
founded by Nimrod, 21;
Jonah’s mission to, 430
Noah
his righteousness, 13;
his three sons, 13;
builds the Ark, 14;
saved from the Flood, 15;
leaves the Ark, 16;
his sacrifice, 16;
the covenant made with him, 16;
plants the vine, &c., 17;
his prophecy on his sons, 17;
his descendants and their dispersion, 19
Nob
David at, 303;
Saul’s massacre of the priests there, 305
Nomadic character
of the Patriarchal age, 73
O.
Obed-Edom
the Ark at his house, 326
Offerings, the
of the Mosaic Law, 133
Og
king of Bashan, 185;
routed by the Israelites, 186
Omri
usurps the throne of Israel, 380;
opposed by Tibni, 380;
builds Samaria, 381
Ophir
conjectures regarding, 362
Order of the March
from Sinai, 168
Othniel
takes Kirjath-Sephir, 216;
his exploits, 236
P.
Palestine
its position and extent, 28;
its adaptation to the Divine purpose, 29;
ancient routes through it, 29;
its physical geography, 30;
its produces and fertility, 31;
its division amongst the twelve tribes, 195, 216–222
Palmyra
built by Solomon, 361
Paradise
its probable position, 3;
life of our first parents there, 4
Paran, deserts of
the long wandering in, 178
Parents
Mosaic law regarding, 159
Passover, the
institution of, 95;
rites observed at, 150;
its typical meaning, 151;
celebration of, on the plains of Jericho, 204
Patriarchal age, the
survey of, 73
Patriarchs, the
their nomadic life, 73;
their family relations, 74;
civilization, 74;
religion and worship, 76;
their character, 76
Patriarchs, the twelve
and their descendants, genealogical table of, 485
Peace offerings
various kinds of, 138;
the ritual observed at, 138;
meaning of, 139
Pekah
king of Israel, 433;
defeated by the Assyrians, 434
Pekahiah
king of Israel, 433
Pentecost
the feast of, 152
Penuel
fortified by Jeroboam, 371
Perizzites
their locality, 32, 201
Persian Empire
table of its connection with Israel, 491
Pharaoh
his dreams, 61;
interpreted by Joseph, 62;
he exalts Joseph, 62;
receives Jacob’s blessing, 70
his hardness of heart, 87–94;
lets the Israelites go, 90, 96;
pursues after them, 97;
drowned in the Red Sea, 99
Pharpar, River
412
Philistines, the
their immigration into Palestine, 258;
their five cities, 259;
Samson’s exploits against them, 261–264;
their deities, 263;
they capture the ark, 271;
defeated at Mizpeh, 275;
and by Jonathan at Michmash, 291;
their invasion under Achish, 311;
their victory, at Gilboa, 315;
their defeat in the valley of Rephaim, 325;
David’s conquest over them, 329, 345
Phinehas, grandson of Aaron
his righteous zeal, 193;
the priesthood settled in his race, 193;
routs the Midianites, 194
Phinehas, son of Eli
wickedness of, 269;
his death, 271
Phrygians
their tradition of the Flood, 16
Pillar of cloud
67, 98, 167
Pillar of fire
97, 98
Pison, River
3
Plague, the
at Kadesh-Barnea, 177;
at Baal-Peor, 193;
in the reign of David, 346
Plagues
of Egypt, 88–94, 96
Polygamy
institution of, 11;
Mosaic law regarding it, 160
Porch
of Solomon’s Temple, 357
Potiphar
buys Joseph, 59;
etymology of his name, 59;
profligacy of his wife, 60
Priests, the
their consecration, 128;
their vestments, 129;
the qualifications necessary for, 129;
their duties, 130;
their provision, 130, 134;
their functions and courses, 358
Prince, the
of the army of Jehovah, appears to Joshua, 204
Promise, the
to Adam, gradual fulfilment of, 482–484
Property
Mosaic law respecting, 165
Prophetical order, the
its duties and position, 276, 277
Prophet
the disobedient, 373;
his tomb spared by Josiah, 446
Prophets
the Chronological Table of, 487
Proverbs
of Solomon, 354
Psalms
of David, their pre-eminence as sacred poetry, 350
Pul, king of Assyria
bought off by Menahem, 432
Purim
the feast of, 154
Purity
Jewish laws regarding, 156
Q.
Quails
sent in the wilderness, 170
R.
Rabbah
trophy of Og there, 186;
its position, 332;
besieged by Joab, 333;
taken by David, 335
Rachel
her meeting with Jacob, 51;
becomes his wife, 52;
the mother of Joseph, 52;
and of Benjamin, 57;
her death, 57
Rahab
protects the spies, 202;
preserved at the destruction of Jericho, 206
Rainbow, the
pledge of the Covenant with Noah, 17
Ramah
the residence of Samuel, 275;
school of the prophets there, 276
Rameses
its probable position, 97
Ramoth-gilead
situation of, 398;
the battle of, 399
Rebekah
wife of Isaac, 45
Redemption
the first promise of, 8;
its gradual fulfilment, 482–484
Red Sea, the
Israelites arrive at, 97;
their passage over it, 98
Refuge
the cities of, 164;
their names, 220
Rehoboam
succeeds Solomon, 368;
his impolitic conduit, 369;
the ten tribes revolt from him, 369;
his idolatry, 375;
overcome by Shishak, 376;
his death, 376
Religion
in the Patriarchal age, 75
Rephidim
Moses smites the rock there, 103;
the Israelites attacked by the Amalekites at, 103;
Jethro meets Moses there, 104
Reuben
Jacob’s son, 52;
intercedes for Joseph, 58;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 71;
tribe of, rebels against Moses, 176;
its pastoral pursuits, 78, 194;
its portion, 195
Revolt
of the ten tribes, 369;
predisposing causes of, 370
Rezin
revolts against Solomon, 365
Riblah
position of, 449
Rimmon, the fortress of
233
Rimmon, the Syriac deity
412
Rizpah
her sons killed, 344;
her devotion, 344
Ruth
history of, 265;
its value and interest, 265
S.
Sabbath, the
institution of, 102;
Mosaic law regarding it, 142
Sabbatical year, the
144;
its meaning, 145
Sacrifice
first institution of, 10;
Noah’s, 16;
Abraham’s, 43;
Elijah’s, 386
Sacrifices of the Mosaic law
unbloody, 133;
of blood, 137
Samaria
built by Omri, 381;
its position, 218, 381;
sieges of by Benhadad, 391, 414;
slaughter of priests of Baal there, 422;
besieged by Shalmaneser, 435;
captured by Sargon, 435
Samson
his birth announced, 259;
his exploits, 260–264;
his riddle, 261;
betrayed by Delilah, 263;
his death, 264
Samuel
his early dedication to the Lord, 268;
called by God, 270;
recognized as a Prophet, 271;
becomes Judge, 274;
establishes Schools of the Prophets, 276;
meets Saul, 280;
declares him king, 281;
his farewell to the people, 285;
rebukes Saul at Gilgal, 287;
rejects Saul, 292;
anoints David, 295;
his death, 308;
appears to Saul at Endor, 314;
traditionary site of his tomb, 267
Sanballat
his opposition to Nehemiah, 478
Sarah
wife of Abraham, 27;
her name changed, 39;
gives birth to Isaac, 41;
her death and burial, 44
Sargon, king of Assyria
captures Samaria, 435;
ends the kingdom of Israel, 436
Satan
Scripture testimony respecting, 5;
tempts Eve, 5;
is cursed, 8;
afflicts Job, 25
Saul
met by Samuel, 280;
anointed, 281;
joins the prophets, 281, 301;
chosen king, 282;
defeats the Ammonites, 284;
assumes the government, 285;
his sin, 287;
rebuked by Samuel, 287;
destroys the Amalekites, 292;
his disobedience, 292;
rejected by Samuel, 292;
his jealousy of David, 299;
his cruelty at Nob, 305;
spared by David, 307;
at Endor, 314;
Samuel’s sentence upon him, 315;
his death, 315;
his body rescued, 316;
his sons crucified, 344
Saviour, the
first promise of, 8;
its gradual fulfilment, 482–484
Scape-goat, the
148;
its meaning, 149
Schools of the Prophets
established by Samuel, 276;
their object and purpose, 276
Seir
mountains of, 55
Sennacherib
invades Judah, 438;
summons Jerusalem, 439;
destruction of his army, 440
Serpent, the Brazen
182;
typical of Christ, 183;
destroyed by Hezekiah, 436
Serpents in the Wilderness
the plague of, 182
Servants
Mosaic law regarding, 161
Seth
son of Adam, 11;
his descendants, 12;
their righteousness, 12;
repositories of the promise, 12;
they become corrupt, 13
Shadrach
at Babylon, 457;
in the fiery furnace, 454
Shallum
usurps the throne of Israel, 432
Shalmaneser, king of Assyria
invades Israel, 435
Shamgar, the Judge
assaults the Philistines, 237
Sharon, the vale of
its position, 30
Sheba, Queen of
visits Solomon, 364
Sheba
revolts against David, 342;
his death, 343
Shechem
description of, 31;
Abram builds his first altar there, 32;
Jacob’s abode there, 55, 58;
Joseph’s bones buried there, 210, 222;
Joshua assembles the tribes at, 222;
temple of Baal there, 252;
destroyed by Abimelech, 254;
Rehoboam’s convention at, 368;
rebuilt by Jeroboam, 371
Shem
son of Noah, 13;
the blessing upon, 18;
his descendants and their settlements, 20
Shew-bread
account of, 122;
obtained by David, 303;
placed in Solomon’s Temple, 357, 358
Shibboleth
meaning of, 258
Shiloh
conjectures concerning, 71;
the tabernacle there, 125, 267;
its position, 217;
the rape at, 234;
Samuel ministers there, 268;
Eli dies at, 272;
date of its supposed destruction, 272
Shimei
curses David, 339;
is forgiven, 342;
put to death, 353
Shinar
the Plain of, 18;
the site of Nimrod’s Empire, 21
Shishak
king of Egypt, 366;
overcomes Rehoboam and despoils the Temple, 376
Sihon, king of the Amorites
opposes the Israelites, 184;
is slain, 185
Simeon
Jacob’s son, 52;
attacks Shechem, 56;
bound hostage for Benjamin, 64;
Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 71;
tribe of, its portion, 217
Sinai, Mount
the Israelites encamp before it, 105, 117;
scenery around it, 106;
the Covenant renewed there to Moses, 106, 116;
the Law delivered from, 108;
the ascents of Moses, 111, 116;
events accomplished there, 167
Sinai, Peninsula of
Moses flies there, 82;
description of it, 100
Sin-offering, the
139;
its peculiar ritual, 140;
its intention, 141
Sisera
Jabin’s captain, 237;
overthrown by Barak, 240;
killed by Jael, 242
Slavery
in the Patriarchal age, 74;
under the Mosaic law, 161
Sodom
Lot settles there, 34;
its destruction, 41
Solomon
the birth of, 334;
proclaimed king, 347;
David’s last charge to him, 348;
his accession, 350;
his prayer for Wisdom, 353;
his judgment, 354;
his proverbs and songs, 354;
commences the Temple, 355;
dedicates it, 358;
his public works, 360;
commercial activity of his reign, 361–363;
bad tendency of this, 363;
his splendour, 364;
his failings, 363, 367;
his troubles, 365;
his death and character, 366;
causes of the dismemberment of his kingdom, 370
Song of Witness
composed by Moses, 197
Songs of Solomon
354
‘Sons of God’
conjectures concerning, 13
Spies
mission of the twelve, 173;
the faithless ten struck dead, 175;
two sent to Jericho, 201
Springs in the East
183
Succoth
Jacob settles at, 55;
the Israelites first halt there, 97
T.
Tabernacle, the
pattern of, revealed to Moses, 111, 118, 125;
its construction, 119;
its area, 119;
description of, 121;
its history, 125;
fixed at Shiloh, 216;
David’s new one on Zion, 326
Tabernacles
the feast of, 153;
its observances, 153;
other customs connected with it, 154
Table of Shewbread
in the Tabernacle, 122;
in Solomon’s Temple, 357, 358
Tadmor
built by Solomon, 361
Tarshish
probable situation of, 362;
Jonah at, 430
Tekoa
position of, 401
Temple, the
site of purchased by David, 346, 356;
treasures accumulated for it, 356;
the building of, by Solomon, 355–358;
its dedication, 358, 359;
despoiled by Shishak, 376;
repaired by Joash, 419;
rifled by Jehoash, 425;
despoiled by Nebuchadnezzar, 450, 451;
its destruction, 452;
the rebuilding of, commenced, 469;
its interruption and completion, 470, 471
Ten Tribes
their revolt, 368
Terah
father of Abraham, 27
Tarshish
silver mines of, 362
Thebez
its position, 255
Theft
Mosaic law regarding, 165
Things unclean
forbidden by the Law, 156
Tiberias
Lake of, 30
Tibni
rival king to Omri, 380
Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria
his successes, 433
Tigris, River
3, 17, 18
Tiphsah
position of, 361
Tirzah
capital of Israel, 380
Tithes
assigned to the Levites, 128;
and Priests, 134
Tola the Judge
255
Tongues
the confusion of, 16–20
Tree of Knowledge
4
Trespass Offering, the
141;
occasions for presenting it, 141
Tribal wars, the
232, 256
Trumpets, feast of
144;
its intention, 144
Tubal Cain
inventor of metal working, 11
U.
Unclean
things forbidden by the law, 156
Ur
probable locality of, 27
Uriah
David’s treachery to, 333
Urim, the, and the Thummim
132
Uz, the land of
its probable site, 22
Uzzah
sudden death of, 326
Uzziah, king of Judah.
See Azariah.
V.
Victims
used for sacrifice, 135;
the requisites of, 136
W.
Wanderings, the
in the desert, 175–178
‘Waters of strife,’ the
180
Weeks, the feast of
or Pentecost, 152;
its character, 152
Weights
Jewish Tables of, 492
Wells in the East
183
Widow’s son, the
raised by Elisha, 409
Wives
Mosaic law regarding, 160
Worship, religious
of the Patriarchs, 75
Y.
Year of Jubilee, the
145
Year-Sabbath, the
144
Z.
Zachariah, king of Israel
brief reign of, 432
Zadok the priest
joins David, 323;
has charge of the Ark, 326, 338;
anoints Solomon, 347;
becomes High-priest, 352
Zarephath
the widow of, 384;
Elijah there, 384
Zebulun
Jacob’s son, 52;
tribe of, its portion, 219;
its neglect of duty, 227;
its firmness under Barak, 239
Zechariah
the stoning of, 425
Zechariah, the prophet
471
Zedekiah
the false prophecy of, 398
Zedekiah or Mattaniah
king of Judah, 451;
taken captive to Babylon, 452
Zerah
invasion and defeat of by Asa, 378
Zerubbabel
Governor of Jerusalem at the restoration, 469
Ziklag
David at, 311
Zimri
usurps the throne of Israel, 380
Ziph
David at, 306;
spares Saul there, 310
Zipporah
wife of Moses, 83
Zobah
defeated by David, 330
Zophar
friend of Job, 24
THE END.
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