Aaron and Miriam's Oppo-
sition to Moses, I. 177
and People forgiven
for Golden Calf, I. 159
Death, I. 180

makes Golden Calf,
I. 159

Place of his Death,
T. 276
Abana, IV. 303

Abarim, Mount, IV. 250
Abel slain, I. 51

Tomb of, IV. 307
Abihu and Nadab, Death
of, I. 230
Abimelech and Isaac, I.
112, &c.

High Priest, slain by
Saul, III. 130

son of Gideon, II. 14
Abiram, I. 179
Abject, IV. 271

Abner, his support of Ish-
bosheth, IV. 287
Aborras (Habor), III. 250
Abraham, 1.10, 39, 62, 74, 84
and Lot, their Separa-
tion, I. 40

blessed by Melchize-
dek, I. 64

buys Cave of Machpe-
lah and buries Sarah, I.42
Call of, I. 52, 75
commanded to Sacri-
fice Isaac, I. 85

--

Death and Burial, I.
53, 86, 175

entertains Three An-
gels: intercedes for
Sodom and Gomorrah,
I. 41, 42, 85

Friend of God, I. 74
God of, III. 101
God's Covenant with,

Abraham, Promise of Seed
renewed, I. 40

rescues Lot, I. 63
Table of Incidents in
Life of, I. 11

Tomb of, IV. 200
Absalom, Death of, IV. 290
- his Rebellion, IV. 289
Acacia, I. 80; IV. 195
Accad, I. 264
'Accho (Acre), IV. 236
Accuracy of

Chinese,

Egyptian, and Assyrian
Records, III. 330
Achan, Ingot secreted by,
III. 178

Achan, his Theft and Pun-
ishment, II. 150
Achmetha, III. 23
Acre of Bailey, Value,
III. 224

Acre (Accho), IV. 236
Actiac Era, III. 240
Acts of Apostles, Author-
ship, IV. 333

Chronology of, IV. 27
compared with Paul's
Epistles, IV. 334

Difficult Passages Ex-
plained, III. 208, 267

History of Expansion
of Christian Church, I.
146

Inquiry as to Sources
whence Compiled, and
Historical Character of
Book, IV. 335, 336

its Missionary Spirit,
IV. 335

Purposes: Position
among Evidences of
Christian Faith, IV. 333,
&c.

Table of Chronology,
IV. 28

Value of Introduc-
tion to Paul's Epistles,
and beginning of History
of Christian Church,
IV. 334

Acts of Solomon, Book of,
III. 1, 74

Adam, Tomb, IV. 200
Adar, First Sabbath, III.
240

Æginetan Drachma, III.
179

Enon, near Salim, IV. 121
Era: see Era.
Affliction and Joy, II. 297
Agada, III. 179
Agag, III. 63

Agate, II. 352

Ages of Men, I. 51
Agio, III. 180

Agora, III. 99

Agrippa I., Coins of, III.
175, 176, 180

180

II., Coins of, III. 175,

see Herod Agrippa.
Agur, Proverbs of, IV. 215
Ahab, Alliance with Je-
hoshaphat: Character:
Marriage: Daughter
Athaliah married to
Jehoshaphat's son Je-
horam, IV. 140

and Naboth's Vine-
yard, III. 335

Apostacy from Wor-
ship of Jehovah, III. 334

Blood licked by Dogs,
according to Prophecy
of Elijah, III. 338

Character, III. 75, 333
Ahab defies Elijah, III. 94
Denunciation on him
for releasing Benhadad,
III. 337

slain in Battle
Ramoth-gilead, III. 338
Syrian Wars, III.
336, &c.

Victories over Ben-
hadad II., III. 336, 337
Ahasuerus identified with
Xerxes, II. 218
Ahava (Hit), III. 247
Ahaz, Dangers in
Reign to Jerusalem; his
Sign, I. 197

Ai, II. 151; IV. 197
Aijeleth-shahar, Aijeleth-
he-shahar, I. 299; III.

attacks the Outlying
Parts of Kingdom, III.
256

Coins of, III. 100

from the Wars and
Death, III. 256

his Widow reigned
nine years at Jerusalem,
III. 272

Alexander, son of Aristo-
bulus II., escapes on
way to Rome, III. 272
surrenders to Anti-
pater the Idumean, III.
273

taken Prisoner by
Pompey, III. 273
Alexander, the Copper-
smith, IV. 51
Alexander the King, Coins
of, III. 100
Alexandra, IV. 367

Coins, III. 180
the Queen, Coins of,
III. 100

Widow of Alexander
Jannæus reigned nine
years at Jerusalem, III.
272

his

Dial of, III. 238
Ahaziah, Death of, III. 159
sends to consult Baal-
zebub at Ekron as to his
Recovery, III. 159
slain, III. 306
Ahijah, Prophecy of, III.

141
Aboliab and Bezaleel,
Source of their Skill,
II. 4

All to," III. 53
Alleged Violation of the
Sabbath by our Lord,
III. 14
Allegory

in Hebrew
Poetry, III. 219
Alligator, IV. 58
Almagist of Ptolemy, III.
238, 239

Almanack, Bible Alman-
ack, IV. 180-183
Almond, IV. 245
Almoner, Three, of Syna-
gogue, II. 266

Almsgiving, I. 252

Duty of, IV. 46, 47
Parables on, I. 253
Sounding of Trum
pet Explained, II. 259
Aloe, Lign, I. 243
Altar, Assyrian, I. 141
Brazen, III. 120
built on old Site in
Temple, III. 163

Fulfilment of Brazen,
III. 124

God's Directions for,
III. 120

Golden, III. 226, &c.
Horns of, III. 121, 226
of Incense, III. 226,
229

of Incense, Position
of, I. 329

of Incense,

Import
of to Israelites: Fulfil-
ment to Christians, III.
227, 228

of Incense, Difficulty
conected with it Ex-
plained, III. 229

Sloping Approach to
Brazen, III. 121

Tabernacle and Offer-
ings therein, III. 309
Al-taschith, III. 326
Amalek, Saul's Victory
over, III. 128
Amalekites subdued by
David, III. 189

Amanuensis used by Paul
in writing Epistles, III.
270

Amethyst, II. 352
Amenophis, son of Amosis,
I. 77

Ammi, III. 277
Ammonites subdued by
David, III. 189
Amorite, I. 339

Amos, Herdsman of Tekoa,
III. 370, 371

Bible, I. 43

Animals for Sacrifice to
Baal, Tariff of Prices
(Phoenician), I. 357

now extinct in Pales-
tine, I. 15

of the Bible, I. 14, 22,
55, 71, 88, 107, 136, 166,
199, 248, 280, 315, 364,
366, 379; II. 24, 45, 98,
106, 134, 135, 167, 168,
198, 201, 244, 247, 294,
344, 360, 362, 363; III.
7, 134, 201, 232, 312, 327;
IV. 7, 54, 102, 145, 166,
216, 292, 313, 319

Superior in Strength
to Man, IV. 65
Announcements of Divi-
sion of Day, III. 238
Anointing with Oil, I. 100
Anphak (measure), III.
10, 12

Ant, IV. 313

Antelope, II. 24, 135, 167
Anthozoa, IV. 353
Antichrist, I. 382, &c.; III.
339, &c.

Renan on, II. 81
Antigonus and Aristobu-
lus, sons of John Hyr.
canus, besiege and take
Samaria, III. 255

assassinated, III. 256
Coins of, III. 100, 180
King of Judæa, mu-
tilates and banishes
Hyrcanus, III. 329

Last of Asmonean
Line beheaded, at Anti-
och, III. 321

-son of Aristobulus
II., taken Prisoner to
Rome by Pompey: Es-
capes, III. 272

subdues

III. 255

Ituræans,

III. 213

or Legate of Congre-
gation, III. 212

Appearances

of

Christ
aiter Resurrection, I.
147

Apple of Sodom, IV. 312
Apples, III. 217, 218
Approach, Sloping up to
Brazen Altar, III. 121
Apricot, III. 218

Aquamarina (Beryl), II.351
Aqueduct at Jerusalem,
Remains of, IV. 199
Ar, IV. 253
Arabah, III. 342
Arabia, Horses of, 170
Arabians in Palestine, IV.
109

Aram, III. 247, 250, 251
Aramaan (Aramaic), Lan-
guage of Judæa and
Galilee, spoken by our
Lord, III. 194
Aram-Naharaim, III. 251
Ararat, I. 35, 232

Arbela, Caves of, III. 281
Arch, R binson's, IV. 279
Wilson s, IV. 279, 280
Archelaus, Coins of, III.
175, 176

-- of Synagogues, III.
184

Area, Hebrew Measures
of, II. 380

Aretas, helping Hyrcanus
II., defeats Aristobulus
II., III. 272
Aristobulus

appointed
High Priest: Drowned
at Jericho, III. 322

and Antigonus, sons
of John Hyrcanus, be-
siege and take Samaria,
III. 255

- I., Coins of, III. 100,
180

Defeated by Aretas,
III. 272

— II. escapes from
Rome, but re-captured,
III. 273

Herod's son, exe-
cuted, III. 355

reigned a year, and
died, III. 256

seized Kingdom on
death of John Hyrcanus,
killed Mother, and im-
prisoned Brothers, III.
255

succeeded Queen
Alexandra, displacing
brother Hyrcanus, III.
272
Aristobulus taken Prisoner
by Pompey to Rome, III.
273

Ark at Kirjath-jearim, II.
212

Ark, Meaning of, to Israel-
ites, III. 260

Purpose of, Contents,
&c., III. 260

wanting in Second
Temple, III. 205
Armenia, Geography of, I.
94, 234

Armour, &c., Assyrian,
III. 296

of God, III. 211; IV.
205

Arms for Temple Guard,
III. 97
Artaxerxes

forbids Re-

Worship
Canaan, I. 358
Asian Coins, III. 180
Asmonean Coins, III. 100
Dynasty, Fortunes of,
III. 255, 256

Line, Antigonus, last
of, beheaded at Antioch,
1II. 321

180

Princes, Coins, III.

Asmoneans, The Last of
the, III. 272
Aspen, III. 180
Asps, IV. 103

Ass-Wild Ass, I. 199
Assarion, III. 97, 98, 179,
180
Asshur, I. 264

Assistant Ruler of Syna-
gogue, II. 266
Assyria, Astronomically
accurate Record of, III.
330

Decay of Power, IV.

101
Description of Re-
gion, II. 282

Early History of, II.

331
Assyrian Altar, I. 141
Inscriptions record-
ing Deluge, I. 232
Inscriptions,

dences, III. 348, 349
Ataroth, IV. 253

Athaliah married to Jeho-
ram, IV. 140
Atonement, Day of, II.
273, &c.

Great Day of, I. 131
Great Day of, Conse-
quence of Error in Day
itse, II. 278

Great Day of, Warn-
ing and Fulfilment, II.
270, &c. See also Day,
Great
Attendance,

Early, at
Sanctuary, II. 119, 263,
&c.; III. 212
A.U.C., Rome Founded,
Kal. Maii, 4057, III 210
Augustus, Name of, con-
ferred on Octavius, III.
352

Aulon (Jordan Valley),
III. 342

Baal, III. 76

B

and Ashtaroth, Wor-
ship of, in Canaan, I.
358

Four Hundred and
Fifty Priests of, III. 76
Offering to, at Car-
mel, III. 95

Priests of, slain at
Kishon, III, 335

Tariff of Prices of
Animals for Sacrifice
(Phoenician), I. 357

Temple of, at Kades,
IV. 75

Test of Godhead at
Carmel, III. 95

Worship established
by Ahab, III. 75
Worship established
by Jezebel, III. 334

Worship, Fatal Blow
to, at Carmel, III. 95
Baalbek (Heliopolis), IV.
304, 306

Baasha, his Succession to
Throne, III. 75
Babel, II. 55
Baboon, I. 16

Babylon and Rome, IV.
299

Babylon, Church at, ex-
plained, I. 300

Dimensions of, II.

Baptism of Christ, II.
Baptism of John the Bap
tist, II. 38, &c.

of Proselytes, II 38
with which our Lord
was to be Baptised, III.
278

Barabbas, Preference of
Multitude for, ex-

plained, II. 81
Barak, II. 14

Barberry, I. 65

Barclay's Gateway, IV.
280

Barley, IV. 374

Value of, III. 222

Barleycorn, IL 278-80
Barada, River, IV. 303
Baruch, Jeremiah's Ser-
vant, Disappointment,
and Fidelity, II. 98
-writes God's Denun.
ciation of the Land in
Rolls, II. 76
Bashan, Cities of, L 374
Geography of, IV.

of Prey, L. 22, 25, 57,
58, 88, 89, 90, 92; IV. 54
Bedawin of Sinai, IV. 153
Bee, IV. 294, 313
Bees, IV. 350
Beer sheba, I. 114

Origin of name,

63
Beetles, IV. 292
Beggars, I. 237
Behemoth, I. 251
Beirut, IV. 234
Beka, III. 97, 180
Bel and the Dragon, IV.
347, 348
Belilk, III. 250
Bells, II. 312
Benevolence and Charity,
Deeds of, I. 237, 251
Benhadad II. Conquered
by Ahab, III 336, 337
Benjamin and Joseph, L

348
Bercea, IV. 306

Bernice, sister of Herod
Agrippa II., II 147, &c.
Berothai, III. 254
Beryl, II. 351
Bestead, III. 54
Betah, III. 254
Beth-Adina, III. 248
Bethel, IV. 122

and Dan, Golden
Calves at, III. 75
Events which hap
pened at, IV. 18
Jacob's Vision at, I.

Plague (of Egypt), I.

Wild, II. 24

Cave of Machpelah, IV.
199

Cavern at Banaias, III. 56
of Palestine, IV. 16

Caves of Arbela, III. 281
Cedar, IV. 358, 359

of Lebanon, IV. 358

Celsius, Olaf, on Scrip-

ture Plants, I. 7

Cembalo, I. 219

Census, III. 180

Centurion's Synagogue in
ruins at Capernaum, III.
183--185

Cerastes, IV. 103, &c.
Chabora, III. 250′

Chaboras, III. 250

Choenix (Measure), III. 11
Chain of Sacred Reckon-
ing, III. 351

Paul's, III. 210

Chalach (Halah), III. 250
Chalanne, I. 266
Chalcedony, II. 352
Chalcitis, III. 250

Chaldea, Fatherland of
the Jews, II. 206

208

Aspect of Country, II.

Interior, Religion of,
II. 209
Chaldean Architecture,
II. 208

Collection in British
Museum, II. 209

Great Year, III. 240
Notation, Influence
of, on later Metrical
Systems, III. 223

Scale of Time, III. 238
Chaldeans, Early History
obscure, II. 208

Woe to the, I. 222
Chalol (Pipes), II. 6
Chalka, III. 179
Chambering, III. 225
Chameleon, IV. 59
Chamois, II. 106
Chapiter, III. 2:5

Chelonia, IV. 54, &c.
Cherith (Brook), Elijah's
Retreat, III. 93

(Brook): its Position,
III. 346

Cherub, Form of, I. 295

Origin of Word, I. 346
Cherubim and Seraphim,
I. 291, 344

Form of, III. 291
Fulfilment for Chris-
tians, III. 294

Human Element pre-
dominant in, III. 291
Meaning for Israel,
III. 292

of Ezekiel, III. 291
of Ezekiel's Vision,
II. 195
--of Mercy-seat, III.
290

Genealogy of Descen-
dants of David, Valu-
able, III. 140

Objects of Writer,
III. 142

of David, Book of,
III. 1

of Israel, III. 2
of Kings of Israel,
Book of, III. 1, 74

of Kings of Judah,
Book of, III. 1, 2, 74

State of Jewish Na-
tion when written, III.
139

Valuable as Supple-
ment to Kings, III. 141
Chronological Table of

Paul's Epistles, III. 269
Chronology, III. 233

Jewish, III. 330, &c.
Jewish, Light on from
Epitaphs in Crimea, III.

on Mercy-seat, III.

261

76
of Books of Kings,
III. 5

Swiftness of, III. 291
Chewing the Cud, Test of
Cleanliness in Animals,
II. 202
Chichester, Inscription
found at, A.D. 1723, con-
nected with New Testa-
ment, III. 244-245
Chickens, III. 136
Chief Ruler of Synagogue,
II. 261, &c.

Cheke, Sir John, his
Translation of St.
Matthew, IV. 326
Child of Twelve presented
to the Lord, I. 48
weaned, I. 46
Childless Widow, Claim
on husband's brother or
kinsman, III. 258
Children of Disobedience,
Spirit working in, IV.
116, &c.

Hebrew, Birth, Edu-
cation, Schools, I. 29
Chilmad (Charman), III.
248

China, Astronomically Ac-
curate Records of, III.
330

first Cycle of 60 years,
III. 240

first Historic Cycle,

III. 240
Chinnereth, III. 283
Choa (measure), III. 10
Choral Services of Temple

Scaliger's System of,
III. 331

Chronometry, III. 233
Chronotaxis, III. 233
Chrysolite, II. 351
Church, IV. 271

at Babylon exhorted,
I. 300

Early Community of
Goods, III. 267

- Early, State of Society
in, III. 267

Founded on Rock,
III. 78

in Rome, IV. 113
of the Holy Sepulchre,
IV. 284

Cicar, III. 97

(Gold), III. 97
Cinnamon, I. 245; IV. 344
Circumcision, I. 30

Renewed, after forty
years' wandering, II. 19
The True, III. 21
Cithara, I. 296

Cities of Plain, site of, III.
359

Citole, I. 218
Citron, III. 217

Claudia, IV. 384

-Wife of Pudens, III.
245

Clavicytherium, I. 218
Clavichord, I. 218
Clay, IV. 14

Cleansing by Christ, II.

40

Clement, fellow-traveller
with St. Paul, I. 150
Clepsydra sent to Charle-
magne and Haroun al
Raschid, III, 238
Clerus, and words derived
from it, I. 207

on

Climate, influence
Poetry, III. 382
of Palestine, III. 382
Climax, III, 251
Clout-Clouted, III. 226
Cloth, Linen, II. 329
Cobra, Egyptian, IV. 103,
104

Cock, in connection with
St. Peter's Denial, III.
134
Cock-crow, marks Divi-
sion of Night, III. 238
Cock-crowing, indicating
definite Portion of Time,
III. 134
Cockatrice, IV. 105
Cockle (noisome weed),
IV. 372.

verses

Codex Sinaiticus, wants
but twelve
of
Mark's Gospel, III. 196
Cohen, I. 30

(Priest, Descendant
of Aaron), I. 61
Coinage, Tables of, III.

180.
Coincidences,

Astrono-

mical, III. 348, 349
Coincidences of Scripture,
I. 26, 97, 145, 193, 292,
325; III. 19, 210; IV. 49
Coincident Modes of
reckoning Time among
Jews, III. 347, &c.
Coins, III. 10, 175, 222, 238
Cyprian, of time of
Claudius, Inscriptions
on, III. 243

illustrating

ture, III. 242

Measures,

Community of Goods in
Early Church, I. 147
Extent of, how arose,
how long lost, &c., III.

267

not Compulsory, III.

267

-Its Object, III. 267
Complex Parallelism in
Structure of Verses in
Poetry of Bible, III 48
Conder, Lieut., R.E., Sur-
vey of Jordan Valley,
III. 343
Coney, II, 201
Confession of Sin, IV. 220
Congregation, Legate or
Apostle of, III 212, 213
Tabernacle of, III. 44
Congregations, Ten, of
Jews at Bagdad, III.212
Conscience, God revealed
in, I. 331
Contrasts of Scripture, IL
257; IV. 161
Convolvulus, IV. 312
Copper, Brass, Bronze,
Tin, III. 191
Copper Vessels, III. 191
Cor (Measure), III. 11
Coracinus (Fish), III. 279
Coral, IV. 353

Corban, I. 155; III. 98
Coriander, IV. 310
Corinth, Description of,
II. 376

30

Its Games, II. 377
State of Church, IV.

Second Epistle to
Thessalonians written

from, III. 338
Corinthians, First Epistle,
IV. 29

46

Scrip-

and

Weights, IV. 180
Medals, and Inscrip-
tions, II. 85, 155, 190, 217

Medals, and Inscrip-
tions illustrating New
Testament, III. 242
Coin of Apameia_repre-
senting Deluge, I. 31
Coins of Bible, III. 69,
97, 330, 347, 361; IV.
27

Samaritan, I. 157
Weights, and Mea-
sures of Bible, II. 278,
380

Colleges, Ten, of Jews at
Bagdad, III. 212
Colocynth, IV. 246
Colossians, Authenticity
of Epistle to, IV. 159
Characteristic

Con-

tents of Epistle, IV.
157, 158

Epistle to, III. 210;
IV. 157

Warnings of Epistle
to, against False Teach-
ing, IV. 160
Colouring, Local, of St.
Paul's Epistles, II. 271,
376; III. 19, 210; IV. 49
Columns, Form of Two

Corner Columns at
north end of all Syna-
gogues, III. 184
Coming of the Lord (in
Malachi), III. 109, 115
Commandment, Fourth,

a Witness, III. 15
Commandments,

given, I. 80.

Ten,

King Alfred's Version
of, I. 14

Commemorative Piles, IV.

15

Commerce of Israel with
other Countries, III.
237
Common Prayer, Book of,
Revision of, IV. 382

Second Epistle, IV.

Paul's Epistles to,
II. 376, &c.
Corinthians, Special Cha
racter of their Scepti
cism, II. 379
Cormorant, III. 312: IV. S
Corn, Value of, III, 222,&c.
Corner-stones, Quotation
explained, III. 326
Corus (Measure), III. 12
of Land, III. 222
Cossnei, III 248
Costigan, his Attempt to
Explore the Jordan, III.

343

Cotes, III. 383
Cotton, IL 328
Cotyle (Measure), III. 10
Countries for Gold, Havi-
lah, III. 189

Ophir, III. 189
Parvaim, III. 189
Raamah, III 189
Uphaz, III. 189
Course of Jordan, III. 57

of this World ex
plained, IV. 116, &c.
Courses of Priests in Tem-
ple Worship arranged
by David, III 140

of the Priests, The,
III. 241
Court of Tabernacle, III.
40

Covenant. See Ark.

Ark of, II. 144; III.
259, &c

Book of the, I. 158
New, III. 312
Covenant between God
and Israelites, Ratifica
f tion of, I. 159

Covenant between Israel-
ites and their God at
Sinai, I. 80
Covenant between Jacob
and Laban, I. 254
Coverdale, Bishop, his
work for the Bible in
Paris, IV. 262

Characteristics of his
Translation of Bible, IV.
66, &c.