River Of Egypt
Egypt, River Of (e'jipt Rfv"er), Occurs Re Peatedly In A. V. (num. Xxxiv:5; Josh. Xv:47; Kings Viii:65; 2 Kings Xxiv:7; 2 Chron. Vii:8; Is. Xxvn:12). It Is Not The Nile But The Wady Cl-'arfsh, Which Flows Through The Northern Portion Of The Sinaitic Peninsula, Draining Into Itself The Waters Of ...
Sacred Books
Books, Sacred, Of The East In Relation To The Comparison Between The Rela Tive Merit Of The Various "sacred Books Of The East" Sir Monier Monier-williams, Professor Of Sanskrit, Oxford Univ., Eng., Says: "(1) When I Began Investigating Hinduism And Buddhism, Some Well-meaning Friends Expressed Their Surprise That I Should ...
Sanhedrin 3
Sanhedrin].) (3) After The Settlement In Canaan The Elders Seem To Have Been The Administrators Of The Laws In All The Cities (deut. Xix :12; Xx1 :3. 4.6. 19; Xxii : I5, 25). The Continuance Of The Office May Be Traced During The Time Of The Judges ( Judg. 7) ...
Sixth Day
Sixth Day. Sociability. This Seems To Be Pretty Nearly The Import Of The Original Term, Which Occurs Only In This Place. Since, As We Conceive, The Parties Sat In The Palanquin Opposite To Each Other, The Bride Could Hardly Be Said To Be Leaning On Her Beloved, Nor Joining Herself ...
Spurious Acts
Acts, Spurious (acts, Spwri-oiis), See Apoc Rypha. This Term Has Been Applied To Several Ancient Writings Pretended To Have Been Composed By, Or To Supply Historical Facts Respecting Our Blessed Savior And His Disciples, Or Other Indi Viduals Whose Actions Are Recorded In The Holy Scriptures. Of These Spurious Or ...
Spurious Epistles
Epistles, Spurious (see Apocrypha). Of These Many Are Lost, But There Are Several Still Extant ; The Principal Are: The Epistle Of Paul To The Laodiceans; The Third Epistle Of Paul To The Corinthians; The Epistle Of Peter To James; The Epistles Of Paul And Seneca. (1) Epistle To The ...
Strong Drink
Drink, Strong (drink, Strong), (heb. Shay-kawr'). Sweet Drink (what Satiates Or Intoxicates) Applies In Its Etymological Sense To Any Beverage Possessing Intoxicating Qualities. We Shall Class The Various Senses Of The Word Under Three Heads, In The Order In Which We Conceive Them To Have Been Developed. (1) Sweet Wine ...
Temple Of Belts
Belt's, Temple Of (belt's, Temple 6v). See Babel. Ben (ben), (heb. P., Ben, Son), Is Often Found As The First Element Of Proper Names; In Which Case The Word Which Follows It Is Always To Be Consid Ered Dependent On It, In The Relation Of Our Geni Tive. The Word ...
The Second Day I
The Second Day. ( I ) Bride At Her Window Hears The Hunting-horn. This We Think Probable From What Follows ; The Directions Of The Bride Groom To His Companions To Catch The Jackals Partly Prove It ; Perhaps, However. The Poet Hints, That Though, When He Set Out, The ...
The Third Day I
The Third Day. (i) What Is That—? In The Original, "who Is That"—? But This Has Been Regarded As An Error Of Transcribers. If The Orig Inal Word Were What, Then The Palanquin Is The Subject Of This Inquiry, And To This The Answer Is Given. If The Original Word ...
Tower Of Babel
...babel, Tower Of (b5'bel, Toiler Ov), (heb. . Baw-bel', Gate Of God). After The Flood, We Are Told In Genesis (chap. Xi) That Men Journeyed From The East Until They Came To The Plain Of Shinar, Where They Built The Tower Of Babel, In The Vain Hope Of Ascending Into ...
Trial Of Adultery
Adultery, Trial Of Trral Ov) (1) Water Of Jealousy. It Would Be Unjust To The Spirit Of The Mosaical Legislation To Suppose That The Trial Of The Suspected Wife By The Hitter Water, Called The Water Of Jealousy, Was By It First Pro Duced. It Is To Be Regarded As ...
Tribe Of Benjamin
Benjamin, Tribe Of. The Tribe Of Ben Jamin, Though The Least Numerous Of Israel, Became Nevertheless A Considerable Race In Process Of Time. In The Desert It Counted 35,40o Warriors, All Above Twenty Years Of Age (num. I :36 ; :22), And, At The Entrance Of Israel Into Canaan, Even ...
Writings Of Ezra
Ezra, Writings Of. The Canonical Writ• Ings Of Ezra Are. Besides The Book Which Bears His Name, Most Likely The Two Books Of The Chron Icles. He Reasons For Ascribing The Books Of Chron Icles To The Authorship Of Ezra Have Already Been Investigated In The Article Chronicles (which See). ...
Xiv 21
Xiv :21 I Chron. :12), B. C. Al,out Soo. 4. Son Of Ethan (i). C. 166o). Of The Sons Of Zerall. Perhaps Zeralualt Is The Better Reading (1 Chron. Ii :8). 5. A High-priest. Son Of . A Hiniaaz Aid Grand Son Of Zadok (1 Chron Vi :9), Whom He ...
Xxxii3i
Xxxii:3i); To The Pestilence (2 Sam, Xxiv:1(,, 17; 2 Kings Xix:30); To The Winds ('who Maketh The Winds His Angels,' Ps. Eiv:4); So. Likewise, Plagues Generally Are Called 'evil Angels' (ps. Lxxvin:49), And Paul Calls His Thorn In The Flesh An 'angel Of Satan' (2 Cor, Xii:7; Gal, Iv:13, Lb. ...
The Epworth League
Epworth League, The (epworth Leg), Of The Methodist Episcopal Church. (1) Birth Of The Epworth League. The Church Will Always Honor The Cradles Of Great Men And Great Institutions. Jerusalem, Bethle Hem And Tarsus Are Prominent In The Thought Of All Christians. Epworth, Oxford, John Street, New York, And St. ...
The Exodus
Exodus, The (eks'i5-dtis), (heb. Ve-ale'leh She-moth , A Going Out, A Way Out). The Intention Of Jehovah To Deliver The Israel Ites From Egyptian Bondage Was Made Known To Moses From The Burning Bush At Mount Horeb, While He Kept The Flock Of Jethro, His Father-in Law. (1) Preparatory History. ...
The Salvation Army
Army, The Salvation ( Tiern5c, Sal- Sh5n) In1865 A Man With A Heart Full Of The Love And Passion Of The Man Christ Jesus Stood On Mile End Waste, Whitechapel, London. And Began A Work Among The Poor And Unchurched Masses Of The Great Metropolis That Has Since Grown Into ...