B

Aune, an ancient king of Sweden, remarkable for having offered up to Woden his nine sons to obtain the prolongation of his life, Romans 9:33, in fine.

Aurca Legenda, character of this papistical work, 1 Timothy 4:7. Aurichalcum, a famous factitious metal of antiquity, Revelation 1:15. Auricular Confession, such as is prescribed by the Romish Church, cannot be supported by the precept of St. James relative to confession, James 5:16.

Aval, lw[, different acceptations of this word, Matthew 11:30, in fine.

Avarice, observations on this vice, when covered with the veil of religion, Matthew 21:1-2; John 6:71, in fine.

Avatars, of the Hindoos, what, Acts 14:11.

Ave Maria, that this salutation was given in a dream or vision, as some have stated, highly improbable, Luke 1:28.

axinh, or common battle-axe, a sort of military weapon among the ancients, Ephesians 6:13.

Azotus of the New Testament the same with the Ashdod of the Old, Acts 8:40.

B

Babbler, original acceptation of the Greek word so translated, Acts 17:18.

Babylonish captivity, enumeration of the classes of persons who returned from the, according to the Talmud, Matthew 1:8. Bacchus, young women formerly scourged to death by the Spartans and Arcadians, in order to appease the wrath of this divine, Romans 9:33, in fine.

Backbone, singular opinion of the Jews respecting the lower joint of the, 1 Corinthians 15:44.

Backsliders, awful condition of, Hebrews 3:12; 2 Peter 1:9. Balaam, the Hebrew word µ[lb Balaam, and the Greek word nikolaov, Nicolaus, of the same import, Introduction to 2 Peter. 2 Peter 1:1.

Bale, bishop of Ossory, account of this commentator, Preface to the Revelation. Revelation 1:1.

Balls, thoughts on their ruinous tendency, Matthew 14:12. Bambukholasi, see Hierapolis.

Band, speira, cohort or regiment, see Acts 10:1. Baptism, a rite among the ancient Jews, by which proselytes were received into the full enjoyment of the Jewish privileges, John 1:25. How baptism was administered by the primitive Christians, Matthew 3:6; 28:19; Mark 16:20, in fine. Copious extract from Dr. Lightfoot relative to the nature and importance of baptism, Mark 16:20, in fine. Baptism of water not superseded by the baptism of the Holy Ghost. This clearly proved in the case of the first Gentile converts, all of whom had received the Holy Ghost previously to their baptism by water, Acts 10:47, 48. The iteration of baptism, after it has been once essentially performed, a profanation of this sacred rite, Acts 19:5. Baptism of fire, strange trifling of the primitive professors of Christianity relative to the import of this phrase, Matthew 3:11. Baptismal registers in churches, origin of, Revelation 3:5. Bar, import of this Syriac word, Mark 10:46.

Barabbas, very remarkable reading in a Vatican manuscript relative to the name of this murderer, Matthew 27:16.

Barbarian, Barbarus, barbarov, what anciently intended by this term, Acts 28:2; Romans 1:14. Its etymology, according to Bishop Pearce, ibid.

Barbarous nations, dreadful violence of their irruptions into the Roman dominions in the fifth century, as described by Drs. Mosheim and Robertson, Revelation 12:15.

Barchochab, an impostor in the reign of Adrian, John 4:29. On what account put to death, ibid.

Barley, considered a very mean fare in the east, John 6:9. This illustrated by a quotation from Plutarch, ibid.

Barnabus, Chrysostom’s conjecture why the Lycaonians took this Christian minister for a manifestation of their supreme divinity, Acts 14:12.

Bar Naphli, an appellation of the Messiah among the rabbins, Acts 15:16.

Bartholomew, conjecture concerning the real name of this apostle, Matthew 10:4.

basileus twn aiwnwn, import of this remarkable apostolical expression, 1 Timothy 1:17.

Baskets and hay, why carried by the Jews when traveling in Gentile countries, Matthew 14:20. Quotations from Sidonius Apollinaris and Juvenal, in which there is allusion to this custom, ibid. Bastard wheat, what, Matthew 13:25.

Bastinado, short account of the, by J. Antes, Hebrews 11:40, in fine. Bath, some account of this Hebrew measure of capacity, Luke 16:6. Beating the air, see aera derein.

bebhlov, profane, whence derived, Hebrews 12:16. An epithet given by the ancient Greeks to any person or thing not consecrated to the gods, ibid.

Beelzebul, or Beelzebub, import of this word, Matthew 10:25. Dr. Lightfoot’s very judicious observations, showing in what the horrid blasphemy of the Jews consisted when they gave the name of Beelzebul to our Lord, ibid.

Beith, tyb, a frequent acceptation of this word, 2 Corinthians 5:2. belov, a word signifying any kind of military missile, Ephesians 6:16. Benedictus, Wakefield’s criticism on a remarkable expression in the, Luke 1:76.

Beneficiarii, among the Romans, who, Luke 22:5. Bequests of lands, &c., to Churches or religious uses exceedingly common before the Reformation Matthew 15:5. A frequent form of these instruments, ibid.

Berea, a city of Macedonia, near Pella, Acts 17:10. Berenge-arook, among the Hindoos, what, 1 Corinthians 7:40, in fine.

Berenice, or Bernice, sister of Agrippa, character of, Acts 25:13. Bethesda, why probably so named, John 5:2.

Beth-lehem, two cities of this name in the Promised Land, Matthew 2:1. Derivation and import of the name, ibid. Appositeness of this appellation to the place of our Lord’s birth, ibid.

Bethphage, where situated, and why probably so named, Matthew 21:1.

Bhargas, Sir William Jones’ remarks upon this Hindoo word, John 1:9.

Bigotry, reflections on the spirit of, which is manifested by some professing Christians, Mark 9:39; 2 Peter 1:7. Binding and loosing, a mode of expression frequently used by the Jews, Matthew 16:19. Its import, Matthew 18:18. Birthday of a monarch either meant the day on which he was born, or on which he commenced his reign, Matthew 14:6.

Bishop, derivation and import of this word, 1 Timothy 3:2. Fifteen qualifications of a Christian bishop, 1 Timothy 3:2-7. Bishop of Rome, Grenville Sharp’s observations on the pretended supremacy of the, Luke 9:62, in fine.

Bismillahi Arrahmani Arraheemi, “In the name of tie most merciful and compassionate God,” a sentence in very frequent use among the Mohammedans in matters sacred and profane, Colossians 4:17. Bithynia, boundaries of this ancient kingdom of Asia, 1 Peter 1:1. Its various appellations, ibid. Now under the domination of the Turks, ibid. Bituminous Salt, a species of salt generated at the lake Asphaltites, easily rendered vapid, Matthew 5:13.

Black Robes of Christian ministers, thoughts concerning the, Matthew 28:3.

blasfhmia, blasphemy, its import when used in reference to God Matthew 9:3; 15:13; John 10:33; Acts 6:11; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:2: when applied to man, ibid. Among the Jews all who heard a blasphemous speech were obliged to rend their clothes, and never to sew them up again, Matthew 26:65. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, inquiry into the meaning of this expression. Matthew 12:31, 32. Dr. Lightfoot’s vindication of this phrase and its context from a false gloss of some commentators by numerous citations from rabbinical writers, Matthew 12:32. Blessing, Jewish form of, before and after meat, Matthew 14:19; 26:26. The Mohammedan form of, Matthew 26:26.

Blindness, remarkable cure of, by Cheselden, John 9:32. Blood, the eating of, forbidden by the law of Moses, Acts 15:41, in fine.

Bloody sweat, instance of a, as related by Deuteronomy Thou, Luke 22:44.

Blotting out of the book of God, what meant by this phrase, Luke 10:20.

Boanerges, inquiry into the derivation of this word, Mark 3:17. Why, in the opinion of some, this surname was given to the sons of Zebedee, ibid.

Board, account of the, borne by the criminal in China, to which the accusation is affixed, Matthew 27:37.

Bohemian Version of the Scriptures, short account of the, Introduction to the Gospels and Acts, p. 18.

Boiga, copious extract relative to this serpent from Cepede’s History of Oviparous Quadrupeds and Serpents, Matthew 10:16. Boldon Book, account of the, Matthew 21:34; 1 Corinthians 7:40, in fine.

Bood-dha, a name of the Deity among the Hindoos, Luke 1:68. Borrowing and lending, Christian precept concerning, Matthew 5:42.

Bosc, (Peter du,) account of this French Protestant divine, 1 Corinthians 2:3.

boskew, in what this word differs in import from poimainew, John 21:15.

Bottles of the ancients ordinarily made of goat’s skin, Matthew 9:17; Luke 5:37.

Bounarbachi, a village on the site of which the ancient city of Troy is supposed to have stood, Acts 16:8.

Boxing match between Entellus and Dares, Virgil’s description of the, 1 Corinthians 9:26.

Boyd, (H. S.,) observations by this Greek critic on two remarkable laws to which the Greek article is universally subjected, Ephesians 6:24, in fine. The influence of these rules on certain passages in the Septuagint Version, and also in the New Testament, shown to be a very powerful auxiliary evidence in favour of an essential article of the Christian religion, viz., the Divinity of Jesus Christ, ibid.

Boyle, anecdote relative to his great reverence for the name of God, 2 Corinthians 12:4.

brabeuthv, the person who awarded the prize to the victor in the ancient Grecian games, 1 Corinthians 9:27.

Brahma, the Hindoo deity in his creative quality, Luke 1:68; John 1:14.

Branches of Supplication, ikethriav qalloi, import of this phrase as used by Herodian and others, Hebrews 5:7.

Breaking of the bread, essential in the right administration of the Lord’s Supper, Matthew 26:26.