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Burkitt, (Revelation William) author of a very useful commentary on the New Testament, General Preface, p. 8.

Burkius, (Philippians David) author of notes on the twelve minor prophets, General Preface, p. 10.

Burns, (Charles) extraordinary stature of this man, 1 Samuel 17:58, in fine.

Burnt - offerings, have been common among almost all the people of the earth, Leviticus 1:4.

Burying in towns, churches, and chapels, observations on the great impropriety of, Leviticus 11:8.

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Cab, see Kab.

Cables, made by the Egyptians of the leaves of the flag, Job 8:11. Cabod, dwbk, a memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes at the end of Deuteronomy. {Deuteronomy 34:12}

Caduceus, the, or rod of Mercury, evidently borrowed from the Scripture account of the rod of Moses, Exodus 4:17.

Caeli enarrant, first six verses of this Psalm from an old English manuscript, Psalm 19:3.

Caelius Antipater, an accredited historian who lived before the time of Pliny, Isaiah 2:13 - 16. This writer assures us that he had seen a merchant who had made a voyage from Gades to Ethiopia, ibid. Cain, import of this name, Genesis 4:1.

Cairns, what, Joshua 7:26; 2 Samuel 18:17. Calais, affecting history of the six citizens of, who presented themselves before Edward III., with ropes round their necks, and the keys of the town and castle in their hands, 1 Kings 20:43, in fine. Calmet, (Dom. Augustine) a very celebrated commentator upon the whole Scriptures, General Preface, page 5. His enumeration of the different ways in which a Hebrew might lose his liberty, Exodus 21:2. Calneh, the same with Ctesiphon, according to Calmet, Amos 4:2. Caloric, or natural heat, when accumulated in any particular part, will diffuse itself to all bodies with which it comes in contact, till their temperature be equal, 2 Kings 4:35.

Calves of gold, set up by Jeroboam, remarks concerning the, 1 Kings 12:28, 29.

Calvin, (John) a commentator on all the prophets and the evangelists, General Preface, p. 6.

Cambyses, king of Persia, the Gog of Ezekiel, according to Calmet, Ezekiel 38:2.

Camel, Volney’s description of the, Job 5:5.

Campbell, (Dr.) author of a treatise on the evangelists, General Preface, p. 8.

Canaan, land of, its superficial contents, Numbers 18:21. What proportion of the promised land belonged to the Levites, ibid. Canaanites, where those people, particularly so named, were situated, Joshua 3:10.

Candle or lamp, often used as the emblem of prosperity and posterity, Job 21:17.

Candlestick, golden, of the temple or tabernacle, description of the, Exodus 25:31.

Candlesticks in the heathen temples, bearing a great number of lamps, Exodus 25:40, in fine.

Canoes, formerly wholly constructed from the papyrus, Isaiah 18:1, 2. Cantate Domino, great similarity between this psalm and the Magnificat, or Song of the Blessed Virgin, Psalm 98:9, in fine. List of the most striking parallels, ibid.

Canticles, book of, carefully transcribed from a manuscript of the fourteenth century in the editor’s possession, Introduction to Solomon’s Song, {Song of Solomon 1:1} in fine.

Cape of Good Hope, passage round the, known to the ancients, Isaiah 2:13 - 16. This navigation recovered by the Portuguese, after it had been lost for many centuries, ibid.

Caphtor, the island of Crete, Amos 9:7.

Cappadocians, from whom descended, Genesis 10:2. Caraba, description of the, Isaiah 25:6.

Caravans in the East, some account of the, Song of Solomon 6:4. Manner in which the hadgees or pilgrims are conducted by these conveyances in their travels by night, ibid.

Carbuncle, account of this precious stone, Exodus 28:17, Carduus vulvatissimus, a species of thistle amazingly prolific, Genesis 3:18.

Carmel, altar on this mount mentioned by Tacitus and Suetonius, which Vespasian went to consult, 1 Kings 18:30.

Carmelites, religious order of the, different opinions respecting the time of the foundation of this order, Joshua 19:26. Carolina sylvestris, a species of thistle amazingly prolific, Genesis 3:18.

Caryl, (J.) a commentator on the book of Job, General Preface, p. 7. Casiphia, generally supposed to be the same with the Caspian mountains, Ezra 8:17.

Cassiopeia, form of the constellation of, resembled by Aratus to a key, Isaiah 22:22.

Cassiterides, the same with the islands of Scilly and Cornwall, Isaiah 2:13 - 16.

Castor oil, whence obtained, Jonah 4:6.

Castrametation of the ancient Israelites, Scheuchzer’s remarks on the, Numbers 2:2, in fine.

Cataneans, from whom supposed to be descended, Genesis 25:2. Cato’s directions in the construction of threshing - floors, 1 Samuel 23:29, in fine.

Cattle, mischievous, customary among the Romans to twist hay about the horns of, that people seeing it might shun them, Exodus 21:28. Causes, two supreme, coeternal, and independent, according to the magian theology, Isaiah 45:7.

Caves, vast capacity of, in the East, according to Strabo and Pococke, 1 Samuel 24:3; Isaiah 2:19 - 21.

Cedar of Lebanon, Gabriel Sionita’s description of the, Numbers 24:6. Some curious particulars concerning this tree related by Deuteronomy la Roque, which he learned from the Maronites of Mount Libanus, ibid. Maundrell’s description of the cedars he found growing on Mount Lebanus in 1697, ibid. Psalm 92:12.

Cedreans, their origin, Genesis 25:13.

Ceeneth, tn[k, various conjectures respecting the meaning of this word, Ezra 4:11.

Celibacy has no countenance in the sacred oracles, Genesis 2:18, 24. Cemarim, an order of idolatrous priests in Judea in the time of Josiah, 2 Kings 23:5. Why Christian ministers have been called cemarim by the Jews, ibid.

Census of the children of Israel, in the second year after their departure from Egypt, compared with another census of the same people made thirty - eight years afterwards, Numbers 1:46. Curious observation of Ainsworth on the number of families in the twelve tribes at the second census, Numbers 26:51.

Centurion, derivation and import of this word, Genesis 36:15. Cerastes, whence this animal has its name, Genesis 49:17. Chacamepyh, hymkj, rendered wise men, Porphyry’s definition of the original term, Genesis 41:8.

Chag, gj, Parkhurst’s definition of this word, Leviticus 7:38, in fine. Its import among the Jews when used as a memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Deuteronomy. {Deuteronomy 34:10} Chairs, never used in Persia but at the coronation of their kings, Isaiah 52:2. Eastern chairs always so high as to make a footstool necessary, ibid. Chalal, llj, a word very improperly rendered in our version, Ezekiel 21:14. Its genuine import, ibid.

Chaldaic version, account of, the General Preface, p. 21. Chaldeans, from whom these people probably had their name, Genesis 11:31; Isaiah 23:13. Some account of the ancient condition of this people, Isaiah 23:13.

Chalil, lylj, a wind - instrument, 1 Samuel 10:5. Champion, whence derived, and what its import, 1 Samuel 17:4. Chance, inquiry into the derivation and meaning of this word, 1 Samuel 6:9.

Chaos, notions of the heathens concerning this divinity probably borrowed from the Mosaic account of the creation, Genesis 1:2. Chaplets, wearing of, at banquets, customary among the ancient Jews, Greeks, and Romans, Isaiah 48:1.

Chappelow, a commentator on the book of Job, General Preface, p. 7. Chapters, division of the Holy Scriptures into, by whom effected, Introduction to Ezra. {Ezra 1:1} Instances of the very injudicious division of the chapters of holy writ, Isaiah 4:1; 9:7; 13:1, in principio; Isaiah 15:1, in principio; Isaiah 27:1, in principio. Charashim, µyvrj, rendered carpenters, inquiry into the true import of this word, Zechariah 1:21.

Charetummim, µymcrj, import of this word, Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11.

Chariot, emblematical of Jehovah, remarks upon the, Ezekiel 1:1. Observations on it by the continuator of the Historical Discourses of Saurin, Ezekiel 10:20, in fine.

Charming of serpents and other animals, how this was professed to be done by ancients and moderns, Psalm 58:4, 11, et in fine. Chasdim, the same with the Chaldeans, Isaiah 23:13. Chatath, tacj, and Chatah, hacj, commonly translated sin, import of these words, Genesis 4:7.

Chebar, Chaborus, or Aboras, where this river is situated, Ezekiel 1:1.

Chelekeca, Ëqlj import of this word when used as a memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Numbers. {Numbers 36:13} Chemosh, the grand idol of the Ammonites, Ruth 1:15; Jeremiah 48:7.

Cherem, µrj, what it imports, Leviticus 27:21, 28, 29. The Jews had a most horrible form of excommunication called by this name, Numbers 22:6.

Cherethites, who, 1 Samuel 30:14; Ezekiel 25:16; Amos 9:7; Zephaniah 2:5.

Chersydrus, a very venomous reptile, Numbers 21:6. Cherubim, various opinions concerning the, Genesis 3:24. How represented, ibid, Exodus 25:18; 36:8; Psalm 18:10. Improperly written cherubims, Genesis 3:24; Exodus 25:18; Ezekiel 10:20.

Chevy Chase, quotation from this old national ballad respecting the slaying of Sir Hugh Montgomery, 1 Kings 22:34. Chical, see Jackal.

Chickpea, Dr. Shaw’s account of the, 2 Kings 6:25. Children, among many ancient nations, considered the property of their parents, who had a right to dispose of them for the payment of their debts, 2 Kings 4:1. Carrying of children astride upon the hip, with the arm round their body, a general custom in the East, according to Chardin, Isaiah 60:4. Children formerly sometimes employed to despatch captives, Judges 8:21. Considered disgraceful to fall by the hand of a child, ibid.

Chiliarch, its import, Genesis 36:15.

Chilmad, possibly Chalmadora on the Euphrates, Ezekiel 27:23. Chimah and Chesil, Dr. Hales’ reasons for the supposition that by these terms the constellations Taurus and Scorpio are intended, Job 9:35, in fine.

Chinese chronology of ancient events of a very extravagant and fabulous complexion, Isaiah 65:22.

Chinnereth, sea of, where situated, Numbers 34:11. Chiromancy, upon what the doctrine of, is built as its Scripture foundation, according to John Taisnier, Job 37:7. Chittim, the island of Cyprus, according to Josephus, Jeremiah 2:10. Bochart’s conjecture, ibid. Other conjectures, Isaiah 23:1; Ezekiel 27:6.

Choheleth, or The Royal Preacher, some account of this work, as given by the late Rev. John Wesley, Introduction to Ecclesiastes. {Ecclesiastes 1:1}

Chomesh, vmj, rendered the fifth rib, what it properly imports, 2 Samuel 20:10.

Choun, an idol worshipped among the Peruvians from the remotest antiquity, Amos 5:26.

Christ, of the same import with Messiah, Exodus 29:7. Chronicle, remarks on the, which was read to Ahasuerus, Esther 6:1. Chronicles, books of, this portion of holy writ variously named in the versions, Preface to Chronicles. {1 Chronicles 1:1} The author or authors of the Chronicles not known, ibid. Reasons for the supposition that Ezra was the compiler, ibid. Jerome’s opinion of these books, ibid. Chronological list of the prophets of the Old Testament from Adam to Malachi, Introduction to Isaiah. {Isaiah 1:1} Chronological list of the sixteen prophets whose writings are preserved, ibid.

Chronological Tables. - Table of the principal events recorded in the book of Genesis, according to the computation of Archbishop Usher, interspersed with a few connecting circumstances from profane history, Genesis 50:26, in fine. Table upon the same plan, to the book of Exodus, Exodus 40:38, in fine. Table of the great epochs, A.M., B.C., and the Julian period, synchronized with the reigns of the sovereigns of the four principal monarchies, viz., those of Egypt, Sicyon, the Argivi, and the Athenians, from the death of Jacob, A.M. 2315, to the erection of the tabernacle, A.M. 2514, ibid. General chronological table for the Pentateuch and Joshua, containing (in five and six different eras) a synchronical arrangement of the years of the life of the antediluvian and postdiluvian patriarchs, and also of the years of the reigns of contemporary monarchs, Joshua 24:33, in fine. Chronological table of the book of Judges, according to Archbishop Usher, Preface to Judges. Chronological table of this book, according to the scheme of Sir John Marsham, ibid. Chronological table of this book, according to Dr. Hales, ibid. Table of the kings of Israel and Judah in the consecutive order of their reigns, from their commencement to the destruction of the former by the Assyrians, and of the latter by the Babylonians, interspersed with contemporary events from profane history, 2 Chronicles 36:23, in fine. Chronological tables of the prophecies of Jeremiah, according to Drs. Dahler and Blayney, Introduction to Jeremiah. {Jeremiah 1:1} Chronological table of the prophecies of Ezekiel according to Calmet, Introduction to Ezekiel. {Ezekiel 1:1} Chronological table of the prophecies of Daniel, according to Calmet, Introduction to Daniel. {Daniel 1:1} Chrysolite, some account of this precious stone, Exodus 28:17; Ezekiel 10:9.

Chrysostom, account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 3. Why so named, Psalm 16:1, in principio.

Chukkoth, tqj, its derivation and import, Leviticus 26:15. Church, what constitutes a, according to Tertullian, Judges 20:2. Cicer, Dr. Shaw’s description of this pulse, 2 Kings 6:25. Cicero, quotation of a beautiful passage from, to show that even the heathens derived consolation from the reflection that after death they should meet their friends in a state of conscious existence, 2 Samuel 12:23. Commencement of his celebrated oration against Cataline, Job 38:41, in fine.

Cider, whence this word is probably derived, Leviticus 11:9. Cimmerians, or Cimbrians, from whom these people are supposed to have originated, Genesis 10:2.

Circulation of the blood in the animal system, evidently known to the writer of the book of Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 12:7. Circumcision, remarkable passage in Herodotus respecting, considered, Genesis 17:10. This rite performed by the Jews and others with a knife made of stone, Joshua 5:2. Physical reason why metallic edge - tools are improper in the performance of this rite, ibid.

Cities of the ancients, how the larger kind were generally built, Jonah 4:11. Consecrated to their gods, and the very walls considered as sacred, Nehemiah 12:27.

Cities of the Levites, with a diagram of their dimensions, &c., Numbers 35:5.

Cities of refuge among the Hebrews, some account of the, Numbers 35:11. Their typical import, Numbers 35:33, in fine. Joshua 20:9, in fine.

Cities walled up to heaven. What is the meaning of this phrase, Deuteronomy 1:28.

City, examples of the high acceptation of this word, Psalm 87:4. City of the sun, generally supposed to have been the same with Heliopolis, Isaiah 19:18. Conjecture of Conrad Ikenius, ibid. Clap, how caused by the lightning, Job 38:26. Illustrated by an easy experiment on the air - pump.

Clara, (Hugo de Sancta) see Hugh de St. Cler.

Clarius, (Isidore) account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 5. Claudius, anecdote respecting this Roman emperor, 1 Kings 3:25. Claudius the poet, quotation of a part of his panegyric upon the fourth consulship of Honorius Augustus, in illustration of 1 Kings 1:37. Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, Lucan’s description of the splendour of her apartments, Ezekiel 28:14.

Cler, (Hugh de St.) or Hugo de Sancta Clara, account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 5.

Climax, double, remarkable instance of a, Psalm 1:1. Cloud, ancient heathen writers represent their gods, in their pretended manifestations to men, as always encompassed with a, Exodus 13:21. Probable origin of this custom, ibid.

Clouted, derivation and import of this old English word, Joshua 9:5. Coats of mail, how formed in different countries, 1 Samuel 17:5. Weight of that which appertained to Goliath of Gath, reduced to avoirdupois pounds and ounces, ibid.

Coa Vestis, see Multitia.

Cock, consecrated to Apollo, or the sun, among the later heathens, 2 Kings 17:41, in fine.

Cockatrice, Kimchi’s observation on the sparkling of the eyes of this animal, Isaiah 11:8.

Caena, or Supper, why so named by the Romans, Job 31:17. Coffins of the martyrs accustomed to be anointed by the primitive Christians, Genesis 28:18. For a dead body to be put in a coffin a mark of great distinction among the ancient Egyptians, Genesis 50:26. Some of the Egyptian coffins made of granite, and covered over with hieroglyphics, ibid.

Coin, in many countries, had its name from the image it bore, as instanced in the Jacobus, Carolus, &c., Genesis 33:19. The Jews had probably no coined or stamped money before the Babylonish captivity, Jeremiah 32:9. Description of the coin struck by Vespasian on the capture of Jerusalem, Lamentations 1:1.

Coke, (Revelation Dr.) account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 9.

Cold, at particular times so very intense in the East as to kill man and beast, Psalm 147:17.

Collation of an archbishop to the spiritualities and temporalities of this see, and investing him with plenary sacerdotal authority by sending him the pallium or pall, whence the Romanists probably borrowed this rite, 1 Kings 19:19, in fine

Collections, feast of, for what purpose instituted, Exodus 23:14. Coloquintida, description of this fruit, 2 Kings 4:39. Columella’s directions in the construction of threshing - floors, 1 Samuel 23:23, in fine.

Combat, trial by, a species of ordeal very frequent in the dark ages, Numbers 5:31, in fine.

Common prayer, book of, observations concerning the, General Preface, p. 17.

Concubine, its derivation and import, Genesis 22:24. Con fu tsee, character of the ordinances and institutions attributed to this great Chinese lawgiver, Deuteronomy 34:12, in fine. Conscience, a terrible accuser, Genesis 32:6. Fine sayings of two heathen poets upon this subject, ibid., 50:15.

Contempt of court, anecdote of a woman punished for, Exodus 6:3. Contingency shown to exist in human affairs; that is, that God has poised many things between a possibility of being and not being, leaving it to the will of the creature to turn the scale, 1 Samuel 23:11, 12. Coptic version, some account of the, General Preface, p. 21. Cor, its content in English measure, Ezra 7:22. Coral, account of the, Job 28:17.

Cords of vanity, what meant by this expression, Isaiah 5:18. Corner of the room, among the inhabitants of the East, the most honourable place, Isaiah 38:2; Amos 3:12. Cornet, what the import of the original word so translated, Daniel 3:5. Cornwall, what this country was named in the ancient British tongue, Isaiah 5:1. Camden’s observations on the origin of its present appellation, ibid. Conjecture of Sammes, ibid.

Corsned, trial by the, a species of ordeal common among the Catholic clergy, Numbers 5:31, in fine.

Cosha, trial by the, species of ordeal among the Hindoos, Numbers 5:31, in fine.

Coune, description of this Eastern vehicle, Isaiah 66:20. Court of King’s Bench, the place where the king presides, and where he is supposed to be always present, Psalm 83:1.

Covenant of salt, a figure of speech denoting an everlasting covenant, Numbers 18:19.

Covenant with death, or the beasts of the field, a proverbial expression used by the ancients to denote perfect security from evil of any sort, Isaiah 28:15.

Covenants, inquiry into the practices of the ancients in the formation of, Genesis 6:18; 15:10; 27:4; Joshua 9:6; Jeremiah 34:18. Covert for the Sabbath in the temple, various conjectures respecting the, 2 Kings 16:18.

Covetousness awfully punished in Gehazi, 2 Kings 5:27. Cracknels, the Hebrew word so translated signifies what is to the present day called Jews’ bread, and used by them at the passover, 1 Kings 14:3.

Crassus, Plutarch’s account of the great wealth of this man, Esther 3:9.

Crimson, whence this word is derived, Isaiah 1:18. Critica Sacri, account of this immense collection of Biblical critics, General Preface, p. 11.

Crocodile, a sacred animal among the Egyptians, Exodus 1:11. Number and curious disposition of its scales, Job 12:21. Eyes of the crocodile among the Egyptians, the emblem of the morning, Job 41:18. Amazing strength of this animal in its tail, Job 41:19. Particular description of the crocodile, Job 41:1 - 34, passim. This animal supposed to be the leviathan of Scripture, ibid.

Crooked serpent, various conjectures respecting the meaning of this phrase, Job 26:13.

Cross, curious extract from a Saxon’s homily relative to the canonical times of signing the body with the mark of the cross, Psalm 119:164. Cross, trial by the, a species of ordeal frequent in the middle ages, Numbers 5:31, in fine.

Crown taken from the king of the Ammonites, valuation of the, 2 Samuel 12:20.

Crusaders, instance of their horrible cruelties, as related in the Gasta Dei per Francos, Psalm 60:12, in fine.

Crystal, some account of this mineral, Job 28:17. Cubians, where these people were situated, according to Ptolemy, Ezekiel 30:5.

Cud, derivation and import of the term, Leviticus 11:3. Philosophical observations relative to the faculty which certain animals possess of chewing the cud, ibid.

Cudworth, (Dr.) his excellent remarks on the ark, table of shewbread, &c., Exodus 25:23.

Cumean sibyl, Virgil’s description of the seat of the, Isaiah 45:19. Cup, its metaphorical import in Scripture, Psalm 11:6; 116:13. This metaphor similarly employed among the heathens, as shown by a quotation from Homer, ibid.

Cup of consolation, its literal and metaphorical acceptation, Jeremiah 16:8.

Cup of trembling, probably an allusion to the ancient method of taking off criminals by a cup of poison, Isaiah 51:17.

Cup of the wrath of Jehovah, a very bold, highly poetical, and sublime image, frequently employed by the sacred writers, Isaiah 1:22; 51:21. Whence this figure is taken, Isaiah 1:22.

Cupel, a sort of instrument used in the purification of silver, Proverbs 17:3. Its description and use, Psalm 12:6; Jeremiah 6:27. Cupid and Psyche, an ancient allegory by which marriage is happily illustrated, Genesis 2:24.

Customs and usages of universal prevalence, enumeration of, from which the derivation of mankind from one common stock is demonstrable, Genesis 10:26, in fine.

Cutheans, who, 2 Kings 17:24.

Cutting off the hair, a sign of great distress, and practised on the death of near relatives, Isaiah 15:2; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:16. Cuttings of the flesh, common among the heathens in their religious rites, Leviticus 19:28; Deuteronomy 14:1; Jeremiah 16:16. Cymbal, description of this ancient musical instrument, Isaiah 18:1. Cynopolis, why this city was so named, Exodus 11:7. Cyrus, why so partial to the Jews, according to Josephus, Ezra 1:1. A golden eagle, aetov crusouv, the ensign of Cyrus, according to Xenophon, Isaiah 46:11. This Persian monarch very probably named by Isaiah cy[ aeit, or the eagle, from this circumstance, ibid. Pliny’s account of the wealth taken by Cyrus in Asia, Isaiah 45:3. Manner of the death of Cyrus as related by Herodotus, ibid.; Ezekiel 35:6. Vast extent of his empire, Ezra 1:2; Esther 1:1. Xenophon’s list of the nations conquered by Cyrus, Isaiah 45:1. The righteous man mentioned by Isaiah to be understood of Abraham, and not of this monarch, Isaiah 41:2.