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Duelling, when the general practice of, is supposed to have taken place, Numbers 5:31, in fine. Account of the duel between Dioxippus the Athenian, and Horatus a Macedonian, as given by Quintus Curtius, 2 Samuel 23:21. Description of the ancient mode of duel between the retiarius and secutor, Micah 7:2. Observations on the practice of duelling in this country, Hosea 4:2.

Duke, derivation and import of this word, Genesis 36:15. Dung of the ox and cow in a dried state a common fuel in the East, Isaiah 27:11; Ezekiel 5:12.

Dura, plain of, uncertain where situated, Daniel 3:1. Durandus, his account of the manner of constructing the pallium or pall, 1 Kings 19:21, in fine.

Dust, throwing of, into the air, a mark among the ancients of the greatest contempt, 2 Samuel 16:13.

Dyrbeans, anecdote concerning these people, Leviticus 6:3. E

Eagle, esteemed by the heathens as a bird sacred to Jupiter, and thought by them to be employed in carrying the souls of departed heroes, kings, &c., into the celestial regions, Exodus 19:4. Whence this fable probably originated, ibid. The eagle was the Roman ensign, Deuteronomy 28:49. A golden eagle was the ensign of Cyrus, according to Xenophon, Isaiah 46:11. The eagle proverbial among ancients and moderns for its strong and clear sight, Job 39:27 - 29. Some eagles stated to have attained a very great age, Psalm 103:5. A very current opinion among the ancients that the eagle moults in his old age, and renews his feathers, and with them his youth, Isaiah 40:31.

Ear, boring of the, an ancient custom in the East, Exodus 21:6. Earing, whence derived, and its ancient and modern acceptations, Genesis 45:6.

Ear - rings, formerly worn as amulets and charms, Genesis 35:4. The Ishmaelites or Arabs had probably a crescent in each ear - ring, Judges 8:21.

Earth, rotation round its axis the cause of the regular succession of day and night, Genesis 1:4; Psalm 19:5. Its superficial and solid contents, Psalm 8:3. Its spheroidal figure, Genesis 1:10. What to be understood by the pillars or compressors of the earth, 1 Samuel 2:36, in fine.

Earth, two mules’ burden of, inquiry into what Naaman meant by this phrase, 2 Kings 5:17.

Earth and water, annual offering of, to the Persian monarchs, and its signification, Nehemiah 2:3.

Earthen jars, vessels in which the people of the East keep their corn and meal to preserve them from insects, 1 Kings 17:12. Earthquakes, description of, with their accompaniments, 1 Kings 19:11.

Eastern bow, description of the, Psalm 78:57. Its figure, and what named by the Greeks when in a quiescent state, and when ready to discharge the missile, ibid.; Hosea 7:16; Zechariah 9:14. Eastern divan, in what its furniture chiefly consists, Isaiah 38:2. East Indian ink, readily discharged from the paper by the application of a wet sponge, Numbers 5:23.

Ebronah, the thirtieth station of the Israelites in the wilderness, Numbers 33:34.

Eden, its derivation and import, Genesis 2:8.

Edge - tools of the ancients commonly made of stones and flints, Joshua 5:2.

Edicts of the Persian monarchs could not be formally repealed; but new edicts could be issued by which the preceding might be counteracted, Esther 8:8.

Edomites, their origin, and frequent hostilities with the Israelites, Genesis 25:23; Isaiah 34:1, in principio. Fulfillment of the prophecies concerning these people, Genesis 27:28, et seq. Edoth, twd[, its derivation and import, Leviticus 27:15. Education of children, instructions for the proper discharge of this duty, 1 Samuel 3:21, in fine. Fearful consequences to be apprehended from a neglected religious education, ibid. Thoughts on the mode of education in our national schools and universities, Daniel 1:5. Egypt, ancient constitution of, according to Diodorus Siculus, Genesis 47:23. The earliest account of a religion supported by the state is that which was established in this country, ibid. Egypt has a double seed - time and harvest, Exodus 9:31. Amazing number of Jews in this country in the time of Philo, Isaiah 19:1, in principio. Brief sketch of the revolutions of Egypt, Ezekiel 29:14.

Egyptians, why shepherds were had in abomination among these people, Genesis 46:34. Excessive superstition of the Egyptians, Exodus 8:26; 20:4; Leviticus 17:7.

Eheyeh asher eheyeh, hyha rva hyha, rendered “I am that I am,” inquiry into the import of the original words, Exodus 3:14. Ei, ya, a Jewish memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Exodus. {Exodus 40:38}

Eilon, ˆwla, rendered oak, what it properly signifies, Genesis 12:6. Elam, probably the same with the Elymais of the Greeks, Jeremiah 49:34.

Elanitic Gulf, why so named, 2 Kings 14:22.

Eldest son, giving the estates to the, origin of this law, Genesis 25:6. Electrical winds, Jackson’s account of the, Habakkuk 1:9. Elephant, natural history of the, Job 40:15. Supposed by some to be the behemoth of Scripture, ibid. Manner of hunting the elephant in Ceylon, Job 18:21, in fine.

Elephantiasis, description of this very horrible disorder, Deuteronomy 28:27; Job 2:7; 7:5; 16:8; 30:18. In what it differs from the smallpox, Job 2:7.

Eliezer, son of Moses, why so named, Exodus 18:4. Elihu, various conjectures respecting, Job 32:2. Elijah the Tishbite, idolatrous superstition of the Jews relative to this prophet, Malachi 4:6.

Elim, the fifth station of the Israelites in the wilderness, some account of, Numbers 33:9.

Eliphaz the Temanite, who, Job 2:11.

Elisha, inquiry whether this prophet received his office by unction, 1 Kings 19:21, in fine.

Elishah, supposed to be the same with Elis, a part of the Peloponnesus, Ezekiel 27:7.

Elizir vitae, attempts at the discovery of the, in most nations, Job 14:5.

Ellipsis, instances of the, Isaiah 1:9; 10:26; 41:2; 43:19; 57:2. Elm, prodigious quantity of seeds produced by this tree, Genesis 1:12. El Maamah, Dr. Pococke’s account of this very large Eastern grotto, 1 Samuel 24:3.

Elohim, µyhla, demonstrated to be the plural form of la El, or hla Eloah, by a reference to thirty - one passages in the Old Testament, Genesis 1:1; see also Deuteronomy 6:4. Inquiry into the derivation and import of the word, ibid. A very beautiful paronomasia upon this word, Psalm 96:5.

Embalming, art of, among the Egyptians, largely described, Genesis 50:2.

Emerald, some account of this precious stone, Exodus 28:17. Its component parts, Job 38:38.

Emeth, tma, its derivation and import, Leviticus 26:15. Emim some account of this ancient people, Deuteronomy 2:10. Empneumatosis, or windy inflation of the womb, description of this disorder by Michaelis, Isaiah 26:18.

Encampments of the Israelites in the wilderness, Scheuchzer’s description and plan of the, Numbers 2:2. The Arabs always form a circle in their encampments, and put their principal officers in the center, 1 Samuel 26:5.

Enemies, a practice among the ancients of disabling, by cutting off their thumbs and great toes, Judges 1:7. Customary with the Persians, after they had slain, strangled, or beheaded their enemies, to hang their bodies upon poles, or to empale them, Lamentations 5:12. Enetae, or Henetae, where these ancient people were situated, Genesis 36:24. Whence the fabulous account of their origin is possibly derived, ibid.

Engines for the attack or defence of besieged places invented in the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah, 2 Chronicles 26:15.

Enigmas proposed at ancient entertainments, some examples of, Judges 14:14. Ancient enigma in which the double use of the style is pointed out, 2 Kings 21:13.

Enoch, meaning of the word, Genesis 4:17. Remark upon the age of Enoch, the father of Methuselah, at the period of his translation, Genesis 5:32, in fine.

Enosh, vwna, a word rendered man in our version, its precise import, Psalm 62:9.

Envy, definition of, Genesis 37:36, in fine. Curious rabbinical story relative to this malignant passion, which has been formed by the moderns into a fable, Proverbs 27:4.

Eous, one of the horses of the sun, according to the pagan mythology, what the name imports, 2 Kings 2:11.

Ephah, some account of this Hebrew measure of capacity, Exodus 16:16.

Ephod, account of the, Exodus 25:7. Its curious girdle, Exodus 28:8. Observations on the ephod made by Gideon, Judges 8:27, 35, et in fine.

Ephraim, son of Joseph, why so named, Genesis 41:50. Ephrem Syrus, some account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 3. Epithalamium, definition of the, Introduction to Solomon’s Song. {Song of Solomon 1:1}

Equinoctial points, precession of the, occasioned by a slow revolution of the celestial poles around the poles of the ecliptic, Psalm 19:5. In what time this revolution is performed, ibid. From this cause the tropical year is shorter than the siderial, ibid. In twenty - five thousand seven hundred and sixty - THREE complete revolutions of the earth round the sun, there are twenty - five thousand seven hundred and sixty - FOUR summers, and as many autumns, winters, and springs, ibid. Remarkable phenomena in the starry firmament occasioned by the precession of the equinoctial points, ibid.

Equus hemionus, see Jichta.

Erasmus, (Desiderius) a commentator on the New Testament, General Preface, p. 6. How fully convinced of the doctrine of the Trinity, Ecclesiastes 3:14.

Ereb, br[, translated evening, import of the term, Genesis 1:31. From this word is derived Erebus, the name of a heathen deity, ibid. Ermin or Erminage - street, where situated, Job 23:11. Ermine, royal robes of kings and great officers adorned with the skin of this animal, 2 Kings 2:8.

Esau, import of this name very uncertain, Genesis 25:25. Dr. Shuckford’s character of Esau, Genesis 36:43, in fine. Eshcol, valley of, where situated, Isaiah 5:2.

Esob, bwza, rendered hyssop, of doubtful import, Exodus 12:22. Esquire, derivation and original import of this word, 1 Samuel 14:1. Its modern acceptation, ibid.

Esther, biographical sketch of, by Prideaux, Introduction to Esther. {Esther 1:1}

Eternal filiation of the Son of God, remarks on the doctrine of the, Psalm 2:7; Proverbs 8:36, in fine.

Eternity of rewards and punishments, in a future state, shown to be a doctrine of Scripture, Genesis 17:7, 8; 21:33; Psalm 73:27; Isaiah 66:24.

Eternity, thoughts concerning this vast and incomprehensible subject, Job 9:35, in fine; Psalm 90:2.

Eternity of God, reflections upon the, Exodus 3:22, in fine; Micah 5:2. Remarkable passages in Plutarch on this point, ibid. Eth, ta, Rabbinical glosses upon this Hebrew particle, Genesis 1:1. Eth, the old third person singular ending in, used by our English ancestors for the imperative mood, Isaiah 55:1. This illustrated by a quotation from an old MS. Bible in the author’s possession, ibid.

Etham, the second station of the Israelites in the wilderness, some account of, Numbers 33:6.

Ethanim, the name of a Jewish month, 1 Kings 6:1; 8:2. Ets, x[, rendered gallows, real import of the word, Esther 5:14. euaggelion, Gospel, shown to signify the reward which the bringer of good tidings is entitled to receive, 2 Samuel 4:10. Eudoxus, remarkable among the ancients for having sailed round the Cape of Good Hope, Isaiah 2:13 - 16.

Euphrates, remarkable overflowing of this river, Nahum 1:8; 2:6. Time and cause of its ordinary overflowings, Isaiah 44:27. How Semiramis confined the waters of Euphrates within its channel, Isaiah 21:1.

Euripides, citation from, in which sense and sound are very happily combined, Isaiah 1:5.

Eurpalus, see Nisus.

Eusebius, the reason given by this writer why the Egyptians worshiped their deities under the form of certain animals, Exodus 8:26. Evaporation, how instrumental in the production of rain, Psalm 104:10.

Eve, meaning of the word, Genesis 3:20. This name contains in itself a prophecy of the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ, ibid. Events, enumeration of the different methods of recording, among the ancients, Jeremiah 17:1.

Evermore, import of this term, Exodus 15:18; Psalm 16:11. Evil report, fine personification of, by Virgil, 2 Samuel 13:30. Execrations against those who should rebuild those cities which had been destroyed in war, the revival of whose power and influence was dreaded, frequent in ancient history, Joshua 6:27, in fine. Some examples produced, ibid. Pouring execrations on an enemy previously to battle, an ancient custom, Numbers 22:6; Psalm 83:15. Exodus, the second book of the Old Testament Scriptures, whence so named, Preface to Exodus. {Exodus 1:1}

Expeditions of the ancient Eastern monarchs, manner of the, Isaiah 40:3.

Expiation, feast of, why instituted, Exodus 23:14. Expounding of the Scriptures, manner of, among the Jews, Nehemiah 8:17, in fine.

Ezekiel, Archbishop Newcome’s historical sketch of the times in which this prophet lived, Introduction to Ezekiel. {Ezekiel 1:1} Character of Ezekiel as a poet drawn up by this great prelate, ibid. Chronological table of the prophecies of Ezekiel from Calmet, ibid. Plan and description of Ezekiel’s temple, Ezekiel 48:35, in fine.

Ezer kenegedo, wdgnk rz[, translated helpmeet, inquiry into the import of these words, Genesis 2:18.

Ezion - gaber, the thirty - first station of the Israelites in the wilderness, some account of, Numbers 33:35.

Ezra, biographical sketch of, by Prideaux, Introduction to Ezra. {Ezra 1:1}

Ezra, book of, very remarkable passage said to have been originally contained in this portion of holy writ, which the Jews are accused by Justin