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Gad, why so named, Genesis 30:11.

Gad, perhaps an object of idolatrous worship among the ancient Israelites, Isaiah 65:11.

Gal, lg, import of this term, Genesis 31:46.

Galbanum, description of this plant, Exodus 30:34. Gall, anciently supposed to be that in which the poison of serpents consists, Job 20:16.

Galvanism, method of decomposing water by, Job 38:26. Gam, µg, import of this Jewish memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Genesis. {Genesis 50:26}

Gammadims, various conjectures respecting the import of the Hebrew term so translated, Ezekiel 27:11.

Gaon, (Rabbi Saadias) account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 3.

Gaphrith, tyrpg, rendered brimstone, of very uncertain etymology, Genesis 19:24.

Gardens encompassing Damascus, Maundrell’s description of the, Isaiah 1:30.

Garments, presents of, by Asiatic sovereigns to ambassadors and persons of distinction, very frequent, Genesis 45:22. Description of the garments appertaining to the Jewish priesthood, Exodus 28:2 - 42. Customary in the East to pull off the upper garments in times of great mourning, Exodus 33:5.

Garments, transparent, of the ancient Greeks and Romans, Isaiah 3:23. These garments called by the Romans multitiae and Coae, and why, ibid.

Garvancos, Dr. Shaw’s account of this plant, 2 Kings 6:25. Gate, the place of judgment in the East, Judges 5:11; Job 5:4; 29:7; Isaiah 29:21.

Gates of many Eastern cities closed at sunset, and on no consideration opened till the following morning, Nehemiah 7:3. Gates in Priam’s palace covered with plates of brass, 1 Kings 4:13. Gat phe, ã cg, import of this memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes at the end of Leviticus . {Leviticus 27:34} Gava, [wg, the authorized version frequently inaccurate in the rendering of this word, Genesis 25:8. What the original term properly imports, ibid. Gaza, why so named, and where situated, Judges 16:1. Gebal, where situated, Ezekiel 27:9.

Gehenna, why this word is used by our Saviour for the place of punishment of the wicked in a future state, Isaiah 30:33. Genealogical lists contained in the Old Testament Scriptures of essential service in the cause of Divine revelation, Genesis 36:43, in fine. Generation, various lengths of a, among the ancients, Genesis 15:16. Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament Scriptures, whence so named, Preface to Genesis. General Observations on the great importance of this book, Genesis 50:26, in fine.

Genista, or common furze, exceedingly prolific, Genesis 3:18. Genius, extraordinary, of some men, reflections concerning the Exodus 28:3; 31:6.

Gentiles very probably borrowed their first sacrificial rites from the patriarchs, Numbers 19:2.

Gentoo laws, very interesting extract from Mr. Halhed’s code of, relative to the Ashummed Jugg, Leviticus 16:10.

Gentoos, remarkable law among these people respecting marriage, Genesis 29:25.

Georgium Sidus, or Herschel, periodic and sidereal revolutions, distances from the sun and earth, diameter, volume, density, and hourly orbitical motion, of this primary planet, Genesis 1:1.

Gerizim, some account of this mount, Deuteronomy 27:4. Gershom, why so named, Exodus 2:22; 18:3.

Ghost, its derivation and import, Genesis 25:8. To GIVE UP the ghost, an act properly attributable to Jesus Christ alone, ibid. Giants, seven Hebrew words rendered thus in our English Bibles, Genesis 6:4. Fable of the giants, Job 26:5. Gibborim, µyrbg, rendered mighty men, what it properly signifies, Genesis 6:4.

Giblites, an ancient people famous for their knowledge in ship - building, 1 Kings 5:18; Psalm 83:7.

Gibyle, where situated, Psalm 83:7.

Gideon, principle which impelled him to slay Zebah and Zalmunna illustrated by a quotation from Virgil, Judges 8:18. Character of Gideon, Judges 8:35, in fine.

Gifts, rabbinical enumeration of the, presented to the priests, Numbers 18:20.

Gigantic stature, account of persons of, in modern times, Numbers 13:33.

Gilgal, a place of great celebrity in the Jewish history, Joshua 4:19. Gill, (Dr. John) author of a very diffuse commentary on the Old and New Testaments, General Preface, p. 8.

Girba or Caraba, description of the, Isaiah 25:6. Girding up of the loins, what meant by this phrase among the ancients, Jeremiah 1:17.

Girdle, a very general and expensive article of dress in the East, Proverbs 31:24. The girdle so essential a part of a soldier’s accoutrement, being the last he put on to make himself ready for action, that to be girdled anciently imported “to be completely armed, and ready for battle,” Isaiah 5:27.

Girgashites, where these people were situated, Joshua 3:10. Gitagovinda, or the songs of Jayadeva, given at full length. See the Song of Solomon, {Song of Solomon 8:14}, in fine.

Glass, manufacture of, known to the ancients, Deuteronomy 33:19; Joshua 11:8.

Glean, whence derived, Ruth 2:2. Formerly a custom in England and Ireland for the poor to collect the straggling ears of corn after the reapers, ibid. Present law of England with respect to gleaning, ibid. Glowing sandy plain, its deceptive appearance at a distance, Isaiah 35:7. Dr. Hyde’s explanation and derivation of the original term so translated, ibid.

Goadby, author of a work entitled, “An Illustration of the Sacred Writings,” General Preface, p. 9.

Goat, an object of religious veneration in Egypt, 2 Chronicles 11:15. Why a symbol of the Grecian or Macedonian power, Daniel 8:5. Goat’s hair of Asia Minor, Syria, Cilicia, and Phrygia, description of the, Exodus 25:4.

Goat’s skin used in Barbary for the carrying of meal, figs, and raisins, Deuteronomy 28:5. All sorts of things, both dry and liquid in Eastern countries, generally carried in a goat’s or kid’s skin, ibid. God, derivation and import of the term, Genesis 1:1; 3:22. A notion prevalent among the ancient Jews and heathens that if any man saw God or his representative angel, he must surely die, Judges 6:29; 13:22. The Hebrew original of Esther, (as it has come down to us,) remarkable for not containing the name of God or Lord, Esther 2:23, in fine. This circumstance not true of the Septuagint version of this book, ibid. God the only ruler of princes, in what sense this phrase is to be taken, 1 Samuel 24:7.

God be gracious unto thee, my son! a usual form of salutation in the East from the aged and superiors to the younger and inferiors, Genesis 43:29.

God make thee as fruitful as Ephraim, and multiply thee as Manasseh! a form of salutation still in use, Genesis 48:20. God make thee as Sarah and Rebecca! a salutation still in use, Genesis 48:20.

Gods, carrying of the, to battle, customary among most nations, 2 Samuel 5:21. Whence this custom probably originated, Jeremiah 48:7.

Goel, lag, import of this term, Genesis 48:16; Ruth 2:20. Applicable to our Lord Jesus Christ in a most eminent sense, ibid. Gog, various conjectures concerning the person or people intended by this name, Isaiah 63:1, in principio. Ezekiel 38:2. Golan, one of the cities of refuge, import of the name, Joshua 20:7. Gold, four Hebrew words so translated, Exodus 25:3; Job 28:16, 17, 19. Calculation of the value of the gold, in British standard, which came to Solomon in one year, independently of what the chapmen and merchants brought him, 1 Kings 10:14, in fine. Gold of Parraim, various conjectures respecting the meaning of the Hebrew words so translated, 2 Chronicles 2:6.

Gold chain, in several nations, the emblem of civil authority, Genesis 41:42; Psalm 73:6; Proverbs 1:9.

Golden Psalm, the meaning of, see on Psalm 16:1, and in title of Psalm 60:1.

Golden age, idea of the renewal of the, among the ancient Greeks and Romans, Isaiah 11:6 - 8. Citations from Ferdusi and Ibn Onein upon the same subject, ibid.

Golden bowl, what meant by this phrase, Ecclesiastes 12:6. Golden Fleece, probable origin of the fable of the, Exodus 25:5. Golden image of Nebuchadnezzar, calculation of its weight of gold, upon the supposition of its having been a circular column of solid gold, Daniel 3:1. Highly probable that it was only gilt, or covered with thin plates of gold, ibid. Not likely that this image was in the human form, ibid. Goliath of Gath, his extraordinary stature reduced to English measure, 1 Samuel 17:4. Description of his armour 1 Samuel 17:44. Probable weight of his panoply, 1 Samuel 17:7. Gomed, dmg, rendered cubit, of very doubtful signification Judges 3:16.

Good shepherd, qualifications of a, Ezekiel 34:6. Good, (Mr. Mason) his reasons for the supposition that Moses was the writer of the book of Job, Preface to Job. {Job 1:1} Gopher wood, different opinions concerning the, Genesis 6:14. The same with the cypress, according to Bochart, ibid.

Goshen, conjecture of Jerome and others why this land was so named, Genesis 45:10.

Gourd kind, fruits of the, in much request in the East, Isaiah 1:8. Grain formerly separated from the husk, in Palestine, by the feet of the oxen trampling among the sheaves, or by bringing a rough - shod wheel over them, Proverbs 20:26.

Granite, its component parts, Psalm 105:41.

Grapes, bunches of, grew to an extraordinary size in the promised land, Numbers 13:23.

Grave, the appointed house for the whole human family, a most solemn truth well expressed in several quotations from poets, ancient and modern, 1 Kings 2:2; Job 3:19; 30:23. Great fish that swallowed up Jonah could not have been a whale, and why, Jonah 1:17. That it was a shark, not an improbable conjecture, ibid. Strange trifling of ancient and modern commentators relative to this subject, Jonah 2:10.

Great lights, the sun and moon so called in Scripture, not according to their bulk or solid contents, but from the proportion of light they shed on the earth, Genesis 1:16.

Great sea, a term in Scripture for the Mediterranean, Daniel 7:4.