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Norwich, ancient city of, formerly stood some miles from the modern city so named, Joshua 16:10, in fine.

Nose or nostrils, considered by the ancients the seat of anger, Psalm 18:8.

Nose, cutting off the, a frequent punishment of adulterers among the Persians and Chaldeans, Ezekiel 23:25. Adulteresses formerly thus treated by the Egyptians, ibid.

Nose - ring, or jewel for the nose, of very frequent use in the East, Genesis 24:22; Proverbs 25:12; Isaiah 3:21. Nova Zembla, extraordinary instance of refraction of the solar light in this island in the sixteenth century, 2 Kings 20:20, in fine. Novus, not unfrequently synonymous with magnus mirandus, Psalm 149:1.

Numanus, remarkable saying of, to the Trojans, as related by Virgil, Nahum 3:13.

Numbers, the fourth book of the Penatateuch, why so named, Preface to Numbers. {Numbers 1:1}

Numbers in the sacred Scriptures often erroneous, and why, 2 Samuel 10:18.

Nuptial crown, among the Greeks and Romans, what, Song of Solomon 3:11.

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Oak, a sacred tree among the ancient Greeks and Romans, Genesis 21:23; the Druids had their feasts and sacrifices under it, ibid. Why this tree was named robur by the Romans, Hosea 4:13. Accounted one of the most longlived of all the trees of the forest, Isaiah 65:22. Oath, inquiry into the spirit and essence of an, Genesis 24:9; Deuteronomy 6:25, in fine.

Obadiah, some account of this prophet, Obadiah 1:1, in principio. Obed, the father of Jesse, why so named, Ruth 4:17. Obed - edom, very curious and whimsical rabbinical account of the mode in which God is said to have blessed this Gittite while the ark remained in his house, 1 Chronicles 13:14.

Oboth, twba, what this term imports, Leviticus 19:31. Oboth, tba, the thirty - sixth station of the Israelites in the wilderness, Numbers 33:43.

Ode, what is generally understood by this term, Introduction to the Song of Solomon. {Song of Solomon 1:1} Isaiah’s prophetic ode on the destruction of Babylon by the Medes and Persians, and the deliverance of Judah from captivity, a composition of supreme and singular excellence, standing unrivalled among all the monuments of classic antiquity, Isaiah 13:1, in principo.

Oded, remarks on the beautiful speech of this prophet to the Israelites, 2 Chronicles 28:9.

Offerings, Jewish, general account of the, Leviticus 7:38, in fine. The reference in which they all stood to the great sacrifice offered by Christ, ibid.

Og, king of Bashan, remarks upon his very great stature,

Deuteronomy 3:11. Extreme trifling of the rabbins upon this subject, ibid.

Oil, anointing with, an ancient method of installation to particular offices, Exodus 29:7.

Oil, holy anointing, its component parts, and the quantity of each ingredient, Exodus 30:21.

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

Olam, µlw[, inquiry into its general import, Genesis 13:15; 17:7, 8; 21:33; Exodus 12:14; Numbers 25:13; 2 Kings 5:27; {Psalm 18:50; 45:6, 7;} Ecclesiastes 3:11, 12; {Isaiah 35:9;} Micah 5:2; Habakkuk 3:6.

Olam haba, abh µlw[, the world to come, a phrase applied by the Jews to the days of the Messiah, Hebrews 2:5.

Old age, great reverence paid to, by the ancient and modern Egyptians, Genesis 48:12; by the ancient Romans, ibid.; and even to this day by the Mohammedans, ibid. Bacon’s grand secret for the strengthening of the natural heat in aged persons, Ruth 4:16; 1 Kings 1:53, in fine. Olives, mount of, Zechariah 14:4.

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

Omniscience of God, thoughts concerning the, Genesis 16:15. On or Aven, the famous Heliopolis, Ezekiel 30:17. Only Son, Christ the, see on Psalm 22:20.

Onycha, account of this perfume, Exodus 30:34.

Onyx, the name of a precious stone, whence it has its name, Genesis 2:12; Exodus 25:7; Job 28:16. The Hebrew word so translated of uncertain import, Exodus 28:17.

Opal, its component parts, Job 38:38.

Opes, riches, whence derived, Genesis 33:19.

Ophel, a part of Mount Sion, rising higher than the rest, Isaiah 32:14. Ophiamanteia of the Greeks, what, Leviticus 19:26. Ophir, situation of, utterly unknown, 1 Kings 9:28. Dr. Jubb’s conjecture, Isaiah 2:13 - 16.

Opthalmia, how generally caused in Egypt, Deuteronomy 28:24. Optic nerve, account of the, Ecclesiastes 12:3.

Oracles of the heathens expressed in such dubious language as to appear to be fulfilled in whatever way the events might happen, 1 Kings 22:15. Some examples produced, ibid. The pagan oracles generally delivered their answers from some deep and obscure cavern, Isaiah 45:19.

Orange garden of the emir of Beroot, Maundrell’s description of the, Isaiah 1:30.

Orbits, mean hourly motions of the primary planets in their, Genesis 1:1. Inclination of the axes of rotation of the earth moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn to the planes of their orbits, Genesis 1:1. Angles with the semidiameters of the orbits of the satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, and Herschel subtend, as seen from the earth, when the radii vectores of their primaries are equal to one half of the latera transversa, or principal diameters of the eclipses in which they move round the sun, ibid.

Ordeal, trial by, some account of the, Numbers 5:31, in fine. Why called Judicium Dei, “The judgment of God,” ibid. Supposed to have taken its origin from the waters of jealousy, ibid.

Oreb, a prince of the Midianites, import of his name, Judges 7:25. Origen, account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 3. Specimens of his very fanciful interpretation of Scripture, Exodus 1:22, in fine. Numbers 12:14. His thoughts on the miracle of the fleece, dew, and dry ground, Judges 6:36, in fine. Origen’s account of a dispute he had with some of the Jews relative to a passage in Isaiah, Isaiah 53:8. Original sin, doctrine of, Job 14:4; Psalm 51:5. Orion, Hebrew word so translated of very uncertain import, Job 9:9. The constellation of Orion, according to Mr. Good, a correct and elegant synecdoche for the winter at large, Job 38:31.

Ornaments upon the heads, necks, bodies, and legs of camels, horses, and elephants, common from the remotest antiquity, Judges 8:21. Seven kinds of ornaments still in use in Asiatic countries, Genesis 24:22. Orpheus, remarks on the fable concerning this very celebrated musician of antiquity, 2 Chronicles 34:12.

Osiris, description of a beautiful marble figure of, in the author’s possession, 1 Samuel 6:21, in fine.

Ossifrage, why this animal is so named, Leviticus 11:13. Ostracism, among the Greeks, what, Genesis 26:16. Remarkable saying of Bacon upon this subject, ibid.