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Susa or Shuster, the Shushan of Scripture, Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2.

Suwarrow, character of this late Russian general, 1 Kings 2:25. Swearing, remarks upon the form of, by putting the hand under the thigh, Genesis 24:9.

Sword by which a Jewish criminal was beheaded, why buried with him in the same grave, Isaiah 14:19.

Sword and arrow, metaphorically applied to powerful speech, Isaiah 49:2.

Sycamore, whence the name is derived, 1 Kings 10:27. The ancient Egyptians made their coffins of the wood of this tree, Psalm 78:47. Barques constructed by the modern Egyptians of sycamore wood, ibid. Syrene, where situated, Ezekiel 29:10. Its modern name, ibid. Famous for a well into which the rays of the sun fell perpendicularly at midday, ibid.

Symbols of Scripture, explanation of the, Introduction to Isaiah. {Isaiah 1:1}

Symmachus, a translator of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, some account of, General Preface, p. 21.

Symphonia, sumfwneia, what, Daniel 3:5.

Synagogues, or places for religious worship among the Jews, shown to have been in existence long before the Babylonish captivity, Psalm 74:8.

Syracuse, account of the temporary preservation of this city by Archimedes, Ecclesiastes 9:14.

Syriac version of the Old Testament, some account of the, General Preface, p. 21

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Tabernacle, descriptions of the, Exodus 26:1 - 37. Calculation of the total value and weight of all the gold, silver, and brass, contributed by the Israelites for the service of the tabernacle, Exodus 38:24. Tabernacles, feast of, how celebrated, Exodus 23:14. Tabor, Maundrell’s description of this mount, and of the beautiful prospect from its summit, Judges 4:6.

Tadmor in the wilderness, universally allowed to be the same with the celebrated Palmyra, 1 Kings 9:18.

Taghairm, Sir Walter Scott’s account of this Highland superstition. Isaiah 65:3.

Tahapanes or Tahpanhes, a city of Egypt, the same with Daphne, Jeremiah 2:16; 43:7. According to Jerome, the place where Jeremiah was stoned to death, Jeremiah 43:7.

Tahath, the twenty - second station of the Israelites in the wilderness, Numbers 33:26.

Taisnier, author of a famous work on chiromancy, Job 37:7. Tale, its derivation and import, Exodus 5:8.

Talent of gold among the Hebrews, what was its value, Exodus 38:24. Valuation of the Babylonish talent of gold and silver, ibid. Calculation of the value, in British standard, of the 120 talents of gold which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon, 2 Chronicles 9:29, in fine. Valuation of the six hundred and sixty - six talents of gold that came to Solomon in one year, 1 Kings 10:14; 2 Chronicles 9:29, in fine. Talmud of Babylon, account of the, General Preface, p. 2. Talmud of Jerusalem, account of the, General Preface, p. 2. Tambellit, Sir John Chardin’s account of the, Genesis 42:25. Tammuz, see Thammuz.

Tancred, banner of, what, Psalm 60:12, in fine. Tanneenim, µnynt, translated whales, inquiry into the import of this word, Genesis 1:21.

Tarah, the twenty - third station of the Israelites in the wilderness, Numbers 33:27.

Targets of beaten gold, calculation of the value of the two hundred which Solomon put in the house of the forest of Lebanon, 2 Chronicles 9:29, in fine.

Targum on the two books of Chronicles, attributed to R. Joseph the Blind, account of the, General Preface, p. 2; Preface to the two books of Chronicles. {1 Chronicles 1:1}

Targum, or Chaldee paraphrase on Solomon’s Song, given at full length, Song of Solomon, {Song of Solomon 8:14}, in fine. Targum ascribed to Jonathan ben Uzziel, account of the General Preface, p. 2.

Targum Yerushlemey, account of the, General Preface, p. 1. Tarrentes, Vinisauf’s account of, Exodus 8:16. Tarshish, the place to which Jonah attempted to flee, various conjectures where situated, Jonah 1:3. Dr. Jubb’s reason for thinking that to go to Tarshish and to Ophir is one and the same thing, Isaiah 2:13 - 16. Tartak, an object of idolatrous worship among the Avites, 2 Kings 17:41, in fine. Whence the name is probably derived, according to Parkhurst, ibid. What the emblem of this idol, according to the Jews, ibid. Tartan, the name of an office, and not a person, according to Calmet, 2 Kings 18:17.

Tartars or Tatars, their origin, Genesis 10:2. Tartarus or hell, opinion of the ancients respecting, Job 26:6. Tatian, author of a Harmony of the Four Gospels, General Preface, p. 3. Tatnai’s letter to Darius, remarks on, Ezra 5:17, in fine. Tau, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, why probably so named, Psalm 78:41. Its form on the ancient Samaritan coins still extant, Ezekiel 9:4.

Taylor, (Dr.) remarkable reply of, to his persecutors, Job 19:22. Tebeth, tbt, rendered ark, what it properly signifies, Genesis 6:14. Teeth, description of the, Ecclesiastes 12:4. Names and uses of the three kinds of, in the human subject, ibid.

Tehaphnehes, Tahpanhes, or Tahapanes, the same with the Pelusian Daphne, Ezekiel 30:18. See Tahapanes.

Telesm, corruptly called talisman, whence derived, and what it signifies, Numbers 33:41; 1 Samuel 6:21, in fine. Description and reported virtues of several telesms, 1 Samuel 6:21, in fine. Temple, Dr. Delaney’s remarks on the Divine original of the architecture of the, 1 Chronicles 28:18. Reflections on the spoliation of the temple by Titus, Exodus 25:31.

Temple of Solomon, dimensions of the, in English measure, 1 Kings 6:2. Reason why neither hammer, axe, nor any tool of iron, was suffered to be heard in the temple during the time of its building, 1 Kings 6:7. Its description and history, according to Calmet and Josephus, 1 Kings 6:38, in fine.

Temple of Diana at Ephesus, some account of this celebrated edifice, 1 Kings 6:38, in fine.

Tent, portable, a necessary part of a traveller’s baggage in countries subject to violent tempests, Isaiah 4:6.

Tents, feast of, a pagan festival of antiquity, in imitation of the Jewish feast of tabernacles, Leviticus 23:34.

Teraphim, various opinions concerning the, Genesis 31:19; 1 Samuel 18:13; Isaiah 2:8.

Terebinth tree, the hla, ellah of Isaiah, according to Celsius, ibid. Isaiah 1:29, 30.

Terminus, see Landmark.

Terror or formido, description of the, used by the ancients in hunting, Isaiah 24:17, 18.

Tertullian, quotation of a remarkable passage from, to show that the heathens borrowed many of their religious rites from the Hebrews, Exodus 27:21, in fine. Quotation from a work against the heretic Marcion, attributed to Tertullian, respecting Gideon’s three hundred men who were victorious over the Midianites, Judges 7:20. Thammuz or Tammuz, probably the same with Adonis, Ezekiel 8:3. Meaning of the name, Ezekiel 8:14.

Tharafah, an eminent Arabic poet, Psalm 60:1, in principio. T’heb, anecdote of a prince who was required to pronounce this word, Judges 12:6.

Thebais, mountains of the desert of, described, Deuteronomy 32:10. Thebes, city of, the No of Jeremiah, see Jeremiah 46:25. Whence the fable respecting the manner of its being built probably originated 2 Chronicles 34:12.

Theocracy, the political state of the Jews, before the reign of Saul, Judges 3:10; 1 Samuel 8:5.

Theodotion, a translator of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, some account of, General Preface, p. 21.

Theodulus of Coelesyria, a commentator on the Epistle to the Romans, General Preface, p. 4.

Theophilus of Antioch, a commentator on the Four Gospels, General Preface, p. 4.

Theophylact, account of this commentator, General Preface, p. 4. qeov, several citations from the Septuagint in which this word with the article prefixed has the import of qee, O God, Psalm 45:7. Thomas, import of this name, Genesis 25:24.

Thracians, from whom descended, Genesis 10:2. Three, a mystical number in Scripture, according to Ainsworth, Genesis 22:4.

Three and four times, a mode of expression among the ancients, denoting abundance and excess, Amos 1:3. Several examples produced, ibid. Threshing, different ways of, in use among the Hebrews, and the manner of performing them, Isaiah 28:27, 28.

Threshing - floors, Cato’s directions in the construction of, 1 Samuel 23:29, in fine. How to be constructed, according to Columella, ibid. Throne, description of a, by Athenaeus, Isaiah 52:2. Throne of Solomon, curious account of the, extracted from a Persian manuscript, 2 Chronicles 9:29, in fine.

Thunder and lightning, according to the pagans, the mode by which Jupiter testified his approbation of the sacrifices offered to him, Leviticus 9:23.

Thunder clap, how caused by the lightning, Job 38:26. Illustrated by an easy experiment on the air pump, ibid.

Thunder cloud, rule by which its distance from the spectator of the lightning issuing from it is calculated, Job 37:4. Thyssus of Bacchus, fable of the, evidently borrowed from the story of the rod of Moses, Exodus 4:17.

Tiberius Caesar, remarkable saying of, Micah 3:1. Tides, phenomena and cause of the, Job 38:11. Tiglath - pileser, king of Assyria, supposed by Prideaux to have been the same with Arbaces, called by AElian Thilgamus, and by Usher Ninus junior, 2 Kings 15:29.

Tigris, account of a very remarkable overflowing of this river Introduction to Nahum. {Nahum 1:1} See Nahum 2:6. Time, ˆda idden, and d[wm moad, thus rendered in our common version, the prophetic symbol for a year, Daniel 4:16; 7:25; 12:8. Tin, method adopted in Cornwall of purifying this metal from all its dross, Jeremiah 23:29.

Tippoo Sultan, description of a seal of, in the author’s possession, Esther 3:9.

Tirshatha, probably the name of an office, Ezra 2:63; Nehemiah 8:9.

Titans, fable of the, Job 26:5; Hesiod’s description of Jupiter fighting against the Titans, one of the grandest things in all pagan antiquity, Psalm 18:7.

Tithes, disquisition concerning, Genesis 28:22, in fine; Ezekiel 44:28.

Tithing the sheep, manner of, among the Jews, Ezekiel 20:37; Zechariah 11:7.

Titles given to the sovereigns and great men of the East extremely pompous, Job 32:22, in fine. Some examples produced, ibid. Titus, triumphal arch of, particular description of the devices and inscription on the, Exodus 25:31.

Tobh, bwt, generally translated good, inquiry into its import, Genesis 1:10.

Toga pratexta, description of this Roman vestment, Genesis 37:3. Toga virillis or toga pura, account of the, Genesis 37:3. Togarmah, what people possibly meant by this name; Ezekiel 27:14. Togatus, why this word is employed in speaking of a Roman, 1 Kings 19:21, in fine.

Tohoo, wht, and bohoo, whb, translated “without form and void,” inquiry into the import of these words, Genesis 1:2. The names of the Syrian and Egyptian gods Theuth and Bau, probably borrowed from these terms, ibid.

Toleration, unlimited, in religious matters, should be allowed under the Christian dispensation, and why, Numbers 15:14. Tombs of the dead very sacred among the ancients, Nehemiah 2:5. Toozuki Teemour, beautiful saying in the, quoted, Deuteronomy 32:24; Lamentations 3:12.

Topaz, description of this precious stone, Exodus 28:17; Job 28:18, 19. Where found in abundance, according to Diodorus Siculus, Job 28:19.

Toph, pt, its import, Exodus 15:20; 1 Samuel 10:5; Job 21:12; Psalm 81:2.

Tophet, Jerome’s account of, 2 Kings 23:10. Derivation of the name, according to the rabbins, ibid. Farther description, Isaiah 30:33. Torah, hrt, its derivation and import, Exodus 12:49; Leviticus 26:15.

Toston, (Peter) extraordinary longevity of this man, Psalm 90:17, in fine.

Transpositions in the Hebrew text, some instances of, Isaiah 7:4; 8:12; Jeremiah 24:1.

Trap to catch rats, foxes, &c., particular description of the, Amos 3:5. Treading of cattle, a method employed by the ancients in separating the corn from the ear, Isaiah 28:27, 28.

Tread - mill, in this country, the revival of an ancient employment for slaves, Isaiah 47:2.

Tree, accounted by the Jews as accursed and polluted, on which a malefactor had been executed, or on which he had been hanged after having been put to death by stoning, Isaiah 14:19. Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, observations concerning the, Genesis 2:9.

Tree of life, observations on the, Genesis 2:9; 3:19. Trees, remarkable longevity of some species, Isaiah 65:22. Extravagant notions of the Chinese respecting what they call the immortal tree, ibid. Trees in very ancient times frequently served for the temples of the gods, Judges 3:7.

Trefoil, this herb said to have been the means of fully convincing the learned Erasmus of the truth of the doctrine of the Trinity, Ecclesiastes 3:14.

Tremellius, author of a Latin version of the Hebrew Bible, with critical notes, General Preface, p. 6.

Trial by jury, one of the greatest ornaments of the British constitution, Genesis 37:36.

Trinity, doctrine of the, shown to be a doctrine of Scripture, Genesis 1:1, 26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 48:16. Troglodytes, who, Isaiah 2:13 - 16.

Troy, calamities of, described by Virgil under imagery similar to what Jeremiah employs in narrating the miseries of Jerusalem, Lamentations 1:20.

Trumpets, feast of, why so named, and when celebrated, Exodus 23:14.

Tryphon, human beings sacrificed to, in several cities of Egypt, according to Plutarch, Exodus 12:51, in fine.

Tsach, jx, a memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes at the end of Leviticus . {Leviticus 27:34}

Tsahar, rhx, rendered window, of very doubtful signification, Genesis 6:16.

Tsal, lx, literally importing to overspread or overshadow, how metaphorically applied, Numbers 14:9.

Tse, ax, import of this word among the Jews, when employed as a memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Genesis. {Genesis 50:26}

Tseba, abx, host or army, inquiry into the meaning of the original term, Genesis 2:1.

Tsebi, ybx, Dr. Shaw’s opinion relative to the meaning of this Hebrew word, Deuteronomy 12:15.

Tsidekah or Tsidekath, tqdx, its derivation and import, Leviticus 26:15. A beautiful paronomasia on this word, Isaiah 5:7. Tug, a species of cord among the Irish, how manufactured and for what purposes employed, Judges 16:7.