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Tumeet, a species of food, how prepared, 2 Samuel 17:28. Tumuli or barrows, in England, what, 2 Samuel 18:17. To make the tumulus still more elevated and conspicuous, a pillar or some other ornament was often erected upon it, Isaiah 53:9. Turkish couch, description of a, Song of Solomon 3:10. Tutelar deity, among heathen nations, every city said to have a, Jeremiah 2:28. The tutelary saints of the Romanists a copy of this pagan superstition, ibid.

Twilight, how caused, 2 Kings 20:20, in fine; Job 38:12; Proverbs 4:18.

Tympanum, description of this musical instrument, Genesis 31:27. Typhon, the evil demon worshipped among the Egyptians, Numbers 19:2. Formerly customary to sacrifice red bulls to appease this divinity, ibid.

Tyre, some account of this celebrated city of antiquity, and its great vicissitudes of fortune, Joshua 19:29; Ezekiel 26:1 - 27:36; Isaiah 23:1. Why called the daughter of Tarshish, Isaiah 23:10. U

Ugab, bgw[, rendered organ, what it imports, Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; 30:31.

Ulai, the same with the Eulaeus, a river which divided Shushan or Susiana, from Elymais, Daniel 8:2.

Ulaloo or Ullaloo, the funeral song of the Irish, Isaiah 52:5. Umbilical cord, the medium by which the fetus receives its nourishment while in the womb of its mother, Proverbs 3:8; Song of Solomon 7:2; Ezekiel 16:4.

Ungodly, definition of this word, Psalm 1:1. In what it differs in import from sinner and scornful, ibid.

Unicorn, what animal probably intended by the Hebrew word so translated, Numbers 33:22; Deuteronomy 33:17; Job 39:9. The animal like a horse, with one long rich curled horn growing out of his forehead, commonly called the unicorn, shown to be wholly fabulous, Job 39:9. Very curious passage in an old Psalter respecting this animal, Psalm 22:21.

Uniformity of worship, absolute necessity of, under the Mosaic economy, Deuteronomy 12:14. Why not so necessary under the Christian dispensation, ibid.

Uninterrupted succession, boasted of in the Romish Church, a mere fable, Ezekiel 34:23, 24.

Universe, thoughts on the vast immensity of the, 1 Kings 8:27; Amos 9:6.

Upper garments, customary in the East to pull off the, in times of deep mourning, Exodus 33:5.

Ur, account of this very ancient city of Chaldea, Genesis 11:31. Its primitive inhabitants generally supposed to have been ignicolists, ibid. Urim and Thummim, various conjectures concerning Exodus 28:30. Inquiry into the mode of consultation by, ibid.; Joshua 7:14; 1 Samuel 28:6.

Urnae Lachrymales, see Lachrymatories.

Urns containing the ashes and half - calcined bones of the dead, of frequent occurrence in barrows or tumuli in this country, 2 Chronicles 16:14, in fine; Jeremiah 34:2.

Usury, observations concerning, Exodus 22:25; Psalm 15:5. The Jews remarkable for usury and usurious contracts, ibid.

Uxor, why a married woman was so called among the Romans, Song of Solomon 5:5.

Uz, the country of Job, where probably situated, Preface to the book of Job, and Job 1:1.

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Valerianus, how this Roman emperor was treated by Sapor, king of Persia, Isaiah 51:23.

Vallancy, (General) his ingenious hypothesis that the twelve patriarchs are resembled to the twelve signs of the zodiac, Genesis 49:33, in fine. The asterism belonging to each patriarch, ibid.

Valley of vision, what meant by this expression, Isaiah 22:1, in principio.

Van of the ancients, what, Isaiah 30:28.

Vasco de Gama, a celebrated Portuguese navigator, who recovered the passage round the Cape of Good Hope after it had been intermitted and lost for many centuries, Isaiah 2:13 - 16.

Vates and poeta, synonymous terms among the Romans, Genesis 20:7.

Veeheyeh, hyhaw, import of this memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes, end of Leviticus . {Leviticus 27:34} Vegetable creation, astonishing power with which God has endued its different species to multiply themselves, instanced in the elm, Genesis 1:12.

Veil of the Eastern women, description of the, Song of Solomon 4:1. Veil of the tabernacle, description of the, Exodus 26:31. Its great costliness, ibid.

Veil on the face of Moses, its typical import, Exodus 34:32. Veil to shade the court, of what form, Isaiah 40:22. Vein of lives, a phrase probably alluding to the great aorta in the human system, Psalm 36:9.

Velo hethmahmaheti, ythmhmth alw, inquiry into this expression of the Psalmist. Psalm 119:60.

Vena cava, the fountain of Scripture, why so named, Ecclesiastes 12:6.

Venema, (Herman) author of a commentary on the Psalms and Malachi, General Preface, p. 10.

Venite, exultemus Domino, a Psalm long used in the Christian Church towards the commencement of public service, Psalm 95:1, in principio. Parts of which it is composed, according to Houbigant and others, ibid.

Ventriloquism of the ancients, as described by Psellus, Isaiah 24:4. Venus, formerly customary for women to appear in armour in their worship of this idol, Deuteronomy 22:5. Prostitutes publicly kept in the temple of Venus Melytta, whose gains were applied to the support of her abominable worship, Deuteronomy 23:18; 2 Kings 17:30. Conjecture respecting the origin of the name of this idol, 2 Kings 17:30.

Venus, revolutions as measured by the equinoxes and fixed stars, mean distance from the sun, perigeal and apogeal distances, diameter, relative volume, time of rotation, mass, and mean hourly orbitical motion, of this primary planet, Genesis 1:1.

Vermilion, whence produced, according to Pliny, Isaiah 1:18. Vespasian, description of the coin struck by this emperor at the capture of Jerusalem, Isaiah 3:26; Lamentations 1:1. Vestry, the places where the sacerdotal robes and pontifical ornaments are kept, whence the word is derived, 2 Kings 10:22. Vesuvius, some account of the eruption of, in A.D. 79, Genesis 50:26, in fine.

Vetaron, ˆrtw, import of this Jewish memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Joshua. {Joshua 24:33}

Vicarious sacrifices, after the similitude of the Jewish scapegoat, have been common among most ancient nations, Leviticus 16:10. Victim of the heathens being brought without reluctance to the altar considered by them a good omen, and vice versa, Isaiah 60:7. Victimae optimae or chief sacrifice, what the pagans so considered, according to Pliny, Leviticus 1:2.

Victor of Antioch, a commentator on St. Mark’s Gospel, General Preface, p. 4.

Vile person, definition of the Hebrew word thus rendered, Isaiah 32:5.

Vine, when probably first cultivated, Genesis 9:21. Mode adopted in its cultivation, Psalm 80:8, &c. The vine formerly cultivated in Egypt for the sake of eating the grapes, not for wine, Isaiah 5:2. The leaves of this tree often used by the Egyptians for wrapping up their mincemeat, Psalm 78:47. This tree very frequently used in a metaphorical sense in Scripture, Psalm 80:8.

Vines, large trunks of the, in Persia, Isaiah 5:2. Vineyards of Tripoli, principally enclosed, according to Raolf, with hedges of the rhamnus, paliurus, oxyacantha, &c., Isaiah 27:4. Vineyard tower of the ancients, what, Isaiah 5:2. Vintage at Aleppo, its time and duration, Amos 9:13. Virgil’s description of Neptune appeasing the storm raised by Juno for the destruction of the fleet of AEneas, Psalm 29:11, in fine. Virgin, see Almah.

Virtue, whence this word is derived, Proverbs 12:4. Vision, Mr. Mason Good’s remarks on the, related by Eliphaz the Temanite, Job 4:13. Mr. Hervey’s striking and natural illustration, ibid. Vision, manner of, described, Ecclesiastes 12:3. Vitringa, (Campegius) author of a comment on Isaiah, General Preface, p. 10.

Vitruvius’s directions relative to felling of trees, 1 Kings 5:6. Vitzliputzli, the supreme deity of the Mexicans, how represented, Exodus 25:40, in fine.

Voice of the Lord, thunder frequently called by this name in Scripture, Exodus 9:28; Job 39:1; Psalm 29:3, &c. Volcatius, the poet, according to Pliny, had six fingers on each hand, 2 Samuel 21:20.