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Voltaire, examination of a passage of Scripture grossly misrepresented by this philosopher, Ezekiel 39:19.

Volumen, volume, why the Romans gave this appellation to a book, Ezekiel 3:9.

Volume, magnitudes, or bulks, of the sun, moon, and planets, compared with that of the earth, Genesis 1:1.

Vow, Ainsworth’s definition of a, Leviticus 27:2. Enumeration of the different kinds of vow, Numbers 30:2. Mr. Hales’ observations on the vow of Jephthah, Judges 11:40, in fine. Saying of Philo relative to rash vows, Numbers 30:3.

Vulcan, a heathen deity, probably derived his name from Tubal - cain, the son of Lamech, Genesis 4:22.

Vulgate, or Latin Version of the Scriptures by Jerome, some account of the, General Preface, p. 22. See also Isaiah 66:24, in fine. High veneration entertained by the Romanists for the Vulgate version of the Scriptures, Isaiah 66:24, in fine.

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Wain, an instrument employed in threshing, Isaiah 28:27, 28. In what it differed from the drag, ibid.

Wall said to have fallen upon twenty - seven thousand Syrians, Dr. Kennicott’s remarks concerning the, 1 Kings 20:43, in fine. Walls of ancient cities in the East built of unbaked bricks, Ezekiel 13:11; Micah 7:10.

Walls of the houses and gardens of Damascus, as described by Maundrell, Isaiah 13:19.

Walls of the tombs of the kings and nobles of Egypt covered with figures of the ancient objects of idolatry, Ezekiel 8:10. War, manner of the proclamation of, among the ancients 2 Kings 12:17.

Warburton’s judicious remarks on Solomon’s multiplying horses, 2 Chronicles 1:17, in fine.

Wardrobes of the Asiatics, account of the, Isaiah 3:7. Isaiah’s inventory of the wardrobe of a Hebrew lady, as explained by Shroeder, Isaiah 3:16.

Warfare, character of, in ancient times, Psalm 137:9. War song, Dr. Kennicott’s remarks on a very ancient one of the Hebrews, Numbers 21:17, 18, 35, et in fine.

Washing the hands in token of innocence, an ancient rite among the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans, Job 9:30; Psalm 26:6. Watch, why a division in the seasons of darkness was so called, Exodus 14:24. Into how many watches the night was divided, ibid. Watches in the East, how performed, Isaiah 12:6. Watchmen in the temple, on constant duty, Isaiah 62:6. Water, constituent parts of, Genesis 7:11; Job 38:26; Jeremiah 10:13. Decomposed by the galvanic fluid, Genesis 8:1; Jeremiah 10:13. Expansive power of water in freezing, Job 37:10. Water, pouring out of, in the way of libation, a religious ordinance among the Hebrews and other nations, 1 Samuel 7:6. Deep penitential sorrow often represented under the notion of pouring out water, ibid. Water, trial by, a species of ordeal among the Hindoos, and the Bithynians and Sardinians, Numbers 5:31, in fine. Watering the ground with the foot, what intended by this phrase, Deuteronomy 11:10; Psalm 1:3.

Waters of jealousy, rabbinical comment on the, Numbers 5:31, in fine.

Water - mills, not invented till a little before the time of Augustus, Isaiah 47:2.

Water - spouts, description of, Psalm 42:7. Frequent on the coast of Syria, ibid.

Watling - street, some account of, Job 23:11.

Wealth, instances of astonishing, possessed by some of the ancients, Esther 3:9.

Wean, whence this word is derived, Genesis 21:8. Time for weaning children as fixed by the Koran, ibid.

Weights, anciently made of stone, Deuteronomy 25:13. The standards of the Jewish weights and measures kept in the sanctuary, 1 Chronicles 23:29.

Wells, scarce in every part of the East, Judges 5:11; Job 11:18. Esteemed a great virtue in the East to furnish thirsty travellers with water, Job 22:7.

Wells, (Dr. Eduard) publisher of a New Testament in Greek and English, with notes, General Preface, p. 7.

Wench, various opinions concerning the derivation of this word, 2 Samuel 17:17.

Wesley, (Revelation John) author of Notes on the Old and New Testament, General Preface, p. 8.

Wesley, (Mrs.) mother of the late celebrated John and Charles Wesley, her character, Proverbs 31:29.

Wetstein, (J. James) a celebrated critic on the New Testament, General Preface, p. 7.

Wheel broken at the cistern, what meant by this phrase, Ecclesiastes 12:6.

Wheels of Ezekiel, observations upon this very remarkable vision, Ezekiel 1:15 - 21; 10:20, in fine.

Wheel carriages in use from very remote antiquity, Genesis 45:21; 46:29.

Whirlwind, hpws suphah, and hr[s searah, indifferently thus rendered, in what they may possibly differ in import. Job 37:9; 38:1; Psalm 58:9; Proverbs 1:27.

Whispering or chirping out of the dust, import of this phrase, Isaiah 29:4.

Whit or wid, derivation and import of this old English word, 1 Samuel 3:18.

Whitby, (Dr.) a very able commentator on the New Testament, General Preface, p. 8.

White asses or ass colts, riding upon, anciently the privilege of persons of high rank, Genesis 49:8.

Whoredom, the idolatries of the Jews very frequently so termed in the prophetical writings, 1 Chronicles 5:25; Ezekiel 16:23. Wild ass, natural history of the, Job 39:5 - 8. Wild grapes, the Hebrew word so translated, in the opinion of Hasselquist, means the solanum incanum or hoary nightshade, known to the Arabs by the name of aneb el dib, Isaiah 5:2. Will, observations on the freedom of the, Psalm 110:3; Proverbs 1:10.

Wind - mills an invention posterior to that of water - mills Isaiah 47:2.

Wine, anciently the expressed juice of the grape, without fermentation, Genesis 40:11. Method adopted by the inhabitants of the East in cooling their wines, Proverbs 25:13. How the ancients preserved their wine, Song of Solomon 2:4. The wines of Egypt, according to Hasselquist, not the produce of its own vineyards, Isaiah 5:2. Account of the mixed wine of the ancient Greeks and Romans, Isaiah 1:22. Observations on the mode of the treatment of wines, Isaiah 25:6. Wine - presses in Persia, how formed, according to Chardin, Isaiah 5:2.

Wing, an emblem of protection, Ruth 3:9.

Winged cymbal, the same with the Egyptian sistrum, according to Bochart, Isaiah 18:1.

Winnowing of grain, how formerly effected, Ruth 3:2; Psalm 1:4. Nearly the same with that practised in various parts of England and Ireland before the invention of the winnowing machine, ibid. Wisdom of Solomon, the sacred historian’s resemblance of the extraordinary greatness of the, to the sand on the seashore, very beautifully illustrated by Lord Bacon, 1 Kings 4:29. Witches, consideration of the question whether the persons thus denominated only pretended to have, or actually possessed, the power commonly attributed to them, Exodus 22:18.

Withresd, king of Kent, singular anecdote respecting, 2 Chronicles 2:11.

Wives of the conquered king, the property of the conqueror, 2 Samuel 16:21.

Wizard, derivation and import of this word, Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:11. Wizard usually considered the masculine of witch, ibid.

Wolf, remarkable for its fierceness and quick sight, Habakkuk 1:8. Why the tribe of Benjamin was resembled to this animal, Genesis 49:27.

Wolf grapes, the same with the solanum incanum or hoary nightshade, Isaiah 5:2.

Woman, inquiry into the derivation of the term, Genesis 2:23. To be slain by a woman considered by the ancients a mark of great disgrace, Judges 9:54.

Women employed in Eastern countries in grinding the corn, Exodus 11:5; Isaiah 47:2. Women, among the ancients, generally kept house of entertainment, or in other words, were tavern - keepers, Joshua 2:1. Several quotations from ancient writers in attestation of this circumstance, ibid. Women formerly employed in the tabernacle service, Exodus 38:8; 1 Samuel 2:22. The annointing and celebrating of great events formerly performed by women, Isaiah 40:9.

Word, citations from the Targums in which armym meimra or word, is evidently used personally, Genesis 15:1; 26:5; 31:13; Exodus 4:12; Judges 1:19; 1 Chronicles 5:22; 7:21; 9:20; 16:2; 21:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 2:1; 14:11; 15:2; 17:3; 20:17, 20, 29, 37; 21:14;