son's death, ib. the prediction verified, kills himself, 134. the
bodies of Saul and his sons ignominiously treated by the e-
nemy, but afterwards taken from the gibbets and honoura-
bly interred by the people of Jabesh Gilead, 135. but no
public mourning made for them, and why, ib. n. why God
made so mean a person as Saul king, 141. why after his
election he retired to a private life, 142. his stature and
comeliness, ib. his other qualifications, ib. why so severely
treated, ib. his distemper what, 146 and how cured by the
power of music, ib. his killing himself a cowardly murder,
156. his cruelty to the Gibeonites accounted for 234. how
the Israelites might become culpable in that transaction,
235. and might deserve punishment, 236. how his sons and
grandsons might be culpable in the same matter, ib. why
God might delay their punishment so long, 237. and why
afterwards put it in execution, ib. et seq.

SAVIOUR, the name Jesus, iii. 5. the same as Joshua, ib.
Sceptre, prophecy concerning Judah's explained, i. 417
and ii. 140. fulfilled, iii. 3. n. ancient sceptre a javelin, ii.
124. n.

Scribes, who they were, ii. 643. one of them offers to at-
tend our Lord, but draws back, iii. 127 and n.

SCRIPTURES of the Old and New Testaments proved to
contain revelations from heaven, i. Introd. and iii. Introd. the
unphilosophical language of justified, ii. 40. many of their
mysterious doctrines and miraculous facts admitted by Hea-
then nations, and even by apostates.

SEA, or lake of Galilee, account of, iii. 32. n.

Sea, brazen, a vessel belonging to the Jewish tabernacle,
its use and name, i. 561.

SEA, stilling the, an act of Omnipotence, iii. 127. n.
SEA, Red, its situation, i. 502. n. why so called, 503. n.
the Israelites pass through it miraculously, i. 528-537.
SEBASTE, its situation and name, ii. 668. n.
Secrecy of great use in important affairs, ii. 145.
Sects, Jewish, their origin and tenets, ii. 639. the Saddu-
cees, ib. Karaites and Rabbinists, 641. Pharisees, their rise,
why so called, 642. their tenets, ib. Scribes, not properly a
sect, but professors of the law, 643. Essenes, their tenets,
644. form of their admission, ib. Herodians, iii. 117. and ii.
645. and Judasites, 616.

SEIR, Mount, i. 367. n. and iii. 117.

SELEUCIA, its situation, ii. 626. n. and iii. 411. n.
SELEUCUS, Philopater, succeeds his father in the kingdom
of Syria, ii. 590. sends Heliodorus to seize on the treasures
in the temple, ib. but is poisoned by him in hopes of being
his successor, ib.

Self-denial reasonable and practicable, iii. 151.
Self-murder, cowardice, ii. 156.

Self-origination, the wild pretences of it confuted, i. 254.
SEMIRAMIS, some account of her and her great achieve-
ments, i. 272. n.

SENNACHERIB, succeeds his father Salmanezer in the
kingdom of Assyria, and invades Judea, ii. 406. is bribed by
Hezekiah to withdraw his forces, 408. turns his army against
Egypt, why, ib. n. sends a haughty message by Rabshakeh
to Hezekiah, 409. defeats the Egyptian army, and renews
the siege of Jerusalem, ib. his whole army destroyed by an
angel of the Lord, 410. retreating to Nineveh, he is mur-
dered by two of his sons, why, ib.

SEPHARVAIM, city of, its situation, ii. 397. n. its inhabi-
tants thought to be Medes, ib.

SEPTUAGINT, the name whence derived, ii. 584. n.

Sepulchres, royal, of Jerusalem described, ii. 254. who
were buried in them, ib.

Sermon on the Mount, its contents, iii. 119. whether the
same in St Matthew and St Luke, ib. n.

Serpent, before the fall, account of it, i. 48-52-64.
Serpents that stung the Israelites, what, their nature, i.
575. n. why those in the wilderness did not hurt them soon-
er, 604. why called fiery, ib.

Servants, their hardships, iii. 454. n. the apparel, and out.
works of majesty, ii. 265. n.

SESOSTRIS, his reign and exploits, i. 620. n. his blindness
and death, 624.

SETH, account of, family, pillars, &c. i. 121-150. Ba-
laam's prophecy concerning, 619.

Seventy Weeks, Daniel's, ii. 513.

SHALLUM slays Zechariah, king of Israel, usurps the
throne, and is himself slain by Menahem his general, ii,

393.

SHALMANEZER, king of Assyria, who, ii. 395. takes and
demolishes Samaria, carries the people away captives, and
sends others in their stead, ib. which introduces into Judea
a strange medley of religions, 396. whence the Samaritans
sprung, ib. sends a message to Hezekiah, king of Judah,
and an expedition against Tyre, where he dies, and is suc
ceeded by his son Sennacherib, 406.

SHAMGAR, his exploits, ii. 57. n. and 86.

SHAMMAI, who, his great learning, is made president of
the Sanhedrim, ii. 641.

SHAVEH, valley or king's dale, described, ii. 252.
SHEBA'S insurrection, ii. 217. and n.

SHEBA, queen of, visits Solomon, with what views, ii. 265.
her presents, her name, and situation of her country, ib. and
284--285. n. who she was, and the cause of her visit, 286.
her rising in judgment explained, iii. 125. n.

SHECHEM, barbarously treated after pardon granted, i.

369.

SHEMAIAH, Nehemiah's reply to, ii. 549. n.
SHEMAIAH, prophet, account of, ii. 269. n.
Shepherd, the office of one, a lively emblem of Christ's
over the flock of Christians, iii. 194. and n.

Shew-bread, table of in the tabernacle, described, iii. 115.
n. and ii. 256. David's eating of, and the text in St Mark,
ii. 25. rconciled, 125. n. and iii. 115.

Shibboleth, the test word given to the Ephraimites, and
their inability to express it, ii. 70. and n.

SHILOH, its situation, ii. 92.

SHUSHAN, its situation, ii. 535. a city highly praised, ib.
who the first founder of, ib. its wonderful palace, &c. ib. n.
SICARII, who so called, and why, iii. 443. n.
SICHEM, OF SYCHAR, its situation, i. 280. n. and iii. 29. n.
SIDON, a particular account of its ancient and present
state, iii. 138. n.

Signs, prophetical, ii. 331. and 359. n.

Signs, the intent of such as God gives to man, ii. 427.
when posterior to the event are, in some respects, a more
convincing proof than when they precede it, ib. that to
Ahaz explained, iii. 49. n. demanded by the Pharisees,

139.

SILAS, the companion of St Paul, his character and em.
ployment, iii. 416. who he was, ib. n. accompanies Paul
through several countries, ib. they are seized at Philippi,
why, 420. Silas is scourged and cast into prison, ib. the jail-
or and family there converted, ib. a discharge is offered but
refused, ib. at last however an honourable dismission is gi-
ven, ib.

SILOAM, fountain, described, ii. 251.

SIMEON takes Christ in his arms in the temple, who he
was, iii. 11. and n. ib.

SIMEON and Levi, their barbarous murder of the She-
chemites, i. 870.

SIMEON is made an hostage for Joseph's brethren, i. 403.
the tribe of conquer the country allotted to them, ii. 52.

SIMON the Just, is made high priest, completes the ca.
non of the Old Testament, ii. 583. commended in Ecclesias-
ticus, ib. n.

SIMON the Maccabee, succeeds his brother Jonathan in
the command of the Jewish forces, ii. 625. is independent
sovereign of the land, and surveys it, 626. besieges and
takes all the places that held out against him, ib. why he
does not besiege Jerusalem, ib. is invaded by Antiochus Si-
detes, 627. routs his army at the first onset; he and his two
sons, Judas and Mattathias, are perfidiously murdered by
Ptolemy his son-in-law, ib. his character as drawn in the
first book of Maccabees, ib. n.

SIMON the Pharisee, his answer to Our Saviour in the
parable of the debtor, iii. 122-3. and n.

SIMON, who carried our Lord's cross, who he might be,
iii. 286. whether Jew or Pagan, ib. n. what called by St
Mark, ib.

SIMON the Canaanite, &c. iii. 118. n.

SIMON MAGUS, is in high repute at Samaria for his magi-
cal arts, iii. 400. and n. becomes a pretended convert to St
Philip, ib. why, 401. desires to be baptized, ib. offers money
to St Peter, but is treated with disdain, and cursed by him,
ib. dreads the effects of that denunciation, ib. farther account
of him and his principles, 459. and n. celebrated as a magi-
cian at Rome, ib. his various impostures, is defeated by St
Peter, and how, ib. falls in attempting to fly, and dies in
consequence, ib. the whole transaction between him and St
Peter suspected, why, 460. n.

SIMON ZELOTES, preaches in divers countries, and comes
to Britain, iii. 468. works several miracles there, ib. n. yet is
put to death by its savage inhabitants, 469. who he was, and
why so called, 118. n.

Sin defined, i. 85.

Sin Original. See Original Sin.

Sin of offering strange fire, i. 554.

Sin-offering, how performed, iii. 23. n.

SINAI and HOREB described, i. 519. n.
VOL. III.

SION, its beauty, ii. 249. n. fort of, 190. n
SISERA, general of Jabin's forces, is conquered and put to
death, ii 58, 59, 60.

SMERDIS, the Magian, succeeds Cambyses on the Persian
throne, ii. 528. manner of his usurpation, ib. n. whether the
Artaxerxes of Ezra, 529. n. at the instance of the Samari-
tans he stops the building of the temple, 530. is slain by
seven Persian noblemen, ib. n and succeeded by Darius by
an artful stratagem, ib. and 681. n.

So, or SABACON, who, ii. 395. n.

SODOCK, founder of the sect of the Sadducees, ii. 639.
when he lived, 640. was disciple of Socho, from whose te-
nets he drew false conclusions, ib. by which means his fol-
lowers became impious and destestable, ib.

SODOM destroyed, i. 288-9.

Solar System, account of, i. 20.

Soldier, so called from soldarii, who they were, ii. 151. n.
SOLOMON, his birth and parentage, ii. 185. his name, n.
ib. another name given him by Nathan the prophet, mean-
ing of it, ib. is never called in Scripture by the latter name,
why, ib. when born, ib. by his father's command is anointed by
Zadok and Nathan, and proclaimed king of Israel, 223 pro-
mises his rival brother Adonijah to spare his life upon his be-
having peaceably, ib. is anointed publicly a second time with
greater splendour than at first, 224. succeeds to his father's
throne, 226. orders Adonijah to be killed, banishes Abiathar,
forbids the exercise of his function, confines him to his
house, gives his office to Zadock, ib. orders Joab, who had
fled for refuge, to be slain at the altar, ib. confines Shimei,
though a prisoner at large, to Jerusalem, ib. soon after puts
him to death for breaking his bounds, 227. marries the
daughter of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who perverts him in
some respects, ib. God promises in a vision to grant what-
ever he should request, ib. his prayer for wisdom in govern-
ing effectually answered, 227. and 228. his wisdom in de.
ciding the case of two mothers contending for a child, ib.
his large dominions, 229. number of horses and chariots,
wonderful learning, his proverbs, poems, and books of na
tural philosophy, &c. 229. his letter to Hiram, king of Tyre,
for materials and workmen to build the temple, 230. and
Hiram's favourable answer, 231. begins and finishes the
temple in seven years and a half, 231. why he did not be-
gin sooner, ib. n. justified in killing his brother Adonijah,
and marrying an Egyptian queen, 245-6. and in degrading
Abiathar, 246. and n. the different account of his horses, &c. in
Kings and Chronicles reconciled, 247. how he might offer a
thousand sacrifices, ib. how his divine vision might probably
be, 248. his building the temple a laudable act, ib. his de-
dication of it, and prayer on that joyful occasion, 260-1.
n. his vision the night following, 262. his public and
splendid buildings, 263. offers Hiram twenty cities in the
land of Galilee, ib. his vast revenues, 264. and magnificent
way of living, is visited by the queen of Sheba, 265. his
foreign wives lead him into idolatry, 266. n. is reproved by a
prophet from God, ib. who raises up enemies to disturb the
latter part of his reign, ib. and n. his death, burial, and
character, 268. n. why he kept so many wives, 286, how far
perverted by them, whether he was finally saved or not,
287. his annual income, what, 292. how he improved what
his father left him, 292–3. See Dissert. ii. 290.
SOLOMON's porch, why so called, iii. 195. n.

SOLOMONA and her seven sons, their magnanimity under
the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes, ii. 595.

SON OF MAN, why Ezekiel and our Saviour only called by
this name, iii. 24. n.

Sons of God mentioned in Genesis, ii. 4. not evil angels,
i. 131. and n.

Sons of the prophets, who, ii. 313. n.

Spies sent to survey the promised land, their false report,
two only faithful witnesses, i. 542. all the others cut off by
a sudden death, 543. two spies sent by Joshua to take a
view of the strength of Jericho, ii. 2. n. are kindly entertain-
ed by their hostess Rahab, 3. their agreement with her, ib.
they return safe to the camp, and make their report, 4.

Spikenard or Nard, an Indian plant, one of the most va-
luable essences, often adulterated, description of, iii. 213. n.
State of innocence, duration of, i. 55. 57. 76. 77. 96.

102.

Sterility considered a great misfortune, ii. 105. n.
Statutes, commandments, judgements, and testimonies,
what, ii. 225. n.

STEPHEN is constituted one of the seven deacons, and
the solemnity of his ordination, iii. 398. preaches boldly, ib.
works many miracles, makes many converts, ib. disputes
with the learned men of the Jewish Synagogue, 399. accu
sed of blasphemy, and brought before the Sanhedrim, ib. his
speech, ib. the incensed Jews seize him, and drag him away
to execution, ib. his vision and prayer for his murderers, ib.
is buried, and how, and by whom lamented, ib. and n. his
speech justified, 480.

STOICS, a sect of philosophers very averse to the Chris-
tian religion, iii. 421. their principles and practices, how
they differed from those of the Epicureans, ib. n.

Štones, monumental, what written upon them, i. 584. n.
and ii. 9. n.

Stones, precious ones, the most valuable, where to be
found, i. 37. n.

Stones, shower of, on the Canaanites, ii. 37-50.
Strong drink, why given to criminals, iii. 171. n.
Succession of prophets, necessary in the Old, as that of
clergy in the New dispensation, ii. 328.

SUCCOTH, its situation, ii. 119.

SUCCOTH BENOTH, an Assyrian idol, of what sort, ii. 396. n.
Successors of the apostles, their task, iii. 158.
Sufferings of the Israelites, i. 435. 456.
Sun created, i. 10, 22.

Sun stands stil! at Joshua's request, ii. 39. 47. at what time
of the day, 41. 48. why not mentioned in the epistle to the
Hebrews, 43. the whole narrative literal, ib. why heathen au-
thors say nothing of it, and the reasons why this miracle was
exhibited, 44. 48. import of the original word translated
"still," 49. this miracle might be without stopping the rota-
tion of the earth, 50.

Supplicants, their attitude, ii. 305. and n.

Swearing, in what sense imputed to God, i. 601.

SYBILS, who they were, their number, ii. 696. account of
their oracles, and of the verses collected into nine vols. which
go under their name, ib. n. greatly esteemed by the ancients,
why, 697. some spurious, others genuine, 698. they could
not all be forgeries, ib. whence the genuine ones proceed,
ib. rational account of them, 699. n.

SYCHAR, see SICHEM.

SYLLA, his character and quarrel with Marius, defeats
both him and his party, ii. 688. his cruelty at Rome, 686. is
made perpetual dictator, ib. n. his epitaph composed by
himself, a miniature of his character, 690. n.

Synagogues, origin of, ii. 570. and n. description of them,
ib. what service performed in them, 571-4. See Dissert.
SYRACUSE, its situation and history, iii. 451. n.
SYROPHOENICIAN woman. iii. 138.

SYRIA, its situation, iii. 405. n.
Systems of the world, i. 2. n.

T

Tabernacle, its first erection, i. 537. described, 560-5.

-572.

Tabernacle of the congregation, what, ii. 260. and n.
Tabernacles, the feast of, in commemoration of what ap
pointed, ii. 259. n. and iii. 185. n. is one of the principal
solemnities of the Jews, ii. 497. n. various ceremonies at,
ib. the last day of it the greatest, and why, ib. and 498. the
custom of pouring out water on that day emblematical, iii.
231.

TABITHA raised to life, iii. 405. and n.

Table of shew bread, what, ii, 256. See shew bread.
TABOR, a remarkable mountain in Galilee described, ii.
58. n. and iii. 119. n. and 143, n.

TADMOR, its situation, ii. 263. n.

Tallness of stature, strength and graceful appearance, re-
commendations of rulers in Eastern countries, i. 264. and
ii. 141.

Talents, Hebrew, two kinds of them, ii. 291. and their
value, 408. n. See account of Jewish money, 408. and iii.

182. n.

TAMAR, rape of, by Amnon, ii. 185. her speech to him,
186. n. tells her brother Absalom what had happened, ib.
how her sorrow is expressed, ib.

TARQUIN, his tyrannical and wicked reign, ii. 682. n.
TARSUS, a city of Cilicia, the Tarshish of the Hebrews,
its situation, trade, &c. iii. 405. n.

Taxation, St Luke's account of that which was appointed
at our Lord's birth explained, iii. 46. 47. n.

TEKOAH, its situation, and why Joab employed the wo-
man of to effect a reconciliation between David and Absa-
lom, ii. 187. and n. her art and contrivance, ib.

TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM, the foundation when laid, how
long in building, ii. 231. why without any noise of axe or
hammer, ib. n. described, 255. 256. the expediency of such
buildings, and Solomon's piety in erecting this, 248. 249.
is with the city plundered, and burnt by Nebuchadnezzar's
orders, 452-2. the foundation of the new temple laid by the
Jews on their restoration, 498. finished, consecrated, and de-
dicated with great joy and solemnity, 532. that which
Herod rebuilt described, 668-9..n.

Temptations of our Lord by the devil, iii. 21. different o-
pinions concerning them, 52-56.

Tenancy of lands, ancient manner of it, ii. 239. n.
Tents, feast of, ii. 497. n.

TEPHILLIM, what, ii. 643. n.

TERAH, father of Abraham, ordered to leave his country,
i. 246.

TERAPHIM, opinions vary concerning them, i. 382. and
ii. 27.

Testament, New, several remarkable passages of it con
firmed by the testimony of heathen authors, iii. 69.
THAMAR's stratagem, i. 397.

THEBEZ, Abimilech slain at, how, ii. 67. n.

THEBES, city of, by whom built, i. 267.
Theocracy, Jewish, Dissert. on it, ii. 158-161.
THESSALONICA, its situation, iii. 420. n
THIEF. See PENITENT thief.

THRONE OF GOD, parabolically described, ii. 331.
THOMAS, sirnamed Didymus, openly declares his disbelief
of our Lord's resurrection, iii. 300. n. but is soon convinced,
how, ib. and confesses, with a transport of joy, that Jesus is
the Messiah, ib. preaches in India, and suffers martyrdom
there, 469.

Three Taverns, its situation, iii. 452. n.
TIBER driven back, ii. 23.

TIBERIAS, sea of, account of, iii. 32. n.

TIBERIUS begins his reign well, but afterwards becomes
a shocking tyrant, iii. 509. murders Agrippa and Germani-
cus, ib. attempts to have Christ deified, ib. his cruelties, and
the deplorable state of his subjects, 510. appoints Caligula
his successor, and dies, ib.

TIGLATH PILESER, king of Assyria, who, ii. 395. n. march-
es against Rezin king of Syria with a great army, kills him,
takes Damascus, and transplants the people to Kir, ii. 295.

TIGRANES, king of Armenia, invades Syria, ii. 653. his
great pride and humiliation, ib. n.

TIMOTHY is taken into St Paul's retinue and circumcised,
iii. 417. made bishop of Ephesus, 432. receives his first epis-
tle from St Paul, its contents, 462. n. and the second, its
contents, 465. in what sense he was bishop of Ephesus, when
not residing there, 484.

TIGRIS, river, its course, i. 37.
TIRZA, its situation, ii. 393. n.
Tithes, why instituted, i. 361. n.

TITUS is made bishop of Crete, iii. 417. receives an epi-
stle from St Paul, 462. its contents, ib. n. though not residing
in Crete, yet he was really its bishop, ib. n. and 463.

TITUS, triumph decreed him for the conquest of Jerusa-
lem, iii. 523. his reign, 524. prejudices against him on his
accession, ib. soon gains the affections of his subjects, ib. his
self-control, and reformation of abuses in the state, 525. fol-
lows his father's steps, ib. n. calamities that befel the country
in his reign, ib. his sympathy and care for his people under
them, ib. dies universally regretted, ib.

Tов, account of that country, ii. 68. n.

TOBIT and TOBIAS, their history, ii. 397. observation upon
the book of, ib. n. 398. the principal contents of it vindica-
ted, ib. and 419. n.

Tombs in the mountains, iii. 128.

Tower of Babel, the reality and description of it, i. 233-
243.

Tower of David, its situation and beauty, ii. 250. n.
Tower of furnaces, why so called, ii. 250. n.
TRACHONITIS, why so called by the Greeks, iii. 128. n.
situation and limits of, ib.

Traditions of the Jews held in veneration, why, iii. 136. n.
collected by Ezra after the return from Babylon, ib.

TRAJAN, his character, i. 325. his reign, excellent quali-
ties and administration, iii. 529. titles conferred on him, 530.
persecutes the Christians for some time, ib.

Trance of Adam, i. 13. n.

Transfiguration of our Blessed Lord, its design, iii. 150.
why three apostles only were admitted as witnesses of it,
15. its nature, 152. Moses and Elias personally there, 152,
153. subject of their discourse, ib.

Transmigration of souls, Jewish belief, iii. 134. n.

Tree of life, why so called, i. 31. n.

Tree of knowledge, i. 32. n.

TREMERA, an island in the Adriatic Sea, to which Julia,
grand-daughter of Augustus, was banished for her infamous
life, iii. 507.

Tribes, two and a-half, account of, ii. 4. n.

Tribes of Israel, division of Canaan among them, ii. 12.
and 13. n. after the death of Joshua every tribe was for some
time governed by its own head and elders, 51. they all pro-
mise conditional allegiance to David, 174. ten of them re-
volt from his grandson, 269.

TROAS, its situation, iii. 418. n.

TROGYLLIUM, account of, iii. 434. n.

TROPHIMUS, account of, iii. 438. n.

TROY, its siege, and how it was taken, ii. 213. and 214. n.
and when, 215.

Trumpets employed at the siege of Jericho, what they
were, ii. 25. n.

TRYPHON sets up Antiochus, the son of Alexander, for
the kingdom of Syria, ii. 625. defeats Demetrius, ib. murders
Jonathan and his two sons, and afterwards Antiochus pri-
vately, assumes the crown, and declares himself king of Sy-
ria in his stead, 626. is vanquished by Antiochus Sidetes,
the brother of Demetrius, and put to death at Apamea, 627.
TULLY, his opinion of the motions of the heavenly bo-
dies, i. 26.

TYCHICUS, Some account of him, iii. 454. n.

Types, why God made use of them in the Jewish service,
i. 563-4.

TYRANNUS, his school, and those for the study of the
Jewish law, iii. 427. n.

TYRE, who supposed to be its founder, ii. 579. n. is called
the daughter of Zidon, and why, ib. how, and in what time
taken by Alexander the Great, notwithstanding its strength,
ib. farther account of its ancient and present condition, 251.
n. and iii. 138. n.

U V

VAIL, the use of it, i. 296. n.

Vail of the temple that was rent from top to bottom, what,
iii. 291. n.

Valley of blessing, where, ii. 310.

Valley of Jehosaphat, iii. 267. n. and 280. n.
Vanity, what it frequently denotes in Scripture, iii. 263.
et seq.

VASHTI, Ahasuerus's queen, who she was, and why divor-
ced, ii. 535. n.

Version of the Septuagint, a faithful one, i. 261. and n.

VESPASIAN, his two miraculous cures performed at Alex-
andria justly suspected, iii. 239. is made emperor by the le-
gions in the East, 519. their choice unanimously confirmed
by the senate, 520. his good reign, and reformation of a-
buses, 523. his liberality to men of learning, and clemency
to all, 524. the charge of covetousness against him palliated,
ib. his death and character, ib.

Vine, planted by Noah, Jewish opinion of, i. 208. n.
Vision of the warrior who appeared to Joshua, ii. 24. of
the sheet let down to St Peter, iii. 406.

Unforgiving servant, parable of, iii. 182.

Voice of the Lord, meaning of the expression, i, 51. n.