Volition, or the immediate consequence of volition, the
only force of which we know any thing, ii. 48.

Vowel-Points, whether added to the Hebrew alphabet by
Ezra or not, ii. 567. arguments for and against, 568. when,
and by whom invented, and brought into the text, 569, their
use, though of human invention, ib.

Vows, a religious act to make them, i. 361. ii. 69. n. 101.
UR, a city of Chaldea, the inhabitants of, worshippers of
fire, i. 246.

URIAH, why called the Hittite, ii. 181. basely murdered
by David, and how, 182. account of his heroic exploits and
unhappy fall, ib. whence Bellerophon's story, 182. n.

Urim and Thummim, what, ii. 26-28, n.

UZZAH, struck dead upon the spot for touching the ark,
ii. 176. justice of the punishments, 204.

UZZIAH succeeds his father Amaziah in the kingdom of
Judah, ii. 359. at first very successful, 364. invents military
engines, ib. and n. intrudes into the priestly office, attempt-
ing to offer incense, ib. struck with a leprosy incurable by
art, 365. makes his son Jotham viceroy, being obliged him.
self to live secluded, ib. dies, and is buried at a distance from
the royal sepulchres as being a leper, ib. succeeded by his
son Jotham, ib. an account of some other events, particular-
Jy of the prophetical writings during his reign, 365-6.

Whale, how Jonah might live in the stomach of one, ii.
378. et seg. and 386. et seq.

Whipping, manner of it among the Jews, ii. 631. n.
Wilderness, why God led the Israelites through it, not the
nearest way to Canaan, i. 517. the scene of Christ's tempt.
ation, account of, iii. 22. n.

Wisdom of God in the works of the creation, i. 25, &c.
Wise-men of the East, observing an uncommon star, set
out immediately on a journey to Jerusalem, and for what
purpose, iii. 12. account of them and the star, 66. and n. on
their arrival they are examined by Herod, and dismissed to
Bethlehem, ib, they see the same star again, and joyfully re-
pair, by its guidance, to the place where Jesus was, 19. fall
prostrate and adore him, ib. present gold, frankincense and
myrrh, ib. return to their own country, not by the way which
Herod had ordered, of their presents, n. ib. and n. who they
were, iii. 65. whence they came, ib, what the star that con-

ducted them was, ib. how they came to understand the sig-
nal of the star, ib. and 66. and n.

Witch of Endor, whether she raised a real person, ii. 133.
arguments for and against, 162.

Wizards banished by Saul, ii. 132. n.

Woman, why formed from Adam's side, i. 18. why no
mention made of her soul, 19. her pain in parturition, i. 52. n.
Women that attended our Lord, iii. 123. n.

World, thoughts on the creation of, i. 19. et seg. when re-
duced to form, beautiful and good, 14. weekly festival of the
Sabbath kept, from the beginning, in commemoration of the
finishing of it, 15. n.

Worship, Jewish manner of, iii. 2, 3, n.

XENOPHON is preferred to Herodotus in his account of
Cyrus, ii. 678. n.

XERXES is prevailed on by his Magi to go to Babylon,
and destroy all the temples of the idols there, i. 238. n. suc-
ceeds his father Darius in the Persian monarchy, notwith-
standing the claim of his elder brother, and why, ii. 533. and
n. confirms all the grants which his father had made to the
Jews, 533. sets out with a vast armament against the Greeks,
534. but returns shamefully baffled and worsted, ib. and n.
is murdered by Artabanus, captain of his guard, and suc-
ceeded by his son Artaxerxes Longimanus, called in Scrip.
ture Ahasuerus, ib. n.

XISUTHRUS, who supposed to be, i. 139. and 187.

ZACHARIAH, the son of Jehoiada, the high priest, is, by
the orders of Joash, king of Judah, stoned to death, why, ii.
355. and n. who he was, and a particular account of his mur-
der, ib. his last words at his death vindicated, 373-4.

ZAREPHTHA, its situation and present state, ii. 299. wi-
dow of, ib. and n.

ZECHARIAH, king of Israel, after an interregnum, obtains
the crown, and is murdered by Shallum the usurper, ii. 393.

ZECHARIAH the prophet, who he was, ii. 531. n. the time
and place of his birth uncertain, ib. n. some account of his
writings, ib. n. encourages the Jews to go on with the work
of the Temple, ib.

ZACHARIAS, the father of John the Baptist, some account
of him, iii. 2. n. sees an angel, and where, 3. is surprised
and terrified, ib. a son promised him, ib. he distrusts the
promise, and is therefore struck deaf and dumb, 4. and n.
ZERAH, his war with Asa, ii. 274. n.

ZEBUL, account of him, ii. 67.

ZARAH and Pharez, who, i. 398.

ZEDEKIAH is constituted king of Judah by Nebuchadnez-
zar, ii. 443. declines conspiring against him with the neigh-
bouring princes, by Jeremiah the prophet's advice, 444,
meaning of the name, 443. not long after ungratefully en.
gages with Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, 450. is severely
punished for his perfidy and rebellion, being closely blocked
up in Jerusalem, ib. there he is distressed by famine, 451.

trying to escape he is taken, and carried by Nebuchadnez-
zar to Riblah, 452. reproached severely for his conduct, and
has the grief to see his two sons, and several other princes,
slain before his face, ib. then his own eyes are put out, he is
sent to Babylon and imprisoned for life, ib. and 453.
Zealots, the title affected by whom, iii. 118. n.
ZEPHANIAH, a short account of the prophet, ii. 438. n.
ZERUBBABEL, who he was, and what his Babylonish name,
ii. 496. n. is made governor of Judea by Cyrus, and sent
thither to settle all affairs in church and state, ib. his speech
to Tatnai about rebuilding the Temple, 531. n.

ZIBA, his perfidy to his master Mephibosheth, ii. 217. and
n. David's grant to him and his master, the true meaning of
it, 239, 240. and n.

ZIKLAG, its situation ii. 131. n.

ZIMRI the usurper, ii. 277, 278.

ZIPH, its situation, ii. 127.

ZIPPORAH, the daughter of Jethro, marries Moses, i. 441.
circumcises her son with a flint or sharp stone, why, 444. n.
her conduct and words on that occasion justified, 463.
ZOHAR, in Noah's ark, what, i. 157. n.

ZOILUS, the snarling critic, comes to Ptolemy's court, but
is hated by that king, for what, ii. 585, n. becomes an ob-
ject of aversion to all men, and dies miserably, ib.
ZOPHAR, one of Job's friends, i. 432. n.

ZOPYRUS, his mangling himself to procure victory, ii. 681.
ZORAH, its situation, ii. 71.

ZOROASTRES, when he flourished, ii. 678-9. some ac
count of him and his transactions, which are founded upon
the Jewish religion, his tenets, ib. travels and death, 680.