“And they shall fear no more,
Nor be dismayed,
Neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.”
(Jer. xxiii. 4.)
Plate 31: AURIGA (the Shepherd)
Auriga is from a Hebrew root which means a shepherd. It is a beautiful constellation of 66 stars; one of the 1st magnitude, two of the 2nd, nine of the 4th, etc.
The brightest star, α (in the body of the goat), points her out as the prominent feature of the constellation, for its name Alioth (Hebrew) means a she goat. It is known by the modern Latin name Capella, which has the same meaning.
The next star, β (in the shepherd's right arm), is called Menkilinon, and means the band, or chain of the goats, and points out the truth that they are never more to be lost again, but to be bound, with the bands of love, to the Shepherd for evermore.
The name of another star is Maaz, which means a flock of goats.