| pks. | gal. | pints. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A gachal | 0 | 0 | 0·1416 | ||||||
| 20 | A cab or chœnix, 2 Kings vi. 25; Rev.vi. 6 | 0 | 0 | 2·8333 | |||||
| 36 | 1⅘ | An omer, Exod.xvi. 36 | 0 | 0 | 5·1 | ||||
| 120 | 6 | 3⅓ | A seah, Matt.xiii. 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 360 | 18 | 10 | 3 | An ephah, Ezek.xlv. 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1800 | 90 | 50 | 15 | 5 | A letech, Hos.iii. 2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3600 | 180 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 2 | A homer or kor, Num.xi. 32; Hosea iii. 2. | 31 | 1 | 6 |
| £ | s. | d. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A gerah, Exod. xxx. | 0 | 0 | 1·3687 | ||||
| 10 | A bekah, Exod.xxxviii. 26 | 0 | 1 | 1·6875 | |||
| 20 | 2 | A shekel, Exod.xxx. 13; Isa.vii. 23 | 0 | 2 | 3·375 | ||
| 1200 | 120 | 60 | A maneh or minah Hebraica | 6 | 16 | 10·5 | |
| 60000 | 6000 | 3000 | 50 | A talent | 342 | 3 | 9 |
| A solidus aureus, or sextula, was worth | 0 | 12 | 0½ | ||||
| A siculus aureus, or gold shekel, was worth | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||||
| A talent of gold was worth | 5475 | 0 | 0 | ||||
In the preceding table, silver is valued at 5s. and gold at £4 per oz.
INDEX.
A.
Aaron his parentage, [81]; appointed spokesman to Moses, [85]; fashions the calf, [112]; rebuked by Moses, [113]; made the first High-priest, [130]; rebels against Moses, [171]; priesthood of his race confirmed, [178]; excluded from the Promised Land, [180]; his death on Mount Hor, [182] Abana river, [412] Abdon the judge, [258] Abednego at Babylon, [457]; in the fiery furnace, [456] Abel his sacrifice, [10]; death of, [11] Abel Beth-Maachah death of Sheba at, [343]; its position, [343] Abel Meholah meaning of, flight of the Midianites to, [249]; residence of Elisha, [391] Abiah son of Samuel, [275] Abiathar, the priest joins David, [305]; has charge of the Ark, [326], [338]; rebels against David, [347]; degraded from the Priesthood, [352] Abigail David’s wife, [309], [318] Abihu the sin of, [131] Abijah king of Judah, [376]; defeats Jeroboam, [377] Abimelech made king of his tribe, [252]; destroys Shechem, [254]; his death, [255] Abiram rebellion of, [176], [177] Abishai David’s nephew, [304], [310], [319]; captain of the mighty men, [329], [343]; saves David’s life, [345] Abner Saul’s general, [310]; supports Ishbosheth, [319]; kills Asahel, [320]; joins David, [320]; killed by Joab, [321]; effect of his death, [321] Abraham the call of, [26], [36]; his descent and abode, [27]; promises to him, [28], [34], [37]; sets out for the Promised Land, [28]; arrives at Shechem, [31]; builds his first altar there, [32]; removes to Bethel, [32]; goes down to Egypt, [33]; returns to Bethel, [33]; separates from Lot, [34]; removes to the oak of Mamre, [34], [44]; rescues Lot, [35]; blessed by Melchizedek, [36]; solemn covenant to him, [37]; his name changed, [38]; entertains three angels, [39]; pleads for Sodom and Gomorrah, [40]; his offering of Isaac, [43]; his subsequent history, [44]; death, and burial at Machpelah, [45]; summary of his character, [76] Absalom murders Amnon, [336]; forgiven by David, [336]; his rebellion, [337]; enters Jerusalem, [339]; his defeat and death, [341] Achan his transgression and death, [208] Achish his policy towards David, [303], [311] Achor valley of, [208] Adam the creation of, [3]; placed in Paradise, [3]; his life there, [4]; his disobedience, [6]; the curse upon him, [7]; the Promise to him, [8]; his expulsion, [10]; his sons and descendants, [10], [11]; their longevity, [12]; their general wickedness, [12] Adoni-bezek his capture, [226] Adonijah rebels against David, [347]; his life spared, [348]; his rebellion against Solomon, [350], [351]; put to death, [352] Adoram stoned to death, [369] Adullam David at, [303] Agag chief of the Amalekites, [103]; spared by Saul, [292]; slain by Samuel, [293] Ahab, king of Israel married to Jezebel, [381]; effects of her influence on him, [383]; the drought during his reign, [385]; denounced by Elijah, [383], [385], [397]; his wars with Benhadad, [391]–395; his death, [399]; slaughter of his descendants, [421] Ahasuerus the Xerxes of history, [471]; chooses Esther for queen, [472]; exalts Mordecai, [474] Ahaz king of Judah, [433]; his idolatry, [434] Ahaziah king of Israel, [400]; summons Elijah, [403] Ahaziah king of Judah, [418] Ahinoam David’s wife, [309], [318] Ahithophel joins Absalom, [337]; his counsels, [340] Aholiab artificer of the tabernacle, [119] Ai Abraham settles near, [33]; its position, [207]; reverse of the Israelites there, [207]; its destruction by Joshua, [209] Altar of Burnt Sacrifice in the Tabernacle, [120]; in Solomon’s Temple, [357]; its re-erection after the Captivity, [470] Altar of Incense in the Tabernacle, [123]; in Solomon’s Temple, [357], [358] Amalekites their settlements, [103]; attack the Israelites, [103]; their defeat, [104]; destroyed by Saul, [292]; they burn Ziklag, [312]; David’s vengeance upon them, [313] Amasa Absalom’s general, [341]; promoted by David, [342]; slain by Joab, [343] Amaziah king of Judah, [427]; taken captive by Jehoash, [428] Ammonites their ancestry, [41]; invasion of, [255]; overthrown by Jephthah, [256]; defeated by Saul at Jabesh-Gilead, [284]; David’s conquests over them, [331]–335 Amnon killed by Absalom, [336] Amon king of Judah, [446] Amorites their locality, [32], [184], [201]; their total defeat, [185]; their five kings killed by Joshua, [211]–213 Amos the prophet, [428] Anak the sons of, [173], [216] Animals prohibited by the Mosaic law, [156] Aphek its position, [393]; defeat of the Syrians at, [394] Araunah, threshing-floor of purchased by David, [346]; becomes the site of the altar of Burnt Sacrifice, [358] Ark, Noah’s its construction and dimensions, [14]; locality of its resting-place, [17] Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle, [124]; directs the march of the Israelites, [168]; at the passage of the Jordan, [203]; at the destruction of Jericho, [206]; taken by the Philistines, [271]; placed in the Temple of Dagon, [272]; its sanctity vindicated, [273], [274]; given up to the Israelites, [273]; removed to Kirjath-jearim, [274]; removed from thence, [326]; rests with Obed-edom, [326]; its procession to the new tabernacle in Jerusalem, [326]; placed in Solomon’s Temple, [358], [359]; displaced under Manasseh, [444] Armenia the probable site of Paradise, [3]; of the Ark’s resting-place, [17] Army of David its organization, [329] Asa king of Judah, [377]; reforms the religion, [377], [378]; overcomes the Egyptians, [378]; attacked by Baasha, [378]; his alliance with Benhadad, [379] Asahel David’s nephew, [319]; killed by Abner, [320] Asenath Joseph’s wife, [63] Ashdod Philistine city, [259], [263], [272]; the Ark carried there, [272] Asher Jacob’s son, [52]; the tribe of, its portion, [220]; its neglect of duty, [221] Ashkelon Philistine city, [259], [263]; Samson’s exploit there, [260] Assyrian Empire the rise of, [430]; its decline, [448]; table of its connection with Israel, [488] Athaliah married to Jehoram, [397]; her usurpation and death, [424] Atonement the day of, [146] Azariah, or Uzziah king of Judah, [428]; his prosperous reign, [429]; struck with leprosy, [429] Azazel explanations of, [147]
B.
Baal, worship of established by Jezebel, [383]; overthrown by Elijah, [387]; by Jehu, [423] Baalath fortified by Solomon, its position, [360] Baal-Peor the apostasy at, [193]; the plague there, [193] Baasha usurps the throne of Israel, [377]; his hostility to Asa, [378], [379]; murder of his family, [380] Babel Tower of, [18]; Town of, founded by Nimrod, [21] Babylon captivity of Judah there, [452]; contrasted with Jerusalem, [455]; condition of the Jews there, [455]; taken by Cyrus, [456] Babylonian Empire table of its connection with Israel, [488] Balaam his country, [187]; sent for to curse Israel, [188]; his failure, [188]–192; his ass speaks, [189]; his prophetic parable, [191], [192]; his wiliness, [193] Balak king of Moab, [187]; entreats the aid of Balaam, [188]; his disappointment, [191] Barak summoned by Deborah, [238]; overthrows Sisera, [240] Bashan the land of, [185] Bathsheba David’s sin with, [333]; the mother of Solomon, [334] Beer-Elim the Israelites at, [183] Beersheba Abraham at, [41]; Isaac at, [48]; Jacob’s vision there, [69] Belshazzar the feast of, [466] Belus, or Bel first worship of, [21] Benaiah his command in David’s army, [329]; kills Adonijah, [352]; Joab, [352]; Shimei, [353] Benhadad I. his alliance with Asa, [378]; with Omri, [381] Benhadad II. his wars with Ahab, [391]–395; with Jehoram, [414]–416; his death, [418] Benjamin birth of, [57]; goes with his brethren to Egypt, [66]; Joseph’s conduct to him there, [66], [67]; the cup found in his sack, [67]; tribe of, its portion, [217]; the war against, [232]; massacre of, [233]; revolt of, against David, [342] Berachah valley of, [401] Bethel Abram settles near, [32]; its position, [51]; Jacob’s vision and vow there, [51]; its fulfilment, [56]; acquired by the descendants of Joseph, [226]; school of the prophets there, [276]; Jeroboam establishes idolatry there, [372]; Josiah overthrows it, [446] Beth-horons the two, [212]; the battle there, [213]; fortified by Solomon, [360] Beth-shan situation of, [316]; Saul’s body there, [316] Beth-shemesh the ark at, [273]; battle at, between Jehoash and Amaziah, [428] Bezaleel artificer of the tabernacle, [119] Bildad friend of Job, [24] Birthright oriental privileges of, [46] Boaz his kindness to Ruth, [265]; marries her, [266] Brazen Serpent the uplifting of, [182]; destroyed by Hezekiah, [436] Breast-plate of the High-priest, [132] Burning bush, the vision of, [84]–86 Burnt-offerings [137]; ceremonies for, [137]; their symbolical meaning, [137]
C.