Machpelah, Cave of purchased by Abraham, [44]; he is buried there, [45]; and Sarah, [44]; and Jacob, [72] Mahanaim origin of its name, [53]; Ishbosheth reigns there, [319]; David retreats to, [341] Makkedah, the Cave of [213] Mamre, the Oak of Abraham dwells under, [34], [36], [44]; and Isaac and Jacob, [57] Man the creation of, [2]; his distinctive position, [3]; the fall of, [4]; his sinfulness before the Flood, [12], [14]; after the Flood, [26] Manasseh, Joseph’s son [63]; Jacob’s dying blessing upon, [70]; the portions of, [195], [218] Manasseh, king of Judah his idolatry, [443]; taken captive to Babylon, [445]; his return and repentance, [445] Manna in the wilderness conditions regarding it, [102] Manoah father of Samson, [259] Marah the waters of, [101] March of the Israelites from Sinai order of, [168] Marriage-bond in the Patriarchal age, [74]; Mosaic law regarding it, [160] Masters Mosaic law respecting, [161] Mattaniah see [Zedekiah]. Measures, Scripture table of, [493] Meat-offerings, the [134] Medad the Elder, [170] Megiddo a Canaanite stronghold, [226], [240]; position of, [361]; Josiah killed there, [449] Melchizedek conjectures concerning him, [35]; blesses Abram, [36]; a type of Christ, [36] Menahem king of Israel, [432] Merab Saul’s daughter, [300] Merarite section of Levites, [128] Mercy-seat in the Tabernacle, [124] Merom battle of, [214] Meshach at Babylon, [457]; in the fiery furnace, [461] Methuselah great age of, [12] Micah idolatry of, [228] Micaiah the prophet, [398] Michal, David’s wife her devotion, [301]; is taken from him, [309]; restored, [320]; scoffs at him, [328]; her punishment, [329] Michmash occupied by the Philistines, [286]; Saul there, [286]; battle of, [289] Midian Moses dwells there, [82] Midianites sacred war against, [194]; the invasion of, [243]; overthrown by Gideon, [248], [249] Mighty men of David’s army, [329] Miriam sister of Moses, [81]; her song at the Red Sea, [99]; rebels against Moses, [171]; struck with leprosy, [172]; her death, [179] Mizpeh assembly of the tribes at, [231]; Jephthah at, [257]; Philistines defeated there, [275]; school of the prophets there, [276]; Saul chosen king there, [281]; the station of the Chaldæan Guard, [452] Moabites their ancestry, [41]; their territory, [187]; the invasion of under Eglon, [235]; David’s conquest over, [330]; routed by Jehoram, [406] Money, Jewish table of, [493] Month-Sabbath or New Moon festival, [143] Moon the Eastern worship of, [144] Mordecai Haman’s jealousy of, [472]; his triumph, [474] Moriah, Mount the site of the Temple, [43], [346], [356] Mosaic Law the chief features of, [117] Moses his parentage, [81]; rescued from the Nile, [81]; meaning of his name, [81]; his education, [81]; flies to Midian, [82]; his life there, [83]; vision of the burning bush, [84]; is called by God, [84]; returns to Egypt, [86]; appears before Pharaoh, [87]–94; works signs and wonders in Egypt, [88]–94; leads out the Israelites, [96]; draws water from the rock, [103]; the covenant renewed to him on Sinai, [106], [116]; receives the two tables of stone, [111]; intercedes for the people, [114]; Miriam and Aaron turn against him, [171]; his position confirmed, [172]; pleads for the people at Kadesh-Barnea, [174], [177]; his sin at the ‘Waters of Strife,’ [180]; appoints Joshua his successor, [195]; his final counsels to the people, [196]; views the promised land from Mount Nebo, [197]; dies, [198]; summary of his career, [198]; a type of Christ, [199] Murder Mosaic law regarding, [163]
N.
Naaman cured of his leprosy, [411] Nabal his churlishness to David, [308]; his death, [309] Naboth the murder of, [396] Nadab, Aaron’s son the sin of, [131] Nadab, king of Israel [377] Nahash besieges Jabesh-Gilead, [283] Naomi mother-in-law of Ruth, [265] Naphtali Jacob’s son, [52]; tribe of, its portion, [219]; its neglect of duty, [227]; its firmness under Barak, [239] Nathan the prophet confirms the kingdom to David, [328]; denounces his sin, [334] Nazarites their vows, [158]; Samson becomes one, [259] Nebo, Mount Moses views the Promised Land from, [197] Nebuchadnezzar captures Jerusalem, [450], [451], [452]; his visions interpreted by Daniel, [458], [463]; his golden image, [460]; his greatness and power, [462]; stricken with madness, [464]; his recovery and death, [465] Necho, king of Egypt overcomes Josiah, [449]; takes Jehoahaz captive, [449]; defeated by Nebuchadnezzar, [449] Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem, [477]; opposed by Sanballat, [478]; his reforms, [477]; his death, [481] New Moon festival or Month-Sabbath, [143] Nile, the Moses rescued from, [81]; its position in Egyptian theology, [89]; turned into blood, [89] Nimrod the empire of, [21]; worshipped as Bel or Belus, [21] Nineveh founded by Nimrod, [21]; Jonah’s mission to, [430] Noah his righteousness, [13]; his three sons, [13]; builds the Ark, [14]; saved from the Flood, [15]; leaves the Ark, [16]; his sacrifice, [16]; the covenant made with him, [16]; plants the vine, &c., [17]; his prophecy on his sons, [17]; his descendants and their dispersion, [19] Nob David at, [303]; Saul’s massacre of the priests there, [305] Nomadic character of the Patriarchal age, [73]
O.
Obed-Edom the Ark at his house, [326] Offerings, the of the Mosaic Law, [133] Og king of Bashan, [185]; routed by the Israelites, [186] Omri usurps the throne of Israel, [380]; opposed by Tibni, [380]; builds Samaria, [381] Ophir conjectures regarding, [362] Order of the March from Sinai, [168] Othniel takes Kirjath-Sephir, [216]; his exploits, [236]
P.
Palestine its position and extent, [28]; its adaptation to the Divine purpose, [29]; ancient routes through it, [29]; its physical geography, [30]; its produces and fertility, [31]; its division amongst the twelve tribes, [195], [216]–222 Palmyra built by Solomon, [361] Paradise its probable position, [3]; life of our first parents there, [4] Paran, deserts of the long wandering in, [178] Parents Mosaic law regarding, [159] Passover, the institution of, [95]; rites observed at, [150]; its typical meaning, [151]; celebration of, on the plains of Jericho, [204] Patriarchal age, the survey of, [73] Patriarchs, the their nomadic life, [73]; their family relations, [74]; civilization, [74]; religion and worship, [76]; their character, [76] Patriarchs, the twelve and their descendants, genealogical table of, [485] Peace offerings various kinds of, [138]; the ritual observed at, [138]; meaning of, [139] Pekah king of Israel, [433]; defeated by the Assyrians, [434] Pekahiah king of Israel, [433] Pentecost the feast of, [152] Penuel fortified by Jeroboam, [371] Perizzites their locality, [32], [201] Persian Empire table of its connection with Israel, [491] Pharaoh his dreams, [61]; interpreted by Joseph, [62]; he exalts Joseph, [62]; receives Jacob’s blessing, [70] his hardness of heart, [87]–94; lets the Israelites go, [90], [96]; pursues after them, [97]; drowned in the Red Sea, [99] Pharpar, River [412] Philistines, the their immigration into Palestine, [258]; their five cities, [259]; Samson’s exploits against them, [261]–264; their deities, [263]; they capture the ark, [271]; defeated at Mizpeh, [275]; and by Jonathan at Michmash, [291]; their invasion under Achish, [311]; their victory, at Gilboa, [315]; their defeat in the valley of Rephaim, [325]; David’s conquest over them, [329], [345] Phinehas, grandson of Aaron his righteous zeal, [193]; the priesthood settled in his race, [193]; routs the Midianites, [194] Phinehas, son of Eli wickedness of, [269]; his death, [271] Phrygians their tradition of the Flood, [16] Pillar of cloud [67], [98], [167] Pillar of fire [97], [98] Pison, River [3] Plague, the at Kadesh-Barnea, [177]; at Baal-Peor, [193]; in the reign of David, [346] Plagues of Egypt, [88]–94, [96] Polygamy institution of, [11]; Mosaic law regarding it, [160] Porch of Solomon’s Temple, [357] Potiphar buys Joseph, [59]; etymology of his name, [59]; profligacy of his wife, [60] Priests, the their consecration, [128]; their vestments, [129]; the qualifications necessary for, [129]; their duties, [130]; their provision, [130], [134]; their functions and courses, [358] Prince, the of the army of Jehovah, appears to Joshua, [204] Promise, the to Adam, gradual fulfilment of, [482]–484 Property Mosaic law respecting, [165] Prophetical order, the its duties and position, [276], [277] Prophet the disobedient, [373]; his tomb spared by Josiah, [446] Prophets the Chronological Table of, [487] Proverbs of Solomon, [354] Psalms of David, their pre-eminence as sacred poetry, [350] Pul, king of Assyria bought off by Menahem, [432] Purim the feast of, [154] Purity Jewish laws regarding, [156]
Q.
Quails sent in the wilderness, [170]
R.