Philadelphus and the Septuagint, [514].

Ptolemy ben Habub, kills his father-in-law, Simon, at Dok, near Jericho, [530].

Pul of Assyria invades Samaria, [246].

Pulpit oratory, origin of, [514].

Purification laws, [401].

Pydna, battle of, [453].

Rabbath-Ammon conquered by David-Joab, [128].
conquered by Judas Maccabæus, [474].

Rab-shakeh, Sennacherib's official sent to Hezekiah, [274].

Ramah, conquered and fortified by Baasha, [191].
Samuel in, [75].

Ramoth-Gilead, conquered by Benhadad II., [205].