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1827

ENTERED,

According to Act of Congress, in the year 1832, by

B. WAUGH AND T. MASON,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of NEW YORK.

STEREOTYPED BY FRANCIS F. RIPLEY,

NEW YORK.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.

No other improvements have been attempted in this edition of Mr. Watson's Biblical and Theological Dictionary, than adding a few notes in relation to some matters existing in this country, which had escaped the attention of the author, and rendering those passages and phrases into English which had been left untranslated. Such translations are included in brackets. It may be proper to remark, that only that part of the work from the eight hundred and forty second page has been printed under the superintendence of the present editor; the former part having passed through the press previous to the last general conference.

It is not necessary to say any thing in commendation of this work. Whatever merit, however, may be attached to others of a similar character which have preceded it, we think it will be conceded by all, that Mr. Watson, by furnishing this Dictionary, has supplied a desideratum, in the department of Biblical and Theological literature, which had long been felt, and for doing which the religious community will not be backward in acknowledging its obligations.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 1832.

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PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR.

In the following Dictionary, compiled from the best sources ancient and modern, with the addition of many original articles, the selections have been made with reference to what was thought most useful; and thus many things of minor importance, usually found in similar works, have been excluded. Every article too, taken from preceding Dictionaries, has been carefully weighed, and in a great number of instances modified, corrected, or enlarged; and numerous other writings variously illustrative of the Holy Scriptures have been made to contribute a portion of their information under different heads. This general acknowledgment renders a particular reference to the works made use of unnecessary. The fact is, that many of the most valuable of them are compilations from preceding compilations, and so have no title to be referred to as original authorities; while in other instances the articles in this Dictionary have been collected from several sources, and so altered, or combined with original corrections or enlargements, that it would be difficult to assign each portion to its proper original. Where, however, any particulars of fact or history required confirmation, the authority has been given. It will be observed that all the places and persons mentioned in the Bible have not been noticed, for this would only have made the same unprofitable display of proper names which is seen in several other Dictionaries; but those have been selected on which any thing important for the right understanding of the Scriptures seemed, more or less, to depend. The same rule has been observed as to the natural history of the Bible, on which department great light has been thrown by Dr. Harris, whose learned work has been rather freely used. The leading sects and heresies, ancient and modern, have also been introduced; but with no design to embody a complete account of religious opinions: those only, therefore, have been inserted with which it is most necessary that the theological student should have a general acquaintance.

All that is important in those useful modern works which have been published upon the manners and customs of the east will be found embodied under different heads so far as it tends to elucidate the sacred volume; and many interesting extracts are given from the most intelligent of our modern travellers in Palestine, and neighbouring countries, pointing out the present condition of places celebrated in sacred geography, and especially when the account illustrates and renders remarkable the fulfilment of prophecy.

At the close of the whole, a complete alphabetical list of proper names occurring in the Bible, with their significations and right pronunciation, is appended.

LONDON, August 20, 1831.

ed around it, saying, "These be thy el;" or, as it is expressed in Nehes is thy God," the image or symbol "which brought thee up out of the ot." Moses, having hastened from y the command of God, testified to y breaking the tables of the law sence, that the covenant between Im was now rendered of none effect r offence. He also indignantly reon, whose sin indeed had kindled the anger of the Lord, so that he e destroyed him but that Moses im."

abernacle was built, Moses conseto the high priesthood with the d invested him with his priestly arments "of glory and beauty; weakness was again manifested in ith Miriam, his sister, to censure A Moses, through envy. Aaron, as er brother, could not perhaps brook y. What the motive of Miriam s not appear; but she being struck this punishment, as being imme God, opened Aaron's eyes; he acis fault, and asked forgiveness of or himself and his sister.

self became also the object of jealJo miraculous interpositions conn his office of high priest, as of htment. The first was the destruch, who sought that office for himhe two hundred and fifty Levites d his pretensions, Num. xvi. The he blossoming of Aaron's rod, signed "to cause the murmurings es against him to cease," by showas chosen of God. Moses having, und of God, taken twelve rods of

e from the princes of the twelve aron's separately, he placed them acle before the sanctuary, after n upon each the name of the tribe sented, and upon the rod of Aaron aron. The day following, when taken out, that of Aaron "was rought forth buds, and bloomed yielded almonds." This rod laid up by the ark, to perpetuate nce of the miracle, and to be a n's right to his office.

ried Elisheba, the daughter of of the tribe of Judah, by whom he Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and lus vi, 23. The two first were