the high priesthood from the line of Phinehas unto that of

Ithamar...

454-458

Calculation of Vernal Equinoxes-True date of the Vernal Equinox

in the year of the Nativity, and consequent date in the year of

the Exodus, answering to it.....
458-459

April 5 in the Julian year, equivalent to April 3 in the Tropical or
natural-Correction of the civil year by Cæsar-Erroneous as-
sumption of the length of the natural year-Erroneous determina-
tion of the cardinal points in the Julian year, by Sosigenes-Per-
petuation of his error in the modern Julian
year-
-Correction of
the calendar by pope Gregory, and its object-Vernal Equinox, at
the time of the council of Nice-Eclipses above quoted, calculated
in dates of the Gregorian year-Adaptation of these dates to the
corresponding dates in the natural-Calculation of the eclipse
before the Nativity, by Mr. Jenkyns-April 3, B. C. 4, the
date of the Nativity, as well as of the Vernal Equinox, B. C.
1560...
459-464

Proof that April 3 or April 5, B. C. 1560, coincided with the seventh

day of the week, as April 3 or April 5 did in the year of the

Nativity Date of the passage of the Red sea-Date of the supply

of quails, and of the first of the sabbaths-The tenth of Nisan, or

April 3, a Saturday
464-467

Confirmation of the above conclusions, by the succession of vuxen-

μepa from A.M. I to the Exodus-Mean length of the natural year—

B. C. 4004, a great astronomical epoch-Date of the Vernal Equi-

nox, B. C. 4004-Number of vuxonpepa and weeks, from thence to

the Exodus
467-469

Application of the same computation, from A. M. 1 to the year of the

Nativity Mean length of the natural year, according to Delambre

-Rate of precession, answerable thereto-Discrepancy of one day,

between the calculated result, and the fact established that B. C. 4,

April 3, or April 5 was a Saturday-This discrepancy explained, by

taking into account the effect of the miracles in the time of Heze-

kiah and Joshua
469-475

Date of the first of the Levitical passovers, and place in the days of

the week, the year after the Exodus, the same as at the time of

the Exodus-Passover capable of being celebrated, B. C. 1559, on

March 30-Calculation of the full moon, B. C. 1559-Date of

the erection of the tabernacle-Date of the commencement of the

tabernacle service-Date of the supply of quails-Date of the

full moon, the year of the Exodus-Neomenia of Nisan, in the year

of the Eisodus, the Vernal Equinox; and both coincident with the

first day of the week....

DISSERTATION XII.

475-481

On the Chronology of the Kingdoms of Judah and of Israel.

482-546

Table of the reigns of the kings of Judah and Israel, from the first

of Solomon to the fourteenth of Hezekiah

482-483

Table of the reigns of the kings of Judah, from the fourteenth of

Hezekiah to the eleventh of Zedekiah..

483-484

Double date of the beginnings of the reigns in question-Length of

the reigns in each instance referred to a nominal ȧpx-Synchron-

isms of one reign with another referred to the true. . . .

.484

Inductive proof of the fact of this distinction, through each of the

reigns in succession-Numeral notes at 2 Chron. xv. 19. xvi. 1—

Interregnum between Elah and Omri-Death of Ahab.. 484-487

First of Ahaziah king of Israel, the nineteenth of Jehoshaphat-

Corruption of nineteen for seventeen-Association of the sons of

the kings of Israel or Judah with their fathers, in their lifetime, a

gratuitous hypothesis
488-489

First of Jehoram, king of Israel, the twentieth of Jehoshaphat—

Interpolation of 2 Kings i. 17-Cases of interpolation, in other

instances-First of Ahaziah king of Judah, the twelfth of Jeho-

ram king of Israel. . .
489-492

First of Jehu and first of Athaliah-Corruption of the numeral note

at 2 Kings xiii. 10, and 2 Kings xv. 1-Interregnum of twelve

years in the succession of the kings of Judah, between Amaziah

and Uzziah, a gratuitous hypothesis..
492-494

First of Zachariah-Interregnum of twelve years in the kingdom

of Israel-Twentieth of Pekah, the third of Ahaz-Interpolation

of 2 Kings xv. 30..

494-496

Invasion of Judah by Rezin and Pekah-Birth of Maher-shalal-

hash-baz-Reduction of Samaria and Damascus by Tiglath-pile-

. 496-497

ser

First of Hoshea, the thirteenth of Ahaz-Interregnum of nine years

in the kingdom of Israel-Various readings of the reign of Pekah

-Capture of Samaria, and extinction of the kingdom of Is-

rael

497-498

Fourteenth of Hezekiah-Invasion of Sennacherib-Date of the
fifteen years, added to his life-Embassy of the king of Babylon—
-Merodach-baladan, the Mardoc-empadus of Ptolemy's ca-

.498-500

non

First of Josiah, and last of Josiah-Invasion of Pharaoh-Necho-

First of Jehoiakim-Interval from the thirteenth of Josiah to the

fourth of Jehoiakim, according to Jeremiah..
500-502

First of Nebuchadnezzar, the third of Jehoiakim-Three months of

Jehoiachin in the eighth of Nebuchadnezzar—Death of Jehoiakim

-'Apx" of the reign of Zedekiah-Ezekiel's date of the captivity—

Thirtieth year of Ezekiel-Probable corruption of Ezekiel i. 1—

First of Zedekiah, ninth of Nebuchadnezzar-Eleventh of Zede-

kiah, nineteenth of Nebuchadnezzar-Date of the destruction of

the temple and Jerusalem-Synchronism at Ezekiel xl.1...502-505

First of Nebuchadnezzar, according to Jeremiah-Date of his capti-

vity, according to Daniel-True date of the apxn of the seventy

years' captivity-Subsequent captivities besides the first-Length

of the captivity seventy years

505-506

First of Nebuchadnezzar, the third of Daniel's captivity-Recon-

ciliation of this date with that of Jeremiah-Reign of Nebuchad-

nezzar, represented at forty-five years and at forty-three, respect-

ively-Length of his reign, forty-five years according to scripture

-Siege of Tyre-Reduction of Egypt-Madness of Nebuchad-

nezzar-Nebuchadnezzar associated with his father... 506–508

Canon of Ptolemy-First of Evil-merodach-Evil-merodach the

same with Belshazzar-Neriglissar-Laborosoarchod-Isaiah xiv.

29-Nabonadius, no connection of the family of Nebuchadnezzar

-Belshazzar, the son of Nebuchadnezzar-Book of Baruch-

Reign of Evil-merodach and Belshazzar, according to the canon,

and according to Daniel-Testimony of Daniel v. 30, 31-Daniel

x. 13-Prince of Persia and Grecia-Twenty-one years between

the death of Belshazzar, and the accession of Darius at Babylon-

The same, in the canon, between Evil-merodach and Nabonadius

-Years of Darius at Babylon in the canon, merged in those of

Cyrus
508-515

Various circumstantial proofs of the truth of the above conclusions

-Feast of Belshazzar, in a time of peace-Sacea at Babylon-

The queen-mother, or wife of Nebuchadnezzar-King of Baby-

lon, at the time of its capture by Cyrus, not killed-Various

accounts of the capture of Babylon-Daniel survived the captivity

-Age of Daniel at the return of the Jews

...

-515-518

Darius the Mede, Cyaxares-Ahasuerus, or Assuerus, Astyages—

Book of Tobit-Siege of Nineve-Age of Tobit, when he lost his

sight-Last of Sennacherib, and first of Esarhaddon-Death of

Tobit, and siege of Nineve-Length of the siege-Nebuchad-

nezzar or Nabuchodonosor, commander at it-Expedition of

Pharaoh-Necho-Nebuchadnezzar, contemporary with Astyages-

Chronology of the reign of Cyaxares, king of Media-Scythian

invasion of Asia-Astyages, commanding for Cyaxares at the

siege of Nineve-Cyaxares, or Darius the Mede, the cousin of

Evil-merodach-Amyhea, wife of Nebuchadnezzar-Marriage of

Aryenis to Astyages-Eclipse of Thales-Birth of Cyaxares, or

Darius the Mede-Birth of Croesus-Birth of Cyrus-Age of Cyrus

at his death-Evil-merodach, Cyaxares, Croesus, Cyrus, strictly óμń-

Aukes-Marriageable age in the East
518-527

Ezekiel iv. 5, 6–Various readings of the numbers in those texts-

End of the numbers, and beginning answerable to it-B. C. 1018,

the year of the numbering in the reign of David-2 Sam. xxiv.

13, and 1 Chron. xxi. 12-B. C. 1017, a sabbatic year...527-530

Chronology of the latter half of the reign of David-Age of Solo-
mon, when he came to the throne-Death of Amon-Return of
Absalom-2 Samuel xv. 7, 8-Death of Absalom-Three years'

famine-Children of Absalom-Age of Mephibosheth, at the re-

bellion of Absalom

530-533

Coincidences of Egyptian with sacred history-Pharaoh-Necho-

Pharaoh-Hopbra-Seventy years' captivity of Tyre-Siege of Tyre

by Nebuchadnezzar-Ionian war-Forty years' desolation of

Egypt-Reduction of Egypt by Cyrus..
534-535

Length of the reign of Saul-Age of Ishbosheth-Children of Saul

-Age of Jonathan at his death-Age of Saul, when he began to

reign

I

535-537

Testimony of 1 Sam. xiii. 1, 2-Difficulties connected with its literal

construction-Limits of the military age anciently 537-538

....

Explanation of the above texts-Statement of Josephus, that Samuel

died in the eighteenth of Saul-True date of the death of Samuel—

First eighteen years of Saul, part also of the administration of

Samuel-Birth of Samuel-Age, when he succeeded Eli-Age, in

the eighteenth of Saul-Date of the sole reign of Saul...539-542

Advantages of this explanation-Birth of Jonathan-Birth of David

-Friendship of David and Jonathan-Age of David, when anoint-

ed by Samuel-Age, when he slew Goliath-Subjugation of the

Philistines in the days of Samuel-Descendants of Eli, from

Phinehas to Abiathar-Date of the death of Samuel-Tradition-

ary length of the reign of Saul-The 450 years' date of St.

Paul

SUPPLEMENT TO DISSERTATION XII.

Further consideration of Daniel x. 13

......

542-546

.547-584

Supposed reference of Daniel x. 13 to x. 2, and apparent probability

of it.

547-548

Answer to the objection-Equally probable at first sight of Daniel

ix. 1, 2-Inconsistent with the circumstances of the case, and the

dignity of the parties who appeared unto Daniel, or are alluded

to in this instance-The second Person in the Trinity-The

Prince of the kingdom of Persia-Gabriel-Michael-Partly re-

solvable into the inaccuracy, and prima facie construction of the

English version...
548-551