ZIDON. See SIDON, p.540. suprà.
ZIKLAG, a city which Achish
king of Gath gave to David while
he took shelter in the land of the
Philistines, and which afterwards
remained as a domain to the kings
of Judah. (1 Sam. xxvii. 6.) It
was taken and plundered by the
Amalekites during David's ab-
sence: it was situated in the
extreme parts of the tribe of Judah,
southward.

ZOAN, an antient city in Lower
Egypt; according to the Septua-
gint and Targums, it is Tanis on
the eastern mouth of the Nile.
(Numb. xiii. 22.
Isa. xix. 11.
13. xxx. 4. Ezek. xxx. 14.)

ZOAR, a city on the southern
extremity of the Dead Sea.
(Gen. xiii. 10. xix. 22. 30. Isa.
xv. 5. Jer. xlviii. 34.) Its more
antient name was Bela.-

ABBREVIATIONS in Manuscripts,

115.

Armenian Version, 97.
Army, Jewish order of, 284, 285.
Arts and Sciences of the Jews,
350-355.

Assembly, at Ephesus, jurisdic-
tion of, 263.

Atonement, fast of, 319.

Authenticity of the Old and New
Testaments, 4—9.

BANISHMENT, a Jewish Punish-
ment, 270.

Bargains of Sale, 280.

Baruch, apocryphal book of, 412.
Battle, order of, 286.
Beating to death, 272.
Beheading, 271.

Bel and the Dragon, history of
the destruction of, 413.
Bernice, 255.

Bible. See Scriptures.
Blasphemy, punishment of, 265.
Bloody Offerings, 310.

Books, select List of, for facili-
tating the study of the Bible,
474-507.

Burial, Rites of, 363-366.
Burning alive, 271.

Burnt Offerings, 311.

ters of the Holy Scriptures,
464-473.

Cherem, or irremissible vow, 322.
Cherethites and Pelethites, 249.
285.

Children, Birth, Education, &c.

of, 340, 341.
Christianity, propagation of, 16.
53. Gibbon's alleged causes
of its success refuted, 53, 54.
Its rejection by Jews and Gen.
tiles accounted for, 55-57.
Its blessed effects upon man-
kind, 74-76. Its superiority
over all other religions a proof
of its divine origin, 76-79.
Chronicles, two Books of, 380.
Chronological Table of the princi-
pal Epochs in the History of
the Old and New Testaments,
508-511.
Cilicisms, 88.

Circumcision, 303.

Climate of the Holy Land, 231.
Codex Alexandrinus, 116, 117.
Vaticanus, 118. Cantabrigi-
ensis, 119.
Cognate Languages, account of,
and their use, 88-90.
Coins, testimony of, to the truth
of Scripture, 24-28.
Colossians, Epistle to, 434.
Commentators, different classes

of, 172. List of, 491–502.
Hints on the best mode of con-
sulting them, 173, 174.
Commerce of the Hebrews, 355
-358.
Compensation, 269.

Context, use and study of, 152—
155.

Contracts, how made, 280.
Contradictions, alleged to exist in
Scripture, Interpretation of,

210-212.

Coptic Version, 97.
Corban, 314.

Corinthians, first Epistle to, 430.

Second Epistle to them, 431.
Corruptions of Religion among
the Jews, 328-332.
Court of the Israelites, 295.
of the Gentiles, ibid.

DAILY Sacrifice, 312.
Dancing of the Jews, 354, 355.
Daniel, Book of, 403, 404.
Day of Atonement, 319.
Days, civil and natural, 273, 274.
Dead, treatment of, 363, 364.
Dedication, feast of, 320. Vows
of, 323.

Deluge, attested by Natural and
Civil History, 18-20. 25.
Demoniacal Possessions, reality
of, 362.

Deserts of the Holy Land, 244.
Deuteronomy, Book of, 371.
Dichotomy, 272.

Dictionaries and Concordances to
the Bible, 502, 503.
Diseases mentioned in Scripture,
861, 362.
Divination, 265.

Divisions of the Bible, 119-124.
Divorce, 340.

Doctrinal Interpretation of Scrip-
ture, 203-206.

Doctrine of the Patriarchal, Mo-
saic, and Christian Religions,
summary of, 59–63. Objec-
tions of Unbelievers to, refuted,
65-73.
Domestic customs of the Jews,
343-346.

Dress of the Jews, 336-338.
Drink Offerings, 313.
Drowning, 272.
Drusilla, 256.

Dwellings of the Jews, account of,
333-336.

ECCLESIASTES, Book of, 388, 389.
Ecclesiasticus, Book of, 411, 412.
Education of Children, 340, 341.
Egyptian Versions, 97.
Elders of the Gate, 258.
Encampments of the Jews, form
of, 284.

English Translations of the Bible,
106-109.

Ephesians, Epistle to, 433.
Epistolary Writings of the New

Testament, remarks on, 426,
427. Analyses of, 428-456.
Esdras, first and second Books of,
410.

Essenes, sect of, 330, 331.

Esther, Book of, 382. Rest of
the chapters of the Book of
Esther, 411.
Ethiopic Language, 91., and Ver-
sion, 97.

Excommunication, 270. 302.
Exodus, Book of, 368, 369.
Expiation, fast of, 319.
Exposing to wild beasts, 272.
Ezekiel, Book of, 405, 406.
Ezra, Book of, 381.

FALL of Man, Mosaic Account

of, confirmed, 17.

Fathers, Greek, use of, 166, 167.
Fasts, public and private, 325.
Felix, account of, 257.
Festivals of the Jews, 315-321.
Festus, account of, 257.
Fertility of the Holy Land, 244,

245.

Figurative Language of Scrip-

ture, Interpretation of, 174-

188.

Firstborn, privileges of, 340.
First Fruits, 314.
Florus, notice of, 258.

Food and Entertainments of the

Jews, 344, 345.

Foreigners, who have acquired a

language, use of, for interpret-
ing Scripture, 151, 152.
Forests of Palestine, 244.
Fountains of Palestine, 238.
Funeral Rites of the Jews, 363—
366.

Furniture of the Jews, 335.

GALATIANS, Epistle to, 432, 433.
Galilæans, sect of, 331.
Games of the Jews, 358–361.
Gardens of the Jews, 349, 350.
Gemara, notice of, 165.
Genesis, Book of, 368.
Genuineness of the Old and New
Testaments, 4—9.
Geography, Historical, of the
Holy Land, 218-230. Physi-
cal Geography, 231-245.
Gerizim, Mount, Temple on, 298.
Gibbon (Mr.), objections of, re-
futed, 53, 54.

Glossaries, use of, 150, 151.
God, crimes against, 263–265.
Gospel, import of, 415. Summary
of its Doctrines and Precepts,
61-65. Objection of Unbe-
lievers to it refuted, 65-73.
Its beneficial effects, a proof of
divine inspiration, 74-78.
Number of the Canonical Gos-
pels, 415. Analyses of them,
416-421.

Gothic Version, notice of, 99.
Government, form of, to the Ba-
bylonish Captivity, 246-252.;
after that Captivity, to the end
of the Jewish Polity, 252-259.
Governors, Roman, powers of,

256.

Greek Language of the New Tes-
tament, account of, 86-88.
Greek Versions of the Old Tes-
tament, 92-95. Greek Manu-
scripts, 114-119. Greek
Grammars and Lexicons to the
New Testament and to the Sep-
tuagint Version, 489-491.
Grinding at Mills, 349.

HABAKKUK, Book of, 403.
Haggai, Book of, 407.
Hair, plucking off, 270.

Happiness of mankind promoted

by the Scriptures, 74-78.
Harmony of Scripture,

75.
Uses of Harmonies, 133, 134.
Harmonies of the Bible, 480,
481.

Harvest, 232. 347, 348.
Hebraisms, 87, 88.

Hebrew Language and characters,
account of, 85, 86. Hebrew
Manuscripts, 110-113. He-
brew Bibles, editions of, 474,
475. And Grammars and Lex-
icons, 486-488.

Hebrews, Epistle to, 441, 442.
Heliopolitan Temple, 298.
Herod the Great, 253, 254.
Antipas, 254.

Agrippa, Senior and Ju-

nior, 255.
Herodians, Sect of, 331.
High Places, 299.

High Priests, account of, 306,
307.

Historical Books, Analyses of the

Old Testament, 374-383.
And of the New Testament,
415-423.

Historical circumstances, import-
ance of, for the interpretation
of Scripture, 168–172.
Historical sense, 136.
Holy Land, Names of, 218-221.
Boundaries, 221. Antient In-
habitants, 222. Divisions, 222

-226. Physical Geography,
231-244. Fertility of, 244,

245.

Holy of Holies, 290. 297.
Homicide, punishment of, 268.
Hosea, Book of, 395.
Hours, 274.

Houses of the Jews, 333-335.
Hyperbole, 188.

IDOLATRY of the Jews, and its pu-
nishment, 263, 264. 328, 329.
Imprisonment, 269.
Incense, offering, 313.
Infidelity, unprofitableness of, 79.

Infidels more credulous than
Christians, 80.

Inspiration defined, 28. Criteria

JAMES, Epistle of, 443-445.
Jeremiah, Analysis of the Book
of, 401, 402. Lamentations of,
402.

Jerome, Latin Version of, 98.
Jerusalem, Description of, 226-
228.

JESUS CHRIST, predictions of, 53.
Jewish Church and its Members,
302, 303.

Jewish Writers, use of, for the In-
terpretation of Scripture, 164,
166.

Jews, Infidelity of, accounted for,
54, 55. Political state of, to
the Babylonish Captivity, 246-
252. And after that time to
their destruction, as a nation,
252-258. Corruptions of Re-
ligion among, 328-332. Do-
mestic Antiquities of, 333-366.
Job, Book of, 383. 385.
Joel, Book of, 398.
John (St.), Account of, 419, 420.
Design and Analysis of his
Gospel, 420-422. Of his first
Epistle, 448, 449. On the Ge-
nuineness of 1 John, V. 7. 449
-454. Analysis of the second
and third Epistles of John, 455.
And of his Revelation, 457.
459.

Jonah, Book of, 393, 394.
Josephus, notice of, and the si-
lence of his writings in the in-