270; various species of, 271;
the gradational or synomyn-
ous, 272; the antithetic, 279;
the introverted, 282; in the
Epistles, 290; the synthetic,
296; the rhythmical, 306;
uses of, 294, 308.
Parallel passages, importance of
comparing, i. 66; in the post-
mosaic histories, iii. 33.
Passover, the, alleged difficulties
in relation to the first, ii. 286;
that celebrated in the wilder-
ness, 420.

Patriarchs, the, great age of, ii.

321.

Paul, conversion of, iii. 300; his
character and writings, 308,
312.

Paul and James on justification,
i. 79.

Pelican, the, Hebrew names of,
ii. 209.

Pentateuch, the, genuineness and
authenticity of, i. 393, 417;
ii. 353; style and construc-
tion of, 395, 408; alleged di-
versity of its authorship, 396;
Elohistic and Jehovistic theo-
ries, 398; written by Moses,
407; difficulties in, ii. 353;
attacks on, 260; chronology
of, 316.

Peter, difficulties in his epistles,
iii. 429.

Philippians, the, difficulties in
the epistle to, iii. 362.
Picture writing, i. 124.
Filgrim songs, the, iii. 134.
Plants. See Vegetables.
Poetical books, the, iii. 113.
Poetic imagery, sources of, i. 193.
Poetry of the Hebrews, beauty
and diversity of, i. 227; cha-
racteristics of, 249, 251;
structure of, 253; early culti-
vation of, 256; progress of,

259; choral odes, 260; alpha-
betical poems, 263.

Pomegranate, the, Hebrew name
of, ii. 108.

Population, laws of, ii. 296.
Post-Mosaic histories, difficulties
in, iii. l.

Practical reading of the Bible, i.

93.

Prayer, to be constant, i. 28.
Prophecies, quoted in the gospels,
iii. 143, 152, 185, 200; of the
Messiah, 392.
Prophecy, evidence from, i. 437;
not of self-interpretation, iii.

435.

Prophetic books, the, iii. 141;

arranged with history, i. 116.
Psalms, the book of, curses in,
iii. 125; difficulties in, 122;
poetic beauties in, i. 231,

237.

Purity, moral purity of the Bible
an evidence of its truth, i.
443.

Quail, the, ii. 206.

Quotations from the Old Testa-
ment in the New, iii. 200,
250.

Rain, symbol of, i. 154.
Raven, the, Hebrew name of, ii.
196; scripture references to,
197.
Reeds, scripture references to,
ii. 80.

Reptiles mentioned in the Bible,
ii. 213.

Resurrection of Christ, as related
by the evangelists, iii. 229.
Revelation, the divine, necessity
for it, i. 357, 362; assurances
of, 359; great value of, 364;
gradual unfolding of, 72, 367.

Rhinoceros, the unicorn of Scrip-
ture, ii. 188.
Rock-goat, the, Scripture refer-
ences to, ii. 158.
Roe, the, ii. 160.

Romans, Paul's Epistle to the,
analysis of, iii. 316; difficul-
ties in, 319.

Rose, the, a favorite amongst

the Hebrews, ii. 115.

Sabaans, references to their doc-
trines, by John, iii. 267.
Salt, uses of, under the law, ii.
46; sometimes without savour,
ib.

Samson and the foxes, iii. 25.
Samuel, the books of, difficulties
in, iii. 35; his treatment of
Agag, 41.

Satyrs, references to, ii. 143.
Scape-goat, the, ii. 144.

Schism, meaning of the word,
iii. 390.

Science, not taught in the Bible,
i. 1.
Scope, the, how to ascertain it
in the epistles, i. 56.
Sea, symbol of the, i. 151.
Seasons, the, in Palestine, ii. 8.
Serpents, Hebrew names of, ii.
215; different kinds of known
to the Hebrews, 216; sym-
bolic use of, 217, 220; incan-
tation of, 219; the fiery
serpent, 221.
Seventy weeks, Daniel's prophecy
of, iii. 179.

Sheep, the, used for sacrifice, ii.
140; Scripture allusions to,
ib.; type of the Saviour, 141.
Shimei, David's directions to
Solomon about, iii. 74.
Shittah, the, ii. 118.

Silver, used as an instrument of
exchange, ii. 48.
Simile, character of, i. 175.

139.

Stephen's discourse, iii. 298.
Stork, the, ii. 207; Hebrew name
of, 208; Scripture references
to, ib.
Strata, the earth's, described,
ii. 19. See Geology.

Strauss, Dr., his life of Jesus,
i. 382; his idea of miracles,
433.

Style, peculiarities of, i. 78;
diversities of in the Bible,
120.

Sun, the, not the source of light,
ii. 280; as a symbol, i. 155;
commanded to stand still, iii.

12.

Sycamore tree, ii. 29; cultiva-
tion of, 100.
Symbolic language, origin of, i.
123; principles of, 127, 131;
chronology of, 129; perma-
nence and intelligibility of,
135; interpretation of, 137,
143; congruity of, 132; geo-
graphy of, 139; sense of, 142;
explanations of, 149.
Synecdoche, the, nature of, i.
179.

Temple, the, to be built by
David's son, iii. 55; that built by
Zerubbabel, 190; that spoken
of by Haggai, ib. ; symbol of,
i. 166; described by Ezekiel,
iii. 174.
Temptation, the,of Christ, iii. 207.

Terebinth, the, ii. 116.
Testament, or Covenant, iii. 415.
Thessalonians, the, difficulties in
Paul's epistles to, iii. 374.
Threshing-floors, amongst the
Hebrews, ii. 70.

Timothy, difficulties in the epistles
to, iii. 384.

Tin, known in the time of
Moses, ii. 50.

Titus, difficulties in the epistle
to, iii. 389.

Tree of Life, the, ii. 91.
Trees, Scripture names of, ii.
89; used as sacred symbols, i.
153, ii. 89.
Tropes, nature of, i. 174; varie-

ties of, ib.; ground of, 180;
how to ascertain, 183, 187;
sources of, 193; interpretation
of, 217.

Unicorn, the, conjectures as to
its identity, ii. 186; Scripture
references to, 187.
Usages, Eastern, to be regarded
in reading the Bible, i. 88.

Vegetables, physiology of, ii. 55;
their dispersion and growth,

58; varieties in, 60; life of,
61; those mentioned in Scrip-
ture, 79.

Vine, the, common in Palestine,
ii. 72, 108; symbolic use of,
110.
Vintage, the, in Palestine. ii. 75.
Viper, the, ii. 216.

Waters, symbolic, i. 149.
Wheat, Hebrew name of, ii. 80.
Wild ass, the, character of, ii.
157.

Wild boar, the, ii. 154.
Wind, a symbol, i. 153.
Wolf, the, Scripture references
to, ii. 151.

Word, the, as described in the
Gospel of John, iii. 265, 268.
Words, study of their meaning,
i. 39; interpretation of, 41,
98; transference of, 119; pri-
mary sense of, 183.
Writing, origin and progress of,

i. 5.

Zoology, imperfect knowledge of
that of Palestine, ii. 123. See
Animals.