Balaam, The heathen prophet or enchanter who would have curfed Ifrael, but God forced him to blefs them.

Goliah, A giant whom David flew with a fling and a stone. Jonathan, One of the fons of Saul, in ftriét friendship with David. Abfalom, David's wicked fon, who rebelled against his father, and he was killed as he hung on a tree by his hair.

Adonijah, Another fon of David, who fet up himself for king againft his father's will, becaufe his father had always humoured

him.

Obadiah, A good fervant in the wicked court of Ahab, who feared the Lord from his youth.

Gehazi, The prophet Elifha's fervant, who told a lie, and he was ftruck with an incurable leprofy.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, The three Jews who were cast into the fiery furnace for refufing to worship a golden image, and were not burned.

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.-Jefus Chrift, The Son of God, and the Saviour of men.

Jofeph the Carpenter, The fuppofed father of Chrift, because he married Mary his mother.

Simeon, The old man who took the child Jefus into his arms in the temple, and bleffed God for fhewing him the Saviour.

John the baptift, The forerunner of Chrift, who baptifed with water, thofe who profeffed repentance.

Nathanael, A difciple of Jefus, and a man without guile.

Nicodemus, The difciple who came to Jefus by night, for fear of being feen.

Zaccheus, A little man who climbed up a tree to see Christ.

Lazarus, The man whom Chrift raised when he had been dead four days

Barabbas, The thief whom the Jews faved when they gave up Chrift to be crucified.

Jofeph of Arimathea, A rich man who buried Chrift in his own fepulchre.

Barnabas, A man that fold his land, and became a preacher of the gofpel, and a companion of Paul.

Ananias and Sapphira, A man and his wife, who were both ftruck dead for telling a lie.

Gamaliel, A wife man, and a doctor of the law, who was St. Paul's mafter.

Stephen, The firft man that was put to death for Chrift's fake.
Platip, One of the deacons, and a preacher of the gospel.

Simon, called Simon Magus, A forcerer or conjurer, who thought to buy the gift of the Holy Ghoft for money.

Elymas, A wicked man, a forcerer or conjurer, who was ftruck blind for fpeaking against the gospel.

Silas, or Silvanus, A companion and fellow-prifoner of St. Paul.. Timothy, A young preacher of the gofpel, who knew the scriptures from his youth.

Titus, Another preacher of the gofpel, under the direction of St. Paul.

Apollos, A warm and lively preacher of the gospel.

Aquila and Prifcilla, A man and his wife who affifted the minifters of Chritt in fpreading the knowledge of the gofpel.

Philemon, Â friend of Paul, at whofe houfe Paul had a lodging.

Onefimus, A fervant of Philemon, who ran away from him to Rome, and was there converted by Paul.

SECT. XI.-Names of Women Remarkable.

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.-Eve, The first woman, and Adam's wife.

Hagar, Abraham's maid, whom he took for a concubine.
Sarah, Abraham's wife, and Ifaac's mother.

Rebecca, Ifaac's wife, and the mother of Jacob and Efau.

Deborah, The prophetefs who faved and judged Ifrael, and dwelt under a palm-tree.

Hannah, Samuel's mother, who prayed to God, and went away chearful.

Abigal, A very courteous woman, widow of Nabal the churl, and afterward the wife of David.

Bathsheba, Firft the wife of Uriah, afterwards David's wife, and Solomon's mother.

Queen of Sheba, She came from her own land to Jerufalem to fee the grandeur and wifdom of Solomon.

Athaliah, A wicked woman who killed the royal family of Judah,, and fet herself up for queen, when the king her fon was dead.

Jezebel, Ahab's wife, and queen of Ifrael, who killed the prophets of God.

Ether, A Jewish woman, and the queen of Perfia, who faved all the fews from being murdered.

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.-The Virgin Mary, The mother of Jefus Chrift.

Elizabeth, The mother of John the baptist, and coufin to the virgin Mary.

Herodias, Herod's brother's wife, whofe daughter danced fo well to please Herod, that at her requeft he cut off John the baptift's head.

Mary Magdalen, A great finner who washed Chrift's feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Martha, The woman who was cumbered too much in making a feaft for Chrift.

Mary, The fifter of Martha, the woman that chofe the better part, and heard Jefus preach.

Dorcas, or Tabitha, A woman who made clothes for the poor, and was raised from the dead by Peter,

SECT. XII.-Names of Countries, Cities, Rivers, &c.

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.-Eden, The garden where God put Adam and Eve.

Chaldea, Abraham's native country, whence he came when God called him.

Canaan, The land which God promised Abraham to give his children.

Sodom and Gomorrah, Moft wicked cities which God burned with fire and brimftone from heaven.

The dead fea, The lake which arofe when Sodom and Gomorrah were burned and funk under water.

Bethel, The place where Jacob flept, and in his dream faw the angels of God afcending and defcending.

Egypt, The land where Jofeph was fold for a flave, and afterwards

made the ruler of it; and it was the country where all the Ifraelites were afterwards made flaves.

The Red fea, A great fea that was dried up for the people of Ifrael to go through on foot.

Sinai, The hill where God spoke the ten commandments with thunder and lightning.

Pigah, The hill whence Mofes faw the promifed land and died. Jordan, A river that was made dry while the people went over into Canaan.

Jericho, The firft city which the Ifraelites took in Canaan, and the walls of it fell down at the found of the trumpets of rams-horns. Shiloh, The place where the tabernacle of God ftood fome hundreds of years after the Ifraelites came into Canaan.

The great jea, That which is now called the mediterranean, or the Levant fea. which wathes the western fhore of the land of Canaan. Philiftia, A country of Canaan, where many giants dwelt, and people which were very troublesome enemies to Ifrael.

Jerufalem, The chief city of the Jews; and it was called the holy city.

Tyre, The chief city of merchandize in ancient times, not far from the Jews' country.

Zion, The hill at Jerufalem where David placed the tabernacle of God.

Moriah, The hill where Abraham offered his fon Ifaac, and on which Solomon built the temple of God at Jerufalem.

Samaria, The city where many of the kings of Ifrael kept their court.

Lebanon, A hill on which grew a multitude of tall cedars.

Affyria, A large country north of Judea, whose kings carried the Ifraelites captive.

Babylon, The chief city in the world, and an enemy to Ifrael.
Nineveh, The great city where Jonah prophefied.

Euphrates, A great river near Babylon.

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.-Bethlehem, A town in Judea, where Jefus was born.

Judea, The chief part of the country of the Jews.

Nazareth, A town in Galilee, where Jefus was brought up.

Galilee, The meaneft part of the country of the Jews, and fartheft from Jerufalem.

The fea of Tiberias, A fea encompassed with land in Galilee, in the midst of the towns of Capernaum, Chorazin, Bethfaida, &c. where Chrift spent much time with his difciples.

Calvary, or Golgotha, The hill were Chrift was nailed to the crofs. Olivet, A hill near Jerufalem, whence Chrift afcended to heaven. Damafcus, A city in Syria, whence Paul escaped by being let down from the wall in a basket.

Antioch, A city in Syria, where the difciples were first called christians.

Rome, The city that ruled over the world in our Saviour's time and fince,

Greece, The country of the greatest learning among the heathens. Athens, A city in Greece, the chief in the world for learning. Corinth, A famous city in Greece, where Chrift had many converts. Afia, A country between Greece and Canaan, where there were many chriftian churches.

Lyra, A town in Afia, where Paul healed a cripple, and the people thought him to be a God.

Melita, The inland where Paul was faved in fhipwreck.

Patmos, The place where John was banished when he wrote the Revelation.

SECT. XII.-Names of Times and Things, &c. Remarkable.

The Ark of Noah, A great veffel or kind of fhip, which God taught him to build, to fave his family and the living creatures in the flood. Babel, The tower which men were building when God fcattered them, by making them fpeak different languages.

Manna, A fort of food like feeds, which fell down from heaven every night, to maintain the Ifraelites forty years in the wilderness.

Ark of the Covenant. A cheft of wood covered with gold, wherein the two tables of the law were kept which were written by the hand of God.

The mercy feat, The golden cover of the ark on which God dwelt in a bright cloud.

Cherubs, The figure of creatures with wings to reprefent angels, between which God dwelt upon the mercy-feat.

Altar of incenfe, A kind of folid table made of wood, and covered with gold.

Incenfe. A fort of perfume burned on the altar of incenfe to make a fweet smoke.

Shew-bread, Twelve cakes fet on a golden table in the tabernacle, freth every week.

Altar of burnt-offering, Was made of wood covered with brafs, where the facrifice was burned; and the fire which came down from heaven was kept always burning there for holy ufes.

Sacrifices, Some were offerings of corn, or wine, or oil; others were of living creatures, birds or beafts: Some were defigned to be thank-offerings for mercies received, others were to atone or answer for the fins of men.

Laver, A large veffel of brafs, containing a vast quantity of water for the priests to wash and purify themselves.

The Ephod, A fhort veft or waistcoat without fleeves, for the highprieft; on which was the breast plate, with the names of the childdren of Ifrael.

Urim and Thummim, Something on the breaft-plate by which God gave answers to the high-prieft when he enquired in doubtful cafes. Mitre, A peculiar cap for the high-priest.

Tabernacle, A moveable building made of boards and curtains, in which the holy things were kept, and where God was worthipped. The holy place, The outer part of the tabernacle, where the common priests went to burn incenfe daily. There ftood the golden candlestick, the table of thew-bread, and the altar of incente.

Moft holy place, The inner part of the tabernacle where the ark ftood, and into which only the high-prieft entered, and that but once a year.

The veil, A curtain which divided the holy place from the moft holy. Court of the tabernacle, A large court round about the tabernacle, inclofed with a row of pillars and curtains on the four fides: There ftood the altar of burnt-offering and the laver.

Sabbath day, Every feventh day, appointed as a day of rest from worldly bufinefs.

Sabbatical year, Every feventh year, when the land was neither plowed nor fowed.

Paffover, A feaft upon the facrifice of a lamb, appointed yearly in remembrance of God's paffing over the families of Ifrael, when he destroyed all the firft-born of Egypt.

Pentecoft, A feaft kept in remembrance of the giving of the law at mount Sinai, and also in thanksgiving at the beginning of wheatharvest every year.

Feaft of tabernacles, A feast kept towards the end of the year, wherein the Jews dwelt in booths made of boughs of trees, to keep in re. membrance their dwelling in booths or tents in the wilderness.

Jubilee, One year in fifty, when the debtors and fervants were all released.

The temple, A glorious building raised by king Solomon for the worship of God, and wherein God dwelt, as he did before in the tabernacle.

Sanctuary, The tabernacle or the temple.

Feast of Purim, A feaft appointed to give thanks to God for the deliverance of the Jews, from a general murder in their captivity, by the interceffion of queen Efther.

Feast of the dedication, Kept in remembrance of the building or reftoration of the temple, and dedication of it to God.

Synagogues, Places built in feveral parts of the land of Canaan, and in other countries, for the Jews to meet in, and worship God.

Phylacteries, Strips of parchment with fome fentence of the law written on it, and worn on the garments of the Jews.

Church, A larger or leffer collection of people who profefs the true religion; as the church of the Jews of old; Aas vii. 38. Mat, xviii. 17. The chriftian church; Mat. xvi. 18. Eph. v. 24. The churches of Afia; Rev. i. 11. The church in Philemon's house; Philem. verle 2.

Lord's-day; Rev. i. 10. The firft day of the week, whereon Chrift arofe from the dead, and which was appointed for public worship among chriftians.

Baptifin, Wathing with water, in token of regeneration and remiffion of fins.

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The Lord's-fupper, Eating and drinking bread and wine in the church in remembrance of the death of Chrift.

SECT. XIV. Hebrew or Syriac Words, &c, used in the New Teftament.

Raca, A lefler term of reproach, meaning a vain or worthlefs fellow; whereas the word fool fignified a vile wicked fellow'; Mat.

v. 22.

Rabbi, A title of honor given to the Jewith doctors or teachers of the law.

Abba, Signifies father.

Corban, A gift dedicated to God.

Anathema maranatha, Accurfed till the Lord come.

The Lord of fabaoth, The Lord of hofts.

Hallelujah, The fong of praife to God.

Hojanna, The fong of falvation to Chrift.

Amen, A hearty confent to what is faid, or a wifh that it may fo as is defired.

SECT. XV.-The Names of Several of the Books of Scripture.

Note, The five first books are written by Mofes.

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Genefis, An account of the beginning of all things, the creation of