A Class-Book of Old Testament History

INDEX.

A.

Aaron

his parentage, 81;

appointed spokesman to Moses, 85;

fashions the calf, 112;

rebuked by Moses, 113;

made the first High-priest, 130;

rebels against Moses, 171;

priesthood of his race confirmed, 178;

excluded from the Promised Land, 180;

his death on Mount Hor, 182

Abana

river, 412

Abdon

the judge, 258

Abednego

at Babylon, 457;

in the fiery furnace, 456

Abel

his sacrifice, 10;

death of, 11

Abel Beth-Maachah

death of Sheba at, 343;

its position, 343

Abel Meholah

meaning of, flight of the Midianites to, 249;

residence of Elisha, 391

Abiah

son of Samuel, 275

Abiathar, the priest

joins David, 305;

has charge of the Ark, 326, 338;

rebels against David, 347;

degraded from the Priesthood, 352

Abigail

David’s wife, 309, 318

Abihu

the sin of, 131

Abijah

king of Judah, 376;

defeats Jeroboam, 377

Abimelech

made king of his tribe, 252;

destroys Shechem, 254;

his death, 255

Abiram

rebellion of, 176, 177

Abishai

David’s nephew, 304, 310, 319;

captain of the mighty men, 329, 343;

saves David’s life, 345

Abner

Saul’s general, 310;

supports Ishbosheth, 319;

kills Asahel, 320;

joins David, 320;

killed by Joab, 321;

effect of his death, 321

Abraham

the call of, 26, 36;

his descent and abode, 27;

promises to him, 28, 34, 37;

sets out for the Promised Land, 28;

arrives at Shechem, 31;

builds his first altar there, 32;

removes to Bethel, 32;

goes down to Egypt, 33;

returns to Bethel, 33;

separates from Lot, 34;

removes to the oak of Mamre, 34, 44;

rescues Lot, 35;

blessed by Melchizedek, 36;

solemn covenant to him, 37;

his name changed, 38;

entertains three angels, 39;

pleads for Sodom and Gomorrah, 40;

his offering of Isaac, 43;

his subsequent history, 44;

death, and burial at Machpelah, 45;

summary of his character, 76

Absalom

murders Amnon, 336;

forgiven by David, 336;

his rebellion, 337;

enters Jerusalem, 339;

his defeat and death, 341

Achan

his transgression and death, 208

Achish

his policy towards David, 303, 311

Achor

valley of, 208

Adam

the creation of, 3;

placed in Paradise, 3;

his life there, 4;

his disobedience, 6;

the curse upon him, 7;

the Promise to him, 8;

his expulsion, 10;

his sons and descendants, 10, 11;

their longevity, 12;

their general wickedness, 12

Adoni-bezek

his capture, 226

Adonijah

rebels against David, 347;

his life spared, 348;

his rebellion against Solomon, 350, 351;

put to death, 352

Adoram

stoned to death, 369

Adullam

David at, 303

Agag

chief of the Amalekites, 103;

spared by Saul, 292;

slain by Samuel, 293

Ahab, king of Israel

married to Jezebel, 381;

effects of her influence on him, 383;

the drought during his reign, 385;

denounced by Elijah, 383, 385, 397;

his wars with Benhadad, 391–395;

his death, 399;

slaughter of his descendants, 421

Ahasuerus

the Xerxes of history, 471;

chooses Esther for queen, 472;

exalts Mordecai, 474

Ahaz

king of Judah, 433;

his idolatry, 434

Ahaziah

king of Israel, 400;

summons Elijah, 403

Ahaziah

king of Judah, 418

Ahinoam

David’s wife, 309, 318

Ahithophel

joins Absalom, 337;

his counsels, 340

Aholiab

artificer of the tabernacle, 119

Ai

Abraham settles near, 33;

its position, 207;

reverse of the Israelites there, 207;

its destruction by Joshua, 209

Altar of Burnt Sacrifice

in the Tabernacle, 120;

in Solomon’s Temple, 357;

its re-erection after the Captivity, 470

Altar of Incense

in the Tabernacle, 123;

in Solomon’s Temple, 357, 358

Amalekites

their settlements, 103;

attack the Israelites, 103;

their defeat, 104;

destroyed by Saul, 292;

they burn Ziklag, 312;

David’s vengeance upon them, 313

Amasa

Absalom’s general, 341;

promoted by David, 342;

slain by Joab, 343

Amaziah

king of Judah, 427;

taken captive by Jehoash, 428

Ammonites

their ancestry, 41;

invasion of, 255;

overthrown by Jephthah, 256;

defeated by Saul at Jabesh-Gilead, 284;

David’s conquests over them, 331–335

Amnon

killed by Absalom, 336

Amon

king of Judah, 446

Amorites

their locality, 32, 184, 201;

their total defeat, 185;

their five kings killed by Joshua, 211–213

Amos

the prophet, 428

Anak

the sons of, 173, 216

Animals

prohibited by the Mosaic law, 156

Aphek

its position, 393;

defeat of the Syrians at, 394

Araunah, threshing-floor of

purchased by David, 346;

becomes the site of the altar of Burnt Sacrifice, 358

Ark, Noah’s

its construction and dimensions, 14;

locality of its resting-place, 17

Ark of the Covenant

in the Tabernacle, 124;

directs the march of the Israelites, 168;

at the passage of the Jordan, 203;

at the destruction of Jericho, 206;

taken by the Philistines, 271;

placed in the Temple of Dagon, 272;

its sanctity vindicated, 273, 274;

given up to the Israelites, 273;

removed to Kirjath-jearim, 274;

removed from thence, 326;

rests with Obed-edom, 326;

its procession to the new tabernacle in Jerusalem, 326;

placed in Solomon’s Temple, 358, 359;

displaced under Manasseh, 444

Armenia

the probable site of Paradise, 3;

of the Ark’s resting-place, 17

Army of David

its organization, 329

Asa

king of Judah, 377;

reforms the religion, 377, 378;

overcomes the Egyptians, 378;

attacked by Baasha, 378;

his alliance with Benhadad, 379

Asahel

David’s nephew, 319;

killed by Abner, 320

Asenath

Joseph’s wife, 63

Ashdod

Philistine city, 259, 263, 272;

the Ark carried there, 272

Asher

Jacob’s son, 52;

the tribe of, its portion, 220;

its neglect of duty, 221

Ashkelon

Philistine city, 259, 263;

Samson’s exploit there, 260

Assyrian Empire

the rise of, 430;

its decline, 448;

table of its connection with Israel, 488

Athaliah

married to Jehoram, 397;

her usurpation and death, 424

Atonement

the day of, 146

Azariah, or Uzziah

king of Judah, 428;

his prosperous reign, 429;

struck with leprosy, 429

Azazel

explanations of, 147

B.

Baal, worship of

established by Jezebel, 383;

overthrown by Elijah, 387;

by Jehu, 423

Baalath

fortified by Solomon, its position, 360

Baal-Peor

the apostasy at, 193;

the plague there, 193

Baasha

usurps the throne of Israel, 377;

his hostility to Asa, 378, 379;

murder of his family, 380

Babel

Tower of, 18;

Town of, founded by Nimrod, 21

Babylon

captivity of Judah there, 452;

contrasted with Jerusalem, 455;

condition of the Jews there, 455;

taken by Cyrus, 456

Babylonian Empire

table of its connection with Israel, 488

Balaam

his country, 187;

sent for to curse Israel, 188;

his failure, 188–192;

his ass speaks, 189;

his prophetic parable, 191, 192;

his wiliness, 193

Balak

king of Moab, 187;

entreats the aid of Balaam, 188;

his disappointment, 191

Barak

summoned by Deborah, 238;

overthrows Sisera, 240

Bashan

the land of, 185

Bathsheba

David’s sin with, 333;

the mother of Solomon, 334

Beer-Elim

the Israelites at, 183

Beersheba

Abraham at, 41;

Isaac at, 48;

Jacob’s vision there, 69

Belshazzar

the feast of, 466

Belus, or Bel

first worship of, 21

Benaiah

his command in David’s army, 329;

kills Adonijah, 352;

Joab, 352;

Shimei, 353

Benhadad I.

his alliance with Asa, 378;

with Omri, 381

Benhadad II.

his wars with Ahab, 391–395;

with Jehoram, 414–416;

his death, 418

Benjamin

birth of, 57;

goes with his brethren to Egypt, 66;

Joseph’s conduct to him there, 66, 67;

the cup found in his sack, 67;

tribe of, its portion, 217;

the war against, 232;

massacre of, 233;

revolt of, against David, 342

Berachah

valley of, 401

Bethel

Abram settles near, 32;

its position, 51;

Jacob’s vision and vow there, 51;

its fulfilment, 56;

acquired by the descendants of Joseph, 226;

school of the prophets there, 276;

Jeroboam establishes idolatry there, 372;

Josiah overthrows it, 446

Beth-horons

the two, 212;

the battle there, 213;

fortified by Solomon, 360

Beth-shan

situation of, 316;

Saul’s body there, 316

Beth-shemesh

the ark at, 273;

battle at, between Jehoash and Amaziah, 428

Bezaleel

artificer of the tabernacle, 119

Bildad

friend of Job, 24

Birthright

oriental privileges of, 46

Boaz

his kindness to Ruth, 265;

marries her, 266

Brazen Serpent

the uplifting of, 182;

destroyed by Hezekiah, 436

Breast-plate

of the High-priest, 132

Burning bush, the

vision of, 84–86

Burnt-offerings

137;

ceremonies for, 137;

their symbolical meaning, 137

C.

Cain

his sacrifice, 10;

murders Abel, 11;

his condemnation, 11;

his descendants, 11;

builds the first city, 11;

sin of his posterity, 12

Caleb

the faithful spy, 173;

the promise to him, 175;

his portion, 215, 216

Calendar

of Jewish Months and Seasons, 155

Calf, the

construction of, 112;

its destruction by Moses, 113

Canaan

son of Ham, 17;

the land called by his name, 20

Canaan

the seven nations of, 32, 201

Canaanites

their locality, 32, 201;

their position at the death of Joshua, 224

Candlesticks, the golden

in the Tabernacle, 122;

in Solomon’s Temple, 357, 358

Canon, the

of the Old Testament, close of, 481

Captain, the

of the Lord’s host, 204, 207

Captivity, the

period of, 450–469;

its effects on the Jews, 470

Carmel, Mount

Elijah’s sacrifice there, 386

Census

of Israelitish forces at Sinai, 167

commenced by David, 345

Character

Mosaic laws regarding, 164

Chedorlaomer

defeated by Abram, 35

Cherubim

in the Tabernacle, conjectures upon, 124

Children

Mosaic law regarding, 159

Christ

typified in Melchizedek, 35;

in Joseph, 76;

in Moses, 199;

in Joshua, 223;

in David, 351

Circumcision

established, 39;

renewal of, after passing the Jordan, 204

Cities of Refuge

the institution of, 164;

names of, 220

Civilization

in the Patriarchal age, 74

Cluster, Valley of the

173, 215

Commandments, the Ten

delivered from Sinai, 108;

written on the Tables of Stone, 111

Confusion, of Tongues

16–20;

approximate date of, 19;

its teaching, 20

Coniah

see Jehoiachin.

Convocation

days of, 144

Courses

of the priests, 358

Covenant, the

with Noah, 16;

with Abram, 37;

with Moses on Sinai, 106;

its condition, 107;

its solemn ratification, 110;

broken in absence of Moses, 113;

further renewal of, 116;

its fulfilment under David, 342

Creation, the

1–4;

heathen notions of, 1;

Scripture declaration concerning it, 1;

its progressive order, 2

Cyrus

captures Babylon, 466;

permits the return of the Jews, 469

D.

Dagon

the Philistine Deity, 263;

the Ark in his temple, 272

Damascus

Elisha at, 417

Dan

Jacob’s son, 52;

tribe of, its portion, 218;

dispossessed by the Amorites, 227;

expedition of, to Laish, 229;

oppressed by the Philistines, 259

Daniel

taken captive to Babylon, 450;

his life there, 457;

interprets the visions of Nebuchadnezzar, 458, 463;

his exaltation, 459;

interprets the writing on the wall, 467;

preserved in the lions’ den, 468

Darius

viceroy of Babylon, 467

Dathan

the rebellion of, 176, 177

David

his genealogy, 294;

anointed by Samuel, 295;

his shepherd life, 295;

slays Goliath, 297;

his friendship with Jonathan, 298, 302, 306;

persecuted by Saul, 300;

flies to Naioth, 301;

to Nob, 303;

seeks refuge with the Philistines, 303, 311;

at Adullam, 303;

Ziklag, 306, 309;

spares Saul at Engedi, 308;

and at Ziph, 309;

his reign over Judah at Hebron, 319;

becomes king of all Israel, 323;

removes to Jerusalem, 325;

his army and its conquests, 329–335;

his deed of shame, 333;

denounced by Nathan, 334;

Absalom rebels, 337;

his flight from Jerusalem, 338;

grief for Absalom, 342;

numbers the people, 346;

the plague sent, 346;

purchases the Temple site, 346;

makes Solomon his successor, 347;

his last charge, and death, 349;

summary of his life, 349;

his character, 350;

a type of Christ, 351

Day of Atonement, the

146;

rites observed upon it, 146;

its distinction from other solemn rites, 148;

its typical meaning, 149

Dead Sea, the

its low level, 30

Debir

captured by Othniel, 216

Deborah, the prophetess

summons Barak, 238;

rouses the tribes, 239;

her song of triumph, 242

Debt

Mosaic laws regarding, 166

Dedication

the feast of, 154

Delilah

betrays Samson, 263

Dinah

Jacob’s daughter, 52;

outrage upon, 55

Disobedient Prophet, the

372;

his tomb spared by Josiah, 446

Divining cups

the use of in Egypt, 67

Doeg

the treachery of, 305

Dothan

Joseph sold at, its position, 58, 59;

Elisha’s miracle there, 414

Drink-offerings, the

134

Dura

the plain of, the golden image upon, 460

E.

Ebal, Mount

the altar there, 209;

ratification of the law there, 210

Ed

the Altar of, 222

Edom

Esau so called, 47;

gives the name to a country, 55;

passage through it refused to the Israelites, 181

Edomites, the

David’s conquests over, 330;

defeated by Amaziah, 427

Eglon

killed by Ehud, 236

Egypt

Abram goes there, 33;

Joseph carried there, 54;

the seven years’ famine in, 63;

Joseph’s government of, 63, 64;

Jacob settles there, 69;

its idolatrous worship, 79;

the plagues of, 88, 94–96

Ehud

kills Eglon, 236

Ekron

Philistine city, 259, 263, 272;

refuses to receive the Ark, 273

Elah

king of Israel, 380

Eldad

the elder, 170

Elders, the seventy

appointed, 169

Eleazar

succeeds Aaron as high-priest, 181

Eli

high-priest and judge, 267;

wickedness of his sons, 269;

rebuked by God, 269;

through Samuel, 270;

his death, 272

Eliab

David’s brother, 294;

his taunts, 297

Eliakim

see Jehoiakim.

Elihu

friend of Job, 24

Elijah

his denunciations to Ahab, 383, 385, 397;

fed by ravens, 384;

his miracles at Zarephath, 389;

overcomes the prophets of Baal, 386;

flies from Jezebel, 389;

his interview with the Lord at Horeb, 390;

calls Elisha, 391;

his interview with Ahaziah, 403;

his translation, 404

Eliphaz

friend of Job, 24

Elisha

called by Elijah, 390;

witnesses his translation, 404;

his miracles, 404, 408–410, 413, 426;

cures Naaman, 411;

his sickness and death, 426

Elkanah

father of Samuel, 267

Elon

the judge, 258

Endor

Saul at, 314

Engedi

David’s generosity at, 308

Enoch, son of Cain

11;

the first city named from him, 11

Enoch, son of Jared

his translation, 12

Ephod, the

of the high-priest, 131

Ephraim

Joseph’s son, 63;

Jacob’s dying blessing upon, 70;

the tribe of, its position, 218;

its rivalry with Judah, 370

Ephraimites, the

chide Gideon, 249;

their complaint to Jephthah, 257;

massacred by him, 258

Esau

character of, 46;

sells Jacob his birthright, 47;

his marriage, 48;

threatens Jacob, 50;

his reconciliation to Jacob, 55

Esdraelon

plain of, its fertility, 219

Eshcol

the valley, 173, 215

Esther

queen of Ahasuerus, 472;

intercedes for her nation, 473, 474

Euphrates

River, 3, 17, 18

Eve

the creation of, 3;

beguiled by Satan, 5;

the curse upon her, 7;

its mitigation, 8

Evil

the origin of, 6

Exodus, the

from Egypt, 96

Ezekiel

prophecies of, 457

Ezra

his reforms at Jerusalem, 476

F.

Fall of man, the

4–9;

its teaching, 6

Family

relations in the patriarchal age, 74;

under the Mosaic law, 159

Famine

seven years’, in Egypt, 63;

three years’, in reign of David, 344

Feast

of the New Moon, 143;

of Trumpets, 144;

of the Passover, 95, 150;

of Weeks, 152;

of Tabernacles, 153;

of Purim, 154;

of Dedication, 154

First-born

death of the, 96

First-fruits and tithes

offerings of, 134

Flood, the

10–16;

Scripture account of, 15;

its duration, &c., 15;

numerous heathen traditions of, 16

Frankincense

description of, 135