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WAUGH & INNES, HUNTER SQUARE;
AND W. OLIPHANT, SOUTH BRIDGE STREET:
M. OGLE, GLASGOW; R. M. TIMS, DUBLIN; AND JAMES DUNCAN,
LONDON.
M.DCCC.XXVI.
KF 1311
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
MAR 5 1941
CONTENTS.
PART VIII.
JEWISH IDOLATRY, SECTS, AND PROSELYTES.
SECT. I. The false Deities known among the Jews.
Ahad,
Adrammelech, Ammon, Anamelech. Ashima, Ashtaroth,
Baal, Baalim, Baal-berith, Baal-hazor, Baal-peor, Baal-ta-
mar, Baal-zebub, Baal-zephon, Bel, Bethshemesh, The Brasen
Serpent, Bit-tephuh, Chemarim, Chemosh, Chiun, Dagon, Gad,
the Gammadim, the Golden Calf, the Golden Calves, the
Grove, the Hemenim, the host of Heaven, Light and dark-
ness, Malcham, Meni, Mepheletset, Merodach, the image of
stone or Meshekit, Milcom, Moloch, the Moon, Nebo, Nehush-
tan, Nergal, Nibhaz, Nisroc, On, Phi-beset, the Planets, the
Queen of Heaven, Remphan, Rimmon, Shedim, Semel, Shen,
Shoirim, Succoth-benoth, the Sun, Tartak, the Teraphim,
Thammuz Page 1
SECT. II. The Places where they were worshipped, and the
Manner of worshipping them. Behind their doors; on the
roofs of their houses; in the gates of their cities; in gardens;
high places; groves. The houses of their gods; their altars:
of exquisite workmanship; generally high. Reasons why
their altars were high; why they worshipped in high places.
Why high places were forbidden by Moses; and yet tolerated
under the first temple.-Idols worshipped by adorning them;
kissing the hand; dancing before them; crying aloud; cut-
ting themselves; feasting and obscenity
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SECT. III. The various Kinds of Divination. Magic: apply-
ing to wise men; divining by the cup; sorcery; witchcraft;
enchantment; the observing of times; cloud-mongers; con
sulting familiar spirits, or Aubs; wizards; charming; necro-
mancy; divination; astrology; stargazing; dreams; con-
sulting by staves or rhabdomancy; making bright the arrows;
consulting by images or teraphim; looking into the liver;
soothsaying
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SECT. IV. Jewish Sects, and lesser Distinctions, in our Saviour's
Days. Enmity between Jews and Samaritans accounted for.
Sadducees, their origin and tenets: Pharisees, their origin
and tenets; this sect the most numerous and popular.—The
Essenes, practical and contemplative. The Herodians.-
Chief priests; Scribes, their office, and how our Lord's
teaching differed from theirs.-The elders, lawyers, and pub-
licans Page 62
SECT. V. Jewish Proselytes. 1st, Slaves embracing Judaism
without obtaining their liberty. 2d, Proselytes of the gate: the
seven precepts of Noah; their conformity to the apostolic
rescript in Acts xv. 20, 29. 3d, Proselytes of righteousness;
their privileges; how initiated; their instruction, circum-
cision, and baptism. Children of these proselytes entitled
to their privileges. Proselytes of righteousness on their ad-
mission offered a sacrifice, and changed their name. The
Jews divide the history of proselytism into six periods; these
mentioned
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PART IX.
LEARNING OF THE JEWS.
SECT. I. Jewish Manner of writing. Origin of writing. En-
graving on stone tables, on rock. The inscriptions on the
mountains of Faran, in the wilderness of Sinai; in the plain
of Mummies in Egypt; at the river Lycus; on the bricks
of Babylon. One of these seen by the author. Engraving
on brass and lead. Books written on painted linen, papyrus,
parchment, leaves, and inner bark of trees, plates of wood
covered with wax. Their pens or styles: sometimes iron;
sometimes a reed. The ancient form of books in rolls. A
copy of the Veda described, as seen by the author. Rolls
commonly written on one side; but sometimes on both.
Writings how preserved. Letters, or private epistles in the
form of rolls: how sealed. Description of an Eastern letter
seen by the author
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SECT. II. Some Account of their principal Books. The Old
Testament divided into the Pentateuch, former prophets, lat-
ter prophets, and Hagiographa. Account of the origin of
chapters and verses. The Books referred to in Scripture,
but at present lost. The Septuagint: Josephus. Of the
Talmudical writings, the following are the most remarkable.
1st, The Midraschim, or Commentaries. 2d, The Midras-
chim Rabbot, or Great Commentaries. 3d, The Pirke Abbot,
or Sentences of the Fathers. 4th, The Mishna, its origin,
author, and contents described. 5th, The Gemara. 6th,
The Talmud. 7th, The Targum. 8th, The Commentary
on the Old Testament by Aben Ezra. 9th, Maimonides,