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LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATIONS

FRONTISPIECE.-Judgment of Solomon, after the Original, by Peter Paul Rubens.
"And the King said, Divide the living Child in two.”—1 Kings, iii. 25

Babylon Inundated, from a Drawing by J. B. Fraser, Esq.

Nineveh, from Rich

Island of Aradus, from Laborde's « Voyage en
"Voyage en Orient"

The Jordan issuing from the Lake

Women of Egypt, lower Class, from "L'Egypte Etat Moderne"

The Dead Sea, from a Drawing by Mr. Arundale.

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The River Nile under its usual Appearance

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Ornaments of Egyptian Females, "Jewels of Gold, and Jewels of Silver," composed

from various Egyptian Paintings and Sculptures

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A Departure from Egypt in the present Day, composed from Laborde, &c.

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Adjeroud, from "L'Egypte-Etat Moderne"

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Suez, from the northeast, from "L'Egypte Etat Moderne"

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Egyptian War-chariots, composed from "L'Egypte-Antiquities"

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Egyptian Soldiers of different Corps, from "L'Egypte-Antiquities"

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Dance of Females, with Timbrels, from "L'Egypte-Antiquities," and Rossellini

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The High-priest on the Day of Atonement, and a Levite (Leviticus xvi. 4)
General View of the Mountains of Sinai

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Bedouin Encampment in a Valley of Sinai, from Taylor's "La Syrie"

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View in the Land of Moab, from Buckingham

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Valley of Shechem, with Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, from Laborde

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Plain of Jericho, from a Sketch by Mr. Arundale

Ancient Syrian Chief addressing the People, from Syrian Figures in ancient Egyptian
Paintings

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Summer-parlor on the Nile, from Mayer

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Market at Gate, composed from Lane

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Gaza

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Hebron, from Laborde's "Syria”

Rocky Valley in the Vicinity of Petra

Flight on Mules, Bedouin Costume

Race of Messengers

Solomon approaching Jerusalem

Victor greeted with "Timbrels and Dance," Costume from Figures of Syrians in
ancient Egyptian Paintings

Supporting-pillars of Eastern Buildings, composed from «L'Egypte-Etat Moderne"
Ethiopian Car drawn by Oxen, from Wilkinson

Indian Car drawn by Oxen, from Mandeslo

Monumental Pillars, from Laborde

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Runners attending a Chariot, composed from Egyptian Sculptures

A Meeting near Mount Tabor-modern Syrian Costume

A Musical Procession-modern Syrian Costume-Instruments, ancient Egyptian
View of Rama-Forbin.

Throwing a Javelin-modern Syrian Costume

Escape from a Window-modern Syrian Costume

Eastern Forms of Obeisance, from "L'Egypte-Etat Moderne;" &c.

Presents to a Bedouin Chief, adapted from Laborde, &c.

Bedouins, with Captives and Spoil

The Pursuer slain, Costume from Canaanitish Warrior used in Wilkinson

Ruins of Ammon, from Taylor's "Syria”

Absalom's Sepulchre, from a Drawing by Mr. Arundale

Howdah of the Great Mogal, from Mandeslo

Great Mogul on Throne, from "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages"

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Pools of Solomon, from a Drawing by Mr. Arundale

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Egyptian Worship, composed from "L'Egypte-Antiquities," Russellini, Wilkinson,

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The Walls of Jerusalem, and Part of the Valley of Jehoshaphat (2 Sam. xv. 23-30; 2 Kings xviii. 18)

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Egyptian Vintage, compiled from Rossellini, "L'Egypte," &c.
Sepulchre of the Kings, from a Drawing by Mr. Arundale

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Sidon

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Collecting Dung for Fuel, from "L'Egypte Etat Moderne"

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"Record Chamber" (Library at Constantinople), from D'Ohsson An Encampment, from Lane's" Arabian Nights"

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Tartar or Turkish Courier, from D'Ohssan

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Ancient Persian Cup-bearers, composed from Persian Sculptures engraved in Porter

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Modern oriental Gate, Babel-Nasr, Cairo, from Lane's "Arabian Nights”

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PART II.-NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY.

FRONTISPIECE.-Christ bearing his Cross, from the Original by Audran (John xix.

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The Mamertine Prison, Rome-the subterranean Cell in which St. Paul and St. Peter

are said to have been confined

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WHEN Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment-seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to he crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a scull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha: Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.-JOHN xix. 13-18.

The path "Via dolorosa," by which our Saviour was conducted from the palace of Pilate to Mount Calvary, is still pointed out by old traditions, with a pardonable minuteness of detail. The house in which Christ was condemned is a ruined Roman edifice, containing several spacious apartinents, to each of which is assigned some particular destination in the narrative of Christ's last sufferings on earth. In one he was mocked, in another buffeted, and scourged in a third. An arch that is thrown across the street, is called the arch of Ecce Homo," from its proximity to the window at which the Redeemer was shown to the people, wearing a crown of thorns, and clothed in a purple robe. At two places, within the length of the Via dolorosa, which is about an English mile, the Saviour is said to have sunk beneath his burden, and at a third, he placed his hand against the wall to support him from falling; credulity professes to discover the impression of his sacred hand in the stone. At a station less than one hundred yards still further, the soldiers, compassionating his weakness, compelled Simon the Cyrenian to succeed to the burden of the cross, and carry it to that spot where the great oblation for the sins of the world was offered.

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CONTENTS OF THE WHOLE WORK.

PART I.—THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY.

1. Address to the reader.—The Scriptures of divine authority.-A brief notice of the characters of the compilers or writers of the books contained in the Old Test

ament.

2. The history of that stupendous work the creation of the world, with suitable notes and reflections.

3. The creation of Adam and Eve-their temptation, fall, and expulsion from paradise-its fatal consequences, &c.

4. The history of mankind before the flood-their wickedness-the general deluge -preservation of Noah and his family, &c., &c.

5. The building of Babel, confusion of tongues, and dispersion of the people.

6. History of Abraham and his family.-Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, &c. 7. Persecutions of the Israelites by Pharoah, king of Egypt, with the various transactions that took place previous to their being miraculously released from bondage.

8. A full and particular account of the journeyings and encampments of the Israelites, with the great miracles wrought in their favor by Divine interposition, before their settlement at Jerusalem.

9. History of Samson, Saul and Jonathan, David, Naomi, Ruth, and all the principal Scripture characters.

10. History of the Babylonish captivity, with a full description of that magnificent building, Solomon's temple, &c., &c.

11. The various predictions of the prophets, concerning the coming and offices of the

Messiah, &c., &c.

12. Particular accounts of the lives and transactions of the most eminent patriarchs, prophets, and other servants of God, who, by an inspired grace, have distinguished themselves in the display of divine wisdom.

PART II-THE NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY.

13. History of the life, transactions, and miracles of our BLESSED REDEEMER, from his birth to his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.

14. Also, the lives, travels, doctrines, sufferings, and various martyrdoms of the holy evangelists, MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, and JOHN; with the lives of the holy apostles, and other disciples; particularly ST. PETER, PAUL, ANDREW, JAMES the Great and Less, PHILIP, BARTHOLOMEW, SIMON, JUDE, MATTHIAS, BARNABAS, STEPHEN, TIMOTHY, TITUS, &c., &c., who were made instruments, by divine grace, in promoting the establishment of Christianity, the foundation whereon are built all our hopes of eternal salvation.

15. An account of the seven churches of Asia.

16. An account of the final destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, as foretold by our blessed Redeemer a short time before his death.

17. Also the various observations, comments, and illustrations, of the most learned biblical scholars and divines, ecclesiastical and other authentic ancient and modern historians, who have hitherto written on the Scriptures. To which is added

A LITERARY HISTORY OF THE HOLY BIBLE.

The whole calculated to enlighten the understanding, purify the heart, and promote that KNOWLEDGE by which we may obtain happiness in this world, and eternal salvation in that which is to come.

OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS,-HISTORICAL, MORAL, AND DEVOTIONAL.

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DATES IN YEARS B. C.
From 4004 to 1635

2180 or 2130

From 1635 to 1490

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PROPHETICAL BOOKS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

BETWEEN THE YEARS

B. C

856 and 784

810 and 725

810 and 725

810 and 698

810 and 660 or later

758 and 699

720 and 698

640 and 609
628 and 586
About 585
612 and 593

606 and 534

Obadiah

588 and 5×3

Ezekiel.

595 and 536

Haggai

520 and 518

Zechariah

Malachi

520 and 510
436 and 397

BOOKS.

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KINGS OF ISRAEL.

Jehu and Jehoahaz,

or Joash and Jeroboam II. Jeroboam II. Jeroboam II.

Zecha.an, Shallum, Menahem,Pekaiah,Pekan & Ilosea

Do.

Pekah and Hosea.

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Judea

Matthew

Judea

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2. Thessalonians I. .

Paul

Corinth

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3. Thessalonians II.

Paul

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4. Galatians

Paul

Corinth

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5. Corinthians I.

Paul

Ephesus

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6. Romans

Paul

Ephesus

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7. Corinthians II.

Paul

Macedonia

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8. James

James

Judea

Jewish nation

9. Mark

Mark

Rome

Gentile Christians

10. Ephesians

Paul

Rome

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11. Philippians

Paul

Rome

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12. Colossians

Paul

Rome

Do.

Do.

13. Philemon

Paul

Rome

Philemon

14. Hebrews

Paul

Italy

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Greece

Hebrew Christians

Theophilus and Gentile
Chistians

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Greece

17. Timothy I.

Paul

Macedonia

Do.

Timothy

Do

Paul

Macedonia

18 Titus

19. Peter I..

Peter

Babylon or Rome

Titus
General

20. Jude

Jude

Unknown

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21. Peter II.

Peter

Babylon or Rome

Do.

22. Timothy II.

Paul

Rome

Timothy

23. John I.

John

Ephesus

General

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24. John II.

John

Ephesus

Lady Electa

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25. John III.

John

Ephesus

Gaius

69

26. Revelation

John

Patmos.

General
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127, John

John

Ephesus

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