fore the Hebrew settlement in
that country, i. 16; collection
of, not completed until after
the time of Ezra, i. 23; of the
Ten Commandments not the
same in Deuteronomy as in
Exodus, i. 31; important, may
be generally known without
the existence of a written code,
i. 259; written collections of
the, increase in number under
the later kings, i. 279; of the
distribution of animals upon
the earth, apply equally to
man, ii. 280.
Legendary history consists of
philosophical myth and histo-
rical tradition, i. 5.
Legends, traditions orally trans-
mitted, i. 1; genealogy a fre-
fuent source of, i. 2; of the
priests about the Midianites,
i. 102; popular, respecting the
birth of Moses, i. 117; Grecian,
of a flood, ii. 169; Chaldæan,
ii. 172; Hindoo, ii. 173.
Legislatorial traditions, charac-
teristic of the early history of
theocratic nations, i. 7.
Lehabim, the Libyans, ii. 237.
Letters, Hebrew, form of, in
many cases corresponds with
hieroglyphical figures, from
which Phoenician characters
were originally derived, i. 37.
Levi, origin usually ascribed to
tribe of, a fiction, i. 195.
Levites, chosen from among the
first-born of the people, i. 195;
separated as a tribe at a later
period, i. 195; mentioned as
carrying the Ark in the time
of David, i. 190; sent by Je-
hoshaphat, with the book of
the law, to instruct the people,
doubtful narrative respecting,
critically examined, i. 229.
Levitical system, developed to-
wards the time of Josiah, i.
197,278,280; progressive steps

in its formation, i. 228; its
lip service opposed by Isaiah,
i. 240; in operation after the
return from the Babylonish
captivity, i. 251; was not esta-
blished by Moses, i. 282; suited
to a people who had derived
their civilization from foreign
influence, i. 285; compared
with the laws of Menu, i. 286.
Leviticus, sacerdotal legislation
in, i. 294.

Life of nine centuries impossible
from the structure of the hu-
man body, ii. 99; of patriarchs
gradually decreased, ii. 101.
Light created distinct from the
sun, ii. 10.

Literature, knowledge of, in the
reign of Josiah, confined to a
small circle of learned Levites,
i. 269.

Living creatures created, ii. 15.
Lordship, oriental, assigned to
man, ii. 59.

Lyell, Sir Charles, his calculation
of the period elapsed in the for-
mation of the alluvial deposit
of the Mississippi, i. xxxi.

Madai, Media, ii. 212.
Magog, between the Black Sea
and the Caspian, ii. 211.
Mammalia, fossil, in South Ame-
rica distinct from Europæo-
Asiatic forms, ii. 191; peculiar
forms of, characterize distinct
centres of creation, ii. 192.
Man, at first childlike, and de-
void of a feeling of decorum,
ii. 38; distribution of the races
of, coincident with zoological
provinces, ii. 279.

Manly character acquired, ii. 65.
Manuscript, said to have been
found by Hilkiah, lay in the
Temple, i. 261.

Melchizedek, king of Salem, ac-
knowledged a supreme ruler of
the universe, i. 147.

Mesopotamia, characteristics of,
discernible in the narratives in
Genesis distinguished by the
word Elohim, i. 312; plain
country of, converted in spring
into an immense lake, ii. 178;
position of the cities of, ii. 233.
Mesopotamian, Aramæan, or
Chaldæan colony, the origin of
the Hebrews, i. 14.

Metals, precious, exaggerated ac-
counts of, i. 102.
Meteorology imperfectly known
to Hebrew writers, ii. 185.
Migration into Palestine, i. 14;
into Egypt, i. 16.

Milman, translation by, of Hin-
doo legend of the Deluge, ii.
174.

Miracles, wrought by Moses, i.
64; expected from great men,
i. 66.
Mizraim, Egypt, ii. 220; group of

nations connected with, ii. 236.
Moral character of Levitical le-
gislation, i. 286; ends, promo-
tion of, the object of Genesis,
ii. 57.

Moses, Pentateuch ascribed to,
by Michaelis, Jahn, and Eich-
horn, i. 26; by Rosenmüller,
i. 27; spoken of in the third
person by the compiler, i. 30,
31; whether acquainted with
the art of writing, i. 32; mira-
cles of, i. 64, 67; etymology of
his name, i. 118; explained as
"leader," i. 119; traditional al-
lusions to, i. 133; rarely men-
tioned in the books of Samuel,
Judges, or Psalms, and more
frequently in Kings, Chroni-
cles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Jo-
shua, i. 237; name of, employed
by the Hebrews for all that
relates to law, i. 242; must
have adopted regulations to
control the multitude, i. 280;
personally unacquainted with
Canaan, i. 284.

Mount of the Temple in Jerusa-
lem, mentioned in the Penta-
teuch, i. 93.

Myths, history preceded by, i. 1;
characteristics of, i. 2; distin-
guished from legends, i. 2; ac-
quire an epic character, i. 9;
throw light on national history,
i. 10; moral interpretation of,
i. 11; of the Hebrews, mis-
taken for history, i. 19; of the
Hebrews, frequently point to
a Mesopotamian origin, i. 316;
Phoenician, Egyptian, and In-
dian, origin of, i. 316; physical
or philosophical, form the my-
thology of every primæval his-
tory, i. 317.

Mythical account of the encamp-
ments of the Israelites, i. 89;
interpretation of the narrative
of Gen. ii., ii. 56.
Mythology, rise of, i. 6.

Names, invention of, i. 9, 87, 88,
322; invented etymology of,
i. 10; of localities in the Pen-
tateuch, explained, i. 75; of
nations, explained, ii. 209.
Names and numbers, never tram-
mels on the fancy of Eastern
historians, i. 100.

Narratives, in the Pentateuch
respecting Egypt, legends of
a later date, i. 67; earlier and
later, of Flood, ii. 109; distin-
guished by the names Elohim
and Jehovah, ii. 110; different,
of the Flood, considered by
Tuch, ii. 162.

Nations not derived from one
common source, ii. 205; enu-
merated, ii. 240; independent
origin of, ii. 277.

Newman, Professor Francis, on
the genealogy of ancient na-
tions in Genesis, ii. 273.
New Testament, the, contains
Rabbinical traditions not found

in the Old Testament, nor in
the Greek interpreters, i. 254.
Nimrod, mentioned in connection
with the metropolis of Babel,
ii. 227; considered as being
Merodach Baladan, king of
Babylon, ii. 228; the origina-
tor of Babylonish idolatry, ii.
229; avery great hunter, ii.231.
Nineveh, ii. 235.

Noah, 'the sailor,' ii. 106; and
the Flood, ii. 107; a just and
pious man, ii. 125; pedigree of
the descendants of, ii. 202.
Number of 365 years assigned
to Enoch not accidental, ii.
102.

Numbers, book of, written in

Palestine, i. 71; the code of state
laws for the Israelites, i. 295.
Numbers of the Israelites in the
Desert nearly in the same pro-
portion with respect to the
area, as the number of inhabi-
tants in Great Britain at the
present time, i. 111.

Olive leaf, fresh, showing the re-
tirement of the waters, ii. 141;
trees much cultivated in Pales-
tine, ii. 198.

One God worshiped by Abime-
lech of Gerar, in Genesis, i. 148.
Ophir, in the province of Oman,
in Arabia, ii. 252.

Oral tradition adapted to the cir-
cumstances of early ages, i. 69;
the sole record of the Hebrew
national history under the
judges and the earlier kings, i.
238.

Origen, evasion by, of trying
questions, ii. 113.

Origin of language, ii. 40; of
mankind from a common stock,
an untenable assumption, ac-
cording to Professor Agassiz,
ii. 279.

Owen, Professor, on the difficul-

ties attendant on the hypothe-

sis that all land animals radi-
ated from a common Asiatic
centre, within the historic pe-
riod, ii. 192.

Palestine, allusions to, in the
Pentateuch, i. 68; boundaries
of, in the Pentateuch, corre-
spond with those in the time
of David, i. 70; cities of, re-
ferred to by later names, i. 74,
75; the laws in the Pentateuch
have a special reference to,i.77.
Paradise, the myth of, ii. 72; ex-

planation of, ii. 79; large park
laid out for the chase, ii. 232.
Parallel cases of the appearance
of the book of the law under
Josiah, and of the Decretals of
Isidore, i. 269; passages in
Numbers and Jeremiah, i. 275,
perhaps quoted by both wri-
ters from memory, i. 276.
Parentage and marriage, ideas
of, ii. 42.
Passages, scriptural, speaking of
ancient legends, distinguished
from quotations of the words
of the written law, i. 234.
Passover, an astronomical festi-
val, i. 223; directed by the hi-
erarchy, at the highest point
of their power, i. 225; cele-
bration of, under Hezekiah, a
novelty, i. 226.

Pathrusim, Upper Egypt, ii. 238.
Patriarchal history in Genesis

followed out, in an indepen-
dent manner, after the time of
Isaac, ii. 271.

Patriarchs, ages ascribed to the,
ii. 98; succession of, ii. 103.
Pearls from the Persian Gulf, ii.
36.
Pedigrees, national, ii. 203.
Pehlvi language, affinity of, with
Hebrew, ii. 270.

Pentateuch, objects of the, i. 16,
176; its mythical character, i.
19, 24; its authorship, i. 20;

its authenticity questioned by
the Ebionites, i. 21, and by
some of the Jews, i. 22; con-
troversies respecting, i. 23; the
epic of the Hebrews, i. 25, 184;
observations of Volney, i. 25;
whether written by Moses, i.
29; the art of writing men-
tioned, i. 41; remarks on the
style and language, i.42; words
and phrases belonging to later
dialects, i. 45-49; its author
acquainted with kindred dia-
lects, i. 48; foreign terms, i.
49; variety of style, i. 50; its
supposed Egyptian spirit, i.54;
how far the author was ac-
quainted with Egypt, i. 59;
errors respecting Egypt, i. 62;
geographical and historical al-
lusions to Palestine, i. 68-81;
its laws have special reference
to Palestine, i. 77; allusions to
later events, i. 92-100; exag-
gerations of numbers, i. 100-
106; mythical narratives, i.
107; chronology, i. 121; inter-
polations, i. 123; alleged early
neglect, i. 132; condemns ido-
latry, i. 163; contrast with the
books of Samuel, i. 187; not
known to the earlier prophets,
i. xxix, 209, 244; its adop-
tion by the Samaritans, i. 230,
233; arguments in favour of
the authorship of Moses exa-
mined, i. 234; not referred to
before the Captivity, i. 244; its
author acquainted with later
writers, i. 245; descriptions
and phrases borrowed from
older writings, i. 246; testi-
mony of the New Testament,
i. 253; not made public till the
reign of Josiah, i. 277; the re-
sult of the Babylonish exile, i.
279, 289; speculations on in-
nocence, etc., characteristic of
a later age, i. 281; general re-
view, i. 290.

Persian allusions, in second sec-
tion of Genesis, ii. 59; ideas,
intermingled with Hebrew, ii.

73.

Philistines, the, ii. 239.
Philosophical inquiry fettered by
zeal for religion, i. 19.
Philosophy explains the paradi-
siacal myth to represent the
elevation of man towards God,
ii. 79.

Phoenicians, the first Semitic race
mentioned in history, i. 13;
agents in diffusing the art of
writing, i.33; their civilization,
i. 314; especially termed Ca-
naanites, ii. 148; maintained
friendly intercourse with the
Hebrews until the time of
Ahab, ii. 150.

Phrases, peculiar, common to the
books of Jeremiah and Deu-
teronomy, i. 270.

Pishon, a river in Central Asia,
ii. 34.

Plagues peculiar to Egypt, i. 64;

poetical conceptions, adapted
to the spirit of the time, i. 66.
Plato derives the art of writing
from the Ionians and Phoeni-
cians, and mentions the little
value set on it by the Egyptian
priests, i. 39.
Plundering expeditions not un-

known to the Hebrews, i. 135.
Plural form, "let us make," ii. 16.
Poets and sages of the Hebrews

had high conceptions of the
Deity, while the mass of the
people clung to polytheism, i.
156.

Political reasons for the grouping
of particular nations in Ge-
nesis, ii. 206.

Polygamy common among the
Hebrews, ii. 92.
Polytheism among the ancient
Israelites, i. 142; traces of, ob-
servable in the Hebrew plural
form, "Elohim," given to the

Pope, acknowledgment of a, that
the Decretals of Isidore had
merely the authority of the
canons, i. 334.
Population, of two millions of
Hebrews in the peninsula of
Sinai for forty years, i. 90; ex-
aggerated increase of, i. 110.
Posterity not doomed to suffer for

the sin of another man, ii. 67.
Priesthood, effects of the predo-
minance of, on the literature of
a country, i. 4, on legislation,
i. 8, and on religious develop-
ment, i. 141; splendour of, in-
tended to rest on a foundation
of high antiquity, i. 176; seek-
ing to obtain political supre-
macy, opposed by the prophets
or religious poets, i. 203.
Priestly dignity combined, at
first, with secular authority,
independent in the hands of
Samuel, and subsequently de-
veloped into a regular hierar-
chy, i. 202.

Priests, little authority of, under
Saul and David, i. 192; under
Solomon, i. 193.

Princes of the Jews, in later

times, received a theocratic
training under the guardian-
ship of the high priest, i. 264.
Principles of criticism, similar,
extended from the examination
of classic authors to the wri-
tings of the Hebrews, i. 19.
Promulgation of the laws of the
Pentateuch, subsequent to the
captivity, i. 80.
Prophecies, Hebrew, compared
with the Greek oracles, i. 207;
early influence of, i. 208; prin-
ciples for interpretation of, i.
210; not fulfilled, i. 210; Mes-
sianic, appear in the decline of
the Hebrew nation, i. 212; in

the Pentateuch, i. 213; of Ba-
laam, i. 214.

Prophets, i. 202; opposed the sa-
cerdotal spirit, i. 203; found at
holy places, i. 206; earlier, not
acquainted with the Penta-
teuch, i. xxix, 209, 240, 244.
Proverbs, book of, never appeals
to the book of the law, i. 243.
Psalms, dates of the, uncertain,
i. 242; earlier, do not allude to
the Pentateuch, i. 243.
Pye Smith, Dr., observation of,

that the Hebrews had no idea
of elastic fluids, ii. 185; re-
marks by, on the limited sup-
ply of rain in the atmosphere,
ii. 186.

Raamah on the Persian Gulf, ii.
223.

Races, may have been called by
the names of their founders, ii.
100; primæval difference of, ii.
193; originally distributed in
different parts of the world, ii.
275; primitive, created in se-
parate nations, ii. 277; coinci-
dent with zoological provinces,
ii. 279; distinct primordial
types of man (Agassiz), ii. 280.
Rainbow, a sign of peace, ii. 146.
Reconciliation with God, means

of, in a man's own heart, ii. 68.
Red Sea, difficulties respecting
the passage of, i. 119; ebbing
of the tide in, i. 121.
Reformation, religious, i. 142;
commenced by Josiah, i. 257;
after the finding of the book of
the law, i. 258.
Religion of the Israelites, its his-
torical development that of hu-
man nature, i. 155; similar to
that of surrounding nations, i.
162; influence of Persia on the,
i. 181; early observances of
the Israelites, i. 187; system
slowly perfected, i. 227; gra-
dually adapted to the circum-