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Manasseh's, and the sea is his bor-
der; and they met together in
Asher on the north, and in
Issachar on the east.

MANASSEH, (SINGLY). Num. xxxii, 41, 42. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own

name.

Josh. xiii, 29-32. And Moses gave inheritance unto the halftribe of Manasseh: and this was

the possession of the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh, by their families. And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities; And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of

Machir, by their families. These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

Josh. xvii, 1-9, 11. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, (for he was the first-born of Joseph,) to wit, for Machir, the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. There was also a lot

for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male-children of Manasseh the

nasseh's sons had the land of
Gilead. And the coast of Ma-
nasseh was from Asher to Mich-
methah, that lieth before Shechem,
and the border went along on the
right hand unto the inhabitants of
En-tappuah. Now Manasseh had
the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah,
on the border of Manasseh, be-
longed to the children of Ephraim;
And the coast descended unto
the river Kanah, southward of
the river: these cities of Ephraim
are among the cities of Manasseh:
the coast of Manasseh also was on
the north side of the river, and
the outgoings of it were at the
sea. And Manasseh had in Is-
sachar, and in Asher, Beth-shean
and her towns, and Ibleam and
her towns, and the inhabitants of
Dor and her towns, and the in-
habitants of En-dor and her
towns, and the inhabitants of
Taanach and her towns, and the
inhabitants of Megiddo and her
towns, even three countries.

the south side of the nether Betli horon. And the border Was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, (which is Kirjath-jearim,) a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter. And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah; And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel, And was drawn from the north; and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, And passed along tonorthward, and went down unto ward the side over against Arabah Arabah; And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the outgoings of

EPHRAIM, (SINGLY). Josh. xvi, 5-9. And the border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-adar, unto Beth- of the salt sea, at the south end the border were at the north bay horon the upper, der went out toward the sea to And the bor- of Jordan. This was the south Michmethah on the north side; der of it on the east side. This coast. And Jordan was the borand the border went about east-was the inheritance of the chil passed by it on the east to Janoward unto Taanath - shiloh, and Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naahah, And it went down from rath, and came to Jericho, and

went out from Tappuah westward
unto the river Kauah; and the
goings out thereof were at the

went out at Jordan. The border

sea.

tribe of the children of Ephraim
This is the inheritance of the
by their families. And the separate
cities for the children of Ephraim
children of Manasseh, all the
were among the inheritance of the
cities with their villages.

BENJAMIN.

thereof round about, according to
dren of Benjamin, by the coasts
the tribe of the children of Ben-
their families. Now the cities of
jamin, according to their families,
and the valley of Keziz,
were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah,
Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and
And
Beth-el,

And Avim, and Parah, monai, and Ophni, and Gaba: and Ophrah, And Cephar-haamtwelve cities with their villages. Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Mozah, And Rekem, and Irpeel, And Mizpeh, and Cephirah, and and Taralah, And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, (which is Jerusalem,) Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to their families.

INHERITANCE OF JOSHUA

son of Joseph by their families. But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daugh- Josh. xviii, 11-28. And the lot ters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, of the tribe of the children of Milcah, and Tirzah. And they Benjamin came up according to came near before Eleazar the their families: and the coast of priest, and before Joshua the son their lot came forth between the of Nun, and before the princes, children of Judah and the chilsying, The LORD commanded dren of Joseph. And their border Moses to give us an inheritance on the north side was from JorAND CALEB. among our brethren: therefore, don; and the border went up to Josh. xix, 49, 50. When they had according to the commandment of the side of Jericho on the north made an end of dividing the land the LORD, he gave them an in- side, and went up through the for inheritance by their coasts, the heritance among the brethren of mountains westward; and the go- children of Israel gave an inherittheir father. And there fell ten ings out thereof were at the wil-ance to Joshua the son of Nun portions to Manasseh, beside the derness of Beth-aven. And the Land of Gilead and Bashan, which border went over from thence towere on the other side Jordan; ward Luz, to the side of Luz, Because the daughters of Ma- (which is Beth-el,) southward; and nessel had an inheritance among the border descended to Atarothhis sons: and the rest of Ma-adar, near the hill that lieth on

among them: According to the word of the LORD, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

Josh. xv, 13. And unto Caleb | situation, the joy of the whole the son of Jephunneh he gave a earth, is mount Zion, on the sides part among the children of Judah, of the north, the city of the great according to the commandment King. Let mount Zion rejoice, of the LORD to Joshua, even the let the daughters of Judah be city of Arba, the father of Anak, glad, because of thy judgments. which city is Hebron. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

1 Chron. vi. 54-56. Now these are their dwelling-places throughout their castles, in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites; for theirs was the lot. And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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JERUSALEM, ANCIENTLY

CALLED JEBUS.

2 Sam. v, 6-8. And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of

the land; which spake unto David, saying. Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. And David said on that day, Whosoever get teth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain, Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

1 Chron. xi, 4, 5. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem,

which is Jebus, where the Jebus

ites were, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of

Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

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come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Isa. xxxviii, 6. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

Ps. cxxii, 2-5. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact" together: Zech. xil, 2, 3, 9. Behold, I will Whither the tribes go up, the make Jerusalem a cup of tremb tribes of the LORD, unto the testi-ling unto all the people round mony of Israel, to give thanks about, when they shall be in the unto the name of the LORD. For siege both against Judah and there are set thrones of judgment, against Jerusalem. And in that the thrones of the house of David. day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; Isa. lxv, 18, 19. But be ye glad all that burden themselves with and rejoice for ever in that which it shall be cut in pieces, though I create: for, behold, I create all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. And that I will seek to destroy all the it shall come to pass in that day, nations that come against Jerusalem.

Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her
in Jerusalem, and joy in my peo-
people a joy. And I will rejoice
ple: and the voice of weeping
shall be no more heard in her,
nor the voice of crying.

Zech. vill, 3. Thus saith_the
LORD, I am returned unto Zion,

and will dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall
be called, A city of truth; and the
mountain of the LORD of hosts,
The holy mountain.

Acts ii, 5. And there were dwell-
ing at Jerusalem Jews, devout
men, out of every nation under
heaven.

ITS DIVINE PROTECTION.

2 Kings xix, 32-34. Therefore
thus saith the LORD concerning

the king of Assyria, He shall not
come into this city, nor shoot an
arrow there, nor come before it
with shield, nor cast a bank
against it. By the way that he
came, by the same shall he re-
turn, and shall not come into this
city, saith the LORD. For I will
defend this city, to save it, for
mine own sake, and for my ser-
vant David's sake.

Ps. xlviii, 3-5. God is known in
her palaces for a refuge. For, lo,
the kings were assembled, they
passed by together. They saw
it, and so they marvelled; they
were troubled, and hasted away.

Isa. xxxiii, 20. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isa. xxxvii, 33-35. Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not

PATRIOTIC LOVE FOR IT.
Ps. li, 18. Do good in thy good

pleasure unto Zion: build thou
the walls of Jerusalem.

of Jerusalem: they shall prosper Ps. cxxii, 6-8. Pray for the peace

that love thee. Peace be within

thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

Ps. cxxviii, 5. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

Ps. cxxxvii, 5-7. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

Isa. Ixii, 1. For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

Jer. 11, 50. Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Zech. xil, 5. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

THE CAPITAL OFTEN

THREATENED.

Isa. xxix, 1-3. Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year, let them kill sacrifices. Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. And I will camp against thee round about, end will lay seige against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

Jer. 1, 14, 15. Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

Jer. ix, 11. And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

Jer. xix, 8. And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing: every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

Jer. xx, 5. Moreover, I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

Jer. xxi, 10. For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD; it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall

burn it with fire.

Jer. xxxii, 28, 31. Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it. For this city hath been to me as a provo

cation of mine anger and of my fury, from the day that they built it even unto this day, that I should remove it from before my face. ITS VARIOUS SIEGES.

BY SHISHAK.

1 Kings xiv, 25. And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.

BY REZIN.

2 Kings xvi, 5. Then Rezin king of Syria, and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, came up to

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2 Kings xiv, 13, 14. And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jeloash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate, four hundred cubits. And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that

were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR. 2 Kings xxiv, 10-12. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besiged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did beseige it. And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers; and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

2 Kings xxv, 1-3. And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

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Jer. xxxix, 1-3. In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrez

Zar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month. the city was broken up. And all the princes of the king of Babylon

came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsemim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

Jer. lii, 4-7. And it came to pass. in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about;) and they went by the way of the plain.

Dan. i, 1. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

ITS DESTRUCTION BY THE CHALDEES.

2 Kings xxv, 8-10. And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem and every great man's house burnt he with fire. And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Neh. i, 2, 3. That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had

for ever.

escaped, which were left of the unto the LORD; it shall not be pluckcaptivity, and concerning Jeru-ed up, nor thrown down, any more salem. And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire.

Neh.ii,17. Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

Jer. xxxix, 8. And the Chaldeans burnt the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jeru

salem.

Jer. lii, 14. And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Ezek. xxxiii, 21. And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

ITS RESTORATION
PROMISED.

Ps. Ixix, 35, 36. For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. The seed also of his servants shall inherit it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Ps. cii. 13-16. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

Jer. xxx, 18. Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

Jer. xxxi, 38-40. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD, from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. And the measuring-line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields, unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horsegate toward the east, shall be holy

communed with me said unto me, Zech. i, 14-17. So the angel that Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. Therefore thus saith the LORD, I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread comfort Zion, and shall yet choose abroad; and the LORD shall yet

Jerusalem.

Zech. ii, 12. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Zech. xiv, 17. And it shall be. that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

ITS RESTORATION
ACCOMPLISHED.

Neh. ii, 18-20. Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened But when Sanballat the Horonite, their hands for this good work. and Tobial the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise nor right, nor memorial, in Jeruand build: but ye have no portion, salem.

pass, when the wall was built, Neh. vii, 1-4. Now it came to and I had set up the doors, and the

porters and the singers That I gave my brother Hanand the Levites were appointed, ani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jernsalem: for he was a faithful many. man, and feared God above

be

And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and

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every one to be over against his house. Now the city was large and great; but the people were not builded. few therein, and the houses were

the people dwelt at Jerusalem: Neh. xi, 1, 2. And the rulers of the rest of the people also cast lots, rusalem the holy city, and nine to bring one of ten to dwell in Jeparts to dwell in other cities. And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

FINAL DESTRUCTION BY THE ROMANS FORETOLD. was come near, he beheld the city, Luke xix, 41-44. And when he and wept over it, Saying, If thou in this thy day, the things which hadst known, even thou, at least they are hid from thine eyes. For belong unto thy peace! but now the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. even with the ground, and thy And shall lay thee children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Luke xxi, 20. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

JERUSALEM MYSTIC. Exek. xlviii, 30-35. And these are the goings out of the city on five hundred measures. And the the north side, four thousand and gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. And at the south side measures: and three gates; one four thousand and five hundred gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. At the west side four thousand and five

hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, round about eighteen thousand one gate of Naphtali. It was measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

Rev. xxi, 10, 11. And he carried and high mountain, and shewed me away in the spirit to a great salem, descending out of heaven me that great city, the holy Jerufrom God. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.

BETWEEN GOD AND MAN, OR MAN AND MAN, RATIFIED BY OATH AND SACRIFICE, AND SOMETIMES WRITTEN AND SEALED.

Gen. xv, 9-11, 17, 18. And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon. And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another; but the And when birds divided he not. the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Gen. xxi, 23-32. Now therefore swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. And Abraham said, I will swear. And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day. And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech: and both of them made a cove nant. And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them. Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

Gen. xxvi, 28-31. And they said, We saw certainly that the

COVENANT.

LORD was with thee: and we said,
Let there be now an oath betwixt
us, even betwixt us and thee, and
let us make a covenant with thee;
That thou wilt do us no hurt, as
we have not touched thee, and as
we have done unto thee nothing
but good, and have sent thee
away in peace: thou art now the
blessed of the LORD. And he made
them a feast, and they did eat and
drink. And they rose up be-
times in the morning, and sware
one to another: and Isaac sent
them away, and they departed
from him in peace.

and

Gen xxxi, 43-55. And Laban
answered and said unto Jacob,
These daughters are my daugh-
ters, and these children are my
children, and these cattle are my
cattle, and all that thou seest is
mine: and what can I do this day
unto these my daughters, or unto
their children which they have
born? Now therefore come thou,
let us make a covenant, I and
thou; and let it be for a witness
and thee.
between me
And
Jacob took a stone, and set it up
for a pillar. And Jacob said un-
to his brethren, Gather stones;
and they took stones, and made
an heap: and they did eat there
upon the heap. And Laban called
it Jegar-saliadutha: but Jacob
called it Galeed. And Laban said,
This heap is a witness between
me and thee this day. Therefore
was the name of it called Galeed;
And Mizpah: for he said, The
LORD watch between me
thee, when we are absent one
If thou shalt
from another.
afflict my daughters, or if thou
shalt take other wives beside my
daughters, no man is with us; see,
God is witness betwixt me and
thee. And Laban said to Jacob,
Behold this heap, and behold this
pillar, which I have cast betwixt
me and thee; This heap be wit-
ness, and this pillar be witness,
that I will not pass over this heap
to thee, and that thou shalt not
pass over this heap and this
pillar unto me, for harm.
God of Abraham, and the God of
Nahor, the God of their father,
And Jacob
judge betwixt us.
sware by the Fear of his father
Isaac. Then Jacob offered sacri-
fice upon the mount, and called
his brethren to eat bread: and
they did eat bread, and tarried all
night in the mount. And early
in the morning Laban rose up,
and kissed his sons and his
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daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

Neh. ix, 38. And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.

And their

Neh. x, 1-27. Now those that of Hachaliah, sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son and Zidkijah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashur, Amariah, Harum, Meremoth, Malchijah, Hattush, Shebaniah, Daniel, Obadiah, Ginnethon, Malluch, Baruch, Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, Maaziah, Bilgal, Shemaiah: these were the priests. And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henedad, Kadmiel: brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. The chief of the people: Parosh, Pahath - moab, Bunni, Azgad, Zatthu, Bani, Bebal, Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, Hodijah, Hariph, AnaHashum, Bezai, thoth, Nebai, Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, Rehum, Maaseiah, And Hashabnah, Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Elam,

Ps. 1, 5. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice..

Jer. xxxiv, 18. . . . . The covenant which they had made before me,when theycut the calf in twain.

Ezek. xvi, 59. For thus saith the Lord God, I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

Hosea x, 4. They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springThe eth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

Gal. iii, 15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannuileth, or addeth thereto.

COVENANT OF SALT. Lev. il, 13. And every oblation of thy meat-offering shalt thou

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