General prohibition, in Lev. 18, 6;
its meaning, 287 sq. Other pro-
hibitions, 289 sq. Result, 291 sq.
Meaning of the prohibition in the
18th verse, 293. Historical view,
293 sq. Philological view, 295 sq.
General result, 298, 299.
Maronites, on Mount Lebanon, 209.
Emir Beshir, 210. Origin of the
name of Maronites, 211, 212.
In connexion with the church of
Rome, 212. Are not mentioned
from the time of the Crusades
until the sixteenth century, 212.
They harass the Turkish govern-
ment, and are conquered by the
latter, 212, 213. Dogmas of Rome
affirmed, 213. Secret adoption
of the Maronite faith by Emîr
Beshir, 240. Many of the mourn-
tain nobility Maronites, 241. Au-
thority of the patriarch, 241.
Egyptian conquest, 241. Dis-
arming of the mountaineers, 242.
The Christians again receive
arms from the government and
are sent against the Druzes of
Hauran, 243. England excites
them to revolt, 245. Hostility of
the Maronites against the Mission-
aries, 246 sq. Annihilation of
the power of the Patriarch, 249.
Separation of the Druzes and
the Maronites under different
heads, 250. The latter willing
to receive instruction, 250, 251.
Manuscripts of the Greek New Tes-
tament, 254 sq. See Testament.
Masada, see Sebbeh.
Mejdel Yaba, 487, 488. Was it An-
tipatris? 493.1
Mesopotamia, revolt of the Jews in,

407 sq.
Metn, district of, on Lebanon, its po-
sition, 558.

Mill, his edition of the New Testa-
ment, 269.
Ministers of Religion among the
Druzes, their ranks and depart-
ments, 227.

Miracles, ecclesiastical, their credi-
bility defended by Mr. Newman,
155.

Missionaries, American, their arri-
val at Beirût, 241. Their efforts

New Name, see Apocalypse.
New Testament, see Testament.
Newman, Rev. J. H. Author of an

Essay on the Ecclesiastical Mira-
cles, 154, 155.
Nicopolis, see Emmaus.
Nordheimer, Dr. Isaac, biographi-
cal notices of, 379. His early
education, 380 sq. Discipline of
Rabbinic schools, 382 sq. Later
studies, 384 sq.
New York, 386.
there, 386 sq.
Grammar, 387.
388. His death, 389.
en-Nusairiyeh, a sect of Muham-
medans, 217.

P.

Removal to
His occupation
His Hebrew
Other writings,

Palestine, Researches in, 9 sq.
Parable of the Talents, 554 ; of the
ten Virgins, 554 sq.
Pescennius Niger, 453.
Phiala, Lake, described, 13.
Polygamy allowed to the Druzes,
237. Not expressly forbidden by
the Mosaic Law, 293 sq.
Pool of Hezekiah, its position, 194.
Misrepresentation of the remarks
upon it in the Biblical Research-
es, 195 sq. Of Bathsheba, 33.

R.
Rabbinic schools, modern, their
discipline, etc. 382 sq.
Rafédhis, adherents of 'Aly, 215.
Ramah, see Arimathea and er-Râ-
meh.

er-Rameh near Hebron, extensive
remains, 44. Architecture, 46.
Suggestion of Mr. Wolcott, that
it may have been the Ramah of
Samuel, 48 sq. Objections, 49 sq.
Probably the place known as
Abraham's Tent, 52.
Rameses, where situated, 564.
Råmet el-'Amleh, 56.

Ramet el-Khulil, 44; see er-Ra-
meh.

Ras el-'Ain, its form and character,
490, 491.

Raumer, K. von, 563.

Reason, use of in matters of religion,

526 sq.
Resurrection and Judgment in the
Creed of the Druzes, 228.
Rinck, a critical edition of the New
Testament proposed, 280.
Romulus, grandson of Bar-cochba,
successor of Rufus, 437. Rare-
ness of the name among the Ro-
mans, 438. His death, 441.
Ritter, Prof. his testimony, 497 sq.
Roediger, Prof. finds historical evi-
dence for the identity of Eleu-
theropolis and Betogabra, 204.
His testimony to the Bibl. Re-
searches, 498.

Roman Road, ancient, from Jerusa-
lem to Cæsarea, 480, 481, 496.
er-Rubudiyeh, 80.

Rufus, 432, 435. Son and successor
of Bar-cochba, 437. His death,
441.

S.

Sandys, his report of Fakhr ed-Din,
231.

Sacy, Baron de, his work on the
origin and religion of the Druzes,
214.

Satan, signification of this name,
118, 119.

Scholz, his edition of the New
Testament, 272.

Schott, his edition of the New Tes-
tament, 273.

Shiites, a Muhammedan sect, adhe-
rents of 'Aly, 215 sq. They al-
legorize the Koran, 226.
esh-Shukif, corrected position of
the Castle, 14.

Sidon, Druze Sheikhs as prisoners,
83.

Smith, Rev. Eli, his farther inves-
tigations, 9, 19. Remarks on the
state of Palestine, 11. Visit to
Antipatris, 478 sq. Description of
an ancient temple on Lebanon,
557 sq.
Solomon, Pools of, 42.

Aqueduct
from them to Jerusalem, 31.
Stephens, R. his edition of the New
Testament, 266.

Sunnites, the orthodox Muhammed-
ans, 215, 226.

Supper, see Lord's Supper.
Sybilline Oracles, 353 sq.

T.

Tarphon, Rabbi, 424.
Temple, ancient, on mount Leba-
non, 557 sq. Inscriptions, 559 sq.
Dedicated to a Baal, 561.
Testament, New, first complete edi-
tion in Greek printed, 255. What
manuscripts were employed, 256.
Materials on which they were
written, 256, 257. Form of the
Codices, 257; writing materials,
258; letters and modes of writing,
258 sq.
Editions of Erasmus,
265; of R. Stephens, 266; of
Beza, 266; of the Elzevirs, 267,
268. Value of critical readings,
268. Later editors, 270 sq. Hahn,

characteristics of his edition, 274
sq. Reprinted in New York,
278 sq. Recent labours of Tisch-
endorf, 280 sq.

Testament of the Twelve Patri-
archs, 112, 397.
Thamna, see Tibneh.

Tiberias, Lake of, its depression,
16, 17, 566.

Tibneh, anc. Timnath or Thamna,
484 sq. 496 sq. 565.
Timnath, see Tibneh.
Tischendorf, his manual edition of
the New Testament, 280.
more recent labours, 281.
Tittmann, his edition of the New
Testament, 273.

His

Tomb of Absalom, 34; of Helena,
35.

Tombs of the Judges described, 35;

of the Prophets described, 36.
Trajan, Jewish insurrection under
his reign, 400 sq. Condemns lg-
natius to death, 409. His own
" 'death, 410.

Transmigration of Souls among
the Druzes, 228.
Transubstantiation, not tenable, 518
sq. See Lord's Supper.
Tryphon, Rabbi, 435, 436.

Well, ancient, in Jerusalem, 24;
near Hebron, 55, 56.

Wetstein, his edition of the New
Testament, 270.

White Stone, see Apocalypse.
Wife's Sister, see Marriage.
Wine, as used in the Lord's Supper
at Corinth, 506. Kind used by
our Lord at the institution, 507
sq. Not fermented, 508. Jewish
custom, 508. Meaning of new
wine, 509 sq. Is it still obliga-
tory on Christians to use unfer-
mented wine? 511 sq. Diluted
wine anciently used by the
churches, 512 sq. Authorities,
514 sq.

Wolcott, Rev. S. communications on
Palestine, 10 sq. Jerusalem, 17
sq. Excursion to Mâr Sâba and
Jericho, 38. To Hebron, Carmel,
and Sebbeh, 41 sq. Journey to
Beirût, 70 sq. Search for Jota-
pata, 78. Visit to the Cedars
and Ba'albek, 84. Additions and
corrections from his pen, 203.
Testimony to the Bibl. Research-
es, iv.