measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an 18 angel. And the foundation of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure 19 gold, like clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, 20 an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a ja21 cinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were trans22 parent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for the LORD God Almighty and the 23 Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light 24 thereof. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory 25 and honour into it. And its gates shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall 26 be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into 27 it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or uttereth a lie: but those only who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

22 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of 2 the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on each side of the river, was there a tree of life, which bore twelve manner of fruits, and yielded its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of 3 the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall 4 worship him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no lamp, neither light of the sun; for the LORD God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

AND he said unto me, These sayings 6 are faithful and true: and the LORD God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: 7 blessed is he who keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

And I John saw and heard these things. 8 And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the fect of the angel who showed me these things. Then 9 saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the sayings of this book: worship God!

And he saith unto me, Seal not the say- 10 ings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He who is unjust, let him 11 be unjust still: and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he who is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he who is holy, let him be holy still. Lo! I 12 come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am the Alpha and the Omega, 13 the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they who wash their 14 garments in the blood of the Lamb, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, 15 and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to tes- 16 tify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! 17 And let him who heareth say, Come! And let him who is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

For I testify unto every man who hear- 18 eth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man 19 shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

He who testifieth these things saith, Sure- 20 ly I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, LORD Jesus. The grace of our LORD 21 Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

ABARIM, a ridge of mountains between the rivers Arnon and Jordan, including Nebo and Pisgah. See Deut. xxxii. 49, 50; xxxiv. 1; compared with Numb. xxxiii. 47.

Abel signifies mourning, and is applied to several places remarkable for great lamentation; as Abel-mizraim, the mourning of the Egyptians, Gen. 1. 11.

Abilene, the tetrarchy of Lysanias, of which Abila was the capital, Luke iii. 1.

Accho, a sea-port of Galilee: when rebuilt by Ptolemy Philadelphus, it was called Ptolemais, and is now called Acre, or St. John d'Acre.

Aceldama, the field of blood; a certain field without the south wall of Jerusalem. Compare Matt. xxvii. 7, 10; Acts i. 19.

Achaia Proper, was a province running westward along the Bay of Corinth; but the term Achaia is often used to include the whole of Greece.

Achor, a valley near Jericho. See Josh. vii. 1-26; xv. 7.

Adam, a city (or town) near Jericho, Josh. iii. 16.

Adamah and Adami, two towns in the tribe of Judah, Josh. xix. 33, 36.

Adria, a city of Italy, which gives its name to the Gulf of Venice, or Adriatic Sea. It was formerly given to the whole of the Mediterranean, Acts xxvii. 27.

Alexandria, a city of Egypt, built by Alexander the Great, and made the capital of the kingdom under the Ptolemies.

Amalekites, the children of Amalek, who dwelt in Arabia Petræa; but frequently wandering like the Arabs. See Gen. xxxvi. 12, 16; 1 Sam. xv. 5, 7; 1 Chron. i. 36.

Ammonites, a people like the preceding, who inhabited, in distinct tribes, probably, the mountains of Paran and Gilead. See Josh. xiii. 25; Judg. xi. 13-23.

Amorites, a race of giants who peopled the mountains west of the Dead Sea, and some parts of the east, Numb. xiii. 29; Josh. v. 1.

Anathoth, a city of the priests in the tribe of Benjamin, about three miles north from Jerusalem, 2 Kings ii. 16.

Antioch, a city on the banks of the Orontes, the metropolis of Syria, and, according to Josephus, the third city of the Roman empire. See Acts xi. 26.

Antioch, in Pisidia, Acts xiii. 14 There were several other cities of this name not mentioned in Scripture.

Antipatris, a city in the road from Jerusalem to Cæsarea, and seventeen miles from Joppa, according to Josephus, Acts xxiii. 31.

Appii-forum, a town about forty miles from Rome.

Ar, Areopolis, or Ariel of Moab, a chief city of the Moabites, on the south of the river Arnon, Numb. xxi. 28.

Arabia, an extensive country, reaching from the Euphrates to Egypt, and from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf. It is usually divided into three parts:-1. Arabia Deserta, lying nearly to the east of Judea, and whose inhabitants dwell in tents. 2. Arabia Petræa, or the Rocky, including Mount Sinai. 3. Arabia Feliz, or the Happy; so called from its fertility: this was the southern part of Arabia.

Ararat, the mount on which the ark rested, Gen. viii. 4.

Arimathea, a city between Lydda and Joppa, or, as others think, between Joppa and Jerusalem, Luke xxiii. 50.

Armenia, a province of Asia, in which are the sources of the Tigris and Euphrates; and, as many think, it included Eden. See Gen. ii. 10, &c.

Ashdod, or Azotus, a city of the Philistines, Josh. xi. 22; xv. 46; 1 Sam. v. 1.

Ashtaroth, a city of Moab, where that idol was worshipped, allotted to the half tribe of Manasseh, Deut. i. 4; Josh. ix. 10.

Asia, one of the four quarters of the world, as they are usually called; but, in the New Testament, usually confined to Asia Minor, or the Proconsular Asia, comprising Phrygia, Mysia, Caria, and Lydia, in which were planted the seven churches mentioned in the Revelation of St. John.

Assyria, an ancient and immense empire, of which Nineveh was the capital. It was bounded on the north by Armenia, south by Susiana, (or Persia,) west by the Tigris, and east by Media.

Athens, a celebrated city of Greece, the capital of Attica, and the seat of learning, science, and the arts. Here Paul preached,

Acts xvii. 16-22.

Baal-peor, a mountain to which Ba'ak brought Balaam, that he might curse ls

rael, Numb. xx111. 28. The name of this
idol (Baal) is also prefixed to several other
places where he was worshipped.

Babel, and Babylon: the former name
describes a tower built soon after the flood,
Gen. x. 1-9. It originally formed the
centre of the great city of Babylon, Dan.

iv. 30.

Bashan, the country of Og, which lies
between Gilead and the Jordan, Numb.
xxxii. 33.

Beersheba, a city of Syria, in the south
extremity of Canaan, about twenty miles
from Hebron, where Abraham made a cove-
nant with Abimelech, Gen. xxi. 22-34.
Berea, a city of Macedonia, in the neigh-
bourhood of Athens, Acts xvii. 11.

Bethabara, a village beyond the Jordan,
where John baptized, and whither Jesus
sometimes withdrew, John i. 28; x. 39, 40.
Bethany, a village on Mount Olivet,
where Lazarus dwelt, John xi. 28-44.

Beth-el, the place where Jacob was fa-
voured with a heavenly vision, supposed to
be on the north border of Benjamin, Gen.
xxviii. 19.

Bethesda, a pool in the east of Jerusalem.
Bethlehem of Judah, the city of David
and of Christ, formerly called Ephrath, or
Ephratah, Micah v. 2; Matt. ii. 1, G. It is
about six miles south of Jerusalem. But
there was another Bethlehem in the tribe
of Zebulun; and the word Beth, which
signifies a house or temple, is prefixed to
many other names, as Beth-shemosh, or
the City of the Sun; which answers to the
Greek Heliopolis.

Bethsaida, the town of Peter, Andrew,
and Philip, on the borders of the lake Gen-
nesareth, where our LORD wrought many
miracles, Luke x. 13.

Bochim, a place of weeping, Judg. ii.

Cæsarea, a city in Palestine, formerly
called Strato's Tower, but rebuilt by He-
rod the Great, and thus named in honour
of Cæsar. It became the residence of the
Roman proconsul, and the metropolis of
Judea.

Cæsarea-Philippi, was first called Le-
shem, and afterwards Dan, Josh. xix. 47;
Judg. xviii. 29; and being afterwards re-
built by Philip the tetrarch, he called it
Cæsarea in honour of Cesar, with his own
name subjoined.

Calvary, the same as Golgotha, is sup-
posed to have been a hill, just without the
city walls, Matt. xxvii. 33; Luke xxiii. 33.
Cana, a town of Galilee, where Jesus
wrought his first miracle, John ii. 1-11.

Canaan, in its more contracted sense,
as divided by Joshua, is calculated to have
been not above 160 miles long by 50 broad;
but in its more enlarged sense, it extend-
ed south to the desert of Kadesh, north to
Lebanon, east to the Euphrates, and west
to the Mediterranean, Gen. xv. 18; Deut.
xi. 24, &c.

Capernaum, a town on the sea of Galilee,
and chiefly inhabited by fishermen, &c.
Matt. iv. 15, 16.

Cappadocia, a kingdom famous for horses
and flocks. It is mentioned in connexion
with Pontus, Galatia, and Bithynia, to
which it joined, Acts ii. 9; 1 Peter i. 1.

Carmel, a mountain on the west side of
the Holy Land, rendered famous in the
history of Elijah, 1 Kings xviii. 19-46.

Chinnereth, Lake of, the same as Gen-
nesareth, which see.

Cilicia, a country of Asia Minor, having
Mount Taurus on the north, and on the
south the Cilician Sea, mentioned Acts
vi. 9.

Colosse, a city of Phrygia, not far from
Laodicea, Col. iv. 13.

Corinth, a rich and noble city of Achaia
Proper, where many Jews resided and had
a synagogue, Acts xviii. 8.

Crete, an island in the Mediterranean.
Of the inhabitants, see Tit. i. 12.

Cush, the ancient Hebrew name for
Ethiopia.

Cyprus, a large island at the bottom of
the Mediterranean, about one hundred
miles south of Cilicia.

Cyrene, a city of Libya, in Africa, Acts
ii. 10; xi. 21.

Dalmatia, a province of Illyricum, lying
along the Gulf of Venice, 2 Tim. iv. 10.

Damascus, a very ancient, and for many
years a royal city, and the capital of Syria.
It stands on the west side of the vast plain
on the foot of Mount Lebanon, and is sur-
rounded by hills (as Calmet says) in the
manner of a royal arch, Gen. xv. 2.

Dan, a city south of Lebanon, about a
day's journey from Sidon, and the northern
extremity of Canaan, Josh. xix. 47.

Decapolis, ten cities and their respective
districts, lying in Iturea and Perma, which
united for their mutual security and de-
fence, Mark vii. 31.

Derbe, a city of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor.
See Acts xiv. 6, 20.

Dothan, a town about twelve miles north
from Shechem. See Gen. xxxvii. 17.

Dura, an extensive plain in the province
of Babylon, Dan. iii. 1.

Egypt, an ancient kingdom of Africa,
called also Mizraim, or the land of Ham,
and famous (or rather infamous) for idol-
atry and oppression.

Elam, the ancient Hebrew name of
Persia.

Emims, a race of giants, Deut. ii. 10, 11.
Emmaus, a village about seven miles
from Jerusalem, Luke xxiv. 13-35. It is
said, that it afterwards grew into the city
and colony of Nicopolis.

En-dor, a city of Manasseh, within the
bounds of Issachar, and noted for the witch
whom king Saul consulted, 1 Sam. xxviii. 7.

En-gedi, a city in the desert of Judea,
famous for its palm trees and vineyards,
1 Sam. xxiv. 2; 2 Chron. xx. 2; Sol. Song
i. 14. The term En, which signifies "a
fountain," is prefixed to various other
names of places.

Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor, famous
for its image and temple of Diana, Acts
xix.

Ethiopia, 1. An extensive country of
Africa, anciently comprehending Abys-
sinia and Nubia. 2. The country on the
east coast of the Red Sea, whence Moses
had his wife, Numb. xii. 1.

Euphrates, the great river, which formed
the eastern limit of the land of Israel, taking
its rise in the north of Mount Taurus.

Ezion- geber, a sea-port of Idumea,
where Solomon fitted out his fleets, 1
Kings ix. 26, and near to which was lost

the joint fleet of Jehoshaphat and Aha-
ziah, 2 Chrou. xx. 35-37.

Fair Havens, a bay of Crete, near Lasea,
Acts xxvii. 8.

Gadarenes. See Girgasites.

Galatia, a province of Asia Minor, so
called (as is said) from the Gauls who set-
tled there.

Galilee, the northern division of Ca-
naan, containing the tribes of Issachar,
Zebulun, &c.; bounded by Lebanon on the
north, and Samaria on the south.

Gath, an ancient city of the Philistines,
whose king afforded to David an asylum,

1 Sam. xxvii. 5, 6.

Gaza, another chief city of the Philis-
tines, the scene of Samson's chief exploits,
Judg. xvi.

In

Gehenna. The Gehenna of fire refers to
the dreadful punishment of being burnt
alive in the valley of Ben Hinnom; a val-
ley on the south-east of Jerusalem, in which
the idolatrous Jews sacrificed their children
by fire to Moloch, Baal, and the sun.
one spot, called Tophet, was a fire stove, in
which idolaters and other culprits were
occasionally burnt. In it Josiah ordered
all the offal, bones, carcases of dead dogs
and animals, and other filth, to be consum-
ed; and to prevent the evils that might
result from putrefaction and worms, the
fire was never allowed to go out, but was
kept incessantly burning, and thus it was
a very fit and striking emblem of the ever-
lasting fire of hell. See Lev. xx. 14; xxi.
9; 2 Kings xxiii. 10; 2 Chron. xxviii. 3;
Isa. xxx. 33; Jer. vii. 30, 32; xix. 5, 6;
xxxii. 35. This passage (Matt. v. 22) refers
to three degrees of punishment among the
Jews:-1. The city council, an inferior
court consisting of twenty-three judges;
2. The Sanhedrim, or great council of the
elders of the people, the Chief Priests, and
the Scribes, consisting of seventy-two mem-
bers; and, 3. To the Gehenna of fire: and
by these allusions Jesus teaches that under
his spiritual reign rash anger, anger con-
temptuously expressed, and anger with
manifest malice, would subject men to
such diversities of punishment, as the Jews
themselves were accustomed to apportion
to atrocious actions, according to their
views of criminality.

Gennesareth, (called also Chinnereth,)
the Lake of Galilee, about twenty miles
long and six broad, surrounded by pleasant
towns. See Luke v. 1, &c.

Gerar, the royal city of Abimelech, Gen.

XX. 2.

Gerizim, a mountain near Shechem, on
which the Samaritans built their temple.
See John iv. 20.

Gethsemane, a garden at the foot of
Mount Olivet, in which were vineyards and
wine-presses, Matt. xxvi. 36.

Gibeon, a city of Canaan. The Gibeon-

Girgasites, the inhabitants of Girgesa, a
town on the east of Gennesareth, near to
Gadara.

Gomorrah, one of the five cities de-
stroyed by fire from heaven, Gen. xix. 2.
Goshen, a city and district in Egypt,
where Jacob dwelt, Gen. xlv. 10; xlvi 34.

Greece, in Hebrew Jaran, from a son of
Japheth, Gen. x. 2, 4. It is used in Daniel
for Macedonia, as well as Greece Proper.

Haran, or Charran, in the north-west of
Mesopotamia, the city where Terah died,
Gen. xi. 27, 32.

Hebron, a very ancient city, formerly
called Kirjath-arba, or the city of Arba,
where several of the patriarchs and their
wives were buried, Gen. xiii. 18; xxiii. 2.

Hermon, a high mountain in the north-
ern extremity of Israel, its summit always
covered with snow, Deut. iii. 9.

Hinnom. See Gehenna.

Hor, a mountain on the borders of He-
bron, where Aaron died.

Horeb, a part of Mount Sinai, Deut. ix.
8, 9.

Jabesh-gilead, a city of Gilead, to the
east of the Jordan, which was besieged by
the Ammonites in the reign of Saul, and
relieved by him, 1 Sam. xi. 1-11. In re-
collection of this, when Saul was slain, and
his body affixed to the walls of Beth-shan,
some of the inhabitants of this town went
and took down the body, and gave it hon-
ourable interment, 1 Sam. xxxi. 11–13.

Iconium, the chief city of Lycaonia. See
Acts xiv. 1-6.

Idumea, anciently called Edom, includ-
ed the south of Judea, from the Sea of So-
dom to the Red Sea. In process of time,
the Idumeans advanced northward into
Judea, nearly as far as Hebron. Under
the Maccabees they were conquered, and
forced to submit to circumcision.

Jebus, the ancient name of Jerusalem,
which see. Its inhabitants were then called
Jebusites.

Jericho, the first city which Joshua took
after he had crossed the Jordan, Josh. vi. 1,
&c. It was famous for the number of palm
trees there growing. See Deut. xxxiv. 3.

Jerusalem, the capital of Judea, where
Solomon's temple was situated. The city
was built on two hills, Mounts Sion and
Acra, with a deep valley between. The
city of David, or the upper city, on Mount
Sion; the lower city, on Mount Aera; and
the temple occupied part of a third mount,
Moriah. The upper and lower towns were
separated by a high wall through the val-
ley, and the whole encircled by a strong
wall. In Herod's time, the Romans had
a castle on the west, called Antonia, which
overlooked the courts of the temple, and
where they kept a garrison. "Jerusalem"
is commonly explained to mean "the City
of Peace." The Greeks called it Hiero-
"the Holy Salem."

them, by which means their lives were
spared, but they were made slaves for the
tabernacle service, Josh. ix.

Gilead, mountain of, whence came the
celebrated balm of Gilead, Jer. viii. 22.
This hill lay east of the sea of Galilee,
being part of the chain of mountains which
extend southward from Lebanon into Ju-
dea, including the Trachonitis.

Gilgal, the place where circumcision
was renewed in Canaan, Josh. v. 2, 9.

had a palace, and Naboth a vineyard,
1 Kings xxi. 1, &c.

Illyricum, a province lying north and
north-west of Macedonia, on the east coast
of the Adriatic Gulf. Paul visited this
country, and sent thither Titus, Rom. xv.
19; 2 Tim. iv. 10.

Esth. i. 1; viii. 9.
India, is in Scripture only mentioned in

Joppa, a sea-port in the Mediterranean,

Jordan, the principal river of Judea,
whose banks being covered with a forest of
reeds and shrubs, afforded shelter to wild
beasts, who were, however, driven there-
from when the river overflowed its banks,
sometimes to the extent of nearly a mile
on each side, Jer. xlix. 19.

Iturea, a country east of the Jordan, sup-
posed to derive its name from Jetur, a son
of Ishmael, Gen. xxv. 15. It included the
kingdom of Bashan. Tiberius gave it to
Philip the tetrarch, Luke iii. 1.

Judea, or the land of Israel, has been
divided into four parts:-1. The western
province, along the borders of the Mediter-
ranean, inhabited by the Philistines. 2.
The mountainous district, called the Hill
Country, Josh. xxi. 11; Luke i. 39. 3. The
wilderness of Judea, along the shore of the
Dead Sea. 4. The valley west of Jerusalem.
In our Lord's time, Judea extended from
the Mediterranean west, to the Dead Sea
east; bounded on the north by Samaria,
and on the south by Edom, or the Desert.

Kadesh, the name of a wilderness, sup-
posed to be the same as the wilderness of
Paran, and the Desert of Zin. Also a city,
situated on the borders of this wilderness,
west of Edom, Numb. xx. 14-16.

Kadesh-barnea, a city of Moab, border-
ing on the south of Judah, Numb. xx. 1.
Kedar, a region so called in the desert
of the Hagarens, Gen. xxv. 13; 1 Chron.
i. 29.

Kidron, (Kedron, or Cedron,) the name
of a valley, and of a stream flowing through
it, between Jerusalem and the Mount of
Olives, 2 Sam. xv. 23; 2 Kings xxiii. 4;
John xviii. 1.

Kirjath-arba. See Hebron.

Kirjath-jearim, a city of the Gibeonites,
which fell to the lot of Judah. It was about
nine miles west from Jerusalem, on the
road to Lydda. Here the ark remained
above twenty years, till David brought it up
to Zion, 1 Sam. vii.; 1 Chron. xiii.

Kishon, a river, or torrent rather, which
taking its rise from the plain of Jezreel,
passed on the north of Mount Carmel, and
discharged its waters into the Mediter-
ranean, Judg. iv. 7, 13.

Lachish, a city of Judah, rebuilt by Re-
hoboam, 2 Chron. xi. 9; and afterwards be-
sieged by Sennacherib, 2 Kings xix. 9. It
is supposed to have lain about eight miles
south of Eleutheropolis.

Laish, or Leshem. See Dan.
Laodicea, a city of Asia Minor. See on
Rev. iii. 14-22.

Lebanon, Forest of, a celebrated moun-
tain, or rather two ridges of mountains,
called Libanus and Anti-Libanus, running
nearly parallel to each other.

Libya, a part of Africa, west of Egypt,
bounded by the Mediterranean on the
north, and by the Sandy Desert south.
The Libyans, or Lubims, were celebrated
for their horses and chariots, 2 Chron. xvi.
8; Acts ii. 10.

Luz, a city of the Canaanites, called by
Jacob, Beth-el, Gen. xxviii. 19.

Lycaonia, a province of Asia Minor; its
chief cities, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe,
Acts xiv. 1, 6.

Lydda, a city of Judah, about a day's

N

Lydia, a province of Asia Minor, Ezek.

XXX. 5.

Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, rendered
memorable by a miracle there wrought by
Paul and Barnabas, Acts xiv. 8-18.

Macedonia, a kingdom of Greece, an-
ciently called Emathia; rendered famous
by Alexander the Great, who derived it
from his father, Philip, king of Macedon.
Thessalonica, in Paul's time, was the me-
tropolis, whither he was invited by a vision,
Acts xvi. 9.

Machpelah, the cave which Abraham
bought for a family burying-place, Gen.
xxiii. 9.

Magdala, a town of Galilee, from which
it is supposed that Mary Magdalene derived
her surname, Matt. xv. 39.

Mahanaim, a city between Mount Gilead
and the Jabbok, where Jacob had a divine
vision, Gen. xxxii. 3.

Mamre, a plain near Hebron, where
Abraham dwelt, Gen. xiii. 18; xxxv. 27.
Mara. See Exod. xv. 23-25.

Media, a province of Asia, the kingdom
of Darius, but united with Persia by Cyrus,
his successor. Its capital was Ecbatana,
Judith i. 1.

Mediterranean, the great sea west of
Palestine and Syria.

Melita, now Malta, the island on which
Paul was shipwrecked, Acts xxviii. 1-10.
Mesopotamia, a country of Asia, between
the Tigris and Euphrates, as its name im-
plies; and sometimes called Padan-aram,
where Jacob dwelt with Laban, Gen.
xxviii. 5.

Midian, a country on the eastern shore
of the Red Sea, to which Moses fled, and
where he lived with Jethro, his father-in-
law, till he was sent back to deliver Israel,
Exod. ii. 15, &c.

Miletus, a sea-port of Caria, in Asia
Minor, whence St. Paul sent for the elders
of the church of Ephesus to meet him,
Acts xx. 18, 35. But Paul mentions another
Miletus, in Crete, 2 Tim. iv. 10.

Millo, a building erected upon a part of
the valley between Zion and Acra, which
had been filled up by David and Solomon,
1 Kings xi. 27.

Mitylene, a celebrated city of the island
Lesbos, visited by St. Paul, Acts xx. 14.
Mizar, a little hill to which David fled
from Hermon. See Psal. xlii. 6.

Mizpeh, a city of Judah, Josh. xv. 38; but
there were four other cities of the same

name.

Moabites, the descendants of Moab, the
son of Lot, whose residence was beyond the
Jordan and the Dead Sea, on both sides the
brook Arnon. Its capital was Ar, or Areo-
polis, i. e. the city of Ar.

Moriah, the mountain on which Abra-
ham offered up his son, and on which So-
lomon built his temple, Gen. xxii. 2; 2
Chron. iii. 1.

Mysia, a province of Asia Minor, bounded
north by Bithynia, south by the river Hæ-
mus, on the east by Phrygia, and on the
west by Troas. It was visited by Paul,
Acts xvi. 7, 8.

Nain, a city at the foot of Mount Hermon,
(about six miles from Tabor,) where our
LORD restored to life the widow's son,
Luke vii. 11.