A Concise Dictionary Of The Bible Its Antiquities Biography Geography And Natural History

Excerpt from A Concise Dictionary of the Bible: Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural History This Condensation of the Dictionary of the Bible has been made by Mr. William aldis wright, m.a., Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge, under my direction and superintendence. It is intended to satisfy a generally expressed wish. For an account of the most recent Biblical studies in a form adapted for universal circulation. A Dic tionary of the Bible, in some form or another, is indispensable for every family. The Divine, the Scholar, and all who seek to investi gate thoroughly the various subjects connected with the Bible, and to master those controversies which are now exciting such deep and general interest, must still have recourse to the Larger Dictionary; but to students in the Universities, and in the Upper Forms at Schools, to private families, and to that' numerous class of persons who desire to arrive at results simply, this concise dictionary will, it is believed, supply all that is necessary for the elucidation and explanation of the Bible. It is the main object of the Editor to place within the reach of every Christian household a popular abstract of a Work which has received the approval of those most. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.