Identifier: dictionaryofimpo00malc (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of important names, objects, and terms, found in the Holy Scriptures
Year: 1830 (1830s)
Authors: Malcolm, Howard, 1799-1879. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: Boston, Lincoln & Edmands
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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uitripens first about August,and is sometimes three orfour inches in diameter, andof a pound weight. It wasesteemed one of the mostdelicious fruits in the world,Numb. xiii. 23, and xx. 5.The promegranate juice isfrequently made into wine,or mixed with it, Song viii.2. One kind was sour,and was used to give a fla-vour to meats and liquors,till the juice of lemons andoranges superseded it. Deut.viii. 7, 8. Numb. xx. 5. PONTIUS PILATE, theRoman Governor of Judea,was in office ten years, and byhis covetous, irresolute andcruel administration, madehimself exceedingly hated,both by the Jews and Sama-ritans. At length complaintsagainst him reached thethrone of Caesar; and he wassent for to Rome, tried, andbanished to Gaul. He after-wards through poverty andshame, committed suicide,Matt, xxvii. &c. His depo-sition took place three yearsafter the death of Christ,under the Emperor Calig-ula. PRAISE, to commend.To praise God, is to duly ac-knowledge his great excel-lencies. To praise men, in
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THE JEWISH HIGH PRIEST, As robed on the day of expiation. P. 107, PRE 107 PRI to declare their good actionsor qualifications. PRAY, to entreat or askearnestly with submission;to appeal to the judgmentand decision of another; tointercede in behalf of others,and to beg that some evilmay be averted, or some fa-vour or good obtained: tomake known our desires toGod, by offering up our pe-titions for things lawful andnecessary, with a humbleconfidence to obtain them,through Christs mediationalone, to the praise of Godsmercy, truth, and power. PRAYER, a sincere of-fering up our earnest desiresto God, for things lawful andneedful, with a humbleconfidence to obtain them,through the meditation ofChrist alone, to the praise ofGods mercy, truth, and pow-er, Matt. vi. 6. John xvi.23, 24, 26. We are exhort-ed to pray for all men, 1Tim. ii. 1, and are encouragedto this benevolent act, Jamesv. 16 ; but we must seek andexpect the help of the HolySpirit, Rom. viii. 26. Theprayers that we direct toGod,

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