A dictionary of the Bible.. (1887) (14778569101)

Identifier: dictionaryofbibl01scha (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of the Bible..
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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f Shallum, 2 Kgs. 22:14; called Has-I rah in 2 Chr. 34:22. HARHUR (inflammation), onewhose descendants returned with Zerub-babel. Ezr. 2:51; Neh. 7 : 53. HARIM (flat-nosed), a priest whoheaded the third course of priests. 1Chr. 24 : 8. His descendants returnedwith Zerubbabel. Ezr. 2:39; Neh. 7:42. Some of them had foreign wives,Ezr. 10:21. The name was signed tothe covenant, Neh. 10 : 27. The nameoccurs again Neh, 12:15. 2. One whose son repaired part of thewall of Jerusalem, Neh. 3:11. 3. A non-priestly ancestor of otherswho returned, and whose strange wiveswere discarded. His sons signed thecovenant. Ezr. 2 : 32 ; Neh. 7 : 35 ; Ezr.10:31; Neh. 10:27. HARIPH (plucking off), ancestorof some who returned with Zerubbabel,Neh. 7: 24. HARLOT. The first mention ofharlots is in the case of Tamar, Gen. 38 :15, but we frequently meet with them laterin the books of the Bible. The Mosaic s?^ ired unclean by the Jewish law, miv. 11: 6, because he cheweth the ifd, but divideth not the hoof. For ^
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Hare of Mt. Sinai. Law forbade fathers to hire out theirdaughters as harlots, Lev. 19 : 29, andthe severe punishment by burning was HAR HAR ordained for the priests daughter guiltyof fornication, Lev. 21 : 9. The harlot was regarded as unclean,and is mentioned in the same breathwith the dog, Deut. 23: 18. The bookof Proverbs compares the harlot to adeep ditch and a narrow pit, Prov. 23 :27, and represents in strong languagethe perils attending an association withher, Prov. 7:10-27. The term is also used of wicked cities;as Nineveh, Nah. 3 :4, and Jerusalem,Isa. 1: 21 ; of Israel, to represent heralienation from God. The marriage re-lation is looked upon as subsisting be-tween it and God. The nation becamea harlot when she practised idolatry.Jer. 2 : 20 ; 3 :1 ; Eze. 16 : 15 ; Hos. 2:2;4:15. In the N. T. harlots are classed withpublicans, Matt. 21: 32, and Paul ad-monishes against the sin of fornication,especially in his Epistle to the Corinth-ians. 1 Cor. 5 :1; 2 Cor. 12 : 21. In theb