Dictionary of the Holy Bible (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...The Jewish priests, rulers, and others, were the husbandmen to whom God let out his vineyard, church, or ordinances; and who abused his prophets and son, and in the end were miserably destroyed. Matt. xxi. 33--41. HU'SHAI, the Archite, David's faithful friend; who hearing of his flight before Absalom, met him with dust upon his head, and his clothes rent. At David's advice he returned, and pretended to comply with Absalom, at least uttered words that were taken to import friendship. By a humorous and flattering advice lie prevailed on Absalom and his party to defer their pursuit of David for some days; and so, contrary to the advice of Ahithophel, their cause was ruined. He, too, communicated proper information to David. 2 Sam. xv. and xvi. Probably Baanah, Solomon's deputy-governor in the tribe of Asher, was his son. 1 Kings iv. 19. HU/'ZAB, the queen of, or perhaps some strong fort in, Nineveh, or even Nineveh itself, so called from the firm-like establishment of it. Huzzab was led captive by the Medes and Chaldeans. Nah. ii. 7. HV-MEN-E'US was probably a native of Ephesus; for a while he professed the Christian faith, and seemed a real believer: but he fell into grievous errors, and perhaps abominable practices. On this account, Paul excommunicated him from the church, delivering him and Alexander to Satan. S- veral years after, we find him and Philctus refusing that there was any other resurrection than that from sin to grace, by faith and baptism. 1 Tim. i. 20. 2 Tim. li. 17. HYMN. See Sing. HYPOCRISY; a counterfeiting of religion and virtue; an affectation of the name of religious, without any real regard to the thing. Isa. xxxii. 6. It is a most dangerous evil, and difficult of cure. It is hard to be discerned, and the very...