alone prized and in heaven, instituted ordinances shall cease, and the full enjoyment of God be all and in all, Rev. xxi. 22. valued, and real fellowship with God | years, and solemnly dedicated to the service of God. The Persian king'a decree seems to order its height to be 60 cubits, and its breadth to be 60: perhaps the porch might be only allowed to be 60 cubits high, which was but the half of the height of that erected by Solomon. Or what we render breadth, may signify the length, as it is scarce probable Cyrus would order the height and breadth, and not the length. Or perhaps, though Solomon's temple was but 20 cubits from side to side with The Jewish temple remained but about 34 years in its glory, when Shishak carried off its treasures, 1 Kings xiv. 25. Under Jehoram, Abaziah, and Athaliah, it was much decayed, but Jehoiada and Joash repaired it about A. M. 3150. Soon after, Joash robbed it of its treasures, to give them to Hazael king of Syria, 2 Kings xii. 2 Chron. xxiv. To pro-in, yet the breadth of the walls cure the assistance of Tiglath-pileser the Assyrian, Ahaz complimented him with the treasures of the temple. He removed the brazen altar, and put his idolatrous one in its place. He removed the brazen sea from off the oxen, and the brazen lavers from off their pedestals or supporters, and placed them on the ground. He also brake many of the sacred vessels, and shut up the temple, 2 Chron. xxviii. 2 Kings xvi. Hezekiah repaired it, and made such vessels for it as it wanted; but in the 14th year of his reign he was obliged to rob it of much of its wealth to give it to Sennacherib, 2-Chron. xxix. 2 Kings xviii. Manasseh reared altars to the host of heaven in the sacred courts, but afterwards restored the true worship of God. Josiah his grandson further purged the temple, and replaced the ark of God therein, 2 Kings xxi. and xxii. 2Chron. xxxiii. and xxxv. About A. M. 3398, Nebuchadnezzar carried part of the sacred vessels to Babylon, and about seven years after he carried others; and at last, in 3416, entirely burnt and demolished the temple, Ezek. vii. 20, 22. and xxiv. 21. Jer. lii. 13. About A. M. 3469, amidst the joy of some, and mourning of others, it, by Cyrus' order, began to be rebuilt, and, not withstanding of much hinderance, was finished in about 20 and priest's chambers added thereto, might make it 60 cubits. This secoad temple, built under the direction of Zerrubbabel, and Joshua the high priest, wanted, as the Jews say, five things which were the chief glory of the former, viz. the ark and its furniture, the Shechinah or cloud of the divine presence, the holy fire, the Urim and Thummim, and the spirit of prophecy: but the want of these could hardly be the reason of the old men's mourning when they saw the foundation of it laid; but the true reason seems to be, the unlikelihood, that it, when founded by a few poor tributaries, would ever attain to the glory of the former, reared by the wisest and richest of kings, Ezra i. and iii. and vi. About A. M. 3837, Antiochus profaned it, stopt the daily sacrifice, and erected the image of Jupiter his chief idol on the altar of burnt-offering: but, about three years after, Judas Maccabeus purified and repaired it, and restored the true worship of God. To gain the affection of the Jews, and humour his own pride, Herod the Great, about A. M. 3987, began to build it anew. In about 9 years he finished the principal parts of it; but 46 years after, when our Saviour had begun his public ministry, it was not quite finished: nay, till the beginning of their ruinous wars, they still added to its build- | beautiful marble rails, and with stately columns at proper distances inscribed with mottoes, prohibiting the Gen tiles and unclean Jews to proceed any further. This inclosure had one gate on the east side, three on the south, and as many on the north, placed at equal distances. Within this, a third inclosure surrounded the temple and altar of burnt-offering. Its wall had a flight of 14 steps on the outside, which hid a considerable part of it; and on the top, quite round it, had a terrace of 12 feet broad. This inclosure had one gate on the east, four on the south, and as many on the north, at equal distances. At the inside of each gate, were two large square chambers, 30 cubits wide, and 40 high, supported by pillars of 12 cubits in circumference. On the inside, except on the west side, there was a double flight of galleries, supported by a double row of pillars. The gates were 30 cubits high, and 15 broad. The women, it seems, had their separate court, and entered by the east gate, which was overlaid with Corinthian brass. Within this third inclosure, the court of the priests was separated from that of the people, by a low wall. Here stood the altar of burnt-offering, which was of hewn stone, 40 cubits broad, and 15 in height; and the lavers, and the temple properly so called. The wall of the temple and its roof being covered with gold on the outside, made a glorious appearance in a sunny day. Herod solemnly dedicated his new temple. It had not stood much above 70 years, when the Jews made a fort of it in their ruinous war. After it had been polluted with murder, and every other wickedness, it was, to the extreme grief of Titus the Roman prince, burnt to the ground. To give the lie to our Saviour, who had said, one stone of it should not be left above another, Julian ings. Josephus describes this temple as follows: It was built on a very hard rock, wherein the foundations were laid with incredible expence. The temple itself was 60 cubits high, and as many broad. But in the front Herod added two wings or shoulders, cach of which projecting 20 cubits, made the whole length of the front 100 cubits, and the breadth as many; and the gate was 70 cubits high, and 20 broad, but without any doors. The stones were white marble, 25 cubits in length, 12 in height, and 9 in breadth, all polished, and unspeakably beautiful. Instead of doors, the gate was closed with vails flowered with gold, silver, purple, and every thing rich and curious. At each side of the gate were two stately pillars, from whence hung golden festoons, and vines with leaves and clusters of grapes, curiously wrought. The whole inclosure was about a furlong square, surrounded with an high wall of large stones, some of them above 40 cubits long, and all fastened to one another with lead or iron. Where the wall was raised from the bottom of the adjacent valley, its height was above 300 or 400 cubits. On the inside of this high wall, round about, were erected three fine galleries; the narrowest about 30 feet wide, and 50 in height; but the largest, which was between the other two, was 45 feet wide, and 100 feet high. These galleries were supported by 162 pillars of marble, each about 27 feet in circumference. The wall of this inclosure had four gates towards the west, and one towards each of the other three airths. Solomon's porch was at the east gate of the temple called Beautiful, Acts iii. 2, 11. The piazzas and court were paved with marble. Within this inclosure and near to the galleries, was a second, surrounded with a flight of VOL. II. No. 15. 4 B the Roman Emperor, in concurrence TEMPT; (1.) To try: so God Heb. xi. 37. TEMPTATION, is, (1.) and ten times, is often, Gen. xxxi. 7. Gen. xxxiii. 13. (2.) Nice and de- xxxiv. 27. Young and weak believers, and the first motions of good works, are called tender grapes, Song ii. 13, 15. TENT. See TABERNACLE. TERAH, the son of Nahor, and father of Haran, Nahor and Abraham, was born A. M. 1878; and at the 130th year of his life, had Abram börn to him. He and his family were idolaters; but we hope God's call of Abraham, was blessed for the conversion of sundry in it. It is certain that Terah went along with Abraham to Haran, and died there, Gen. xi. 24, to 32. Josh. xxiv. 2, 14. TERAPHIM; a certain kind of images used by the ancients. Some think they were talismans, or figures of metal, formed under a particular aspect of the planets; and to which they ascribed the preservation of the family from evil, and their enjoyment of happiness. To such, the eastern nations have for many ages been exceedingly addicted; and the Persians call them telephin, which is much the same as teraphim. Rabbe Eliezer the Jew says, teraphims were thus formed: they killed a first born child, clove his head, and sprinkled it with salt and oil; they wrote down the name of some devil in a golden plate, which they put under the child's tongue: they then placed the head in some niche of the house-wall, and lighted lamps to it, and asked it questions. Others think the teraphim were little images of deceased friends, and much the same as the household gods of the Romans, or the ancestors of the Chinese. It is certain they were consulted for oracles, Zech. x. 2. To transfer her father's good fortune to herself and family, or in order to worship it, Rachel stole her father's teraphim. He carefully searched to recover it, but could not. Jacob caused her soon after deliver it, and he hid it under an oak, never more to be used, Gen. xxxi. 19,-35, and xxxv. 4. Micah the Ephraimite formed a teraphim; but the Danites took it, and placed it at their city DAN, Judg. xvii. and xviii. Michal laid a teraphim in the bed instead of David her husband, and thereby deceived her father's messengers, 1 Sam. xix. 13, 16. Dealers with familiar spirits consulted the teraphim, 2 Kings xxiii. 24. Nebuchadnezzar consulted his teraphim, whether he should first be siege Rabbah or Jerusalem, Ezek. xxi. 21. The Jews, in their present dispersion, are without images and teraphim, as they profess great detestation of idolatry, Hos. iii. 4. TERM; to name, Isa. lxii. 4. TERRESTRIAL; belonging to the earth, 1 Cor. xv. 40. John iii. 12. TERRIBLE; what by horrible aspect, or by cruelty, power, or aw ful greatness, affrights men, Deut. i, 19. Isa. viii. 11. God is called terrible, to point out his awful great. ness, his infinite strength, strict jus tice, and fearful judgments, Jer. xx. 11. Zeph. ii. 11. The Chaldeans and Romans are called terrible; what fear and dread their power, conquests and cruelty, spread among the nations around! Hab. i. 7. Dan. ii. 31. and vii. 7. To TERRIFY, is to fill with fear and dread, Deut. xx. 3. TERROR, is, (1.) Great fear and dread, Gen. xxxv. 5. (2.) Fearful and unexpected calamities, which cause fear and dread, Psal. Ixxiii. 19. (3.) A terrible example or instance, striking others with dread, and awe, Ezek. xxvii. 36: so the invasion and ravage of Judea were a terror to the Egyptians, Isa. xix. 17. The terror of God, is either his awful appear. ances, judgments, and views of him, Job vi. 4.; or the fearful and majestic appearance of Christ to judge the world, 2 Cor. v. 11. The ter or of the wicked, is their threaten- | thereof, which are purchased by it, ings, whereby they attempt to ter- Luke xxii. 20. Matth. xxviii. 28, rify the saints from their duty, 1 Pet. TESTIFY; TESTIMONY. See iii. 14. TERRISE, or TERRACE; a stair; a raised way, 2 Chron. ix. 11. TERTIUS is the Latin name of SILAS. TERTULLUS; a famed orator among the Jews, who, with flattery of Felix the wicked judge, and with plenty of falsehood, accused Paul at Cesarea, Acts xxiv. 1,-10. : WITNESS. TEIL TREE: some think it an ELM; others reckon it an OAK; others a CHESNUT-TREE; others a turpentine, which resembles the ashtree in its leaves, only they are more thick and glutinous; and its fruit grows in clusters, and is hard and resinous; and a kind of gum called turpentine-pitch distils from its root. Others will have it the tilia or limetree, which has broad leaves, and which propagates fast by layers. The Jews were like an elm, oak, ches, nut, turpentine, or lime-tree, whose substance was in itself, or its stump was in or at the side of the Shallecheth or raised entry to the temple from the palace: though their leaves withered in their distress by the As syrians, and in their Chaldean and other captivity, yet they quickly sprung up into a prodigious multitude, Isa, vi. 13. THADDEUS. See JUDE. THANK; to acknowledge a be nefit as freely received, 1 Chron. xvi. 4. What thank have ye? What grateful acknowledgment or reward can ye expect God will give you for your selfish conduct? Luke vi. 32, TESTAMENT; the will of a dying man, whereby he determines how his property shall be disposed of after his death, Gal. iii. 15. and a TESTATOR is one that makes such a latter-will. Jesus Christ is called a Testator, because in his word he has freely bequeathed to sinful men all his unsearchable riches of grace and glory, Heb. ix, 16, 17.: and the covenant of grace, as ratified by his death, is called a testament, Rev. xi. 19. The former dispensation of that covenant in the inspired writings of Moses and the prophets, is called the Old or First Testament; it was published before our Saviour's incarnation it was ratified by his typical death in sacrifices, and was less excellent; and now, in its ceremonial part, is quite abolished, Heb. ix. 15. 2 Cor. iii. 15. The dispen--34. Thank-worthy, is what is wor sation of the covenant of grace, in the writings of the apostles and evangelists, is called the New Testament: it is last in order, and is ratified by the actual death of our Saviour; and never till the end of time shall it be abolished; and though it be the same in substance with the Old, it is more clear, spiritual, efficacious, easy, and extensive than the former, Heb. ix. 15. The wine in the Lord's Supper is called the new testament in Christ's blood, as it represents and seals all the promises of the new covenant, which are ratified and confirmed by is death, and applies the benefits thy of thanks and praise, 1 Pet. ii. 19. Giving of thanks, is a hearty and cheerful acknowledgment of favours, spiritual, temporal, or eternal, bestowed on ourselves, or on others, Phil. iv. 6. 1 Tim, ii, 1. Thankofferings, and psalms of praise, are called thanksgiving, Lev, vii. 12, 15. and xxii, 29. Neh. xi. 17. All thanksgiving is to be offered in Christ's name, and is to be alway continued in, as in every condition there is a great mixture of God's mercy, Eph. v. 20. 2 Cor. ii. 14. Asking of a blessing on food is called thanksgiving, as we therein acknowledge God'a |