EXPLANATIONS.

A. M denotes the year of the world, according to the Septuagint, or Greek version of the Bible.

A. C.

the year before the birth of Christ, according to the same authority.

V.
A. D.

the year before the birth of Christ, according to the common (Usher's) chronology.
the year since the birth of Christ.

A.

a word of Arabic origin.

F.

C.

French.
Chaldaic.
Greek.

G.

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G. after T. or Ger.,,

German.
Hebrew.

H.

L.

Latin.

Ꭲ.

Teutonic or Saxon.

? is meant to intimate a doubt.

Cir. (Circiter, L.), about,' or 'near."

Comp. compare; Marg. the reading in the margin of the Common Bibles.

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BIBLE.

VOL. I.

AARON-GUESTCHAMBER.

LONDON:

SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.

MANCHESTER: AINSWORTH.

NEW YORK: WILEY & PUTNAM. BOSTON, U.S.: CROSBY & NICHOLLS.

1847.