No. II. TABLES OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND MONEY, MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. Extracted chiefly from the Second Edition of Dr. Arbuthnot's Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights, and Measures. 4. Scripture Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to 7. Roman and Greek Money, mentioned in the New Testament, English Wine Measure. reduced to the English Standard. gal. pints. 0 0 0 0336 34 A farthing (Kodpavτns) about A penny, or denarius (Avaprov) 0 0 11 007 3 No. III. A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS RECORDED IN THE BIBLE. PART I. Table of the most REMARKABLE EVENTS comprised in the Old Testament, abridged from Archbishop USHER and Father CALMET, together with the corresponding Dates adopted by the Rev. Dr. HALES in his "New Analysis of Chronology," and by the Right Rev. Dr. GLEIG, in his new Edition of Stackhouse's History of the Bible. A. M. The true Date of the Birth of Christ is FOUR YEARS before the common Era, or A. D. Dr. Hales. 1 от year of the World From the Creation to the Deluge. 1THE creation Eve, tempted by the serpent, disobeys God, 4000 year of the before before Hales. A. D. World From the Birth of Abraham to the Depar-before ture of the Israelites out of Egypt, and their Return into the Land of Canaan. 3268 2018 Sarai born, wife of Abram. 1986 2143 3318 2083 The call of Abram from Ur of the Chaldees to 1917 2093 3333 2083 The second call of Abram from Haran.-He 1921 2078 3998 5311 3997 5310 3769 4996 795 395 Mahalaleel born, son of Cainan. 960 460 Jared born, son of Mahalaleel. 3679 4786 3341 2091 3344 2094 1474 874 Lamech born, son of Methuselah. 3017 3914 2962 4269 2948 3755 2864 4071 2769 3877 2714 3721 2582 3489 3334 2084 Abram goes into Egypt; Pharaoh takes his 1920 2077 Sarai gives her maid Hagar, for a wife, to her 1910 2067 husband Abram. Ishmael born, the son of Abram and Hagar. Abram was 86 years old. (Gen. xvi. 16.) 3357 2107 The new covenant of the LORD with Abraham. 1897 2054 1487 987 Enoch translated: he had lived 365 years. years. 2227 1651 Lamech dies, the father of Noah, aged 777 2353 3184 3383 2133 3398 2148 Isaac marries Rebekah. 1858 2013 3418 2168 Jacob and Esau born, Isaac being 60 years old. 1836 1993 3526 2276 Joseph, being 17 years old, tells his father 1728 1885 3539 2289 3548 2298 2346 3153 2311 3018 2281 2888 2247 2754 Pharaoh's dreams explained by Joseph, who is 1715 1872 made governor of Egypt. Joseph's ten brethren come into Egypt to buy 1706 1863 ren return; Joseph discovers himself, and 2234 2614 3683 2433 A revolution in Egypt. The Israelites perse- 1571 1728 2554 2857 1771 The beginning of the Babylonian or Assyrian 2233 2554 2787 1787 Reu born, the son of Phaleg. 2130 2337 2217 2624 2185 2492 2126 2283 2056 2213 1998 2805 cuted. 2155 2362||3763 2513 Moses, commissioned by God, returns into 1491 1648 395 Dr.H. A. M. B. C. Dr. H. Dr. H. A. M. B. C. Dr. H. 3763 2513 Pharaoh pursues the Israelites with his army, 1491 1648 3849 2599 During the succeeding anarchy happened the 1405 1561 and overtakes them at Pi-hahiroth. The waters divided. Israel goes through on dry idolatry of Micah, and the war of the twelve 3985 2469 Deborah, Barak, and others judge the Israel- 1535 ites. 1451 1608 PERIOD V. PERIOD IV. From the Return of the Israelites into the Land of Canaan to the Establishment of the Regal State. 4361 2785 David succeeds to Saul on the throne of Israel. 1219 1070 3803 2553 The people pass the river Jordan.-Joshua 1451 1608 4375 2819 Absalom's rebellion against his father David 1185 1036 restores circumcision.-Jericho taken.-The 3804 2554 War of Joshua against the kings of Canaan; 1451 1609 conquest and division of that country, &c. 3811 2561 Joshua renews the covenant between the 1443 1582 After his death the elders govern about eigh- quashed.-The restoration of David. 4381 2825 Adonijah aspires to the kingdom. David 1179 1030 causes his son Solomon to be crowned, who is proclaimed king by all Israel. The death of David, aged 70 years. Solomon reigns alone, having reigned about six months in the lifetime of his father David. He reigned in all 40 years. 4391 3001 The temple of Solomon finished, being seven 10031020| years and a half in building.-Its dedication. 4421 3029 The death of Solomon, succession of Reho- 971 991 boam, and the revolt of the ten tribes. Jeroboam the son of Nebat acknowledged king of the ten tribes. riot. 4480 3086 Omri dies; Ahab his son succeeds. 4503 3096 The prophet Elijah presents himself before 904 908 Ahab, and causes the false prophets of Baal to be slain. Gives the prophetic unction to Elisha. 4504 3103 Ben-hadad king of Syria besieges Samaria; is 901 905 forced to quit it. 4514 3107 Jehoshaphat accompanies Ahab in his expedi- 893 897 4506 3107 Ahab wars against Ramoth Gilead; is killed 897 900 tion against Ramoth Gilead; where he nar rowly escapes a great danger. in disguise. Ahaziah succeeds. 4515 3108 Jehoshaphat equips a fleet for Ophir; Ahaziah 892 896 4507 3108 Ahaziah, falling from the lattice of his house, 896 899 king of Israel partaking of the design, the fleet is destroyed by tempest. 4517 3115 Jehoshaphat dies; Jehoram succeeds him. 4515 3117 Jehoram, at the importunity of his wife Athaliah, introduces into Judah the worship of Baal. He is smitten by God with an incurable distemper in his bowels; makes his son Ahaziah viceroy, or associate in his kingdom. Jehoram dies. 885 904 884 896 is dangerously wounded, and dies; Jehoram 4508 3109 Elisha foretells victory to the army of Israel, 895 898 and procures water in abundance. 4515 3117 Ahaziah reigns but one year. Joash or Jehoash born. Homer the Greek poet flourishes. Kings of Israel. B. C. Dr.H 884 896 4515 3119 Samaria besieged by Ben-hadad king of Syria. 881 885 4516 3120 Ahaziah accompanies Jehoram king of Israel 879 895 4516 3120 Elisha, going to Damascus, foretells the death 880 884 to the siege of Ramoth Gilead. He is slain Athaliah kills all the royal family; usurps 4522 3126 Jehoiada the high-priest sets Jehoash on the 878889 throne of Judah, and slays Athaliah. 4562 3164 Zechariah the high-priest, son of Jehoiada, 836 849 killed in the temple by order of Jehoash. Hazael king of Syria wars against Jehoash. of Ben-hadad, and the reign of Hazael. Jehoram marches with Ahaziah against Ra moth Gilead; is dangerously wounded, and carried to Jezreel. Jehu rebels against Jehoram; kills him, and usurps the throne. 4544 3148 Jehu dies; Jehoahaz his son succeeds him. 852 867 4563 3165 Hazael returns against Jehoash; and forces 835 848 4561 3165 Jehoahaz dies. Joash, or Jehoash, whom he 835 850 large sums from him. (2 Chron. xxiv. 23.) Jehoash dies; and is succeeded by Amaziah. had associated with himself on the throne A. M. 3162, succeeds him. Jehoash wars against Ben-hadad. 4591 3178 Amaziah wars against Jehoash king of Israel; 822 820 4576 3178 Jehoash obtains a great victory over Amaziah 821 834| is defeated by him. 4602 3189 Amaziah dies; Uzziah or Azariah succeeds 810 809 him. Isaiah and Amos prophesy in Judah under king of Judah. 4577 3179 Jehoash king of Israel dies; Jeroboam II. suc- 820 833 ceeds him. Jonah, Hosea, and Amos in Israel, prophesy 4640 3232 Jeroboam II. dies; Zachariah his son succeeds 779 792 him. The chronology of this reign is very per- 4654 3246 Uzziah dies; Jotham his son succeeds. Isaiah sees the glory of the Lord. (Isa. vi.)| Isaiah and Hosea continue to prophesy. 4640 3232 Zachariah killed by Shallum, after reigning 768 771 746 756 4673 3264 Tiglath-pileser defeats and slays Rezin king 736 738 of Damascus; enters the land of Israel, and takes many cities and captives, chiefly from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh. The first captivity of Israel. 4683 3265 Hoshea son of Elah slays Pekah, and usurps 735 738 the kingdom. 4687 3276 Shalmaneser succeeds Tiglath-pileser king 724 727 of Nineveh. 4692 3279 Hoshea makes an alliance with So king of 721 719 Egypt, and endeavours to shake off the yoke of Shalmaneser, who besieges Samaria; takes it after three years' siege, and carries beyond the Euphrates the tribes that Tiglath-pileser had not already carried into captivity; and puts an end to the kingdom of Israel, after it had subsisted two hundred and fifty-four years. 4826 3415 Jerusalem taken on the ninth day of the 588 Jerusalem and the temple burnt; seventh day The Jews of Jerusalem and Judæa carried Thus ends the kingdom of Judæa, after |