about "does this mean that it was unwalled before?

948. Why did Jeroboam cause two calves to be set up, the one in Bethel, and the other in Dan? 949. What reward was promised to Jehu for his zeal in destroying idolatry in Israel?

950. In Num. iv. 3, it is said that the sons of Kohath of the tribe of Levi should do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation from thirty years old and upwards, whereas in Num. viii. 24, it is commanded that the Levites should go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, from twenty-five years old and upward-how are these two passages to be reconciled?

951. What is meant by the words, "I will break the bar of Damascus" (Amos i. 5)?

952. In 1 Sam. xiii. 9, it is said that "Saul offered the burnt-offering”—is this to be understood as signifying that Saul offered sacrifice with his own hands?

953. In 1 Sam. xiii. 5, we read that "the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight against Israel, thirty thousand chariots," etc.,are we to understand that these were all warchariots ?

954. To what is allusion made in these words, "How shall I deliver thee, Israel? How shall

I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim ?" (Hosea, xi. 8)?

955. After the revolt of the Ten Tribes, which of the tributary nations remained under the dominion of Judah?

956. Which were subject to the kings of Israel?

957. Does Solomon appear to have been acquainted with natural as well as moral science?

958. What was the value of the gold presented to king Solomon by the queen of Sheba?

959. Of what tribe was Jeroboam, the first king of the Ten Tribes?

960. What office did Jeroboam hold under Solomon ?

961. What demand did the people make of Rehoboam on his accession to the throne?

962. Did he grant them their request?
963. What took place in consequence?
964. Where did these transactions occur?
965. How old was Rehoboam at this time?

966. Where in the Bible are the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh reckoned together as only one tribe?

967. How many of Solomon's children are mentioned by name in the Bible?

968. How many officers did Solomon appoint throughout all Israel to provide victuals for the king and his household?

969. What became of Aaron's rod that budded?

970. Why was the place called Meribah, where the Lord provided the children of Israel with water out of the flinty rock (Num. xx. 13)? 971. What was the chief city of the Ammonites?

972. Why did Abraham call the place Beersheba, where he and Abimelech made a covenant (Gen. xxvi. 33)?

973. How old was Abraham when he was called by God to leave his country and his father's house?

974. In Genesis, xv. 19-21, God promises to Abraham that his posterity should possess the territory of ten nations there enumerated,— how does this agree with Deut. vii. 1, where it is said that only seven nations of Canaan were to be conquered by them?

975. What is the meaning of the name Beerlahai-Roi which Hagar gave to the well where the angel of the Lord appeared to her (Gen. xvi. 14)?

976. Where was the wilderness of Shur

(mentioned Gen. xvi. 7), and why did Hagar take her flight in that direction?

977. What is the meaning of the name by (Ishmael)?

978. When could it be most truly said that Judah lay as a lion, and as a lioness which no nation ventured to raise up?

979. What was the fate of Joab?

980. Over how many years does the history in the book of Esther extend?

981. Where was Mount Abarim situated, mentioned in Deut. xxxii. 49, and elsewhere?

982. Where was Mount Nebo situated, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land?

983. To what purpose do we find the horse first applied?

984. To whom was wine interdicted among the Hebrews?

985. What part of Palestine was most celebrated for its vines?

986. Which Psalm expresses the advantages derived from friendship and concord?

987. From whom were the Edomites descended?

988. How was the prophecy of Noah fulfilled (Gen. ix. 25, 26)?

989. How has the prophecy of Noah, in Gen. ix. 27, been accomplished?

990. What was foretold respecting Ishmael; and how has the prophecy been accomplished?

991. When, in Gen. xlix. 14, Issachar is compared to an ass, is this to be considered as a degrading epithet?

992. What rendered it a great thing when the Lord sent thunder and rain in the time of wheat harvest (1 Sam. xii. 16, 17)?

993. To what is allusion made in these words, "When your destruction cometh as a whirlwind" (Prov. i. 27)?

994. To what is allusion made in these words, "Their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint" (Isaiah, v. 28)?

995. Who succeeded Aaron as high-priest?

996. Why did the Israelites call the name of the place Bochim, where the angel of the Lord reproved them for not obeying the commands of God (Jud. ii. 5)?

997. Where are the Chinese alluded to in the Bible?

998. Did the children of Korah perish in the rebellion of Korah and his associates against the authority of Moses and Aaron?