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INDEX.
Boiis, the plague, of, 250.
Bondage of the Israelites in Egypt,
216.
" Book of the Dead," an old literary
work of the Pharaonic times, 20.
Books early possessed by the Egyptians,
19, 20 : deposited in the tombs to
accompany the dead, 77.
Bowling, Dr., quoted, 183.
Bracelets worn, 272.
Breastplate, the, described, 278.
Bricks, manner in which they were
made, 222 ; made of stubble, still to
be found in Egypt, 233.
Bruce, letter of, on the passage of the
Red Sea, 261.
Bulrushes, description of the plant so
called, 230 ; boats of, used at the pre-
sent day in Abyssinia, 230.
Butler, the office of, at Pharaoh's court,
173.
Caillaud, a French traveller in Egypt,41.
Cairo, city of, 85, 86.
Calf, goiden, worshipped by the Israelites,
169.
Cambyses mentioned, 188.
Camel shown to have existed in Egypt,
163.
Canaan, the land of, at an early period
in close relationship with Egypt, 134 ;
subject to greater dearth than Egypt,
145.
Candlestick, the golden, 273.
Cats considered sacred, 247 ; anecdote I
concerning them related by Diodorus,
347.
Ceremonies of the Hebrew Ritual, 275. j
Champollion, his discoveries in Egypt,
20, 39, 40, 63, 64, 289.
Chamsin, the, a peculiar and often fatal
wind, 253, 255, 258.
Chronology of the Bible in connection j
with the monuments of Egypt, 48,49
130, 281.
Chronology of Egypt, little to interest,
and much to be doubtful of, 22.
Cleanliness, the Egyptians scrupulously
addicted to, 245.
Clement of Alexandria, quoted, 20, 50,
66, 176.
Climate of Egypt, the, 68, 70, 138.
Cloth manufactured by the Egyptians in
the early ages, 274.
Coffins never much used in Egypt, 215.
Commercial intercourse with Canaan
and Arabia, 134, 167.
Copts, the, and Coptic language proved
the original of Egypt, 29 ; Coptic al-
phabet, the, used in translations from
the hieroglyphics, 58.
Crocodile, the word phonetically writ-
ten, 57.
Crocodile, the, worshipped in Egypt,
247.
Dancing, customary in Egypt, 263,270.
Darkness, the plague of, 255.
Dead, great respect shown to the, 75.
Deliverance, the, of the Israelites, 233.
Delta, the, of the Nile, 139, 141.
Demotic writing explained, 35, 67.
Dendera, the temple of, 48, 106.
Denon, quoted, 253, 255.
De Sacy, his attempt to decipher the
Rosetta Stone inscription, 36.
" Description de l'Egypt," the, a work
of great importance, 30, 33.
Despotism, the characteristic of Oriental
governments, 179.
Determinatives used extensively on the
monuments, 62 ; explained, 63.
Devices and inscriptions in Egypt, 26.
Diodorus Siculus, quoted, 24, 26, 214,
247.
Discoveries, Egpytian, tend to confirm,
and not destroy the Bible truth, 281,
286.
Dough, unleavened, 265.
Drawing, the Egyptians not proficients
in the art of, 104.
Dreams, the butler's and baker's ex-
plained by Joseph, 173 ; Pharaoh's
interpreted by Joseph, 173 ; remarks
concerning them, 176.
Dress, Oriental, observations on, 183,
275.
Eating with strangers, not customary in
Egypt, 195; the Oriental manner of,
197.
Edfou, temple of, 80.
Egypt, interest excited by, 17 ; ancient
division of, 133 ; her condition at the
time of Abraham, 136 ; her testimony
as regards the sacred history, 18, 19>
281,282,286.
Egyptologists, the school of, 26 ; their
opinions on the Egyptian chronology,
136.
INDEX.
Boiis, the plague, of, 250.
Bondage of the Israelites in Egypt,
216.
" Book of the Dead," an old literary
work of the Pharaonic times, 20.
Books early possessed by the Egyptians,
19, 20 : deposited in the tombs to
accompany the dead, 77.
Bowling, Dr., quoted, 183.
Bracelets worn, 272.
Breastplate, the, described, 278.
Bricks, manner in which they were
made, 222 ; made of stubble, still to
be found in Egypt, 233.
Bruce, letter of, on the passage of the
Red Sea, 261.
Bulrushes, description of the plant so
called, 230 ; boats of, used at the pre-
sent day in Abyssinia, 230.
Butler, the office of, at Pharaoh's court,
173.
Caillaud, a French traveller in Egypt,41.
Cairo, city of, 85, 86.
Calf, goiden, worshipped by the Israelites,
169.
Cambyses mentioned, 188.
Camel shown to have existed in Egypt,
163.
Canaan, the land of, at an early period
in close relationship with Egypt, 134 ;
subject to greater dearth than Egypt,
145.
Candlestick, the golden, 273.
Cats considered sacred, 247 ; anecdote I
concerning them related by Diodorus,
347.
Ceremonies of the Hebrew Ritual, 275. j
Champollion, his discoveries in Egypt,
20, 39, 40, 63, 64, 289.
Chamsin, the, a peculiar and often fatal
wind, 253, 255, 258.
Chronology of the Bible in connection j
with the monuments of Egypt, 48,49
130, 281.
Chronology of Egypt, little to interest,
and much to be doubtful of, 22.
Cleanliness, the Egyptians scrupulously
addicted to, 245.
Clement of Alexandria, quoted, 20, 50,
66, 176.
Climate of Egypt, the, 68, 70, 138.
Cloth manufactured by the Egyptians in
the early ages, 274.
Coffins never much used in Egypt, 215.
Commercial intercourse with Canaan
and Arabia, 134, 167.
Copts, the, and Coptic language proved
the original of Egypt, 29 ; Coptic al-
phabet, the, used in translations from
the hieroglyphics, 58.
Crocodile, the word phonetically writ-
ten, 57.
Crocodile, the, worshipped in Egypt,
247.
Dancing, customary in Egypt, 263,270.
Darkness, the plague of, 255.
Dead, great respect shown to the, 75.
Deliverance, the, of the Israelites, 233.
Delta, the, of the Nile, 139, 141.
Demotic writing explained, 35, 67.
Dendera, the temple of, 48, 106.
Denon, quoted, 253, 255.
De Sacy, his attempt to decipher the
Rosetta Stone inscription, 36.
" Description de l'Egypt," the, a work
of great importance, 30, 33.
Despotism, the characteristic of Oriental
governments, 179.
Determinatives used extensively on the
monuments, 62 ; explained, 63.
Devices and inscriptions in Egypt, 26.
Diodorus Siculus, quoted, 24, 26, 214,
247.
Discoveries, Egpytian, tend to confirm,
and not destroy the Bible truth, 281,
286.
Dough, unleavened, 265.
Drawing, the Egyptians not proficients
in the art of, 104.
Dreams, the butler's and baker's ex-
plained by Joseph, 173 ; Pharaoh's
interpreted by Joseph, 173 ; remarks
concerning them, 176.
Dress, Oriental, observations on, 183,
275.
Eating with strangers, not customary in
Egypt, 195; the Oriental manner of,
197.
Edfou, temple of, 80.
Egypt, interest excited by, 17 ; ancient
division of, 133 ; her condition at the
time of Abraham, 136 ; her testimony
as regards the sacred history, 18, 19>
281,282,286.
Egyptologists, the school of, 26 ; their
opinions on the Egyptian chronology,
136.