The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . hariots of war, and mountedasses and mules, and therefore could not be igno-rant of the art of riding; but for ages after thatperiod Arab nations rode on the bare back, andguided the animals with a wand. Others, and probably the shepherd invaders,noosed a single rope in a slipknot round thelower jaw, forming an imperfect bridle, withonly one rein; a practice still in vogue amongthe Bedou
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . hariots of war, and mountedasses and mules, and therefore could not be igno-rant of the art of riding; but for ages after thatperiod Arab nations rode on the bare back, andguided the animals with a wand. Others, and probably the shepherd invaders,noosed a single rope in a slipknot round thelower jaw, forming an imperfect bridle, withonly one rein; a practice still in vogue amongthe Bedouins. Thus cavalry were but little for-midable, compared with chariots, until a completecommand over the horse was obtained by thediscovery of a true bridle. This seems to havebeen first introduced by chariot-drivers, and thereare figures of well-constructed harness, reins, andmouthpieces in very early Egyptian monuments,representing both native and foreign chariots ofwar. These differed but little from each other,both consisting of a light pole, suspended betweenand on the withers of a pair of horses, the afterend resting on a light axle-tree, with two lowwheels. Upon the axle stood a light frame, open. Egyptian War Chariot. behind and floored for the warrior and his chari-oteer, who both stood within; on the sides ofthe frame hung the war-bow, in its case; a largequiver with arrows, and darts had commonly aparticular sheath. In Persia, the chariots, ele-vated upon wheels of considerable diameter, hadfour horses abreast; and, in early ages, there wereoccasionally hooks or scythes attached to theaxles. In fighting from chariots great dexteritywas shown by the warrior, not only in handlinghis weapons, but also in stepping out upon thepole to the horses shoulders, in order the betterto attain his enemies, and the charioteer was animportant person, sometimes equal in rank tothe warrior himself. Both the kingdoms of Judahand Israel had war-chariots, and, from the caseof King Josiah
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