A dictionary of the . y which the most, or perhaps the68 whole, of the lnnd was known to theHebrews. Armenian tradition claimsthat Armenia was settled by Haih, agrandson of Japhet, about Theland soon became tributary to Assyria,and so continued until the eighth cen-tury B. c.; was again independent untilB. c. 325 ; subject to Macedonia for 130years; again free until b. c. 34 ; sincethen alternately overrun by Romans,Persians, Greeks, Kurds, and Turks, anddivided between Russia, Turkey, andPersia. The people have long been nom-inally Christian. Religious persecutionand war hav
A dictionary of the . y which the most, or perhaps the68 whole, of the lnnd was known to theHebrews. Armenian tradition claimsthat Armenia was settled by Haih, agrandson of Japhet, about Theland soon became tributary to Assyria,and so continued until the eighth cen-tury B. c.; was again independent untilB. c. 325 ; subject to Macedonia for 130years; again free until b. c. 34 ; sincethen alternately overrun by Romans,Persians, Greeks, Kurds, and Turks, anddivided between Russia, Turkey, andPersia. The people have long been nom-inally Christian. Religious persecutionand war have driven great numbers ofArmenians from their native land intoAsia Minor and Europe. The presentnumber of Armenians is estimated tobe from 2,500,000 to 3,000 000, of whomabout 1,000,000 live in Armenia. Itschief modern towns are Erzeroum, Eri-van, and Van. See Assyria. ARMOR. See also War. Weap-ons or instruments of defence. Thesewere in general the shield or buckler,J the target, the coat of mail, the greaves,and the Egyptian Shields. {After Rosellini.)1. The shield or buckler was probablyone of the earliest pieces of armor, for al-lusion is often made to it by the earliestwriters. Gen. 15 :1 ; Ps. 5 : 12 ; 18 : 2 :47:9. It was of various sizes, and usuallymade of light wood and covered withseveral folds or thicknesses of stouthide, which were preserved and polishedby frequent applications of oil, Isa. 21:5, and often painted with circles ofvarious colors or figures. Nah. 2 : osiers, or reeds woven likebasket-work, were used to stretch thehide upon, and sometimes the shieldwas made either entirely of brass orgold, or covered with thick plates of ARM ARM those metals. 1 Kgs. 14:26, 27. It wasof various forms, but generally circularor oblong. The shield was held by the
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