The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . orded to Jacob of thetruth of the strange story told by his sons. Thesecarts, or wagons, were, of course, not war-chariots, nor such curricles as were in use amongthe Egyptian nobility, but were not suited fortraveling. Elsewhere (Num. vii 13, 6; 1 Sam. vi:7) weread of carts used for the removal of the sacredarks and utensils. These also were drawn by twooxen. A very curious vehicle used
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . orded to Jacob of thetruth of the strange story told by his sons. Thesecarts, or wagons, were, of course, not war-chariots, nor such curricles as were in use amongthe Egyptian nobility, but were not suited fortraveling. Elsewhere (Num. vii 13, 6; 1 Sam. vi:7) weread of carts used for the removal of the sacredarks and utensils. These also were drawn by twooxen. A very curious vehicle used for such purposesby the Egyptians is little more than a platformon wheels; and the apprehension which inducedUzzah to put forth his hand to stay the ark whenshaken by the oxen (2 Sam. vi:6), may suggestthat the cart employed on that occasion was notunlike this, as it would be easy for a jerk to dis-place whatever might be upon it. As it appears that the Israelites used carts, theydoubtless employed them sometimes in the re-moval of agricultural produce, although we arenot aware of any distinct mention of this prac-tice in Scripture. This is now the only use forwhich carts are employed in Western Assyrian Cart. Figurative. The expression, Woe unto themthat draw . . sin, as it were, with a cartrope (Is. v:i8), is understood by some to referto the binding of burdens upon carts, and soto the enslaving power of sin. Others thinkthat cart rope is used in the sense of a trace, andthat the metaphor is employed to illustrate theheavy burdens which must be drawn by thesinner. CARVING (karvIog), (Heb. ^p„ kawlah,carve). The art of cutting letters, figures or images inwood, stone, ivory, metal or other is rendered in the Auth. Vers, by severalHebrew words derived from Kazvlah. It denotessculpture (1 Kings vi :20. 32, 35). It is appliedto wood (1 Kings vii 136), to gems (Ex. xxviii :o,36; 2 Chron. ii .7. 14), to stone (Zech. iii :o).There was carved work in the con
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