The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . HADRIAN AUGUSTUS. Obv. Effigy of Emperor. Rev. Neptune with trident.(Born A. D. 76. Beigned 117 to 138 A. D. Died A. D. 138.)Publius iElius Hadrianus was a Spaniard by birth, and a son of Hadrianns Afer,a cousin of the Emperor Trajan, whom he succeeded, A. D. 117. In his reign, thesecond and last great revolt of the Jews occurred, A. L>. 131 to 135. (See illustra-tions facing page 561.). Aureus of Trajanu NAHUM—ZEPH AN [AH. 551 (iii. 1). It plundered the neighboring nations, and is compared bythe prophet to a family of
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . HADRIAN AUGUSTUS. Obv. Effigy of Emperor. Rev. Neptune with trident.(Born A. D. 76. Beigned 117 to 138 A. D. Died A. D. 138.)Publius iElius Hadrianus was a Spaniard by birth, and a son of Hadrianns Afer,a cousin of the Emperor Trajan, whom he succeeded, A. D. 117. In his reign, thesecond and last great revolt of the Jews occurred, A. L>. 131 to 135. (See illustra-tions facing page 561.). Aureus of Trajanu NAHUM—ZEPH AN [AH. 551 (iii. 1). It plundered the neighboring nations, and is compared bythe prophet to a family of lions, which fill their holes with prey andthoir dens with ravin (ii. 11, 12). At the same time it was stronglyfortified; its colossal walls, a hundred feet high, with their fifteenhundred towers, bidding defiance to all enemies. Yet, so totally wasit destroyed, that, in the second century after Christ, not a vestigeremained of it; and its very site was long a matter of uncertainty. This book is surpassed by none in sublimity of description. Itconsists of a single poem which opens with a solemn description of theattributes and operations of Jehovah (i. 2-8). Then follows (i. 9-14),an address to the Assyrians, describing their perplexity and overthrow;verses 12 and 13 being thrown in parenthetically, to console theIsraelites with promises of future rest and relief from ii. depicts the siege and capture of Nineveh, and the conster-nat
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