. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . , Ebal 1028above the town. There are remains of oldbuildings on Ebal, but they have not beenfully examined. In regard to the law to bewritten on the stones there, it has been ques-tioned whether it was the whole law; it wasmore probably the blessings and cursings be-fore prescribed. It has also been questioned?whether the words were cut in the were more likely written on the plas-ter with which the stones
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . , Ebal 1028above the town. There are remains of oldbuildings on Ebal, but they have not beenfully examined. In regard to the law to bewritten on the stones there, it has been ques-tioned whether it was the whole law; it wasmore probably the blessings and cursings be-fore prescribed. It has also been questioned?whether the words were cut in the were more likely written on the plas-ter with which the stones were coated. says that he has seen such writingon or in cement more than 2000 years oldstill perfectly distinct. See Geeizim. Ebony, a dark, hard, stone-like wood, men-tioned as brought with ivory by the menof Dedan to Tyre. The best quality comesfrom Southern India and Ceylon. It is thecentre of the tree which furnishes the veryblack wood which is so much prized in or-namental carvings and inlayiugs, and takesso fine a polish. Probably some so-calledebony is procured from trees of a differentgenus. [Ezek. xxvii., 15.] Ecce Homo (behold the man.), a name giv-. Ecce Homo Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thornsand the purple robe. And Pilate saith untothem, Behold the man! Although a com-paratively recent subject in art, many of thegreatest painters have employed their high-est efforts upon it. There are two forms ofit, viz., the devotional picture, which offersthe single head or half-figure of Christ toour contemplation as the Man of Sorrows,and the more historical picture, which eitherplaces him before us together with Pilateand one or more attendants, or gives thefull scene with numerous figures. Ecclesiastes. The title of this book inour Bibles is derived from the Septuagintversion, Ecclesiastes being a Greek word sig-nifying a preacher. The Hebrew title, ko-heleth, conveys nearly the same idea, and isused throughout the book as a proper King Solomon is
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