. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . les, and otherworks of cost and durability, are made of it. EBONY. A hard black-coloured wood, a native of hot coun-tries, particularly India and Ethiopia. It admits afine polish, and, when inlaid with ivory, forms a beau- SHITTIM, SITTIM, OR SITTAH. 213 tiful contrast. In ancient times it was much used forornamental furniture. The only place in which theword occurs in Scriptur
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . les, and otherworks of cost and durability, are made of it. EBONY. A hard black-coloured wood, a native of hot coun-tries, particularly India and Ethiopia. It admits afine polish, and, when inlaid with ivory, forms a beau- SHITTIM, SITTIM, OR SITTAH. 213 tiful contrast. In ancient times it was much used forornamental furniture. The only place in which theword occurs in Scripture is Ezek. xxvii. 15, where itis mentioned as brought to Tyre by the men of true ebony, and which is considered of the bestquality, is a native of Mauritius, Ceylon, and Mada-gascar. Another species is found on the Coromandelcoast. As in other species, it is only the centre oflarge trees that is black and valuable. The outsidewood is white and soft, and soon destroyed by bears a berry that is eaten by the natives. SHITTIM, SITTIM, or SITTAH. This is generally supposed to be a species of acacia,or mimosa. There are two sorts known in Egypt andArabia. One is the acacia Jlrabica, from which the. substance called gum Arabic is obtained, by makingan incision in the bark of the tree; the sap runs out,and hardens in transparent lumps, similar to what isoften seen on cherry trees in this country. The wood 214 SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY. of the acacia is hard, smooth, and handsome, and doesnot easily rot; it was, therefore, very suitable for thepurposes for which Moses employed the shittim ark of the tabernacle, the table of shew-bread,the altar of burnt-offering, the altar of incense, thestaves, or poles, with which these were carried, thepillars, and the boards, and bars, which formed theframe of the tabernacle, were all made of this wood;see Exod. xxv. 5. 10, 13, 23, 28; xxvi. 15, 26, 32;xxvii. 1, 6; xxx. 1, 5; xxxv. 7, 24; xxxvi.; xxxvii.;xxxviii.; Deut.
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