The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . ere. Among his descend-ants were Saul and Sheba; the last headed a for-midable rebellion against David (2 Sam. xx). 2. Son of Ephraim (Num. xxvi:35), same as is likely that either Becher or his descendantand head of the house married an Ephraimitishheiress (1 Chron. vii:20, 21), and for this reasonwas reckoned in that tribe as Jair (1 Chron. ),B. C. after 1874. BECHORATH (be-k5
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . ere. Among his descend-ants were Saul and Sheba; the last headed a for-midable rebellion against David (2 Sam. xx). 2. Son of Ephraim (Num. xxvi:35), same as is likely that either Becher or his descendantand head of the house married an Ephraimitishheiress (1 Chron. vii:20, 21), and for this reasonwas reckoned in that tribe as Jair (1 Chron. ),B. C. after 1874. BECHORATH (be-k5rathj, (Heb. n!!-? bek-o- rath, firstborn), a son of Aphiah, or Abiah (B. ); grandson of Becher (1 Sam. ix:i). He wasan ancestor of Saul. BED (bed). The manner of sleeping in warm Eastern cli-mates is necessarily very different from that whichis followed in our colder regions. The presentusages appear to be the same as those of theancient Jews, and sufficiently explain the passagesof Scripture which bear on the subject. (1) Bedding. Beds of feathers are altogetherunknown, and the Orientals generally lie exceed-ingly hard. Poor people who have no certainhome, or when on a journey, or employed at a. distance from their dwellings, sleep on mats, orwrapped in their outer garment, which, from itsimportance in this respect, was forbidden to beretained in pledge over night (DArvieux, iii 1257;Gen. ix:2i. 23; Exod. xxii ; Deut. xxiv:i3).Under peculiar circumstances a stone covered with
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