. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Jews Mallow (Corchorus olitorius). the sea-coast, and about hedges, and thetops of it are eaten when young. It is, how-ever, collected for food only by the poor. Mammon. The Syrian term for riches;not, as has been often imagined, of any idoldeity formally acknowledged among the Syr-ians, for no evidence exists of this. By ourLord, however, it was used in a personifiedmanner, as a power that might actually re-ceive men
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Jews Mallow (Corchorus olitorius). the sea-coast, and about hedges, and thetops of it are eaten when young. It is, how-ever, collected for food only by the poor. Mammon. The Syrian term for riches;not, as has been often imagined, of any idoldeity formally acknowledged among the Syr-ians, for no evidence exists of this. By ourLord, however, it was used in a personifiedmanner, as a power that might actually re-ceive mens homage, much as we sometimesspeak of gold. [Matt, vi., 24; Luke xvi., 9.] Mamre. Originally the name of an Amo-rite chief, but applied at a later date to someof his possessions, and so finally affixed to aplace not far from Hebron. Eobinson thinksthe latter the more probable locality; andlie is disposed to identify it with the hill Er. Traditionary Site of Abrahams Cemetery, Rameh, where there are considerable re-mains of dwellings, which he supposes tohave been built upon the spot in later times,on account of its reputed sacredness. [,13,24; xviii., 1; xxxv.,27.]Man. There are five religious questions concerning man, the discussion, or at leastthe statement of which, seems properly tobelong to such a work as this. They are: I. What is the antiquity of the human race I II. What is the origin of the human race ? is the origin of each individual soul ?Is it a special divine creation ? IV. What isthe nature of man ?—i. e., does he differ fromother animals, and, if so, how? V. What ishis character as a moral being, and what thecause of his moral degeneracy? The firsttwo of these questions are scientific ratherthan religious, and yet have important bear-ings on religious questions. We shall discussthem all, though necessarily very briefly, inthe foregoing order. I. Antiquity of Man. — If we accept th
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