orm, it yet came safe to land; or because Nicanor, a Greek prince,
was slain there in the time of the Asmoneans.

576 Ezek. xlvi. 2.

577 Ezek. xliii. 16.

578 As this corner would have been in the tribe of Judah, it was not
added, that the whole altar might remain in the tribe of Benjamin.
Gen. xlix. 27.

579 This sloping ascent to the altar was strewn with salt. This salt was
brought from the mountain of Sodom at the south of the Dead Sea. The
salt was intended to keep the priests from slipping and falling,
which might easily happen, as they were obliged to minister
barefooted. The coldness of the pavement in winter, and eating so
much flesh of the sacrifices, brought various diseases on the
priests.

580 House of the vineyard.

581 Deut. xxvii. 5.

582 Zech. vi. 14.

583 The Rabbis say that "the world is like an eye. The ocean is the
white of the eye. The pupil is Jerusalem. And the image in the pupil
is the Sanctuary."

584 Ezek. xli. 23.

585 Ezek. xli. 24.

586 Ezek. xliv. 2.

587 1 Kings vi. 6.

588 Curiously graven and gilt.

589 Is. xxix. 1.

590 "The king only, and no man else (remarks Maimonides) might sit in
the court of the Temple in any place; and even this privilege was
confined to a king of the family of David." Cunoeus further observes,
that the king was esteemed nearer to God than the priests
themselves, and a greater president of religion.

591 The Temple services were arranged by the council of fourteen. This
council was composed of the High Priest, the Sagan (the deputy or
Suffragan of the High Priest), two Katholikin, who had charge of the
treasuries, three Gizbarim, who were assistants of the Katholikin,
and seven Ammarcalin, who had charge of the gates.

592 The Nethinim, or the "given ones," were added, it is supposed, from
among the Gibeonites to fill up the deficiencies in the number of
Levites who returned from the captivity in Babylon. They were held
in low estimation, and were forbidden to intermarry with Israelites.

593 Exod. xxxviii. 27.

594 Exod. xxvi. 31-33.

595 Exod. xxvi. 19.

596 Exod. xxvi. 17.

597 Exod. xvi. 24

598 Exod. xxvi. 28.

599 Exod. xxvi. 29.

600 Exod. xxvi. 29.

601 Exod. xxvi. 1.

602 Exod. xxvi. 3.

603 Exod. xxvi. 4.

604 Exod. xxvi.