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ble, if this be attended to. Whatever the divine wisdom might think proper to convey in this singularly comprehensive language-table, which was well understood by the ancient Hebrews, is, no doubt, left for our investigation. It appears from scripture, that these ancient people were well acquainted with the natures and properties of the animal, mineral and vegetable kingdoms, which, we are told, they learnt from their most sacred writings. Adam, Tubal Cain, Noah, Moses and the prophets, were scientific and learned men, and the greatest masters of natural philosophy, that ever appeared on earth. But as subjects of this nature are foreign to this work, I shall confine myself to those things which are connected therewith.

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It has frequently appeared to me, when reading the original scriptures, that something more was comprehended in the Hebrew names, than we had hitherto understood and it is evident, that there is still something undiscovered, as to this particular, of which we have been ignorant, on account of that inattention to the elements of the Hebrew language, which has been too prevalent among the Jews, as well as among the learned, and which future time may develope. I shall here introduce a singular coincidence, as to the numbers contained in the Hebrew names of men, at the establishment of every dispensation, by which the intelligent reader may see, that something more is comprehended in the original language, than has been generally believed for the last 1800 years.

THE FIRST DISPENSATION.

From Adam to Cain, Abel and Seth, when the first dispensation was established, the numbers of the four names are,

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From Noah to Shem, Ham and Japhet, when the second dispensation was established, the numbers of the four

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It is also a singular circumstance, that the two Antediluvians, Adam and Noah, who received the first two dispensations, are said to have lived to a similar age. Adam, who received the first dispensation, is recorded to have lived to the 10th century after his creation, and Noah, who received the second dispensation, is said to have lived to the 10th century after he was born.

THE THIRD DISPENSATION.

From Abraham, the father and founder of the Hebrew nation, to the third dispensation given to Moses, the numbers of the names are,

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From the 80th year of Moses, when he led the Israelites out of Egypt, to Christ, who gave the last and final dispensation, and prophetic numbers ceased:

From Moses to Eli, including 12 years' government of the Elders, who succeeded Joshua.

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It is also worthy of notice, that if the numbers of the names of the descendants of Abraham viz. Isaac, Jacob, Levi, Koath, Amram, 1292, be divided by the number of lineal descendants of Jacob. viz. Levi, Koath, Amram, the beginning of the fourth generation, they will give the number of years they were to be sojourners, viz. 430 years. Agreeably to Gen. xv. 13. "know of a surety thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years:" but which was in reality 430 years.

The prophets were also instructed by the doctrine of numbers, concerning the states of the church and peo

ple, which numbers had a recondite meaning. For all names and terms in the Hebrew language, comprehend the state, and express the quality, as well as point out the subject or thing mentioned. This will appear to the intelligent reader from the following passages, where the number FORTY is introduced, which, while it shows the time, or number of the things spoken of, has a plain reference in the body of the narrative to the subject in question. In a state of trial, temptation, suffering and uncertainty; which shows the beauty, originality, comprehensiveness and singularity of the original Hebrew.

Thus we find, that the number 666, as above, was used by the apostle, and also a pointed reference to future things by the words, a time, times, and half a time. The same is applied by the prophet Daniel, to signify a state of things to come. Ezekiel was directed to represent the iniquity of the house of Israel by the number THREE HUNDRED and NINETY; and the iniquity of the house of Judah by the number FORTY. A similar state of things, I say, we find signified in the scriptures wherever the same number occurs; viz. to rain forty days and forty nights-if there shall be forty found-Moses was forty years in Egypt, forty years he fled from the face of Pharaoh, forty years he led the Hebrews in the wildernesswas in the mount forty days and forty nights-the spies searched the land forty days-forty stripes-presented himself forty days-forty days and Nineveh shall be destroyed-when he had fasted forty days-being seen of them forty days

Went up by seven steps-seven days shalt thou prepare-shalt purify seven days-shall reckon to him seven days-feast of seven days-seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets-seven bullocks and seven rams― seven trumpets-compassed the city seven times-bullock of seven years old-wept before him the seven days

seven times pass over him—raise against him seven shepherds-seven spirits which are before his throne— mystery of the seven stars—seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God— shall be seven eyes-seven lamps-seven pipes-seven heads-seven thunders uttered their voices.

Rested on the seventh day—seventh day is the sabbath-seventh day he shall go out-the seventh day he called-look on him again the seventh day—on the seventh day the priest shall look-but it shall be on the seventh day-the priest shall come again the seventh day—in the seventh month-after the seventh sabbath— seventh year shall be a sabbath-purify yourselves on the seventh day-seventh day ye shall compass the cityand the seventh lot came out—and it came to pass on the seventh day-and it came to pass at the seventh hour— and the fast of the seventh-Enoch the seventh from Adam-had opened the seventh seal-the seventh angel sounded.

The Cherubim had four faces-four wings-four winds of the heaven blew-and four great beasts came up-four wings of a fowl-the beast had four headsthe great beast which are four-are four kings-the great horn was broken and there came up four notable ones, toward the four winds of heaven-four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up-four carpentersfour chariots, with horses of four colors-which were four spirits-the altar four cubits, and upwards-four horns

He shall purify himself with it on the third dayshall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day— called Samuel the third time-and he said, do it the third time-in the third day he will raise us up-he went out about the third hour, and prayed the third time-it was the third hour-come in the third watch-the third day

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