Bible Dictionary: N.   1840

NA'AMAH, [h] (beautiful or agreeable), a descendant of Cain, and daughter of Lamech, said to have invented the art of spinning wool, Gen. 4:22. NAAMAH, an Ammonitish princess, wife of Solomon, and mother of king Rehoboam, 1 Kings 14:21. NA'AMAN, [h] (beautiful, or who prepares himself to motion), a general of the Syrian army under king Benhadad, and famous for his having been cured of leprosy, through the intervention of a little cap- tive Jewess, by the prophet Elisha, 2 Kings 5. NAAMAN, a son of Benjamin, Gen. 46: 21. NAAMAN, a grandson of Benjamin, Num. 26:40. NA'AMATHITE, [h] (who is of Naa- math), a title indicating the city or people of Zophar, Job 2:11. NA'ARAI, [h] (my young children, my watches, or my spiller), one of David's valiant men, 1 Chron. 11:37. NAASH'ON, [h] NAASON, and NAHSHON (he that foretels, or conjectures, or a serpent), the prince of Judah when Israel left Egypt, Exod. 6:23; Num. 7:12-17; Matt. 1:4. NA'BAL, [h] (fool or senseless), a rich, but niggardly, churlish man of the tribe of Judah, 1 Sam. 25. NA'BOTH, [h] (words, prophecies, or fruits), an upright man of Jezreel, who fell a victim to the wicked contrivances of queen Jezebel, by the villany of his fellow-citizens, for having refused to part with his paternal inheritance to king Ahab, 1 Kings 21. NA'CHON, [h] (prepared or solid), the name of a person or a threshing-floor near Jerusalem, 2 Sam. 6:6, called Chidon, 1 Chron. 13:9. NA'DAB, [h] (free gift or prince), a son of Aaron, Lev. 10:1, 2.   See ABIHU. NADAB, a son and successor of Jero- boam I., king of Israel, 1 Kings 15:25- 31. NAHA'RI, [h] (my nostrils, or hoarse, or angry), the armour-bearer to Joab, 2 Sam. 23:37. NA'HASH, [h] (snake, or serpent, or he that foretels), a barbarous king of the Ammon- ites, 1 Sam. 11. NAHASH, a king of Ammon, in friend- ship with David, 2 Sam. 10:2. NAHASH, supposed to be David's mother, 2 Sam. 17:25; 1 Chron. 2:13- 16. NA'HOR, [h] (hoarse, dry, or hot), grand- father of Abraham, Gen. 11:22-24. NAHOR, a brother of Abraham, and grandfather of Rebekah, the wife of Isaac, Gen. 11:26-29; 22:20-23. NAH'SHON.   See NAASON. NA'HUM, [h] (comforter, penitent, or their guide), the seventh of the minor prophets, supposed to have prophesied against Nineveh, about ninety years after Jonah, Nah. 1:8. NAHUM, THE BOOK OF: it denounces the final and inevitable destruction of the bloody city of Nineveh, and the awful visitation of God in its overthrow, Nah. 2. 3.   See NINEVEH. List: Commentary. NAIL, the horny substance which guards the end of the finger, Deut. 21: 12: a spike of iron to fasten wood-work, 1 Chron. 22:3: a tent-peg, Judg. 5:21; 5:26: a projecting timber in a wall, designed to suspend clothes or curtains, and denoting a permanent abode, Ezra 9:8; Isa. 22:23. NAILING, fastening to anything; as the ceremonial law is represented being abolished or hung up useless, Christ having by His death superseded it, "nailing it to the cross," Col. 2:14. NA'IN, Ναιν (beauty or pleasantness), a city of Galilee, near Capernaum, noted for the miracle of our Saviour raising the widow's son to life, Luke 7:14-16. NAI'OTH, [h] (beauties or habitations), a place near the city of Ramah, where was a school of the prophets established by Samuel, 1 Sam. 19:18-23. NAKED, without clothing, Gen. 2:[25]: without the upper garments, 1 Sam 19: 24; John 21:7: without worldly goods, Job 1:21: without the righteousness and grace of Christ, which cover and adorn the soul; as the garments of salvation, Rev. 3:17, 18; 19:8; Isa. 61:10: in- decently exposed, Exod. 32:25: dis- covered, Heb. 4:13; Deut. 28:48. NAKEDNESS, the more secret parts of the body, Gen. 9:22: guilt and moral destitution, Rev. 3:18: exposedness of a nation to enemies, Nah. 3:5 NAME, the common appellation of a person, Gen. 5:2; or thing, 4:17; Acts 9:11, 12: fame or honour, 1 Kings 1:47. Names among the ancients were signifi- cant, whether given by individuals or by Divine inspiration, or changed on im- portant occasions, as Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob.   Hebrew names which begin or terminate EL, or begin with JE, or end with IAH, have relation to God, as BETHEL (house of God).   Many names are spelt differently in the New Testa- ment, as Jeremias and Jeremy for Jere- miah, Elias for Elijah, Osee for Hosea, being translated from the Greek, whose spelling is retained in English letters; several also are given in the Latin form by [a choice] in the translators, as Timotheus for Timothy, Silvanas for Silas, and Marcus for Mark. NAME OF GOD: God can have no pro- per name of distinction, as He alone is the Author of all beings, and source of all blessedness; yet various titles are used in Scripture to indicate His eternal existence and perfections, Exod. 3:13, 14; His attributes, 34:6, 7; His glory, as seen in His works, Psal. 8:1-9; His honour, by His word and ordinances, 76:1, 2; His grace, 20:1; His protec- tion, ver. 5; His word, 5:11; His love and mercy in sending His Son to be our Redeemer, 22:22; John 17:26. NAME OF CHRIST: Immanuel is a name which was given to Christ to indi- cate the mysterious union of humanity with His Divine Person, Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23.   Jesus was given to indicate His office of Saviour, Matt. 1:21; His perfec- tions as Mediator are called His name, Isa. 9:6; His mediatorial honour, Phil. 2:9, 10; His authority and commission, Matt. 7:22; Acts 4:7; His honour among men, as the Saviour of the world, Psal. 72:19. NAME, to call by name, 1 Sam. 16:3. NAMED, called, Gen. 27:36: men- tioned or declared, Gen. 23:16: deno- minated, Luke 6:23. NAMELY, particularly, Isa. 7:20. NAMES, appellations, Gen. 2:20: titles, Hos. 2:17; Rev. 17:3. NAO'MI, [h] (beautiful or agreeable), the widowed mother-in-law of Ruth, Ruth 1: 2-20. NAPH'ISH, [h] (the soul, or he that rests himself), a son of Ishmael, Gen. 25: 15. NAPH'TALI, [h] (comparison or likeness, or he that struggles), the sixth son of Jacob, Gen. 30:8.   No detail is given of his personal history. NAPHTALI, THE TRIBE OF: this was numerous, as intimated by the blessing of Jacob, Gen. 49:21; and their loca- tion was a fertile district in North Gali- lee, bounded on the east by Jordan and the lakes of Merom and Tiberias, Josh. 19:32-39. NAPH'TUHIM, [h] (openings), the fourth son of Mizraim, Gen. 10:13. NAPKIN, a cloth to wipe the hands at table, Luke 19:20. NARCISS'US, [h] (astonishment or stupidity), a favourite of the Roman em- peror Claudius: his household at Rome is saluted by Paul, Rom. 16:11. NARROW, not wide, Num. 22:26: limited, Josh. 17:15: difficult, Matt. 7:14. NARROWED, contracted or small, 1 Kings 6:6. NARROWER, more contracted, Isa. 28:20. NARROWLY, carefully, Job 13:27. NA'THAN, [h] (who gives, or is given), an upright prophet of God, and a faithful reprover and friend of king David, 2 Sam. 7:2-17; 12:1-15. NATHAN, a son of David and Bath- sheba, 1 Chron. 3:5; Luke 3:31. NATHAN, a Jewish nobleman returned from Babylon, Ezra 8:16. NATHAN'AEL, Ναθαναηλ (the gift of God), one of the first disciples of Christ, sup- posed to be the apostle Bartholomew, John 1:46; 21:2. Nathanael.   Paper: THE TWELVE. NA'THAN-ME'LECH, [h] (the gift of the king), a chamberlain of Manasseh, and keeper of the chariots consecrated to the sun, 1 Kings 23:11. NATION, inhabitants of a country: a country, Exod. 34:10: fellow-coun- trymen, or descendants of the same stock, Acts 26:4; 28:19: the founder of a nation, Gen. 25:23.   Chris- tians forming the [local] church of God are a holy nation, 1 Pet. 2:9. NATIVE, of one's birth, Jer. 22:10. NATIVITY, birth, as the land of our birth, Gen. 11:28; Jer. 46:6. NATURAL, that which is the work of creation, as the human face, Jam. 1:23: what is agreeable to our human consti- tution, Deut. 34:7; Rom. 1:31. NATURALLY, prompted by affection, Phil. 2:20: according to our nature, Jude 10. NATURAL MAN, an ungodly, unregene- rate man, who regards not the spiritual excellency of religion, being insensible to what is superior to the dictates of our corrupted reason and depraved passion, 1 Cor. 2:14. NATURAL BODY, the human frame in its present material and mortal condi- tion, 1 Cor. 15:[44-]56. NATURE, the order of all things esta- blished by the Creator, Rom. 1:26: rea- son, or the intellectual light implanted in the mind, 2:14: birth, Gal. 2:15: common sense and custom, 1 Cor. 11:14: substance or essence, Heb. 2:16: the present state of man as fallen, Eph. 2:3: in reality, Gal. 4:8: qualities or dispo- sitions, 2 Pet. 1:4. NAUGHT, bad or evil, 2 Kings 2:19. NAUGHTINESS, wickedness, Prov. 11: 6: folly, Jam. 1:21. NAUGHTY, wicked, Prov. 6:12: bad, Jer. 24:2. NAVEL, the point in the middle of the belly, Job 40:16. NAVES, fellies of a wheel, 1 Kings 7: 33. NAVY, an assembly or fleet of ships, 1 Kings 9:26, 27; 10:11, 22. NAY, no: a denial, 1 Kings 2:17; Matt. 5:37. NAZARE'NE, Ναζωραις (kept, or flower), a native or inhabitant of Nazareth, used as a term of contempt, Matt. 1:23: a Nazarite, Num. 6:13.   See NAZARITE. NAZARE'NES, Jewish Christians, as they were called in contempt by their countrymen, probably on account of Jesus Christ having resided at Nazareth, Acts 24:5. NAZ'ARETH, Ναζαρετ (separated or sanc- tified), a city of Zebulon in Galilee, about seventy miles north of Jerusalem: it stood low in public estimation for the character of its inhabitants, John 1:46, yet it became famous as the residence of Jesus until He entered on His ministry, Matt. 1:23; Luke 2:51; 4:16.   Nazareth still exists with a population of from 5000 to 7000, some of whom are Moh_m- m_dans, but mostly of several sects of ignorant and superstitious professors of Christianity.   The Rom. Cat.s have a church here, called the "Church of the Annunciation," the most magnificent of any in the land, except that at Jeru- salem. NAZARITE, an Israelite under a pecu- liar voluntary vow of devotedness to God, as described by Moses, Num. 6: 2-20.   Samson was a Nazarite for life, Judg. 13:5; 16:17: and also [possibly] John the Baptist, Luke 1:15.   Many of the pro- phets also were Nazarites for life, and eminent for their holiness, and zeal for the honour of God, Amos 2:11, 12; Lam. 4:7. NAZARITE.   John the Baptist probably was not one in the strictest, O. T. sense. NEAP'OLIS, Νεαπολις (new city), a sea- port of Macedonia, near to Philippi, Acts 16:11: its modern name is Napoli. NEAR, close or not far off, Gen. 27: 22. NEARER, more closely related, Ruth 3:3: less remote as to time, Rom. 13: 11. NEBAI'OTH, [h] (words or prophecies), a son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:13: he be- came the head of a powerful tribe of Arabs, exceedingly rich in flocks and herds, and hence the beautiful figure of prophetic speech regarding the conver- sion of the Gentiles to Messiah, Isa. 60:7. NE'BAT, [h] (that beholds), a person of note, but his name is dishonoured by the proverbially flagitious conduct of his wicked son, the first king of the ten tribes of Israel, 1 Kings 12:15, 28, 30; 13:33, 34; 16:3-26. NE'BO, [h] (that speaks, prophesies, or fructifies), a city or town of Reuben, east of Jordan on the land of Moab, Num. 32:3, 38; Isa. 15:1, 2. NEBO, a peak or elevation of the mountains of Abarim, near to the city, famous for the death of Moses, Deut. 32:49, 50. NEBO, an idol of the Chaldeans, Isa. 46:1, supposed to denote the moon, as Bel is thought to have referred to the sun, held in great honour, as is evident by his title forming part of the names of their great men, as Nebuchadnezzar. NEBUCHADNEZ'ZAR, [h] (tears and groans of judgment), the most famous king of Babylon: he was a despot of extreme haughtiness, whom God employed to execute his judgments on the guilty inhabitants of Tyre, Ezek. 26:7, of Egypt, 29:18, and of Jerusalem, 2 Kings 24:18, 19.   The history of Ne- buchadnezzar's reign and times is re- markably instructive, as illustrating the manners of oriental despots, the charac- ter and influence of idolatry, and the overruling providence of God, 2 Kings 24.; Dan. 2. 3. 4. NEBUCHADREZZAR, the same person as Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Kings 25:1; Jer. 39:1. NEBUSHASH'BAN, [h] (prophecy, that expands), a general of the Chaldean army, Jer. 39:13. NEBUZAR'ADAN, [h] (fruits or pro- phecies of judgment), the chief marshal of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, Jer. 39. NECESSARY, required for use, service, or practice, Acts 28:10. NECESSITIES, wants, exigencies, Acts 20:34. NECESSITY, need, Phil. 4:16: what must be, as law, Heb. 8:3; as a duty, 1 Cor. 9:16; as a custom, Luke 23: 17. NE'CHO, [h] (lame, or who is beaten), a surname of a king of Egypt, 2 Chron. 35:20; Jer. 46:2.   See PHARAOH. NECK, the part of the body between the head and shoulders, Gen. 27:16: the head to the neck, Deut. 21:4: the whole man, 28:48: the heart, Neh. 9:29: needful of assistance, Neh. 3:5. NECROMANCER, an enchanter or con- jurer, who pretends to foretel future events by questioning the dead, Deut. 18:11. NEED, want, Deut. 15:8; John 13:29. NEED, to want, 1 John 2:27: to re- quire, Luke 15:7. NEEDFUL, necessary, Ezra 7:20. NEEDLE, a small instrument for sew- ing, Matt. 19:24. NEEDLE-WORK, embroidery by the needle, Exod. 26:36. NEEDS, necessarily, 2 Sam. 14:14; 1 Cor. 5:10. NEEDY, poor, Deut. 15:11: spiritually necessitous, Psal. 11:17. NEESINGS, sneezings, Job 41:18. NEGLECT, to disregard, Matt. 18:17; Heb. 2:3. NEGLECTED, omitted, not visited, Acts 6:1. NEGLECTING, disregarding, Col. 2:23. NEGLIGENT, careless or forgetful, 2 Pet. 1:12. NEHEMI'AH, [h] (consolation of the Lord, or rest of the Lord), a Jew in the court of Ahasuerus, supposed to be of the royal family of David, but born a captive in Babylon: by the special pro- vidence of God he became the restorer of Jerusalem, and the reformer of its religion; his history, for about thirty- four years, exhibits him as a most [important] example of piety, diligence, justice, benevolence, and patriotism, Neh. 1. 13. NEHEMIAH.   The revivalist. Paper: Revivals in the Old Testament. NEHEMIAH, THE BOOK OF: this is a most valuable volume, relating to the Jews after their return from Babylon, recording the various works of Nehe- miah in completing the rebuilding of Jerusalem, and restoring the Jewish nation; it closes the inspired history of that people under the Old Testament, about 420 years before the birth of Christ.   List: Commentary. NEHI'LOTH, a word signifying flutes, found in the title of the fifth psalm, designed probably to be sung with flutes. NEHUSH'TA, [h] (snake, soothsayer, or brazen), the queen of king Jehoiakim, 2 Kings 24:6-8. NEHUSH'TAN, [h] (which is of brass; in derision a trifle of brass), the name which king Hezekiah gave in contempt to the brazen serpent of Moses, which had been worshipped by the infatuated idolators of Judah, 2 Kings 18:4. NEIGHBOUR, one who dwells near, Exod. 12:4; 2 Kings 4:3: one who performs acts of kindness to the dis- tressed, Luke 10:36.   Every human being is entitled, as a neighbour, to acts of sym- pathy and charity, as taught by our Saviour in the story of the good Samaritan. NEIGHBOUR.   Book. NEIGHBOUR, near as neighbours, Jer. 49:18. NEIGHED, did neigh, as a horse, Jer. 5:8. NEIGHING, the cry of a horse, Jer. 8:16. NEITHER, not either, 1 Kings 22:31: not at all, Gen. 3:3. NEPALI BIBLE.   List: Ministry. NEPHEW, the son of a brother or sister, Judg. 12:14; Job 18:19. NER, [h] (lamp or brightness), the father of Abner, who was the general of king Saul, 1 Sam. 14:50, 51. NERE'US, [g] (light, or land newly tilled), a Christian at Rome saluted by Paul, Rom. 16:15. NER'GAL, [h] (spy or watchman), an idol of a body of the Assyrians settled in Samaria, 2 Kings 17:30. NER'GAL-SHARE'ZER, [h] (prince of the treasure of Nergal), a chief prince of Babylon in the army that besieged Jeru- salem, Jer. 39:3, 13. NEST, the lodgment of a bird for her young, Ezek. 31:6: the young birds in the nest, Deut. 32:11: a comfort- able habitation, Job 29:18: a secure dwelling, Hab. 2:9. NET, an instrument for catching fish or wild beasts, Luke 5:5, 6; Isa. 51:20: an ornament wrought like a net, 1 Kings 7:17: a mischievous stratagem, Mic. 7:2: the Divine chastisement, Job 19:6. NETHAN'EEL, [h] (gift of God), a prince of Issachar, Num. 1:8; 7:18, 19. NETHANEEL, a priest, son of Obed- edom, 1 Chron. 15:24. NETHANEEL, a prince of Judah, 2 Chron. 17:7. NETHANI'AH, [h] (gift of the Lord), a Jewish prince, whose son Ishmael was famous after the siege of Jerusalem, 2 Kings 25:23-25; Jer. 41:2-15. NETHER, lower, Exod. 19:17; Deut. 24:6. NETHERMOST, lowermost, 1 Kings 6:6. NETH'INIMS, [h] (given, offered, or devoted), labourers o servants dedicated to be employed in the more burdensome service among the Jews, Ezra 2:58; 8: 20: they are supposed to have been the conquered Canaanites, who were spared, but reduced to servitude, 1 Kings 9: 20, 21: such were the Gibeonites, Josh. 9:21, 23, 27. NETO'PHAH, [h] (drop, distillation, am- ber, myrrh, or gum), a city of Judah, Ezra 2:22. NETOPH'ATHITES, inhabitants of Ne- tophah, 2 Sam. 23:28; 1 Chron. 2: 54. NETTLES, well-known wayside weeds, some of them stinging, Isa. 34:13. NET-WORK, grates or ornaments in forms resembling nets, Exod. 27:4; 1 Kings 7:18. NEVER, at no time, Gen. 41:19. NEVERTHELESS, notwithstanding that, Exod. 32:34; Rom. 5:14. NEW, just made or built, Deut. 20:5: lately arisen, Exod. 1:8: never worn before, 1 Kings 11:29: extraordinary or unusual, Num. 16:30: before unknown, Matt. 16:27. NEW CREATURE, a regenerated per- son, a true believer, exhibiting in his temper and behaviour the graces of the Spirit of God, 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 5:22; 6:15. NEW CREATURE.   Tract. NEW MAN, the renewed mind exhibit- ing the active graces of a Christian, Eph. 4:24. NEW TESTAMENT, the covenant of redemption and grace, as revealed in the gospel to all nations, in contradis- tinction from the Levitical covenant, established only with the people of Israel, 2 Cor. 3:6; Heb. 9:15. NEW TESTAMENT, the title given to the volume of the inspired writings of the apostles and evangelists, forming the second part of the HOLY BIBLE. See the following TABLE. NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS. Book. Author. Where written. For whose use. Date. A.D. 1. Matthew, in Hebrew           --       in Greek Matthew . Do. . . . Judea . . . . . Do. . . . . . . Hebrew Christians . . Gentile   Do. . . . . 38 60 2. Thessalonians I. . . Paul . . Corinth . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 54 3. Thessalonians II. . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 54 4. Galatians . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 54 5. Corinthians I. . . Do. . . . Ephesus . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 59 6. Romans . . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 60 7. Corinthians II. . . Do. . . . Macedonia . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 60 8. James . . . . . . James . . Judea . . . . . Jewish nation . . . . 61 9. Mark . . . . . . Mark . . Rome . . . . . . Gentile Christians . . 62 10. Ephesians . . . . Paul . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 62 11. Philippians . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 63 12. Colossians . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 63 13. Philemon . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Philemon . . . . . . 63 14. Hebrews . . . . . Do. . . . Italy . . . . . Hebrew Christians . . 63 15. Luke . . . . . . Luke . . Greece . . . . . { Theophilus and Gen- } {     tile Christians . . } 63 16. Acts . . . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Do.   Do. . . . . 64 17. Timothy I. . . . Paul. . . Macedonia . . . . Timothy . . . . . . 65 18. Titus . . . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Titus . . . . . . . 65 19. Peter I. . . . . . Peter . . . Babylon or R. General . . . . . . 64 20. Jude . . . . . . Jude . . Unknown . . . Do. . . . . . . . 65 21. Peter II. . . . . Peter. . . Babylon or R. Do. . . . . . . . . 65 22. Timothy II. . . . . Paul . . Rome . . . . . Timothy . . . . . . 66 23. John I. . . . . . John . . . Ephesus . . . . General . . . . . . 96   65[?] 24. John II. . . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Lady Electa . . . . [90]RJS   69[?] 25. John III. . . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . Gaius . . . . . . . [90]RJS   69[?] 26. Revelation . . . . Do. . . . Patmos . . . . General . . . . . . 97 27. John . . . . . . Do. . . . Ephesus . . . . Do. . . . . . . . . 98 R = Rome[?]--Thomas Timpson. [CHM note: The book of Matthew given first in the Hebrew language was a pre-1900 view. See also Aramaic (Syriac).] NEW TESTAMENT, Greek Textus Receptus Scrivener (1894). List: Greek New Testament. NEWLY, lately, Deut. 32:17. NEWNESS, the state of being new, holi- ness, Rom. 6:4. NEWS, information lately received, Prov. 25:25. NEXT, nearest, as in place, Exod. 12: 4: in order, John 1:29. NIB'HAZ, [h] (that fructifies, that pro- duces vision, or to prophesy), an idol god of the Avites or Hivites, 2 Kings 27:31. NICA'NOR, Νικανωρ (conqueror or victori- ous), one of the seven Grecian deacons of the first Christian church, Acts 6:5. NICODE'MUS, Νικοδημος (innocent blood), a Jewish ruler, who was a blind believer in Jesus as the Messiah, John 3:1; 19: 39. NICODEMUS.   Paper: The New Birth. NICOLA-ITANES, professors of Christi- anity, who denied the real humanity of Christ, and whose practices were grossly immoral, Rev. 2:6-15.   Nicolas, the deacon, is thought by some to have originated this sect; but no evidence of this exists in Scripture. NIC'OLAS, Νικολαος (victory of the people), one of the seven Grecian deacons of the first Christian church, Acts 6:5: he is supposed to have been a Jew of Antioch. NICOP'OLIS, Νικοπολις (the city of victory), a city of Macedonia, Tit. 3:12: it is now called Nicopi. NI'GER, Νιγερ (black), the surname of Simeon, one of the [important] teachers at Antioch, Acts 13:1. NIGH, near, whether to place, Num. 24:17, time, John 6:4, or kindred, Lev. 25:49. NIGHT, the daily time of darkness, Gen. 1:4: the season of affliction, Psal. 30:5: a state of ignorance and unbelief, Rom. 13:12: death, John 9:4. NIGHT-HAWK, a species of owl, abound- ing in the rocks and ruins of Egypt, Arabia, and Syria, Lev. 11:16. NIGHT-WATCHES, the four seasons into which the Jews divided their nights, each being of about three hours, the first commencing about six o'clock in the evening, Psal. 63:6; Matt. 14:25; Luke 12:33. NIM'RAH, [h] (a leopard), or BETH- NIMRAH (leopard-temple), Num. 32:3, 36; a city of Gad or Reuben, near the sea of Sodom. NIM'RIM, [h] (leopards), a place noted for its bitter waters, near the sea of Sodom, Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34. NIM'ROD, [h] (rebellious, or steep of him that rules), a daring hunter of wild beasts, and a powerful tyrant among his fellow- men, whose ambition prompted him to assume a kind of royalty, and to found the kingdom of Babylon, Gen. 10:8-11. It seems probable that Nimrod projected the tower of Babel, 11:3-9.   His being called a "mighty hunter before the LORD," indicates his being very bold and powerful on the earth. NIN'EVEH, [h] (handsome, or dwelling), a famous city of antiquity, metropolis of the empire of Assyria, Gen. 10:11.   Nin- eveh was built on the eastern side of the river Tigris, about 350 miles north-west of Babylon: it was said to be about twenty-one miles long, and nine miles wide; and its walls, one hundred feet high, guarded by 1500 towers, each two hundred feet high, were fifty-four miles in circuit.   At the time of Jonah's mis- sion it is computed to have contained about 600,000 inhabitants.   Nahum pre- dicted the utter ruin of Nineveh, on account of the wickedness of its people: it was besieged and taken by the Medes, and reduced to desolation, as described by that prophet; so that for ages, till our times, the precise site of it was un- known to travellers.   Opposite to the site of Nineveh is the modern city of Monsul, on the western bank of the Tigris, containing about 40,000 inhabit- ants, Turks, Armenians, Jews, Arabs, and Kourds: many of them are nominal Christians, called Nestorians, from Nes- torius, a patriarch of Constantinople, about A.D. 430, who taught some peculiar notions regarding the person of Christ, in opposition to those who called the virgin Mary the mother of God. NIN'EVITES, the people of Nineveh, Luke 11:30. NI'SAN, the Persian name of the first month of the Jewish sacred year, Neh. 2:1; Est. 3:7.   See MONTH. NIS'ROCH, [h] (standard, or proof and temptation), an idol god of the Assyrians, 2 Kings 19:37. NITRE, a kind of alkaline salt, called natrum, or soap-earth, abounding in Palestine, Arabia, and Egypt.   Vinegar poured upon it produced great efferves- cense, Prov. 25:20; and its soapy nature made it valuable for cleansing the skin or clothes, Jer. 2:22.

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