A Dictionary of the Holy Bible Containing An Historical Account of the Persons
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible Containing An Historical Account of the Persons
Gaetano Donizetti
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This Hiram was an excellent artificer in all forts of works, in brafs and copper. He underftood not only how- to execute, but to defign the moft cu- rious works. He made two large co- lumns of brafs for Solomon, which were placed at the entrance of the temple porch, one whereof was called Jachin, the other Booz. He moreover made that large bafon called the brazen lea, wherein water was kept for the ufe of the temple ; and ten brazen bafons of a lefier fize, with their bafes for the ufe of the p...riefts. HIRCANUS, John Hircanus, the fon of Simon Maccabasus. Some think that he was firnamed Hircanus, oa account of the victory obtained by him ever Hircanus, whom the books of the Maccabees and Jofephus call Cen- debeus. Others fay, that Simon's eideit fon was called Hircanus, and R r that H I R C 6io ] tliat after his death the fame name was given to John, Simon's fecond fon ; and others are of opinion that he had the name of Hiicanus from a vidlory obtained by him over the Hircanians. Simon Maccabaeus, the high-prieft and prince of the Jews, having made his fon John Hircanus governor of the fea-coafts of Judea, John took up his quarters generally at Gaaara, which Cendebeus came to feize upon, and re- duce the Jews to obedience.
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