Charger
a shallow vessel for receiving water or blood, also for presenting offerings of fine flour with
oil. (Numbers 7:79) The daughter of Herodias brought the head of St. John the Baptist in a charger,
(Matthew 14:8) probably a trencher or platter. [Basin]
Chariot
a vehicle used either for warlike or peaceful purposes, but most commonly the former. The
Jewish chariots were patterned after the Egyptian, and consisted of a single pair of wheels on an
axle, upon which was a car with high front and sides, but open at the back. The earliest mention of
chariots in Scripture is in Egypt, where Joseph, as a mark of distinction, was placed in Pharaoh’s
second chariot. (Genesis 41:43) Later on we find mention of Egyptian chariots for a warlike purpose.
(Exodus 14:7) In this point of view chariots among some nations of antiquity, as elephants among
others, may be regarded as filling the place of heavy artillery in modern times, so that the military
power of a nation might be estimated by the number of its chariots. Thus Pharaoh in pursuing Israel
took with him 600 chariots. The Philistines in Saul’s time had 30,000. (1 Samuel 13:5) David took
from Hadadezer, king of Zobah, 1000 chariots, (2 Samuel 8:4) and from the Syrians a little later
700, (2 Samuel 10:18) who in order to recover their ground, collected 32,000 chariots. (1 Chronicles
19:7) Up to this time the Israelites possessed few or no chariots. They were first introduced by
David, (2 Samuel 8:4) who raised and maintained a force of 1400 chariots, (1 Kings 10:25) by
taxation on certain cities agreeably to eastern custom in such matters. (1 Kings 9:19; 10:25) From
this time chariots were regarded as among the most important arms of war. (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Kings
9:16,21; 13:7,14; 18:24; 23:30; Isaiah 31:1) Most commonly two persons, and sometimes three,
rode in the chariot, of whom the third was employed to carry the state umbrella. (1 Kings 22:34; 2
Kings 9:20,24; Acts 8:38) The prophets allude frequently to chariots as typical of power. (Psalms
20:7; 104:3; Jeremiah 51:21; Zechariah 6:1)
Charran
(Acts 7:2,4) [Haran]
Chase
[Hunting]
Cheani
(a contraction of Chenaniah), one of the Levites who assisted at the solemn purification of the
people under Ezra. (Nehemiah 9:4)
Chebar
(length), a river in the “land of the Chaldeans.” (Ezekiel 1:3; 3:15,23) etc. It is commonly
regarded as identical with the Habor, (2 Kings 17:6) and perhaps the Royal Canal of
Nebuchadnezzar,—the greatest of all the cuttings in Mesopotamia.
Chebel
(cord), one of the singular topographical terms in which the ancient Hebrew language abounded.
We find it always attached to the region of Argob. (3:4,13,14; 1 Kings 4:13)
Chedorlaomer, Or Chedorlaomer
(handful of sheaves), a king of Elam, in the time of Abraham, who with three other chiefs made
war upon the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim and Zoar, and reduced them to servitude.
(Genesis 14:17)
Cheese
frankie
(Frankie)
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