strangers presents a strong contrast to the rigid exclusiveness of the Jews at the commencement of
the Christian era. The growth of this spirit dates from the time of the Babylonish captivity.
Straw
Both wheat and barley straw were used by the ancient Hebrews chiefly as fodder for the horses
cattle and camels. (Genesis 24:25; 1 Kings 4:28; Isaiah 11:7; 66:25) There is no intimation that
straw was used for litter. It was employed by the Egyptians for making bricks, (Exodus 5:7,16)
being chopped up and mixed with the clay to make them more compact and to prevent their cracking.
[See Brick] The ancient Egyptians reaped their corn close to the ear, and afterward cut the straw
close to the ground and laid it by. This was the straw that Pharaoh refused to give to the Israelites
who were therefore compelled to gather “stubble” instead—a matter of considerable difficulty,
seeing that the straw itself had been cut off near to the ground.
Stream Of Egypt
occurs once in the Old Testament— (Isaiah 27:12) [RIVER OF EGYPT] RIVER OF EGYPT
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Street
The streets of a modern Oriental town present a great contrast to those with which we are
familiar, being generally narrow, tortuous and gloomy, even in the best towns. Their character is
mainly fixed by the climate and the style of architecture, the narrowness being due to the extreme
heat, and the gloominess to the circumstance of the windows looking for the most part into the
inner court. The street called “Straight,” in Damascus, (Acts 9:11) was an exception to the rule of
narrowness: it was a noble thoroughfare, one hundred feet wide. divided in the Roman age by
colonnades into three avenues, the central one for foot passengers, the side passages for vehicles
and horsemen going in different directions. The shops and warehouses were probably collected
together into bazaars in ancient as in modern times. (Jeremiah 37:21) That streets occasionally had
names appears from (Jeremiah 37:21; Acts 9:11) That they were generally unpaved may be inferred
from the notices of the pavement laid by Herod the Great at Antioch, and by Herod Agrippa II. at
Jerusalem. Hence pavement forms one of the peculiar features of the ideal Jerusalem. Tob. 13:17;
(Revelation 21:21) Each street and bazaar in a modern town is locked up at night; the same custom
appears to have prevailed in ancient times. (Song of Solomon 3:3)
Stripes
[Punishments]
Suah
(sweeping), son of Zophah an Asherite. (1 Chronicles 7:36) (B.C. about 1020.)
Succoth
(booths).
•An ancient town, first heard of in the account of the homeward journey of Jacob from Padan-aram.
(Genesis 35:17) The name is derived from the fact of Jacob’s having there put up “booths” (succoth)
for his cattle as well as a house for himself. From the itinerary of Jacob’s return it seems that
Succoth lay between Peniel, near the ford of the torrent Jabbok and Shechem. Comp. (Genesis
32:30) and Genesis33:18 In accordance with this is the mention of Succoth in the narrative of
Gideon’s pursuit of Zebah and Zalluunna. (Judges 5:5-17) It would appear from this passage that
it lay east of the Jordan, which is corroborated by the fact that it was allotted to the tribe of Gad.
(Joshua 13:27) Succoth is named once again after this—in (1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chronicles 4:17)—as