persecution. At this distance of time it is impossible to determine the relative amount of fraud or
of reality in the scene which follows, though the obvious meaning of the narrative itself tends to
the hypothesis of some kind of apparition. ch. (2 Samuel 19:28) On hearing the denunciation which
the apparition conveyed, Saul fell the whole length of his gigantic stature on the ground, and
remained motionless till the woman and his servants forced him to eat. The next day the battle
came on. The Israelites were driven up the side of Gilboa. The three sons of Saul were slain. Saul
was wounded. According to one account, he fell upon his own sword, (1 Samuel 31:4) and died.
The body on being found by the Philistines was stripped slid decapitated, and the headless trunk
hung over the city walls, with those of his three sons. ch. (1 Samuel 31:9,10) The head was deposited
(probably at Ashdod) in the temple of Dagon (1 Chronicles 10:10) The corpse was buried at
Jabesh-gilead. (1 Samuel 31:13)
•The Jewish name of St. Paul.
Saw
Egyptian saws, so far as has yet been discovered, are single-handed. As is the case in modern
Oriental saws, the teeth usually incline toward the handle, instead of away from it like ours. They
have, in most cases, bronze blades, apparently attached to the handles by leathern thongs. No
evidence exists of the use of the saw applied to stone in Egypt, but we read of sawn stones used in
the temple. (1 Kings 7:9) The saws “under” or “in” which David is said to have placed his captives
were of iron. The expression in (2 Samuel 12:31) does not necessarily imply torture, but the word
“cut” in (1 Chronicles 20:3) can hardly be understood otherwise.
Scapegoat
[Atonement, The Day Of, Day OF]
Scarlet
[Colors]
Sceptre
This word originally meant a rod or staff. It was thence specifically applied to the shepherd’s
crook, (Leviticus 27:32; Micah 7:14) and to the wand or sceptre of a ruler. The allusions to it are
all of a metaphorical character, and describe it simply as one of the insignia of supreme power.
(Genesis 49:10) We are consequently unable to describe the article from any biblical notice we
may infer that it was probably made of wood. The sceptre of the Persian monarch is described as
“golden” i.e. probably of massive gold. (Esther 4:11)
Sceva
a Jew residing at Ephesus at the time of St. Paul’s second visit to that town. (Acts 19:14-16)
(A.D. 52.)
Schools
(In the early ages most of the instruction of young children was by the parents. The leisure
hours of the Sabbaths and festival days brought the parents in constant contact with the children.
After the captivity schools came more into use, and at the time of Christ were very abundant. The
schools were in connection with the synagogues, which were found in every village of the city and
land. Their idea of the value of schools may be gained from such sayings from the Talmud as “The
world is preserved by the breath of the children in the schools;” “A town in which there are no
schools must perish;” “Jerusalem was destroyed because the education of children was neglected.”
Josephus says, “Our principal care is to educate our children.” The Talmud states that in Bechar
there were 400 schools, having each 400 teachers, with 400 children each and that there were 4000
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