It would appear that Abram was not molested by these various petty Canaanitish nations, that he was hospitably received by them, that he had pleasant relations with them, and even entered into their battles as an ally or protector.

In the latter part of the reign of Saul the enemies with whom he had to contend were the various Canaanitish nations that had remained unconquered during the hard struggle of four hundred years after the Hebrews had been led by Joshua to the promised land.

Now, if God commanded the individual destruction of all the Canaanitish nations, Joshua disobeyed him in every instance.

We argue that this command to exterminate, did not include all the individuals of the Canaanitish nations, but only the inhabitants of the cities, (and even those conditionally,) for the following reasons.

Contact with any of them would be perilouswith the inhabitants of the cities peculiarly, and of the Canaanitish cities preeminently so.

The 16th verse gives directions for the disposal of the inhabitants of Canaanitish cities, after they had taken them.

the 12th, 13th, and 14th, and thus make a distinction between those Canaanitish cities that fought, and the cities afar off that foughtin one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the males only.

The offer of peace, and the conditional preservation, were as really guarantied to Canaanitish cities as to others.

" [Footnote A: Suppose all the Canaanitish nations had abandoned their territory at the tidings of Israel's approach, did God's command require the Israelites to chase them to the ends of the earth, and hunt them down, until every Canaanite was destroyed?

We argue that the command in these verses, did not include all the individuals of the Canaanitish nations, but only the inhabitants of the cities, (and even those conditionally,) because, only the inhabitants of the cities are specified,"of the cities of these people thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth."

Since then it is certain that they gave wages to a part of their Canaanitish servants, thus recognizing their right to a reward for their labor, we infer that they did not rob the rest of their earnings.

The Canaanitish servant by thus fleeing to the Israelites, submitted himself as a dutiful subject to their national government, and pledged his allegiance.

We argue that the command in these verses, did not include all the individuals of the Canaanitish nations, but only the inhabitants of the cities, (and even those conditionally,) because, only the inhabitants of cities are specified"of the cities of these people thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth."

Contact with any of them would be perilouswith the inhabitants of the cities peculiarly, and of the Canaanitish cities pre-eminently so.

The 16th directs as to the disposal of the inhabitants of the Canaanitish cities.

The common mistake has been, in supposing that the command in the 15th verse refers to the whole system of directions preceding, commencing with the 10th, whereas it manifestly refers only to the inflictions specified in the 12th, 13th, and, 14th, making a distinction between those Canaanitish cities that fought, and the cities afar off that foughtin one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the males only.

The offer of peace, and the conditional preservation, were as really guarantied to Canaanitish cities as to others.

[Footnote E: Suppose all the Canaanitish nations had abandoned their territory at the tidings of Israel's approach, did God's command require the Israelites to chase them to ends of the earth, and hunt them out, until every Canaanite was destroyed?

Since then it is certain that they gave wages to a part of their Canaanitish servants, thus recognizing their right to a reward for their labor, we infer that they did not rob the rest of their earnings.

"The Hebrew, with which the Canaanitish and the Phoenician stand in connexion.

1), a royal Canaanitish city 10 m. NW. of Hebron.

AJALON, VALLEY OF, in Palestine, scene of a battle between Joshua and five Canaanitish kings, during which the sun and moon stood still at the prayer of Joshua, to enable him to finish his victory.

AMORITES, a powerful Canaanitish tribe, seemingly of tall stature, NE. of the Jordan; subdued by Joshua at Gibeon.

JAEL, the Jewish matron who slew Sisera the Canaanitish captain, smiting a nail into his temples as he lay asleep in her tent, Judges iv. 18, 21. JAEN (26), a picturesque cathedral city, capital of a province of the same name, in Andalusia, Spain, on a tributary of the Guadalquivir, 50 m. NW. of Granada; the province (438) lies along the valley of the Guadalquivir, and was once a Moorish kingdom.

As one reads, an extraordinary procession of persons seems to pass before one's eyesMoses, Archimedes, Achilles, Job, Hector and Charles the Fifth, Cardan and Alaric, Gordianus, and Pilate, and Homer, and Cambyses, and the Canaanitish woman.