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Marquis of Bute in 1866, and by the late Emperor Frederick of Germany (then Crown-Prince of Prussia) in 1869.

One of the largest oaks in Palestine is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. It is supposed by some to be the tree under which Abraham pitched his tent, and is called “Abraham’s oak.” (See OAK.)

(2.) The third son of Kohath the Levite (Exodus 6:18; 1 Chronicles 6:2,

18).

(3.) 1 Chronicles 2:42, 43.

(4.) A town in the north border of Asher (Joshua 19:28).

HEGAI eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).

HEIFER Hebrews ‘eglah, (Deuteronomy 21:4, 6; Jeremiah 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos. 10:11); giving milk (Isaiah 7:21); ploughing (Judges 14:18); treading out grain (Jeremiah 50:11); unsubdued to the yoke an emblem of Judah (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:34).

Hebrews parah (Genesis 41:2; Numbers 19:2). Bearing the yoke (Hos. 4:16); “heifers of Bashan” (Amos 4:1), metaphorical for the voluptuous females of Samaria. The ordinance of sacrifice of the “red heifer” described in Numbers 19:1-10; comp. Hebrews 9:13.