Offered for sale is a complete three-volume set of A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, published in London in 1759. This substantial eighteenth-century biblical reference work was compiled to provide historical, geographical, theological, and antiquarian information relating to the Scriptures, serving both as a dictionary and an extensive concordance to the Bible.
The work contains detailed accounts of biblical persons, places, customs, religious practices, and significant scriptural themes, together with explanations of difficult passages and discussions of Hebrew antiquities. It represents an important example of eighteenth-century biblical scholarship and would make an excellent addition to any collection of antiquarian theology, biblical studies, or ecclesiastical history.
Published during a period of growing scholarly interest in biblical history and interpretation, this dictionary sought to gather "whatever is known concerning the antiquities of the Hebrews" into a single comprehensive reference work. Such dictionaries were widely used by clergy, theologians, and serious students of Scripture throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
A desirable complete eighteenth-century theological set, increasingly difficult to find intact in all three volumes.