Page 262.—_The divan._] This is a raised platform, about four feet wide and six inches high, from the floor in the houses of Aleppo, according to Russel, (p. 27) running round the head and sides of the room, close to the wall, on which mats and cushions are spread. It serves as the ordinary seat of the Orientals, instead of our chairs. Page 263.—_The table in the east is low._] Mariti (ii. 144.) describes a table at which he dined, as raised about a hand’s breadth from the floor, and two feet broad. Page 272.—_Hyrcanus unites in himself the three offices_ _of the Messiah, prophet, prince, and priest._] Josephus (Bell. J. i. 2. 8. &c.) gives several instances of the prophetic inspiration of Hyrcanus, Ant. xiii. 10. 7. 12. 1. Page 273.—_First watch of the night._] According to the original division of time among the Jews, there were only three watches in the night. See Judges vii. 19. They afterwards borrowed from the Romans the division into four watches. Matth. xiv. 25. Mark xiii. 35. See Lewis, Hebrew Republic, Book vii. chap. 2. The water-clock, or clepsydra, was invented by Ctesibius, (Vitruv. ix. 9. Athen. lib. iv, p. 174) a native of Alexandria, in the reign of Ptolemy Physcon. In earlier times the dial appears to have been the only measurer of time among the Hebrews. Page 274.—_Great Hallel._] “Quarto epoto poculo, nihil amplius tota nocte libare præter nisi aquam licebat, nisi quis vellet super quintum poculum cantare ilium eximium hymnum qui incipit _confitemini dominum_ (Psalm cxxxvi.) et pertinet ad usque _super flumina Babylonis_.” (Psalm cxxxvii.) Maim. de Sol. Pasch. Fascic. Hist. et Phil. Sacr. vii. 897. Page 275.—_Soon after midnight._] Τῶν ἀζύμων τῆς εορτῆς ἀγομένης, ἐκ μέσης νυκτὸς ἐν ἔθει ἤν τοῖς ἱερεῦσι ἀνοιγνύναι τοῦ ἱερου τοὺς πυλῶνας. Jos. Ant. xviii. 2. Page 276.—_Usual morning sacrifice._] Exod. xxx. 7. 9. xxix. 38-46. Numb. xxviii. 1-8. The special offering for the Passover, Numb. xxviii. 16-25. Page 277.—_Garments of the high-priest._] See Exod. xxviii. xxxix. 1. 39. Jos. Bell. Jud. v. 57. Page 282.—_Music of the Levites._] According to Josephus, Ant. vii. 12. 3. the instruments of the Levites were a ten-stringed instrument, called _Cinyra_, struck with the plectrum; a twelve-stringed, _Nabla_, played with the fingers; and cymbals. The Rabbins say (Lightfoot, i. 921.) that a flute, or hautboy, was used on particular days, of which the Passover was one. Page 284.—_Gesture of the high-priest in blessing._] See Vitringa, Lib. de Syn. iii. 2. 20. p. 1119. Lightfoot, i. 947. Page 285.—_A thank-offering._] Thank-offerings, freewill-offerings, and offerings for vows, went under the general denomination of peace-offerings. The laws respecting them are found Lev. iii. vii. 11-34. xix. 5-8. xxii. 17-33. The thank-offering was to be wholly consumed on the same day; the freewill-offering on the same or the following day.