(31.) The miracles of our Lord
7. By allusions and references to things, persons, places, manners,
customs, and opinions, &c., perfectly conformable to the
statements of the most authentic records that remain ; such as,
(1.) The origin of the Assyrians, Elamites, Lydians, Medes, &c.
(2.) Shepherds being an abomination to the Egyptians
(3.) The political division of the land of Egypt
(4.) The Egyptian mode of embalming
(5.) Respecting Gideon being termed Jerubbaal
(6.) The seven counsellors of Persila
(7.) The exclusion of persons from having a personal interview
with the kings of Persia
(8.) The state of Palestine in the time of the New Testament
writers
(9.) The character of the Galileans, and their murder by Pilate
(10.) The character of Herod Antipas
(11.) Of the soldiers under arms at the baptism of John
(12.) Of a sentinel being sent to execute him
(13.) Of the appointment of Ananias to the high-priesthood
8. From the names still borne by places, and traditions respecting
them
(1.) Respecting Midian
(2.) Pi-hahiroth
(3.) The wilderness of Shur
(4.) Elim.
(5.) Mount Sinai
(6.) Mount Hor
(7.) Dibon
(8.) Aroer
(9.) Beth-nimrah, or Nimrim
(10.) Elealah
(11.) Heshbon
(12.) Bashan, and Og the king of it
(13.) Beth-shean
(14.) The valley of Elah
(15.) Bethlehem
(16.) Bethany
(17.) Gethsemane
(18.) Cana of Galilee
(19.) Aceldama
9. By allusions to, or corrupt traditions of, the accounts of the
sacred writers
(1.) The rainbow