Identifier: dictionaryofbibl01scha Title: A dictionary of the Bible.. Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893 Subjects: Publisher: [n. p.]

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Text Appearing Before Image: was as Deborah predicted. Sis-era fled, and died by the hand of Jael; his army was cut off and every manslain. Jud. 4: 21. The triumphal song composed or dic-tated by Deborah on that occasion is re-garded as one of the finest specimens ofOriental poetry. Jud. 5. We give a fewverses from a revised version : Lord, when thou wentest forth out of Seir,When thou marchedst out of the field of Edum,The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped,Yea, the clouds dropped water.The mountains flowed down at the presence of the Lord,Even that Sinai at the presence of the Lord the God of Israel. The kings came, they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan In Taanach hy the waters of Megiddo; They took nogain of silver. They fought from heaven ; The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.The river Kishon swept them away,That ancient river, the river Kishon.March on, my soul, with strength.See Barak. Jael. DEBTOR. See Loan. DECAPOLIS (ten cities), a regionnoticed three times in the Bible. Matt.

Text Appearing After Image: Map of Decapolis. (Frovi Schaffs New Testament Commentary.) 4:25; Mark 5: 20 ; 7:31. It lay near I sides of the Jordan. The cities werethe Sea of Galilee, probably on both | rebuilt by the Romans about B. c. 65;226 DEC DEM but as other cities grew up, writers arenot agreed as to the Dames of the tencities. Pliny gives them as follows:Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara, Pella,Philadelphia, Geiasa, Dion, Canatha,Raphana, Damascus. Six are deserted,and none have many inhabitants exceptDamascus. DECISION, VALLEY OF.Joel 3:14. See Jehoshaphat. DEDAS (lowyronnd). 1. The nameof a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10 : 7 ;1 Chr. 1: 9. 2. A son of Jokshan, son of Abra-ham by Keturah. Gen. 25 : 3 ; 1 Chr.1:32. DEDICATE, DEDICATION,a religious ceremony by which any per-son, place, or thing is set apart for theservice of God or to some sacred use.Num. 7; 2 Sam. 8 : 11: 1 Kgs. 8. Cities,walls, gates, and private houses werethus dedicated. Neh. 12 : 27. The prac-tice of consecration was very commonamong the Jews, a

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