See also:

• ELIXIR (from the Arabic al-iksir, probably an adaptation of the Gr. Eilpiov, a powder used for drying wounds, from Opbs, dry)

ELIXIR (from the Arabic al-iksir, probably an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of the Gr. Eilpiov, a See also:

• POWDER (through O. Fr. puldre, modern poudre, from Lat. pulvis, pulveris, dust)

powder used for drying wounds, from Opbs, dry)  , in See also:

• ALCHEMY

alchemy, the See also:

• MEDIUM

medium which would effect the transmutation of See also:

• BASE

base metals into See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold; it probably included all such substances—vapours, liquids, &c.—and had a wider meaning than " philosopher's See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone." The same See also:

• TERM

term, more fully See also:

• ELIXIR (from the Arabic al-iksir, probably an adaptation of the Gr. Eilpiov, a powder used for drying wounds, from Opbs, dry)

elixir R . V. marg. is an alteration to remove from See also:

• ELISHA (a Hebrew name meaning " God is deliverance ")

Elisha the See also:

• SUGGESTION

suggestion of an untruth . The See also:

• GILGAL (Heb. for " circle " of sacred stones)

Gilgal of Elisha is near the See also:

• JORDAN (the down-comer; Arab. esh-Sheri'a, the watering-place)
• JORDAN, CAMILLE (1771—1821)
• JORDAN, DOROTHEA (1762—1816)
• JORDAN, THOMAS (1612 ?–1685)
• JORDAN, WILHELM (1819–1904)

Jordan—comp. vi . I with iv . 38, rut, e'irv,—and cannot be other than the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• SANCTUARY (from the late Lat. sanctuarium, a sacred place)

sanctuary 2 M. from See also:

• JERICHO (WI:, m;, once ahn:, a word of disputed meaning, whether " fragrant " or " moon [-god] city ")

Jericho, the See also:

• LOCAL

local holiness of which is still attested in the Onomastica . It is true that in 2 See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

Kings ii . I See also:

• BETHEL (Heb. " House of God ")

Bethel seems to See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie between Gilgal and Jericho; but v . 25 shows that Gilgal was not originally represented as Elisha's See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence in this narrative, which belongs to the See also:

• CARMEL

Carmel-Dothan See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series . On the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand, for the See also:

• IDENTIFICATION (Lat. idem, the same)

identification with the Gilgal (Jiljilia) S.W. of See also:

• SHILOH
• SHILOH, BATTLE OF

Shiloh, see G . A . See also:

• SMITH
• SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
• SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
• SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
• SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
• SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
• SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
• SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
• SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
• SMITH, G
• SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
• SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
• SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
• SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
• SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
• SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
• SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
• SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
• SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
• SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
• SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
• SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
• SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
• SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
• SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
• SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
• SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
• SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
• SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
• SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
• SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)

Smith, Ency . Bib .

(s.v . Gilgal); See also:

• BURNEY, CHARLES (1726-1814)

Burney, op. cit., p . 264; See also:

• SKINNER, JAMES (1778-1841)
• SKINNER, JOHN (1721-1807)

Skinner, See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

Century See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible: Kings, p . 278 . vitae, elixir of See also:

• LIFE

life, was given to the substance which would indefinitely prolong life; it was considered to be closely related to, or even identical with, the substance for transmuting metals . In See also:

• PHARMACY

pharmacy the word was formerly given to a strong See also:

• EXTRACT (from Lat. extrahere, to draw out)

extract or See also:

• TINCTURE (Fr. teinture, Lat. tinctura, tingere, to dye, stain)

tincture, but it is only used now for an aromatic sweet preparation, containing one or more drugs, and in such expressions as " elixir of See also:

• VITRIOL

vitriol," a mixture of sulphuric See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid, See also:

• CINNAMON

cinnamon, See also:

• GINGER (Fr. gingembre, Ger. Ingwer)

ginger and See also:

• ALCOHOL

alcohol .