an angel St Luke dwells more than any of the Evangelists on the ministry of angels, Luke 1:26; Luke 2:9; Luke 2:13; Luke 2:21; Luke 12:8; Luke 15:10; Luke 16:22; Luke 22:43; Luke 24:4; Luke 24:23, and frequently in the Acts. Compare the births of Isaac, Samson, and Samuel.

the right side i. e. the South. It was the propitious side so to speak, Mark 16:5; Matthew 25:33; and ib. Schöttgen, Hor. Hebr.

the altar of incense A small movable table of acacia wood overlaid with gold. See Exodus 30:1-38; Exodus 37:25; 1 Kings 7:48. In Hebrews 9:4 the word may possibly mean -censer."

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