Eyre

[0. Fr., from Lat. ire, to go.] (O. Eng. Law.) A journey or circuit; a court of itinerant justices. Eyry, or EYRIE, ( i're,) n. [Teut. ey, an egg. See AERIE.] An eggery; anest for eggs; the place where birds of prey construct their nests and hatch; an aerie. Ezekiel, (e-ze'ke-el.) [IHeb., God strengthens.] ( Script .) One of the canonical books of the Old Testament. It is named after its author, E. , who was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, B. c. 598, and placed by the river Chebar. He prophesied for 20 years, B. c. 595 to 575, till the 14th year after the final captivity of Jeru salem. The Book of E. abounds with sublime visions of the divine glory, and awful denunciations against Israel for their rebellious spirit against God, and their abominable idolatry. It naturally divides itself into two equal parts: the first containing oracles before the fall of Jerusalem; the second, oracles after that event, - the catastrophe in question forming the centre and culminating point of the book. In the first part we have an account of Ezekiel's call to the prophetic office; a circumstantial announcement of the destruction coming upon Judah and Jerusalem, on account of the wickedne of the people; visions and prophetic discourses relating to the rejection of the covenant people, with a description of the guilt of the people, their rulers, priests, and false prophets, and several discourses reproving the idolatry of the people, and proclaiming the destruction of Jerusalem and its people. In the second part we have prophecies against the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines; against Tyre, Sidon, and Egypt; respecting the restoration of the theocracy, the future salvation of Israel, in its conditions and basis, and in its development, from the reanimation of the people to their victory over all the enemies of the divine kingdom; and, finally, the renewal and glorification of the theocracy in the Me ianic period. There are so few grounds for doubting the genuinene of this book, that its authenticity has been very little called in question. Ez'ra, son of Seraiah, a priest of the Jews, and a descendant of Aaron. He was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Artaxerxes Long i man us, however, sent him to his own country with a colony of the Jews, and all the sacred ve els and ornaments of the temple, which he had in charge to rebuild. On his arrival at Jerusalem, 458 B. c., he set about the reformation of abuses, particularly one of strange marriages. He restored the whole canon of the Old Testament. There is in the Bible a book under his name, and in the Apoc rypha two others. Joseph us says that he died at Jerusalem; but others a ert that he returned and ended his days in Persia. Ezra, (Book of.) ( Script .) One of the canonical books of the Old Testament. It is generally attributed, both by Jews and Christians, to the priest whose name it bears; chiefly since, in ch. 8 and 9, the actions of E. are related in the first person. It is a continuation of Jewish history, from the close of the Book of Chronicles; giving an account of the return of the Jews from the time of Cyrus; with an account of his own subsequent proceedings. The events narrated in the book occupy a period of about 79 years (B. c. 536-457). It contains the edict of Cyrus, permitting the Jews to return into Judea and rebuild the temple, with an account of the people who first returned under the leadership of Zerubbabel, and of their offer ings toward rebuilding the temple; the commencement of the building; the hinderances from the Samaritans; the finishing and dedication of the temple in the sixth year of Darius Hystaspes; the departure of Ezra from Babylon, with a commi ion from Artaxerxes Long i man us, with an account of his companions, and arrival at Jerusalem; and, finally, a narrative of the reformation effected by him. There are two apocryphal books of that name (see ESDRAS), and the Book of Nehemiah is sometimes called the Second Book of E. , the two hav ing been at one time connected together IMG:content-0096.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0097.jpg:[graphic] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia EARL Each'where, adv. Everywhere (R.).' Eads (eeds), JAMES BUCHANAN, LL.D., civil engineer, was born at Lawrence burg, Ind., May 23, 1820; was a natural mechanic from boyhood. While a mere child he constructed a toy steamboat, and shortly thereafter devised and patented a diving apparatus which proved very succe ful and profitable. He was an important factor in constructing the ironclad river boats used on the Mi i ippi river (1861-62); was designer and engineer in charge of the construction of the great St. Louis bridge acro the Mi i ippi (finished 1874); constructed the jetties at the mouth of that river (1875-79); and afterward made plans for the building of a ship railway acro the isthmus of Tehuantepec. He was the first American to whom the Albert Medal was awarded (1884). Died at Na au, Bahamas, March 8, 1887.