2).  Paul's  appeal  to  Caesar  necessarily  in
volved  his  sailing  into  Italy  (xxvii.  1,  6).  The
ship  in  which  he  finally  reached  the  penin
sula,  after  landing  at  Syracuse  in  Sicily,
coasted  along  the  mainland  by  Rhegiuni  to
Puteoli  (xxviii.  13-16).  The  salutation  in  the
Epistle  to  the  Hebrews,  "  They  of  Italy  salute
you"  (Heb.  xiii.  24),  indicates  the  progress
of  Christianity,  not  only  in  Rome  itself,  but
in  other  towns  of  the  country  (cp.  Acts  xxviii.
14).  During  the  Roman  imperial  period,  the
state  of  the  country  in  comparison  with  the
capital  was  wretched.
rthai.    See  ITTAI.
Ith'a-mar  [palm-coast].
The  youngest  son  of  Aaron  (Ex.  vi.  23;  1
Chron.  vi.  3 ;  xxiv.  1).  With  his  father  and
his  three  elder  brothers  he  was  consecrated
to  the  priestly  office  (Ex.  xxviii.  1 ;  1  Chron.
xxiv.  2).  Upon  him  devolved  the  duty  of
enumerating  the  materials  gathered  for*  the
tabernacle  (Ex.  xxxviii.  21).  The  Gershonites
and  the  Merarites  acted  under  his  superin
tendence  (Num.  iv.  21-33).  He  founded  a
priestly  family  (1  Chron.  xxiv.  4,  5,  6),  which


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continued  after  the  captivity  (Ezra  viii.  2).
To  this  family  belonged  Eli  and  his  descend
ants,  who  held  the  office  of  high  priest  for
several  generations.  See  HIGH  PRIEST.
Ith/i-el  [God  is  with  me,  or,  possibly,  there
is  a  God].
1.  One  of  the  two  persons  to  whom  Agur
addressed  his  prophecy  (Prov.  xxx.  1) ;  but
see  R.  V.  margin  for  another  possibility.
2.  A  Benjamite,  son  of  Jesaiah  (Neh.  xi.  7).
Ith'lah,  in  A.  V.  Jethlah  [a  hanging  or

lofty  place].
A'  town  of  Dan  (Josh.  xix.  42).  Site  un
known.
Ith'mah  [bereavement].
A  Moabite,  one  of  the  valiant  men  of  Da
vid's  army  (1  Chron.  xi.  46).
Ith'nan  [perhaps,  perennial].
