Ne'i'el [many Nc'iel'\ (Heb. Ne'icl', bx"^"?, dwelling- place of "God; Sept. 'SaiijX v. r. 'Ai'i/},\, 'I»'<((;\; Vulg. Xehiel), a town in the territory of Asher, near the south- ern or south-eastern border (Josh, xix, 27). Eusebius and Jerome (who call it the " village Bwtoanmi," Bairn- avau'i) place it in the mountain (Carmel), sixteen miles east (N.?)ofC'iesareaPaUBstina, where medicinal springs were found (Onomast. s. v. Aniel, 'AriZ/X, the reading of the Alexand. MS. of the Sept. in the above passage) ; a position which exactly agrees with that of the modern village Jiistan, ailjoining the spring ,\in-Haud. a short distance east of Alhlit (Van de Velde, M<ip\ The de- scription of the boundary is quite indistinct at this point [see Tkibe] ; and if we regard merely the asso- ciated names Jiphthali-el (the present Jefat) and Cabul (now Kabul), we might locate Neicl at the modern Miar (supposing a mere interchange of li(iuids in the name), a village conspicuously situated lialf-way between them (Hobinson, Xew Jies. iii. M7. 103); although Bctli-emek (q. v.) is mentioned immediately before Xeiel, and lies much farther interior (at Amkah). Keil (Comment, on
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Josh, ad loc.) thinks that the statement of the text as- signs both these latter places a position south of the border and within Zebulon ; while Knobel (Comvientar, ad loc. Josh.) is inclined to identify Neiel with the Neah of Josh, xix, 13, which, however, lay too far cast. For other views, see Rosenmuller, Scholia, ad loc.
Neigh (^ij^, tsahal', prop, to he clear or bright; hence to emit a sharp sound, as of a shout, so often ; spoken of the neighing of a horse [Jer. viii, 16 ; xiii, 27 ; 1, 5, 8] and the bellowing of a bull [Jer. 1, 11]; but in both cases as indicative of lustful desire).
Neighbor (usually y'^, red, elsewhere " friend ;" 6 TrXtjcnoc, one's nearest dweller). This word in its gen- eral sense signifies a person near, and one connected with us by the bonds of humanity, and whom charity re- quires that we should consider as a friend and relation (Deut. V, 20). At the time of our Saviour the Phari- sees had restrained the meaning of the word neighbor to those of their own nation or to their o^v-n friends, holding that to hate their enemy was not forbidden by the law (Matt, v, 43). But our Saviour informed them tliat the whole world were neighbors; that they ought not to do to another what they would not have done to themselves; and that this charity extended even to enemies. The beautiful parable of the Good Samaritan is set forth to illustrate this principle (Luke x, 29-437). See Chauity.
Neil, John, a Presbyterian minister, was born in 1804 in Antrim Co., Ireland. His parents, emigrating to tlie United States, settled upon a farm in Washington Co.. Pa. He was early taught the great truths of the Bible, and the way of salvation according to the faith and practice of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He was educated at Washington College, Washington, Pa. ; studied theology at the Associate Re- formed Seminary at Alleghany City, Pa. ; was licensed in 183G, and in 1838 was ordained pastor of the three congregations of Mount Jackson, Centre, and Mahoning, Pa. In 1849, after laboring earnestly and faithfully for eleven years, he was released from Mahoning congre- gation ; in 1857, on account of failing health, he also redgned Centre congregation, continuing thereafter his labors with the Mount Jackson congregation until 18G0, when he became unable to preach and retired from the ministry. He died in 1861. Mr. Neil was a close stu- dent of tlie Scriptures. As a preacher he was more in- structive than attractive. He always endeavored to make thorough pulpit preparation, and often wrote his sermons a second time before delivery. See Wilson, Presh. Hist. Almanac, 1863, p. 361. (J."L. S.)
Neile, John, D.D., an English divine, flourished in the reign of king James II as dean of Ripon. He was born about the beginning of the 17th century, and was noted among his contemporaries. See Stoughton, Eccles. Hist, of Eng. ii, 197.
Neile, Richard, D.D., an English prelate of con- siderable note, flourished in the reign of king James I, i. e. some time about the opening of the 17th century. He was born near the close of the 16th century, and after due educational training became a school-teacher, but afterwards took holj' orders, and rapidly rose to posi- tions of influence. He was finally elevated to the epis- copate, and successively held the sees of Rochester, Lichfield and Coventry, Lincoln, Durham, and Win- chester, and was then made archbishop of York, promo- tions which are said to have been secured by Neile by most base and unchristian conduct. He was subser- vient to the interests of king James at the expense of his own manhood, and is generally spoken of as the ecclesiastical courtier of king James's reign. Says Perry {Eccles. JJist. i, 205), " If we were to write down against this prelate all that is deliberately said of him by his metropolitan, archbishop Abbot (Collett's State Trials, vol. ii), his character (i. e, Neile's) would be by no means a flattering one." Abbot was bid to beware of
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him, for that " he was ever and in all things naught. That he did all the worst offices that ever he could, and was still stirring the coals to procure to himself a repu- tation." " I know not," said another, " what the bishop of Lichfield does among you, but he hath made a shift to be taken for a knave generally with us." Though the friend and ally of Laud, he was yet far his inferior, and Neile is universally spoken of as " neither conspic- uous for learning nor for diligence in his office. He did not preach once in twelve years, . . . but knew how to please both James and Charles. He was one of'a class of men of whom the Church of England can never be proud." Archbishop Neile died in 1640. See Perrv, Jlist. of iheCh.o/En</. i,ld\.sq. (J. H.W.)