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of_o cilicia_n be_v the_o same_o as_o pyramus_n 110_o gehon_n near_o jerusalem_n call_v siloe_n 10â—_o the_o old_a geography_n be_v not_o very_o certain_a 41_o 74_o getulia_n chavilath_n 84_o gezair_n why_o so_o call_v 147_o gichon_n a_o name_n of_o nilus_n 105_o giulfal_n afford_v precious_a stone_n 102_o the_o persian_a gulf_n have_v a_o great_a many_o meers_n 77_o gordiaean_a mountain_n 152_o adonis_n garden_n their_o origin_n 17_o alcinous's_n garden_n their_o origin_n 145_o hesperides_n garden_n their_o origin_n ibid._n jupiter_n garden_n their_o origin_n ibid._n golden_a garden_n give_v to_o pompey_n by_o aristobulus_n 17_o garden_n of_o syria_n 146_o garden_n of_o the_o world_n four_o famous_a place_n of_o asia_n 148_o garden_n of_o eastern_a prince_n and_o their_o origin_n 17_o h_n haoula_n ceilan_n 124_o hippopotames_n of_o ganges_n 41_o hippopotames_n of_o the_o river_n petzora_n ibid._n hydaspes_n phison_n 72_o hyphasis_n phison_n ibid._n cure_v fever_n ibid._n bring_v forth_o the_o clove-tree_n ibid._n the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o precious_a stone_n be_v not_o understand_v i_o jatsa_fw-la in_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o course_n of_o water_n 43_o jaxartes_n call_v sichon_n 109_o the_o indies_n and_o aethiopia_n confound_v by_o the_o ancient_n 114_o the_o name_n of_o the_o indies_n from_o eden_n indus_n phison_n 72_o indoscythia_n 97_o josephus_n correct_v 114_o 135_o jraqua_n a_o province_n its_o territory_n â—â—_o happy_a island_n and_o their_o origin_n 145_o jupiter_n be_v nilus_n according_a to_o the_o egyptian_n 108_o k_o kedem_fw-la or_o east_n country_n situate_v near_o the_o eastern_a bank_n of_o the_o tigris_n 28_o 29_o kidmath_n and_o its_o signification_n 137_o l_o lovain_n divine_v their_o opinion_n of_o paradise_n 14_o m_n mahomet_n opinion_n concern_v the_o river_n of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n 49_o manna_n have_v the_o colour_n of_o bedolach_n 92_o mausal_n confound_v with_o ninive_n 139_o melas_n and_o melo_n name_n of_o the_o nilus_n 106_o memnon_n bear_v in_o susiana_n 28_o 121_o 12â—_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n of_o memnon_n 127_o memnonian_n wall_n of_o sufa_n 121_o palace_n of_o susa_n ibid._n way_n 128_o citadel_n of_o susa_n 124_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o indies_n 95_o the_o sea_n of_o persia_n ibid._n the_o sea_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n messene_n island_n 56_o 64_o mocali_n a_o river_n n_o nabathean_a eastern_n 125_o nichal_n name_n of_o nilus_n 106_o naharmalca_n a_o channel_n or_o cut._n 136_o naharfare_n gehon_n 104_o naid_n see_v nod._n nebuchadonozor_n do_v turn_v the_o water_n of_o euphrates_n by_o many_o channel_n 58_o nebuchadonozor_n master_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o persian_a sea_n 62_o nebuchadonozor_n or_o baltasar_n name_v lucifer_n son_n of_o aurora_n 122_o nilus_n why_o so_o name_v 105_o 106_o hath_z its_o spring_n in_o the_o indies_n 2_o come_v from_o euphrates_n 42_o nilus_n gehon_n 5_o 12_o 105_o why_o say_v to_o fall_v from_o jupiter_n 108_o one_o of_o the_o go_n ibid._n esteem_v holy_a ibid._n nilus_n black_a 107_o compare_v to_o a_o arrow_n its_o overflowing_n 108_o ninive_n confound_v with_o mausal_n 139_o nod_n and_o naid_n and_o its_o signification_n 149_o nozelim_n and_o its_o signification_n 52_o nuchul_n name_n of_o nilus_n 107_o o_o onyx_n be_v the_o sardonyx-stone_n 99_o was_z only_o find_v in_o arabia_n 102_o oroatis_n a_o river_n name_v pasitigris_n by_o the_o soldier_n of_o alexander_n 81_o oâ—â—s_n nilus_n 108_o osiris_n nilus_n ibid._n oxus_n gehon_n 109_o p_o pallacopa_n a_o channel_n of_o euphrates_n 61_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n where_o situate_v 12_o its_z rivers_z suppose_v to_o run_v under_o ground_n paradise_n of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n 145_o a_o river_n of_o cilicia_n 110_o a_o city_n of_o syria_n 21_o pasitigris_n 81_o pearl_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf._n 93_o pontus_n euxinus_n the_o persian_n ignorant_a in_o navigation_n 61_o persian_a word_n many_o in_o modern_a language_n 133_o pesilim_n stone_n in_o syrias_n 144_o phasis_n phison_n 73_o phison_n be_v the_o western_a channel_n of_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n 13_o 75_o phison_n why_o so_o name_v 76_o have_v give_v its_o name_n to_o other_o river_n 81_o precious_a stone_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf._n 101_o two_o only_a in_o the_o breastplate_n of_o the_o jewish_a highpriest_n have_v keep_v their_o name_n 98_o pliny_n correct_v ibid._n pluto_n meadow_n 145_o pyramus_n gehon_n 101_o r_o regma_n city_n of_o arabia_n 90_o rosch_n and_o its_o signification_n 51_o saint_n schange_v into_o it_o and_o the_o 120_o saba_n near_o chavilah_n 101_o sabbi_n the_o christian_n of_o st._n john_n 125_o sabéans_n rich_a people_n 88_o sabéans_n a_o name_n common_a to_o many_o people_n 89_o sabéans_n people_n 88_o sabian_o eastern_a people_n 124_o scaliger_n correct_v 119_o schat_n el_fw-es arab_n a_o river_n 45_o 81_o schichor_n nilus_n 106_o schoham_n what_o it_o signify_v 98_o scythia_n and_o indoscythia_n part_n of_o the_o southern_a indies_n 97_o schirath_n be_v syrias_n in_o josephus_n 151_o sichon_n cydnus_n 110_o siloâ—_n a_o torrent_n why_o so_o name_v 113_o 114_o siris_n and_o sirius_n name_n of_o nilus_n 107_o solinus_n correct_v 134_o sollax_n or_o sulax_n tigris_n and_o its_o origin_n 134_o solymi_n pisidian_n 128_o the_o sun_n worship_v by_o many_o people_n 124_o sur_n a_o mountain_n in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o arabia_n near_o the_o holy_a land_n 86_o 163_o susa_n why_o so_o name_v 120_o syrias_n and_o its_o situation_n 144_o syria_n why_o so_o call_v 138_o the_o syrian_n love_n garden_n 146_o schat-el-arab_n a_o river_n of_o the_o arabian_n 81_o the_o fortress_n of_o spasines_n 63_o the_o sabian_o book_n 124_o the_o wise_a man_n câ—me_v from_o saba_n to_o worship_v our_o lord_n 90_o t_n the_o astronomical_a table_n of_o the_o cananaean_n 151_o taijaron_n and_o its_o signification_n 134_o talatha_n see_v thelassar_n 23_o talisman_n image_n of_o the_o sun_n 124_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n why_o turn_v 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which_o the_o phison_n run_v be_v show_v i._o verse_n 11._o that_o it_o be_v which_o compass_v chavilah_n the_o whole_a land_n of_o chavilah_n the_o sure_a mark_n whereby_o we_o may_v know_v the_o phison_n be_v those_o that_o moses_n give_v of_o it_o when_o he_o say_v that_o it_o water_n the_o land_n of_o chavilah_n that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o land_n good_a gold_n pearl_n or_o bdellium_n and_o the_o onyx-stone_n if_o then_o i_o can_v show_v that_o these_o mark_n belong_v only_o to_o that_o river_n which_o i_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o phison_n no_o body_n will_v be_v able_a to_o contradict_v my_o opinion_n those_o who_o inquire_v after_o the_o situation_n of_o this_o river_n who_o different_a opinion_n i_o mention_v before_o aught_o to_o have_v begin_v here_o for_o if_o have_v once_o find_v the_o country_n of_o chavilah_n where_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o gold_n pearl_n and_o precious_a stone_n they_o have_v also_o find_v in_o it_o a_o river_n that_o have_v any_o 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chavilah_n in_o africa_n towards_o the_o west_n and_o give_v that_o name_n to_o getulia_n without_o give_v any_o reason_n for_o it_o i_o do_v not_o see_v any_o other_o but_o the_o conformity_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o word_n of_o chavilah_n and_o getulia_n by_o transpose_v of_o the_o letter_n if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a proof_n we_o must_v receive_v all_o anagram_n as_o solid_a argument_n ii_o to_o find_v out_o chavilah_n they_o shall_v show_v have_v follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o the_o sacred_a writer_n in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n where_o the_o disperse_v of_o nation_n that_o happen_v after_o the_o confusion_n of_o babel_n be_v very_o exact_o describe_v and_o where_o one_o may_v find_v the_o name_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o founder_n of_o nation_n which_o be_v almost_o all_o the_o seq_n same_o name_n with_o they_o of_o
those_o nation_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o two_o chavilah_n one_o the_o son_n of_o chus_n and_o the_o other_o the_o son_n of_o joctan_n m._n bochart_n 23._o who_o very_o learned_o explain_v that_o chapter_n in_o his_o phaleg_n show_v that_o this_o last_o chavilah_n be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o inhabit_v the_o land_n of_o chaulan_n situate_v on_o the_o easterly_a coast_n of_o the_o arabian_a gulf_n on_o the_o west_n of_o arabia_n felix_n this_o land_n have_v no_o affinity_n with_o that_o we_o look_v for_o but_o the_o other_o have_v which_o take_v its_o name_n from_o chavilah_n son_n of_o chus_n as_o the_o same_o m._n bochart_n do_v tell_v we_o moses_n 7_o and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n very_o plain_o point_v at_o the_o situation_n of_o this_o land_n of_o chavilah_n when_o in_o order_n to_o express_v the_o two_o extremity_n of_o arabia_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o holy_a land_n they_o mention_v chavilah_n and_o sur._n sur_n be_v a_o desert_n adjoin_v to_o egypt_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o arabian_a gulf._n it_o follow_v then_o that_o chavilah_n be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o arabia_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf_n that_o be_v to_o say_v begin_v at_o the_o west_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o canal_n which_o i_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o phison_n and_o extend_v itself_o towards_o the_o south_n along_o the_o westerly_a coast_n of_o that_o gulf_n as_o far_o as_o catif_n and_o josephus_n relate_v the_o same_o thing_n 8_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o these_o place_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n and_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o mark_v the_o same_o limit_n of_o that_o distance_n instead_o of_o sur_n put_v peluse_n the_o first_o town_n one_o meet_v go_v from_o palaestina_n into_o egypt_n along_o the_o seashore_n and_o instead_o of_o chavilah_n he_o put_v the_o erythraean_a or_o red_a sea_n plain_o declare_v by_o those_o word_n the_o situation_n of_o chavilah_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o land_n be_v not_o unknown_a to_o profane_a author_n they_o call_v they_o chaulothéans_n chablasians_n chaulasians_n and_o chaveléans_n which_o name_n be_v manifest_o derive_v from_o chavilah_n or_o chavilath_n as_o it_o be_v write_v when_o it_o be_v conâ—â—â—ued_v and_o place_v they_o betwixt_o the_o nabathéans_n and_o agréans_n which_o be_v ishmaelites_n by_o origin_n inhabitant_n of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la pretty_a near_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf._n many_o learned_a man_n among_o the_o modern_a and_o especial_o steuchus_n beroaldus_n grotius_n hornius_n 11._o and_o bochart_n have_v acknowledge_v this_o situation_n of_o chavilah_n and_o very_o well_o see_v that_o these_o nation_n which_o i_o name_v just_a now_o borrow_v from_o it_o their_o name_n and_o situation_n calathua_n a_o town_n in_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la which_o ptolemy_n set_v near_o the_o same_o place_n have_v perhaps_o some_o relation_n to_o this_o chap._n ix_o continuation_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o eleven_o verse_n and_o a_o beginning_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o twelve_o i._o gold_n of_o arabia_n ii_o and_o especial_o of_o chavilah_n i._o this_o be_v not_o all_o we_o must_v find_v arabia_n here_o some_o gold_n and_o that_o good_a too_o that_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a for_o author_n both_o sacred_a and_o profane_a do_v very_o much_o commend_v the_o gold_n and_o riches_n of_o arabia_n diodorus_n write_v that_o 3_o in_o arabia_n be_v find_v natural_a gold_n of_o so_o lively_a a_o colour_n that_o it_o be_v very_o much_o like_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o so_o fix_v that_o it_o want_v neither_o fire_n nor_o refine_v to_o be_v purify_v towards_o the_o west_n of_o that_o land_n there_o be_v such_o abundance_n of_o gold_n in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o aliléans_n and_o cassanites_n that_o they_o value_v it_o less_o than_o silver_n brass_n and_o iron_n one_o may_v judge_v how_o rich_a the_o sabean_o and_o other_o arabian_n be_v 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high_a value_n there_o be_v a_o great_a communication_n betwixt_o all_o these_o nation_n through_o the_o euphrates_n and_o the_o persian_a gulf_n and_o we_o must_v particular_o observe_v that_o the_o prophet_n join_v eden_n a_o region_n where_o paradise_n be_v situate_v to_o saba_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o chavilah_n of_o this_o saba_n must_v also_o be_v understand_v the_o word_n of_o david_n direct_v to_o jesus_n christ_n under_o the_o name_n of_o solomon_n in_o that_o prophetical_a psalm_n the_o 72_o when_o he_o foretell_v 15._o he_o that_o the_o â—_z of_o saba_n shall_v bring_v he_o gift_n and_o gold_n out_o of_o their_o country_n which_o prediction_n be_v fulfil_v when_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o come_v 11._o from_o arabia_n according_a to_o the_o most_o common_a opinion_n offer_v to_o our_o saviour_n gold_n frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n rhegma_n mention_v by_o ezekiel_n be_v also_o a_o town_n in_o arabia_n situate_v on_o the_o same_o gulf_n abound_v in_o gold_n 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describe_v exact_o enough_o how_o 45._o they_o be_v fish_v and_o how_o much_o they_o be_v value_v origen_n affirm_v that_o indian_a pearl_n far_o exceed_v all_o other_o in_o value_n and_o that_o among_o all_o indian_a pearl_n those_o of_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v of_o the_o great_a value_n we_o may_v see_v by_o these_o word_n that_o he_o make_v the_o persian_a 35._o sea_n a_o part_n of_o that_o of_o the_o indies_n pliny_n do_v the_o same_o and_o indeed_o they_o divide_v all_o that_o great_a sea_n that_o incompass_v the_o southerly_a coast_n of_o asia_n and_o africa_n into_o two_o sea_n the_o indian_a and_o aethiopian_a sea_n and_o the_o indian_a sea_n even_o near_o the_o indies_n be_v call_v also_o red_a or_o erythraean_a sea_n from_o thence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o the_o praise_n give_v by_o the_o ancient_n to_o the_o indian_a pearl_n may_v be_v give_v to_o those_o of_o arabia_n but_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o pearl_n of_o arabia_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v attribute_v 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as_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o i_o make_v good_a that_o susiana_n have_v that_o name_n and_o have_v it_o still_o at_o present_a it_o will_v be_v a_o most_o evident_a proof_n that_o the_o gehon_n be_v the_o easterly_a mouth_n of_o the_o euphrates_n ii_o all_o the_o journal_o of_o traveller_n do_v chuzestan_n inform_v we_o that_o susiana_n be_v now_o call_v chuzestan_n a_o name_n make_v up_o of_o the_o word_n chuz_n and_o the_o persical_a termination_n benjamin_n of_o navarre_n say_v that_o the_o great_a province_n of_o elam_n whereof_o susa_n be_v the_o metropolis_n and_o which_o the_o tigris_n water_n be_v call_v so_o that_o province_n of_o elam_n be_v elymais_n which_o extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf_n at_o the_o east_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o euphrates_n the_o nubian_n geographer_n and_o some_o other_o arabian_n call_v it_o churestan_n but_o it_o be_v probable_o a_o oversight_n of_o the_o copier_n who_o do_v not_o distinguish_v the_o 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