of_o they_o for_o example_n the_o egyptian_n ascribe_v agriculture_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o squeeze_v wine_n from_o the_o grape_n to_o their_o osiris_n which_o belong_v to_o noah_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o moses_n chap._n 9.20_o the_o phaenician_o too_o have_v publish_v several_a fiction_n if_o philo_n byblius_n sanchoniathou_fw-mi have_v give_v we_o a_o true_a account_n of_o their_o theology_n a_o fragment_n of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o eusebius_n praeparatio_fw-la evangelica_n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o which_o moses_n contradict_v as_o will_v soon_o appear_v by_o compare_v the_o two_o history_n 5._o he_o seem_v likewise_o by_o not_o only_o write_v his_o law_n but_o publish_v it_o and_o command_v it_o to_o be_v read_v every_o seven_o year_n deut._n 31.10_o tacit_o to_o reprehend_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o have_v several_a secret_a rite_n and_o hide_a dotrine_n which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o discover_v to_o the_o people_n 3._o people_n the_o egyptian_a priest_n have_v not_o only_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacred_a doctrine_n which_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o reveal_v to_o the_o people_n but_o peculiar_a letter_n or_o character_n which_o none_o but_o themselves_o can_v read_v vid._n herod_n l._n 2._o diod._n biblioth_n l._n 3._o see_v our_o note_n upon_o gen._n 41.8_o 6._o most_o of_o the_o oriental_a nation_n not_o only_o boast_v of_o their_o antiquity_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o first_o book_n but_o likewise_o extravagant_o praise_v their_o founder_n and_o reckon_v they_o among_o their_o god_n as_o after_o diodorus_n herodotus_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a and_o manetho_n in_o eusebius_n praep._n evang._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o and_o several_a other_o have_v remark_v now_o moses_n show_v they_o to_o be_v descend_v of_o cham_n noah_n three_o son_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o merit_v a_o place_n among_o the_o divinity_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v esteem_v a_o good_a man._n he_o likewise_o observe_v all_o under_o one_o chap._n 9.22_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v descend_v from_o that_o race_n which_o god_n have_v curse_v nor_o do_v he_o forget_v chap._n 19.37_o 38._o to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o moabite_n come_v from_o incestuous_a parent_n and_o as_o the_o edomite_n may_v perhaps_o boast_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n he_o expose_v his_o scandalous_a sell_v of_o his_o birthright_n chap._n 25._o nay_o perhaps_o he_o have_v this_o in_o his_o head_n when_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o young_a child_n be_v often_o prefer_v to_o the_o elder_a as_o we_o have_v observe_v upon_o 12._o upon_o it_o be_v remarkable_a enough_o say_v m._n le_fw-fr clerk_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o moses_n take_v care_n all_o along_o in_o his_o history_n wherein_o he_o omit_v innumerable_a particular_n of_o the_o great_a consequence_n to_o observe_v that_o several_a first-begotten_a son_n either_o forfeit_v their_o birthright_n or_o be_v inferior_a to_o their_o young_a brother_n in_o all_o good_a quality_n thus_o cain_n the_o first-born_a be_v not_o so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o his_o brother_n abel_n and_o at_o last_o lose_v the_o privilege_n of_o primogeniture_n gen._n 4._o shem_fw-mi seem_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o japhet_n gen._n 5._o &_o 9_o abraham_n to_o haran_n gen._n 11._o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n gen._n 17._o and_o jacob_n be_v set_v before_o isaiah_n among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n reuben_n lose_v his_o birthright_n which_o be_v partly_o confer_v upon_o judah_n and_o partly_o upon_o joseph_n and_o joseph_n young_a son_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o elder_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o interpose_v our_o own_o conjecture_n continue_v he_o we_o may_v with_o probability_n enough_o suppose_v that_o the_o moabite_n the_o ammonite_n ishmaelite_n and_o edomite_n who_o be_v all_o descend_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n do_v upon_o that_o score_n claim_v a_o right_n over_o the_o israelite_n where_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v more_o powerful_a than_o they_o for_o which_o reason_n moses_n who_o write_v chief_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o jew_n often_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o elder_a brother_n be_v not_o without_o good_a cause_n postpone_v to_o the_o young_a nay_o moses_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o young_a of_o the_o two_o be_v prefer_v to_o his_o brother_n aaron_n non_fw-la sine_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la fratris_fw-la inpidiâ_fw-la numb_a 12._o gen._n 48.19_o therefore_o it_o be_v high_o credible_a that_o moses_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o mortify_v the_o pride_n of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o furnish_v the_o israelite_n with_o some_o topic_n to_o upbraid_v they_o with_o 7._o last_o while_o he_o write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o hebrew_n although_o it_o be_v true_a he_o enlarge_v more_o copious_o upon_o their_o affair_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o believe_v and_o the_o brevity_n of_o it_o be_v a_o convince_a argument_n of_o what_o i_o here_o maintain_v that_o he_o never_o design_v to_o write_v full_a annal_n it_o appear_v from_o the_o sacred_a history_n itself_o that_o several_a thing_n be_v omit_v by_o he_o which_o however_o be_v tell_v in_o another_o place_n though_o they_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o it_o he_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v beyond_o the_o euphrates_n of_o which_o joshua_n 24.2_o make_v mention_n unless_o perhaps_o it_o be_v obscure_o hint_v at_o in_o gen._n 31.53_o he_o be_v utter_o silent_a of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n which_o nevertheless_o ezekiel_n the_o prophet_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n chap._n 20.7_o 8._o he_o have_v likewise_o omit_v a_o particular_a sort_n of_o superstition_n into_o which_o they_o fall_v when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o which_o amos_n 5.25_o 26._o give_v we_o a_o account_n but_o for_o what_o reason_n we_o be_v whole_o in_o the_o dark_a but_o since_o by_o these_o example_n and_o indeed_o by_o the_o work_n itself_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o moses_n do_v not_o write_v annal_n we_o must_v less_o admire_v to_o see_v he_o neglect_v the_o order_n of_o time_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o a_o large_a history_n for_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o in_o such_o sort_n of_o history_n as_o life_n be_v the_o true_a series_n of_o thing_n be_v never_o accurate_o keep_v as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o most_o celebrate_a biographer_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n plutarch_n diogenes_n laertius_n corn._n nepos_n and_o suetonius_n these_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o particular_a design_n of_o moses_n these_o his_o more_o secret_a end_n of_o write_v beside_o that_o universal_a and_o manifest_a end_n which_o the_o reader_n find_v at_o first_o sight_n namely_o of_o bring_v the_o israelite_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n they_o that_o remember_v these_o hint_n as_o they_o be_v read_v of_o moses_n will_v discover_v several_a more_o thing_n than_o we_o have_v here_o mention_v as_o we_o have_v likewise_o take_v notice_n of_o many_o thing_n in_o our_o commentary_n which_o we_o do_v not_o think_v convenient_a to_o repeat_v here_o dissertation_n iv_o concern_v the_o temptation_n of_o eve_n by_o the_o serpent_n i._o how_o different_o interpreter_n have_v explain_v this_o history_n some_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o real_a serpent_n ii_o other_o look_v upon_o the_o whole_a to_o be_v allegorical_a or_o iii_o pretend_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v signify_v by_o that_o name_n or_o iv_o that_o he_o inform_v the_o body_n of_o a_o serpent_n v._o that_o the_o manner_n how_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n can_v certain_o be_v know_v vi_o another_o explication_n of_o this_o passage_n vii_o why_o the_o serpent_n be_v call_v subtle_n viii_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n naked_a ix_o why_o a_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o serpent_n i._o some_z of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o whole_a passage_n in_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o real_a serpent_n which_o creature_n they_o imagine_v to_o have_v former_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o speech_n so_o that_o eve_n may_v very_o well_o understand_v he_o josephus_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o antiquity_n c._n 1._o pretend_v that_o at_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o creature_n use_v the_o same_o language_n and_o consequent_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n and_o understanding_n the_o serpent_n incite_v by_o envy_n tempt_v eve_n to_o sin_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n receive_v this_o signal_n punishment_n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o foot_n and_o ever_o after_o crawl_v upon_o the_o ground_n aben_n ezra_o and_o several_a rabbin_n interpret_v this_o place_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o explain_v myself_o impartial_o if_o moses_n have_v be_v of_o this_o opinion_n he_o can_v not_o have_v speak_v more_o plain_o to_o
in_o it_o which_o moses_n inform_v we_o be_v very_o good_a in_o the_o land_n of_o havilah_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n pactolus_n a_o river_n of_o lydia_n bear_v the_o same_o name_n havilah_n be_v near_o to_o judea_n and_o that_o b_o pison_n be_v perhaps_o the_o chrysorrhoas_n that_o run_v by_o damascus_n but_o suppose_v chaldea_n be_v here_o mean_v yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o merchant_n that_o traffic_v from_o thence_o into_o egypt_n that_o country_n may_v very_o well_o be_v know_v for_o if_o in_o jacob_n time_n caravan_n of_o merchant_n travel_v from_o gilead_n into_o egypt_n why_o may_v they_o not_o likewise_o come_v from_o chaldea_n too_o thither_o 2._o the_o same_o be_v suspect_v of_o chap._n 10.8_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n where_o a_o large_a account_n be_v give_v of_o nimrod_n and_o his_o empire_n than_o there_o be_v of_o any_o other_o head_n of_o family_n and_o country_n and_o this_o they_o imagine_v may_v be_v say_v more_o agreeable_o after_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n than_o before_o the_o israelite_n have_v any_o manner_n of_o commerce_n with_o those_o people_n but_o the_o mighty_a reputation_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o other_o city_n there_o mention_v seem_v to_o afford_v sufficient_a cause_n why_o moses_n shall_v write_v a_o little_a more_o particular_o about_o their_o beginning_n who_o otherwise_o of_o himself_o be_v apt_a enough_o to_o make_v such_o discovery_n of_o antiquity_n as_o we_o have_v frequent_o more_o frequent_o thus_o in_o the_o 35th_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n v._n 8._o moses_n tell_v we_o why_o the_o oak_n under_o which_o rebecca_n nurse_n be_v bury_v be_v call_v allon-bachouth_a i._n e._n the_o oak_n of_o weep_v not_o that_o this_o circumstance_n be_v of_o great_a moment_n than_o several_a other_o which_o he_o omit_v as_o jacob_n come_n home_o to_o his_o parent_n rebecca_n death_n etc._n etc._n but_o only_o because_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o acquaint_v his_o reader_n why_o this_o oak_n which_o last_v to_o his_o own_o time_n be_v call_v so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o most_o unuseful_a part_n of_o a_o antiquary_n business_n to_o give_v the_o original_a of_o name_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o name_n of_o babil_n chap._n 11.9_o of_o zoar_n chap._n 19.22_o of_o bethel_n chap._n 28.9_o not_o to_o instance_n in_o any_o more_o observe_v upon_o genesis_n as_o for_o what_o concern_v the_o name_n of_o nineve_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o late_a date_n than_o moses_n as_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o ninus_n the_o son_n of_o belus_n who_o according_a to_o the_o exact_a computation_n of_o chronology_n flourish_v about_o the_o time_n of_o deborah_n perhaps_o the_o original_a of_o it_o be_v otherwise_o than_o be_v common_o relate_v for_o who_o in_o so_o great_a a_o antiquity_n and_o so_o vast_a a_o defect_n of_o ancient_a monument_n dare_v positive_o affirm_v any_o thing_n perhaps_o too_o some_o one_o else_o may_v add_v it_o to_o moses_n word_n as_o learned_a man_n have_v conjecture_v of_o several_a other_o name_n 3._o it_o be_v pretend_v that_o the_o follow_a passage_n and_o the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n chap._n 12.6_o can_v only_o come_v from_o a_o writer_n who_o live_v after_o the_o canaanite_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o their_o country_n but_o what_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o these_o word_n we_o have_v sufficient_o show_v in_o our_o rest_n our_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o out_o of_o the_o eleven_o family_n of_o the_o canaanite_n some_o of_o they_o be_v call_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d above_o the_o rest_n who_o inhabit_v these_o place_n and_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v often_o mention_v as_o a_o particular_a tribe_n see_v gen._n 13.7_o chap._n 15.21_o exod._n 3.8_o 17._o chap._n 33.2_o chap._n 34.11_o and_o elsewhere_o but_o then_o they_o be_v express_o say_v to_o have_v live_v near_o the_o sea_n and_o near_o jordan_n but_o not_o at_o sichem_n however_o perhaps_o they_o dwell_v here_o in_o abraham_n time_n and_o moses_n have_v a_o regard_n to_o that_o our_o author_n prefer_v this_o solution_n to_o the_o rest_n commentary_n upon_o that_o place_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a for_o we_o to_o repeat_v it_o here_o perhaps_o they_o may_v be_v add_v by_o a_o late_a hand_n after_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o canaanite_n by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o perhaps_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o superfluous_a observation_n which_o frequent_o occur_v in_o the_o sacred_a volume_n which_o may_v have_v be_v omit_v without_o any_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o history_n 4._o in_o chap._n 13.8_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o word_n hebron_n by_o which_o name_n that_o town_n do_v not_o go_v till_o after_o moses_n time_n as_o appear_v from_o joshua_n 14.15_o chap._n 15.13_o where_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v change_v its_o old_a name_n arba_n in_o the_o day_n of_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n and_o indeed_o that_o city_n seem_v to_o derive_v its_o name_n hebron_n from_o the_o nephew_n of_o caleb_n but_o learned_a man_n have_v right_o observe_v that_o this_o passage_n may_v be_v add_v by_o another_o hand_n since_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n to_o expound_v a_o obscure_a name_n by_o one_o that_o be_v better_o know_v see_v likewise_o chap._n 21.2_o 5._o the_o like_a conjecture_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o word_n dan_fw-mi which_o we_o find_v chap._n 14.14_o and_o it_o be_v urge_v that_o the_o name_n of_o it_o be_v laish_n or_o leshem_n till_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o child_n of_o dan._n see_v joshua_n 9.47_o but_o we_o have_v handle_v this_o matter_n in_o our_o commentary_n where_o we_o plain_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o well_o dan._n well_o josephus_n relate_v this_o history_n lib._n 1._o c._n 10._o tell_v we_o that_o abraham_n attack_v the_o assyrian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d near_o dan_n and_o add_v for_o this_o be_v the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o the_o head_n of_o jordan_n if_o this_o be_v true_a it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o head_n be_v so_o call_v long_o before_o the_o city_n laish_n obtain_v its_o new_a name_n and_o afterward_o when_o the_o child_n of_o dan_n possess_v themselves_o of_o these_o place_n that_o not_o only_o this_o fountain_n but_o the_o neighbour_a city_n take_v the_o same_o name_n a_o place_n may_v happen_v to_o receive_v the_o same_o appellation_n for_o two_o several_a cause_n as_o for_o instance_n bâ—ersheba_n i._n e._n the_o well_o of_o the_o oath_n be_v so_o call_v from_o two_o covenant_n that_o be_v make_v near_o it_o see_v gen._n 21.31_o chap._n 26.33_o and_o this_o may_v be_v the_o case_n of_o dan._n ground_v 6._o in_o chap._n 20.7_o we_o read_v the_o word_n revive_v word_n this_o word_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v in_o use_n with_o the_o hebrew_n at_o fiâ—st_n afterward_o the_o word_n roe_n a_o seer_n be_v more_o common_o use_v but_o at_o last_o nabi_n come_v in_o fashion_n again_o horace_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la poeticâ_fw-la have_v a_o passage_n which_o be_v very_o applicable_a to_o this_o 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