hebrew_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n on_o verse_n 55._o as_o a_o example_n of_o the_o solemn_a benediction_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v give_v even_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n when_o the_o spouse_n be_v carry_v to_o her_o husband_n thou_o be_v our_o sister_n near_o cousin_n or_o kinswoman_n for_o all_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n call_v one_o another_o brother_n and_o sister_n ver._n 61._o her_o damsel_n who_o wait_v upon_o she_o and_o be_v give_v as_o part_v of_o her_o portion_n ver._n 62._o well_o of_o lahairoi_a mention_v xvi_o 14._o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o abraham_n after_o the_o death_n of_o sarah_n return_v to_o live_v at_o beer-sheba_a or_o thereabouts_o for_o that_o be_v nigh_o this_o well_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v not_o part_v ver._n 63._o to_o meditate_v etc._n etc._n the_o cool_a of_o the_o evening_n and_o solitude_n be_v great_a friend_n to_o meditation_n ver._n 64._o she_o light_v off_o the_o camel_n as_o they_o always_o do_v who_o meet_v any_o person_n who_o they_o honour_v ver._n 65._o take_v a_o veil_n not_o only_o out_o of_o modesty_n but_o in_o token_n of_o her_o subjection_n to_o he_o many_o will_v have_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o peculiar_a ornament_n belong_v to_o a_o bride_n call_v by_o the_o roman_n flameum_fw-la by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 5._o whence_o those_o word_n of_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr veland_n virgin_n c._n ii_o etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la velatae_fw-la i._n e._n sponsae_fw-la ad_fw-la virum_fw-la ducuntur_fw-la even_o among_o heathen_n bride_n be_v bring_v to_o their_o husband_n with_o a_o veil_n over_o their_o face_n ver._n 66._o and_o the_o servant_n tell_v isaac_n all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v do_v how_o she_o have_v consent_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n ver._n 67._o bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarah_n tent._n that_o apartment_n wherein_o his_o mother_n dwell_v which_o be_v distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o husband_n be_v and_o isaac_n be_v comfort_v after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n help_v to_o alleviate_v the_o sorrow_n he_o have_v conceive_v at_o his_o mother_n death_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o now_o it_o have_v continue_v three_o year_n such_o be_v the_o pious_a affection_n child_n have_v for_o their_o parent_n in_o ancient_a day_n isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v rebekah_n xxv_o 20._o and_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v the_o jew_n in_o seder_n olam_fw-la she_o be_v but_o fourteen_o chap._n xxv_o ver._n 1._o than_o again_o abraham_n take_v a_o wife_n sarah_n be_v dead_a and_o agar_n long_o ago_o send_v away_o and_o his_o son_n isaac_n late_o marry_v he_o want_v a_o companion_n in_o his_o old_a age._n for_o have_v give_v up_o sarah_n tent_n unto_o rebekah_n xxiv_o ult_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o give_v up_o his_o own_o to_o isaac_n and_o so_o dwell_v in_o a_o tent_n by_o himself_o where_o he_o find_v it_o necessary_a to_o have_v a_o wife_n to_o look_v after_o his_o family_n and_o her_o name_n be_v keturah_n we_o be_v not_o tell_v what_o family_n she_o be_v of_o but_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a she_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o his_o own_o house_n as_o elieser_n his_o steward_n be_v and_o perhaps_o be_v chief_a among_o the_o woman_n as_o he_o among_o the_o men-servant_n many_o of_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v hagar_n who_o sarah_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o expulsion_n be_v dead_a he_o now_o receive_v again_o so_o the_o jerusalem_n paraphrase_n and_o jonathan_n also_o but_o aben_n ezra_n confute_v this_o opinion_n with_o good_a reason_n for_o no_o account_n can_v be_v give_v of_o abraham_n have_v more_o concubine_n than_o one_o verse_n 6._o unless_o we_o make_v keturah_n distinct_a from_o hagar_n nor_o can_v any_o body_n tell_v why_o he_o shall_v call_v hagar_n by_o the_o name_n of_o keturah_n here_o when_o he_o call_v she_o by_o her_o own_o name_n verse_n 12._o ver._n 2._o and_o she_o bear_v he_o he_o be_v now_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a but_o so_o vigorous_a as_o to_o beget_v many_o child_n which_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a consider_v the_o age_n to_o which_o they_o then_o live_v for_o he_o live_v thirty_o and_o five_o year_n after_o this_o marriage_n verse_n 7._o and_o that_o now_o in_o our_o time_n man_n have_v have_v child_n after_o they_o have_v be_v seventy_o nay_o eighty_o year_n of_o age._n to_o the_o truth_n also_o of_o this_o history_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o pagan_a writer_n for_o alexander_n polyhistor_n mention_v by_o josephus_n and_o by_o eusebius_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 20._o tell_v we_o that_o cleodemus_n call_v by_o some_o malchas_n write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o jew_n report_n just_a as_o moses_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o abraham_n have_v a_o good_a many_o child_n by_o keturah_n three_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n by_o name_n zimran_n this_o son_n of_o he_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v send_v by_o abraham_n into_o the_o east_n country_n as_o we_o read_v verse_n 6._o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v seek_v for_o they_o in_o those_o part_n viz._n in_o arabia_n and_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o where_o some_o footstep_n of_o they_o have_v remain_v for_o many_o age_n particular_o of_o zimran_n from_o who_o we_o may_v well_o think_v the_o zamareni_n be_v descend_v a_o people_n mention_v by_o pliny_n with_o their_o town_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la l._n vi_o cap._n 28._o and_o jokshan_n concern_v who_o i_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o only_o this_o that_o theophanes_n a_o chronographer_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o ix_o century_n after_o he_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o madianites_fw-la the_o latter_a of_o which_o come_v from_o one_o of_o keturah_n child_n and_o the_o part_n of_o arabia_n where_o mahomet_n be_v bear_v immediate_o add_v that_o there_o be_v other_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o arabia_n descend_v from_o jectan_n call_v amanitae_n that_o be_v homeritae_n perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v write_v jokshan_n not_o jectan_n for_o philostorgius_n express_o say_v of_o the_o homerite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o nation_n descend_v from_o keturah_n and_o abraham_n l._n iii_o hist_n eccles_n §_o 4._o where_o he_o relate_v a_o famous_a embassy_n which_o constantius_n send_v to_o they_o to_o win_v they_o to_o christianity_n and_o the_o good_a success_n of_o it_o and_o there_o be_v this_o strong_a proof_n of_o their_o descent_n from_o some_o of_o abraham_n family_n that_o they_o retain_v the_o rite_n of_o circumcision_n even_o when_o they_o be_v idolater_n for_o he_o say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v a_o circumcise_a nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o circumcise_v also_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n which_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o all_o the_o arabian_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 23._o and_o eustathius_n in_o hexaemeron_n etc._n etc._n who_o say_v the_o arabian_n stay_v till_o they_o be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a before_o they_o be_v circumcise_v medan_n from_o who_o the_o country_n call_v madiania_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n it_o be_v likely_a have_v its_o name_n midian_a from_o who_o midianitis_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n have_v its_o denomination_n and_o ishbak_v i_o can_v find_v no_o footstep_n of_o his_o posterity_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o bacascami_n which_o pliny_n say_v be_v one_o of_o the_o town_n of_o the_o zamareni_n who_o descend_v from_o his_o elder_a brother_n zimran_n there_o be_v a_o people_n also_o hard_o by_o call_v bachilitae_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o l._n vi_o nat._n hist_o cap._n 28._o and_o shuah_n perhaps_o he_o have_v no_o child_n or_o so_o few_o that_o they_o be_v mix_v with_o some_o of_o their_o other_o brethren_n and_o leave_v no_o name_n behind_o they_o yet_o pliny_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n mention_n a_o town_n call_v suasa_n in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o egypt_n l._n vi_o cap._n 29._o ver._n 3._o and_o jokshan_n beget_v sheba_n i_o observe_v before_o upon_o x._o 7._o that_o there_o be_v four_o of_o this_o name_n or_o near_o it_o all_o comprehend_v by_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n under_o the_o name_n of_o sabaean_n one_o of_o they_o the_o son_n of_o raamah_n have_v a_o brother_n call_v dedan_n as_o this_o sheba_n here_o have_v but_o they_o be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o distinct_a people_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o scripture-story_n and_o from_o other_o author_n for_o beside_o the_o
moses_n can_v not_o have_v say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o till_o the_o earth_n ver._n 6._o but_o there_o go_v up_o a_o mist_n etc._n etc._n many_o think_v this_o will_v best_o cohere_v with_o what_o go_v before_o by_o translate_n it_o nor_o do_v there_o take_v the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o from_o the_o forego_n verse_n as_o be_v usual_a a_o mist_n go_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n see_v drusius_n levit._n x._o 6._o and_o hottinger_n in_o hexapl._n paris_n p._n 89._o but_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o this_o and_o think_v it_o more_o likely_a there_o do_v go_v up_o a_o vapour_n or_o steam_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n when_o it_o come_v reek_v out_o of_o the_o water_n as_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 9_o of_o the_o 1._o chap._n to_o moisten_v the_o superficies_n of_o it_o before_o any_o cloud_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o give_v rain_n ver._n 7._o out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n not_o dry_a but_o moist_a dust_n as_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o corinth_n xv._o 47._o which_o teach_v we_o this_o dust_n be_v mix_v with_o water_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v lincus_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v it_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o hebrew_n jatzar_n form_v which_o be_v use_v concern_v potter_n who_o make_v their_o vessel_n of_o clay_n not_o of_o dry_a earth_n diodorus_n siculus_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o notion_n of_o this_o when_o he_o say_v man_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o slime_n or_o mud_n of_o nile_n upon_o which_o original_a of_o man_n body_n the_o ancient_a father_n make_v many_o pious_a reflection_n but_o none_o better_o or_o short_a than_o that_o of_o nazianzen_n who_o say_v it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o when_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v lift_v up_o because_o we_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n the_o thought_n of_o the_o dirt_n out_o of_o which_o we_o be_v take_v may_v humble_v and_o lay_v we_o low_o and_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n this_o be_v say_v of_o no_o other_o creature_n lead_v we_o to_o conceive_v not_o only_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n of_o a_o different_a original_a from_o his_o body_n but_o that_o a_o more_o excellent_a spirit_n be_v put_v into_o he_o by_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o its_o operation_n than_o into_o other_o animal_n for_o though_o the_o simple_a speech_n of_o inspire_v he_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n will_v not_o prove_v this_o yet_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n that_o god_n breathe_v into_o he_o nischmath_n chajim_v the_o breath_n or_o spirit_n of_o life_n it_o plain_o denote_v not_o only_o that_o spirit_n which_o make_v man_n breathe_v and_o move_v but_o think_v also_o reason_n and_o discourse_n and_o he_o become_v a_o live_a soul_n this_o be_v the_o immediate_a result_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n which_o eusebius_n thus_o explain_v l._n vii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 10._o moses_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n beforementioned_a viz._n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n proceed_v to_o another_o point_n of_o doctrine_n most_o necessary_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n self_n to_o which_o he_o lead_v he_o by_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n his_o soul_n be_v a_o intelligent_a substance_n make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n his_o body_n only_o a_o earthly_a cover_v of_o the_o soul_n to_o which_o moses_n add_v a_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o certain_a vital_a breath_n whereby_o the_o other_o two_o be_v unite_v and_o link_v together_o by_o a_o powerful_a bond_n or_o strong_a tie_n his_o soul_n it_o be_v manifest_a do_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o any_o power_n of_o matter_n but_o from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o infuse_v it_o into_o he_o by_o his_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o this_o be_v the_o original_a of_o eve_n soul_n also_o though_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v for_o if_o her_o soul_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o adam_n as_o her_o body_n be_v he_o will_v have_v say_v not_o only_o she_o be_v bone_n of_o my_o bone_n but_o soul_n of_o my_o soul_n which_o will_v have_v mighty_o strengthen_v the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n and_o exceed_o heighten_v conjugal_a affection_n ver._n 8._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n plant_v or_o have_v plant_v for_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n a_o garden_n a_o most_o pleasant_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n eastward_o or_o as_o other_o translate_v it_o before_z in_o the_o beginning_n viz._n on_o the_o three_o day_n when_o he_o make_v all_o vegetable_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o mikkedem_fw-la may_v signify_v time_n as_o well_o as_o place_n but_o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o interpreter_n ancient_a and_o modern_a take_v it_o here_o to_o signify_v place_n so_o moses_n himself_o use_v it_o in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o book_n iii_o 24._o xi_o 2._o xii_o 8._o xiii_o 11._o in_o eden_n a_o country_n as_o most_o understand_v it_o so_o call_v perhaps_o from_o its_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theophilus_n ad_fw-la autolyc_a speak_v l._n ii_o where_o eden_n be_v there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o give_v some_o direction_n to_o our_o search_n 2_o king_n xix_o 12._o isa_n xxxvii_o 12._o ezek._n xxvii_o 23._o which_o show_v there_o be_v a_o country_n that_o for_o many_o age_n after_o this_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o eden_n and_o that_o eastward_o as_o moses_n here_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v situate_v that_o be_v eastward_o of_o judaea_n or_o of_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o amorites_n where_o he_o write_v these_o book_n for_o the_o scripture_n call_v those_o people_n the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n who_o dwell_v in_o arabia_n mesopotamia_n and_o persia_n but_o in_o what_o country_n of_o the_o east_n eden_n be_v will_v be_v best_a understand_v from_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o there_o he_o put_v the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v form_v he_o be_v form_v we_o must_v suppose_v in_o some_o other_o place_n and_o conduct_v hither_o by_o god_n in_o token_n of_o his_o singular_a kindness_n to_o he_o where_o he_o declare_v he_o say_v a_o syriac_a writer_n mention_v by_o hottinger_n in_o his_o dissert_n de_fw-fr hexaplis_n paris_n p._n 115._o a_o heir_n of_o paradise_n and_o make_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o king_n a_o priest_n and_o a_o prophet_n ver._n 9_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o garden_n beforementioned_a make_v the_o lord_n god_n to_o grow_v every_o tree_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a variety_n of_o the_o choice_a plant_n flower_n and_o fruit_n for_o tree_n comprehend_v every_o thing_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n pleasant_n to_o the_o sight_n he_o gratify_v man_n eye_n as_o well_o as_o his_o taste_n and_o his_o smell_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o call_v because_o there_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o it_o as_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n think_v not_o only_o to_o repair_v the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o other_o nourishment_n do_v but_o also_o to_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v they_o and_o all_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o same_o equal_a temper_n and_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v without_o any_o decay_n until_o man_n shall_v have_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v translate_v into_o another_o world_n to_o this_o purpose_n irenaeus_n st._n chrysostom_n theodoret_n but_o especial_o greg._n nazianzen_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o therefore_o we_o have_v continue_v what_o we_o be_v and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o by_o come_v to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v immortal_a and_o approach_v nigh_o to_o god_n orat._n xliii_o p._n 699._o d._n and_o why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o impossible_a or_o unlikely_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o fruit_n i_o do_v not_o see_v nay_o it_o seem_v necessary_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v god_n will_v have_v preserve_v adam_n have_v he_o continue_v innocent_a from_o die_v by_o a_o continual_a miracle_n which_o be_v a_o hard_a supposition_n than_o the_o other_o but_o this_o garden_n be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o heaven_n perhaps_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o tree_n to_o represent_v that_o immortal_a life_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o bestow_v upon_o man_n with_o himself_o revel_v xxii_o 2._o and_o so_o st._n
shechinah_n which_o appear_v from_o the_o beginning_n as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v before_o the_o sight_n of_o which_o cain_n never_o after_o this_o enjoy_v but_o be_v banish_v from_o it_o and_o god_n withdraw_v his_o gracious_a presence_n from_o he_o so_o st._n chrysostom_n he_o be_v also_o forsake_v by_o he_o and_o put_v out_o of_o his_o special_a protection_n if_o cain_n after_o this_o turn_v a_o downright_a idolater_n as_o many_o think_v it_o be_v very_o likely_a he_o introduce_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a sort_n of_o idolatry_n as_o the_o best_a resemblance_n he_o can_v find_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o appear_v in_o a_o flame_a light_n and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o worship_v fire_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o the_o best_a emblem_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o be_v absent_a and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o nod._n at_o last_o he_o settle_v in_o a_o country_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o no_o mean_n holy_a but_o hateful_a to_o god_n for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o thing_n they_o become_v so_o afterward_o that_o be_v natural_a in_o one_o state_n of_o thing_n as_o grotius_n well_o observe_v lib._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n &_o p._n c._n 10._o which_o be_v unnatural_a in_o another_o state_n and_o he_o build_v a_o city_n not_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o come_v into_o this_o country_n but_o when_o he_o have_v a_o numerous_a progeny_n able_a to_o people_n it_o and_o consequent_o in_o his_o old_a age._n his_o end_n in_o build_v it_o some_o think_v be_v to_o cross_v the_o curse_n of_o wander_v to_o and_o fro_o other_o to_o defend_v himself_o against_o those_o who_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n make_v he_o fear_n or_o to_o secure_v the_o spoil_n which_o by_o force_n and_o violence_n as_o josephus_n relate_v l._n i._o antiq_fw-la c._n 3._o he_o have_v take_v from_o other_o there_o be_v those_o who_o imagine_v that_o when_o he_o attempt_v 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hestiaeus_n etc._n etc._n who_o write_v the_o phoenician_n with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o greek_a writer_n who_o he_o mention_n who_o all_o say_v man_n live_v ancient_o a_o thousand_o year_n none_o indeed_o come_v up_o to_o that_o full_a sum_n but_o some_o so_o near_o it_o that_o they_o who_o be_v not_o exact_o acquaint_v with_o the_o sacred_a story_n may_v well_o speak_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o this_o ought_v not_o to_o seem_v incredible_a to_o we_o in_o these_o day_n when_o we_o consider_v how_o long_o several_a have_v live_v in_o the_o late_a age_n of_o the_o world_n as_o pliny_n report_v in_o his_o natural_a history_n l._n vii_o cap._n 48._o nay_o in_o time_n near_o to_o we_o there_o be_v instance_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o the_o lord_n bacon_n observe_v in_o his_o hist_n vitæ_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la and_o bartholin_n in_o his_o histor_n anatom_n rariorum_fw-la cent._n v._n hist_o 28._o but_o nothing_o be_v more_o remarkable_a than_o that_o which_o gaffendus_n report_v in_o the_o life_n of_o nicol._n peirskius_n l._n v._o that_o he_o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o aleppo_n no_o long_o ago_o than_o the_o year_n 1636_o of_o a_o man_n then_o in_o persia_n know_v to_o several_a person_n worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v who_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n old_a idque_fw-la ipsis_fw-la omnino_fw-la esse_fw-la exploratum_fw-la atque_fw-la indubium_fw-la and_o the_o person_n that_o write_v this_o be_v full_o assure_v of_o the_o undoubted_a truth_n of_o it_o such_o instance_n indeed_o be_v rare_a and_o there_o be_v one_o that_o think_v man_n do_v not_o general_o live_v to_o such_o a_o great_a age_n in_o the_o old_a world_n for_o maimonides_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o none_o attain_v to_o so_o many_o year_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v but_o only_o the_o particular_a person_n express_o name_v by_o moses_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o those_o day_n live_v only_o the_o ordinary_a term_n which_o man_n do_v in_o aftertime_n or_o in_o other_o word_n this_o 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also_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o with_o japetus_n who_o the_o greek_n own_o to_o have_v be_v their_o father_n nor_o do_v they_o know_v any_o name_n of_o great_a antiquity_n which_o make_v they_o give_v it_o to_o decrepit_a person_n as_o many_o particular_o bochart_n have_v observe_v and_o it_o become_v a_o proverb_n in_o that_o country_n old_a than_o japetus_n who_o their_o poet_n feign_v to_o have_v attempt_v war_n against_o jupiter_n because_o of_o the_o dissension_n which_o the_o unlikeness_n of_o their_o manner_n beget_v between_o they_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o story_n in_o chapter_n ix_o of_o this_o book_n verse_n 22._o for_o ham_n as_o i_o say_v be_v the_o heathen_a jupiter_n ver._n 2._o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n be_v seven_o the_o elder_a of_o which_o gomer_n have_v three_o son_n and_o the_o four_o javan_n have_v four_o who_o name_n we_o have_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n gomer_n it_o be_v hard_a at_o this_o distance_n to_o find_v what_o 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the_o comari_n and_o chomari_n a_o people_n in_o scythia_n mention_v by_o ptolemy_n within_o the_o mountain_n imaus_n near_o bactriana_n be_v confute_v by_o what_o we_o read_v in_o ezekiel_n who_o make_v gomer_n to_o have_v be_v a_o neighbour_n of_o torgamah_n ezek._n xxxviii_o 6._o and_o torgamah_n be_v a_o nation_n that_o usual_o go_v to_o the_o mart_n of_o tyre_n xxvii_o 14._o and_o consequent_o be_v not_o seat_v in_o the_o furthermost_a part_n of_o the_o north_n but_o as_o will_v appear_v afterward_o not_o very_o far_o from_o tyre_n and_o in_o some_o country_n thereabouts_o we_o must_v seek_v for_o gomer_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a give_v phrygia_n its_o denomination_n for_o a_o part_n of_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o diodorus_n and_o hesychius_n because_o it_o look_v as_o if_o it_o be_v burn_v such_o be_v all_o the_o country_n about_o cayster_n maeander_n and_o the_o city_n philadelphia_n now_o this_o be_v the_o very_a signification_n of_o gomer_n for_o in_o the_o hebrew_n gamar_n be_v to_o consume_v and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriac_n frequent_o use_v it_o whence_o gumra_n or_o gumro_n be_v a_o coal_n and_o phrygia_n be_v of_o the_o same_o signification_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a be_v to_o torrifie_v which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o time_n become_v the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a magog_n the_o second_o son_n of_o japhet_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o father_n of_o the_o scythian_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o josephus_n theodoret_n st._n hierom_n and_o other_o for_o all_o that_o be_v say_v in_o scripture_n about_o magog_n exact_o agree_v to_o they_o as_o bochartus_n have_v show_v at_o large_a out_o of_o ezekiel_n l._n iii_o phaleg_n c._n 13._o madai_n from_o he_o the_o country_n of_o media_n
than_o shem'_v be_v first_o name_v among_o noah_n three_o son_n prove_v he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o first-born_a ix_o 18._o for_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n to_o prove_v that_o abraham_n be_v bear_v sixty_o year_n after_o haran_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n have_v two_o daughter_n marry_v to_o his_o two_o brother_n nahor_n and_o abraham_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o young_a though_o name_v first_o both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n because_o of_o his_o pre-eminence_n see_v verse_n 32._o ver._n 28._o haran_n die_v before_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v out_o of_o which_o he_o do_v not_o go_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o family_n do_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n that_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o assyria_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldee_n for_o ur_fw-la as_o abarbinel_n observe_v be_v in_o mesopotamia_n lie_v in_o the_o way_n from_o tigris_n to_o nisibis_n and_o therefore_o st._n stephen_n make_v mesopotamia_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o very_a same_o act._n vii_o 2_o 4._o eupolemus_n indeed_o as_o bochart_n note_n place_n this_o ur_fw-la from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v verse_n 31._o in_o babylon_n but_o ammianus_n speak_v of_o a_o ur_fw-la in_o mesopotamia_n situate_v as_o beforementioned_a which_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v be_v the_o place_n from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v because_o from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n the_o way_n lie_v straight_o through_o charran_n or_o haran_n but_o it_o do_v not_o do_v so_o if_o he_o come_v from_o babylon_n and_o no_o good_a account_n can_v be_v give_v why_o he_o shall_v go_v about_o through_o mesopotamia_n and_o charran_n when_o there_o be_v a_o short_a way_n through_o arabia_n if_o he_o come_v from_o babylon_n ver._n 29._o the_o father_n of_o iscah_n i._n e._n of_o sarai_n who_o abraham_n marry_v she_o be_v his_o elder_a brother_n daughter_n sister_n to_o lot_n for_o haran_n have_v three_o child_n lot_n verse_n 27_o and_o milchah_n who_o nahor_n marry_v and_o sarah_n who_o abraham_n marry_v that_o be_v haran_n die_v the_o two_o remain_a brethren_n marry_v his_o two_o daughter_n for_o if_o we_o shall_v understand_v any_o body_n else_o by_o iscah_n but_o sarah_n there_o be_v no_o account_n whence_o she_o descend_v which_o moses_n sure_o will_v not_o have_v omit_v because_o it_o very_o much_o concern_v his_o nation_n to_o know_v from_o who_o they_o come_v both_o by_o the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n side_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n she_o shall_v have_v two_o name_n one_o perhaps_o before_o they_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n and_o another_o after_o ver._n 31._o go_v forth_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n see_v what_o be_v say_v verse_n 26._o unto_o which_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o add_v but_o this_o that_o this_o country_n be_v so_o famous_a for_o superstition_n that_o the_o chaldaean_n in_o daniel_n time_n be_v reckon_v as_o a_o distinct_a sort_n of_o diviner_n from_o magician_n astrologer_n and_o soothsayer_n or_o sorcerer_n dan._n ii_o 2_o 10._o iv_o 7._o v._o 11._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a from_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o men_n terah_n and_o his_o family_n learn_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n josh_n xxiv_o 2._o but_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o idolater_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conclude_v from_o his_o leave_v ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o go_v to_o canaan_n as_o it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o now_o he_o be_v become_v a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n for_o what_o shall_v move_v he_o to_o it_o but_o obedience_n to_o the_o divine_a direction_n which_o abraham_n receive_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n to_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v agree_v if_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v in_o god_n as_o lot_n it_o be_v plain_a do_v who_o he_o take_v along_o with_o he_o that_o word_n be_v much_o to_o be_v remark_v which_o make_v he_o the_o principal_a agent_n in_o their_o removal_n abraham_n himself_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o motion_n for_o moses_n say_v he_o take_v abraham_n and_o lot_n the_o son_n of_o haran_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o nahor_n do_v not_o now_o go_v along_o with_o his_o father_n to_o haran_n be_v leave_v behind_o perhaps_o to_o look_v after_o some_o concern_v yet_o afterward_o he_o follow_v he_o with_o all_o his_o family_n as_o appear_v from_o chapter_n xxvii_o 43._o and_o the_o follow_a chapter_n and_o he_o also_o forsake_v idolatry_n for_o rebekkah_n his_o grandchild_n be_v marry_v to_o isaac_n and_o his_o great_a grandchild_n rachel_n and_o leah_n nay_o their_o father_n laban_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n though_o with_o a_o mixture_n of_o some_o superstition_n for_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o jehovah_n upon_o several_a occasion_n gen._n xxiv_o 31_o 50_o 51._o and_o they_o come_v unto_o haran_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o terah_n go_v from_o ur_fw-la to_o canaan_n and_o stay_v in_o this_o place_n call_v the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d charrae_fw-la after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n haran_n or_o charan_n who_o die_v a_o little_a before_o verse_n 28._o for_o both_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n call_v a_o city_n famous_a for_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o charrae_fw-la situate_v on_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n it_o be_v likely_a from_o abraham_n brother_n be_v derive_v both_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n and_o of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o arabian_n to_o this_o day_n call_v charan_n or_o charran_n and_o dwell_v there_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o intend_v to_o go_v to_o canaan_n and_o not_o to_o settle_v here_o but_o be_v arrest_v with_o the_o sickness_n of_o which_o he_o die_v can_v go_v no_o further_o ver._n 32._o and_o the_o day_n of_o terah_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n moses_n do_v not_o sum_n up_o the_o year_n of_o any_o man_n life_n mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o he_o do_v in_o chapter_n v._o but_o only_o of_o terah_n 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certain_a he_o call_v he_o while_o his_o father_n be_v alive_a xi_o 31._o we_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n ii_o c._n 41._o of_o his_o speak_n in_o a_o dream_n or_o a_o vision_n or_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o angel_n but_o only_o simple_o and_o absolute_o that_o the_o lord_z say_v to_o he_o by_o a_o voice_n when_o he_o be_v awake_a i_o suppose_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n for_o st._n stephen_n say_v express_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n appear_v to_o he_o before_o he_o dwell_v in_o charran_n act_v vii_o 2._o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o country_n etc._n etc._n which_o begin_v a_o good_a while_n ago_o to_o be_v
heinous_a iniquity_n be_v abominable_a idolatry_n cruelty_n beastly_a filthiness_n to_o a_o prodigious_a excess_n levit._n xviii_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n see_v theodoret_n upon_o psalm_n cv_o 44._o and_o p._n fagius_n upon_o levit._n v._n 1._o but_o in_o abram_n time_n their_o iniquity_n be_v not_o full_a i._n e._n there_o be_v several_a good_a man_n still_o remain_v among_o they_o as_o mamre_o eshcol_n and_o aner_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abram_n and_o melchizedek_n certain_o be_v who_o be_v priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n have_v some_o people_n sure_o worship_v together_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o god_n stay_v till_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a corruption_n and_o they_o be_v all_o ripe_a for_o destruction_n for_o we_o read_v of_o none_o but_o rahab_n who_o faith_n save_v she_o and_o her_o family_n when_o the_o time_n of_o their_o destruction_n come_v ver._n 17._o behold_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n if_o the_o great_a horror_n verse_n 12_o represent_v the_o extreme_a misery_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n then_o this_o seem_v to_o signify_v god_n vengeance_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o oppress_v they_o in_o the_o furnace_n wherein_o they_o wrought_v exod._n ix_o 8._o a_o burn_a lamp_n or_o a_o lamp_n of_o fire_n i._n e._n the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v in_o great_a splendour_n so_o maimonides_n right_o explain_v it_o p._n i._n more_o nev._n cap._n 21._o like_o to_o a_o flame_a fire_n so_o it_o appear_v to_o moses_n when_o god_n come_v to_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n exod._n iii_o 2_o 6_o etc._n etc._n pass_v between_o the_o piece_n in_o token_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 18._o that_o he_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o abram_n and_o with_o his_o posterity_n for_o pass_v between_o the_o piece_n he_o consume_v they_o as_o st._n chrysostom_n right_o understand_v it_o and_o thereby_o testify_v his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o abram_n 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viii_o 3_o etc._n etc._n for_o till_o then_o they_o do_v not_o enlarge_v their_o border_n as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n the_o river_n of_o egypt_n so_o nile_n be_v common_o call_v but_o can_v be_v here_o mean_v because_o the_o israelite_n never_o enjoy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n on_o this_o side_n nile_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o it_o that_o little_a river_n which_o come_v out_o of_o that_o branch_n of_o nile_n call_v pelusiacum_n brachium_fw-la from_o whence_o a_o small_a river_n not_o navigable_a run_v towards_o judaea_n fall_v into_o the_o egyptian_a or_o phoenician_n sea_n for_o this_o river_n be_v the_o bound_n of_o palestine_n and_o be_v mention_v by_o strabo_n and_o other_o who_o g._n vossius_fw-la cite_v l._n ii_o de_fw-fr idolol_fw-la c._n 74._o it_o be_v call_v amos_n vi_o 14._o the_o river_n of_o the_o wilderness_n because_o it_o run_v through_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v between_o egypt_n and_o palestine_n into_o the_o sea_n ver._n 19_o the_o kenites_n and_o kenizzites_n these_o be_v put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o country_n god_n give_v to_o abram_n but_o whether_o they_o be_v descend_v from_o any_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n we_o can_v tell_v nor_o be_v we_o certain_a where_o they_o dwell_v only_o eustathius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n say_v the_o kenites_n dwell_v about_o libanus_n and_o amanus_n and_o the_o kenizzites_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v their_o neighbour_n but_o the_o name_n of_o these_o people_n be_v quite_o extinct_a between_o the_o time_n of_o abram_n and_o moses_n for_o we_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o they_o by_o joshua_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n nor_o in_o the_o account_n he_o give_v of_o the_o nation_n he_o conquer_v we_o read_v indeed_o of_o the_o kenezites_n numb_a xxxii_o 12._o josh_n fourteen_o 6_o 14._o but_o they_o be_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o the_o kenites_n judg._n i._n 16._o iv_o 11_o 17._o but_o they_o descend_v from_o the_o father-in-law_n of_o moses_n and_o therefore_o those_o who_o moses_n here_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v probable_a lose_v their_o name_n be_v incorporate_v into_o some_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n who_o inhabit_v this_o country_n when_o joshua_n subdue_v it_o the_o kadmonites_n these_o be_v not_o where_o else_o mention_v but_o be_v think_v by_o bochartus_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o hivites_n who_o live_v about_o mount_n hermon_n towards_o the_o east_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v thence_o call_v kadmonites_n i._n e._n oriental_n see_v x._o 17._o ver._n 20._o hittites_n see_v x._o 15._o perizzites_n they_o be_v a_o people_n inhabit_v the_o mountainous_a and_o woody_a country_n of_o canaan_n as_o appear_v from_o josh_n xi_o 3._o xvii_o 13._o from_o whence_o we_o may_v gather_v they_o be_v a_o wild_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o live_v far_o from_o city_n in_o little_a village_n and_o thence_o perhaps_o have_v their_o name_n for_o pherazoth_v in_o hebrew_n signify_v pagi_n village_n but_o from_o which_o of_o the_o son_n of_o canaan_n they_o descend_v there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o signification_n in_o holy_a scripture_n rephaim_n they_o dwell_v in_o bashan_n and_o perhaps_o in_o other_o country_n thereabouts_o see_v fourteen_o 5._o ver._n 21._o amorites_n these_o be_v the_o mighty_a people_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v x._o 16._o canaanites_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o canaan_n who_o peculiar_o inherit_v his_o name_n live_v upon_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o upon_o the_o bank_n of_o jordan_n num._n xiii_o 30._o deut._n i._n 7._o xi_o 30._o and_o it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a conjecture_n that_o they_o spring_v from_o such_o of_o canaan_n son_n as_o have_v for_o a_o time_n the_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n in_o that_o country_n and_o therefore_o have_v the_o prerogative_n of_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n or_o else_o they_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v merchant_n and_o great_a trader_n by_o sea_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o scripture_n gergasite_n see_v x._o 16._o jebusite_n see_v there_o also_o chap._n xvi_o ver._n 1._o sarai_n bear_v he_o no_o child_n still_o the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n promise_n be_v defer_v for_o the_o great_a trial_n of_o abram_n faith_n which_o now_o have_v hold_v out_o ten_o year_n verse_n 3_o without_o see_v any_o fruit_n of_o it_o she_o have_v a_o handmaid_n a_o egyptian_a a_o egyptian_a by_o nation_n but_o a_o proselyte_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n st._n chrysostom_n think_v pharaoh_n bestow_v she_o upon_o sarai_n when_o he_o take_v she_o into_o his_o house_n or_o when_o he_o send_v she_o away_o xii_o 15_o 20._o which_o he_o learn_v from_o the_o jew_n who_o say_v the_o same_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 26._o who_o say_v also_o as_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n do_v that_o she_o be_v pharaoh_n daughter_n by_o his_o concubine_n but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a she_o be_v such_o a_o servant_n to_o sarai_n as_o eliezer_n be_v to_o abram_n bear_v in_o his_o house_n of_o a_o egyptian_a as_o he_o be_v of_o a_o syrian_a woman_n ver._n 2._o and_o sarai_n say_v unto_o abram_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v likely_a he_o have_v acquaint_v she_o with_o the_o promise_n she_o grow_v impatient_a to_o have_v it_o fulfil_v some_o way_n or_o other_o go_v in_o unto_o my_o maid_n i._n e._n take_v she_o to_o wife_n verse_n 3_o it_o may_v be_v i_o may_v obtain_v child_n by_o she_o be_v bear_v of_o her_o bondslave_n they_o will_v be_v sarai'_v child_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n xxx_o 3._o exod._n xxi_o 4._o and_o abram_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o sarai_n think_v perhaps_o that_o god_n may_v fulfil_v his_o promise_n this_o way_n because_o he_o have_v only_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v seed_n but_o have_v not_o as_o
serve_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n of_o which_o some_o have_v give_v natural_a other_o moral_a reason_n but_o the_o most_o plain_a and_o obvious_a be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o apt_a token_n of_o the_o divine_a covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n that_o god_n will_v multiply_v their_o seed_n and_o make_v they_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xv._o 5._o it_o be_v probable_a also_o that_o this_o part_n be_v choose_v rather_o than_o any_o other_o to_o make_v they_o sensible_a that_o this_o be_v a_o divine_a sacrament_n for_o nothing_o but_o god_n institution_n can_v at_o first_o engage_v man_n to_o lay_v that_o part_n bare_a which_o nature_n have_v cover_v it_o be_v of_o late_a indeed_o make_v a_o question_n by_o some_o learned_a man_n whether_o this_o be_v the_o original_a of_o circumcision_n which_o they_o fancy_n the_o jew_n borrow_v from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o not_o the_o egyptian_n from_o the_o jew_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o not_o only_o the_o egyptian_n but_o several_a other_o nation_n do_v very_o ancient_o use_v circumcision_n now_o it_o be_v improbable_a say_v they_o that_o the_o egyptian_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v it_o the_o most_o early_o of_o all_o nation_n who_o spring_v not_o from_o abraham_n will_v borrow_v this_o custom_n from_o the_o hebrew_n who_o they_o perfect_o hate_v shepherd_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o they_o xlvi_o 34._o and_o therefore_o they_o give_v themselves_o the_o liberty_n to_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o now_o enjoin_v abraham_n a_o new_a thing_n when_o he_o order_v he_o to_o be_v circumcise_v but_o only_o make_v this_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o covenant_n with_o he_o which_o it_o be_v not_o with_o other_o nation_n but_o unless_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o circumcision_n be_v in_o use_n before_o abraham_n time_n which_o do_v not_o appear_v from_o any_o good_a author_n though_o such_o as_o celsus_n be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o affirm_v it_o as_o we_o find_v in_o origen_n l._n v._o such_o argument_n as_o these_o will_v not_o persuade_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o come_v from_o the_o egyptian_n or_o any_o other_o nation_n but_o they_o have_v it_o if_o not_o from_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o from_o the_o posterity_n of_o ishmael_n or_o other_o people_n descend_v from_o abraham_n who_o be_v high_o belove_v of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o god_n will_v set_v the_o mark_n of_o ham_n race_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n much_o less_o make_v it_o the_o token_n of_o his_o covenant_n with_o they_o see_v j._n ludolphus_n l._n iii_o comment_n in_o histor_n aethiop_n c._n i._o n._n 3._o the_o only_a authority_n upon_o who_o the_o broacher_n of_o this_o novelty_n rely_v be_v herodotus_n who_o in_o his_o second_o book_n cap._n 104._o say_v the_o people_n of_o colchis_n and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o only_a nation_n that_o be_v circumcise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o beginning_n the_o syrian_n and_o phoenician_n who_o live_v in_o palestine_n acknowledge_v they_o have_v this_o rite_n from_o they_o which_o be_v just_a such_o a_o tale_n as_o he_o tell_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o first_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o earth_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o phrygian_n this_o opinion_n proceed_v from_o their_o own_o vain_a conceit_n which_o make_v they_o loath_a to_o confess_v they_o receive_v circumcision_n from_o any_o other_o people_n though_o i_o think_v there_o be_v a_o convince_a argument_n of_o it_o in_o moses_n himself_o who_o tell_v we_o in_o chapter_n x._o 14._o that_o the_o philistim_o come_v from_o the_o casluchim_n i._n e._n the_o people_n of_o colchis_n as_o that_o people_n come_v original_o from_o egypt_n so_o herodotus_n himself_o diodorus_n and_o abundance_n of_o other_o credible_a author_n testify_v this_o it_o appear_v by_o what_o i_o note_v there_o be_v before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n nay_o before_o abraham_n for_o the_o philistim_o have_v a_o king_n among_o they_o in_o his_o day_n as_o we_o read_v in_o this_o book_n xx._n and_o xxvi_o now_o these_o philistim_n be_v a_o uncircumcised_a people_n and_o therefore_o the_o people_n of_o colchis_n no_o doubt_n be_v so_o also_o when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o their_o country_n and_o drive_v the_o avim_fw-la out_o of_o palestine_n and_o consequent_o the_o egyptian_n have_v no_o such_o rite_n among_o they_o when_o the_o casluchim_n come_v from_o egypt_n but_o put_v a_o gross_a cheat_n upon_o herodotus_n when_o they_o make_v he_o believe_v they_o have_v be_v circumcise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o beginning_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o impose_v upon_o he_o who_o tell_v he_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o palestine_n who_o he_o call_v syrian_n and_o phoenician_n confess_v they_o receive_v circumcision_n from_o the_o egyptian_n for_o there_o be_v no_o inhabitant_n of_o palestine_n circumcise_v but_o the_o jew_n who_o always_o profess_v they_o receive_v it_o from_o abraham_n who_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a be_v the_o first_o person_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v circumcise_v there_o be_v nothing_o to_o induce_v any_o body_n to_o use_v such_o a_o rite_n unless_o they_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o it_o by_o god_n as_o abraham_n be_v from_o who_o the_o ishmaelite_n receive_v it_o and_o from_o they_o the_o arabian_n and_o from_o those_o country_n or_o from_o abraham_n child_n by_o keturah_n it_o be_v derive_v as_o seem_v most_o probable_a to_o i_o to_o the_o egyptian_n from_o who_o the_o people_n of_o colchis_n who_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v a_o egyptian_a breed_n embrace_v it_o in_o imitation_n of_o their_o famous_a ancestor_n but_o after_o abraham_n time_n who_o find_v no_o such_o rite_n among_o the_o philistim_n a_o colony_n of_o they_o to_o who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n they_o will_v have_v communicate_v it_o as_o the_o egyptian_n do_v to_o they_o if_o it_o have_v be_v then_o use_v in_o that_o country_n ver._n 12._o and_o he_o that_o be_v eight_o day_n old_a etc._n etc._n maimonides_n think_v that_o if_o circumcision_n have_v not_o be_v perform_v in_o their_o infancy_n it_o may_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v neglect_v afterward_o for_o a_o infant_n feel_v not_o so_o much_o pain_n as_o a_o adult_n person_n will_v have_v do_v in_o who_o the_o flesh_n be_v more_o compact_a and_o his_o imagination_n strong_a the_o parent_n also_o especial_o father_n have_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o affection_n to_o a_o child_n when_o he_o be_v new_o bear_v as_o they_o have_v when_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o so_o more_o easy_o submit_v to_o this_o harsh_a rite_n at_o their_o first_o appearance_n in_o the_o world_n than_o they_o will_v have_v do_v after_o they_o be_v more_o endear_v to_o they_o but_o the_o child_n can_v not_o be_v circumcise_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n after_o his_o birth_n because_o till_o then_o he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o imperfect_a and_o not_o yet_o sufficient_o cleanse_v and_o purge_v for_o which_o reason_n beast_n be_v not_o accept_v by_o god_n till_o seven_o day_n be_v pass_v after_o their_o birth_n exod._n xxii_o 30._o see_v more_n nevoch_n p._n iii_o cap._n 49._o and_o as_o the_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v circumcise_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n so_o he_o be_v not_o unless_o perhaps_o in_o case_n of_o great_a weakness_n to_o be_v keep_v uncircumcised_a beyond_o that_o day_n on_o which_o if_o the_o parent_n do_v not_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o house_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o jew_n speak_v be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o be_v ignorant_a perhaps_o of_o the_o neglect_n the_o child_n when_o he_o come_v of_o age_n i._n e._n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a be_v bind_v himself_o to_o get_v it_o do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o the_o judge_n if_o it_o be_v know_v to_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n cap._n 6._o p._n 96_o 97._o ver._n 13._o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o thy_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o money_n must_v needs_o be_v circumcise_v not_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o for_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compel_v to_o religion_n which_o have_v be_v a_o profanation_n of_o this_o covenant_n but_o abraham_n be_v to_o persuade_v they_o to_o it_o and_o if_o they_o consent_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o no_o long_o in_o his_o house_n but_o to_o sell_v they_o to_o some_o other_o people_n so_o maimonides_n expound_v it_o in_o his_o book_n of_o circumcision_n cap._n i._n which_o be_v true_a both_o of_o servant_n bear_v in_o the_o house_n and_o buy_v with_o money_n but_o as_o for_o the_o child_n of_o these_o slave_n they_o be_v to_o be_v circumcise_v whether_o their_o parent_n will_v or_o no_o because_o they_o be_v the_o possession_n of_o their_o master_n not_o of_o
their_o parent_n for_o which_o cause_n when_o the_o parent_n be_v set_v free_a their_o child_n be_v leave_v behind_o as_o their_o master_n good_n exod._n xxi_o 4._o ver._n 14._o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n that_o be_v if_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o age_n of_o thirteen_o year_n he_o do_v not_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v do_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o be_v very_o much_o dispute_v the_o simple_a sense_n seem_v to_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v account_v one_o of_o god_n people_n but_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n general_o take_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n i._n e._n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v much_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n about_o it_o of_o which_o mr._n selden_n treat_v at_o large_a in_o l._n vii_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 9_o and_o de_n synedr_n l._n i._o c._n 6._o and_o more_o brief_o l'_fw-mi empereur_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o cornel._n bertram_n de_fw-fr republ._n jud._n p._n 351._o some_o say_v it_o be_v the_o shorten_n of_o the_o man_n life_n other_o say_v it_o be_v the_o make_v he_o childless_a so_o that_o his_o family_n and_o name_n perish_v in_o israel_n maimonides_n will_v have_v it_o the_o extinction_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n like_o a_o brute_n and_o abarbinel_n take_v it_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v some_o christian_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v excommunication_n which_o can_v be_v because_o such_o a_o person_n never_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n which_o he_o be_v to_o be_v make_v by_o circumcision_n the_o first_o of_o these_o opinion_n seem_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o rest_n for_o god_n himself_o say_v of_o several_a offender_n to_o who_o he_o threaten_v this_o punishment_n i_o will_v cut_v he_o off_o and_o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o he_o leu._n xvii_o 10._o xx._n 5_o 6._o xxiii_o 30._o yet_o in_o other_o place_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v this_o cer_v or_o cut_v off_o signify_v more_o large_o a_o punishment_n by_o the_o judge_n and_o not_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o must_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o matter_n with_o which_o it_o be_v join_v thus_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v threaten_v with_o cut_v off_o exod._a xxxi_o 14._o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o ston_a he_o and_o so_o be_v incestuous_a person_n blasphemer_n idolater_n and_o other_o to_o be_v judicial_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o ruler_n ver._n 15._o sarah_n shall_v be_v her_o name_n the_o same_o letter_n be_v add_v to_o her_o name_n that_o be_v to_o abraham_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v she_o shall_v be_v a_o mother_n of_o nation_n ver._n 16._o give_v thou_o a_o son_n also_o of_o she_o here_o now_o the_o promise_a seed_n be_v determine_v to_o spring_v from_o sarah_n see_v xvi_o 2._o ver._n 17._o abraham_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n worship_v god_n with_o the_o humble_a reverence_n and_o laugh_v not_o doubt_v of_o the_o promise_n for_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o quite_o contrary_a rom._n iu._n 19_o but_o out_o of_o the_o exceed_a great_a joy_n wherewith_o he_o be_v transport_v and_o the_o admiration_n wherewith_o he_o be_v surprise_v which_o produce_v the_o follow_a question_n shall_v a_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o who_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v strange_a that_o i_o and_o sarah_n at_o this_o age_n shall_v have_v a_o child_n what_o joyful_a news_n be_v this_o according_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v the_o word_n laugh_v he_o rejoice_v ver._n 18._o o_o that_o ishmael_n may_v live_v before_o thou_o in_o his_o posterity_n as_o appear_v by_o god_n answer_n to_o this_o petition_n verse_n 20._o ver._n 19_o call_v his_o name_n isaac_n he_o have_v this_o name_n from_o abraham_n not_o from_o sarah_n laughter_n for_o that_o be_v after_o this_o and_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o same_o cause_n with_o abraham_n ver._n 20._o i_o have_v hear_v thou_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o numerous_a posterity_n see_v doctor_n jackson_n first_o book_n on_o the_o creed_n c._n 26._o where_o he_o show_v how_o the_o hagerens_n grow_v a_o mighty_a nation_n and_o at_o last_o when_o they_o be_v call_v saracen_n become_v the_o scourge_v of_o all_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n ver._n 21._o but_o my_o covenant_n will_v i_o establish_v with_o isaac_n the_o great_a blessing_n i_o have_v promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n i_o have_v make_v with_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o thy_o posterity_n by_o isaac_n not_o by_o ishmael_n particular_o the_o messiah_n ver._n 22._o and_o god_n go_v up_o from_o abraham_n that_o visible_a majesty_n wherein_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o verse_n 1_o call_v often_o in_o aftertime_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v ver._n 25._o ishmael_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o saracen_n descend_v from_o he_o do_v not_o circumcise_v their_o child_n till_o they_o be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 13._o and_o the_o saracen_n in_o spain_n and_o africa_n observe_v the_o same_o custom_n ver._n 26._o in_o the_o selfsame_a day_n the_o jew_n will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o great_a day_n of_o expiation_n institute_v in_o moses_n his_o time_n so_o that_o god_n every_o year_n remember_v say_v they_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n but_o this_o be_v a_o ungrounded_a fancy_n ver._n 27._o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n maimonides_n understand_v by_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n those_o who_o abraham_n have_v convert_v from_o idolatry_n and_o make_v proselyte_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n so_o do_v other_o among_o the_o jew_n see_v his_o treatise_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o planet_n c._n i._n §_o 9_o but_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o understand_v by_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n all_o his_o family_n in_o general_n who_o be_v either_o as_o it_o follow_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o so_o easy_o persuade_v to_o receive_v the_o mark_n of_o circumcision_n or_o buy_v with_o his_o money_n who_o submit_v to_o abraham_n argument_n not_o to_o his_o authority_n for_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v not_o compel_v chap._n xviii_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z appear_v to_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o schechinah_n as_o it_o have_v do_v late_o xvii_o 1._o and_o as_o the_o lord_n than_o appear_v to_o establish_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o by_o circumcision_n so_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n imagine_v he_o again_o appear_v to_o visit_v comfort_n and_o heal_v he_o now_o that_o he_o be_v very_o sore_o of_o his_o circumcision_n or_o rather_o i_o shall_v think_v to_o testify_v by_o this_o illustrious_a manifestation_n of_o his_o glory_n verse_n 2._o his_o high_a approbation_n of_o abraham_n ready_a obedience_n to_o so_o harsh_a a_o command_n so_o the_o jew_n themselves_o esteem_v it_o and_o therefore_o think_v that_o by_o receive_v it_o abraham_n fulfil_v that_o precept_n which_o go_v just_a before_o it_o xvii_o 1._o be_v thou_o perfect_a which_o may_v have_v some_o truth_n in_o it_o if_o right_o understand_v for_o his_o faith_n and_o obedience_n grow_v more_o perfect_a by_o submit_v to_o this_o command_n and_o be_v complete_v when_o he_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n however_o this_o be_v i_o think_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o verse_n 10._o that_o this_o appearance_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v not_o long_o after_o the_o former_a in_o the_o plain_a or_o the_o oak_n of_o mamre_n mention_v before_o xiii_o 18._o this_o place_n continue_v famous_a till_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n both_o jew_n gentile_n and_o christian_n meet_v here_o once_o a_o year_n not_o only_o for_o traffic_n but_o for_o religion_n christian_n here_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o there_o be_v a_o altar_n here_o also_o on_o which_o the_o gentile_n sacrifice_v and_o invoke_v the_o angel_n of_o which_o superstition_n constantine_n be_v inform_v by_o his_o mother_n he_o cause_v that_o altar_n to_o be_v demolish_v and_o a_o church_n to_o be_v build_v in_o its_o place_n see_v sozomen_n l._n ii_o cap._n 4._o euseb_n in_o vita_fw-la constant_n l._n iii_o cap._n 53._o and_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o tent_n door_n to_o observe_v what_o stranger_n pass_v that_o way_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n in_o the_o afternoon_n when_o traveller_n seek_v for_o place_n of_o refreshment_n ver._n 2._o and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o
number_n in_o their_o termination_n which_o in_o signification_n be_v singular_a with_o which_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o join_v a_o verb_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o of_o the_o plural_a termination_n of_o the_o noun_n a_o plain_a example_n of_o which_o we_o have_v gen._n iu._n 6._o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n in_o the_o hebrew_n face_n fall_v the_o like_a he_o observe_v in_o the_o syriack_n language_n john_n i._n 4._o the_o life_n in_o the_o syriack_n life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o men._n ver._n 16._o i_o have_v give_v thy_o brother_n a_o thousand_o piece_n of_o silver_n the_o word_n piece_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o by_o ceseph_n silver_n all_o in_o a_o manner_n understand_v shekel_n for_o ancient_o there_o be_v no_o shekel_n of_o gold_n or_o brass_n but_o only_o of_o silver_n yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v he_o do_v not_o give_v he_o thus_o much_o in_o money_n but_o in_o the_o good_n beforementioned_a verse_n 14._o which_o be_v worth_a a_o thousand_o shekel_n see_v xxiii_o 16._o he_o be_v unto_o thou_o a_o cover_n of_o the_o eye_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n be_v very_o various_o expound_v according_a as_o the_o first_o word_n hu_o be_v interpret_v which_o may_v relate_v either_o to_o the_o gift_n beforementioned_a and_o be_v translate_v this_o or_o to_o abraham_n and_o be_v translate_v he_o as_o it_o be_v by_o we_o if_o they_o refer_v to_o the_o former_a than_o the_o sense_n be_v i_o have_v give_v he_o that_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o buy_v thou_o a_o veil_n that_o all_o who_o converse_n with_o thou_o here_o or_o in_o any_o other_o country_n where_o thou_o shall_v come_v may_v know_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o marry_a woman_n for_o a_o veil_n be_v wear_v in_o token_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o husband_n and_o that_o thereby_o their_o chastity_n may_v be_v preserve_v safe_a from_o the_o snare_n of_o other_o as_o g._n vorstius_n observe_v upon_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n xxxii_o or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o this_o money_n will_v be_v a_o cover_n to_o thy_o eye_n that_o be_v a_o defence_n to_o thy_o modesty_n it_o be_v a_o testimony_n that_o abimelech_n pay_v dear_a for_o take_v thou_o into_o his_o house_n if_o they_o refer_v to_o abraham_n than_o the_o meaning_n be_v thou_o need_v no_o other_o defence_n of_o thy_o modesty_n and_o chastity_n than_o he_o nor_o have_v any_o reason_n to_o say_v hereafter_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n for_o he_o be_v so_o dear_a to_o god_n that_o god_n will_v defend_v he_o and_o he_o will_v defend_v thou_o without_o such_o shift_n as_o this_o thou_o have_v use_v nay_o not_o only_o thou_o but_o all_o that_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o that_o even_o against_o stranger_n i_o omit_v other_o interpretation_n and_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o l._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr thus_o she_o be_v reprove_v or_o instruct_v as_o some_o translate_v it_o not_o to_o dissemble_v her_o condition_n or_o this_o be_v the_o reprehension_n he_o give_v she_o for_o say_v abraham_n be_v her_o brother_n ver._n 17._o so_o abraham_n pray_v unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n beseech_v god_n to_o restore_v they_o all_o to_o their_o health_n now_o that_o his_o wife_n be_v restore_v to_o he_o verse_n 14._o ver._n 18._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v fast_o close_v up_o etc._n etc._n by_o such_o swell_n some_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o secret_a part_n that_o the_o man_n can_v neither_o enjoy_v their_o wife_n nor_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v with_o child_n be_v deliver_v chap._n xxi_o ver._n 1._o and_z the_o lord_z visit_v sarah_n etc._n etc._n bestow_v upon_o she_o the_o blessing_n he_o have_v promise_v she_o i._n e._n make_v she_o conceive_v for_o so_o the_o word_n visit_n signify_v either_o in_o a_o bad_a sense_n to_o inflict_v punishment_n exod._n xx._n 5._o or_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n to_o confer_v blessing_n as_o here_o and_o exod._n iii_o 16._o and_o many_o other_o place_n and_o he_o do_v unto_o she_o as_o he_o have_v speak_v perform_v his_o promise_n by_o make_v she_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n for_o so_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n sarah_n conceive_v and_o bare_a abraham_n a_o son_n ver._n 2._o sarah_n conceive_v etc._n etc._n god_n not_o only_o make_v her_o womb_n fruitful_a but_o bring_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o to_o perfection_n and_o then_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o world_n at_o the_o set_a time_n of_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o xviii_o 14._o it_o be_v not_o say_v where_o isaac_n be_v bear_v for_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v here_o whether_o abraham_n depart_v from_o gerar_n into_o any_o other_o part_n of_o this_o country_n as_o abimelech_n kind_o offer_v and_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o do_v xx._n 15._o but_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o abimelech_n country_n though_o not_o at_o gerar_n it_o be_v probable_a isaac_n be_v bear_v at_o beersheba_n verse_n 31._o ver._n 6._o god_n have_v make_v i_o to_o laugh_v i._n e._n to_o rejoice_v exceed_o so_o that_o all_o that_o hear_v will_v laugh_v with_o i_o all_o my_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n will_v congratulate_v my_o happiness_n and_o rejoice_v with_o i_o ver._n 7._o give_v child_n suck_v it_o be_v usual_a to_o put_v the_o plural_a number_n for_o the_o singular_a as_o be_v observe_v before_o xix_o 29._o or_o she_o hope_v perhaps_o to_o have_v more_o child_n after_o this_o and_o her_o give_v he_o suck_v be_v a_o certain_a proof_n that_o she_o have_v bring_v he_o forth_o of_o her_o own_o womb_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o supposititious_a child_n as_o menochius_fw-la well_o observe_v other_o note_v that_o the_o great_a person_n in_o those_o ancient_a day_n suckle_v their_o own_o child_n which_o favorinus_n a_o greek_a philosopher_n press_v as_o a_o duty_n upon_o a_o noble_a woman_n by_o many_o strong_a argument_n which_o be_v record_v by_o a._n gellius_n who_o be_v present_a at_o his_o discourse_n l._n xii_o noct._n attic._n cap._n 1._o ver._n 8._o the_o child_n grow_v and_o be_v wean_v at_o the_o age_n of_o five_o year_n old_a as_o st._n hierom_n report_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n the_o same_o day_n rather_o now_o than_o at_o his_o nativity_n because_o there_o be_v great_a hope_n of_o life_n when_o he_o be_v grow_v so_o strong_a as_o to_o be_v take_v from_o his_o mother_n breast_n ver._n 9_o sarah_n see_v the_o son_n of_o hagar_n etc._n etc._n mock_v he_o laugh_v and_o jeer_v perhaps_o at_o the_o great_a bustle_n which_o be_v make_v at_o isaac_n wean_n look_v upon_o himself_o as_o the_o first-born_a and_o by_o the_o right_n of_o that_o to_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n this_o give_v a_o good_a account_n of_o sarah_n earnestness_n for_o the_o expulsion_n not_o only_o of_o he_o but_o of_o his_o mother_n also_o who_o it_o be_v likely_a flatter_v and_o bear_v he_o up_o in_o those_o pretension_n many_o think_v he_o do_v more_o than_o mock_v he_o because_o st._n paul_n call_v it_o persecution_n gal._n iu._n 29._o which_o st._n hierom_n take_v for_o beat_v isaac_n who_o perhaps_o resent_v his_o flout_n may_v say_v something_o that_o provoke_v ishmael_n to_o strike_v he_o and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a his_o mother_n encourage_v he_o to_o this_o or_o maintain_v he_o in_o his_o insolence_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n sarah_n press_v to_o have_v they_o both_o turn_v out_o of_o door_n some_o think_v he_o jest_v upon_o his_o name_n and_o make_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o merriment_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v xix_o 14._o ver._n 10._o cast_v out_o etc._n etc._n let_v they_o not_o dwell_v here_o any_o long_o nor_o continue_v a_o part_n of_o thy_o family_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n etc._n etc._n she_o judge_v by_o what_o she_o have_v see_v of_o his_o fierce_a and_o violent_a spirit_n that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v safe_a for_o her_o son_n to_o let_v ishmael_n have_v any_o share_n in_o his_o father_n inheritance_n for_o she_o be_v afraid_a he_o will_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o all_o ver._n 11._o grievous_a because_o of_o his_o son_n his_o wife_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v because_o his_o principal_n concern_v be_v for_o his_o son_n but_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o have_v some_o consideration_n of_o she_o also_o ver._n 12._o god_n say_v unto_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o he_o be_v satisfy_v that_o sarah_n motion_n proceed_v not_o mere_o from_o her_o anger_n but_o from_o a_o divine_a incitation_n for_o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v here_o the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o abraham_n seed_n xvii_o 7_o 8._o be_v limit_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n be_v they_o that_o
shall_v one_o day_n make_v discourse_n xxv_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o more_o lively_a to_o express_v this_o god_n so_o dispose_v that_o the_o very_a place_n where_o the_o ram_n be_v offer_v instead_o of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v the_o place_n of_o sacrifice_n for_o israel_n for_o there_o it_o be_v where_o the_o lord_n answer_v david_n by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 26._o and_o so_o design_v it_o for_o the_o place_n he_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o altar_n there_o david_n pitch_v he_o a_o tabernacle_n 1_o chron._n xxii_o 1._o and_o there_o solomon_n build_v he_o a_o house_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 1._o ver._n 14._o jehovah-jireh_a the_o lord_z will_v see_v or_o provide_v that_o be_v take_v care_n of_o their_o safety_n who_o steadfast_o obey_v he_o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o this_o day_n which_o be_v thus_o call_v to_o this_o day_n or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o now_o it_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n when_o man_n be_v in_o great_a strait_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v where_o a_o double_a variation_n be_v observe_v from_o what_o be_v say_v before_o for_o here_o be_v jehovah_n instead_o of_o elohim_n verse_n 12._o and_o then_o jeraeh_n instead_o of_o jireh_n i._n e._n the_o passive_a instead_o of_o the_o active_a signify_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o only_o see_v or_o provide_v but_o make_v himself_o conspicuous_a by_o so_o provide_v that_o all_o shall_v behold_v the_o care_n he_o take_v of_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o ver._n 15._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v etc._n etc._n this_o confirm_v what_o be_v note_v on_o verse_n 12._o that_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o call_v to_o abraham_n to_o stay_v his_o hand_n and_o now_o say_v by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n what_o can_v be_v clear_a as_o hackspan_a gloss_n disput_fw-la ii_o de_fw-la nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 16._o than_o that_o we_o be_v to_o turn_v away_o our_o eye_n from_o the_o angel_n and_o fix_v they_o upon_o god_n who_o bless_v abraham_n and_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n for_o who_o sake_n verse_n 12._o abraham_n spare_v not_o his_o only_a son_n in_o all_o like_a case_n therefore_o which_o exceed_v the_o angelical_a dignity_n we_o be_v always_o to_o understand_v some_o such_o word_n as_o these_o here_o mention_v neum_n jehovah_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n ver._n 16._o by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v etc._n etc._n i_o observe_v upon_o xii_o 7._o and_o xvii_o 6._o that_o god_n enlarge_v his_o mercy_n to_o abraham_n proportionable_a to_o his_o obedience_n which_o be_v apparent_a in_o this_o great_a and_o last_o trial_n of_o all_o the_o offering_z his_o son_n which_o be_v reward_v by_o the_o ratification_n of_o god_n former_a promise_n or_o covenant_n by_o a_o most_o solemn_a oath_n by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v promise_v before_o but_o not_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n and_o beside_o the_o very_a promise_n be_v now_o more_o affectionate_a if_o i_o may_v so_o style_v it_o in_o blessing_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o in_o multiply_v i_o will_v multiply_v thou_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o latter_a end_n also_o of_o the_o blessing_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v couch_v the_o high_a of_o all_o blessing_n that_o god_n will_v make_v his_o own_o only_a son_n such_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o abraham_n be_v ready_a to_o have_v make_v his_o son_n isaac_n that_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n verse_n 18._o may_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o i._n e._n all_o that_o will_v follow_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n so_o abarbinel_n himself_o interpret_v it_o upon_o xii_o 3._o ver._n 17._o possess_v the_o gate_n that_o be_v the_o city_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o consequent_o their_o country_n for_o the_o gate_n be_v take_v thereby_o they_o enter_v into_o their_o city_n and_o their_o city_n be_v surrender_v the_o country_n be_v conquer_v ver._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v god_n promise_v to_o make_v abraham_n seed_n as_o numerous_a as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xv._o 5._o which_o promise_v he_o assure_v he_o here_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o isaac_n verse_n 17._o but_o moreover_o direct_v he_o to_o expect_v after_o the_o multiply_a of_o his_o posterity_n one_o particular_a seed_n who_o shall_v bring_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o mankind_n this_o singularity_n st._n paul_n observe_v and_o press_v very_o much_o gal._n iii_o 16._o apply_v it_o to_o the_o messiah_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o increase_n of_o sense_n in_o these_o word_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o former_a for_o he_o do_v not_o simple_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v be_v bless_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v bless_v themselves_o or_o count_v themselves_o bless_v in_o he_o to_o show_v as_o jacobus_n altingius_n think_v that_o this_o person_n shall_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o any_o blessing_n himself_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o abraham_n seed_n do_v but_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o blessing_n unto_o other_o who_o shall_v derive_v they_o from_o he_o alone_o l._n ii_o schilo_n c._n 2._o because_o thou_o have_v obey_v etc._n etc._n as_o a_o reward_n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v for_o obey_v my_o voice_n ver._n 19_o go_v together_o to_o beer-sheba_a where_o he_o have_v for_o some_o time_n settle_v his_o abode_n xxi_o 33._o ver._n 20._o milcah_n have_v bear_v child_n etc._n etc._n the_o follow_a genealogy_n be_v set_v down_o to_o show_v whence_o rebekah_n the_o wife_n of_o isaac_n be_v descend_v for_o she_o alone_o of_o all_o bethuel_n daughter_n which_o be_v probable_a be_v many_o be_v mention_v verse_n 23._o ver._n 21._o huz_o his_o first-born_a there_o be_v two_o other_o of_o this_o name_n one_o the_o son_n of_o aram_n x._o 23._o another_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n xxxvi_o 28._o but_o this_o we_o here_o mention_v be_v be_v from_o who_o job_n descend_v who_o country_n be_v call_v ausitis_fw-la so_o the_o lxx_o translate_v we_o job_n i._n 1._o and_o his_o posterity_n call_v ausitae_n by_o ptolemy_n who_o be_v a_o people_n of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la near_o chaldaea_n not_o far_o from_o euphrates_n buz._n from_o who_o come_v elihu_n the_o buzite_n job_n xxxii_o 2._o a_o people_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o same_o country_n or_o near_o it_o aram._n who_o inhabit_v perhaps_o some_o part_n of_o syria_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o aram_n from_o another_o mention_v x._o 23._o ver._n 22._o chesed_a he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o be_v call_v chasdim_n in_o scripture_n from_o this_o chesed_a or_o chasad_a as_o some_o read_v it_o where_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v settle_v or_o whether_o they_o have_v any_o posterity_n or_o no_o i_o can_v find_v it_o be_v likely_a they_o never_o grow_v to_o make_v a_o nation_n or_o a_o family_n and_o so_o leave_v no_o name_n behind_o they_o ver._n 24._o and_o his_o concubine_n this_o be_v not_o a_o ill_a name_n in_o these_o ancient_a time_n but_o signify_v a_o wife_n who_o be_v not_o the_o mistress_n of_o the_o family_n but_o only_o take_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o by_o procreation_n of_o child_n such_o wife_n be_v general_o servant_n whereas_o the_o prime_a wife_n be_v a_o freewoman_n or_o make_v so_o by_o be_v marry_v to_o govern_v the_o family_n and_o bring_v child_n to_o inherit_v the_o estate_n chap._n xxiii_o ver._n 1._o and_o sarah_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o seven_o and_o twenty_o etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a verse_n may_v be_v thus_o translate_v and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o sarah_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a a_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o seven_o year_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o hebrew_n to_o repeat_v a_o word_n as_o life_n be_v here_o when_o they_o will_v signify_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v complete_a and_o sarah_n be_v the_o only_a woman_n who_o entire_a age_n be_v set_v down_o in_o scripture_n ver._n 2._o kirjath-arba_a i._n e._n the_o city_n of_o arba_n who_o be_v a_o famous_a man_n among_o the_o anakim_v as_o we_o read_v josh_n fourteen_o ult_n and_o either_o build_v this_o city_n or_o make_v it_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n from_o whence_o it_o take_v his_o name_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v when_o abraham_n leave_v beer-sheba_a and_o remove_v to_o this_o place_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n a_o very_a ancient_a city_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a xiii_o 22._o when_o it_o assume_v this_o name_n instead_o of_o kirjath-arba_n be_v not_o certain_a but_o some_o conjecture_n it_o may_v be_v after_o abraham_n purchase_v a_o burial-place_n in_o this_o country_n see_v xiii_o 18._o abraham_n come_v some_o fancy_n he_o be_v in_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o country_n
sabaei_n in_o the_o furthermost_a part_n of_o arabia_n near_o the_o persian_a and_o the_o red-sea_n there_o be_v also_o a_o people_n of_o that_o name_n descend_v it_o be_v very_o probable_a from_o this_o son_n of_o jokshan_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n as_o strabo_n tell_v we_o who_o say_v that_o they_o and_o the_o nabataei_n be_v the_o very_a next_o people_n to_o syria_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v excursion_n upon_o their_o neighbour_n by_o which_o we_o may_v understand_v which_o otherwise_o can_v not_o be_v make_v out_o how_o the_o sabaean_n break_v into_o job_n country_n and_o carry_v away_o his_o cattle_n for_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a they_o can_v come_v so_o far_o as_o from_o the_o persian_a or_o arabian_a sea_n but_o from_o this_o country_n there_o be_v a_o easy_a passage_n through_o the_o desert_n of_o arabia_n into_o the_o land_n of_o we_o or_o ausitis_fw-la which_o lie_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o euphrates_n see_v bochart_n in_o his_o phaleg_n l._n iu._n cap._n 9_o and_o dedan_n there_o be_v one_o of_o this_o name_n as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o son_n of_o rhegma_n gen._n x._o 7._o who_o give_v name_n to_o a_o city_n upon_o the_o persian_a sea_n now_o call_v dadan_n but_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v a_o inland_a city_n call_v dedan_n in_o the_o country_n of_o idumaea_n mention_v by_o jeremiah_n xxv_o 23._o xlix_o 8._o who_o inhabitant_n be_v call_v dedanim_fw-la isai_n xxi_o 13._o and_o this_o dedan_n here_o mention_v may_v well_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o it_o as_o the_o same_o bochart_n observe_v l._n iu._n cap._n 6._o and_o the_o son_n of_o dedan_n be_v ashurim_n and_o letushim_n and_o leummim_v if_o these_o be_v head_n of_o nation_n or_o family_n the_o memory_n of_o they_o be_v lose_v for_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n of_o cleodemus_n who_o mention_n the_o first_o of_o these_o in_o euseb_n praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n ix_o c._n 20._o to_o derive_v the_o assyrian_n from_o this_o ashurim_n they_o have_v their_o original_a from_o ashur_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o shem_n x._o 22._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o son_n of_o midian_a ephah_n the_o name_n of_o ephah_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o midian_a continue_v a_o long_a time_n for_o these_o two_o be_v mention_v by_o isaiah_n as_o near_a neighbour_n lx._n 6._o and_o not_o only_a josephus_n eusebius_n and_o st._n hierom_n but_o the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n also_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o city_n call_v madian_n in_o the_o shoar_n of_o the_o red-sea_n near_o to_o which_o be_v ephah_n in_o the_o province_n of_o madian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epha_n or_o hipha_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o place_n the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ptolemy_n mention_n both_o a_o mountain_n and_o a_o village_n of_o this_o name_n on_o the_o same_o shoar_n a_o little_a below_o madiane_a which_o be_v the_o madian_a here_o mention_v as_o bochart_n observe_v in_o his_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o l._n 2._o cap._n 3._o and_o epher_n i_o can_v find_v no_o remainder_n of_o his_o family_n unless_o it_o be_v among_o the_o homeritae_n beforementioned_a who_o metropolis_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o theophilus_n send_v by_o constantius_n to_o convert_v that_o country_n build_v a_o church_n as_o philostorgius_n relate_v l._n iii_o hist_n eccles_n §_o 4._o which_o city_n be_v mention_v by_o many_o other_o author_n as_o jacobus_n gotofredus_fw-la observe_v in_o his_o dissertation_n upon_o philostorgius_n particular_o by_o arrianus_n in_o his_o periplus_n of_o the_o red-sea_n where_o he_o call_v the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o homeritae_n express_o by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o one_o can_v well_o doubt_n come_v from_o this_o epher_n and_o hanoch_n in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n where_o the_o adranitae_n be_v seat_v there_o be_v a_o great_a trade_n town_n call_v cane_n as_o ptolemy_n tell_v we_o and_o show_v its_o distance_n from_o alexandria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n viii_o pliny_n also_o mention_n a_o country_n in_o arabia_n which_o he_o call_v regio_n canauna_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v take_v its_o name_n from_o this_o person_n and_o his_o posterity_n and_o abidah_n the_o relic_n of_o this_o name_n remain_v if_o the_o two_o last_o syllable_n as_o be_v usual_a be_v invert_v in_o the_o people_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o live_v in_o a_o island_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o lie_v between_o arabia_n and_o india_n and_o be_v by_o author_n say_v to_o belong_v sometime_o to_o the_o one_o and_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o philostorgius_n say_v only_o they_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o indian_n in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n where_o he_o say_v theophilus_n who_o be_v send_v to_o convert_v the_o homerite_n be_v bear_v here_o but_o pliny_n reckon_v up_o the_o tract_n of_o arabia_n place_n the_o isle_n call_v devadae_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v this_o over_o against_o the_o forenamed_a region_n call_v canauna_n l._n vi_o cap._n 28._o and_o strabo_n as_o gothofred_n observe_v agatharcides_n and_o other_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o eldaah_o i_o know_v not_o where_o to_o find_v any_o remain_n of_o this_o name_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o city_n elana_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v form_v from_o eldaah_o by_o leave_v out_o the_o dale_v and_o turn_v the_o ain_z into_o nun_n than_o which_o nothing_o more_o common_a which_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o sinus_n arabicus_n towards_o the_o east_n call_v by_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aelana_n from_o whence_o the_o sinus_n itself_o be_v call_v elanite_n and_o the_o people_n that_o live_v in_o it_o elanitae_n as_o salmasius_n show_v out_o of_o many_o author_n exercit._n in_o solinum_n p._n 482._o ver._n 5._o give_v all_o he_o have_v to_o isaac_n as_o he_o design_v long_o before_o xxiv_o 36._o ver._n 6._o son_n of_o his_o concubine_n which_o be_v hagar_n and_o keturah_n who_o be_v wife_n but_o of_o a_o inferior_a sort_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n and_o country_n keturah_n be_v express_o call_v his_o concubine_n 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o as_o she_o be_v above_o verse_n 1._o of_o this_o chapter_n call_v his_o wife_n which_o r._n bechai_n in_o mr._n selden_n cap._n 3_o de_fw-la successionibus_fw-la thus_o explain_v she_o be_v his_o concubine_n because_o of_o a_o servile_a condition_n but_o his_o wife_n because_o marry_v with_o covenant_n to_o provide_v for_o she_o and_o her_o child_n though_o they_o be_v not_o to_o heir_n his_o estate_n the_o talmudist_n indeed_o do_v not_o perfect_o agree_v in_o this_o matter_n for_o though_o they_o all_o agree_v and_o prove_v it_o evident_o that_o they_o be_v real_a wife_n yet_o some_o say_v they_o be_v make_v so_o only_o by_o solemn_a espousal_n without_o any_o marriage_n settlement_n in_o write_v as_o the_o principal_a wife_n have_v other_o think_v they_o have_v a_o write_n also_o but_o not_o with_o such_o condition_n as_o the_o principal_a wife_n enjoy_v abarbinel_n have_v a_o accurate_a discourse_n about_o this_o which_o buxtorf_n have_v translate_v into_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr sponsalibus_fw-la n._n 17._o and_o see_v also_o mr._n selden_n l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 7._o p._n 570_o etc._n etc._n and_o g._n sckickard_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regio_fw-la cap._n 3._o p._n 70._o give_v gift_n some_o portion_n of_o his_o money_n or_o movable_a good_n or_o perhaps_o of_o both_o which_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o give_v to_o ishmael_n as_o well_o as_o to_o these_o son_n though_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v gen._n xxi_o 14._o because_o moses_n here_o say_v he_o give_v gift_n to_o the_o son_n of_o his_o concubine_n of_o which_o hagar_n be_v one_o into_o the_o east_n country_n into_o arabia_n and_o the_o adjacent_a country_n as_o be_v say_v before_o for_o the_o midianite_n be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n in_o judg._n vi_o 3_o 33._o vii_o 12._o viii_o 10._o ver._n 7._o these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v speak_v by_o anticipation_n to_o finish_v the_o story_n of_o abraham_n for_o esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v bear_v before_o he_o die_v and_o be_v now_o fifteen_o year_n old_a for_o isaac_n be_v but_o sixty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v bear_v verse_n 26._o and_o seventy_o five_o when_o abraham_n die_v who_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a at_o isaac_n birth_n and_o live_v to_o the_o age_n of_o one_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o five_o ver._n 8._o abraham_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n die_v of_o no_o disease_n but_o old_a age._n in_o a_o good_a old_a age._n without_o pain_n or_o sickness_n full_o of_o year_n the_o hebrew_n have_v only_o the_o word_n full_a we_o add_v
head_n but_o all_o over_o his_o body_n like_o a_o hairy_a garment_n as_o rough_a as_o haircloth_n just_o as_o the_o poet_n describe_v satyr_n he_o be_v hirsutus_fw-la not_o only_o hairy_a all_o over_o but_o those_o hair_n as_o stiff_a as_o bristle_n argue_v great_a strength_n of_o body_n and_o a_o rough_a fierce_a temper_n they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n which_o signify_v make_v in_o hebrew_n this_o be_v common_o take_v for_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n that_o he_o be_v as_o full_a of_o hair_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o other_o be_v at_o man_n estate_n but_o i_o think_v it_o may_v as_o well_o denote_v his_o active_a genius_n which_o they_o think_v this_o presage_v ver._n 26._o jacob._n he_o certain_o have_v his_o name_n from_o his_o take_v his_o brother_n by_o the_o heel_n at_o his_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o will_v supplant_v he_o as_o he_o afterward_o do_v be_v threescore_o year_n old_a god_n exercise_v isaac_n faith_n and_o patience_n just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v abraham_n for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n before_o he_o give_v he_o a_o child_n for_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v verse_n 20._o and_o now_o sixty_o ver._n 27._o a_o cunning_a hunter_n have_v great_a skill_n in_o hunt_v in_o which_o his_o active_a genius_n delight_v a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n that_o take_v pleasure_n to_o be_v abroad_o pursue_v wild_a beast_n in_o wood_n and_o mountain_n where_o afterward_o he_o have_v his_o habitation_n a_o plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n he_o love_v not_o violent_a exercise_n but_o keep_v at_o home_n or_o look_v after_o the_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o the_o breed_n of_o cattle_n ver._n 28._o and_o isaac_n love_v esau_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a and_o because_o his_o love_n of_o hunt_v argue_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o valour_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v a_o great_a person_n but_o because_o he_o also_o take_v care_n frequent_o to_o entertain_v his_o father_n with_o venison_n which_o be_v of_o divers_a sort_n and_o afford_v he_o such_o variety_n at_o his_o table_n as_o give_v his_o father_n frequent_a occasion_n to_o commend_v he_o but_o rebekah_n love_v jacob._n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o more_o meek_a and_o quiet_a temper_n suitable_a to_o her_o own_o disposition_n and_o more_o at_o home_o also_o with_o she_o than_o esau_n be_v and_o design_v by_o god_n to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n verse_n 23._o it_o be_v likely_a esau_n make_v great_a court_n as_o we_o speak_v to_o his_o father_n and_o jacob_n to_o his_o mother_n whereby_o they_o win_v their_o affection_n ver._n 29._o he_o be_v faint_a with_o too_o violent_a and_o long_a pursuit_n of_o his_o sport_n ver._n 30_o feed_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o that_o same_o red_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v make_v of_o lentile_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o st._n austin_n upon_o psalm_n xlvi_o say_v they_o be_v egyptian_a lentile_n which_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n and_o much_o commend_v by_o athenaeus_n and_o a._n gellius_n and_o give_v the_o pottage_n it_o be_v probable_a a_o red_a tincture_n some_o think_v esau_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o call_v it_o only_o by_o its_o colour_n ask_v for_o that_o red_a that_o same_o red_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n therefore_o be_v his_o name_n call_v edom._n this_o repeat_v eager_a desire_n of_o he_o know_v not_o what_o for_o which_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o edom_n which_o signify_v red_a whence_o the_o city_n which_o he_o build_v and_o the_o whole_a country_n his_o posterity_n inhabit_v be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n idumaea_n border_v towards_o the_o south_n upon_o judaea_n arabia_n and_o egypt_n ver._n 31._o sell_v i_o this_o day_n thy_o birthright_n the_o elder_a son_n have_v several_a privilege_n belong_v to_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n as_o for_o the_o right_n of_o priesthood_n there_o be_v many_o reason_n to_o prove_v it_o do_v not_o belong_v thereunto_o but_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v jacob_n cunning_o make_v a_o advantage_n of_o esau_n necessity_n to_o purchase_v they_o all_o for_o a_o small_a matter_n in_o which_o some_o think_v he_o do_v not_o amiss_o about_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v ver._n 32._o what_o profit_n shall_v this_o birthright_n do_v to_o i_o he_o speak_v very_o slight_o if_o not_o contemptuous_o of_o it_o prefer_v the_o present_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o appetite_n before_o his_o future_a dignity_n and_o greatness_n for_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v faint_a than_o real_o he_o be_v out_o of_o a_o vehement_a longing_n for_o the_o pottage_n which_o perhaps_o be_v a_o rarety_n ver._n 33._o swear_v to_o i_o this_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o birthright_n esau_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o violent_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o have_v pursue_v this_o as_o eager_o as_o he_o do_v his_o sport_n jacob_n on_o the_o contrary_a very_a sedate_n and_o crafty_a to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o the_o opportunity_n he_o meet_v with_o to_o promote_v his_o ends._n ver._n 34._o rise_v up_o and_o go_v his_o way_n well_o satisfy_v and_o without_o any_o trouble_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v which_o the_o apostle_n censure_v as_o a_o piece_n of_o profaneness_n parent_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v a_o special_a blessing_n to_o their_o first-born_a despise_a his_o birthright_n he_o think_v perhaps_o he_o can_v recover_v that_o by_o force_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o brother_n craft_n chap._n xxvi_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n such_o a_o scarcity_n of_o provision_n as_o be_v in_o abraham_n day_n xii_o 10._o when_o he_o be_v new_o come_v into_o canaan_n happen_v again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n and_o isaac_n go_v it_o be_v not_o say_v from_o whence_o he_o go_v but_o it_o be_v probable_a after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n he_o go_v and_o dwell_v where_o his_o father_n have_v often_o do_v at_o mamre_n near_o hebron_n for_o he_o be_v not_o now_o at_o beersheba_n or_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a which_o be_v the_o last_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n that_o we_o read_v of_o xxv_o 11._o for_o that_o be_v in_o this_o very_a country_n of_o gerar_n to_o which_o he_o now_o go_v unto_o abimelech_n the_o son_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a of_o he_o to_o who_o abraham_n go_v for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v the_o same_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o that_o time_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o that_o country_n be_v for_o many_o age_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o abimelech_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o story_n of_o david_n who_o flee_v to_o one_o of_o that_o name_n call_v achish_a in_o 1_o sam._n xxi_o 10._o but_o abimelech_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o xxxiv_o psalm_n see_v gen._n xx._n 2._o ver._n 2._o and_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n as_o abraham_n his_o father_n have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n xii_o 10._o but_o god_n forbid_v he_o appear_v to_o he_o either_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n or_o as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v afterward_o to_o moses_n and_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n upon_o several_a occasion_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o stay_v in_o this_o country_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n where_o he_o promise_v to_o provide_v for_o he_o though_o egypt_n be_v a_o most_o plentiful_a country_n yet_o the_o king_n of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o man_n perhaps_o as_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n ver._n 3._o sojourn_v in_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o not_o only_a promise_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o at_o present_a during_o the_o famine_n but_o renew_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n his_o father_n at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a place_n xii_o 3._o xv._o 5._o xvii_o 2_o 8._o and_o at_o last_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n xxii_o 16_o 17._o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o these_o and_o such_o like_a word_n maimonides_n show_v express_v a_o special_a providence_n over_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v speak_v and_o over_o all_o belong_v to_o they_o more_n nevoch_n par._n iii_o cap._n 18._o unto_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v all_o these_o country_n which_o he_o repeat_v again_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n have_v mention_v the_o vast_a multiplication_n of_o his_o seed_n ver._n 4._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v
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mark_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n as_o fourteen_o other_o word_n in_o the_o bible_n be_v with_o four_o unusual_a point_n over_o it_o to_o denote_v as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n think_v some_o remarkable_a thing_n which_o some_o of_o they_o take_v to_o be_v the_o sincerity_n of_o esau_n reconciliation_n to_o his_o brother_n and_o true_o if_o he_o hearty_o pardon_v the_o injury_n which_o he_o conceive_v jacob_n have_v do_v he_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v note_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o sign_n he_o be_v become_v a_o good_a man._n and_o so_o mart._n bucer_n i_o remember_v understand_v it_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n where_o he_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o esau_n be_v not_o a_o reprobate_n as_o some_o be_v apt_a to_o imagine_v if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n deter_v he_o from_o do_v his_o brother_n any_o hurt_n it_o be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v prove_v for_o it_o be_v record_v indeed_o that_o god_n threaten_v laban_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o meddle_v with_o he_o but_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v say_v of_o esau_n though_o it_o will_v have_v be_v of_o more_o concern_v to_o have_v record_v the_o same_o here_o if_o moses_n have_v know_v of_o any_o such_o divine_a apparition_n to_o he_o ver._n 7._o joseph_n and_o rachel_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n here_o observe_v that_o joseph_n go_v before_o his_o mother_n but_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n go_v before_o their_o child_n of_o which_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o seek_v a_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v likely_a moses_n do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o place_v his_o word_n exact_o or_o if_o he_o do_v no_o more_o ought_v to_o be_v make_v of_o it_o than_o this_o that_o joseph_n be_v a_o goodly_a child_n his_o mother_n put_v he_o before_o she_o as_o we_o common_o do_v when_o we_o will_v show_v a_o child_n to_o advantage_n or_o he_o be_v very_o young_a and_o a_o forward_a child_n step_v before_o his_o mother_n as_o child_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v when_o some_o fine_a show_n appear_v which_o they_o eager_o desire_v to_o behold_v ver._n 8._o what_o mean_v thou_o by_o all_o this_o drove_n etc._n etc._n the_o servant_n no_o doubt_n have_v tell_v he_o as_o their_o master_n have_v order_v xxxii_o 17_o etc._n etc._n but_o he_o ask_v jacob_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o declare_v how_o little_o he_o need_v or_o desire_v such_o a_o present_a these_o be_v to_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n to_o testify_v my_o respect_n to_o thou_o that_o i_o may_v obtain_v thy_o favour_n and_o goodwill_n towards_o i_o for_o inferior_n be_v wont_a to_o approach_v to_o their_o superior_n with_o present_n to_o make_v themselves_o the_o more_o kind_o accept_v and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o as_o he_o and_o all_o his_o make_v such_o obeisance_n to_o esau_n as_o signify_v he_o be_v his_o servant_n as_o he_o call_v himself_o verse_n 5._o so_o he_o still_o honour_n esau_n by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o lord_n ver._n 9_o i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o he_o show_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v of_o a_o covetous_a humour_n but_o as_o free_v from_o that_o vice_n as_o from_o revenge_n ver._n 10._o if_o i_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n if_o thou_o love_v i_o as_o though_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n for_o esau_n kind_a reception_n of_o he_o he_o can_v not_o but_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o token_n of_o the_o divine_a favour_n towards_o he_o some_o think_v by_o god_n may_v be_v mean_v a_o angel_n or_o great_a man_n into_o who_o presence_n inferior_n as_o i_o say_v be_v wont_a to_o approach_v with_o present_n and_o thou_o be_v please_v with_o i_o receive_v i_o kind_o ver._n 11._o take_v my_o blessing_n i._n e._n my_o present_n as_o we_o expound_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o 1_o sam._n xxv_o 27._o i_o have_v enough_o it_o be_v a_o large_a word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n than_o that_o use_v by_o esau_n verse_n 9_o signify_v that_o he_o have_v enough_o to_o spare_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o thing_n and_o therefore_o esau_n need_v not_o fear_v his_o impoverishment_n by_o accept_v this_o present_a ver._n 12._o and_o he_o say_v let_v we_o take_v our_o journey_n etc._n etc._n esau_n invite_v he_o to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o to_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n and_o there_o refresh_v himself_o i_o will_v go_v before_o thou_o show_v thou_o the_o way_n and_o conduct_v thou_o ver._n 13._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n jacob_n say_v this_o in_o excuse_n that_o he_o can_v not_o go_v so_o fast_o as_o esau_n and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o follow_v after_o by_o easy_a journey_n child_n be_v tender_a joseph_n be_v not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n old_a flock_n and_o herd_n with_o young_a the_o hebrew_n word_n aloth_n in_o 1_o sam._n vi_o 7._o signify_v kine_n that_o have_v suck_v calf_n unto_o which_o sense_n bochart_n incline_v in_o this_o place_n and_o so_o do_v jonathan_n onkelos_n and_o other_o ancient_a interpreter_n see_v his_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o cap._n 30._o be_v with_o i_o must_v be_v look_v after_o very_o careful_o all_o the_o flock_n will_v die_v i._n e._n all_o that_o be_v big_a with_o young_a or_o have_v new_o bring_v forth_o young_a ver._n 14._o i_o will_v lead_v on_o soft_o follow_v thou_o with_o a_o gentle_a pace_n such_o as_o the_o flock_n and_o child_n can_v bear_v according_a as_o the_o cattle_n that_o go_v before_o i_o it_o be_v observe_v before_o xxx_o 30._o that_o maimonides_n interpret_v this_o phrase_n leregel_n for_o the_o sake_n and_o so_o he_o understand_v it_o here_o with_o
this_o list_n of_o their_o king_n that_o the_o kingdom_n at_o this_o time_n be_v elective_a for_o the_o father_n do_v not_o succeed_v the_o son_n which_o may_v have_v be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o why_o it_o last_v but_o a_o while_n before_o their_o government_n be_v alter_v again_o verse_n 40._o maimonides_n have_v a_o opinion_n different_a from_o all_o other_o that_o none_o of_o these_o king_n be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o esau_n but_o stranger_n who_o oppress_v the_o edomite_n and_o be_v here_o set_v down_o by_o moses_n to_o admonish_v the_o israelite_n to_o observe_v that_o precept_n deut._n xvii_o 15._o not_o to_o set_v a_o stranger_n to_o be_v king_n over_o they_o who_o be_v not_o their_o brother_n i._n e._n one_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n ver._n 35._o who_o smote_n midian_a in_o the_o field_n of_o moab_n the_o midianite_n perhaps_o come_v to_o invade_v they_o and_o hadad_n march_v out_o and_o meet_v they_o in_o the_o frontier_n of_o their_o country_n which_o join_v to_o that_o of_o moab_n where_o he_o get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o they_o ver._n 37._o and_o saul_n of_o rehoboth_n by_o the_o river_n reign_v etc._n etc._n if_o by_o the_o river_n we_o shall_v understand_v euphrates_n as_o it_o usual_o signify_v near_o to_o which_o stand_v the_o city_n of_o rehoboth_n gen._n x._o 11._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o one_o shall_v be_v choose_v from_o so_o remote_a a_o country_n to_o be_v king_n of_o edom_n unless_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v there_o but_o to_o have_v live_v in_o edom_n and_o by_o his_o great_a achievement_n to_o have_v get_v into_o the_o throne_n otherwise_o we_o must_v take_v this_o for_o some_o other_o city_n which_o stand_v by_o the_o most_o know_a river_n of_o this_o country_n ver._n 38._o baal-hanan_a this_o name_n be_v the_o reverse_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o of_o hannibal_n ver._n 39_o his_o wife_n name_n be_v mehetabel_n etc._n etc._n none_o of_o their_o wife_n much_o less_o their_o pedigree_n be_v name_v beside_o this_o alone_a which_o show_v she_o be_v a_o eminent_a woman_n in_o those_o time_n and_o that_o country_n either_o for_o wisdom_n or_o parentage_n or_o estate_n or_o some_o other_o excellence_n ver._n 40._o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o esau_n they_o seem_v now_o to_o have_v return_v to_o their_o first_o constitution_n and_o king_n be_v lay_v aside_o for_o some_o time_n but_o in_o future_a age_n we_o find_v they_o change_v again_o and_o then_o king_n reign_v successive_o the_o son_n after_o the_o father_n as_o they_o do_v in_o israel_n some_o think_v these_o be_v the_o great_a man_n who_o rule_v in_o edom_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n according_a to_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v the_o head_n of_o different_a family_n and_o live_v in_o different_a place_n and_o perhaps_o reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n so_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v ver._n 43._o in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o possession_n in_o their_o own_o country_n whilst_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n sojourn_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n and_o possess_v no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o he_o be_v esau_n etc._n etc._n he_o end_v as_o he_o begin_v this_o be_v the_o account_n of_o esau_n the_o father_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v now_o call_v edomite_n chap._n xxxvii_o ver._n 1._o and_o jacob_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n have_v give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o esau_n removal_n to_o seir_n xxxvi_o 6_o 7._o and_o of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o family_n there_o he_o now_o go_v on_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o jacob_n still_o continue_v in_o the_o country_n where_o his_o father_n have_v sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n ver._n 2._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o jacob._n these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v connect_v with_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o xxxv_o 23_o 24_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o relate_v how_o many_o son_n jacob_n have_v and_o then_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o family_n of_o esau_n in_o the_o xxxvi_o chapter_n which_o be_v end_v he_o return_v to_o finish_v the_o history_n of_o jacob._n and_o the_o lad_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n vehu_fw-mi naar_n signify_v he_o be_v very_o young_a in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o childish_a year_n and_o come_v in_o by_o way_n of_o a_o parenthesis_n in_o this_o manner_n joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a be_v feed_v the_o flock_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o he_o be_v but_o a_o youth_n unexperienced_a and_o therefore_o call_v a_o child_n verse_n 30._o with_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n etc._n etc._n which_o last_o word_n be_v a_o explication_n of_o the_o former_a show_v with_o which_o of_o his_o brethren_n he_o be_v not_o with_o the_o son_n of_o leah_n but_o with_o the_o son_n of_o his_o handmaid_n particular_o with_o bilhah_n who_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o mother_n to_o he_o now_o rachel_n be_v dead_a have_v wait_v upon_o she_o and_o zilpah_n son_n be_v also_o 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make_a earnest_a petition_n to_o the_o king_n for_o relief_n of_o their_o necessity_n ver._n 56._o and_o the_o famine_n be_v over_o all_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n grow_v still_o great_a in_o all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o the_o famine_n wax_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o have_v spend_v all_o their_o own_o store_n be_v sore_o pinch_v ver._n 57_o and_o all_o country_n come_v to_o buy_v corn_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o neighbour_a country_n as_o be_v say_v before_o verse_n 54_o for_o if_o the_o most_o distant_a have_v come_v the_o storehouse_n have_v be_v soon_o empty_v because_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o all_o land_n it_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o in_o those_o country_n beforenamed_n which_o be_v grievous_o afflict_v by_o it_o chap._n xlii_o ver._n 1._o and_o when_o jacob_n see_v that_o there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v perhaps_o some_o pass_n by_o lade_v with_o corn_n which_o they_o 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the_o royal_a city_n where_o he_o reside_v or_o at_o least_o their_o name_n be_v bring_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v speak_v with_o such_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a and_o thereby_o get_v the_o better_a intelligence_n of_o the_o state_n of_o their_o several_a country_n and_o be_v sure_a to_o see_v his_o brethren_n who_o he_o know_v will_v be_v constrain_v to_o come_v thither_o they_o bow_v themselves_o before_o he_o etc._n etc._n unwitting_o fulfil_v his_o dream_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v do_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o own_o and_o other_o eastern_a country_n not_o of_o egypt_n where_o they_o only_o bow_v the_o knee_n xli_o 40._o ver._n 7._o speak_v rough_o to_o they_o give_v they_o hard_a word_n as_o we_o speak_v or_o speak_v in_o a_o harsh_a tone_n to_o they_o and_o with_o a_o stern_a countenance_n ver._n 8._o and_o they_o know_v not_o he_o they_o have_v not_o see_v he_o in_o twenty_o year_n in_o which_o time_n a_o youth_n alter_v far_o more_o than_o grow_v man_n do_v so_o that_o though_o he_o know_v they_o they_o may_v not_o know_v he_o who_o appear_v also_o in_o such_o pomp_n and_o state_n that_o it_o make_v they_o not_o think_v of_o he_o and_o he_o speak_v also_o to_o they_o by_o a_o interpreter_n verse_n 23_o which_o represent_v he_o as_o a_o stranger_n to_o they_o ver._n 9_o you_o be_v spy_n he_o do_v not_o think_v they_o be_v such_o person_n but_o say_v this_o to_o provoke_v they_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o themselves_o and_o of_o his_o father_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o lye_n for_o they_o be_v not_o word_n of_o affirmation_n but_o of_o probation_n or_o trial_n such_o as_o judge_n use_v when_o they_o examine_v suspect_v person_n or_o inquire_v into_o a_o crime_n of_o which_o man_n be_v accuse_v and_o therefore_o have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o interrogation_n be_v you_o not_o spy_n or_o i_o must_v take_v you_o for_o spy_n till_o you_o prove_v the_o contrary_n to_o see_v the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o 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he_o here_o xxi_o 33._o xxvi_o 23._o unto_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o be_v his_o immediate_a ancestor_n and_o have_v confer_v the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o mention_n he_o rather_o than_o abraham_n ver._n 2._o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n see_v upon_o xx._n 3._o jacob_n jacob._n he_o redouble_v his_o name_n to_o awaken_v his_o attention_n and_o he_o call_v he_o jacob_n rather_o than_o israel_n as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n to_o remember_v he_o what_o he_o be_v original_o and_o that_o by_o his_o favour_n he_o be_v make_v israel_n ver._n 3._o fear_v not_o to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n he_o be_v afraid_a perhaps_o that_o if_o joseph_n shall_v die_v his_o family_n may_v be_v make_v slave_n for_o which_o he_o have_v some_o reason_n from_o what_o be_v say_v to_o abraham_n in_o a_o like_a vision_n xv._o 13._o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n he_o renew_v the_o promise_n which_o 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12._o and_o menochius_fw-la de_fw-fr repub._n hebr._n l._n viii_o cap._n 4._o qu._n xi_o in_o short_a by_o these_o word_n god_n assure_v he_o that_o joseph_n shall_v not_o die_v while_o he_o live_v as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o baal-haturim_a in_o his_o addition_n to_o the_o forenamed_a chapter_n p._n 737._o and_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n have_v his_o child_n about_o he_o ver._n 7._o his_o daughter_n he_o have_v but_o one_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v use_v for_o the_o singular_a as_o verse_n 23._o son_n be_v put_v for_o son_n or_o else_o he_o include_v his_o granddaughter_n who_o in_o scripture-language_n be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o her_o grandfather_n but_o the_o first_o seem_v the_o true_a account_n if_o what_o be_v say_v verse_n 15._o be_v consider_v where_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o his_o descendant_n from_o leah_n be_v sum_v up_o dinah_n under_o the_o name_n of_o daughter_n must_v be_v take_v in_o to_o make_v up_o three_o and_o thirty_o reckon_v jacob_n himself_o also_o for_o one_o of_o they_o ver._n 9_o hanoch_n from_o who_o come_v the_o family_n of_o the_o hanochites_n as_o we_o read_v numb_a xxvi_o 5._o phallu_n from_o who_o in_o like_a manner_n spring_v the_o family_n of_o the_o phalluite_n as_o moses_n there_o note_n and_o say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o reuben_n son_n that_o they_o be_v the_o father_n of_o family_n when_o they_o come_v into_o egypt_n ver._n 10._o jemuel_n this_o son_n of_o simeon_n be_v call_v nemuel_n in_o numb_a xxvi_o 12._o and_o 1_o chron._n iu_o 24._o ohad_n he_o be_v name_v among_o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n when_o moses_n be_v send_v to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n vi_o 15._o but_o either_o he_o have_v no_o posterity_n or_o they_o be_v extinct_a for_o short_o after_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o he_o in_o numb_a xxvi_o 12._o nor_o be_v he_o to_o be_v find_v among_o his_o son_n in_o 1_o chron._n iu_o 24._o jachin_n be_v call_v jarib_n in_o 1_o chron._n iu_o 24._o and_o be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v the_o grandfather_n of_o zimri_n who_o phineas_n slay_v in_o his_o fornication_n with_o the_o midianitish_a woman_n ver._n 12._o er_fw-mi and_o onan_n die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v number_v among_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n but_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o the_o two_o son_n of_o pharez_n be_v set_v down_o though_o perhaps_o not_o now_o bear_v to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o er_o and_o onan_n the_o son_n of_o pharez_n be_v hezron_n and_o hamul_n when_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n pharez_n be_v so_o young_a that_o one_o can_v scarce_o think_v he_o have_v two_o son_n at_o that_o time_n but_o they_o be_v bear_v soon_o after_o before_o jacob_n die_v and_o st._n austin_n seem_v to_o have_v true_o judge_v that_o jacob_n descent_n into_o egypt_n comprehend_v all_o the_o seventeen_o year_n which_o he_o live_v after_o it_o or_o we_o may_v conceive_v it_o possible_a that_o their_o mother_n be_v with_o child_n of_o they_o when_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n for_o then_o pharez_n be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v fourteen_o year_n old_a at_o which_o age_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v incredible_a that_o he_o may_v have_v two_o son_n that_o in_o these_o latter_a age_n some_o have_v beget_v a_o child_n when_o they_o be_v young_a jul._n scaliger_n a_o man_n of_o unquestionable_a credit_n assure_v we_o that_o in_o his_o memory_n there_o be_v a_o boy_n not_o quite_o twelve_o year_n old_a who_o have_v a_o daughter_n by_o a_o cousin_n of_o he_o who_o be_v not_o quite_o ten_o rem_fw-la notam_fw-la narro_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la memoria_fw-la adhuc_fw-la recens_fw-la est_fw-la in_o aquitania_n this_o be_v a_o know_a thing_n the_o memory_n of_o which_o be_v then_o fresh_a in_o aquitain_n ver._n 13._o and_o the_o son_n of_o issachar_n tola_n some_o have_v wonder_v that_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o elder_a son_n a_o name_n that_o signify_v a_o worm_n perhaps_o it_o be_v as_o bochart_n conjecture_n because_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a shrivel_a child_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v not_o likely_a to_o live_v and_o yet_o it_o please_v god_n that_o he_o become_v a_o great_a man_n from_o who_o spring_v a_o numerous_a offspring_n numb_a xxvi_o 23._o and_o so_o fruitful_a that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n there_o be_v number_v above_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o they_o 1_o chron._n vii_o 2._o who_o be_v man_n of_o may_v and_o valour_n ver._n 15._o which_o she_o bear_v unto_o jacob_n in_o padan-aram_n she_o bear_v the_o father_n of_o they_o there_o but_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n all_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n see_v verse_n 7._o ver._n 19_o rachel_n jacob_n wife_n she_o be_v his_o only_a choice_n as_o be_v note_v before_o on_o xliv_o 27._o ver._n 21._o the_o son_n of_o benjamin_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v now_o but_o about_o twenty_o four_o year_n old_a we_o can_v well_o think_v he_o have_v all_o these_o son_n when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n but_o some_o of_o they_o be_v bear_v afterward_o before_o jacob_n die_v as_o be_v say_v before_o verse_n 12._o yet_o they_o be_v all_o here_o mention_v because_o they_o be_v most_o of_o they_o now_o bear_v and_o all_o become_v the_o head_n of_o family_n in_o their_o tribe_n it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v begin_v so_o early_o to_o beget_v child_n as_o to_o have_v all_o these_o before_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n see_v verse_n 12._o ver._n 26._o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n in_o the_o hebrew_n out_o of_o his_o thigh_n a_o modest_a expression_n the_o part_n serve_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n be_v place_v between_o the_o thigh_n all_o the_o soul_n be_v threescore_o and_o six_o i._n e._n leave_v out_o joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n who_o do_v not_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n but_o be_v there_o already_o and_o jacob_n himself_o who_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o loin_n they_o make_v just_a this_o number_n ver._n 27._o all_o the_o soul_n which_o come_v into_o egypt_n be_v threescore_o and_o ten_o there_o be_v a_o remarkable_a difference_n between_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o forego_n there_o verse_n 26._o they_o only_o be_v number_v who_o come_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o threescore_o and_o six_o but_o here_o be_v number_v all_o that_o come_v into_o egypt_n viz._n first_o and_o last_o which_o plain_o comprehend_v jacob_n joseph_n and_o his_o two_o son_n and_o make_v up_o threescore_o and_o ten_o ver._n 28._o and_o he_o send_v judah_n before_o he_o who_o seem_v by_o the_o whole_a story_n
whence_o he_o think_v come_v the_o name_n of_o pecunia_n for_o money_n and_o peculium_n for_o riches_n à _fw-la pecoribus_fw-la from_o cattle_n because_o the_o ancient_n have_v no_o other_o possession_n et_fw-la adhuc_fw-la apud_fw-la quasdam_fw-la gentes_fw-la unum_fw-la hoc_fw-la reperitur_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la genus_fw-la and_o to_o this_o day_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o other_o riches_n to_o be_v find_v among_o some_o nation_n which_o be_v still_o true_a of_o the_o abyssine_n especial_o of_o the_o beklenses_n as_o ludolphus_n assure_v we_o l._n i._n hist_o aethiop_n cap_n 10._o §_o 8._o and_o comment_n in_o histor_n l._n iu._n cap._n 4._o n._n 13._o ver._n 4._o to_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n be_v we_o come_v we_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o settle_v but_o only_o to_o sojourn_v here_o during_o the_o famine_n for_o the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n it_o be_v a_o high_a country_n in_o comparison_n with_o egypt_n and_o the_o grass_n soon_o burn_v up_o there_o than_o in_o goshen_n which_o be_v a_o very_a low_a country_n they_o find_v some_o pasture_n in_o it_o for_o their_o flock_n and_o therefore_o beseech_v he_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o as_o st._n austin_n observe_v from_o those_o that_o know_v the_o country_n there_o be_v more_o grass_n in_o the_o marsh_n and_o fenny_a part_n of_o egypt_n when_o the_o nile_n do_v not_o overflow_n enough_o to_o make_v plenty_n of_o corn._n quest_n clx_o in_o gen._n ver._n 6._o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v before_o thou_o it_o be_v all_o in_o thy_o power_n dispose_v of_o they_o as_o thou_o please_v any_o man_n of_o activity_n vigorous_a and_o industrious_a and_o that_o understand_v his_o business_n make_v they_o ruler_n over_o my_o cattle_n such_o as_o doeg_n be_v to_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 7._o and_o those_o great_a officer_n mention_v 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 29_o 30_o 31._o be_v to_o king_n david_n for_o the_o eastern_a king_n raise_v part_n of_o their_o revenue_n from_o cattle_n and_o so_o do_v the_o egyptian_a it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n who_o have_v some_o prime_a officer_n to_o oversee_v the_o low_a sort_n of_o shepherd_n this_o show_v that_o all_o shepherd_n be_v not_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o only_o those_o of_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n the_o arabian_n phoenician_n and_o aethiopian_n who_o be_v either_o a_o ill_a sort_n of_o people_n or_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o egypt_n which_o abound_v with_o cattle_n to_o traffic_n with_o they_o there_o ver._n 7._o jacob_n bless_a pharaoh_n give_v he_o thanks_o for_o his_o favour_n and_o pray_v for_o his_o health_n and_o safety_n for_o that_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o a_o inferior_a to_o a_o superior_a thus_o naaman_n pray_v elisha_n take_v a_o blessing_n of_o thy_o servant_n i._n e._n a_o acknowledgement_n of_o my_o obligation_n to_o thou_o ver._n 9_o pilgrimage_n so_o good_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v their_o life_n though_o they_o never_o stir_v from_o their_o native_a soil_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o passage_n not_o a_o settlement_n but_o jacob_n have_v reason_n to_o call_v his_o life_n so_o more_o literal_o have_v be_v toss_v from_o place_n to_o place_n ever_o since_o he_o go_v from_o his_o father_n house_n into_o mesopotamia_n and_o return_v from_o thence_o into_o canaan_n where_o he_o dwell_v a_o while_n at_o succoth_n and_o then_o at_o shechem_n and_o after_o that_o remove_v to_o bethel_n and_o so_o to_o hebron_n unto_o his_o father_n isaac_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v now_o come_v into_o egypt_n few_o and_o evil_n have_v be_v the_o day_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v be_v few_o in_o comparison_n with_o his_o forefather_n and_o evil_a because_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o care_n grief_n and_o sorrow_n upon_o many_o occasion_n ver._n 10._o jacob_n bless_a pharaoh_n at_o meeting_n and_o at_o part_v such_o salutation_n be_v usual_a see_v verse_n 7._o ver._n 11._o in_o the_o land_n of_o ramese_n in_o that_o part_n of_o goshen_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v ramese_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o hebrew_n build_v there_o for_o pharaoh_n unless_o perhaps_o the_o city_n be_v call_v so_o from_o the_o country_n of_o ramese_n wherein_o it_o stand_v ver._n 12._o and_o joseph_n nourish_v his_o father_n etc._n etc._n though_o there_o be_v some_o pasture_n in_o this_o country_n for_o their_o cattle_n yet_o not_o food_n enough_o for_o themselves_o which_o joseph_n therefore_o take_v care_n to_o supply_v they_o withal_o according_a to_o their_o family_n according_a as_o their_o child_n be_v more_o or_o few_o so_o he_o proportion_v their_o allowance_n ver._n 13._o there_o be_v no_o bread_n in_o all_o the_o land_n this_o be_v the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n xlv_o 6._o in_o which_o all_o the_o corn_n which_o man_n have_v store_v up_o in_o their_o several_a family_n be_v whole_o spend_v ver._n 14._o and_o joseph_n gather_v up_o all_o the_o money_n etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o the_o egyptian_n have_v any_o money_n leave_v they_o buy_v corn_n of_o joseph_n which_o support_v they_o all_o the_o three_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o four_o and_o five_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o joseph_n bring_v the_o money_n into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o treasury_n which_o he_o fill_v and_o not_o his_o own_o coffer_n as_o philo_n observe_v ver._n 15._o and_o when_o money_n fail_v this_o we_o may_v probable_o conceive_v be_v in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n when_o they_o be_v force_v to_o sell_v their_o cattle_n for_o food_n ver._n 18._o they_o come_v the_o second_o year_n i._n e._n the_o next_o year_n after_o the_o sale_n of_o their_o cattle_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o famine_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 19_o wherefore_o shall_v we_o die_v we_o and_o our_o land_n the_o land_n be_v say_v to_o die_v as_o bochart_n observe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o hierozoicon_n cùm_fw-la inculta_fw-la iaceo_fw-la &_o desolata_fw-la when_o it_o lie_v untilled_a and_o desolate_a as_o he_o show_v by_o example_n out_o of_o some_o poet_n we_o and_o our_o land_n will_v be_v servant_n unto_o pharaoh_n we_o that_o be_v free_a will_v become_v the_o king_n bondman_n and_o our_o land_n which_o be_v our_o own_o we_o will_v hold_v of_o he_o and_o give_v we_o seed_n etc._n etc._n this_o show_v it_o be_v now_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o famine_n they_o desire_v corn_n not_o mere_o for_o food_n but_o also_o to_o sow_n in_o hope_n to_o have_v a_o crop_n the_o next_o year_n for_o joseph_n have_v tell_v they_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a nilus_n have_v now_o begin_v to_o overflow_v the_o country_n as_o formerly_z which_o confirm_v his_o word_n ver._n 20._o and_o joseph_n buy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n for_o pharaoh_n so_o the_o whole_a country_n become_v the_o king_n be_v demesne_n in_o which_o no_o man_n have_v any_o propriety_n but_o himself_o ver._n 21._o as_o for_o the_o people_n he_o remove_v they_o to_o city_n remote_a from_o those_o wherein_o they_o have_v former_o dwell_v under_o the_o word_n city_n be_v comprehend_v all_o the_o village_n about_o they_o from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n transplant_v they_o into_o far_o distant_a part_n of_o the_o country_n from_o whence_o he_o bring_v other_o in_o like_a manner_n into_o their_o place_n that_o they_o may_v in_o time_n forget_v the_o dominion_n they_o former_o have_v in_o the_o land_n they_o have_v sell_v and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o combination_n afterward_o to_o regain_v they_o the_o old_a owner_n be_v separate_v far_o one_o from_o another_o ver._n 22._o only_o the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n buy_v he_o not_o this_o be_v common_o note_v as_o a_o great_a piece_n of_o religion_n in_o joseph_n that_o he_o take_v not_o away_o the_o land_n of_o those_o who_o be_v god_n minister_n though_o engage_v it_o be_v think_v in_o superstitious_a if_o not_o 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