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&_o from_o thence_o the_o red_a sea_n &_o the_o arm_n thereof_o where_o pharaoh_n be_v drown_v when_o he_o follow_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n may_v easy_o be_v discern_v mount_v sina_n be_v much_o high_a than_o this_o and_o lie_v two_o day_n journey_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n upon_o the_o top_n whereof_o be_v many_o rock_n and_o great_a stone_n from_o thence_o you_o may_v see_v sundry_a place_n as_o a_o mountain_n lie_v in_o thebaidaes_n the_o great_a haven_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o desert_n of_o elim_n and_o sur_n with_o many_o other_o the_o desert_n round_o about_o take_v the_o name_n from_o the_o height_n thereof_o and_o be_v call_v the_o desert_n of_o sina_n of_o the_o grave_n of_o concupiscence_n these_o grave_n be_v 112_o mile_n towards_o the_o south_n from_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n lust_a after_o meat_n be_v feed_v by_o the_o lord_n with_o quail_n and_o for_o their_o disobedience_n die_v miserable_o it_o be_v also_o call_v tabarah_n which_o 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it_o take_v the_o name_n from_o the_o fruitfulness_n and_o abundance_n of_o flower_n &_o herb_n that_o grow_v there_o and_o be_v derive_v from_o rasa_fw-la which_o signify_v to_o make_v moist_a for_o there_o be_v usual_o exceed_v pleasant_a and_o sweet_a dew_n of_o chehelah_n chehelah_n be_v the_o nineteenth_o place_n where_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n make_v their_o abide_n in_o the_o desert_n be_v 92_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o south-west_n num._n 33._o and_o signify_v a_o congregation_n or_o church_n be_v derive_v from_o rahal_n that_o be_v he_o have_v assemble_v this_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n where_o all_o the_o elect_a and_o faithful_a people_n of_o god_n travail_n through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o wicked_a world_n of_o saphar_n saphar_n be_v a_o mountain_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o arabia_n petraea_n 88_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o south-west_n this_o be_v the_o twenty_o remove_n the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n be_v so_o call_v 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