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A58942	Sacred geographie. Or Scriptural mapps 1. Of all the earth, and water, at the creation. 2. Of paradice [sic], and the countries circumjacent, inhabited by the patriarks. 3. Israels forty years perigrination through the wilderness. 4. Canaan, or the land of promise. 5. The travels of S. Paul, and other the apostles. 6. Jerusalem, as it stood in our Saviours time. Collected both from sacred and prophane authority, by learned persons selected thereunto by the National Congreagation of Dutch Devines, for the more profitable reading of the Old and New Testament. And to be bound up with Bibles. Translated into English by J. Moxon, hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. London, printed by Joseoph Moxon, and sold at his shop on Ludgate hill, at the signe of Atlas. 1671.	Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing S223D; ESTC R219071	54,504	99

disco●●●ted by the Amalekites and the Cana●ni●es and persued and consumed even unto Hormah From Rithmah the Lord commanded them to go to Rimmon-Parez at fig. 15. from ●immon-Pare● to Lithnah at fig. 16. from thence to Rissa at fig. 17. then to Kehelathah at fig. 18 then to Mount Shapher at fig. 19. then to Haradah fig. 20. then to Makheloth fig 21 ●hen to Tahath fig. 22. then to Tarah fig. 23. then to Mithkah fig. 24 then to Hashmonah fig. 25. then to Moseroth fig. 26. then to Bene-Jaakan fig. 27. then to Hor-hagidgad at fig. 28. then to Jotbathah fig. 29. then to Ehronah fig. 30. then to Ezion-g●ber fig. 31. on the Red Sea from whence Salomon sent his Ships to Ophir for Gold 1 Kin. 9. 26. While they were in these last recited Journeys Korah Dathan and Abiram conspired against Moses and Aaron and begat a rebellion in the People for which the Earth opened and swallowed them up alive and the men that were with them and all their families and Goods and 250 of their partakers that offered falfe Incense were consumed by fire that came out from the Lord. Where at on the morrow all the People murmurred against Moses and Aaron telling them that they had killed the People of the Lord. At which the anger of the Lord was so kindled that he sent a Plague among them that destroyed 14700 Souls Then the Lord to put an end to the grudgings of the People commanded Moses to cause all the Princes of each Tribe to bring every one his Rod and write thereon his Name and put them before the Tabernacle of the Congregation and to write Aarons name on his Rod and put it there also and the mans Rod whom the Lord should chuse to be chief Priest should bud So on the morrow Aarons Rod was budded and brought forth blossoms and bare ripe Almonds Numh. chap. 16. and ch 17. By this time God had led them 39 years through several Wildernesses and in the first moneth they removed from Esiongeber into the Wilderness of Zin to Kadesh at fig. 32. Here Mariam dyed and was burieed And here the People again murmur against Moses and Aaron for want of Water whereupon Moses prays unto the Lord who directs him to assemble the Congregation and to take his Rod and speak unto the Rock before them which he did but smote the Rock twice and there came forth Water abundantly for them and their Cattle For which twice striking upon the Rock the Lord reprehends Moses and Aaron of unbeleef since he only commanded them to speak to the Rock and tells them they shall not bring the Congregation into the Land which he had promised them This was the Water of Meriba so called because of the strife between the People and the Lord. Numb 20. 13. From hence Moses sent messengers to the King of Edom desiring passage through his Countrey but he denying it the Camp journeyed to Mount Hor fig. 33 where Aaron dyed in the tortieth year after the children of Israel set forth out of the land of Egypt being aged 123 years Numb 13. 38 39. While they were at Mount Hor King Arad a Can●anite warred against Israel but Israel overcame them and destroyed their Cities From Mount Hor the Camp removed to Zalmonah at fig. 34. towards the Red Sea to go about by the land of Edom to Punon fig. 35. where the way seemed very grievous to them so that they again fell to murmuring against the Lord and Moses Wherefore the Lord sent fiery Serpents among them which stung many of them to death But upon their confession of their sins and Moses praying to the Lord God commanded Moses to make a fiery Serpent and to set it up for those to look on that were bitten that they might live Numb 21. 5 6 8 1 9. From Punon they came to Oboth fig. 36. thence to Jie-abarim fig. 37. on the borders of Moab Thence they came and pitched on the River Zared fig. 38. thence to Dibon-gad fig. 39. then to Almon-blath fig. 40. from thence they passed by the Well Beer and came to Mattanah fig. 41. then to Nahaliel fig. 42. then to Batmoth fig. 43. in the Plain of Moab even to the top of Pisgah at this * figure in the Mapp From hence Israel sent messengers to Sihon King of the Amorites desiring his leave to pass through his Countrey but instead of giving leave he raised an Army and fought against Israel But Israel overcame him and took his Countrey from him and possessed it and put all his People to the sword In this encamping the Israelites commit fornication with the Women of Moab and Idolatry with Baal-Peor which so kindled the anger of God against them that he sent a Plague among them which destroyed 24000 Souls After which God commanded Moses again to number the People and he found the number of males of 20 years old and upwards to be 601630. besides the Levites who were numbred to be 23000. males from a moneth old and upwards Numb 26. But the Lord commanded Moses to revenge himself on the Midianites so he selected 1000 out of every Tribe and sent them against the Kings of Midian and slew them and all the males and took their Women and their Cattle and all they had and fired their Citties and Villages He sent forth also and took Og King of Boshan and his Countrie and all the Lands about Jordan on this side Here Moses received command of the Lord to go up into the top of this Mount Pisgah and take a view of the land of Promise for that in regard of his disobedience to the Lord at the Waters of Meribah he should not enter thereinto but Joshuab should ledd the People over And here Moses dyed when he was 120 years old and was buryed in a Valley in the land of Moab over against Beth. peor but his Sepulcher is concealed Deut. 34. 6. After Israel had mourned 30 daies for Moses God commanded Joshuah to pass over Jordan and take possession of the Promised Land Therefore Joshuah sent out two men to Jericho to spy the Land who returning brought tydings how much discouraged the Inhabitants were because of them Whereupon the Camp removed to Shittim and came to Joraan and lodged there before they went over Three daies after the Officers went through the Camp commanding the People to be in readiness against the Ark removed to pass over Jordan And so soon as the feet of the Priests that bare the Ark touched the brinks of the Water the Water parted but the Priests with the Ark went into the middle of Jordan and there stood till all the children of Israel went over on dry Land And for a perpetual memorial of this miracle God commanded Joshuah to cause one man out of every Tribe to take a Stone out of the midst of the River where the Priests feet stood and leave it at the place where they should encamp that night which was at Gilgal

own Country men and several others as Hacklute relates in his English Voyages Pag. 506. from the Records themselves how several Navigations have been made by the Brittish Nation above 500 years ago into America And withall for the probability of the truth of those Records proves how that in Cuba and Hispaniola two famous Islands in the Bay of Mexico the Natives retain several Brittish words signifying the same thing to this day besides some marks of Christianity among them Yet by the same propability America might be populated either from France or Spain who also are descended from Japhet Thus far may be offered in favour of the sons of Japhets populating America and from whence But if this be not accepted we may consider the sons of Cham who Inhabited the western Shoars of Africk which in some places are not above 480 Leagues from the Main land of Brasil If neither Jophet or Cham can be allowed in the Readers opinion to Populate America then must it of necessity be the sons of Shem who populated it yet here we find almost 600 leagues distance from America in the neerest place viz. between Yedso the most Easternly Iland of Asia and California the most Westernly Iland of America therefore as far as the likeliest probability backs this argument we ought to conclude that America was populated by the sons of Japhet A Discourse upon the Geographical Description of PARADICE And the several Countries bordering thereon Together with a short discourse of the perigrination of the Patriarchs from Adam to Jacob. AFter God had created the Heavens the Earth the Sea and all that in them is out of Nothing for the compleating of his great work he set himself to make Man and so dignified and honoured him that he made him Lord over all Creatures and gave him for his dwelling a most pleasant Garden in Eden called Paradice excelling in Stateliness Beauty and Delightful Pleasantness all the Countries upon the face of the Earth and therefore is rightly called the Garden of Pleasure It is Scituate in the Land of Shinar a part of Asia upon the River now called Tigris which is called in the Holy Scripture the River of Pison This River devides it self into four branches each of a several name Therefore to shew the true Scituation of this Garden and to describe it perfectly we must consider what the Prophet Moses saies in Gen. 2. 8. And the Lord God planted a Garden Eastward in Eden As also at the 10 verse And a River went out of Eden to water the Garden and from thence it was parted and became into four heads to wit four heads of Water This Text clearly shews that this Garden of Pleasure was Scituate on the East side of Pison where the River waters it with a single stream as you may see in the Mapp And though we should suppose that some part of this Garden should ly on the West side of the River of Pison yet it is plain by Gen. 3. 24. that the dwelling place of Adom was on the East side where it saies So he drove out the Man and he placed at the East of the Garden Cherubims c. Because he should not enter in again where he went out Also from Gen. 4. 16. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod in the East of Eden And it is the more likely to be beleeved because this River aswel in length and breadth as in strength of its stream may compare with the Rhyne or Donau and therefore it may consequently be conjectured that it must hinder our first parents from flying Eastward from the presence of the Lord had they inhabited to the Westwards of this River for we cannot rationally conjecture they had either Boats or Ferries to pass over it withall nor does Gods holy word make any mention of Building any till Noahs time Thus therefore have many Ancient Geographers committed an eminent errour in this particular placing this Garden of Pleasure on the West side of the River of Pison This River as aforesaid is devided into four heads of water to wit two to the Northward or above the Garden and two to the Southward or below the Garden and were called Pison Gihon Hiddekel and Euphrates and are thus described in Gen. 2. 11. The name of the first is Pison That is it which compasseth the whole Land of Havilah where there is Gold v. 13. And the name of the second River is Gihon The same is it that compasseth the whole Land of Ethiopia v. 14. And the name of the third River is Hiddekel That is it which goeth towards the East of Assyria And the fourth River is Euphrates This River of Euphrates hath its original source from the mountains of Moschi and Caspy in Armenia the Great And the River of Hiddekel hath its original from a certain Lake or dead Sea Scituate neer the beginnings of the Mountains of Ararat These two streams run downwards into the aforesaid River Pison at the North of the Garden and so run Southwards to the Southmost part of the Garden where the most Easterly of these streams retains still the name of Pison and the Westernly takes the name of Gihon upon it both emptying themselves into the Persian Gulph Our first Parents being thus placed in this Garden of Pleasure as aforesaid had all things therein given them to their use and behoof except the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil Gen. 2. 17. Which was expressly Forbidden them by God But being deluded by the Subtleties of Satan to break Gods Command they were driven out of Paradice and condemned to get their Living in the sweat of their brows and for their sakes the Earth was accurst and over-run with Thistles and Thorns Having as we have touched before their dwelling in the Land of Nod to the Eastwards of the Garden of Eden which Countrey was formerly called Susiane and now Susan where they fell to Tilling the Ground They had two Sons the eldest named Cain a Tiller of the Ground and the youngest named Abel a keeper of Sheep who through the Spite and Mallice of his brother Cain was in his fury muthered by him Cain being accurst of God for this fact falls into great dispair and perplexity of mind fearing least every one that meets him should kill him goes therefore forth from the face of the Lord into the Land of Nod and builds there a Citty and calls the name of it Enoch after his Sons name It may be conjectured that the Citty now called Susan is the remains of this Citty Enoch as bordering neerest to Eden and Scituate to the Westwards of the Mountains of Ararat upon the River Euleus where it is probable Cain stopt his flight from the face of the Lord being not able to pass over this River The sins of Mankind growing from time to time more and more are at last punisht by God almighty with an universal deludge wherein was

drowned all the race of Mankind all the Beasts of the field all the Fowls of the Air and all creeping things except Noah and his Family and two of a sort of all Creatures that lived on the face of the Earth and of the fowls of the Air preserved by Noah upon the Waters in an Ark built by him according to the directions of God himself after the World had been created 1656 years This Ark having driven to and fro upon the Waters above the highest tops of the Mountains for the space of about five moneths time it pleased God to let it rest at last upon the Mountains of Ararat And after the waters were retired again into their place the beleeving Noah and his Family and all the living Creatures that were inclosed in the Ark went again out of the Ark and Noah and his Family setled themselves about the Eastern borders of the River of Hiddekel from whence afterwards the Generations of Noah spread themselves both Eastwards and Westwards naming the several Lands and Countries wherein they lived after their several Names Which hath moved us to insert this Geneological Table that the Reader may the easier learn to know the Lands in the Map and their several Original Possessors as more at large you may collect them out of the Bible and the marginal Notes there on Let the Genelogical Table come in here All the people of the Earth had then one Language and one Speech And that they might the better unite themselves and perpetrate a Name they consulted to build a Citty and a Tower therein whose top thereof should reach up unto Heaven which the Lord being offended with confounded their Language scattered them and made them leave off building their intended Citty And the name of that place was called Babel as you may see at Fig 1. in the Map because the Lord did here confound their Language and from hence desperse them into all parts of the Earth Gen. 11. 9. Not far from this Citty is Ur the dwelling place of Terah as at Fig. 2. in the Mapp This Terah was the Father of Abraham and the Grandfather of Lot And Abraham being forewarned of God to depart from thence according both he and his Father Terah and Lot departed to Haran as at Numb 3. in the Mapp where Terah dyed Gen. 11. 32. And Abraham at Gods command left his Native place and his Kindred and took with him all his family and his Nephew Lot and all their substance and travelled towards the Land of Canaan unto Sichem in the Plain of Moreh as at Fig. 4. in the Mapp From whence he removed again unto a mountain between Beth-el and Hai as at Fig. 5. in the Mapp and pitched his tent there where he built an Altar and called upon the Lord. Gen. 12. 8. From hence they depart Southwards and by reason of a famine in the Land are driven to go down into Egypt from whence after some time of stay they again depart richly blessed with Cattle Silver and Gold c. into the Land of Canaan and again took up their dwelling place between Beth-el and Hai. at Fig. 5. Gen. 13. 3. Here Lot and Abraham parts because the Land was too little for them And Lot chose the Plain of Jordan at Fig. 6. in the Mapp and pitched his Tent towards Sodom Gen. 13. 12. And Abram went and dwelt in the Plain of Mamre which is in Hebron Gen. 13. 18. as at Fig. 7. in the Mapp Here it was that Ishmael was born Isaac is promised And Abrams name was changed to Abraham Gen. 16. and 17. From hence Abraham journeyed towards the South Countrey and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned as a stranger in Gerar at Fig. 8. in the Mapp Gen. 20. 1. Here Abraham was commanded to offer up his Son Isaac upon one of the Mountains of Moriah at Fig. 9. in the Mapp But God finding his obedience forbids him to lay hands on the Lad and provides a Ram for a burnt offering in Isaacs steed and promises him his blessings From hence Abraham goes and dwells in Beersheba at Fig. 10. in the Mapp Gen. 22. 19. And at Kirjath-arba which is Hebron Sarah dies and is buried in the cave of Machpelah over against Mamre at Fig. 12. in the Mapp Gen. 23. 19. Afterwards Abraham takes an Oath of his servant and sends him to Nahor in Mesopotamia at Fig. 3. in the Mapp to take a wife for Isaac out of his Kindred and obtained Rebekah the Daughter of Bethuel and brings her into Canaan where Isaac met her as he came from the way of the Well Lahairoi at Fig. 13. in the Mapp Gen. 24. 62. Abraham at the age of 175 years dies and is buried by his Sons Isaac and Ishmael in the Sepulcher of his Wife Sarah at Fig. 12. in the Mapp Gen. 25. 10. Isaac then dwelt in the Cit●y of Gerar at Fig. 14. in the Mapp Gen. 26. 6. From whence he removed to the valley of Gerar. Gen. 26. 17. And from the valley of Gerer to Beer-sheba Gen. 26. 23. But the Children of Ishmael being twelve Prince dwelt in all that space between Havilah at Fig. 16. and Shur at Fig. 15. in the Mapp Gen. 25. 18. This was a large Countrey but in probability not very fruitful or close inhabited Because at this time it is called the Deserts of Arabia Isaac had now two Sons to wit Esau and Jacob. And Jacob being the youngest by his subtilety bought Esaus birth-right for a mess of Pottage and by it obtained his father Isaac's Blessing which belonged to Esau for which Esau sought Jacobs Life But by the councel of his Parents he went towards Podan-Arain to Laban his Mothers brother But being benighted at Luz he took of the stones of the Place for his Pillows and lay down to sleep on them and then dreamed that he saw a Ladder whose top reached into Heaven and the Angels of God ascending and descending Here he received the promise of God and here he took the stone he had for his Pillow and set it up for a Pillar and poured oyl on it and named the Citty Bethel at Fig 17 in the Mapp Gen. 28. 11 to 20. In the morning he travelled towards the people of the East where he met Rachel the daughter of his Uncle Laban about Haran at Fig 3 in the Mapp and makes himself known to her who straight runs and tells her father who also came out to meet him and received him kindly Gen. 29 13. Here Jacob served Laban 20 years for his two daughters Leah and Rachel together with such Cattle of the Flock as he barganied for which the Lord blesses and increases mightily Whereat Laban and his Sons grow displeased and murmur against Jacob. which caused Jacob to depart from thence with his Wives and Childeren and Cattle to the land of Canaan over the River Euphrates at Fig. 18 in the Mapp Turning towards the Hills of Gillead at Fig. 19 in the Mapp

After 7 days persuit of his Father in law and Uncle Laban and a great power he brought with him he was overtaken Yet nevertheless Laban being warned of God not to hurt Jacob made a convenant with him Gen 31. 48 49. not to hurt each other Here they made a heap of stones in memorial of the covenant and called the name of it Gilead and Mizpah And from thence Laban returned home in peace Jacob travelling a little further meets the Angels of God and called the name of the place Mahanaim at Fig. 20 in the Mapp From hence Jacob and all his Family and followers passed over the foord Jabbok Gen. 32. 22. Here it was that Jacob wrestled with God and obtained his blessing and was called Israel wherefore he called the name of the place Peniel at Fig. 21. in the Mapp And here he met his brother Esau coming against him with 400 men yet they imbraced and parted friendly from one another Esau to his dwellings in the mountains Seir at Fig. 22 in the Mapp Gen. 33. 16. and Jacob journied to Succoth on the River of Jordan at Fig. 23 in the Mapp where he built an house From thence he came neer the Citty of Shechem in Canaan at Fig. 17. in the Mapp From hence God commanded him to go to Bethel and make there an Altar unto God that appeared unto him when he fled from his brother Esau. Gen. 35. 1. From hence Jacob travelled towards Ephrath which is Bethelem at Fig. 24. And within a little way of the place Richel dyed with hard labour of her son Benjamin and was buried there Gen. 35. 19. and Gen. 48. 7. Israel travelled again from thence and pitched his Tents beyond the Tower of Edar at Fig. 25. in the Mapp From Edar he went to his Father Iscaac in Mamre at the Citty of Arbak at Fig. 11 in the Mapp And Isaac being 180 years old dyed and was buryed by his sons Esau and Jacob in the Sepulcher of his Father Abraham at Machpelah at Fig. 12 in the Mapp Israel being compelled by famine and invited by his son Joseph goes into Egypt that is the land of Cham also called Mitsraim where Joseph receives him with joy and duty and entertains him with great kindness and liberallity giving him with the consent of Pharaoh the Land of Goshen at Fig. 26 in the Mapp to live in The soules that came out of Egypt with him were in number 70. And Israel being very old and dim of sight dyed there and was carryed by his son Joseph and the rest of his children and a great train of Egyptians very magnificently into the land of Canaan and buried in the Sepulcher of his Father and Grandfather at Machpelah which is before Mamre at Fig. 12 in the Mapp Gen 50. 13. Thus is the curteous Spectator presented with a short Narration of the several Countries Stations and Dwellings of our first Parents from Adam downwards to Jacob and by the corresponding figures in the Mapp and this Narration is directed to find the scituation of every place in question which he shall read of in the Bible wherein they are concerned with very great ease speed and delight A short discourse upon the Perigrination of the Children of Israel Together with a Geographical description of the several places they travelled to between Egypt and the land of Canaan THe land of Promise is by some old Writers called Palestine as is conjectured from the name of the Inhabitants of the land called Philistines a Nation descended from Cham one of the sons of Noah And yet may this Land be properly called the Land of Promise in regard of the promise God made to Abraham Gen. 12. 7. and Gen. 13. 15. It takes the name of Canaan from Canaan one of the sons of Ham and is devided into particular Provinces according to the several names of Chams sons who were the first possessors of those Provinces as you may more perfectly see in the Mapp of Paradice And lastly this Land is called the Holy Land alluding to what God said unto Moses in Deut. 3. 5. Draw not nigh hither Put off thy shoes from thy feet for the Place whereon thou standest is Holy Ground Notwithstanding this was not spoken by God in the Land of Canaan but in the Wilderness of Sin by mount Horeb. Yet however we may account this a very proper name for this Land because the holiness of the Lord was there preserved The Holy Citty of Jerusalem stood in it and the most Holy and true Son of God had both his birth and conversation in it The extream bounds of this Land reaches Fastwards to Arabiathe Stony Westwards to the Great Sea Northwards to the Hills of Labanon and Southwards to the Wilderness of Paran Edom and Kadesh It s length between Labanon and Paran is about 150 English Miles The bredth between the Great Sea and the River of Jordan is various for in some Places it is about 50. in others about 60. Miles over This Land is watered with several smal Rivolets or Brooks some emptying themselves into the Great Sea and others running into the River of Jordan a famous River taking its original from two smal Lakes by the Woods of Labanon called Jor and Dan who running a little way unite both their streams and names and from thence is called Jordan This River Jordan runs from thence into the Lake Merom and from Merom into the Sea of Galilee otherwise called the Sea of Chinereth And lastly running from the Sea of Chinereth it looses its self and name in the Dead Sea or Vale of Siddim In this Valestood formerly those wicked Citties Sodom and Gomorrah and in the time of Lot was a most exceeding fruitfull plot of ground compared to the Garden of the Lord to witt Paradice Gen 13. 10. This Sea or Vale is also watered with the Brooks Zered and Arnon and is nevertheless as Josephus writes a salt and unfruitful Lake Tacitus Egysippus Pausanius and others write wonderful things of this Lake which for brevity we shall here omit Yet this we ought to remark that herein is found driving upon the waters a species of Pitch called Asphaltum from whence this Lake hath also obtained the name of Mare Asphalticum This Pitch being melted hath a noysom stinck and is used both in medicines and by the Inhabitants there-abouts for the pitching of Vessels But to proceed This Land of Canaan is a very fruitful Land producing Corn Wine Oyl Sugar Balsome Figgs Herbs and Flowers and is very truely termed a Land flowing with milk and honey Exod 3. 8. and in several other places It is beautified with many fair Hills Vales Fields Fountains Rivers Woods Citties Vi●lages and strong Castles exceling many other Lands in the World and therefore given by God for an Inheritance to the Father of the faithful and his Seed the children of Israel as a type of the Heavenly Canaan the place of perfect and accomplished joy and happiness The exceeding

Hezekiah 55 Jeheohaz son of Josiah 3m 00 Jeboiakim brother of Jeho 11. Jehoiachim son of Jehoiachim 3 moneths and ten days 00. Zedekiah brother of Jehoia 11. And after one year more followed the Captivity 1. The whole sum of these times was 463 years and 6 moneths and 10 daies whereof 390 years were from the rebellion of the ten Tribes unto the Captivity and the 33 years of David 40 of Salomon and 6 moneths of Rehoboam before the rebellion made out the rest Only the 10 daies were nothing else but so many dayes excess of one year wherein the Sun went backwards in the dayes of Ahaz At the end of these years came the Caldeans from Babylon and utterly destroyed both City and Countrey and Kingdom and People In the midst of his 11 year was K. Zedekiah taken and his children now slain before his face and finally his eyes put out and he ended his dayes in bondage Ier. 52. 6. But in the midst of the next year both City and Temple suffered by Fire And yet not so but that the sacred Vessels were preserved only with the Citizens suffered they all like fate and were carryed away into captivity Ier. 52. 12 13. Ezek. 33. 21. After all this yet held out Gedalia one part of a year as Vassal to the Caldeans until by the end of the year he was slain by Ismael The remainder of the People fled away into Aegypt and carryed Ieremiah the Prophet with them Ier. 43. Then sang the Prophet his lamentable Song Lam. Ieremiah ch 1. c. 70 years lay this city desolate and all the countrey ruinate the walls were pulled down and the houses became meer ashes and rubbish the Owl lodged there and the grass grew in the streets for want of Passengers to tread it down the Trees bore all manner of fruit and yet rotted the Apples Pears and Plumbs for want of hands to pluck them the Ground brought forth plenty of Herbs and Grass which withered to Earth again for want of mouths to eat it up and Weeds grew every where in steed of Corn for want of People to till the Ground And thus continued it until the Land had her fill of Sabbaths for 70 years time that it la● thus desolate 2 Chron. 36. 21. During these times while the People were captive at Babylon reigned over these wasts Nebuchadnezzar 25 years Evilmerodach his son 28 years Belshazzar his sons son 17 years 2 Chron. 36. 20. At the end of the 14 year of Belshazzar came Cyrus King of Persia and Darius the Median Prince and laid siege unto Babylon for 3 years together At the end of which was Belshazzar drinking Wine in the holy Vessels of Gods Temple and making merry with his Whores in Babylon when the Hand-writing appeared on the Wall made him tremble for feat And the night after Cyrus having drained the River Euphrates dry the city was taken and Belshazzar slain Dan. 5. And then reigned Darius 1 year On that year was it Daniel the Prophet set himself to seek the Lord by Fasting and Prayer for that he had understood by Books that the 70 years were clean run out in order that the People might be restored again every man to his own city and countrey and that the Temple and City might be restored Dan. 9. Immediately was this Prayer heard and on the same year dyed King Darius And Cyrus coming in place gave order for the return out of captivity And accordingly the Gold and Silver and Vessels of the Temple being delivered up into the hands of Zerobabel they lost no time but immediately came away rejoycing for the good hope that God had given them 〈◊〉 first year could they do but little more than set them up poor hutts to lodge 〈…〉 they were carrying away the Rubbish to lay the foundation of the Tem●●● 〈◊〉 congratulate their return one with another The second year they went on 〈◊〉 with the re-edification of the Temple And so the third untill the command 〈…〉 to forbear Then had these poor Strangers as yet in their 〈…〉 lament their hard hap that the house of God should stand only in 〈…〉 the naked walls without a roof Thus it continued all the dayes of 〈…〉 his absence in Aegypt under the Mages and after that all the while 〈…〉 otherwise called Artaxerxes held Babylon against Darius Hystas●● 〈…〉 years During these times the Jews built them houses in Ieru●●● 〈…〉 ●●lling until reproved by the Prophets Haggai and Zachariah 〈…〉 Darius after the Babilonion Rebel was overthrown they began 〈…〉 and were incouraged by the King In 5 years space was 〈…〉 in 2 years more the Courts were compleated After 〈…〉 this City still rising into Beauty and Honour more and more 〈…〉 her self again only still she b●●oaned her naked body 〈…〉 was the goodness of God that no sooner were the Streets made ready and the Houses finished in their order but the heart of the King of Persia favoured so far as to allow them Walls too And to this purpose Nehemiah came with Commission to see it done Thus rose this Phenix out of her Ashes after she had slept in Rubbish many years and like a Virgin she began to sing again for 62 weeks of years or 434 years until the comming of the Messiah During these times were chief Rulers of Jerusalem and principal of the Sanedrim there and High Priests Rulers years Jerubabel son of Shealtiel 58 Rhesa Meskullum son of Zarub 66 Johannab●n Rhesa 54 Hir●anus son of Joham●● 14 Joseph son of Hir●anus 7 Abner son of Joseph 11 Mattathias son of Abner 12 Azarmahat son of Mat. 9 Artarat Naum son of Azar 10 Haggai Eli. son of Nahum 8 Mas●t Nahum son of Haggai 7 Amos Sirah son of Mas●●● 14 Mattathias Silea son of Amos called in Josephus The●●hilus 1● Joseph Arses son of Mat. ●0 ●anna Hir●anus son of Joseph interrupted by Antioch●● Epip●●nes fled and slew himselfe 16 Judas Mac●abeus son of Mattathia● ●●ood up in defence of the Jews against the abomina●ion introduced by Antioc●us Epiphanes in the daies of Janna and after Janna was dead 2 Judas slain Jonathan his brother des●ndeth 14 High Priests years Jesus son of Josedech 56 Joak●m son of Jesus who officiated under his Father at what time Holofernes Head was cut off by Judeth And in whose time the building went foreward again 48 Elia●hib son of Joakim 21 Jehojada son of Eliashim 24 Johanan son of Jehojada whose brother Manasses married the daughter of Sa●ballat 24 Joddus son of Johanan in the daies of Alexander the great 14 Onias son of J●ddus 21 Simon son of Onias 13 Eleazar brother of Simon 33 Manasses Brother of Omas and Unkle unto Simon and E●●azar the High Priest 15 Omias II 14 Simon the just son of Eleazar 10 Onias III son of Simon the just 39 Onias basely murdered his Brother Jason 4 Mene●us another Brother obtained by bribery ● Alcimus a stranger held the High Priesthood ● Alcimus dead there was no

H. Pr. ● Rulers and High Priests years But in the first year of Alexander Pal● King● of Syria Jonath●● was made both H Priest and Governour ● Simon brother of Jenathan Governour and H Priest ● Simon slain John son of S●●on Governour and H. Priest 31 John sirnamed Hircan●● dead Aristobulus his son was king and H. Priest ● Aristobulus dead Jann●●s Alexander his brother King and H. P. 〈◊〉 Alex. dead Salome his wife was Queen 9. and Hircanus son of Alex H P. 9 Salome dead Aristobulus took away both Kingdome and H. Priesthood from his elder brother Hircanus and held 5 Jerusalem taken by Pompey the Roman Aristob● and his sons were taken Prisoners and Hircanus was made King and H Priest again 21 Antigonus son of Aristolulus by ayd of the Parthians was King and H. P. ● Rulers years Her●d son of Antipate● the Idum●●● was made King by the Senate of Rome and warred upon Antigo●us all his time Antigonus slaine Herod reigned 39 In time of this Herod was Jesus Christ born at Bethelem Archelaus son of great Herod 5 He deposed Cop●nius the Roman was made Govenour 3 M. Ambivius Governed 2 A● Rufus Governed 2 Valerius Gratus under Tib●●●t 11 Pontius Pilat by whom Christ was crucifyed 11 M●●c●llus 2 Mar●llus 4 Herod Agrippa was King of all Palestine Cuspius Fadus Governed 3 Tiberius Ale●●nder 2 Ventidus Cumanus 3 Antonius Foelix 7 Under whom S. Paul was prisoner P●rticus Festus 3 Albinus 2 Gessius Florus under whom began the rebellion of the Jews 3 Vespatian who overcame the Jews Titus son of Vespatian under who● the City and Temple ●ereburned 1 Lu●ius Bassa who reduced ●assad● The To●● 587 High Priests yers Anancel made H. Priest by Herod 1 Aristobulus grandchild to Hircanus 1 He drownded by command of Herod Anancel held again 9 Jesus son of Fab●us after him held 3 Simon son of ●oethus Father in law of Herod 19 Mattathias son of Theophilus 1 During this year Zacha●ias the Father of S. John Baptist efficiated under Mattathias on the Fast day only Joaz●● son of Simon B●ethus held 2 Eleaxer brother of 〈◊〉 3 Jesus son of Sea 2 Annas son of Sethi● 7 Ismael 1 Elea●●● son of 〈◊〉 1 Sim●● 1 Joseph sirnamed Cai●ph●● son i● law of Annas 17 Jonathan son of Annas 2 The oph●lus brother of Jonathan 5 Simon 1 Nattath●● 1 Ae●●neus 1 Simon 1 Joseph ● Ananias son of Na●●deus ● Ismael 5 Ananias son of Annas 1 Jesus ● Jesus son of Gama●●● 1 Mattathias 6 Phanes a man of lov degree during the sledge 1 No body for 2 The Total 583 Thus was the Goverment of Jerusalem ordered by the Rulers and Priests during th●se times untill the day came of the utter subversion thereof During the Persian Monarchy she saw but few evil days In the days of King Artaxexes Longhand there was one Haman son of Hamedatha the Aggagite who was in danger to have undon the whole Nation of the lews all the Worldover But by the goodhand of God and by the means of Queen Esther and Mordica that cloud happily blew over See the Book of Esther This was some few years before the comming of Nehemiah to restore the Walls of Jerusalem For that commission of Nehemiah by favour of this Queen Esther was procured Nehem. 2. 6. In these days lived Judith of Bethulia a very famous Woman this was she who cut off the head of Holifernes This Holifernes was a great Commander General under Nabochodonozor And that Nebochodonozor reigned at Babylon during the time of King Darius at Susha● in Persia and rebelled against the King of Persia. And during this rebellion having vanquished one Arphaxad a Deputy Prince of Media under Darius he waxed proud and sent Holofernes out Westward against Judea and others while himself made head against the Persians But this Holofernes perishing being over witted by Judith Judith ●1 ch 2. c. Nabochodonozor was vanquished by Darius and finally being shut up in Babylon was betrayed by Zopuras And Darius reigned overall Herodiat B. 1. And in the second year after this was that second of Darius at what time the building of the Temple went forward Ez. 6. After this lived Judith some 70 years or more into the reign of Darius Nothus during all which time none made the children of Israel afraid nor of a long time after Judith 16. 25. In the days of Artaxerxes Ochus there was one Bagoses who was Lievetenant to the King of Persia in these parts who came to Jerusalem and threatned somwhat the reason was because of Jonathan the H. Priest who had ●lain his brother Manasseh for that Manasseh had 〈◊〉 a daughter of Sanballar of Sa●aria and contended with him for the Priesthood Jos. Ant. Neh. 13. 28. But when Alexander gat the Empyre Sanballat got the start of the Jews and having opportunity by the foretop struck in with the Conquerour and incensed him against them But as Alexander lay before Gaza Sanballat dyed before the walls thereof and missed of his will to see his ends upon the Jews accomplished Howbeit Alexander having mastered Gaza came against Jerusalem in great wrath But Jaddus being H. Priest at that time came out of the City in his Priestly robes to meet him whom Alexander no sooner saw but his wrath turned all to reverence For having afore dreamt of just such a person as soon as he saw him he remembred his dream and doing him great honour left also noble marks of his curtesie behind him at Jerusalem Jos. Ant. But Alexand●r being dead Ptolomeus Lagus Lord of Aegypt was not so civil For he coming upon the City upon the Sabbath day while they made no defence took his advantage of their superstition and surprized the City and made the Citizens his captives and carryed away many prisoners of them into Aegypt Jos. Ant. Yet the next year Antigonus got away this City from Ptolomy again And now was a very bad time with the Jews for Palestine lying 〈◊〉 the mid way between Syria and Aegypt it was an apt prey unto whom soever was Conquerour And thus somtimes the Egyptians were their Lords and otherwhiles the Syria●s but both ways the Jews were slaves Jos. Ant. Dan. 5. 6. c. Until in the end Ptolomeus having utterly routed Antigonus enjoyed whole Palestine in peace After him Ptol. Philadelphus held it who did the Jews much honour and caused the famous translation of the old Testament into the Greek tongue by the Septuagint J●s Ant. 〈◊〉 Chr●● After Philadelphus held Pt. Ever●●● all his time in whose time Jesus son of 〈◊〉 wrote his Book called 〈◊〉 But 〈◊〉 called the great disturbed 〈…〉 away the whole Country from Epiphanes his son yet shewed kindness to the jews J●s Ant. ●●n 11. 13. For 〈◊〉 having oppressed them they m●te aptly complyed with 〈◊〉 Dan. 1. 14. But the son of this Antiochees called Ephiphanes was a bloudy persecuter who poltuted the Sanctuary of the most High and took away the dayly