the_o mountain_n which_o be_v on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n where_o he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n xii_o 8._o and_o return_v to_o it_o when_o he_o come_v from_o thence_o verse_n 3_o 4._o of_o this_o chapter_n which_o give_v he_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o fair_a and_o long_a prospect_n of_o the_o country_n every_o way_n ver._n 15._o for_o all_o the_o land_n thou_o see_v etc._n etc._n that_o whole_a country_n some_o part_n of_o which_o he_o see_v a_o great_a way_n in_o every_o quarter_n of_o it_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n contiguous_a to_o they_o be_v hereby_o assure_v to_o he_o for_o ever_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v strict_o time_n without_o end_n but_o a_o very_a long_a period_n the_o jew_n indeed_o say_v that_o this_o word_n olam_n when_o it_o be_v write_v full_a as_o they_o speak_v that_o be_v with_o vaughan_n denote_v eternity_n though_o without_o vaughan_n they_o confess_v it_o signify_v only_o a_o long_a time_n but_o this_o small_a observation_n be_v 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assertion_n that_o caleb_n be_v the_o first_o who_o give_v it_o this_o name_n his_o grandson_n mention_v 1_o chron._n ii_o 42_o 43._o may_v rather_o be_v think_v to_o have_v take_v his_o name_n from_o this_o place_n than_o to_o have_v give_v a_o name_n to_o it_o beside_o there_o have_v be_v two_o occasion_n of_o give_v one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o be_v say_v of_o beersheba_n xxi_o 31._o xxvi_o 33._o and_o therefore_o this_o city_n may_v have_v the_o name_n of_o hebron_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n and_o it_o may_v be_v confirm_v in_o joshua_n chap._n fourteen_o ver._n 1._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o this_o war_n which_o the_o king_n of_o the_o east_n make_v upon_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n if_o what_o be_v say_v before_o xii_o 6._o be_v admit_v that_o the_o canaanite_n have_v invade_v the_o right_n of_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n and_o get_v possession_n of_o a_o country_n belong_v to_o they_o which_o they_o now_o endeavour_v to_o recover_v as_o they_o have_v attempt_v before_o verse_n 4._o for_o elam_n of_o which_o chedorlaomer_n be_v king_n descend_v from_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o amraphel_n king_n of_o shinar_n i._n e._n king_n of_o babylon_n as_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v but_o it_o can_v well_o be_v think_v that_o so_o potent_a a_o king_n as_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v in_o those_o day_n shall_v need_v any_o associate_n in_o a_o war_n against_o such_o petty_a prince_n as_o those_o mention_a verse_n 2._o or_o that_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n who_o quarrel_n this_o be_v as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 4._o shall_v not_o be_v able_a of_o himself_o to_o grapple_v with_o they_o or_o that_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n dare_v have_v adventure_v with_o a_o handful_n of_o people_n in_o comparison_n to_o rebel_v against_o he_o after_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o under_o his_o subjection_n therefore_o 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ellas_n in_o coelo-syria_n on_o the_o border_n of_o arabia_n where_o arioch_n perhaps_o command_v chedorlaomer_n king_n of_o elam_n concern_v this_o country_n see_v x._o 22._o where_o chedorlaomer_n be_v either_o governor_n of_o some_o little_a province_n or_o city_n or_o a_o commander_n of_o some_o troop_n of_o that_o nation_n tidal_a king_n of_o nation_n some_o take_v gojim_a in_o this_o place_n which_o we_o translate_v nation_n for_o a_o country_n or_o city_n but_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o word_n in_o scripture_n to_o take_v it_o to_o signify_v a_o people_n who_o either_o want_v a_o fix_a habitation_n or_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o sundry_a region_n
sin_n which_o be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o signification_n with_o pelusium_n ver._n 18._o and_o the_o arvadite_n these_o people_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o aradii_fw-la who_o possess_v the_o island_n call_v aradus_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o phoenicia_n and_o part_n of_o the_o neighbour_a continent_n where_o a_o place_n call_v antaradus_n opposite_a to_o the_o island_n be_v seat_v strabo_n and_o other_o speak_v of_o this_o island_n and_o mention_v another_o of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v upon_o solinus_n p._n 1023._o who_o inhabitant_n say_v they_o be_v a_o colony_n from_o this_o island_n i_o now_o speak_v of_o and_o have_v the_o same_o religious_a rite_n with_o these_o arcadian_n who_o be_v very_o skilful_a in_o navigation_n and_o therefore_o join_v by_o ezekiel_n with_o zidon_n xxvii_o 8._o where_o he_o make_v they_o also_o a_o warlike_a people_n verse_n 11._o zemarite_n they_o who_o make_v these_o the_o same_o with_o the_o samaritan_n do_v not_o observe_v that_o these_o name_n be_v write_v quite_o different_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o that_o the_o samaritan_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n have_v their_o name_n from_o somron_n and_o therefore_o bochart_n think_v these_o be_v the_o samarite_n mention_v by_o st._n hierom_n who_o say_v they_o inhabit_v the_o noble_a city_n of_o edessa_n in_o coelosyria_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o city_n of_o emesa_n or_o emisa_n which_o be_v in_o that_o country_n but_o edessa_n in_o mesopotamia_n beyond_o euphrates_n and_o so_o both_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n have_v here_o for_o zemarite_n emisaei_n but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o shall_v not_o rather_o think_v this_o son_n of_o canaan_n zemarus_n from_o who_o the_o zemarite_n come_v be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o zemaraim_n josh_n xviii_o 22._o which_o fall_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n hamathite_n these_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o the_o last_o son_n of_o canaan_n from_o who_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o hamath_n take_v its_o name_n of_o which_o name_n there_o be_v two_o one_o call_v by_o the_o greek_n antiochia_n the_o other_o epiphania_fw-la the_o former_a call_v the_o great_a amos_n vi_o 2._o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o this_o which_o st._n hierom_n say_v in_o his_o time_n be_v call_v epiphania_fw-la and_o by_o the_o arabian_n in_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n hama_fw-la this_o be_v the_o city_n which_o be_v mean_v when_o we_o so_o often_o read_v that_o the_o bound_n of_o judaea_n be_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o hamath_n northward_o numb_a xiii_o 21._o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o other_o place_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o antiochia_n but_o come_v near_o to_o epiphania_fw-la afterward_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o canaanite_n spread_v abroad_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o enlarge_v their_o bound_n for_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v from_o idumaea_n and_o palestine_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o orontes_n which_o they_o hold_v for_o seven_o hundred_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o moses_n indeed_o confine_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o narrow_a bound_n towards_o the_o north_n as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o he_o describe_v only_o that_o part_n of_o canaan_n which_o god_n give_v to_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o portion_n now_o there_o be_v eleven_o nation_n who_o have_v their_o original_a as_o appear_v from_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n verse_n from_o so_o many_o son_n of_o canaan_n we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o the_o first_o and_o the_o five_o last_o be_v devote_v by_o god_n to_o destruction_n as_o the_o rest_n be_v for_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o the_o zidonian_o arkite_n sinites_n aradites_n zemarites_n and_o hamathites_n among_o those_o nation_n upon_o who_o the_o sentence_n of_o excision_n be_v pronounce_v by_o god_n and_o their_o country_n bestow_v upon_o the_o israelite_n but_o read_v of_o two_o other_o not_o here_o mention_v who_o make_v up_o the_o seven_o nation_n who_o god_n order_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o viz._n the_o perizzites_n and_o those_o who_o be_v peculiar_o call_v canaanites_n who_o spring_v from_o some_o of_o the_o forenamed_a xi_o family_n but_o we_o do_v not_o know_v from_o which_o we_o shall_v meet_v with_o it_o in_o the_o xv._o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n ver._n 19_o and_o the_o border_n of_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n here_o moses_n describe_v the_o bound_n of_o that_o country_n which_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o jew_n from_o sidon_n i._n e._n the_o country_n of_o sidon_n which_o extend_v itself_o from_o the_o city_n so_o call_v towards_o the_o east_n as_o far_o as_o jordan_n or_o near_o it_o this_o therefore_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o northern_a bound_n of_o the_o promise_v land_n as_o thou_o come_v to_o gerar_n unto_o gaza_n etc._n etc._n these_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n belong_v to_o the_o southern_a bound_n for_o these_o two_o be_v city_n near_o to_o the_o philistines_n we_o often_o read_v of_o gaza_n and_o gerar_n be_v famous_a for_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n sojourn_v there_o gen._n xx._n 1._o xxvi_o 1._o and_o for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o cushites_n 2_o chron._n fourteen_o 13._o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n these_o four_o city_n be_v famous_a for_o their_o destruction_n by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n even_o unto_o lashah_n or_o lasa_n which_o st._n hierom_n take_v for_o callirrhoe_n as_o do_v jonathan_n also_o a_o place_n famous_a for_o hot_a water_n which_o run_v into_o the_o dead_a sea_n but_o bochartus_n l._n iu._n phaleg_n c._n 37._o doubt_v of_o this_o because_o callirrhoe_n be_v not_o in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o judaea_n as_o lashah_n be_v he_o propound_v it_o therefore_o to_o consideration_n whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o arab_n call_v lusa_fw-la which_o ptolemy_n place_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o red._n ver._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o ham_n after_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v sufficient_o explain_v by_o what_o be_v say_v upon_o verse_n 5._o where_n moses_n conclude_v his_o account_n of_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n only_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o general_a that_o these_o four_o son_n of_o ham_n and_o their_o child_n have_v all_o africa_n for_o their_o portion_n mizraim_n have_v egypt_n and_o phut_v the_o rest_n and_z no_o small_a part_n of_o asia_n which_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o cush_n and_o canaan_n ver._n 21._o unto_o shem_n also_o the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o eber._n that_o be_v of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n who_o moses_n will_v have_v to_o know_v from_o what_o a_o illustrious_a original_a they_o spring_v and_o therefore_o break_v off_o the_o thread_n of_o his_o genealogy_n to_o give_v a_o short_a touch_n of_o it_o i_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n so_o likely_a as_o this_o why_o he_o call_v shem_fw-mi the_o father_n of_o eber_n child_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o descend_v from_o he_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o before_o that_o ham_n be_v the_o father_n of_o canaan_n ix_o 22._o who_o god_n curse_v and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n bless_a shem_n he_o now_o tell_v they_o that_o this_o bless_a man_n be_v the_o father_n from_o who_o their_o nation_n be_v descend_v that_o they_o may_v comfort_v themselves_o in_o their_o noble_a stock_n and_o believe_v canaan_n shall_v be_v subdue_v by_o they_o the_o brother_n of_o japhet_n the_o elder_a scaliger_n translate_v these_o word_n sem_fw-mi the_o elder_a brother_n of_o japhet_n but_o the_o he_o which_o be_v prefix_v to_o gadol_n i._n e._n greater_n plain_o direct_v we_o to_o refer_v the_o word_n greater_n or_o elder_a to_o he_o who_o be_v last_o speak_v of_o viz._n japhet_n who_o may_v be_v plain_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o noah_n from_o this_o observation_n that_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o year_n old_a before_o any_o of_o his_o three_o son_n sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n be_v bear_v v._o 32._o when_o he_o be_v six_o hundred_o year_n old_a he_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n with_o they_o vii_o 11._o and_o when_o he_o come_v out_o two_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n shem_fw-mi beget_v arphaxad_a be_v then_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a xi_o 10._o and_o consequent_o noah_n be_v six_o hundred_o and_o two_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o shem_n be_v bear_v when_o noah_n be_v five_o hundred_o and_o two_o year_n old_a and_o therefore_o japhet_n must_v be_v two_o year_n old_a than_o he_o for_o noah_n begin_v to_o have_v child_n when_o he_o be_v five_o hundred_o but_o god_n prefer_v shem_n before_o he_o give_v hereby_o a_o early_a demonstration_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o instance_n afterward_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o disposal_n
from_o who_o come_v the_o hebrew_n nation_n as_o be_v say_v before_o verse_n 21._o abraham_n be_v descend_v from_o he_o in_o the_o six_o generation_n all_o other_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n have_v great_a objection_n lie_v against_o they_o but_o this_o have_v none_o that_o i_o can_v see_v and_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o grammar_n of_o that_o language_n in_o which_o all_o such_o name_n end_v in_o jod_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v be_v note_v to_o come_v either_o from_o a_o place_n or_o country_n or_o people_n or_o author_n therefore_o since_o there_o be_v no_o country_n or_o place_n from_o which_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n can_v be_v derive_v it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a to_o deduce_v it_o from_o the_o author_n of_o this_o people_n heber_n and_o it_o be_v authorize_v by_o that_o speech_n of_o balaam_n numb_a xxiv_o 24._o where_o as_o by_o ashur_n be_v mean_v the_o assyrian_n so_o by_o heber_n in_o all_o reason_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o hebrew_n ver._n 25._o peleg_n either_o he_o or_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n in_o memory_n of_o he_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a give_v name_n to_o a_o town_n upon_o euphrates_n call_v phalga_n not_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o river_n chaboras_n run_v into_o it_o upon_o which_o charrah_n stand_v build_v by_o charan_n the_o brother_n of_o abraham_n for_o in_o his_o day_n be_v the_o earth_n divide_v the_o great_a dispersion_n which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n fall_v out_o just_a when_o he_o be_v bear_v which_o make_v his_o father_n call_v he_o by_o this_o name_n signify_v division_n and_o separation_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o account_n give_v of_o his_o ancestor_n xi_o from_o verse_n 10_o to_o 16._o happen_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o first_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n in_o that_o year_n the_o tower_n of_o babel_n and_o their_o language_n be_v confound_v upon_o which_o necessary_o follow_v the_o separation_n here_o mention_v the_o age_n that_o precede_v from_o the_o deluge_n to_o this_o division_n be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_a poet_n the_o golden_a age_n as_o bochart_n observe_v l._n i._o phaleg_n c._n 9_o because_o the_o earth_n not_o be_v divide_v they_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o common_a and_o noah_n who_o they_o call_v saturn_n govern_v they_o not_o as_o king_n do_v their_o subject_n but_o as_o parent_n their_o child_n not_o so_o much_o with_o fear_n and_o dread_a as_o with_o love_n and_o reverence_n to_o his_o fatherly_a authority_n it_o make_v the_o world_n so_o happy_a as_o it_o have_v not_o be_v since_o joktan_n or_o jektan_n the_o brother_n of_o peleg_n have_v a_o numerous_a offspring_n of_o thirteen_o son_n all_o seat_v in_o the_o inmost_a part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n so_o the_o arabian_n it_o be_v certain_a derive_v their_o own_o original_a who_o in_o this_o may_v as_o well_o be_v credit_v as_o the_o europaean_n who_o derive_v themselves_o from_o japetus_n or_o japhet_n and_o the_o african_n from_o cham_n or_o hammon_n they_o call_v he_o cahtan_n as_o our_o mr._n pocock_n as_o well_o as_o other_o observe_v by_o which_o name_n the_o arabic_a paraphra_v upon_o this_o place_n explain_v that_o of_o jektan_n and_o this_o cahtan_a they_o say_v express_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eber_n the_o son_n of_o salah_n etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o catanitae_n a_o people_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la mention_v by_o ptolemy_n and_o a_o city_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o mecha_n still_o retain_v the_o very_a name_n of_o jektan_n be_v call_v baisath-jektan_a i._n e._n the_o seat_n or_o habitation_n of_o jektan_n in_o the_o arabian_a geographer_n see_v mr._n pocock_n note_n upon_o abulfarajus_a concern_v the_o original_a of_o the_o arabian_n p._n 38_o 39_o ver._n 26._o almodad_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o joktan_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v name_n to_o the_o people_n who_o ptolemy_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o middle_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n near_o the_o original_a of_o the_o river_n lar_n which_o run_v into_o the_o persian_a gulf_n the_o greek_n who_o know_v little_a of_o this_o people_n who_o live_v a_o great_a way_n from_o the_o sea_n may_v easy_o mispronounce_v their_o name_n call_v they_o allumaeotae_n instead_o of_o almodaei_n sheleph_n or_o saleph_n be_v it_o be_v likely_a the_o father_n of_o the_o salapeni_n for_o such_o a_o people_n there_o be_v mention_v by_o ptolemy_n who_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v remote_a from_o the_o rest_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o arabia_n not_o far_o from_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o river_n betius_n hatzermave_v though_o the_o arabian_n write_v this_o name_n with_o the_o very_a same_o letter_n yet_o it_o sound_v among_o they_o thus_o hadramuth_n or_o chadramuth_n which_o the_o greek_n pronounce_v divers_a way_n because_o of_o the_o ambiguous_a sound_n of_o the_o two_o letter_n tzadi_n and_o ch_v for_o sometime_o he_o be_v call_v asarmoth_n sometime_o without_o a_o a._n sarmoth_n and_o armoth_n and_o atermoth_n as_o bochartus_n have_v observe_v who_o think_v the_o country_n call_v chatramitis_n or_o atramitis_n chatramotis_n or_o atramotis_n to_o have_v be_v people_v by_o the_o child_n of_o this_o hadramuth_n as_o the_o arabian_n pronounce_v this_o name_n hatazmave_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d salmasius_n show_v be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o city_n or_o place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o people_n or_o nation_n exercit._n in_o solin_n p._n 489._o and_o the_o same_o people_n he_o observe_v p._n 490._o be_v call_v by_o artemidorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o country_n be_v that_o part_n of_o arabia_n which_o abound_v with_o frankincense_n myrrh_n cassia_n and_o cinnamon_n as_o theophrastus_n tell_v we_o and_o strabo_n call_v they_o as_o he_o there_o note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o vranius_n in_o stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o different_o be_v this_o hard_a word_n pronounce_v who_o be_v so_o famous_a that_o eustathius_n antioch_n eusebius_n and_o other_o make_v this_o hatzermave_v the_o father_n of_o the_o arabian_n and_o epiphanius_n derive_v their_o language_n from_o he_o which_o they_o as_o be_v say_v before_o derive_v from_o jektan_n himself_o look_v upon_o the_o dialect_n of_o chadramitis_n as_o barbarous_a see_v bochartus_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 16._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o hatzermave_v in_o hebrew_a signify_v the_o entrance_n of_o death_n and_o hadhramauth_v in_o arabic_a the_o region_n of_o death_n because_o the_o air_n of_o that_o country_n be_v very_o thick_a and_o foggy_a and_o consequent_o unwholesome_a as_o arrianus_n relate_v who_o say_v that_o the_o frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n be_v therefore_o gather_v only_o by_o the_o king_n slave_n and_o by_o condemn_a person_n jerah_n or_o jerach_n from_o who_o come_v the_o people_n call_v jerachaei_n who_o live_v near_o the_o red-sea_n call_v by_o agatharcides_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alilaei_n which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o in_o arabic_a with_o the_o other_o in_o hebrew_n for_o hilal_n be_v the_o moon_n in_o that_o language_n as_o jerach_n be_v in_o hebrew_n and_o the_o nubiensian_a geographer_n mention_n a_o people_n about_o mecha_n who_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v bene-hilal_a the_o child_n of_o jerach_n as_o the_o hebrew_n will_v have_v express_v it_o it_o seem_v they_o be_v come_v more_o towards_o the_o east_n when_o ancient_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n ptolemy_n mention_n also_o a_o island_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o alilaei_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v the_o isle_n of_o hawk_n as_o the_o greek_n fancy_v who_o imagine_v all_o these_o old_a word_n to_o come_v from_o their_o tongue_n but_o of_o the_o jerachaei_n ver._n 27._o hadoram_fw-la he_o seem_v to_o have_v fix_v his_o seat_n in_o the_o utmost_a corner_n of_o arabia_n towards_o the_o east_n where_o there_o be_v a_o people_n who_o pliny_n call_v drimati_n a_o name_n easy_o make_v from_o hadoramus_n and_o the_o extreme_a promontory_n of_o that_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n corodamon_n by_o transpose_v the_o letter_n d_o and_o r_o from_o hadoramus_n i_o can_v find_v nothing_o more_o likely_a than_o this_o conjecture_n of_o that_o great_a man_n bochartus_n who_o have_v outdo_v all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o in_o this_o argument_n l._n ii_o phaleg_n c._n 20._o vzal_n abraham_n zachut_v as_o he_o also_o observe_v say_v the_o jew_n who_o in_o his_o time_n dwell_v there_o call_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o aljeman_n by_o the_o name_n of_o vzal_n now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o aljeman_n or_o jeman_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n as_o the_o very_a name_n of_o jeman_n import_v which_o signify_v both_o the_o right-hand_a and_o the_o south_n diklah_n both_o in_o the_o chaldee_n and_o
thus_o part_n of_o galilee_n be_v inhabit_v by_o a_o mix_a people_n of_o divers_a country_n be_v thence_o call_v galilee_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o gentile_n matth._n iu._n 15._o there_o be_v also_o as_o sir_n w._n raleigh_n observe_v several_a petty_a country_n which_o adjoin_v to_o phoenicia_n viz._n palmyrena_n batanea_n apamena_n laodicene_n etc._n etc._n which_o lie_v towards_o mesopotamia_n on_o the_o north_n and_o arabia_n on_o the_o east_n over_o which_o we_o may_v suppose_v tidal_a reign_v eupolemus_n a_o ancient_a greek_a writer_n relate_v this_o story_n call_v they_o armenian_n who_o make_v this_o inroad_n upon_o the_o phoenician_n as_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o out_o of_o alexander_n polyhistor_n l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 17._o ver._n 2._o these_o make_a war_n with_o bera_n king_n of_o sodom_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o country_n call_v pentapolis_n or_o five_o city_n which_o be_v so_o small_a that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o bring_v a_o great_a king_n from_o beyond_o tigris_n with_o such_o a_o mighty_a monarch_n as_o he_o of_o babylon_n be_v think_v now_o to_o have_v be_v and_o several_a other_o nation_n between_o these_o king_n and_o euphrates_n to_o subdue_v their_o petty_a province_n it_o have_v be_v madness_n also_o for_o these_o king_n to_o resist_v such_o powerful_a army_n as_o the_o eastern_a king_n be_v common_o suppose_v to_o have_v bring_v against_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o reasonable_a by_o the_o king_n in_o the_o first_o verse_n to_o understand_v some_o such_o petty_a prince_n as_o these_o mention_v in_o the_o second_o ver._n 3._o valley_n of_o siddim_n the_o five_o city_n stand_v in_o this_o goodly_a valley_n which_o now_o be_v the_o salt-sea_n or_o lake_n since_o the_o overthrow_n of_o these_o city_n by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n some_o will_v not_o have_v siddim_n a_o proper_a name_n but_o translate_v it_o plough_v land_n in_o which_o this_o valley_n be_v very_o rich_a ver._n 4_o twelve_o year_n they_o serve_v chedorlaomer_n etc._n etc._n this_o show_v he_o be_v the_o principal_a in_o this_o war_n and_o if_o he_o have_v be_v king_n of_o all_o that_o country_n call_v elam_n we_o can_v think_v he_o will_v have_v pass_v through_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o part_n of_o arabia_n to_o conquer_v five_o to_n all_o who_o riches_n can_v not_o countervail_v the_o charge_n though_o he_o have_v send_v only_o one_o of_o his_o lieutenant_n with_o a_o small_a force_n to_o bring_v they_o under_o ver._n 5._o smite_v the_o rephaim_n in_o their_o way_n to_o sodom_n they_o subdue_v these_o warlike_a people_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a oppose_v their_o passage_n into_o pentapolis_n and_o these_o rephaim_n it_o appear_v by_o xv._o 20._o be_v a_o part_n of_o canaan_n posterity_n situate_v as_o one_o may_v gather_v from_o josh_n xii_o 4._o xiii_o 12._o on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n in_o bashan_n or_o batanea_n they_o be_v of_o a_o giantlike_a stature_n and_o therefore_o the_o lxx_o here_o and_o in_o other_o place_n instead_o of_o rephaim_n have_v giant_n ashtaroth-karnaim_a it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o forenamed_a place_n and_o from_o deut._n i._n 4._o that_o ashtaroth_n be_v a_o place_n in_o bashan_n whether_o so_o call_v because_o the_o goddess_n astarte_n i._n e._n diana_n or_o juno_n be_v here_o worship_v no_o body_n can_v resolve_v they_o that_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n fancy_n that_o karnaim_n which_o in_o hebrew_n signify_v two_o horn_a denote_v the_o new_a moon_n but_o this_o word_n may_v as_o well_o note_v that_o ashtaroth_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o half_a moon_n and_o the_o zuzim_n another_o warlike_a people_n thereabouts_o who_o some_o think_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o zamzummims_n deut._n ii_o 10._o the_o emims_n it_o appear_v from_o deut._n ii_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n that_o these_o be_v also_o a_o gigantic_a people_n and_o near_a neighbour_n to_o the_o horites_n mention_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n for_o the_o emims_n possess_v ar_n and_o the_o field_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a and_o the_o horites_n possess_v mount_n seir_n till_o the_o former_a be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o moabite_n and_o the_o latter_a by_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n and_o then_o the_o country_n of_o the_o emims_n be_v call_v moab_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o horites_n be_v call_v edom._n ver._n 7._o and_o they_o return_v from_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o forenamed_a people_n and_o come_v to_o en-mishpat_a fall_v upon_o this_o country_n which_o be_v call_v afterward_o by_o this_o name_n because_o god_n here_o judge_v the_o israelite_n for_o their_o murmur_n and_o contention_n with_o moses_n from_o whence_o also_o it_o be_v call_v kadesh_n because_o here_o the_o lord_n be_v sanctify_v among_o they_o numb_a xx._n 13._o all_o the_o country_n of_o the_o amalekite_n the_o country_n which_o be_v afterward_o possess_v by_o the_o amalekite_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o in_o be_v for_o they_o be_v the_o descendant_n of_o esau_n as_o moses_n show_v gen._n xxxvi_o 16._o and_o also_o the_o amorites_n who_o dwell_v in_o hazezon-tamar_a which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o en-gaddi_a near_o the_o dead_a sea_n 2_o chron._n xx._n 2._o ver._n 10._o full_o of_o slime-pit_n into_o which_o they_o hope_v their_o enemy_n may_v fall_v and_o so_o be_v break_v which_o make_v they_o draw_v up_o their_o army_n and_o wait_v for_o they_o in_o this_o place_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n flee_v be_v rout_v as_o we_o now_o speak_v of_o the_o word_n slime_n see_v xi_o 3._o and_o fall_v there_o i._n e._n a_o great_a slaughter_n be_v make_v of_o their_o army_n for_o they_o themselves_o escape_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o story_n some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o many_o of_o they_o fall_v into_o those_o slime-pit_n in_o which_o they_o hope_v to_o have_v see_v their_o enemy_n plunge_v but_o the_o simple_a sense_n be_v many_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v and_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o follow_v escape_v to_o the_o mountain_n but_o make_v such_o ill_a use_n of_o their_o preservation_n from_o be_v kill_v with_o their_o fellow_n that_o they_o only_o live_v to_o suffer_v a_o great_a vengeance_n ver._n 11._o and_o they_o take_v all_o the_o good_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o further_a proof_n that_o chedorlaomer_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o confederate_n in_o this_o war_n be_v but_o petty_a prince_n like_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n etc._n etc._n for_o have_v break_v the_o army_n of_o the_o five_o king_n they_o rest_v content_v and_o march_v away_o with_o the_o prisoner_n and_o booty_n but_o take_v not_o one_o of_o their_o city_n which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v such_o great_a king_n as_o be_v imagine_v they_o will_v have_v certain_o sack_v and_o perhaps_o burn_v if_o they_o have_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o keep_v they_o but_o we_o read_v verse_n 17._o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n still_o reign_v after_o this_o victory_n and_o go_v out_o of_o his_o city_n to_o meet_v abram_n ver._n 12._o and_o they_o take_v lot_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v here_o call_v his_o brother_n son_n and_o verse_n 14_o and_o 16._o abram_n brother_n this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o abram_n quarrel_v with_o the_o four_o king_n who_o war_n be_v just_a against_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o his_o confederate_n but_o they_o unjust_o seize_v upon_o lot_n and_o his_o good_n who_o be_v but_o a_o sojourner_n in_o that_o country_n and_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o their_o revolt_n who_o dwell_v in_o sodom_n in_o the_o country_n of_o sodom_n where_o he_o hire_v some_o ground_n for_o his_o cattle_n but_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a he_o yet_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n for_o then_o he_o have_v not_o be_v take_v captive_a but_o afterward_o for_o more_o security_n betake_v himself_o thither_o ver._n 13._o tell_v abram_n the_o hebrew_n so_o call_v from_o his_o ancestor_n heber_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n as_o many_o think_v only_o from_o his_o pass_v over_o euphrates_n which_o the_o lxx_o take_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n when_o they_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v not_o have_v descend_v to_o all_o his_o posterity_n who_o do_v not_o come_v from_o beyond_o the_o river_n so_o little_a a_o thing_n as_o that_o will_v not_o have_v give_v a_o name_n to_o a_o whole_a and_o eminent_a nation_n who_o be_v usual_o denominate_v from_o some_o eminent_a progenitor_n and_o these_o be_v confederate_a with_o abram_n the_o three_o forename_a family_n be_v near_a neighbour_n to_o abram_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a farm_a as_o we_o now_o speak_v some_o ground_n of_o they_o and_o so_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n of_o mutual_a defence_n have_v the_o
respect_n to_o the_o cattle_n and_o child_n more_n nevoch_n p._n i._o cap._n 28._o or_o because_o of_o the_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v over-driven_a until_o i_o come_v to_o my_o lord_n unto_o seir._n moses_n omit_v this_o journey_n to_o seir_n as_o he_o do_v his_o visit_n to_o his_o father_n which_o one_o can_v think_v he_o defer_v for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o be_v between_o his_o return_n to_o canaan_n and_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o come_n to_o mamre_n xxxv_o 27._o or_o jacob_n be_v hinder_v perhaps_o by_o something_o which_o he_o can_v not_o foresee_v from_o perform_v this_o promise_n to_o his_o brother_n of_o which_o no_o doubt_n he_o give_v he_o a_o account_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o break_v his_o word_n ver._n 15._o let_v i_o now_o leave_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v have_v leave_v some_o of_o his_o follower_n with_o jacob_n to_o show_v he_o the_o way_n and_o to_o be_v a_o guard_n to_o he_o or_o honourable_o attend_v he_o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n in_o this_o also_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o gratify_v my_o desire_n xxxiv_o 11._o ver._n 16._o esau_n return_v that_o day_n the_o same_o day_n they_o meet_v together_o because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o jacob._n ver._n 17._o journey_v to_o succoth_n after_o he_o have_v be_v with_o his_o brother_n in_o seir_n if_o he_o do_v follow_v he_o thither_o as_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o do_v though_o not_o here_o mention_v no_o more_o than_o the_o entertainment_n he_o give_v he_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n which_o one_o can_v think_v be_v want_v at_o this_o meeting_n build_v he_o a_o house_n intend_v to_o make_v some_o stay_n in_o this_o place_n ver._n 18._o and_o jacob_n come_v to_o shalem_n a_o city_n of_o schechem_n or_o he_o come_v safe_a and_o sound_a so_o the_o hebrew_n general_o understand_v the_o word_n shalem_n to_o that_o city_n call_v schechem_n and_o it_o may_v refer_v either_o to_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o leg_n which_o be_v perfect_o well_o so_o that_o he_o halt_v no_o long_o or_o to_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o person_n in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o hurt_n by_o esau_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o safety_n of_o every_o thing_n he_o have_v no_o evil_a accident_n have_v befall_v he_o of_o any_o sort_n since_o he_o leave_v laban_n which_o be_v the_o rather_o now_o mention_v because_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n moses_n give_v a_o relation_n of_o a_o very_a sad_a misfortune_n which_o befall_v his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v from_o padan-aram_n some_o think_v this_o need_v not_o to_o have_v be_v add_v whereas_o it_o express_v more_o full_o what_o be_v say_v before_o that_o he_o come_v safe_a all_o the_o way_n from_o thence_o hither_o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n before_o the_o city_n because_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath-day_n say_v menasseh_n be_v israel_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n probl._n viii_o de_fw-fr creatione_fw-la which_o make_v he_o stop_v and_o rest_v here_o and_o not_o enter_v the_o city_n till_o it_o be_v end_v but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n for_o the_o rest_n from_o all_o labour_n on_o this_o day_n be_v not_o command_v to_o be_v observe_v till_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o pitch_v his_o tent_n here_o be_v for_o the_o convenience_n of_o pasturage_n ver._n 19_o and_o he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n he_o make_v a_o small_a purchase_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o less_o impose_v upon_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n who_o have_v disturb_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n about_o the_o well_n they_o dig_v in_o the_o ground_n they_o hire_v of_o they_o for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n the_o margin_n have_v a_o hundred_o lamb_n but_o this_o be_v the_o right_a translation_n it_o appear_v from_o act._n vii_o 16._o and_o bochart_n have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o show_v that_o resita_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o lamb_n but_o some_o sort_n of_o money_n though_o of_o what_o value_n be_v uncertain_a p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n i._o cap._n 2._o and_o lib._n ii_o cap._n 43._o for_o a_o great_a while_n before_o this_o time_n money_n be_v in_o use_n with_o which_o they_o traffic_v and_o not_o by_o exchange_v one_o commodity_n for_o another_o see_v xxiii_o 16._o ver._n 20._o call_v it_o el-elohe-israel_n this_o altar_n be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v deliver_v he_o from_o laban_n and_o esau_n and_o late_o honour_v he_o with_o a_o new_a name_n import_v his_o great_a power_n with_o he_o chap._n xxxiv_o ver._n 1._o go_v out_o from_o her_o mother_n tent_n which_o be_v without_o the_o city_n xxxiii_o 18._o to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n into_o the_o city_n of_o shechem_n to_o look_v about_o she_o with_o the_o young_a woman_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v who_o as_o josephus_n relate_v celebrate_v a_o festival_n at_o this_o time_n where_o some_o fine_a spectacle_n be_v present_v ver._n 2._o and_o when_o shechem_n from_o who_o the_o city_n perhaps_o have_v its_o name_n prince_n of_o the_o country_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prime_a nobility_n of_o the_o country_n verse_n 19_o take_v she_o etc._n etc._n by_o force_n as_o both_o the_o targum_n and_o many_o other_o understand_v it_o and_o ravish_v she_o from_o whence_o we_o learn_v that_o this_o be_v do_v some_o year_n after_o jacob_n return_n into_o canaan_n for_o then_o dinah_n be_v not_o much_o old_a than_o joseph_n and_o now_o we_o must_v suppose_v she_o at_o least_o fifteen_o and_o indeed_o the_o bloody_a fact_n of_o her_o brethren_n show_v as_o much_o who_o must_v be_v grow_v up_o to_o be_v man_n which_o they_o be_v not_o when_o jacob_n return_v to_o canaan_n the_o elder_a of_o they_o be_v then_o scarce_o a_o stripling_n of_o fourteen_o year_n old_a ver._n 3._o his_o soul_n cleave_v unto_o dinah_n he_o can_v think_v of_o nothing_o else_o but_o she_o for_o he_o love_v she_o extreme_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n speak_v kind_o to_o the_o damsel_n court_v she_o to_o marry_v he_o with_o such_o profession_n of_o sincere_a affection_n as_o may_v gain_v her_o heart_n notwithstanding_o the_o injury_n he_o have_v do_v she_o ver._n 4._o get_v i_o this_o damsel_n to_o wife_n treat_v with_o her_o father_n about_o our_o marriage_n ver._n 5._o and_o jacob_n hear_v etc._n etc._n by_o some_o of_o dinah_n servant_n or_o companion_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o she_o go_v out_o alone_o now_o his_o son_n be_v with_o the_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n which_o he_o have_v late_o purchase_v xxxiii_o 19_o or_o in_o some_o hire_a ground_n remote_a from_o the_o city_n hold_v his_o peace_n etc._n etc._n take_v not_o notice_n of_o what_o he_o hear_v till_o he_o can_v have_v their_o advice_n and_o assistance_n ver._n 6._o and_o hamor_n go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o treat_v with_o jacob_n in_o his_o tent_n xxxiii_o 18._o ver._n 7._o and_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v treat_v in_o come_v jacob_n son_n who_o hear_v how_o their_o sister_n have_v be_v abuse_v be_v very_o much_o afflict_v and_o no_o less_o angry_a wrought_a folly_n in_o israel_n or_o against_o israel_n commit_v a_o wickedness_n high_o to_o the_o disgrace_n and_o injury_n of_o israel_n family_n which_o thing_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v contrary_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n that_o a_o virgin_n shall_v be_v violate_v without_o punishment_n so_o rasi_fw-la ver._n 8._o hamor_n commune_v with_o they_o with_o the_o whole_a family_n jacob_n leah_n and_o dinah_n brethren_n long_v be_v extreme_o in_o love_n for_o your_o daughter_n the_o daughter_n of_o jacob_n and_o leah_n unto_o who_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o her_o brethren_n ver._n 9_o and_o make_v you_o marriage_n with_o we_o etc._n etc._n become_v one_o people_n with_o we_o verse_n 16._o ver._n 10._o and_o you_o shall_v dwell_v with_o we_o settle_v yourselves_o among_o we_o and_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v before_o you_o in_o any_o part_n of_o our_o country_n dwell_v you_o he_o repeat_v it_o again_o to_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o confidence_n of_o a_o settlement_n among_o they_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o their_o right_n and_o privilege_n as_o much_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v native_n and_o trade_v you_o exercise_v what_o traffic_n you_o please_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n without_o any_o let_v or_o impediment_n and_o get_v you_o possession_n therein_o purchase_n land_n ver._n 11._o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o your_o eye_n grant_v this_o petition_n which_o my_o father_n make_v in_o my_o behalf_n xxxiii_o 15._o and_o what_o you_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n make_v your_o own_o term_n
hebrew_n nation_n that_o he_o who_o give_v they_o the_o law_n contain_v in_o these_o book_n be_v the_o king_n and_o lawgiver_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v like_o a_o great_a city_n govern_v by_o he_o who_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v they_o look_v upon_o not_o only_o as_o the_o enacter_n of_o their_o law_n but_o of_o those_o also_o which_o all_o nature_n obey_v see_v l._n vii_o de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n c._n 9_o 10._o &_o l._n xii_o c._n 16._o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o hebrew_n particle_n eth_n put_v before_o both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o with_o if_o maimonides_n understand_v it_o aright_o and_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v this_o he_o create_v the_o heaven_n with_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o his_o word_n be_v in_o more_n nevochim_n p._n ii_o cap._n 30._o certain_a it_o be_v these_o two_o word_n heaven_n and_o earth_n comprehend_v the_o whole_a visible_a world_n some_o will_v have_v the_o angel_n comprehend_v in_o the_o word_n heaven_n particular_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la lxv_o n._n 45._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o other_o of_o the_o father_n be_v of_o a_o different_a opinion_n as_o petavius_n there_o observe_v it_o be_v a_o pretty_a conceit_n of_o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la l._n 2._o ad_fw-la autolycum_n that_o the_o heaven_n be_v mention_v before_o the_o earth_n to_o show_v that_o god_n work_n be_v not_o like_o we_o for_o he_o begin_v at_o the_o top_n we_o at_o the_o bottom_n that_o be_v he_o first_o make_v the_o fix_a star_n and_o all_o beyond_o they_o foe_o i_o take_v the_o word_n heaven_n here_o to_o signify_v for_o they_o have_v a_o beginning_n as_o well_o as_o this_o low_a world_n though_o they_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o six_o day_n work_v which_o relate_v only_o to_o this_o planetary_a world_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o which_o have_v the_o sun_n for_o its_o centre_n and_o thus_o 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4._o we_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o many_o but_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a eastern_a tradition_n in_o cedrenus_n say_v he_o have_v thirty_o three_o son_n and_o twenty_o seven_o daughter_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o at_o the_o first_o cain_n can_v marry_v none_o but_o one_o of_o his_o sister_n which_o be_v then_o lawful_a because_o absolute_o necessary_a but_o prohibit_v by_o god_n when_o that_o necessity_n cease_v of_o which_o the_o eastern_a people_n be_v so_o sensible_a that_o they_o take_v care_n to_o have_v it_o think_v that_o cain_n and_o abel_n do_v not_o marry_v those_o who_o be_v near_a of_o kin_n to_o he_o but_o those_o that_o be_v at_o some_o distance_n for_o their_o tradition_n be_v that_o eve_n at_o her_o two_o first_o birth_n bring_v twin_n a_o son_n and_o a_o daughter_n viz._n cain_n with_o his_o sister_n azron_n and_o abel_n with_o his_o sister_n awin_n as_o saidus_n patricide_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n report_v now_o such_o be_v their_o caution_n not_o to_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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the_o difficulty_n be_v to_o know_v who_o call_v it_o by_o this_o name_n some_o think_v the_o child_n of_o heber_n in_o who_o family_n the_o original_a language_n continue_v but_o it_o may_v be_v as_o rational_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o confusion_n of_o language_n all_o retain_v some_o of_o the_o ancient_a word_n and_o particular_o this_o by_o which_o they_o all_o common_o call_v this_o place_n confound_v the_o language_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v the_o language_n of_o all_o those_o people_n who_o be_v in_o this_o western_a colony_n not_o the_o language_n of_o noah_n and_o his_o plantation_n more_o easterly_a who_o keep_v as_o i_o say_v the_o primitive_a language_n scatter_v they_o abroad_o upon_o the_o face_n etc._n etc._n this_o dispersion_n be_v so_o order_v that_o each_o family_n and_o each_o nation_n dwell_v by_o itself_o which_o can_v not_o well_o be_v do_v as_o mr._n mede_n observe_v but_o by_o direct_v a_o orderly_a division_n either_o by_o cast_v of_o lot_n or_o 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the_o father_n of_o those_o from_o who_o come_v the_o hebrew_n nation_n abraham_n be_v descend_v from_o he_o in_o the_o six_o generation_n and_o that_o nation_n be_v call_v eber_n numb_a xxiv_o 24._o and_o the_o child_n of_o eber_n gen._n x._o 21._o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a as_o i_o observe_v before_o to_o seek_v for_o any_o other_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o hebrew_n ver._n 16._o peleg_n or_o phaleg_n it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o either_o he_o or_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n in_o memory_n of_o he_o give_v name_n to_o a_o town_n upon_o euphrates_n call_v phalga_n not_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o chaborus_n run_v into_o it_o upon_o which_o harah_n or_o charrah_n stand_v build_v by_o haran_n abraham_n brother_n ver._n 18._o reu_fw-fr or_o ragau._n as_o some_o pronounce_v the_o hebrew_n word_n give_v name_n to_o a_o field_n near_o assyria_n judith_n i._n 5._o or_o as_o tobit_n say_v in_o media_n where_o strabo_n mention_n a_o city_n call_v raga_n and_o so_o 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the_o time_n of_o perfect_v the_o life_n of_o a_o child_n in_o the_o womb._n this_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n from_o verse_n 14._o where_o he_o call_v it_o the_o time_n appoint_v or_o a_o set_a time_n in_o the_o tent_n door_n which_o be_v behind_o he_o the_o angel_n sit_v with_o their_o back_n to_o sarah_n tent_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o which_o she_o be_v come_v to_o listen_v have_v hear_v that_o they_o ask_v for_o she_o behind_o he_o this_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o hackspan_n note_n that_o this_o be_v a_o mix_a apparition_n for_o this_o word_n he_o plain_o relate_v to_o the_o angel_n who_o word_n be_v in_o truth_n the_o lord_n who_o be_v there_o present_a for_o as_o he_o observe_v in_o another_o place_n disput_fw-la ii_o de_fw-la nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 15._o the_o scripture_n relate_v these_o matter_n so_o that_o sometime_o it_o mention_n the_o principal_a cause_n who_o word_n be_v relate_v sometime_o only_o the_o secondary_a cause_n in_o which_o latter_a 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it_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v remember_v that_o these_o child_n be_v descend_v from_o lot_n who_o they_o think_v perhaps_o may_v pretend_v to_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o abraham_n be_v the_o son_n of_o abraham_n elder_a brother_n and_o call_v out_o of_o sodom_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n as_o abraham_n be_v call_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n ver._n 23._o he_o perceive_v not_o when_o she_o lay_v down_o etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o it_o must_v be_v note_v that_o moses_n only_o say_v he_o do_v not_o perceive_v when_o she_o come_v to_o bed_n to_o he_o and_o when_o she_o get_v up_o again_o not_o that_o he_o do_v not_o perceive_v when_o he_o lie_v with_o she_o of_o which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v some_o perception_n though_o m._n montaigne_n in_o his_o essay_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o widow_n who_o be_v drink_v be_v abuse_v by_o a_o hind_n in_o her_o house_n and_o afterward_o find_v herself_o with_o child_n can_v not_o remember_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o the_o fellow_n at_o last_o confess_v his_o fact_n of_o which_o whatsoever_o sense_n she_o have_v then_o she_o have_v perfect_o forget_v it_o when_o she_o awake_v ver._n 34._o go_v thou_o in_o etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v retain_v any_o remembrance_n of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v the_o night_n before_o one_o can_v think_v he_o will_v have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o snare_n so_o soon_o again_o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o do_v not_o think_v he_o have_v be_v intoxicate_v but_o only_o drink_v so_o free_o as_o to_o make_v he_o sleep_v sound_o and_o forget_v his_o sorrow_n ver._n 37._o moab_n most_o will_v have_v this_o word_n to_o signify_v from_o my_o father_n but_o drusius_n in_o deut._n ii_o 8._o take_v the_o import_n of_o it_o to_o be_v aqua_fw-la patris_fw-la ver._n 38._o ben-ammi_a this_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o son_n of_o my_o people_n which_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v so_o plain_o as_o the_o other_o that_o this_o son_n be_v beget_v by_o her_o father_n but_o only_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o one_o of_o she_o own_o nation_n or_o kindred_n not_o by_o a_o stranger_n chap._n xx._n ver._n 1._o journey_v from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o mamre_n where_o he_o have_v dwell_v a_o great_a while_n and_o where_o many_o remarkable_a passage_n have_v happen_v xiii_o 18._o xviii_o 1._o towards_o the_o south_n country_n towards_o egypt_n for_o some_o fancy_n the_o very_a stench_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n be_v offensive_a to_o he_o in_o mamre_n sojourn_v in_o gerar._n the_o metropolis_n of_o palestine_n and_o as_o some_o compute_v it_o not_o much_o above_o six_o mile_n from_o mamre_n ver._n 2._o abraham_n say_v of_o sarah_n etc._n etc._n just_o as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o egypt_n xii_o 13._o when_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o she_o be_v then_o thirty_o year_n young_a than_o now_o when_o she_o be_v no_o less_o than_o ninety_o year_n old_a but_o it_o seem_v her_o beauty_n remain_v at_o this_o age_n be_v healthful_a and_o have_v bear_v and_o suckle_v no_o child_n and_o woman_n in_o those_o day_n live_v so_o long_o that_o they_o be_v as_o fresh_a at_o ninety_o as_o they_o be_v now_o at_o forty_o or_o fifty_o when_o many_o that_o be_v of_o excellent_a constitution_n and_o natural_o handsome_a continue_v very_o lovely_a abimelech_n the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o palestine_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a as_o the_o author_n of_o tzemath_n david_n conjecture_n that_o the_o succeed_a king_n take_v the_o name_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o country_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2600._o send_v and_o take_v sarah_n by_o violence_n some_o think_v but_o i_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v she_o and_o may_v think_v abraham_n will_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o have_v his_o sister_n become_v wife_n to_o a_o king_n and_o abraham_n it_o be_v likely_a show_v no_o unwillingness_n not_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o deny_v he_o ver._n 3._o and_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n two_o difference_n be_v observe_v by_o maimonides_n between_o this_o manifestation_n which_o god_n make_v of_o his_o mind_n to_o abimelech_n and_o that_o which_o he_o make_v to_o the_o prophet_n for_o it_o be_v only_o say_v here_o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n and_o that_o he_o come_v in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n the_o very_a same_o be_v say_v of_o laban_n the_o syrian_a who_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o abimelech_n xxxi_o 24._o but_o of_o jacob_n it_o be_v say_v god_n speak_v unto_o israel_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o
yet_o he_o see_v they_o degenerate_v apace_o into_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n especial_o into_o idolatry_n which_o will_v bring_v they_o he_o know_v to_o utter_v desolation_n when_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n xv._o 16._o ver._n 4._o but_o go_v into_o my_o country_n i._n e._n into_o mesopotamia_n where_o he_o live_v for_o some_o time_n in_o haran_n after_o he_o come_v from_o ur_fw-la which_o be_v also_o in_o that_o country_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xi_o 31._o it_o seem_v also_o his_o brother_n have_v remove_v hither_o follow_v his_o father_n terah_n and_o abraham_n example_n see_v xi_o 31._o and_o my_o kindred_n the_o family_n of_o his_o brother_n nahor_n which_o he_o hear_v late_o be_v increase_v xxii_o 20._o who_o though_o they_o have_v some_o superstition_n among_o they_o retain_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o appear_v from_o this_o very_a chapter_n verse_n 31_o 50._o and_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n isaac_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v by_o isaac_n consent_n as_o well_o as_o his_o father_n command_n ver._n 5._o must_v i_o needs_o bring_v thy_o son_n again_o into_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o thou_o come_v he_o desire_v like_o a_o conscientious_a man_n to_o understand_v the_o full_a obligation_n of_o his_o oath_n before_o he_o take_v it_o and_o his_o doubt_n be_v whether_o if_o a_o woman_n will_v not_o come_v with_o he_o into_o canaan_n he_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o go_v again_o a_o second_o time_n and_o carry_v isaac_n to_o she_o ver._n 6._o beware_v that_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n thither_o again_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n his_o son_n shall_v go_v to_o that_o country_n which_o god_n command_v he_o to_o forsake_v that_o command_n oblige_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o his_o posterity_n see_v verse_n 8._o ver._n 7._o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n he_o who_o rule_v all_o thing_n above_o as_o well_o as_o below_o who_o bring_v i_o from_o my_o own_o into_o this_o country_n and_o have_v promise_v and_o confirm_v that_o promise_n with_o a_o oath_n that_o my_o posterity_n shall_v inherit_v it_o will_v prosper_v thy_o journey_n and_o dispose_v some_o of_o my_o kindred_n to_o come_v hither_o and_o be_v marry_v to_o my_o son_n send_v his_o angel_n before_o thou_o good_a man_n be_v ever_o very_o sensible_a of_o god_n providence_n govern_v all_o thing_n and_o prosper_v their_o proceed_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n which_o abraham_n servant_n take_v particular_a notice_n of_o verse_n 40._o ver._n 8._o and_o if_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o follow_v thou_o etc._n etc._n if_o it_o fall_v out_o otherways_o than_o i_o hope_v thou_o have_v do_v thy_o duty_n if_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n into_o that_o country_n again_o he_o speak_v both_o here_o and_o verse_n 6._o as_o if_o isaac_n have_v once_o be_v there_o because_o abraham_n himself_o come_v from_o thence_o and_o this_o servant_n also_o and_o a_o great_a many_o of_o his_o family_n xii_o 5._o who_o if_o isaac_n go_v to_o settle_v there_o must_v have_v go_v with_o he_o as_o part_v of_o his_o substance_n ver._n 10._o and_o the_o servant_n take_v ten_o camel_n etc._n etc._n camel_n be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o those_o country_n as_o they_o be_v at_o this_o day_n some_o of_o they_o be_v make_v for_o carriage_n of_o burden_n and_o other_o for_o swift_a travel_n which_o latter_a sort_n be_v call_v by_o a_o peculiar_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dromedary_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v in_o his_o plinian_n exercit_fw-la p._n 987._o these_o perhaps_o be_v of_o that_o kind_n for_o the_o great_a expedition_n like_o those_o we_o read_v of_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 17._o for_o all_o the_o good_n of_o his_o master_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o may_v choose_v what_o accommodation_n he_o please_v for_o his_o journey_n have_v every_o thing_n belong_v to_o his_o master_n at_o his_o command_n who_o be_v a_o great_a person_n it_o be_v fit_v his_o principal_a servant_n shall_v be_v well_o attend_v as_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v verse_n 32._o especial_o when_o he_o go_v upon_o such_o a_o â—…rand_n as_o to_o court_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o master_n son_n most_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o present_v he_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o and_o r._n solomon_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o carry_v a_o write_n with_o he_o under_o his_o master_n hand_n a_o inventory_n we_o call_v it_o specify_v all_o his_o good_n and_o riches_n that_o they_o may_v know_v what_o a_o great_a match_n his_o son_n be_v city_n of_o nahor_n which_o be_v haran_n from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v xi_o 31._o and_o to_o which_o jacob_n go_v to_o find_v his_o kindred_n xxviii_o 10._o how_o far_o it_o be_v thither_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v nor_o how_o long_o they_o be_v go_v to_o it_o and_o moses_n omit_v also_o whatsoever_o pass_v in_o the_o way_n as_o not_o pertinent_a to_o his_o story_n ver._n 11._o camel_n kneel_v down_o the_o posture_n wherein_o they_o rest_v themselves_o ver._n 12._o o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v observe_v the_o kindness_n of_o god_n to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a to_o abraham_n and_o abraham_n to_o have_v such_o a_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o his_o favour_n that_o in_o confidence_n he_o will_v make_v good_a abraham_n word_n verse_n 7._o &_o 40._o he_o not_o only_o beg_v he_o may_v have_v good_a success_n in_o his_o journey_n but_o desire_v a_o sign_n of_o it_o to_o confirm_v his_o faith_n and_o such_o a_o sign_n as_o be_v most_o apposite_a to_o denote_v the_o person_n that_o will_v make_v a_o good_a wife_n by_o her_o courtesy_n humility_n condescension_n hospitality_n prompt_a and_o laborious_a charity_n all_o which_o be_v include_v in_o what_o he_o desire_v and_o she_o do_v ver._n 14._o thereby_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o thou_o have_v show_v kindness_n to_o my_o master_n he_o have_v no_o confidence_n that_o god_n will_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n but_o for_o his_o master_n be_v who_o god_n have_v most_o wonderful_o bless_v ver._n 15._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v before_o he_o have_v do_v speak_v etc._n etc._n this_o show_v it_o be_v by_o a_o divine_a suggestion_n that_o he_o make_v this_o prayer_n which_o be_v answer_v immediate_o such_o be_v the_o divine_a goodness_n or_o rather_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o sam._n bochartus_fw-la upon_o occasion_n of_o many_o such_o instance_n sic_fw-la enim_fw-la parata_fw-la &_o obvia_fw-la esse_fw-la solent_fw-la dei_fw-la beneficia_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la preces_fw-la nostras_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la sequantur_fw-la quam_fw-la occupent_fw-la alque_fw-la antecedant_fw-la p._n i._n hierozoic_a l._n 2._o cap._n 49._o so_o forward_o be_v god_n to_o bestow_v his_o benefit_n upon_o we_o that_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o follow_v our_o prayer_n as_o prevent_v and_o go_v before_o they_o see_v verse_n 45._o with_o her_o pitcher_n upon_o her_o shoulder_n behold_v the_o simplicity_n frugality_n and_o industry_n of_o that_o age._n ver._n 20._o draw_v for_o all_o his_o camel_n there_o be_v ten_o of_o they_o verse_n 10._o and_o they_o be_v a_o very_a thirsty_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o therefore_o she_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o serve_v he_o who_o be_v but_o a_o stranger_n in_o this_o manner_n which_o show_v extraordinary_a goodness_n and_o a_o most_o oblige_a disposition_n at_o which_o he_o may_v well_o be_v amaze_v as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 21._o wonder_v at_o she_o hold_v his_o peace_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v so_o astonish_v at_o her_o kindness_n readiness_n to_o do_v good_a and_o laborious_a diligence_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o at_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o make_v thing_n fall_v out_o so_o pat_o to_o his_o desire_n that_o for_o the_o present_a he_o can_v not_o speak_v have_v his_o mind_n employ_v in_o mark_v and_o observe_v every_o passage_n whereby_o he_o may_v judge_v how_o to_o conclude_v whether_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n or_o no_o who_o god_n design_v for_o his_o master_n son_n ver._n 22._o the_o man_n take_v give_v she_o as_o the_o phrase_n be_v often_o use_v but_o he_o first_o ask_v she_o who_o daughter_n she_o be_v as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 47._o a_o golden_a ear-ring_n or_o rather_o as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o a_o jewel_n for_o the_o forehead_n and_o so_o we_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n ezek._n xvi_o 12._o and_o this_o person_n himself_o expound_v it_o verse_n 47._o i_o put_v the_o ear-ring_n or_o jewel_n upon_o her_o face_n i._n e._n her_o forehead_n for_o such_o ornament_n be_v use_v in_o those_o time_n and_o country_n hang_v down_o between_o the_o eyebrow_n over_o the_o nose_n two_o bracelet_n for_o her_o hand_n i._n e._n wrist_n ver._n 26._o bow_v his_o head_n and_o worship_v the_o lord_n
i_o will_v agree_v to_o they_o ver._n 12._o ask_v i_o never_o so_o much_o dowry_n and_o gift_n this_o show_v more_o full_o that_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n be_v as_o be_v note_v upon_o xxix_o 18._o for_o man_n to_o give_v money_n for_o their_o wife_n but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a reason_n for_o a_o dowry_n now_o and_o a_o large_a one_o too_o that_o he_o may_v make_v compensation_n for_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v for_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a equity_n in_o those_o law_n of_o moses_n exod._a xxii_o 16._o deut._n xxii_o 28._o by_o which_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o father_n if_o either_o by_o enticement_n or_o violence_n they_o have_v abuse_v their_o daughter_n dowry_n and_o gift_n seem_v to_o be_v distinct_a thing_n the_o dowry_n be_v give_v to_o the_o parent_n the_o gift_n to_o the_o kindred_n ver._n 13._o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n answer_v etc._n etc._n hence_o some_o infer_v that_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o day_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o brethren_n be_v require_v rather_o than_o of_o the_o parent_n for_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n here_o make_v the_o contract_n as_o laban_n have_v do_v with_o abraham_n servant_n xxiv_o 50._o but_o it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o jacob_n leave_v it_o to_o they_o to_o consider_v what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o matter_n which_o require_v great_a deliberation_n and_o then_o to_o report_v their_o opinion_n to_o he_o who_o have_v the_o great_a interest_n in_o she_o and_o right_a to_o dispose_v of_o she_o ver._n 14._o we_o can_v do_v this_o thing_n it_o be_v against_o our_o religion_n which_o be_v partly_o true_a for_o though_o jacob_n himself_o have_v marry_v one_o who_o father_n be_v uncircumcised_a as_o isaac_n have_v do_v before_o he_o yet_o by_o degree_n this_o opinion_n prevail_v among_o they_o till_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o that_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o we_o they_o plead_v honour_n as_o well_o as_o conscience_n 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advise_v agamemnon_n in_o homer_n iliad_n i._o to_o consult_v with_o the_o interpreter_n of_o their_o god_n for_o what_o offence_n they_o have_v send_v the_o plague_n among_o they_o say_v to_o what_o priest_n or_o to_o what_o prophet_n shall_v we_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o what_o vender_n of_o dream_n for_o even_o dream_n come_v from_o jupiter_n do_v not_o interpretation_n belong_v to_o god_n who_o can_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o dream_n but_o he_o that_o send_v they_o viz_o god_n this_o show_v that_o god_n do_v sometime_o admonish_v other_o nation_n as_o we_o see_v xx._n 6._o xxxi_o 24._o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n by_o dream_n until_o they_o forget_v as_o dr._n jackson_n judicious_o speak_v that_o interpretation_n be_v from_o god_n and_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o a_o art_n of_o interpret_n then_o they_o either_o cease_v or_o be_v so_o mix_v with_o delusion_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v or_o if_o their_o event_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n foresee_v 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to_o give_v their_o attendance_n and_o then_o such_o as_o the_o king_n be_v offend_v withal_o be_v strike_v out_o and_o punish_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n or_o pardon_v and_o gracious_o restore_v to_o their_o place_n this_o exposition_n best_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n verse_n 20._o where_o the_o head_n of_o both_o these_o officer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lift_v up_o though_o one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v advance_v to_o his_o former_a station_n ver._n 14._o but_o think_v on_o i_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o my_o prediction_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o ask_v no_o other_o reward_n of_o thou_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o instrument_n of_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o imprisonment_n joseph_n be_v not_o only_o grow_v expert_a in_o interpret_n dream_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n xxxvii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o full_o assure_v he_o know_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o passage_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o prediction_n by_o dream_n be_v frequent_a in_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n though_o in_o after_o age_n they_o grow_v rare_a in_o both_o for_o as_o dr._n jackson_n admirable_o speak_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n the_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n multiplicity_n of_o business_n solicitude_n of_o mind_n about_o worldly_a affair_n and_o man_n too_o much_o depend_v on_o politic_a device_n to_o accomplish_v their_o end_n cause_v the_o defect_n of_o true_a dream_n and_o of_o other_o divine_a admonition_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n ver._n 15._o i_o be_v steal_v carry_v away_o by_o violence_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o father_n and_o sell_v for_o a_o slave_n his_o brethren_n in_o sell_v he_o commit_v that_o crime_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v plagium_n for_o qui_fw-la hominem_fw-la liberum_fw-la vendit_fw-la plagiarius_fw-la est_fw-la out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n some_o man_n will_v have_v it_o think_v that_o these_o word_n be_v add_v by_o joshua_n or_o some_o other_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n because_o canaan_n be_v not_o call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o his_o day_n much_o less_o in_o joseph_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o call_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o this_o name_n but_o only_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v very_o long_o live_v viz._n about_o hebron_n there_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v a_o hebrew_n settle_v with_o his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n xiii_o 17_o 18._o there_o isaac_n dwell_v also_o xxxv_o 27._o and_o jacob_n xxxvii_o 1_o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o they_o be_v stranger_n or_o sojourner_n in_o this_o country_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n of_o great_a note_n and_o name_n as_o jacobus_n altingius_n have_v well_o observe_v who_o be_v treat_v as_o prince_n xxiii_o 6._o live_v by_o their_o own_o law_n make_v league_n not_o only_o with_o private_a man_n but_o with_o city_n and_o with_o king_n xxi_o 22_o 23._o xxvi_o 28._o xxxiv_o 6._o and_o the_o fame_n of_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v spread_v abroad_o both_o by_o the_o victory_n which_o abraham_n get_v in_o a_o battle_n over_o several_a king_n and_o by_o the_o sack_n of_o shechem_n which_o the_o neighbour_n dare_v not_o revenge_v all_o which_o may_v well_o make_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o have_v reside_v for_o three_o generation_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n where_o they_o be_v at_o first_o plant_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o native_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n fourteen_o 13._o that_o they_o shall_v put_v i_o into_o the_o dungeon_n into_o which_o he_o be_v throw_v at_o the_o first_o as_o a_o great_a malefactor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o low_a and_o dark_a place_n in_o the_o prison_n be_v under_o ground_n so_o the_o 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body_n else_o we_o find_v nabuchadnezzar_n do_v the_o same_o in_o babylon_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o it_o be_v still_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n where_o the_o mogul_n never_o advance_v any_o man_n but_o he_o give_v he_o a_o new_a name_n and_o that_o significant_a of_o something_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o not_o long_o ago_o he_o call_v his_o brother-in-law_n asaph_n chán_n the_o gather_n or_o the_o rich_a lord_n and_o his_o physician_n macrobius_n chan_n the_o lord_n of_o my_o health_n etc._n etc._n as_o peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valle_n relate_v in_o his_o travel_n p._n 465._o where_o he_o observe_v the_o same_o of_o his_o wife_n p._n 470._o zaphnath_a paaneah_n which_o st._n hierom_n interpret_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n carry_v it_o for_o another_o signification_n which_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o secret_n or_o the_o revealer_n of_o future_a thing_n see_v sixt._n amama_n and_o athan._n kirker_n his_o prodromus_n cap._n v._o and_o our_o countryman_n j._n gregory_n chap._n xvi_o of_o his_o observation_n who_o with_o mr._n calvin_n think_v it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o attempt_v to_o make_v this_o sense_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v they_o have_v do_v it_o with_o success_n tzaphan_n be_v to_o hide_v or_o cover_v whence_o tzaphnath_n that_o which_o be_v hide_v or_o secret_a and_o panah_n signify_v to_o look_v into_o or_o contemplate_v so_o that_o campeg_n vitrigna_fw-la think_v josephus_n and_o philo_n not_o to_o have_v ill_o interpret_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observe_v sacr._n lib._n i._o cap._n 5._o a_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n and_o a_o finder_n out_o of_o thing_n hide_v but_o as_o jacchiade_n observe_v upon_o dan._n i._n 7._o that_o the_o egyptian_a and_o persian_a king_n give_v name_n for_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o token_n of_o their_o supreme_a greatness_n and_o 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he_o who_o have_v be_v his_o master_n for_o he_o will_v have_v abhor_v to_o match_v with_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o so_o lewd_a a_o woman_n as_o his_o mistress_n as_o vossius_fw-la well_o observe_v in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a priest_n of_o on._n or_o prince_n of_o on._n as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o for_o the_o word_n cohen_n signify_v both_o priest_n and_o prince_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o ult_n priest_n be_v ancient_o the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o king_n themselves_o be_v priest_n on_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n in_o egypt_n call_v afterward_o heliopolis_n which_o give_v name_n to_o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n province_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o this_o potipherah_a be_v governor_n or_o lieutenant_n concern_v which_o province_n and_o asenath_n and_o potipherah_a see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la p._n 406._o and_o joseph_n go_v out_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o see_v what_o place_n be_v fit_a for_o store_n ver._n 46._o joseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a so_o he_o have_v be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n thirteen_o year_n for_o he_o be_v but_o seventeen_o year_n old_a xxxvii_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n in_o which_o time_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o have_v learn_v the_o language_n of_o that_o country_n and_o gain_v much_o experience_n but_o never_o send_v to_o his_o father_n in_o which_o there_o be_v visible_o a_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n for_o his_o father_n may_v have_v use_v mean_n for_o his_o deliverance_n and_o then_o he_o have_v never_o come_v to_o this_o greatness_n when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n when_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o his_o prime_a minister_n for_o the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o minister_n alone_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o it_o be_v like_a the_o same_o state_n be_v keep_v here_o and_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n dan._n i._n 19_o and_o to_o see_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n i._n 14._o and_o go_v throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v only_o take_v a_o general_a view_n of_o the_o country_n before_o verse_n 45._o but_o now_o a_o more_o particular_a to_o give_v order_n for_o the_o build_n of_o storehouse_n against_o the_o plenteous_a year_n come_v ver._n 47._o bring_v forth_o by_o handful_n such_o large_a ear_n that_o a_o few_o of_o they_o will_v make_v a_o sheaf_n which_o our_o translation_n seem_v here_o to_o mean_v by_o handful_n for_o sheaf_n be_v bind_v up_o with_o man_n hand_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v it_o bring_v forth_o sheaf_n or_o heap_n or_o more_o literal_o handful_n upon_o one_o stalk_v i._n e._n vast_a abundance_n some_o conceive_v the_o corn_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o sheaf_n heap_v up_o very_o high_a and_o not_o thrash_v out_o for_o so_o it_o will_v keep_v the_o long_o ver._n 48._o and_o he_o gather_v up_o all_o the_o food_n the_o five_o part_n as_o he_o have_v propose_v verse_n 34._o i_o e._n he_o buy_v it_o which_o he_o may_v do_v at_o a_o small_a price_n when_o there_o be_v unusual_a plenty_n and_o lay_v up_o the_o food_n in_o the_o city_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o lay_v it_o up_o as_o it_o be_v gather_v unthrash_v that_o there_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o cattle_n also_o so_o the_o vulgar_a in_o manipulos_fw-la reductae_fw-la segetes_fw-la congregatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o horrea_fw-la and_o what_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o plenty_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v be_v dispense_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o famine_n etc._n etc._n round_o every_o city_n this_o be_v very_o wise_o order_v for_o it_o be_v less_o charge_n to_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o present_a and_o more_o easy_a to_o the_o country_n when_o they_o want_v provision_n ver._n 49._o gather_v corn_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o follow_a word_n explain_v this_o hyperbolical_a expression_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o heap_v up_o so_o much_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 51._o god_n have_v make_v i_o forget_v all_o my_o toil_n the_o great_a affliction_n and_o hard_a labour_n he_o endure_v in_o prison_n and_o all_o my_o father_n house_n the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n by_o impose_v this_o name_n on_o his_o first-born_a he_o admonish_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o prosperity_n of_o his_o former_a adversity_n which_o he_o now_o think_v of_o with_o pleasure_n ver._n 52._o in_o the_o land_n of_o my_o affliction_n in_o the_o country_n where_o i_o have_v suffer_v much_o affliction_n ver._n 53._o and_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenteousness_n be_v end_v it_o be_v beside_o the_o intention_n of_o moses_n to_o relate_v any_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o country_n but_o what_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o pass_v over_o all_o other_o transaction_n of_o these_o seven_o year_n as_o he_o do_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o happen_v in_o jacob_n family_n ever_o since_o joseph_n come_v from_o it_o ver._n 54._o the_o dearth_n be_v in_o all_o land_n in_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o canaan_n syria_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o general_a want_n of_o rain_n but_o in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v bread_n they_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o famine_n present_o because_o they_o have_v much_o to_o spare_v from_o the_o former_a year_n of_o plenty_n ver._n 55._o and_o when_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v famish_v when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o all_o their_o own_o store_n which_o we_o may_v suppose_v fail_v in_o two_o year_n time_n the_o people_n cry_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n
to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o jacob_n child_n when_o joseph_n be_v go_v as_o be_v note_v before_o xliv_o 14._o to_o direct_v his_o way_n etc._n etc._n to_o give_v joseph_n notice_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o receive_v direction_n from_o he_o in_o what_o part_n of_o goshen_n he_o shall_v expect_v he_o and_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n into_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o joseph_n have_v appoint_v ver._n 29._o present_v himself_o to_o he_o with_o such_o reverence_n as_o a_o son_n owe_v to_o his_o father_n who_o embrace_v he_o most_o tender_o for_o some_o refer_v the_o next_o word_n to_o jacob_n he_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n etc._n etc._n which_o express_v the_o high_a affection_n and_o weep_v on_o his_o neck_n a_o good_a while_n we_o read_v before_o how_o joseph_n fall_v upon_o benjamin_n neck_n and_o weep_v which_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o like_a endearment_n on_o benjamin_n part_n xlv_o 14._o but_o the_o affection_n wherewith_o jacob_n embrace_v joseph_n as_o maimonides_n understand_v it_o or_o as_o r._n solomon_n jarchi_n joseph_n embrace_v his_o father_n far_o surpass_v that_o for_o they_o continue_v long_o enfold_v in_o one_o another_o arm_n where_o tear_n of_o joy_n flow_v so_o fast_o that_o for_o a_o good_a while_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v ver._n 30._o and_o israel_n say_v unto_o joseph_n some_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o it_o be_v joseph_n who_o light_v out_o of_o his_o chariot_n throw_v himself_o into_o his_o father_n arm_n and_o weep_v etc._n etc._n which_o make_v moses_n now_o more_o distinct_o mention_v who_o say_v the_o follow_a word_n now_o let_v i_o die_v etc._n etc._n these_o word_n signify_v that_o he_o now_o enjoy_v the_o utmost_a happiness_n he_o can_v desire_v on_o earth_n which_o therefore_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v because_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o it_o these_o be_v the_o first_o thought_n which_o his_o passion_n suggest_v to_o he_o though_o to_o live_v with_o joseph_n and_o to_o enjoy_v his_o conversation_n be_v far_o more_o than_o bare_o to_o see_v his_o face_n ver._n 32._o the_o man_n be_v shepherd_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v afraid_a lest_o pharaoh_n shall_v have_v prefer_v his_o brethren_n and_o make_v they_o courtier_n or_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v have_v procure_v they_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o beside_o have_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o whereas_o by_o profess_v themselves_o shepherd_n and_o trader_n in_o cattle_n they_o keep_v all_o together_o in_o a_o body_n separate_v from_o the_o egyptian_n which_o two_o reason_n be_v suggest_v by_o josephus_n ver._n 33._o what_o be_v your_o occupation_n your_o way_n of_o live_v for_o man_n do_v not_o live_v idle_o in_o those_o day_n ver._n 34._o you_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n trade_n have_v be_v etc._n etc._n he_o direct_v they_o to_o justify_v what_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v inform_v pharaoh_n that_o you_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n a_o rich_a country_n abound_v with_o pasturage_n and_o also_o next_o adjoin_v to_o canaan_n as_o be_v note_v before_o xlv_o 10._o unto_o which_o when_o the_o time_n come_v they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o return_v for_o every_o shepherd_n not_o universal_o without_o limitation_n but_o every_o foreign_a shepherd_n for_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o egyptian_a people_n be_v shepherd_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n tell_v we_o l._n i._n §_o 2._o p._n 47._o edit_fw-la steph._n where_o he_o say_v the_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o priest_n have_v one_o their_o king_n a_o second_o and_o the_o soldier_n a_o three_o and_o there_o be_v three_o other_o rank_n of_o man_n under_o these_o viz._n shepherd_n husbandman_n and_o artificer_n the_o husbandman_n he_o say_v serve_v their_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o military_a man_n in_o till_v their_o ground_n for_o small_a wage_n and_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o it_o and_o the_o 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without_o exception_n then_o by_o egyptian_n to_o who_o shepherd_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o abomination_n we_o must_v not_o understand_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n of_o egypt_n shepherd_n be_v a_o part_n of_o they_o but_o only_a the_o courtier_n and_o great_a man_n as_o in_o xlv_o 2._o the_o egyptian_n be_v say_v to_o hear_v joseph_n weep_v i._n e._n those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o court_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a despise_a shepherd_n as_o rupertus_n tuitiensis_n long_o ago_o expound_v this_o passage_n but_o that_o be_v far_o short_a of_o abominate_v they_o which_o the_o hebrew_n word_n import_v but_o after_o all_o this_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o they_o can_v be_v contemptible_a if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o same_o diodorus_n say_v p._n 58._o that_o when_o they_o bury_v a_o corpse_n and_o make_v the_o funeral_n encomium_n they_o never_o mention_v the_o parentage_n of_o the_o decease_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v account_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o egypt_n be_v alike_o well-born_a we_o must_v confine_v therefore_o this_o assertion_n to_o foreign_a shepherd_n and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v shepherd_n themselves_o onkelos_n and_o jonathan_n with_o a_o great_a many_o other_o think_v that_o they_o will_v not_o converse_v for_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o abomination_n with_o the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n because_o they_o have_v no_o great_a regard_n to_o those_o creature_n which_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v than_o to_o breed_v they_o up_o to_o be_v eat_v but_o there_o be_v no_o good_a proof_n that_o they_o worship_v sheep_n or_o ox_n in_o those_o day_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o appear_v both_o out_o of_o herodotus_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n that_o they_o sacrifice_v such_o creature_n in_o their_o day_n and_o also_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o have_v do_v see_v herodot_n in_o euterpe_n cap._n 40_o 41._o and_o therefore_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o other_o for_o this_o abhorrence_n be_v not_o solid_a that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v eat_v no_o flesh_n and_o upon_o that_o score_n can_v not_o endure_v those_o that_o do_v this_o be_v the_o account_n which_o aben_n ezra_n give_v of_o this_o matter_n who_o fancy_n they_o be_v like_o the_o indian_n in_o his_o time_n who_o abominated_a shepherd_n because_o they_o drink_v milk_n contrary_a to_o their_o manner_n who_o taste_v nothing_o that_o come_v from_o any_o live_a creature_n but_o as_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o this_o superstition_n be_v so_o old_a as_o jacob_n time_n so_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o very_a book_n xliii_o 16._o where_o joseph_n bid_v his_o steward_n go_v home_o and_o slay_v and_o make_v ready_a a_o dinner_n for_o his_o brethren_n who_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o entertain_v after_o the_o hebrew_n but_o after_o the_o egyptian_a fashion_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v by_o they_o and_o so_o herodotus_n inform_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o the_o egyptian_n call_v hysch_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o life_n to_o which_o opinion_n i_o find_v bochartus_fw-la himself_o incline_v before_o he_o die_v and_o confirm_v it_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a l._n ii_o c._n 44._o p._n i._o by_o many_o proof_n that_o shepherd_n ancient_o be_v furax_fw-la hominum_fw-la genus_fw-la a_o thievish_a sort_n of_o people_n which_o make_v they_o odious_a against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o exception_n but_o this_o that_o aulus_n gellius_n tell_v we_o lib._n xi_o cap._n 18._o out_o of_o a_o ancient_a lawyer_n that_o the_o old_a egyptian_n hold_v all_o manner_n of_o theft_n to_o be_v lawful_a and_o do_v not_o punish_v they_o and_o diodorus_n siculus_n mention_n this_o law_n among_o they_o that_o they_o who_o will_v live_v by_o robbery_n be_v to_o enter_v their_o name_n and_o bring_v what_o they_o steal_v immediate_o to_o the_o priest_n who_o mulct_n the_o man_n that_o be_v rob_v 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what_o plunder_n they_o can_v in_o goshen_n where_o the_o ephraimite_n defend_v their_o cattle_n be_v some_o of_o they_o kill_v by_o the_o philistine_n to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o their_o father_n the_o ethiopian_n also_o be_v note_v by_o strabo_n lib._n xvii_o p._n 787._o to_o live_v for_o the_o most_o part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o a_o very_a poor_a shark_v rove_a manner_n by_o feed_v cattle_n where_o they_o can_v find_v food_n for_o they_o and_o immediate_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o thing_n be_v quite_o contrary_a among_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v a_o more_o civilise_a people_n inhabit_v certain_a and_o know_v place_n etc._n etc._n which_o show_v that_o their_o manner_n be_v very_o different_a which_o easy_o breed_v hatred_n which_o appear_v by_o what_o plutarch_n say_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr isid_n &_o osir_z that_o the_o egyptian_n avoid_v the_o conversation_n of_o black_a people_n which_o be_v the_o complexion_n of_o the_o 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