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of_o the_o world_n age_n when_o adam_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o calamity_n the_o solemn_a day_n of_o expiation_n and_o the_o great_a fast_a be_v institute_v in_o aftertime_n wherein_o all_o be_v to_o afflict_v their_o soul_n leu._n xvi_o 29._o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o say_v the_o great_a day_n of_o expiation_n which_o be_v on_o the_o ten_o of_o september_n be_v appoint_v and_o sanctify_v from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o authority_n for_o it_o it_o will_v be_v more_o useful_a i_o think_v to_o observe_v what_o footstep_n there_o be_v of_o these_o thing_n remain_v in_o the_o gentile_a world_n i_o will_v mention_v but_o two_o one_o of_o which_o be_v note_v by_o eusebius_n who_o show_v l._n xii_o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 11._o that_o plato_n in_o his_o symposium_fw-la have_v preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o paradise_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d garden_n of_o jupiter_n be_v the_o same_o with_o this_o garden_n of_o god_n in_o which_o man_n be_v at_o first_o place_v the_o other_o by_o st._n austin_n who_o say_v therecydes_n the_o scholar_n of_o pythagoras_n call_v the_o beginner_n of_o evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o daemon_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o serpent_n so_o heideggerus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o he_o exercit._fw-la iu._n de_fw-fr adamo_n &_o eva_n n._n 82._o chap._n iu._n ver._n 1._o and_o adam_n know_v eve_n his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n after_o they_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o paradise_n not_o before_o whatsoever_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n fancy_n to_o the_o contrary_a nay_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o after_o they_o have_v spend_v some_o time_n in_o act_n of_o repentance_n which_o be_v not_o a_o improbable_a opinion_n i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n the_o promise_v messiah_n which_o she_o imagine_v will_v have_v be_v her_o first-born_a for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o promise_n iii_o 15._o might_n as_o well_o be_v expound_v of_o the_o first_o seed_n the_o woman_n have_v as_o of_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n ver._n 2._o she_o bear_v his_o brother_n abel_n but_o give_v no_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n which_o signify_v vanity_n as_o she_o do_v of_o cain_n which_o signify_v acquisition_n or_o possession_n nor_o be_v it_o say_v who_o give_v this_o second_o son_n the_o name_n of_o abel_n but_o it_o seem_v they_o make_v no_o account_n of_o he_o in_o comparison_n with_o the_o first-born_a quod_fw-la non_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la spem_fw-la factae_fw-la promissionis_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o kain_n as_o joh._n forsterus_n judicious_o speak_v in_o his_o lexicon_n on_o the_o word_n hevel_v because_o they_o do_v not_o place_n in_o he_o their_o hope_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n as_o they_o do_v in_o cain_n and_o abel_n be_v a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n the_o young_a son_n be_v a_o shepherd_n and_o the_o elder_a a_o husbandman_n and_o planter_n for_o this_o last_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v adam_n chief_a employment_n both_o before_o and_o after_o his_o fall_n gen._n ii_o 15._o iii_o 23._o and_o therefore_o either_o choose_v by_o cain_n in_o imitation_n of_o his_o father_n or_o put_v upon_o he_o by_o his_o direction_n as_o the_o more_o noble_a of_o the_o two_o whence_o the_o eastern_a people_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o abdalcarith_n which_o some_o mistake_v for_o another_o son_n of_o adam_n but_o in_o truth_n be_v another_o name_n of_o cain_n signify_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o field_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v l._n v._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 8._o the_o patriarch_n indeed_o after_o the_o flood_n at_o least_o in_o abraham_n family_n choose_v to_o feed_v cattle_n but_o that_o be_v because_o it_o be_v less_o laborious_a and_o more_o suitable_a to_o that_o unsettle_a condition_n wherein_o they_o live_v for_o many_o year_n remove_v like_o the_o ancient_a nomads_n from_o one_o country_n to_o another_o ver._n 3._o in_o process_n of_o time_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o day_n that_o be_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o year_n or_o after_o harvest_n so_o day_n signify_v in_o many_o other_o place_n particular_o judg._n xi_o 4._o where_o after_o day_n be_v after_o a_o year_n this_o be_v a_o very_a seasonable_a time_n to_o make_v their_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v they_o a_o fruitful_a year_n and_o bless_v they_o with_o increase_n according_o god_fw-we ordain_v in_o future_a time_n that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v keep_v a_o solemn_a feast_n in_o the_o year_n end_n to_o thank_v he_o for_o the_o ingather_n of_o their_o fruit_n exod._n xxiii_o 16._o xxxiv_o 22._o but_o in_o what_o year_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v that_o
shechinah_n which_o appear_v from_o the_o beginning_n as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v before_o the_o sight_n of_o which_o cain_n never_o after_o this_o enjoy_v but_o be_v banish_v from_o it_o and_o god_n withdraw_v his_o gracious_a presence_n from_o he_o so_o st._n chrysostom_n he_o be_v also_o forsake_v by_o he_o and_o put_v out_o of_o his_o special_a protection_n if_o cain_n after_o this_o turn_v a_o downright_a idolater_n as_o many_o think_v it_o be_v very_o likely_a he_o introduce_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a sort_n of_o idolatry_n as_o the_o best_a resemblance_n he_o can_v find_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o appear_v in_o a_o flame_a light_n and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o worship_v fire_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o the_o best_a emblem_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o be_v absent_a and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o nod._n at_o last_o he_o settle_v in_o a_o country_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o 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par._n ii_o §_o 14._o who_o will_v have_v cain_n go_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n nothing_o else_o but_o his_o expulsion_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n where_o adam_n dwell_v after_o he_o be_v thrust_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o consequent_o the_o land_n of_o nod_n be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o ungrounded_a than_o this_o which_o overthrow_v also_o all_o that_o moses_n say_v of_o eden_n and_o the_o garden_n plant_v there_o from_o whence_o adam_n go_v out_o on_o the_o east-side_n and_o therefore_o not_o towards_o canaan_n which_o be_v westward_o ver._n 17._o and_o cain_n know_v his_o wife_n there_o have_v be_v no_o mention_n hitherto_o of_o any_o woman_n in_o the_o world_n but_o eve_n much_o less_o of_o cain_n have_v a_o wife_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o this_o be_v a_o wife_n he_o take_v before_o he_o kill_v his_o brother_n or_o after_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a before_o because_o we_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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yet_o they_o continue_v muddy_a as_o some_o conceive_v or_o they_o be_v so_o far_o off_o that_o the_o dove_n can_v not_o easy_o reach_v they_o ver._n 10._o and_o he_o stay_v yet_o other_o seven_o day_n it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n noah_n expect_v a_o blessing_n rather_o than_o on_o another_o day_n it_o be_v the_o day_n devote_v from_o the_o begin_n to_o religious_a service_n which_o he_o have_v it_o be_v likely_a perform_v thereupon_o send_v out_o the_o dove_n upon_o this_o day_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o with_o hope_n of_o good_a tiding_n ver._n 11._o and_o lo_o in_o her_o mouth_n be_v a_o olive-leaf_n or_o branch_v the_o word_n signify_v pluck_v off_o bochart_n think_v the_o dove_n bring_v this_o out_o of_o assyria_n which_o abound_v with_o olive-tree_n and_o lay_v south_n of_o ararat_n the_o wind_n then_o blow_v towards_o that_o country_n from_o the_o north._n see_v hierozoic_a l._n i._o c._n 6._o p._n 2._o where_o he_o show_v out_o of_o many_o 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take_v its_o name_n where_o he_o and_o his_o child_n settle_v and_o it_o be_v the_o farthermost_a country_n eastward_o where_o any_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o japhet_n inhabit_v what_o be_v the_o name_n of_o this_o country_n at_o present_a be_v not_o easy_a to_o tell_v the_o ancient_a name_n and_o limit_n of_o country_n so_o remote_a be_v quite_o wear_v out_o of_o memory_n but_o it_o be_v no_o improbable_a conjecture_n of_o bochartus_n l._n iii_o c._n 14._o that_o the_o ancient_a sarmatae_n take_v their_o name_n from_o this_o man_n sear_n or_o sar-madai_n be_v in_o chaldee_n as_o much_o as_o the_o relic_n of_o madai_n or_o the_o mede_n dr._n jackson_n i_o think_v have_v well_o observe_v book_n i._n c._n 16._o that_o scythia_n or_o the_o north_n part_n of_o asia-minor_a and_o other_o part_n adjacent_a be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n before_o they_o come_v into_o greece_n where_o the_o next_o son_n settle_v or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o europe_n javan_n plant_v himself_o 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in_o many_o place_n xxvii_o 13._o xxxii_o 26_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o sign_n these_o two_o brother_n plant_v themselves_o not_o far_o from_o one_o another_o and_o no_o conjecture_n seem_v so_o probable_a as_o that_o of_o bochartus_fw-la who_o take_v these_o to_o be_v the_o people_n who_o the_o greek_n call_v moschi_n and_o tibareni_n who_o be_v as_o constant_o join_v together_o in_o herodotus_n as_o moschech_v and_o tubal_n be_v in_o ezekiel_n and_o none_o need_v wonder_v that_o tubal_n be_v change_v into_o tubar_n and_o then_o into_o tibar_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a among_o the_o greek_n than_o to_o change_v the_o letter_n l_o into_o r_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o belial_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o phicol_n etc._n etc._n the_o moschi_n inhabit_v the_o mountain_n call_v moschici_n north-east_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o all_o the_o mountain_n as_o bochart_n think_v from_o the_o river_n phasis_n to_o the_o pontus-cappadodicus_a the_o 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write_v with_o resh_n or_o with_o dale_v as_o bochart_n show_v l._n iii_o c._n 10._o mela_n place_n the_o riphace_v in_o this_o country_n as_o grotius_n observe_v annot._n in_o l._n i._n de_fw-fr v._o r._n c._n togarmah_n his_o posterity_n it_o be_v manifest_a settle_v northward_o of_o judaea_n by_o that_o place_n in_o ezek._n xxxviii_o 6._o where_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n say_v some_o hereby_o understand_v the_o cappadocian_o and_o galatian_n and_o indeed_o cappadocia_n lie_v near_o to_o gomer_n or_o phrygia_n with_o who_o togarmah_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v join_v and_o in_o respect_n of_o judaea_n it_o lie_v northward_o and_o be_v most_o famous_a for_o excellent_a horse_n which_o the_o prophet_n say_v come_v from_o togarmah_n ezek._n xxvii_o 14._o the_o greek_a interpreter_n constant_o write_v it_o torgama_n or_o thorgama_n from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o the_o trogmi_a or_o trocmi_n may_v well_o be_v think_v to_o be_v derive_v who_o strabo_n say_v l._n xii_o live_v near_o pontus_n and_o cappadocia_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o ptolemy_n they_o possess_v some_o city_n in_o cappadocia_n itself_o this_o people_n be_v call_v by_o stephanus_n trocmeni_n and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n trocmades_n or_o trogmades_n for_o their_o bishop_n be_v often_o mention_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v bochart_n in_o the_o same_o book_n cap._n 11._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o son_n of_o javan_n have_v tell_v we_o what_o son_n gomer_n have_v he_o inform_v we_o who_o have_v descend_v from_o javan_n who_o have_v four_o son_n that_o give_v name_n to_o four_o province_n elishah_n his_o first-born_a inhabit_a peloponnesus_n in_o which_o their_o be_v a_o ample_a country_n call_v by_o the_o ancient_n elis_n and_o one_o part_n of_o it_o call_v by_o homer_n alisium_n i_o omit_v the_o other_o argument_n whereby_o bochartus_n prove_v this_o to_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o elishah_n posterity_n settle_v not_o far_o from_o their_o father_n javan_n nay_o ludovicus_n capellus_n p._n 105._o chronol_n sacra_fw-la think_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aeolus_n and_o the_o country_n aeolia_n have_v its_o name_n from_o thence_o tarshish_n or_o tarsis_n neither_o people_v ciliciae_n where_o we_o meet_v with_o a_o like_a name_n nor_o the_o coast_n about_o carthage_n as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n think_v but_o as_o eusebius_n and_o from_o he_o our_o broughton_n and_o late_o bochart_n have_v observe_v from_o he_o come_v the_o iberi_fw-la in_o spain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o name_n of_o iberi_n come_v as_o bochart_n think_v from_o the_o phoenician_n who_o call_v the_o bochart_n and_o utmost_a limit_n of_o any_o thing_n ebrim_a or_o ibrim_a a_o word_n often_o use_v in_o the_o syriack_n version_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o the_o new_a testament_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a the_o spaniard_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n of_o
as_o he_o do_v xv._o 21._o or_o in_o general_a all_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o destroy_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v mean_v and_o that_o by_o land_n he_o mean_v only_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o sichem_n lie_v which_o be_v then_o possess_v by_o this_o particular_a people_n for_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o abram_n go_v to_o it_o be_v say_v the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzite_n dwell_v then_o in_o the_o land_n fourteen_o 7._o i._n e._n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o do_v not_o read_v what_o entertainment_n abram_n meet_v withal_o but_o i_o take_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o abram_n great_a faith_n that_o he_o will_v adventure_v among_o such_o a_o rough_a and_o fierce_a people_n who_o have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n upon_o a_o old_a score_n and_o if_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n in_o epiphanius_n be_v true_a upon_o a_o fresh_a account_n for_o he_o say_v haeres_fw-la lxvi_o n._n 84._o that_o this_o country_n call_v canaan_n do_v real_o belong_v to_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o division_n make_v among_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o the_o child_n of_o canaan_n have_v dispossess_v they_o so_o that_o these_o word_n the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n signify_v they_o have_v already_o invade_v this_o country_n before_o abram_n come_v thither_o to_o who_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v it_o he_o only_o restore_v the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n from_o who_o abram_n descend_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o child_n of_o ham_n have_v wrongful_o seize_v by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v how_o frivolous_a their_o reason_n be_v who_o from_o this_o place_n conclude_v moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n because_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v the_o writer_n of_o they_o live_v after_o the_o canaanite_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n if_o these_o man_n have_v not_o a_o great_a inclination_n to_o cavil_v than_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n they_o will_v rather_o have_v say_v the_o meaning_n be_v the_o canaanite_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o abraham_n time_n though_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o jacob_n son_n gen._n xxxiv_o before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v another_o way_n of_o explain_v these_o word_n against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o objection_n but_o this_o that_o their_o prince_n be_v call_v a_o hivite_n xxxiv_o 2._o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o answer_n verse_n 30._o which_o show_v the_o people_n be_v partly_o canaanites_n ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o verse_n 1_o but_o now_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n to_o establish_v he_o in_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o voice_n come_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n which_o now_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o country_n he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o no_o soon_o enter_v canaan_n but_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o make_v before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a story_n that_o abram_n obedience_n be_v constant_o reward_v in_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v though_o in_o quantity_n the_o reward_n far_o exceed_v the_o service_n thus_o have_v leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o father_n house_n which_o be_v the_o first_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n and_o to_o make_v his_o posterity_n a_o mighty_a nation_n see_v xvii_o 6._o xxii_o 16._o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v so_o glorious_a a_o appearance_n that_o it_o move_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o which_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n here_o in_o sichem_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o he_o build_v in_o this_o country_n it_o make_v this_o become_v the_o first_o place_n that_o be_v establish_v for_o public_a worship_n after_o the_o israelite_n conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o here_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n in_o joshua_n time_n near_o this_o very_a grove_n where_o abram_n first_o pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n josh_n xxiv_o 1_o 25_o 26._o it_o continue_v famous_a also_o in_o aftertime_n as_o appear_v from_o judg._n ix_o 6._o ver._n 8._o and_o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o unto_o a_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o lord_n here_o appear_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o trust_v himself_o among_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o wicked_a nation_n that_o possess_v this_o land_n or_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o see_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o and_o therefore_o come_v hither_o which_o be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n further_a southward_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o they_o ancient_o choose_v to_o sacrifice_v rather_o than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a god_n again_o appear_v to_o he_o here_o to_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o against_o all_o his_o fear_n which_o make_v he_o build_v a_o new_a altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n to_o implore_v his_o continue_a favour_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v in_o the_o former_a place_n verse_n 7._o he_o renew_v again_o in_o this_o and_o more_o at_o large_a after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o 3_o 4_o 14_o 15_o 16._o on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o aftertime_n ver._n 9_o and_o abram_n journey_v etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o fix_v yet_o in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n but_o make_v a_o further_a progress_n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n yet_o after_o he_o have_v be_v in_o egypt_n the_o story_n of_o which_o follow_v he_o return_v to_o this_o place_n ver._n 10._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o go_v down_o egypt_n lay_v low_a in_o comparison_n with_o canaan_n to_o sojourn_v not_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o of_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v ver._n 11._o thou_o be_v a_o fair_a woman_n etc._n etc._n she_o be_v now_o threescore_o year_n old_a but_o have_v comely_a feature_n and_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a complexion_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v sallow_a she_o seem_v to_o be_v young_a than_o she_o be_v ver._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o know_v they_o to_o be_v a_o libidinous_a people_n he_o be_v afraid_a they_o may_v be_v tempt_v to_o make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o may_v have_v his_o wife_n ver._n 13._o say_v thou_o be_v my_o sister_n he_o himself_o upon_o another_o occasion_n explain_v in_o what_o sense_n she_o be_v so_o xx._n 12._o therefore_o he_o teach_v she_o not_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n but_o to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n ver._n 15._o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n begin_v about_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ragau_n xi_o 18._o if_o the_o arabian_a writer_n say_v true_a and_o now_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v very_o powerful_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o king_n of_o this_o name_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o continue_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o much_o long_o just_o as_o ptolemy_n be_v their_o name_n after_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n and_o caesar_n and_o augustus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o candace_n of_o all_o the_o queen_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v in_o several_a other_o country_n ludolphus_n take_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v a_o compound_n word_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o phar-ot_a in_o the_o aethiopic_a language_n as_o pharmut_n be_v mother_n of_o the_o country_n the_o prince_n also_o etc._n etc._n the_o courtier_n who_o study_v to_o gratify_v their_o prince_n pleasure_n be_v take_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v now_o as_o i_o say_v very_o great_a like_o those_o of_o persia_n in_o aftertime_n intend_v to_o make_v she_o one_o of_o his_o concubine_n ver._n 16._o and_o he_o have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o
of_o the_o lord_n for_o wheresoever_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o house_n of_o judgement_n as_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n speak_v i._n e._n of_o the_o angel_n which_o attend_v his_o divine_a majesty_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v arethas_n or_o andreas_n caesariensis_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o revelation_n p._n 729._o understand_v these_o word_n for_o he_o there_o compare_v that_o captain_n who_o be_v over_o the_o locust_n revel_v ix_o 11._o to_o the_o angel_n that_o be_v send_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o army_n of_o senacherib_n and_o to_o this_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o execute_v the_o fiery_a destruction_n upon_o sodom_n commit_v to_o he_o for_o all_o angel_n say_v he_o be_v not_o minister_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o man_n preservation_n but_o some_o serve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o punishment_n and_o that_o they_o can_v bring_v fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o raise_v storm_n and_o tempest_n appear_v by_o the_o story_n of_o job_n out_o of_o heaven_n from_o the_o lord_n who_o seat_n be_v in_o heaven_n the_o like_a expression_n we_o have_v revel_v xx._n 9_o upon_o sodom_n and_o upon_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o neighbour_a city_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n as_o appear_v from_o deut._n xxix_o 23._o brimstone_n and_o fire_n a_o most_o hideous_a shower_n or_o rather_o storm_v of_o nitre_n sulphur_n or_o bitumen_n mingle_v with_o fire_n fall_v upon_o this_o country_n from_o above_o and_o as_o the_o tradition_n be_v among_o the_o heathen_a accompany_v with_o a_o dreadful_a earthquake_n which_o make_v a_o irruption_n of_o those_o bituminous_a water_n whereby_o this_o country_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o lake_n call_v asphaltites_n or_o the_o salt_n or_o dead_a sea_n so_o strabo_n l._n xvi_o in_o his_o description_n of_o that_o lake_n and_o indeed_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v improbable_a that_o the_o earth_n quake_v while_o the_o heaven_n do_v so_o terrible_o frown_v and_o the_o almighty_n voice_n thunder_v from_o the_o cloud_n as_o doctor_n jackson_n speak_v book_n i._o on_o the_o creed_n c._n 15._o for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o st._n peter_n use_v 2_o pet._n ii_o 6._o may_v be_v think_v to_o import_v some_o such_o subversion_n but_o it_o be_v his_o ignorance_n of_o the_o sacred_a tradition_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o make_v strabo_n whole_o ascribe_v the_o desolation_n of_o that_o country_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o heaven_n whereas_o tacitus_n be_v better_o inform_v who_o say_v these_o judaical_a city_n as_o he_o call_v they_o fulminum_fw-la jactu_fw-la or_o ictu_fw-la arsisse_fw-la be_v burn_v by_o the_o stroke_n of_o thunderbolt_n from_o heaven_n and_o a_o little_a after_o igne_fw-la coelesti_fw-la flagrasse_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o consume_v by_o lightning_n l._n v._o histor_n with_o which_o fall_v such_o abundance_n of_o bituminous_a stuff_n that_o the_o valley_n which_o have_v only_o some_o pit_n of_o bitumen_n in_o it_o before_o fourteen_o 3_o 10._o become_v a_o lake_n of_o it_o ver._n 25._o and_o he_o overthrow_v those_o city_n etc._n etc._n super_fw-la impium_fw-la populum_fw-la gehennam_fw-la misit_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la as_o salvian_n gloss_n l._n i._n &_o l._n iu._n de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la he_o send_v hell_n from_o heaven_n upon_o a_o impious_a people_n of_o who_o destruction_n there_o remain_v a_o everlasting_a monument_n in_o the_o salt-sea_n into_o which_o that_o plain_a country_n be_v turn_v the_o quality_n of_o which_o and_o of_o the_o soil_n about_o it_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o sea_n or_o inland_a lake_n that_o no_o philosopher_n can_v give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o like_o that_o which_o moses_n have_v give_v we_o as_o the_o same_o doctor_n jackson_n true_o observe_v he_o that_o will_v read_v tacitus_n in_o the_o place_n forementioned_a or_o pliny_n or_o diodorus_n may_v be_v satisfy_v of_o this_o the_o country_n where_o these_o city_n stand_v be_v become_v a_o pan_n or_o receptacle_n as_o the_o forenamed_a doctor_n well_o call_v it_o of_o such_o a_o strange_a moisture_n that_o it_o may_v be_v call_v liquid_a pitch_n rather_o than_o water_n for_o it_o be_v so_o stiff_a that_o no_o wind_n will_v move_v it_o nor_o will_v a_o camel_n sink_v if_o throw_v into_o it_o nor_o any_o fish_n or_o bird_n that_o use_v the_o water_n live_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o call_v the_o dead-sea_n and_o salt-sea_n as_o salmasius_n think_v exerc._n plinian_n pag._n 577_o 614._o because_o no_o creature_n can_v live_v there_o and_o because_o the_o noisome_a steam_n that_o come_v from_o it_o blast_v all_o that_o grow_v of_o itself_o or_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o earth_n about_o it_o nor_o do_v the_o river_n that_o run_v into_o it_o at_o all_o alter_v it_o but_o it_o infect_v all_o their_o water_n with_o the_o loathsome_a quality_n of_o those_o dregs_o of_o god_n wrath_n to_o use_v doctor_n jackson_n word_n once_o more_o which_o first_o settle_v in_o it_o at_o this_o overthrow_n just_o like_o bad_a humour_n when_o they_o settle_v in_o any_o part_n of_o our_o body_n plant_n as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a nature_n in_o it_o and_o turn_v all_o nourishment_n into_o their_o substance_n ver._n 26._o his_o wife_n look_v back_o from_o behind_o he_o she_z not_o only_o lag_v behind_o as_o we_o speak_v but_o turn_v about_o and_o stand_v still_o a_o while_n bewail_v perhaps_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o there_o or_o as_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n fancy_n to_o see_v what_o will_v become_v of_o her_o kindred_n and_o whether_o they_o will_v follow_v she_o or_o no._n become_v a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n or_o as_o some_o understand_v it_o a_o everlasting_a monument_n whence_o perhaps_o the_o jew_n have_v give_v she_o the_o name_n of_o adith_n as_o they_o call_v she_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n cap._n 25._o because_o she_o remain_v a_o perpetual_a testimony_n of_o god_n just_a displeasure_n for_o she_o stand_v still_o too_o long_o some_o of_o that_o dreadful_a shower_n beforementioned_a overtake_v she_o and_o fall_v upon_o she_o wrap_v her_o body_n in_o a_o sheet_n of_o nitro-sulphureous_a matter_n which_o congeal_v into_o a_o crust_n as_o hard_o as_o stone_n and_o make_v she_o appear_v like_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n her_o body_n be_v as_o it_o be_v candy_v in_o it_o kimchi_n call_v it_o a_o heap_n of_o salt_n which_o the_o hebrew_n say_v continue_v for_o many_o age_n their_o conjecture_n be_v not_o improbable_a who_o think_v the_o fable_n of_o niobe_n be_v hence_o derive_v who_o the_o poet_n feign_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o stone_n upon_o her_o excessive_a grief_n for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o child_n ver._n 27._o get_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n where_o he_o pray_v say_v the_o jew_n or_o commune_v with_o god_n xviii_o 22_o 33._o ver._n 28._o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o country_n etc._n etc._n some_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v like_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o limekiln_a or_o of_o a_o boil_a cauldron_n after_o the_o shower_n be_v over_o the_o reek_n or_o steam_n of_o it_o remain_v and_o make_v that_o country_n look_v dismal_o which_o before_o be_v like_o the_o garden_n of_o god_n xiii_o 10._o but_o now_o become_v a_o stink_a puddle_n of_o filthy_a water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o diodorus_n speak_v noisome_a beyond_o expression_n ver._n 29._o overthrow_v the_o city_n wherein_o lot_n dwell_v in_o one_o of_o which_o he_o dwell_v which_o be_v a_o usual_a manner_n of_o speak_v in_o scripture_n gen._n viii_o 4._o the_o ark_n rest_v on_o the_o mountain_n i._n e._n on_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o ararat_n judg._n xii_o 7._o jepthah_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n i._n e._n one_o of_o the_o city_n of_o gilead_n which_o explain_v that_o of_o st._n matthew_n xxvi_o 8._o when_o his_o disciple_n i._n e._n one_o of_o his_o disciple_n judas_n see_v it_o he_o have_v indignation_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 30._o and_o lot_n go_v up_o out_o of_o zoar_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o this_o good_a man_n be_v very_o timorous_a not_o have_v so_o strong_a a_o faith_n as_o his_o uncle_n abraham_n for_o he_o that_o have_v late_o obtain_v a_o pardon_n for_o this_o place_n because_o he_o be_v afraid_a he_o shall_v not_o have_v time_n enough_o to_o get_v to_o the_o mountain_n now_o forsake_v it_o for_o fear_v i_o suppose_v a_o new_a shower_n shall_v come_v from_o heaven_n and_o destroy_v it_o after_o the_o rest_n because_o the_o inhabitant_n perhaps_o continue_v unreformed_a though_o they_o have_v see_v such_o a_o terrible_a example_n of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n upon_o their_o wicked_a neighbour_n if_o his_o fear_n to_o dwell_v in_o zoar_n proceed_v from_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v
shall_v one_o day_n make_v discourse_n xxv_o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o more_o lively_a to_o express_v this_o god_n so_o dispose_v that_o the_o very_a place_n where_o the_o ram_n be_v offer_v instead_o of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v the_o place_n of_o sacrifice_n for_o israel_n for_o there_o it_o be_v where_o the_o lord_n answer_v david_n by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 26._o and_o so_o design_v it_o for_o the_o place_n he_o have_v choose_v for_o his_o altar_n there_o david_n pitch_v he_o a_o tabernacle_n 1_o chron._n xxii_o 1._o and_o there_o solomon_n build_v he_o a_o house_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 1._o ver._n 14._o jehovah-jireh_a the_o lord_z will_v see_v or_o provide_v that_o be_v take_v care_n of_o their_o safety_n who_o steadfast_o obey_v he_o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o this_o day_n which_o be_v thus_o call_v to_o this_o day_n or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o now_o it_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n when_o man_n be_v in_o great_a strait_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v where_o a_o double_a variation_n be_v observe_v from_o what_o be_v say_v before_o for_o here_o be_v jehovah_n instead_o of_o elohim_n verse_n 12._o and_o then_o jeraeh_n instead_o of_o jireh_n i._n e._n the_o passive_a instead_o of_o the_o active_a signify_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o only_o see_v or_o provide_v but_o make_v himself_o conspicuous_a by_o so_o provide_v that_o all_o shall_v behold_v the_o care_n he_o take_v of_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o ver._n 15._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v etc._n etc._n this_o confirm_v what_o be_v note_v on_o verse_n 12._o that_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o call_v to_o abraham_n to_o stay_v his_o hand_n and_o now_o say_v by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n what_o can_v be_v clear_a as_o hackspan_a gloss_n disput_fw-la ii_o de_fw-la nominibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la n._n 16._o than_o that_o we_o be_v to_o turn_v away_o our_o eye_n from_o the_o angel_n and_o fix_v they_o upon_o god_n who_o bless_v abraham_n and_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n for_o who_o sake_n verse_n 12._o abraham_n spare_v not_o his_o only_a son_n in_o all_o like_a case_n therefore_o which_o exceed_v the_o angelical_a dignity_n we_o be_v always_o to_o understand_v some_o such_o word_n as_o these_o here_o mention_v neum_n jehovah_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n ver._n 16._o by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v etc._n etc._n i_o observe_v upon_o xii_o 7._o and_o xvii_o 6._o that_o god_n enlarge_v his_o mercy_n to_o abraham_n proportionable_a to_o his_o obedience_n which_o be_v apparent_a in_o this_o great_a and_o last_o trial_n of_o all_o the_o offering_z his_o son_n which_o be_v reward_v by_o the_o ratification_n of_o god_n former_a promise_n or_o covenant_n by_o a_o most_o solemn_a oath_n by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v promise_v before_o but_o not_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n and_o beside_o the_o very_a promise_n be_v now_o more_o affectionate_a if_o i_o may_v so_o style_v it_o in_o blessing_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o in_o multiply_v i_o will_v multiply_v thou_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o latter_a end_n also_o of_o the_o blessing_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v couch_v the_o high_a of_o all_o blessing_n that_o god_n will_v make_v his_o own_o only_a son_n such_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o abraham_n be_v ready_a to_o have_v make_v his_o son_n isaac_n that_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n verse_n 18._o may_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o i._n e._n all_o that_o will_v follow_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n so_o abarbinel_n himself_o interpret_v it_o upon_o xii_o 3._o ver._n 17._o possess_v the_o gate_n that_o be_v the_o city_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o consequent_o their_o country_n for_o the_o gate_n be_v take_v thereby_o they_o enter_v into_o their_o city_n and_o their_o city_n be_v surrender_v the_o country_n be_v conquer_v ver._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v god_n promise_v to_o make_v abraham_n seed_n as_o numerous_a as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xv._o 5._o which_o promise_v he_o assure_v he_o here_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o isaac_n verse_n 17._o but_o moreover_o direct_v he_o to_o expect_v after_o the_o multiply_a of_o his_o posterity_n one_o particular_a seed_n who_o shall_v bring_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o mankind_n this_o singularity_n st._n paul_n observe_v and_o press_v very_o much_o gal._n iii_o 16._o apply_v it_o to_o the_o messiah_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o increase_n of_o sense_n in_o these_o word_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o former_a for_o he_o do_v not_o simple_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v be_v bless_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v bless_v themselves_o or_o count_v themselves_o bless_v in_o he_o to_o show_v as_o jacobus_n altingius_n think_v that_o this_o person_n shall_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o any_o blessing_n himself_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o abraham_n seed_n do_v but_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o blessing_n unto_o other_o who_o shall_v derive_v they_o from_o he_o alone_o l._n ii_o schilo_n c._n 2._o because_o thou_o have_v obey_v etc._n etc._n as_o a_o reward_n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v for_o obey_v my_o voice_n ver._n 19_o go_v together_o to_o beer-sheba_a where_o he_o have_v for_o some_o time_n settle_v his_o abode_n xxi_o 33._o ver._n 20._o milcah_n have_v bear_v child_n etc._n etc._n the_o follow_a genealogy_n be_v set_v down_o to_o show_v whence_o rebekah_n the_o wife_n of_o isaac_n be_v descend_v for_o she_o alone_o of_o all_o bethuel_n daughter_n which_o be_v probable_a be_v many_o be_v mention_v verse_n 23._o ver._n 21._o huz_o his_o first-born_a there_o be_v two_o other_o of_o this_o name_n one_o the_o son_n of_o aram_n x._o 23._o another_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n xxxvi_o 28._o but_o this_o we_o here_o mention_v be_v be_v from_o who_o job_n descend_v who_o country_n be_v call_v ausitis_fw-la so_o the_o lxx_o translate_v we_o job_n i._n 1._o and_o his_o posterity_n call_v ausitae_n by_o ptolemy_n who_o be_v a_o people_n of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la near_o chaldaea_n not_o far_o from_o euphrates_n buz._n from_o who_o come_v elihu_n the_o buzite_n job_n xxxii_o 2._o a_o people_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o same_o country_n or_o near_o it_o aram._n who_o inhabit_v perhaps_o some_o part_n of_o syria_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o aram_n from_o another_o mention_v x._o 23._o ver._n 22._o chesed_a he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o be_v call_v chasdim_n in_o scripture_n from_o this_o chesed_a or_o chasad_a as_o some_o read_v it_o where_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v settle_v or_o whether_o they_o have_v any_o posterity_n or_o no_o i_o can_v find_v it_o be_v likely_a they_o never_o grow_v to_o make_v a_o nation_n or_o a_o family_n and_o so_o leave_v no_o name_n behind_o they_o ver._n 24._o and_o his_o concubine_n this_o be_v not_o a_o ill_a name_n in_o these_o ancient_a time_n but_o signify_v a_o wife_n who_o be_v not_o the_o mistress_n of_o the_o family_n but_o only_o take_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o by_o procreation_n of_o child_n such_o wife_n be_v general_o servant_n whereas_o the_o prime_a wife_n be_v a_o freewoman_n or_o make_v so_o by_o be_v marry_v to_o govern_v the_o family_n and_o bring_v child_n to_o inherit_v the_o estate_n chap._n xxiii_o ver._n 1._o and_o sarah_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o seven_o and_o twenty_o etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a verse_n may_v be_v thus_o translate_v and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o sarah_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a a_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o seven_o year_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o hebrew_n to_o repeat_v a_o word_n as_o life_n be_v here_o when_o they_o will_v signify_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v complete_a and_o sarah_n be_v the_o only_a woman_n who_o entire_a age_n be_v set_v down_o in_o scripture_n ver._n 2._o kirjath-arba_a i._n e._n the_o city_n of_o arba_n who_o be_v a_o famous_a man_n among_o the_o anakim_v as_o we_o read_v josh_n fourteen_o ult_n and_o either_o build_v this_o city_n or_o make_v it_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n from_o whence_o it_o take_v his_o name_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v when_o abraham_n leave_v beer-sheba_a and_o remove_v to_o this_o place_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n a_o very_a ancient_a city_n as_o appear_v from_o numb_a xiii_o 22._o when_o it_o assume_v this_o name_n instead_o of_o kirjath-arba_n be_v not_o certain_a but_o some_o conjecture_n it_o may_v be_v after_o abraham_n purchase_v a_o burial-place_n in_o this_o country_n see_v xiii_o 18._o abraham_n come_v some_o fancy_n he_o be_v in_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o country_n
only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n or_o bare_o in_o seir_n to_o which_o he_o invite_v jacob_n at_o his_o return_n xxxii_o 3._o xxxiii_o 14_o 16._o this_o mountainous_a country_n which_o be_v rich_a than_o the_o other_o he_o get_v into_o his_o possession_n after_o that_o time_n esau_n be_v edom._n the_o father_n of_o the_o edomite_n as_o it_o follow_v verse_n 9_o ver._n 12._o she_o bear_v to_o eliphaz_n amalek_n this_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v set_v down_o as_o i_o observe_v on_o verse_n 1_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o distinction_n between_o the_o amalekite_n who_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n concern_v who_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n because_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n deut._n xxiii_o 7._o thus_o joseph_n albo._n for_o though_o they_o make_v a_o distinct_a people_n from_o the_o edomite_n and_o live_v in_o a_o neighbour_a country_n yet_o they_o possess_v that_o part_n of_o mount_n seir_n which_o be_v near_o kadesh_n barnea_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o numb_a xiii_o 29._o and_o fourteen_o 43._o ver._n 15._o these_o be_v duke_n the_o word_n allouphe_fw-mi if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n solomon_n jarchi_n signify_v head_n chief_n or_o ruler_n of_o family_n who_o may_v be_v call_v prince_n though_o their_o government_n be_v not_o yet_o regal_a but_o a_o kind_n of_o aristocracy_n in_o the_o beginning_n ver._n 16._o duke_n korah_n he_o be_v not_o reckon_v among_o the_o son_n of_o eliphaz_n verse_n 11._o but_o call_v the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n verse_n 14._o and_o according_o say_v to_o rule_v over_o a_o family_n descend_v from_o she_o verse_n 18._o we_o must_v suppose_v therefore_o there_o be_v two_o korah_n one_o the_o son_n of_o aholibamah_n the_o other_o a_o nephew_n of_o eliphaz_n by_o some_o of_o his_o son_n or_o grandson_n who_o come_v to_o be_v a_o great_a ruler_n and_o to_o get_v the_o government_n of_o some_o of_o these_o family_n and_o according_a to_o the_o style_n of_o scripture_n be_v reckon_v for_o eliphaz_n his_o son_n ver._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o seir_n the_o horite_n from_o this_o seir_n the_o country_n have_v its_o name_n but_o from_o who_o he_o descend_v be_v not_o record_v who_o inhabit_v the_o land_n who_o be_v the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n before_o esau_n conquer_v it_o and_o perhaps_o be_v the_o first_o that_o possess_v it_o after_o the_o flood_n who_o genealogy_n i_o suppose_v be_v here_o mention_v because_o esau_n posterity_n marry_v with_o some_o of_o they_o particular_o his_o elder_a son_n eliphaz_n take_v timna_n sister_n of_o lotan_n one_o of_o seir_n son_n for_o his_o concubine_n verse_n 22._o yea_o esau_n himself_o seem_v to_o have_v marry_v one_o of_o this_o family_n viz._n aholibamah_n who_o father_n and_o uncle_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hivites_n verse_n 2._o but_o here_o plain_o call_v horites_n be_v descend_v from_o seir_n the_o horite_n though_o dwell_v then_o among_o the_o hivites_n ver._n 21._o these_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o the_o horites_n the_o head_n of_o their_o family_n who_o govern_v the_o country_n before_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n dispossess_v they_o and_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n which_o they_o find_v among_o these_o horites_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom._n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n ver._n 24._o this_o be_v that_o anah_n who_o find_v the_o mule_n in_o the_o wilderness_n not_o by_o accident_n but_o by_o his_o art_n and_o industry_n he_o invent_v as_o we_o speak_v this_o mixture_n and_o produce_v this_o new_a kind_n of_o creature_n so_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v but_o the_o word_n find_v though_o use_v four_o hundred_o time_n in_o scripture_n never_o signify_v as_o bochart_n have_v observe_v p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n ii_o cap._n 21._o the_o invention_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o before_o but_o the_o find_v that_o which_o already_o be_v in_o be_v nor_o do_v jemim_n signify_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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his_o warrant_n some_o time_n ago_o to_o send_v for_o his_o father_n and_o his_o family_n xlv_o 17_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v good_a manner_n to_o acquaint_v he_o they_o be_v come_v and_o to_o know_v his_o pleasure_n how_o he_o shall_v dispose_v of_o they_o behold_v they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n they_o stop_v there_o which_o be_v the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n till_o they_o know_v thy_o pleasure_n ver._n 2._o and_o he_o take_v some_o of_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n miktse_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v some_o signify_v in_o common_a language_n de_fw-fr extremitate_fw-la from_o the_o fagg-end_n as_o we_o speak_v of_o his_o brethren_n which_o have_v make_v some_o imagine_n he_o present_v the_o mean_a of_o his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o may_v neither_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o nor_o think_v of_o advance_v they_o to_o employment_n in_o the_o court_n or_o camp_n but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n the_o word_n here_o denote_v only_o 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