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mother_n unto_o vri_n his_o son_n which_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a their_o year_n agreeable_a &_o fit_a for_o marriage_n for_o hur_z be_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n hur._n from_o hezron_n of_o judah_n who_o go_v with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n as_o miriam_n be_v from_o kohath_n of_o levi_n one_o of_o the_o seventy_o that_o descend_v also_o for_o kohath_n beget_v amram_n and_o amram_n miriam_n so_o hezron_n beget_v caleb_n and_o caleb_n hur._n four_o that_o hur_z and_o vri_n shall_v be_v either_o of_o they_o father_n at_o ten_o year_n of_o age_n be_v unexemplify_v in_o scripture_n though_o genebrard_n allow_v that_o haran_n may_v be_v father_n unto_o sara_n at_o eight_o and_o last_o that_o bezaleel_n shall_v have_v the_o advantage_n of_o christ_n by_o two_o year_n to_o be_v as_o skilful_a at_o ten_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o 46._o christ_n be_v at_o twelve_o to_o build_v the_o true_a temple_n when_o with_o admiration_n he_o oppose_v the_o doctor_n and_o expound_v the_o law_n these_o impossibility_n therefore_o our_o ancient_a lyra_n well_o perceive_v but_o in_o seek_v to_o redress_v they_o he_o fall_v into_o as_o great_a a_o error_n himself_o in_o say_v that_o these_o man_n hur_z vri_n and_o bezaleel_n mention_v in_o the_o first_o of_o chronicle_n chap._n 2._o 20._o be_v not_o the_o same_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o exod._n chap._n 31._o but_o follow_v be_v other_o man_n of_o the_o same_o name_n &_o of_o the_o same_o tribe_n but_o so_o to_o expound_v the_o text_n be_v dangerous_a lest_o a_o like_n liberty_n loose_v thereby_o the_o joint_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n frame_v and_o to_o give_v the_o water_n that_o passage_n the_o breach_n will_v be_v great_a 15._o vatablus_n in_o his_o annotation_n and_o cumanus_n flinspach_n in_o his_o arca_n dei_fw-la do_v take_v hezron_n to_o be_v jephunneh_n &_o so_o consequent_o the_o first_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o hezron_n to_o be_v the_o same_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunneh_n and_o the_o 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