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rabbin_n between_o eden_n mark_v with_o five_o point_n and_o eden_n mark_v with_o six_o p._n 19_o 5_o the_o preposition_n which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o word_n eden_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o name_n of_o a_o place_n ibid._n 6_o many_o place_n have_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o eden_n p._n 21_o 7_o the_o situation_n of_o eden_n where_o paradise_n be_v p._n 22_o chap._n iii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o eight_o verse_n 1_o a_o new_a ambiguity_n in_o this_o verse_n by_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mikkedem_fw-la p._n 26_o 2_o mikkedem_fw-la may_v signify_v time_n and_o place_n but_o here_o it_o do_v signify_v special_o place_n p._n 30_o 3_o one_o may_v allege_v to_o prove_v this_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o set_v their_o church_n eastward_o p._n 31_o 4_o moses_n have_v always_o use_v the_o word_n mikkedem_fw-la in_o the_o signification_n of_o a_o place_n p._n 33_o 5_o moses_n do_v signify_v here_o by_o the_o word_n mikkedem_fw-la 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arabia_n a_o great_a many_o more_o iii_o but_o if_o nevertheless_o one_o will_v restrain_v arabia_n this_o place_n of_o moses_n to_o the_o onyx-stone_n he_o shall_v have_v pliny_n on_o his_o side_n who_o say_v that_o the_o ancient_n be_v persuade_v that_o the_o onyx-stone_n be_v no_o where_o else_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o arabia_n chap._n xii_o explanation_n of_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n i._o the_o two_o most_o common_a opinion_n concern_v the_o gehon_n be_v that_o it_o be_v either_o the_o nile_n or_o the_o westerly_a channel_n of_o the_o two_o into_o which_o the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n after_o their_o be_v join_v together_o be_v divide_v ii_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o opinion_n which_o will_v have_v the_o gehon_n to_o be_v the_o nile_n iii_o of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schichor_n which_o jeremiah_n give_v to_o the_o nile_n and_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n render_v by_o that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iv._o why_o it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o nile_n and_o some_o other_o river_n come_v from_o heaven_n v._o they_o confound_v the_o oxus_n with_o the_o nile_n vi_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o opinion_n that_o will_v have_v the_o gehon_n to_o be_v the_o most_o westerly_a channel_n of_o the_o two_o which_o divide_v the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n after_o their_o be_v join_v vii_o the_o gehon_n be_v the_o easterly_a channel_n of_o the_o two_o which_o divide_v the_o water_n of_o the_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n after_o join_v viii_o the_o origin_n of_o the_o word_n gehon_n serve_v to_o prove_v it_o ix_o why_o moses_n have_v not_o affix_v so_o many_o mark_n on_o the_o gehon_n as_o on_o the_o phison_n and_o why_o it_o have_v be_v think_v that_o the_o nile_n come_v out_o of_o the_o euphrates_n i._o verse_n 13._o and_o the_o name_n divide_v of_o the_o second_o river_n be_v gehon_n the_o same_o be_v it_o that_o compass_v the_o whole_a land_n of_o chus_n there_o have_v be_v as_o many_o different_a opinion_n about_o the_o gehon_n as_o about_o the_o phison_n some_o take_v it_o for_o the_o ganges_n other_o and_o especial_o the_o arabian_n for_o the_o oxus_n some_o think_v it_o be_v the_o araxus_n some_o the_o naharmalca_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o canal_n make_v by_o hand_n that_o join_v the_o euphrates_n with_o the_o tigris_n other_o take_v it_o for_o the_o naharfare_n which_o be_v the_o most_o westerly_a of_o those_o canal_n and_o some_o for_o the_o torrent_n that_o have_v the_o same_o name_n of_o gehon_n near_o jerusalem_n i_o pass_v over_o many_o other_o opinion_n about_o it_o in_o order_n to_o consider_v two_o of_o they_o that_o have_v most_o follower_n i_o mean_v that_o which_o hold_v gehon_n to_o be_v the_o nile_n and_o that_o which_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v the_o most_o westerly_a canal_n of_o they_o two_o into_o which_o the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n be_v divide_v after_o they_o have_v be_v join_v together_o which_o i_o show_v before_o to_o be_v the_o phison_n ii_o the_o first_o of_o these_o opinion_n viz._n nile_n that_o the_o gehon_n be_v the_o nile_n be_v that_o of_o 2_o josephus_n of_o most_o of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o a_o great_a many_o interpreter_n of_o scripture_n the_o abyssins_n themselves_o pretend_v to_o it_o and_o do_v not_o know_v now_o a-days_o the_o nile_n under_o any_o other_o name_n than_o that_o of_o gichon_n by_o a_o error_n like_a to_o that_o as_o bring_v they_o to_o say_v that_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n have_v reign_v in_o their_o country_n and_o that_o their_o king_n come_v from_o solomon_n and_o her_o and_o that_o memnon_n be_v their_o country_n man_n that_o opinion_n be_v first_o ground_v upon_o the_o place_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la which_o i_o quote_v seq_n before_o for_o as_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o in_o the_o enumeration_n of_o the_o five_o river_n phison_n tigris_n euphrates_n jordan_n and_o gehon_n the_o author_n have_v begin_v
from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fertile_a fruitful_a and_o adjust_v its_o name_n to_o it_o they_o perhaps_o mind_v none_o of_o these_o etymology_n make_v euphrates_n out_o of_o perath_n as_o out_o of_o tabor_n they_o make_v atabyrius_n out_o of_o derceto_o atergatis_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o french_a tongue_n as_o well_o as_o the_o aeolic_a dialect_n love_v to_o begin_v many_o word_n with_o e_o which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o their_o root_n out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o make_v étage_n out_o of_o spiritus_fw-la esprit_fw-fr the_o hebrew_n themselves_o have_v add_v one_o â—_o to_o the_o word_n paz_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ophir_n and_o call_v it_o uphaz_n ii_o the_o true_a root_n of_o the_o word_n euphrates_n word_n be_v the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parah_n which_o signify_v to_o increase_v and_o in_o the_o conjugation_n hiphil_n to_o make_v fruitful_a because_o that_o river_n by_o its_o swell_n and_o overflowing_n bring_v fertility_n into_o all_o the_o place_n through_o which_o it_o run_v this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o st._n jerom_n of_o most_o of_o hebr._n the_o father_n of_o the_o interpreter_n of_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o rabbin_n i_o pass_v over_o many_o other_o etymology_n of_o this_o word_n which_o author_n do_v propose_v to_o consider_v that_o of_o josephus_n he_o write_v the_o hebrew_n 2_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pronounce_v it_o after_o the_o arabianâ—…er_n â—…er_z and_o â—…e_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o disperse_v or_o a_o flower_n derive_v it_o from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pur_fw-it which_o signify_v among_o other_o thing_n to_o dissipate_v â—by_o reason_n of_o the_o drain_n and_o as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o dissipate_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o euphrates_n or_o from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pâ—rach_n to_o flourish_v to_o grow_v out_o because_o its_o water_n make_v every_o thing_n to_o flourish_v and_o grow_v out_o in_o the_o soil_n through_o which_o they_o run_v one_o shall_v wonder_v that_o a_o jew_n can_v make_v use_n of_o so_o far-fetched_a etymology_n since_o there_o be_v one_o so_o near_o and_o so_o natural_a i_o mean_v that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parah_n if_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o he_o have_v no_o great_a skill_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n iii_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o people_n euphrates_n attribute_v to_o the_o ganges_n and_o nile_n the_o virtue_n of_o sanctify_v the_o soul_n they_o also_o attribute_v to_o the_o euphrates_n that_o of_o restore_a health_n to_o the_o body_n the_o arabian_n value_v so_o much_o the_o water_n of_o that_o river_n that_o they_o drink_v they_o for_o all_o kind_n of_o sickness_n and_o they_o think_v it_o even_o to_o be_v a_o infallible_a remedy_n against_o the_o plague_n a_o virtue_n which_o they_o get_v in_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n and_o because_o the_o same_o effect_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o river_n hyphasis_n philostorgius_n take_v 10._o that_o effect_n for_o a_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v the_o phison_n and_o come_v also_o out_o of_o paradise_n chap._n xvii_o some_o other_o proof_n to_o confirm_v my_o opinion_n about_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n i._o another_o proof_n that_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n be_v situate_v on_o the_o place_n that_o i_o mark_v take_v from_o the_o plentifulness_n and_o beauty_n of_o that_o land_n ii_o and_o because_o it_o have_v be_v the_o first_o land_n inhabit_v iii_o true_a signification_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nod._n iu._n what_o be_v the_o column_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth._n v._o we_o may_v also_o conjecture_v where_o paradise_n be_v situate_v from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n rest_v i._o have_v hitherto_o endeavour_v to_o land_n discover_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n from_o the_o description_n that_o moses_n leave_v we_o of_o it_o we_o may_v yet_o find_v some_o other_o sign_n which_o will_v help_v we_o to_o know_v it_o such_o be_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o country_n and_o the_o goodness_n of_o its_o soil_n which_o seem_v still_o to_o keep_v some_o remainder_n of_o that_o blessing_n god_n pour_v upon_o it_o for_o that_o plentifulness_n be_v partly_o supernatural_a and_o partly_o natural_a moses_n inform_v we_o that_o god_n in_o order_n to_o 9_o make_v paradise_n cause_v to_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n every_o tree_n that_o be_v pleasant_a to_o the_o 10_o sight_n and_o good_a for_o food_n and_o in_o another_o place_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o express_v the_o pleasantness_n and_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n of_o sodom_n before_o its_o desolation_n he_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o paradise_n of_o god_n whether_o he_o only_o mean_v a_o garden_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a beauty_n according_a to_o a_o hebraism_n very_o ordinary_a in_o the_o sacred_a writ_n as_o some_o think_v or_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n according_a to_o the_o most_o common_a opinion_n and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o place_n frame_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o a_o supernatural_a manner_n have_v be_v the_o pattern_n out_o of_o which_o the_o profane_a â—oets_n form_v their_o pertunate_a island_n the_o elysian_a field_n the_o meadow_n of_o plato_n the_o garden_n of_o the_o hesperide_n of_o adonis_n jupiter_n and_o alcinous_n and_o when_o xâ—â—â—phon_n describe_v those_o fair_a garden_n which_o be_v call_v paradise_n he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o word_n that_o moses_n employ_v to_o describe_v the_o earthly_a paradise_n but_o beside_o the_o ornament_n wherewith_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n do_v adorn_v it_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n we_o can_v reasonable_o think_v that_o god_n have_v resolve_v to_o set_v the_o 〈…〉_z man_n in_o a_o delicious_a place_n have_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o barren_a and_o unfruitful_a soil_n or_o of_o some_o horrid_a wilderness_n rather_o than_o of_o a_o plentiful_a country_n and_o already_o beautify_v and_o enrich_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n now_o not_o only_a mesopotamia_n and_o coelesyria_n but_o also_o babylonia_n which_o extend_v itself_o to_o the_o persian_a gulf_n and_o a_o good_a part_n of_o syria_n be_v then_o the_o pleasant_a and_o rich_a country_n in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o garden_n of_o syria_n the_o great_a care_n that_o people_n take_v for_o their_o culture_n and_o the_o great_a plenty_n of_o their_o pulse_n and_o potherb_n be_v grow_v into_o a_o proverb_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o go_v far_o from_o the_o region_n where_o i_o place_v paradise_n begin_v at_o the_o confluence_n of_o the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n which_o happen_v near_o the_o city_n of_o apamea_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n unto_o their_o mouth_n their_o side_n as_o well_o towards_o susiana_n as_o towards_o arabia_n be_v every_o way_n as_o beautiful_a and_o fertile_a as_o any_o other_o country_n in_o asia_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o those_o delight_n be_v find_v there_o which_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n do_v spread_v to_o form_v paradise_n nor_o all_o those_o that_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n can_v procure_v i_o only_o mean_v that_o the_o ground_n be_v extraordinary_a good_a and_o that_o nature_n make_v it_o capable_a of_o all_o kind_n of_o culture_n though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o very_o seldom_o rains_n there_o and_o that_o its_o plentifulness_n be_v mere_o owe_v to_o the_o goodness_n of_o its_o soil_n and_o to_o the_o river_n that_o water_n it_o this_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o old_a and_o new_a historian_n and_o geographer_n and_o without_o produce_v here_o a_o long_a series_n of_o quotation_n it_o will_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o delight_n and_o beauty_n the_o province_n where_o paradise_n stand_v be_v call_v eden_n that_o be_v to_o say_v pleasure_n the_o name_n of_o the_o island_n chader_n form_v by_o the_o phison_n and_o gehon_n declare_v its_o beauty_n chadaron_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chadâ—râ—n_n in_o the_o arabian_a tongue_n signify_v green_a pleasant_a to_o the_o sight_n the_o other_o island_n call_v gezair_a that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o island_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n which_o lie_v immediate_o above_o the_o come_n together_o of_o the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n be_v in_o no_o wife_n less_o beautiful_a than_o chader_n the_o nestorian_n give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o eden_n whether_o they_o do_v so_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o pleasantness_n or_o because_o they_o know_v that_o the_o province_n of_o eden_n be_v there_o and_o extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o that_o island_n i_o find_v yet_o a_o three_o island_n in_o those_o part_n renown_v for_o its_o pleasantness_n it_o be_v the_o soil_n about_o passâ—ra_n which_o be_v enclose_v between_o two_o