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who_o name_n be_v schuah_n which_o signify_v a_o happy_a saviour_n by_o she_o he_o have_v two_o child_n in_o that_o place_n viz._n gerard_n and_o onan_n from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o timnah_n to_o shear_v his_o sheep_n six_o mile_n and_o as_o he_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n he_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o daughter-in-law_n thamar_n when_o she_o be_v about_o 26_o year_n of_o age._n afterward_o he_o go_v twice_o with_o his_o brethren_n into_o egypt_n to_o buy_v corn_n at_o zoan_n where_o joseph_n at_o that_o time_n be_v for_o the_o famine_n be_v very_o great_a round_o about_o so_o that_o reckon_v his_o journey_n twice_o two_o and_o again_o it_o amount_v to_o 822_o mile_n for_o zoan_n be_v 208_o mile_n from_o hebron_n where_o jacob_n and_o his_o son_n
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he_o turn_v back_o again_o to_o tanis_n and_o present_v his_o father_n and_o brethren_n unto_o pharaoh_n gen._n 47._o which_o be_v 28_o mile_n 6._o from_o thence_o he_o go_v back_o to_o any_o to_o see_v his_o father_n who_o now_o be_v sick_a unto_o death_n there_o receive_v his_o blessing_n he_o close_v his_o eye_n which_o be_v 28_o mile_n 7._o from_o thence_o he_o return_v back_o again_o to_o tanis_n which_o be_v 28_o mile_n 8._o from_o tanis_n he_o go_v back_o to_o any_o with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n prepare_v a_o honourable_a funeral_n for_o his_o father_n gen._n 15._o be_v 28_o mile_n 9_o from_o any_o he_o go_v to_o atad_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o further_a side_n of_o jordan_n towards_o the_o east_n which_o be_v 240_o mile_n where_o he_o make_v a_o great_a lamentation_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n seven_o day_n gen_n 50._o the_o reason_n why_o joseph_n go_v thus_o far_o about_o be_v because_o he_o go_v with_o such_o a_o company_n towards_o 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it_o excel_v in_o height_n of_o this_o you_o may_v read_v judg._n 8._o numb_a 32._o of_o karkor_n karkor_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o be_v situate_v beyond_o jordan_n foam_n 40_o mile_n distant_a from_o jerusalem_n northeastward_a and_o take_v the_o name_n from_o kir_n which_o signify_v he_o have_v destroy_v or_o subvert_v the_o wall_n for_o here_o the_o two_o king_n zeba_n and_o zalmuna_fw-la be_v take_v st._n jerom_n faith_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la hebraicis_fw-la that_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v a_o fair_a town_n the_o typical_a signification_n of_o gideon_n this_o gideon_n who_o name_n signify_v to_o root_v out_o destroy_v and_o subvert_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o christ_n have_v destroy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n and_o daily_o root_v out_o all_o his_o impious_a and_o wicked_a member_n which_o be_v enemy_n to_o his_o church_n the_o travel_n of_o abimelech_n the_o six_o judge_n of_o israel_n gideon_n be_v dead_a 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place_n that_o so_o ever_o after_o it_o may_v become_v barren_a accurse_a and_o unhabitable_a from_o sichem_n he_o go_v with_o his_o host_n to_o thebet_n or_o thebez_n which_o be_v two_o mile_n where_o he_o be_v mortal_o wound_v by_o a_o woman_n that_o fling_v a_o stone_n upon_o he_o at_o the_o siege_n of_o that_o town_n whereof_o he_o die_v judg._n 9_o so_o all_o the_o travel_n of_o abimelech_n be_v 52_o mile_n of_o thebez_n this_o be_v distant_a from_o sichem_n two_o mile_n northward_o and_o from_o jerusalem_n thirty_o eight_o mile_n it_o take_v the_o name_n from_o bitzah_n which_o signify_v a_o deep_a pond_n abimelech_n take_v his_o name_n from_o a_o hereditary_a kingdom_n or_o rather_o because_o he_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n after_o his_o father_n and_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v my_o father_n be_v a_o king_n because_o good_a prince_n differ_v little_a from_o good_a father_n for_o maelaech_n with_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o king_n malechah_n a_o queen_n and_o malchech_v a_o kingdom_n so_o that_o this_o name_n abimelech_n proper_o signify_v a_o king_n or_o one_o that_o be_v a_o father_n of_o his_o people_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o jotham_n which_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o abimelech_n jotham_n signify_v a_o perfect_a and_o swift_a man_n be_v derive_v from_o jatham_n that_o be_v perfect_a and_o swift_a this_o man_n at_o such_o time_n as_o abimelech_n put_v to_o death_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n to_o save_v his_o life_n flee_v to_o mount_n gerizim_n where_o he_o propound_v the_o riddle_n mention_v judg._n 9_o and_o after_o from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o beerah_n where_o he_o hide_v himself_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o abimelech_n all_o this_o be_v forty_o four_o mile_n of_o mount_n gerizim_n gerizim_n or_o garizim_n be_v a_o mountain_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o extend_v itself_o in_o the_o longitude_n as_o far_o as_o jericho_n near_o to_o mount_v hebal_n in_o these_o two_o mountain_n the_o blessing_n and_o the_o curse_n be_v recite_v of_o which_o more_o shall_v be_v say_v hereafter_o and_o it_o take_v the_o name_n from_o the_o fell_n down_o of_o tree_n be_v derive_v from_o garaz_n which_o signify_v to_o cut_v or_o to_o fall_v down_o here_o christ_n speak_v with_o the_o samaritan_n john_n 4._o of_o beerah_n beerah_n be_v a_o town_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ten_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n westward_n near_o to_o this_o city_n judas_n macchabeus_n fight_v a_o memorable_a battle_n against_o bacchides_n and_o other_o who_o he_o conquer_v it_o take_v the_o name_n from_o a_o clear_a well_o be_v derive_v of_o beer_n that_o be_v he_o have_v make_v clear_a of_o thola_n the_o seven_o judge_n of_o israel_n thola_n take_v his_o name_n from_o a_o red_a worm_n 1._o or_o purple_a colour_n which_o colour_n be_v proper_a to_o prince_n he_o succeed_v abimelech_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o begin_v to_o rule_v an._n mun._n 2715._o and_o 1253_o year_n before_o christ._n his_o father_n name_n be_v puah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n he_o dwell_v in_o samir_n a_o city_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n not_o far_o from_o jericho_n twelve_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o north_n and_o there_o he_o be_v bury_v as_o you_o may_v see_v josh._n 15._o of_o jair_a the_o eight_o judge_n of_o israel_n jair_a succeed_v thola_n after_o and_o begin_v his_o government_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2738_o and_o 1230_o year_n before_o christ._n he_o take_v his_o name_n from_o the_o singular_a worth_n and_o noble_a disposition_n that_o be_v in_o he_o this_o jair_n be_v one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n he_o be_v lame_a of_o both_o his_o foot_n and_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a estimation_n among_o the_o jew_n for_o there_o be_v thirty_o castle_n and_o town_n that_o be_v call_v after_o his_o name_n judg._n 10._o num._n 32._o deut._n 3_o jos._n 13._o 1_o chr._n 1._o he_o dwell_v at_o kamon_n a_o town_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gilead_n some_o forty_o eight_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o north-east_n the_o travel_n of_o jephthah_n jephtha_n be_v bear_v at_o mizpah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n and_o be_v drive_v into_o exile_n by_o his_o brother_n he_o flee_v into_o the_o land_n of_o tob_z 48_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n judg._n 11._o from_o thence_o he_o return_v to_o mizpah_n 48_o mile_n and_o there_o be_v choose_v prince_n and_o begin_v his_o government_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2760._o and_o before_o christ_n 1208_o year_n judg._n 11._o from_o mizpah_n he_o go_v with_o his_o army_n against_o the_o ammonite_n to_o the_o city_n of_o aroer_n where_o he_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n which_o be_v twenty_o six_o mile_n judg._n 11._o from_o aroer_n he_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n to_o minneth_n which_o be_v eight_o mile_n judg._n 11._o from_o min_v he_o go_v to_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o vine_n which_o be_v twenty_o four_o mile_n judg._n 11._o from_o abel_n or_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o vine_n he_o go_v to_o mizpah_n where_o he_o offer_v his_o daughter_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n judg._n 11._o at_o that_o time_n he_o and_o the_o ephramite_n get_v a_o memorable_a battle_n in_o which_o be_v slay_v 22000_o judg._n 12._o so_o all_o the_o travel_n of_o jephthah_n be_v 322_o mile_n of_o the_o city_n and_o place_n mention_v in_o his_o travel_n of_o thob_n or_o tob._n thob_n or_o tob_z to_o which_o jephthah_n flee_v be_v in_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n beyond_o jordan_n not_o far_o from_o the_o mountain_n of_o antilibanus_n a_o hundred_o and_o four_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n northeastward_a this_o be_v a_o very_a fair_a and_o plentiful_a country_n and_o therefore_o call_v thob_n be_v derive_v from_o thobah_n which_o signify_v good_a and_o rate_n of_o mizpah_n mizpah_n be_v
he_o that_o travel_v to_o bethel_n and_o give_v he_o two_o loaf_n of_o bread_n 1_o sam._n 10._o then_o he_o come_v to_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o town_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a there_o a_o company_n of_o prophet_n meet_v he_o and_o prophesy_v then_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o saul_n and_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v which_o be_v about_o six_o mile_n from_o bethlehem_n from_o kirjath-jearim_a he_o go_v again_o to_o gibeon_n which_o be_v four_o mile_n 1_o sam._n 10._o then_o he_o go_v again_o from_o gibeon_n to_o gilgal_n and_o there_o he_o offer_v and_o samuel_n show_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v which_o be_v 12_o mile_n 1_o sam._n 10._o from_o gilgal_n he_o go_v to_o mizpa_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n thirty_o six_o mile_n where_o he_o be_v choose_v king_n from_o mizpa_n he_o go_v again_o to_o gibeon_n forty_o eight_o mile_n from_o gibeon_n he_o go_v to_o beseck_n forty_o mile_n there_o he_o gather_v certain_a soldier_n and_o lead_v they_o against_o nahas_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n 1_o sam._n 11._o from_o beseck_n he_o go_v with_o his_o army_n to_o jabe_n sixteen_o mile_n there_o he_o overthrow_v nahas_n with_o all_o his_o host._n from_o jabe_n in_o gilead_n he_o go_v to_o gilgal_n thirty_o six_o mile_n there_o he_o be_v place_v in_o his_o princely_a seat_n 1_o sam._n 11._o from_o gilgal_n he_o go_v to_o michmas_n four_o mile_n there_o he_o send_v 3000_o man_n out_o of_o israel_n to_o his_o son_n jonathan_n to_o gibeon_n from_o michmas_n he_o go_v to_o gilgal_n with_o his_o army_n four_o mile_n there_o he_o offer_v for_o which_o samuel_n rebuke_v he_o 1_o sam._n 13._o from_o gilgal_n he_o go_v to_o mount_n benjamin_n about_o twelve_o mile_n not_o far_o from_o gibeon_n from_o gibeon_n he_o go_v to_o michmas_n eight_o mile_n there_o jonathan_n overcome_v the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n 14._o from_o michmas_n saul_n follow_v the_o enemy_n to_o ajalon_n twelve_o mile_n there_o he_o will_v have_v slay_v his_o son_n 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