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〈…〉_z or_o dead_a body_n he_o flourish_v about_o the_o 〈…〉_z before_o christ_n a._n m._n 3490._o 〈◊〉_d xenophon_n the_o son_n of_o gallus_n a_o native_a of_o athens_n be_v all_o at_o once_o a_o great_a philosopher_n a_o great_a general_n and_o a_o great_a historian_n diogenes_n laertius_n report_v one_o thing_n of_o he_o which_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v his_o honesty_n he_o say_v that_o the_o work_n of_o thucydides_n have_v be_v lose_v and_o one_o copy_n remain_v only_o in_o xenophon_n hand_n whereby_o that_o author_n may_v have_v publish_v they_o for_o his_o own_o he_o nevertheless_o give_v they_o to_o the_o public_a under_o the_o name_n of_o their_o great_a compiler_n notwithstanding_o this_o the_o athenian_n have_v afterward_o suspect_v he_o of_o adhere_v to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n their_o enemy_n banish_v he_o their_o country_n he_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3560._o he_o be_v the_o first_o philosopher_n that_o apply_v himself_o
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the_o people_n of_o god_n 4._o lud_n from_o who_o proceed_v the_o lydian_n not_o those_o of_o asia_n minor_n but_o other_o less_o know_v upon_o the_o confine_n of_o persia._n 5._o aram_n from_o who_o proceed_v the_o syrian_n syria_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v call_v aram._n st._n augustin_n make_v this_o judicious_a reflection_n that_o the_o scripture_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o descendant_n of_o several_a of_o noah_n child_n as_o for_o instance_n of_o elam_n assur_n lud_n the_o son_n of_o sem_fw-mi because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o head_n or_o chief_n of_o any_o nation_n aram_n have_v four_o son_n 1._o we_o who_o seize_v upon_o trachonitis_n and_o the_o country_n of_o damas_n and_o call_v one_o of_o these_o country_n by_o the_o name_n of_o we_o where_o job_n dwell_v 2._o hull_n from_o who_o come_v the_o armenian_n 3._o gether_o from_o who_o proceed_v the_o bactrian_n 4._o mesh_n from_o who_o come_v the_o mesraenean_n situate_v along_o the_o gulf_n of_o persia._n heber_n arphaxad_n grandson_n have_v two_o son_n 1._o peleg_n so_o call_v because_o in_o his_o day_n the_o earth_n be_v divide_v into_o several_a nation_n and_o language_n 2._o joktan_n who_o have_v 13_o son_n they_o be_v the_o chief_a head_n of_o several_a colony_n who_o spread_v themselves_o over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 1._o almodad_n who_o become_v master_n of_o all_o the_o country_n of_o the_o indian_n from_o the_o river_n cophena_n which_o fall_v into_o the_o river_n indus_n according_a to_o josephus_n and_o st._n jerom._n 2._o sheleph_n 3._o hazarmave_v 4._o jerah_n 5._o hadoram_fw-la 6._o vzal_n 7._o diklah_o 8._o obal_n 9_o abimael_n 10._o sheba_n 11._o ophir_n who_o give_v his_o name_n to_o that_o country_n in_o the_o east_n from_o which_o they_o fetch_v gold_n and_o the_o scripture_n make_v mention_n of_o mount_n sephar_n towards_o the_o east_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o confine_n of_o their_o country_n 12._o havila_n 13._o jobab_n ii_o ham_n have_v four_o son_n 1._o cush_n settle_v himself_o in_o ethiopia_n which_o the_o hebrew_n to_o this_o day_n call_v cush_n 2._o misraim_n who_o go_v into_o egypt_n which_o in_o hebrew_n be_v call_v mesraim_n where_o there_o be_v even_o at_o this_o day_n a_o city_n call_v mesra_n 3._o phut_v from_o who_o proceed_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o lybia_n and_o mauritania_n where_o at_o this_o very_a time_n there_o be_v a_o river_n call_v phut_v 4._o canaan_n from_o who_o come_v the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n till_o they_o be_v out_v by_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n cush_n beget_v nimrod_n who_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o mighty_a one_o upon_o earth_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a hunter_n under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v babylon_n next_o to_o it_o erech_n that_o be_v edessa_n in_o mesopotamia_n achad_n that_o be_v nisiba_n and_o calneh_n that_o be_v seleusia_n or_o ctesiphonta_n in_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n near_o babylon_n out_o of_o that_o land_n go_v forth_o ashur_n who_o build_v nineveh_n and_o the_o street_n of_o that_o city_n and_o calah_n he_o likewise_o build_v the_o great_a city_n of_o resen_fw-mi which_o lie_v between_o nineveh_n and_o calah_n cush_n have_v five_o son_n more_o 1._o seba_n from_o who_o come_v the_o sabean_o in_o arabia_n fellix_fw-la 2._o havilah_n from_o who_o proceed_v the_o getulian_o in_o africa_n 3._o sabtah_n from_o who_o come_v the_o sabathenians_n in_o arabia_n where_o according_a to_o the_o account_n of_o geographer_n be_v situate_v the_o city_n of_o sabathai_n or_o sabatia_n 4_o raamah_n 5._o sabtechah_n st._n jerom_n say_v that_o from_o these_o two_o last_o son_n of_o cush_n be_v descend_v such_o people_n as_o it_o be_v hard_a at_o present_a to_o reconcile_v their_o ancient_a name_n with_o the_o new_a one_o raamah_n have_v two_o son_n 1._o sheba_n from_o who_o descend_v the_o sabean_o different_a from_o those_o which_o we_o have_v already_o mention_v for_o there_o be_v two_o country_n of_o sheba_n in_o arabia_n both_o of_o they_o famous_a for_o the_o frankincense_n which_o come_v from_o thence_o in_o abundance_n the_o one_o be_v write_v with_o a_o schin_n and_o the_o other_o with_o a_o samech_v it_o be_v from_o the_o first_o which_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n come_v to_o visit_v king_n solomon_n and_o in_o the_o 71st_o psalm_n where_o we_o read_v the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o saba_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n of_o sheba_n and_o saba_n 2._o dodan_n from_o who_o be_v derive_v according_a to_o st._n jerom_n the_o name_n of_o a_o country_n of_o ethiopia_n misraim_n have_v six_o son_n 1._o ludim_n from_o who_o come_v the_o lydian_n who_o be_v in_o africa_n 2._o anamim_fw-la 3._o lehabim_n from_o who_o come_v the_o lydian_n former_o call_v phutean_n 4._o nephtahim_n 5._o pathrusim_fw-la 6._o chasâ—uhim_n as_o for_o four_o of_o these_o nation_n josephus_n and_o st._n jerom_n declare_v that_o at_o present_a they_o be_v very_a obseure_fw-fr because_o they_o be_v exterminate_v in_o the_o war_n of_o ethiopia_n canaan_n have_v eleven_o son_n 1._o sidon_n who_o build_v the_o city_n of_o sidon_n and_o give_v it_o his_o name_n the_o canaanite_n who_o inhabit_v phenicia_n and_o the_o holy_a land_n have_v be_v famous_a for_o their_o great_a commerce_n from_o whence_o come_v the_o riches_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n upon_o which_o account_n it_o be_v that_o the_o scripture_n give_v in_o the_o general_a the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n to_o merchant_n and_o trader_n 2._o heth_n the_o father_n of_o the_o people_n who_o dwell_v in_o the_o promise_v land_n 3._o jebuseus_fw-la jebus_n be_v the_o first_o name_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o inhabitant_n and_o those_o of_o the_o neighbour_a country_n be_v call_v jebusite_n 4._o amoreheus_fw-la the_o father_n of_o the_o amorites_n who_o dwell_v in_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o who_o god_n order_v his_o people_n to_o drive_v out_o 5._o gergeseus_n from_o who_o descend_v the_o girgasite_n 6._o heveus_n from_o who_o descend_v the_o hivites_n 7._o araceus_fw-la from_o who_o come_v the_o arkite_n and_o from_o who_o according_a to_o st._n jerom_n the_o city_n of_o arcas_n near_o libanus_n take_v its_o name_n 8._o sineus_n of_o who_o come_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n or_o rather_o of_o mount_n sina_n 9_o aradeus_fw-la from_o who_o descend_v the_o arvadite_n and_o who_o give_v his_o own_o name_n to_o the_o city_n of_o arade_n and_o antarade_n of_o which_o ezekiel_n make_v mention_v 10._o samareus_fw-la of_o who_o come_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o samaria_n 11._o hamatheus_fw-la from_o who_o proceed_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n of_o hamath_n there_o be_v two_o of_o these_o city_n mention_v in_o scripture_n the_o great_a hamath_n which_o be_v antioch_n and_o the_o lesser_a hamath_n call_v epiphania_fw-la iii_o japhet_n have_v seven_o son_n 1._o gomer_n of_o who_o come_v the_o first_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n of_o galatia_n 2._o magog_n from_o who_o proceed_v the_o greek_n the_o messagetans_n and_o the_o scythian_n 3._o madai_n from_o who_o descend_v the_o mede_n and_o according_a to_o several_a the_o macedonian_n 4._o javan_n of_o who_o come_v the_o jonians_n and_o all_o the_o other_o greek_n 5._o tubal_n of_o who_o come_v the_o iberian_o who_o be_v situate_v beyond_o the_o euxine_a sea_n and_o not_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o spain_n 6._o meschech_v from_o who_o descend_v the_o muscovite_n or_o the_o cappadocian_n there_o be_v in_o capadocia_n a_o city_n former_o call_v mazaca_n and_o since_o name_v caesarea_n 7._o tiras_n from_o who_o proceed_v the_o thracian_n gomer_n have_v three_o son_n 1._o ashkenaz_n from_o who_o come_v the_o german_n who_o the_o hebrew_n at_o this_o very_a day_n call_v askenssim_n 2._o riphath_fw-mi of_o