the_o fourteen_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la 1._o because_o the_o day_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v mention_v to_o have_v be_v the_o fifteen_o of_o the_o month_n of_o â—_o of_o numb_a 33._o v._o â—_o nisan_fw-la from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o according_a to_o the_o jewish_a institution_n they_o celebrate_v the_o passover_n on_o the_o same_o day_n 2._o from_o the_o hebrew_n text_n the_o word_n be_v as_o follow_v 6._o follow_v exod_n 12._o v._o 5_o 6._o your_o lamb_n shall_v be_v without_o blemish_n of_o the_o first_o year_n you_o shall_v take_v it_o out_o from_o the_o sheep_n or_o goat_n and_o you_o shall_v keep_v it_o up_o till_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n and_o the_o whole_a assembly_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v it_o in_o the_o evening_n 3._o from_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n the_o word_n of_o the_o institution_n 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full_a moon_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o five_o feria_n and_o the_o same_o character_n be_v correspondent_a to_o what_o be_v relate_v in_o exodus_fw-la in_o the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n for_o if_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n call_v jiar_n be_v the_o seven_o feria_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o the_o fifteen_o of_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la be_v the_o five_o feria_n for_o betwixt_o the_o twenty_o second_o day_n of_o the_o month_n jiar_a and_o the_o fifteen_o of_o nisan_fw-la be_v thirty_o seven_o day_n which_o if_o divide_v by_o 7_o the_o residue_n be_v two_o day_n which_o if_o subtract_v from_o 7_o there_o remain_v 5_o which_o demonstrate_v the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la to_o have_v be_v the_o five_o feria_n that_o the_o 23d_o of_o the_o month_n of_o jiar_n be_v the_o seven_o feria_n be_v evident_a out_o of_o the_o abovementioned_a sixteenth_o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n jiar_n they_o come_v unto_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n the_o same_o day_n they_o murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n the_o quail_n come_v up_o and_o cover_v the_o camp_n and_o the_o next_o follow_v day_n be_v the_o sixteenth_o before_o sunrising_n they_o be_v bless_v with_o the_o manna_n for_o six_o day_n together_o to_o wit_n the_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o the_o last_o day_n they_o gather_v twice_o as_o much_o as_o the_o other_o day_n because_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o next_o follow_v day_n be_v the_o 22d_o and_o the_o seven_o feria_n but_o to_o give_v you_o a_o more_o exact_a idea_n of_o such_o matter_n as_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o the_o chronology_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o follow_a table_n represent_v the_o three_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o their_o congruity_n with_o the_o julian_n calendar_n d._n of_o the_o mon._n nis_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o april_n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o two_o 5_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tear_v 2_o iii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 3_o iv_o vii_o  _fw-fr 4_o five_o 1_o  _fw-fr 5_o vi_o 2_o ☉_o in_o ♈_o 6_o vii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 7_o viii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 8_o ix_o 5_o  _fw-fr 9_o x_o â—_o exod._n 12._o v._o 3._o 10_o xi_o vii_o segregation_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb._n 11_o xii_o 1_o  _fw-fr 12_o xiii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 13_o fourteen_o 3_o  _fw-fr 14_o xv_o 4_o out_o of_o egypt_n 15_o xvi_o 5_o the_o pas_n first-born_a slay_v departure_n 16_o xvii_o 6_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o etham_n 17_o xviii_o vii_o they_o pitch_v in_o pihahiroth_n 18_o xix_o 1_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n 19_o xx_o 2_o  _fw-fr 20_o xxi_o 3_o they_o pitch_v in_o marah_n 21_o xxii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxiii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxiv_o 6_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxv_o vii_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxvi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxvii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxviii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxix_o 4_o  _fw-fr 29_o xxx_o 5_o  _fw-fr 30_o i_o of_o may_v 6_o  _fw-fr d._n of_o the_o mon._n jiar_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o may._n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o two_o vii_o  _fw-fr 2_o iii_o 1_o  _fw-fr 3_o iv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 4_o five_o 3_o  _fw-fr 5_o vi_o 4_o  _fw-fr 6_o vii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 7_o viii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 8_o ix_o vii_o  _fw-fr 9_o x_o 1_o  _fw-fr 10_o xi_o 2_o  _fw-fr 11_o xii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 12_o xiii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 13_o fourteen_o 5_o  _fw-fr 14_o xv_o 6_o  _fw-fr 15_o xvi_o vii_o they_o come_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n 16_o xvii_o 1_o the_o gather_v of_o manna_n 17_o xviii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 18_o xix_o 3_o  _fw-fr 19_o xx_o 4_o  _fw-fr 20_o xxi_o 5_o  _fw-fr 21_o xxii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxiii_o vii_o no_o manna_n by_o
his_o successor_n p._n 219_o ch._n ix_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o israelite_n leave_v of_o egypt_n p._n 224_o ch._n x._o of_o the_o two_o epocha_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n among_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o their_o first_o beginning_n to_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n 233_o ch._n xi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n p._n 236_o ch._n xii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o both_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n p._n 245_o ch._n xiii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n p._n 253_o ch._n fourteen_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o 390_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n mention_v in_o ezekiel_n c._n 4._o v._n 5._o p._n 260_o ch._n xv._o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o sardanapalus_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o median_a empire_n p._n 261_o ch._n xvi_o of_o the_o olympiad_n epocha_n p._n 26â—_n ch._n xvii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n p._n 274_o ch._n xviii_o of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n p._n 280_o ch._n xix_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o samaria_n by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n p._n 284_o ch._n xx._n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o nebuchadonosor_n who_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n call_v nabuchadnezzar_n p._n 290_o ch._n xxi_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o interval_n of_o the_o 70_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n mention_v in_o chron._n 36._o p._n 292_o ch._n xxii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n p._n 298_o ch._n xxiii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n p._n 301_o ch._n xxiv_o of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o monarchy_n p._n 306_o ch._n xxv_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o consular_a dignity_n p_o 312_o ch._n xxvi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o first_o war_n betwixt_o the_o greek_n and_o persian_n or_o the_o time_n of_o the_o battle_n fight_v near_o marathon_n p._n 315_o ch._n xxvii_o of_o the_o expedition_n of_o xerxes_n into_o greece_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o battle_n of_o salamis_n 320_o ch._n xxviii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n p._n 325_o ch._n xxix_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o interval_n of_o the_o 70_o week_n of_o daniel_n mention_v in_o c._n 9_o v._n 24._o p._n 329_o ch._n xxx_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o grecian_a empire_n in_o asia_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o epocha_n after_o the_o last_o battle_n fight_v betwixt_o alexander_n and_o darius_n p._n 372_o ch._n xxxi_o of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o year_n of_o philip_n p._n 377_o ch._n xxxii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o seleucides_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o grecian_a or_o alexandrian_a epocha_n 382_o ch._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o time_n of_o the_o asmonean_n who_o be_v afterward_o call_v maccabaean_n p._n 386_o ch._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o antiochian_a epocha_n p._n 390_o ch._n xxxv_o of_o the_o julian_n epocha_n p._n 393_o ch._n xxxvi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o time_n of_o herod_n etc._n etc._n p._n 398_o ch._n xxxvii_o of_o the_o spanish_a aera_fw-la otherwise_o call_v the_o aera_fw-la of_o caesar_n or_o aera_fw-la of_o aera_n p._n 412_o ch._n xxxviii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o battle_n of_o actium_n use_v among_o the_o egyptian_n p._n ch._n thirty-nine_o of_o the_o ep._n of_o the_o augustus_n p._n 419_o ch._n xl._n of_o the_o true_a and_o vulgar_a epocha_n of_o christ_n p._n 423_o ch._n xli_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n p._n 431_o ch._n xlii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n p._n 442_o ch._n xliii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o dioclesian_n p._n 452_o ch._n xliv_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a p._n 458_o ch._n xlv_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o new_a rome_n or_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n into_o eastern_a and_o western_a p._n 467_o ch._n xlvi_o of_o the_o turkish_a epocha_n common_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o hegira_n p._n 473_o ch._n xlvii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n common_o call_v yezdejerd_v p._n 474_o ch._n xlviii_o of_o the_o jellalaean_a epocha_n otherwise_o call_v the_o royal_a epocha_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o sultan_n p._n 475_o the_o end_n of_o the_o content_n a_o introduction_n to_o the_o breviarium_fw-la chronologicum_n concern_v the_o nature_n and_o constitution_n of_o chronology_n definition_n 1._o chronology_n be_v a_o science_n wherein_o time_n quatenus_fw-la quantum_fw-la be_v consider_v as_o to_o its_o use_n in_o history_n 2._o it_o be_v division_n be_v into_o general_n and_o special_a 3._o the_o general_a part_n be_v that_o which_o consider_v time_n in_o general_n with_o its_o divers_a denomination_n and_o character_n and_o first_o of_o all_o it_o explain_v the_o julian_n period_n the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o epocha_n 4._o the_o special_a part_n be_v that_o which_o consider_v time_n in_o particular_a by_o demonstrate_v the_o certainty_n of_o epocha_n and_o take_v a_o view_n of_o all_o the_o calendar_n or_o fasti_fw-la of_o divers_a nation_n 5._o therefore_o the_o special_a part_n include_v a_o review_n and_o computation_n of_o epocha_n §_o i._o special_a chronology_n be_v a_o discipline_n distinct_a from_o other_o thing_n its_o true_a indeed_o few_o thing_n can_v be_v know_v of_o time_n its_o very_a definition_n be_v obscure_a according_a to_o what_o st._n confess_v st._n aug._n 14._o confess_v austin_n say_v quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la est_fw-la tempus_fw-la si_fw-mi nemo_fw-la ex_fw-la i_o quaerat_fw-la scio_fw-la si_fw-la quaerenti_fw-la explicare_fw-la velim_fw-la nescio_fw-la nor_o be_v invent._n be_v de_fw-fr invent._n 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75th_o year_n of_o abraham_n §_o 3._o the_o jewish_a interpreter_n agree_v in_o this_o point_n point_n the_o jew_n agree_v with_o our_o opinion_n in_o this_o point_n in_o their_o opinion_n with_o the_o latin_n the_o true_a explication_n say_v rabbi_n levi_n of_o these_o 430_o year_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o these_o word_n and_o to_o be_v begin_v from_o the_o time_n when_o god_n say_v unto_o abraham_n thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v likewise_o rabbi_n solomon_n seder_n olam_n michilta_fw-la rabah_n el_n pharaoh_n schemoth_n rabah_n and_o tanchuina_n schemot_n §_o 4._o eugubinus_n genebrardus_n and_o gerhardus_fw-la johannes_n refuted_a the_o opinion_n of_o eugubinus_n genebrard_n and_o g._n j._n vos_fw-fr refuted_a vossius_fw-la begin_v this_o epocha_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o go_n of_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n and_o the_o last_o from_o the_o time_n of_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n 1._o because_o that_o in_o 40._o in_o ex._n 12._o v._n 40._o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o 16._o the_o act_n 7._o v._o 6._o c._n 13._o v._n 16._o act_n as_o well_o as_o in_o 1â—_n in_o gen._n 15._o v._o 1â—_n genesis_n there_o be_v only_o mention_v make_v of_o their_o dwell_n in_o egypt_n not_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 2._o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o incongruous_a to_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o their_o dwell_n in_o canaan_n shall_v be_v account_v a_o servitude_n or_o exile_n 3._o they_o allege_v in_o their_o behalf_n the_o passage_n in_o the_o history_n of_o 5._o of_o c._n 5._o judith_n where_o it_o be_v say_v when_o the_o earth_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o famine_n they_o go_v into_o egypt_n where_o in_o 400_o year_n they_o increase_v into_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n to_o the_o first_o argument_n we_o have_v already_o answer_v with_o the_o word_n of_o st._n austin_n as_o to_o the_o second_o they_o be_v extreme_o mistake_v in_o their_o explication_n when_o they_o have_v put_v the_o forefather_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n whereas_o according_a to_o the_o 5._o the_o c._n 7._o v._n 5._o act_n abraham_n have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o it_o no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n on_o and_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o 13._o the_o heb_fw-mi 11._o v._o 13._o hebrew_n they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n there_o the_o three_o may_v be_v refute_v out_o of_o vossius_fw-la himself_o who_o though_o of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n yet_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o the_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o history_n of_o judith_n be_v of_o no_o great_a weight_n achior_n be_v introduce_v by_o the_o author_n there_o as_o a_o foreigner_n who_o perhaps_o may_v not_o have_v a_o full_a insight_n into_o the_o transaction_n and_o chronology_n of_o the_o jew_n isaac_n some_o deduce_v this_o epocha_n from_o the_o nativity_n of_o isaac_n §_o 5._o st._n dei_fw-la st._n l._n 16._o c._n 24._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la augustine_n word_n sufficient_o testify_v that_o some_o among_o the_o ancient_n have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n of_o 430_o year_n ought_v to_o begin_v with_o the_o nativity_n of_o isaac_n and_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a interpreter_n have_v constant_o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o have_v of_o late_a year_n be_v follow_v by_o sieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr and_o ludovicus_n langius_n the_o last_o of_o who_o christi_fw-la who_o l._n â—_o c._n 4._o de_fw-la a_o christi_fw-la say_v it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o abraham_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o thara_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o 2680th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o that_o he_o beget_v isaac_n when_o he_o be_v 100_o year_n old_a which_o be_v the_o seed_n promise_v to_o he_o before_o from_o whence_o till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v the_o 430_o year_n mention_v by_o st._n paul_n 17._o paul_n gal._n 3._o v._n 17._o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o langius_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o wrong_a foundation_n there_o be_v nothing_o mention_v concern_v the_o nativity_n of_o isaac_n either_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n or_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n and_o as_o to_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o nativity_n of_o abraham_n in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o thara_n have_v be_v refute_v before_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o inachus_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o argos_n in_o peloponnesus_n and_o his_o successor_n 1._o as_o the_o most_o ancient_a greek_a history_n owe_v its_o foundation_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o inachus_n king_n of_o argos_n so_o in_o fix_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o this_o king_n the_o footstep_n of_o castor_n and_o
reason_n of_o the_o sabbath_n 23_o xxiv_o 1_o they_o come_v in_o raphidim_n 24_o xxv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxvi_o 3_o moses_n strike_v water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n 26_o xxvii_o 4_o the_o jew_n vanquish_v the_o amalekite_n 27_o xxviii_o 5_o jethro_n come_v to_o moses_n 28_o xxix_o 6_o election_n of_o the_o lxx_o elder_n 29_o xxx_o vii_o  _fw-fr d._n of_o the_o mon._n siv_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o june_n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o xxxi_o 1_o they_o come_v into_o the_o wildern_n of_o sinai_n exod._n 19_o v._o 1._o 2_o i_o june_n 2_o  _fw-fr 3_o two_o 3_o  _fw-fr 4_o iii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 5_o iv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 6_o five_o 6_o  _fw-fr 7_o vi_o vii_o beginning_n of_o the_o 40_o day_n moses_n stay_v 8_o vii_o 1_o upon_o the_o mount_n the_o end_n of_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o month_n of_o tamuz_n which_o be_v observe_v as_o a_o fastday_n by_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n 9_o viii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 10_o ix_o 3_o  _fw-fr 11_o x_o 4_o  _fw-fr 12_o xi_o 5_o  _fw-fr 13_o xii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 14_o xiii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 15_o fourteen_o 1_o  _fw-fr 16_o xv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 17_o xvi_o 3_o  _fw-fr 18_o xvii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 19_o xviii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 20_o xix_o 6_o  _fw-fr 21_o xx_o vii_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxiii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxiv_o 4_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxvi_o 6_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxvii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 29_o â—xviii_n 1_o  _fw-fr 3â—_n xxix_o 2_o  _fw-fr §_o 6._o the_o word_n in_o 6._o in_o cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a passover_n of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o kill_v the_o lamb_n for_o the_o passover_n assembly_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v it_o betwixt_o the_o two_o evening_n have_v meet_v with_o various_a interpretation_n aben_n ezra_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o sunset_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o night_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v also_o rabbi_n david_n kimchi_n but_o since_o according_a to_o judaic_n to_o l._n 7._o c._n 17._o de_fw-fr bel._n judaic_n josephus_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o one_o passover_n there_o be_v slay_v 255600_o lamb_n we_o also_o agree_v with_o the_o same_o author_n in_o opinion_n who_o assert_n that_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o begin_v at_o nine_o a-clock_o about_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n with_o we_o to_o kill_v these_o beast_n and_o leave_v off_o again_o at_o eleven_o about_o five_o with_o we_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o two_o epocha_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n among_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o their_o first_o beginning_n to_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n 1._o they_o first_o begin_v from_o that_o time_n after_o they_o israelites_n have_v pass_v the_o river_n of_o jordan_n and_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n seq_fw-la canaan_n numb_a 33._o v._n 51._o seq_fw-la 2._o at_o which_o time_n all_o the_o tribe_n have_v their_o particular_a inheritance_n assign_v they_o seque_fw-la they_o numb_a 34._o five_o 1._o seque_fw-la 3._o the_o year_n of_o this_o distribution_n be_v the_o 45th_o after_o the_o second_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o word_n of_o 16_o of_o jos_n 14._o 7._o 16_o caleb_n forty_o year_n be_v i_o when_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n send_v i_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a to_o espy_v out_o the_o land_n and_o i_o bring_v he_o word_n again_o as_o it_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n and_o now_o behold_v the_o lord_n have_v keep_v i_o alive_a as_o he_o say_v the_o 45_o year_n ever_o since_o the_o lord_n speak_v this_o word_n unto_o moses_n while_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o now_o i_o be_o this_o day_n eighty_o five_o year_n old_a 13._o old_a vid._n num._n 1._o and_o 13._o 4._o the_o year_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o last_o sabbatick_a year_n in_o the_o proleptick_a cycle_n and_o the_o follow_v be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o sabbatick_a cycle_n according_a to_o god_n institution_n 2._o institution_n leu._n 25._o v._n 2._o when_o you_o come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o i_o give_v you_o then_o shall_v the_o land_n keep_v a_o sabbath_n rest_n unto_o the_o lord_n six_o year_n thou_o shall_v sow_v thy_o field_n and_o six_o year_n thou_o shall_v prune_v thy_o vineyard_n and_o gather_v in_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n shall_v be_v a_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n unto_o the_o land_n a_o sabbath_n for_o the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v neither_o sow_v thy_o field_n neither_o prune_v thy_o vineyard_n 9_o vineyard_n vid._n ex._n 23._o v._n 10_o 11._o and_o deut_n 15._o v._n 1_o etc._n etc._n 31._o v._n 9_o 5._o from_o these_o character_n we_o conclude_v that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 3261st_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 15._o ☽_o 14._o and_o that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n begin_v in_o the_o month_n tisri_n or_o first_o autumnal_a month_n of_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 6._o if_o therefore_o 3261_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v epochâ—_n any_o year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o investigate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epochâ—_n from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o if_o 3262_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v that_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n and_o if_o these_o several_a 3261_o and_o 3262_o year_n be_v add_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o beforenamed_n epocha_n the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o temp_n 1._o l._n 9_o c._n â—5_n de_fw-fr doct_n temp_n dionysius_n petavius_n in_o opposition_n to_o caleb_n whâ—ther_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sabba_n tick_n year_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n scaliger_n maintain_v that_o from_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n no_o exact_a computation_n can_v be_v make_v as_o to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v account_v from_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o the_o forty_o six_o year_n after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n against_o petavius_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n be_v a_o sabbatick_a year_n and_o that_o of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n the_o first_o of_o both_o the_o sabbatick_a and_o jubilean_a cycle_n §_o 2._o chron._n 2._o l._n 2._o chron._n laurentius_n codomannus_n 3._o codomannus_n l._n 3._o johannes_n ground_n different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o epocha_n of_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n temporarius_n in_o his_o chronological_a demonstration_n jacobus_n capellus_n and_o several_a other_o modern_a chronologer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o forty_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israclite_n out_o of_o egypt_n at_o which_o time_n joshua_n be_v declare_v successor_n to_o moses_n they_o pass_v jordan_n and_o the_o manna_n cease_v but_o it_o seem_v very_o improbable_a to_o i_o that_o the_o jew_n shall_v immediate_o after_o their_o pass_v that_o river_n have_v begin_v to_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n before_o they_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o any_o considerable_a part_n of_o it_o and_o that_o in_o a_o fertile_a country_n where_o without_o question_n they_o find_v the_o city_n and_o country_n store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n for_o their_o sustenance_n §_o 3._o in_o seder_n olam_n or_o the_o hebrew_n chronicle_n publish_v by_o genebrardus_n which_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n it_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n concern_v it_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o author_n pretend_v to_o evince_v that_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n be_v not_o make_v till_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o six_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o they_o be_v mere_a jewish_a trifle_n not_o deserve_v a_o place_n here_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o 14._o in_o in_o jos_n c._n 13._o quaest_n 14._o serrarius_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v much_o involve_v in_o fable_n and_o poetical_a fiction_n the_o same_o must_v be_v careful_o distinguish_v from_o the_o true_a historical_a relation_n so_o that_o not_o all_o that_o
same_o other_o opinion_n concern_v the_o same_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sacred_a writ_n and_o yet_o disagree_v with_o we_o in_o our_o hypothesis_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o the_o abovementioned_a ibid._n abovementioned_a ibid._n computation_n of_o 480_o year_n betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n leave_v of_o egypt_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v only_o account_v the_o year_n of_o each_o of_o the_o judge_n that_o rule_v over_o israel_n without_o include_v the_o several_a interval_n of_o their_o bondage_n oâ—_n anarchy_n ludovicus_n capellus_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n but_o above_o all_o other_o 7._o other_o isag_n châ—on_n c._n 7._o gerhardus_fw-la johannes_n vossius_fw-la patronize_v this_o fiction_n allege_v from_o the_o author_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n his_o intention_n have_v be_v only_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o those_o time_n the_o israelite_n be_v govern_v by_o moses_n joshua_n the_o judge_n and_o king_n without_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o those_o interval_n when_o the_o israelite_n live_v in_o servitude_n the_o memory_n of_o which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v very_o dreadful_a to_o they_o but_o this_o appear_v to_o i_o a_o very_a frivolous_a reason_n since_o i_o can_v see_v why_o the_o time_n and_o interval_n may_v not_o be_v insert_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n as_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o servitude_n itself_o beside_o that_o according_a to_o this_o supposition_n both_o the_o time_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n must_v have_v be_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n they_o be_v much_o more_o dreadful_a than_o the_o anarchy_n and_o interval_n of_o servitude_n of_o the_o israelite_n §_o 3._o there_o be_v also_o other_o who_o maintain_v that_o the_o time_n some_o begin_v this_o interval_n from_o another_o time_n the_o computation_n of_o these_o 480_o year_n ought_v to_o be_v interpret_v not_o from_o the_o time_n they_o pass_v through_o the_o 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