as_o a_o country_n distinct_a from_o it_o just_o as_o thebais_n be_v in_o some_o author_n say_v to_o be_v whereas_o it_o be_v the_o upper_a egypt_n bochart_n have_v bring_v a_o great_a many_o argument_n to_o prove_v this_o particular_o from_o ezekiel_n xxix_o 14._o which_o show_v clear_o that_o pathros_n belong_v to_o egypt_n for_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o egypt_n he_o say_v he_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o pathros_n into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o habitation_n or_o nativity_n that_o be_v into_o thebais_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v principal_o afflict_v carry_v most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o thebes_n into_o captivity_n this_o seem_v a_o more_o probable_a account_n of_o the_o pathrusim_n than_o they_o who_o take_v they_o to_o be_v the_o pharusi_n as_o grotius_n do_v or_o phautusii_n who_o be_v a_o people_n of_o aethiopia_n casluhim_n or_o casluchim_n these_o be_v the_o colchi_n who_o 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who_o be_v say_v here_o to_o come_v from_o casluchim_n in_o other_o place_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v from_o caphtor_fw-mi jer._n xlvii_o 4._o amos_n ix_o 7._o and_o moses_n himself_o relate_v how_o the_o avim_v nigh_o to_o gaza_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o the_o philistim_a be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o caphtorim_n deut._n ii_o 23._o all_o the_o ancient_n therefore_o be_v in_o the_o right_n who_o take_v the_o caphtorim_n for_o the_o cappadocian_o yet_o not_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n part_n of_o which_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o people_n as_o be_v say_v before_o but_o that_o part_n of_o cappadocia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o colchis_n viz._n about_o trapezund_n where_o colchis_n end_v for_o there_o we_o find_v the_o city_n call_v side_n and_o the_o country_n sidene_n mention_v by_o strabo_n now_o side_n in_o greek_a as_o bochart_n ingenious_o observe_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o caphtor_n in_o hebrew_n viz._n malum_fw-la punicum_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o same_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o hebrew_n caphtor_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n sidene_n what_o invite_v the_o caphtorim_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o this_o country_n be_v hard_o to_o tell_v at_o this_o distance_n of_o time_n but_o strabo_n think_v it_o be_v the_o fame_n of_o the_o gold_n wherewith_o this_o country_n abound_v and_o as_o this_o draw_v they_o thither_o so_o perhaps_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o country_n very_o much_o different_a from_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v bear_v or_o else_o their_o neighbour_n the_o scythian_n and_o mesech_n and_o tubal_n viz._n the_o moschi_n and_o tibareni_n who_o dwell_v near_o they_o and_o may_v be_v troublesome_a to_o they_o make_v they_o think_v of_o return_v back_o again_o and_o in_o their_o way_n through_o palestine_n they_o fall_v upon_o the_o avim_fw-la who_o they_o dispossess_v of_o their_o country_n and_o settle_v there_o deut._n ii_o 23._o by_o the_o name_n of_o philistim_n ver._n 15._o and_o canaan_n now_o follow_v a_o account_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o ham_n young_a son_n sidon_n be_v his_o first-born_a who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o famous_a city_n call_v by_o his_o name_n sidon_n which_o trogus_n say_v be_v so_o call_v from_o plenty_n of_o fish_n on_o that_o coast_n and_o so_o the_o present_a name_n of_o it_o say_a signify_v fish_v or_o fishery_n as_o the_o town_n in_o galilee_n call_v bethsaida_n be_v as_o much_o as_o the_o place_n of_o fish_v for_o that_o sea_n upon_o which_o it_o lie_v the_o hebrew_n say_v abound_v with_o fish_n however_o the_o sidonian_n come_v from_o this_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o some_o of_o they_o if_o he_o do_v not_o find_v it_o himself_o call_v the_o city_n by_o this_o name_n in_o memory_n of_o he_o it_o be_v far_o more_o ancient_a and_o famous_a than_o tyre_n for_o we_o read_v of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o joshua_n and_o the_o judge_n but_o nothing_o of_o tyre_n till_o the_o day_n of_o david_n nor_o do_v homer_n mention_n tyre_n though_o he_o speak_v of_o sidon_n and_o the_o sidonian_n in_o many_o place_n heth._n his_o second_o son_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o hittite_n or_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n who_o dwell_v about_o hebron_n and_o beersheba_n in_o the_o south_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n and_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o their_o neighbour_n from_o whence_o the_o word_n hittha_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v which_o signify_v fright_v and_o sudden_a consternation_n such_o as_o come_v upon_o the_o syrian_n when_o they_o think_v the_o king_n of_o the_o hittite_n be_v come_v against_o they_o 2_o king_n vii_o 6._o this_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o anakim_v for_o from_o arba_n who_o be_v a_o hittite_n descend_v anak_n and_o from_o he_o those_o three_o giant_n ahiman_n sheshai_n and_o talmai_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o anakim_v numb_a xiii_o 22_o 33._o josh_n xv._o 13_o 14._o ver._n 16._o the_o jebusite_n this_o people_n who_o be_v situate_v near_o to_o the_o former_a descend_v from_o jebus_n the_o three_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v a_o very_a warlike_a people_n also_o for_o they_o keep_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o fortress_n of_o zion_n to_o the_o time_n of_o david_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o benjamite_n and_o when_o david_n besiege_v it_o they_o mock_v at_o his_o attempt_n 2_o sam_n v._o 8._o and_o the_o emorite_fw-la they_o come_v from_o emor_n the_o four_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v common_o call_v amorites_n who_o possess_v the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o judaea_n and_o many_o of_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n and_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n seize_v upon_o bashan_n and_o heshbon_n and_o all_o the_o country_n between_o the_o river_n of_o jabbok_n and_o arnon_n numb_a xiii_o 29._o josh_n v._o 1._o in_o memory_n of_o which_o victory_n some_o canaanite_n poet_n make_v a_o triumph_v song_n which_o moses_n have_v record_v numb_a xxi_o 27._o what_o a_o mighty_a people_n these_o be_v we_o learn_v from_o amos_n ii_o 9_o gergasite_n there_o be_v a_o remnant_n of_o this_o people_n about_o gerasa_n or_o gadara_n beyond_o jordan_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n matth._n viii_o 28._o mark_v v._o 1._o luke_n viii_o 26._o and_o they_o be_v call_v perhaps_o by_o this_o name_n from_o the_o fat_a clayie_a soil_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o live_v for_o garge_n in_o hebrew_n be_v white_a clay_n ver._n 17._o and_o the_o hivite_n or_o hevite_n they_o live_v in_o and_o about_o mount_n hermon_n as_o we_o read_v josh_n xi_o 3._o which_o be_v towards_o the_o east_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o be_v call_v radmonites_n i._n e._n oriental_n or_o easterling_n gen._n xv._o 19_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o sichemite_n be_v colony_n from_o they_o josh_n xi_o 19_o gen._n xxxiv_o 2._o who_o dwell_v more_o westward_o the_o former_a of_o they_o neighbour_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o latter_a to_o samaria_n arkite_n this_o people_n bochart_n think_v inhabit_v mount_n libanus_n where_o ptolemy_n and_o josephus_n mention_v a_o city_n call_v arca_n or_o arce_n in_o which_o he_o think_v be_v the_o temple_n veneris_fw-la architidis_fw-la worship_v by_o the_o phoenician_n as_o macrobius_n tell_v we_o l._n i._o saturn_n c._n 27._o pliny_n also_o mention_n arca_n among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o decapolitan_a syria_n and_o say_v it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o which_o have_v a_o royal_a jurisdiction_n under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o tetrarchy_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v in_o his_o exerc._n in_o solin_n p._n 576._o sinite_fw-la st._n hierom_n say_v that_o not_o far_o from_o arca_n there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v sin_n where_o we_o may_v suppose_v these_o people_n to_o have_v dwell_v but_o bochart_n rather_o by_o the_o sinites_n understand_v the_o peleusiot_n who_o city_n be_v call_v
yet_o he_o see_v they_o degenerate_v apace_o into_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n especial_o into_o idolatry_n which_o will_v bring_v they_o he_o know_v to_o utter_v desolation_n when_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n xv._o 16._o ver._n 4._o but_o go_v into_o my_o country_n i._n e._n into_o mesopotamia_n where_o he_o live_v for_o some_o time_n in_o haran_n after_o he_o come_v from_o ur_fw-la which_o be_v also_o in_o that_o country_n as_o i_o observe_v upon_o xi_o 31._o it_o seem_v also_o his_o brother_n have_v remove_v hither_o follow_v his_o father_n terah_n and_o abraham_n example_n see_v xi_o 31._o and_o my_o kindred_n the_o family_n of_o his_o brother_n nahor_n which_o he_o hear_v late_o be_v increase_v xxii_o 20._o who_o though_o they_o have_v some_o superstition_n among_o they_o retain_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o appear_v from_o this_o very_a chapter_n verse_n 31_o 50._o and_o take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n isaac_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v by_o isaac_n consent_n as_o well_o as_o his_o father_n command_n ver._n 5._o must_v i_o needs_o bring_v thy_o son_n again_o into_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o thou_o come_v he_o desire_v like_o a_o conscientious_a man_n to_o understand_v the_o full_a obligation_n of_o his_o oath_n before_o he_o take_v it_o and_o his_o doubt_n be_v whether_o if_o a_o woman_n will_v not_o come_v with_o he_o into_o canaan_n he_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o go_v again_o a_o second_o time_n and_o carry_v isaac_n to_o she_o ver._n 6._o beware_v that_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n thither_o again_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n his_o son_n shall_v go_v to_o that_o country_n which_o god_n command_v he_o to_o forsake_v that_o command_n oblige_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o his_o posterity_n see_v verse_n 8._o ver._n 7._o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n he_o who_o rule_v all_o thing_n above_o as_o well_o as_o below_o who_o bring_v i_o from_o my_o own_o into_o this_o country_n and_o have_v promise_v and_o confirm_v that_o promise_n with_o a_o oath_n that_o my_o posterity_n shall_v inherit_v it_o will_v prosper_v thy_o journey_n and_o dispose_v some_o of_o my_o kindred_n to_o come_v hither_o and_o be_v marry_v to_o my_o son_n send_v his_o angel_n before_o thou_o good_a man_n be_v ever_o very_o sensible_a of_o god_n providence_n govern_v all_o thing_n and_o prosper_v their_o proceed_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n which_o abraham_n servant_n take_v particular_a notice_n of_o verse_n 40._o ver._n 8._o and_o if_o the_o woman_n will_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o follow_v thou_o etc._n etc._n if_o it_o fall_v out_o otherways_o than_o i_o hope_v thou_o have_v do_v thy_o duty_n if_o thou_o bring_v not_o my_o son_n into_o that_o country_n again_o he_o speak_v both_o here_o and_o verse_n 6._o as_o if_o isaac_n have_v once_o be_v there_o because_o abraham_n himself_o come_v from_o thence_o and_o this_o servant_n also_o and_o a_o great_a many_o of_o his_o family_n xii_o 5._o who_o if_o isaac_n go_v to_o settle_v there_o must_v have_v go_v with_o he_o as_o part_v of_o his_o substance_n ver._n 10._o and_o the_o servant_n take_v ten_o camel_n etc._n etc._n camel_n be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o those_o country_n as_o they_o be_v at_o this_o day_n some_o of_o they_o be_v make_v for_o carriage_n of_o burden_n and_o other_o for_o swift_a travel_n which_o latter_a sort_n be_v call_v by_o a_o peculiar_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dromedary_n as_o salmasius_n observe_v in_o his_o plinian_n exercit_fw-la p._n 987._o these_o perhaps_o be_v of_o that_o kind_n for_o the_o great_a expedition_n like_o those_o we_o read_v of_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 17._o for_o all_o the_o good_n of_o his_o master_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o may_v choose_v what_o accommodation_n he_o please_v for_o his_o journey_n have_v every_o thing_n belong_v to_o his_o master_n at_o his_o command_n who_o be_v a_o great_a person_n it_o be_v fit_v his_o principal_a servant_n shall_v be_v well_o attend_v as_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v verse_n 32._o especial_o when_o he_o go_v upon_o such_o a_o â—…rand_n as_o to_o court_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o master_n son_n most_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o present_v he_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o and_o r._n solomon_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o carry_v a_o write_n with_o he_o under_o his_o master_n hand_n a_o inventory_n we_o call_v it_o specify_v all_o his_o good_n and_o riches_n that_o they_o may_v know_v what_o a_o great_a match_n his_o son_n be_v city_n of_o nahor_n which_o be_v haran_n from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v xi_o 31._o and_o to_o which_o jacob_n go_v to_o find_v his_o kindred_n xxviii_o 10._o how_o far_o it_o be_v thither_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v nor_o how_o long_o they_o be_v go_v to_o it_o and_o moses_n omit_v also_o whatsoever_o pass_v in_o the_o way_n as_o not_o pertinent_a to_o his_o story_n ver._n 11._o camel_n kneel_v down_o the_o posture_n wherein_o they_o rest_v themselves_o ver._n 12._o o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v observe_v the_o kindness_n of_o god_n to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a to_o abraham_n and_o abraham_n to_o have_v such_o a_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o his_o favour_n that_o in_o confidence_n he_o will_v make_v good_a abraham_n word_n verse_n 7._o &_o 40._o he_o not_o only_o beg_v he_o may_v have_v good_a success_n in_o his_o journey_n but_o desire_v a_o sign_n of_o it_o to_o confirm_v his_o faith_n and_o such_o a_o sign_n as_o be_v most_o apposite_a to_o denote_v the_o person_n that_o will_v make_v a_o good_a wife_n by_o her_o courtesy_n humility_n condescension_n hospitality_n prompt_a and_o laborious_a charity_n all_o which_o be_v include_v in_o what_o he_o desire_v and_o she_o do_v ver._n 14._o thereby_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o thou_o have_v show_v kindness_n to_o my_o master_n he_o have_v no_o confidence_n that_o god_n will_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n but_o for_o his_o master_n be_v who_o god_n have_v most_o wonderful_o bless_v ver._n 15._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v before_o he_o have_v do_v speak_v etc._n etc._n this_o show_v it_o be_v by_o a_o divine_a suggestion_n that_o he_o make_v this_o prayer_n which_o be_v answer_v immediate_o such_o be_v the_o divine_a goodness_n or_o rather_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o sam._n bochartus_fw-la upon_o occasion_n of_o many_o such_o instance_n sic_fw-la enim_fw-la parata_fw-la &_o obvia_fw-la esse_fw-la solent_fw-la dei_fw-la beneficia_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la preces_fw-la nostras_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la sequantur_fw-la quam_fw-la occupent_fw-la alque_fw-la antecedant_fw-la p._n i._n hierozoic_a l._n 2._o cap._n 49._o so_o forward_o be_v god_n to_o bestow_v his_o benefit_n upon_o we_o that_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o follow_v our_o prayer_n as_o prevent_v and_o go_v before_o they_o see_v verse_n 45._o with_o her_o pitcher_n upon_o her_o shoulder_n behold_v the_o simplicity_n frugality_n and_o industry_n of_o that_o age._n ver._n 20._o draw_v for_o all_o his_o camel_n there_o be_v ten_o of_o they_o verse_n 10._o and_o they_o be_v a_o very_a thirsty_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o therefore_o she_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o serve_v he_o who_o be_v but_o a_o stranger_n in_o this_o manner_n which_o show_v extraordinary_a goodness_n and_o a_o most_o oblige_a disposition_n at_o which_o he_o may_v well_o be_v amaze_v as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 21._o wonder_v at_o she_o hold_v his_o peace_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v so_o astonish_v at_o her_o kindness_n readiness_n to_o do_v good_a and_o laborious_a diligence_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o at_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o make_v thing_n fall_v out_o so_o pat_o to_o his_o desire_n that_o for_o the_o present_a he_o can_v not_o speak_v have_v his_o mind_n employ_v in_o mark_v and_o observe_v every_o passage_n whereby_o he_o may_v judge_v how_o to_o conclude_v whether_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n or_o no_o who_o god_n design_v for_o his_o master_n son_n ver._n 22._o the_o man_n take_v give_v she_o as_o the_o phrase_n be_v often_o use_v but_o he_o first_o ask_v she_o who_o daughter_n she_o be_v as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 47._o a_o golden_a ear-ring_n or_o rather_o as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o a_o jewel_n for_o the_o forehead_n and_o so_o we_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n ezek._n xvi_o 12._o and_o this_o person_n himself_o expound_v it_o verse_n 47._o i_o put_v the_o ear-ring_n or_o jewel_n upon_o her_o face_n i._n e._n her_o forehead_n for_o such_o ornament_n be_v use_v in_o those_o time_n and_o country_n hang_v down_o between_o the_o eyebrow_n over_o the_o nose_n two_o bracelet_n for_o her_o hand_n i._n e._n wrist_n ver._n 26._o bow_v his_o head_n and_o worship_v the_o lord_n
than_o shem'_v be_v first_o name_v among_o noah_n three_o son_n prove_v he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o first-born_a ix_o 18._o for_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n to_o prove_v that_o abraham_n be_v bear_v sixty_o year_n after_o haran_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n have_v two_o daughter_n marry_v to_o his_o two_o brother_n nahor_n and_o abraham_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o young_a though_o name_v first_o both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n because_o of_o his_o pre-eminence_n see_v verse_n 32._o ver._n 28._o haran_n die_v before_o his_o father_n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v out_o of_o which_o he_o do_v not_o go_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o family_n do_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n that_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o assyria_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldee_n for_o ur_fw-la as_o abarbinel_n observe_v be_v in_o mesopotamia_n lie_v in_o the_o way_n from_o tigris_n to_o nisibis_n and_o therefore_o st._n stephen_n make_v mesopotamia_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o very_a same_o act._n vii_o 2_o 4._o eupolemus_n indeed_o as_o bochart_n note_n place_n this_o ur_fw-la from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v verse_n 31._o in_o babylon_n but_o ammianus_n speak_v of_o a_o ur_fw-la in_o mesopotamia_n situate_v as_o beforementioned_a which_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v be_v the_o place_n from_o whence_o abraham_n come_v because_o from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n the_o way_n lie_v straight_o through_o charran_n or_o haran_n but_o it_o do_v not_o do_v so_o if_o he_o come_v from_o babylon_n and_o no_o good_a account_n can_v be_v give_v why_o he_o shall_v go_v about_o through_o mesopotamia_n and_o charran_n when_o there_o be_v a_o short_a way_n through_o arabia_n if_o he_o come_v from_o babylon_n ver._n 29._o the_o father_n of_o iscah_n i._n e._n of_o sarai_n who_o abraham_n marry_v she_o be_v his_o elder_a brother_n daughter_n sister_n to_o lot_n for_o haran_n have_v three_o child_n lot_n verse_n 27_o and_o milchah_n who_o nahor_n marry_v and_o sarah_n who_o abraham_n marry_v that_o be_v haran_n die_v the_o two_o remain_a brethren_n marry_v his_o two_o daughter_n for_o if_o we_o shall_v understand_v any_o body_n else_o by_o iscah_n but_o sarah_n there_o be_v no_o account_n whence_o she_o descend_v which_o moses_n sure_o will_v not_o have_v omit_v because_o it_o very_o much_o concern_v his_o nation_n to_o know_v from_o who_o they_o come_v both_o by_o the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n side_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n she_o shall_v have_v two_o name_n one_o perhaps_o before_o they_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n and_o another_o after_o ver._n 31._o go_v forth_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n see_v what_o be_v say_v verse_n 26._o unto_o which_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o add_v but_o this_o that_o this_o country_n be_v so_o famous_a for_o superstition_n that_o the_o chaldaean_n in_o daniel_n time_n be_v reckon_v as_o a_o distinct_a sort_n of_o diviner_n from_o magician_n astrologer_n and_o soothsayer_n or_o sorcerer_n dan._n ii_o 2_o 10._o iv_o 7._o v._o 11._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a from_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o men_n terah_n and_o his_o family_n learn_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n josh_n xxiv_o 2._o but_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o idolater_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conclude_v from_o his_o leave_v ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o go_v to_o canaan_n as_o it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o now_o he_o be_v become_v a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n for_o what_o shall_v move_v he_o to_o it_o but_o obedience_n to_o the_o divine_a direction_n which_o abraham_n receive_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n to_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v agree_v if_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v in_o god_n as_o lot_n it_o be_v plain_a do_v who_o he_o take_v along_o with_o he_o that_o word_n be_v much_o to_o be_v remark_v which_o make_v he_o the_o principal_a agent_n in_o their_o removal_n abraham_n himself_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o motion_n for_o moses_n say_v he_o take_v abraham_n and_o lot_n the_o son_n of_o haran_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o nahor_n do_v not_o now_o go_v along_o with_o his_o father_n to_o haran_n be_v leave_v behind_o perhaps_o to_o look_v after_o some_o concern_v yet_o afterward_o he_o follow_v he_o with_o all_o his_o family_n as_o appear_v from_o chapter_n xxvii_o 43._o and_o the_o follow_a chapter_n and_o he_o also_o forsake_v idolatry_n for_o rebekkah_n his_o grandchild_n be_v marry_v to_o isaac_n and_o his_o great_a grandchild_n rachel_n and_o leah_n nay_o their_o father_n laban_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n though_o with_o a_o mixture_n of_o some_o superstition_n for_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o jehovah_n upon_o several_a occasion_n gen._n xxiv_o 31_o 50_o 51._o and_o they_o come_v unto_o haran_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o terah_n go_v from_o ur_fw-la to_o canaan_n and_o stay_v in_o this_o place_n call_v the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d charrae_fw-la after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n haran_n or_o charan_n who_o die_v a_o little_a before_o verse_n 28._o for_o both_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n call_v a_o city_n famous_a for_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o charrae_fw-la situate_v on_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n it_o be_v likely_a from_o abraham_n brother_n be_v derive_v both_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n and_o of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o arabian_n to_o this_o day_n call_v charan_n or_o charran_n and_o dwell_v there_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o intend_v to_o go_v to_o canaan_n and_o not_o to_o settle_v here_o but_o be_v arrest_v with_o the_o sickness_n of_o which_o he_o die_v can_v go_v no_o further_o ver._n 32._o and_o the_o day_n of_o terah_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n moses_n do_v not_o sum_n up_o the_o year_n of_o any_o man_n life_n mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o he_o do_v in_o chapter_n v._o but_o only_o of_o terah_n which_o he_o do_v on_o purpose_n that_o we_o may_v know_v when_o this_o new_a period_n of_o time_n begin_v of_o abraham_n leave_n his_o own_o country_n and_o thereby_o become_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o we_o be_v not_o to_o count_v from_o the_o time_n when_o terah_n begin_v to_o have_v child_n ver._n 26._o but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n immediate_o after_o which_o abraham_n go_v on_o towards_o canaan_n see_v vsser_n chronol_n c._n iii_o and_o c._n vii_o from_o this_o also_o we_o learn_v when_o abraham_n be_v bear_v for_o if_o seventy_o five_o year_n which_o be_v abraham_n age_n when_o his_o father_n die_v and_o he_o go_v from_o haran_n xii_o 4._o be_v subduct_v from_o two_o hundred_o and_o five_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o be_v bear_v when_o his_o father_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a that_o be_v threescore_o year_n after_o his_o brother_n haran_n as_o i_o say_v on_o verse_n 26._o chap._n xii_o many_o ancient_a author_n speak_v of_o abraham_n as_o josephus_n observe_v and_o out_o of_o he_o eusebius_n who_o name_v other_o also_o l._n ix_o praepar_fw-la evang._n c._n 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n all_o that_o i_o shall_v note_v be_v that_o one_o great_a design_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o lead_v the_o jew_n to_o understand_v the_o genealogy_n of_o this_o noble_a ancestor_n of_o they_o he_o hasten_v to_o it_o relate_v other_o matter_n brief_o but_o spend_v many_o page_n about_o he_o for_o he_o comprise_v for_o instance_n the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o flood_n contain_v one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o six_o year_n in_o the_o compass_n of_o six_o chapter_n but_o bestow_v on_o the_o history_n of_o abraham_n nineteen_o chapter_n though_o it_o contain_v no_o long_o space_n of_o time_n than_o a_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o five_o year_n ver._n 1._o now_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o abram_n while_o he_o live_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o call_v he_o while_o his_o father_n be_v alive_a xi_o 31._o we_o be_v not_o tell_v how_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v p._n ii_o c._n 41._o of_o his_o speak_n in_o a_o dream_n or_o a_o vision_n or_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o angel_n but_o only_o simple_o and_o absolute_o that_o the_o lord_z say_v to_o he_o by_o a_o voice_n when_o he_o be_v awake_a i_o suppose_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n for_o st._n stephen_n say_v express_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n appear_v to_o he_o before_o he_o dwell_v in_o charran_n act_v vii_o 2._o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o country_n etc._n etc._n which_o begin_v a_o good_a while_n ago_o to_o be_v
infect_v with_o idolatry_n see_v xi_o 18_o 22._o some_o of_o shem_n posterity_n forget_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o and_o worship_v the_o sun_n as_o the_o great_a god_n and_o the_o star_n as_o less_o go_n so_o maimonides_n in_o his_o more_n nevoch_n p_o iii_o c._n 29._o where_o he_o say_v the_o zabii_n relate_v in_o one_o of_o their_o book_n which_o he_o there_o name_n that_o abram_n contradict_v their_o worship_n the_o king_n of_o the_o country_n imprison_v he_o and_o afterward_o banish_v he_o into_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o east_n and_o confiscate_v all_o his_o estate_n a_o tale_n invent_v to_o take_v away_o from_o he_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o voluntary_a leave_v his_o country_n and_o to_o discredit_v this_o sacred_a history_n which_o tell_v we_o he_o direct_v his_o course_n quite_o another_o way_n towards_o the_o west_n abarbinel_n and_o other_o will_v not_o have_v this_o call_v of_o god_n to_o abram_n to_o have_v be_v when_o he_o be_v in_o ur_fw-la but_o after_o they_o come_v to_o haran_n to_o which_o he_o fancy_n terah_n come_v because_o of_o some_o misfortune_n he_o have_v in_o ur_fw-la but_o this_o be_v invent_v to_o contradict_v st._n stephen_n act_v vii_o 2._o with_o who_o aben_n ezra_n agree_v who_o expound_v these_o word_n of_o his_o call_n out_o of_o ur_fw-la for_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v any_o other_o reason_n why_o he_o design_v to_o go_v to_o canaan_n xi_o 31._o the_o place_n whither_o he_o go_v after_o terah_n be_v dead_a into_o a_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o he_o have_v the_o divine_a direction_n it_o seem_v all_o along_o to_o conduct_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n but_o it_o argue_v as_o the_o apostle_n observe_v a_o great_a faith_n in_o god_n that_o he_o will_v follow_v he_o not_o know_v the_o country_n to_o which_o he_o will_v lead_v he_o ver._n 2._o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n first_o by_o multiply_v his_o posterity_n and_o then_o by_o make_v they_o a_o select_a peculiar_a people_n who_o he_o distinguish_v by_o his_o favour_n from_o all_o other_o nation_n so_o it_o follow_v i_o will_v bless_v thou_o bestow_v many_o benefit_n both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a upon_o they_o and_o make_v thy_o name_n great_a make_v he_o famous_a throughout_o the_o world_n as_o he_o be_v to_o this_o day_n not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n but_o among_o christian_n and_o mahometan_n so_o maimonides_n observe_v that_o all_o mankind_n admire_v abraham_n even_o they_o that_o be_v not_o of_o his_o seed_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n other_o shall_v be_v the_o better_a for_o thou_o as_o lot_n be_v and_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n etc._n etc._n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n understand_v it_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o prosperous_a that_o when_o man_n will_v wish_v well_o to_o other_o they_o shall_v use_v thy_o name_n and_o say_v the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o as_o he_o do_v abraham_n ver._n 3._o i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o high_a token_n of_o a_o particular_a friendship_n which_o he_o here_o contract_v with_o abram_n who_o be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n in_o promise_v to_o espouse_v his_o interest_n so_o far_o as_o to_o have_v the_o same_o friend_n and_o enemy_n that_o he_o have_v which_o be_v the_o form_n wherein_o king_n and_o prince_n make_v the_o strict_a league_n one_o with_o another_o and_o curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o maimonides_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n that_o the_o zabaean_n load_v abram_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o curse_n and_o reproach_n when_o he_o be_v send_v out_o of_o their_o country_n which_o he_o bear_v patient_o god_n turn_v upon_o themselves_o and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v which_o be_v most_o eminent_o fulfil_v in_o christ_n and_o here_o it_o must_v be_v remark_v that_o this_o promise_n of_o bless_v all_o the_o world_n in_o abram_n be_v make_v to_o he_o before_o he_o receive_v circumcision_n while_o he_o be_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o before_o he_o have_v any_o issue_n for_o sarai_n be_v barren_a and_o have_v no_o child_n xi_o 30._o and_o therefore_o before_o any_o preference_n of_o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n or_o any_o distinction_n make_v between_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o token_n that_o they_o be_v all_o concern_v in_o this_o promise_n whether_o descend_v from_o abraham_n or_o not_o in_o short_a this_o promise_v only_a limit_n the_o birth_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o declare_v that_o his_o benefit_n shall_v be_v common_a to_o all_o other_o nation_n ver._n 4._o so_o abram_n depart_v etc._n etc._n have_v stay_v some_o time_n in_o haran_n where_o his_o father_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v he_o prosecute_v his_o journey_n from_o thence_o to_o canaan_n after_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a so_o st._n stephen_n tell_v we_o express_o act_v vii_o 4._o from_o thence_o i._n e._n from_o charran_n when_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a he_o remove_v he_o into_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o abraham_n faith_n i_o observe_v before_o to_o move_v he_o to_o leave_v his_o own_o native_a country_n and_o go_v to_o haran_n but_o it_o be_v still_o a_o great_a after_o he_o have_v travel_v a_o long_a way_n from_o ur_fw-la hither_o to_o go_v three_o hundred_o mile_n more_o from_o hence_o to_o canaan_n a_o country_n of_o which_o he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n nor_o have_v send_v any_o body_n before_o he_o to_o discover_v it_o take_v his_o journey_n through_o the_o dangerous_a and_o barren_a desert_n of_o palmyrena_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o support_v he_o but_o only_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o make_v he_o climb_v over_o the_o high_a mountain_n either_o of_o libanus_n hermon_n or_o gilead_n for_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n he_o enter_v as_o sir_n w._n raleigh_n have_v observe_v see_v verse_n 5._o and_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o he_o may_v conclude_v perhaps_o that_o abram_n be_v call_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n out_o of_o chaldaea_n be_v thereby_o distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o shem_n posterity_n and_o that_o he_o join_v with_o he_o in_o obey_v the_o same_o call_v may_v claim_v the_o privilege_n of_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n no_o less_o than_o abram_n and_o abram_n be_v seventy_o and_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o haran_n see_v xi_o ult_n ver._n 5._o all_o the_o soul_n they_o have_v get_v hebr._n have_v make_v in_o haran_n i._n e._n all_o the_o slave_n bear_v in_o their_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o their_o money_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v interpret_v this_o of_o the_o proselyte_n they_o have_v win_v to_o god_n for_o such_o only_a will_v abram_n carry_v with_o he_o and_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v so_o nice_a as_o to_o say_v that_o abram_n instruct_v the_o man_n and_o sarai_n the_o woman_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n concern_v which_o he_o write_v a_o book_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v maimonides_n de_fw-fr idolol_n c._n 1._o and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o son_n isaac_n we_o read_v also_o in_o pirke_n elieser_n c._n 25._o that_o he_o take_v a_o house_n which_o front_v charran_n where_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a piety_n he_o keep_v great_a hospitality_n and_o invite_v those_o that_o go_v in_o or_o come_v out_o of_o the_o town_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o if_o they_o please_v set_a meat_n and_o drink_n before_o they_o say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o come_v we_o be_v tell_v before_o xi_o 31._o that_o terah_n go_v forth_o to_o go_v to_o this_o country_n but_o can_v not_o reach_v it_o as_o abram_n do_v who_o enter_v into_o it_o at_o the_o north_n part_n of_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o story_n where_o we_o read_v he_o go_v to_o sichem_n etc._n etc._n and_o verse_n 9_o go_v on_o still_o towards_o the_o south_n ver._n 6._o sichem_n and_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n or_o as_o mr._n mede_n follow_v the_o lxx_o will_v have_v it_o the_o oak_n of_o moreh_n understanding_n by_o oak_n not_o only_o one_o single_a oak_n but_o a_o holt_n or_o grove_n of_o oakes_n see_v xiii_o 18._o where_o i_o suppose_v he_o intend_v to_o have_v fix_v his_o dwell_n have_v not_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o people_n who_o inhabit_v that_o country_n make_v it_o inconvenient_a and_o the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n it_o be_v very_o pertinent_a to_o moses_n his_o design_n speak_v of_o abram_n passage_n through_o this_o country_n to_o tell_v who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n possess_v of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o canaanite_n a_o particular_a people_n descend_v from_o canaan_n
as_o he_o do_v xv._o 21._o or_o in_o general_a all_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o destroy_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v mean_v and_o that_o by_o land_n he_o mean_v only_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o sichem_n lie_v which_o be_v then_o possess_v by_o this_o particular_a people_n for_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o abram_n go_v to_o it_o be_v say_v the_o canaanite_n and_o the_o perizzite_n dwell_v then_o in_o the_o land_n fourteen_o 7._o i._n e._n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o do_v not_o read_v what_o entertainment_n abram_n meet_v withal_o but_o i_o take_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o abram_n great_a faith_n that_o he_o will_v adventure_v among_o such_o a_o rough_a and_o fierce_a people_n who_o have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n upon_o a_o old_a score_n and_o if_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n in_o epiphanius_n be_v true_a upon_o a_o fresh_a account_n for_o he_o say_v haeres_fw-la lxvi_o n._n 84._o that_o this_o country_n call_v canaan_n do_v real_o belong_v to_o the_o child_n of_o shem_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o division_n make_v among_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n but_o the_o child_n of_o canaan_n have_v dispossess_v they_o so_o that_o these_o word_n the_o canaanite_n be_v then_o in_o the_o land_n signify_v they_o have_v already_o invade_v this_o country_n before_o abram_n come_v thither_o to_o who_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v it_o he_o only_o restore_v the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n from_o who_o abram_n descend_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o child_n of_o ham_n have_v wrongful_o seize_v by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v how_o frivolous_a their_o reason_n be_v who_o from_o this_o place_n conclude_v moses_n do_v not_o write_v this_o book_n because_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o signify_v the_o writer_n of_o they_o live_v after_o the_o canaanite_n be_v throw_v out_o of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n if_o these_o man_n have_v not_o a_o great_a inclination_n to_o cavil_v than_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n they_o will_v rather_o have_v say_v the_o meaning_n be_v the_o canaanite_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o abraham_n time_n though_o throw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o jacob_n son_n gen._n xxxiv_o before_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v another_o way_n of_o explain_v these_o word_n against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o objection_n but_o this_o that_o their_o prince_n be_v call_v a_o hivite_n xxxiv_o 2._o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o answer_n verse_n 30._o which_o show_v the_o people_n be_v partly_o canaanites_n ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o verse_n 1_o but_o now_o it_o be_v likely_a in_o a_o more_o glorious_a manner_n to_o establish_v he_o in_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o voice_n come_v from_o the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a glory_n which_o now_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o country_n he_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o no_o soon_o enter_v canaan_n but_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o make_v before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a story_n that_o abram_n obedience_n be_v constant_o reward_v in_o kind_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o service_n he_o perform_v though_o in_o quantity_n the_o reward_n far_o exceed_v the_o service_n thus_o have_v leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o father_n house_n which_o be_v the_o first_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n and_o to_o make_v his_o posterity_n a_o mighty_a nation_n see_v xvii_o 6._o xxii_o 16._o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v so_o glorious_a a_o appearance_n that_o it_o move_v he_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o which_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n here_o in_o sichem_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o he_o build_v in_o this_o country_n it_o make_v this_o become_v the_o first_o place_n that_o be_v establish_v for_o public_a worship_n after_o the_o israelite_n conquer_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o here_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n in_o joshua_n time_n near_o this_o very_a grove_n where_o abram_n first_o pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n josh_n xxiv_o 1_o 25_o 26._o it_o continue_v famous_a also_o in_o aftertime_n as_o appear_v from_o judg._n ix_o 6._o ver._n 8._o and_o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o unto_o a_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o lord_n here_o appear_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o trust_v himself_o among_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o wicked_a nation_n that_o possess_v this_o land_n or_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o see_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v he_o and_o therefore_o come_v hither_o which_o be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n further_a southward_o and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n upon_o the_o mountain_n where_o they_o ancient_o choose_v to_o sacrifice_v rather_o than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a god_n again_o appear_v to_o he_o here_o to_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o against_o all_o his_o fear_n which_o make_v he_o build_v a_o new_a altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n to_o implore_v his_o continue_a favour_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v in_o the_o former_a place_n verse_n 7._o he_o renew_v again_o in_o this_o and_o more_o at_o large_a after_o he_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n xiii_o 3_o 4_o 14_o 15_o 16._o on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o aftertime_n ver._n 9_o and_o abram_n journey_v etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o fix_v yet_o in_o the_o forenamed_a place_n but_o make_v a_o further_a progress_n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n yet_o after_o he_o have_v be_v in_o egypt_n the_o story_n of_o which_o follow_v he_o return_v to_o this_o place_n ver._n 10._o a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o go_v down_o egypt_n lay_v low_a in_o comparison_n with_o canaan_n to_o sojourn_v not_o to_o dwell_v there_o for_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o of_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v ver._n 11._o thou_o be_v a_o fair_a woman_n etc._n etc._n she_o be_v now_o threescore_o year_n old_a but_o have_v comely_a feature_n and_o be_v of_o a_o fair_a complexion_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v sallow_a she_o seem_v to_o be_v young_a than_o she_o be_v ver._n 12._o they_o will_v kill_v i_o know_v they_o to_o be_v a_o libidinous_a people_n he_o be_v afraid_a they_o may_v be_v tempt_v to_o make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o may_v have_v his_o wife_n ver._n 13._o say_v thou_o be_v my_o sister_n he_o himself_o upon_o another_o occasion_n explain_v in_o what_o sense_n she_o be_v so_o xx._n 12._o therefore_o he_o teach_v she_o not_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n but_o to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n ver._n 15._o pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a kingdom_n begin_v about_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ragau_n xi_o 18._o if_o the_o arabian_a writer_n say_v true_a and_o now_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v very_o powerful_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o king_n of_o this_o name_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o place_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o continue_v to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o much_o long_o just_o as_o ptolemy_n be_v their_o name_n after_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n and_o caesar_n and_o augustus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o candace_n of_o all_o the_o queen_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v in_o several_a other_o country_n ludolphus_n take_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v a_o compound_n word_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o father_n of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o phar-ot_a in_o the_o aethiopic_a language_n as_o pharmut_n be_v mother_n of_o the_o country_n the_o prince_n also_o etc._n etc._n the_o courtier_n who_o study_v to_o gratify_v their_o prince_n pleasure_n be_v take_v into_o pharaoh_n house_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v probable_a for_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v now_o as_o i_o say_v very_o great_a like_o those_o of_o persia_n in_o aftertime_n intend_v to_o make_v she_o one_o of_o his_o concubine_n ver._n 16._o and_o he_o have_v sheep_n and_o ox_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o
mention_n of_o plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o give_v he_o no_o such_o dominion_n as_o he_o do_v to_o jacob_n the_o jew_n observe_v other_o difference_n and_o whatsoever_o fatness_n be_v in_o the_o soil_n of_o his_o country_n it_o do_v not_o last_o as_o appear_v by_o mal._n i._n 3._o ver._n 40._o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v live_v upon_o spoil_n or_o as_o other_o interpret_v it_o be_v in_o perpetual_a war_n to_o defend_v thy_o country_n and_o shall_v serve_v thy_o brother_n here_o isaac_n speak_v out_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o oracle_n mention_v before_o xxv_o 23._o which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 14._o and_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 13._o the_o circumstance_n of_o which_o conquest_n be_v more_o full_o describe_v 1_o king_n xi_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o after_o they_o have_v recover_v some_o strength_n amaziah_n make_v great_a slaughter_n among_o they_o 2_o king_n fourteen_o 7._o as_o the_o maccabee_n do_v afterward_o 1_o macc._n v._n 65._o and_o at_o last_o be_v utter_o disable_v by_o hircanus_n the_o son_n of_o simon_n maccabaeus_n as_o we_o read_v in_o josephus_n l._n xiii_o antiq._n c._n 17._o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n st._n hierom_n and_o the_o lxx_o do_v not_o understand_v this_o of_o their_o have_v any_o dominion_n over_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n which_o we_o never_o read_v of_o but_o only_o of_o their_o regaining_a power_n to_o shake_v off_o subjection_n to_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n which_o they_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o joram_n as_o we_o read_v 2_o king_n viii_o 20_o 22._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 8_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 41._o and_o esau_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n design_v and_o resolve_v within_o himself_o and_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v be_v so_o full_a of_o it_o that_o he_o can_v not_o contain_v his_o purpose_n within_o his_o own_o breast_n but_o in_o his_o anger_n blurt_v it_o out_o to_o some_o body_n who_o tell_v it_o to_o rebekah_n the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v die_v short_o in_o which_o he_o be_v deceive_v for_o he_o live_v three_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o this_o and_o then_o i_o will_v be_v revenge_v he_o have_v some_o regard_n to_o his_o father_n still_o remain_v who_o he_o will_v not_o grieve_v but_o no_o consideration_n of_o his_o mother_n who_o have_v help_v jacob_n to_o supplant_v he_o ver._n 44._o tarry_v with_o he_o a_o few_o day_n a_o year_n or_o two_o but_o herein_o she_o also_o be_v mistake_v for_o he_o do_v not_o return_v in_o twenty_o year_n time_n until_o thy_o brother_n fury_n time_n in_o which_o various_a thing_n happen_v very_o much_o allay_v fury_n and_o rage_n ver._n 45._o and_o he_o forget_v etc._n etc._n the_o memory_n of_o it_o be_v much_o wear_v out_o and_o grow_v weak_a why_o shall_v i_o be_v deprive_v of_o you_o both_o in_o one_o day_n she_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v that_o if_o esau_n kill_v jacob_n and_o the_o public_a justice_n do_v not_o punish_v it_o according_a to_o the_o precept_n ix_o 6._o which_o have_v settle_v court_n of_o judicature_n god_n himself_o will_v prosecute_v esau_n with_o his_o vengeance_n as_o he_o do_v cain_n ver._n 46._o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n because_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n the_o two_o wife_n of_o esau_n who_o be_v hittites_n be_v such_o a_o continual_a vexation_n to_o she_o that_o she_o wish_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v among_o they_o if_o jacob_n take_v a_o wife_n etc._n etc._n she_o pretend_v only_o this_o reason_n for_o send_v jacob_n among_o her_o kindred_n and_o say_v not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o danger_n his_o life_n be_v in_o for_o she_o will_v not_o afflict_v her_o husband_n but_o only_o preserve_v she_o son_n what_o good_a shall_v my_o life_n do_v i_o i_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o live_v in_o such_o perpetual_a vexation_n therefore_o let_v he_o go_v and_o take_v a_o wife_n as_o abraham_n do_v for_o thou_o of_o our_o kindred_n chap._n xxviii_o ver._n 1._o and_o isaac_n call_v jacob._n send_v for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o renew_a and_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n he_o have_v already_o give_v he_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v of_o less_o force_n because_o procure_v by_o artifice_n and_o subtlety_n xxvii_o 35._o ver._n 2._o to_o padan-aram_n see_v xxv_o 20._o ver._n 3._o and_o god_n almighty_n bless_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o solemn_a blessing_n mention_v verse_n 1._o wherein_o he_o ratify_v what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o more_o full_o and_o distinct_o settle_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n upon_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n ver._n 4._o give_v thou_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o that_o in_o his_o seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v gen._n xv._o 18._o xxii_o 18_o both_o which_o he_o now_o confirm_v to_o jacob._n ver._n 5._o and_o isaac_n send_v away_o jacob._n in_o some_o haste_n as_o the_o lxx_o translate_v verse_n 2._o arise_v flee_v i._n e._n depart_v without_o any_o delay_n which_o look_v as_o if_o rebekah_n have_v at_o last_o suggest_v something_o to_o he_o of_o the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o and_o he_o go_v to_o padan-aram_n prepare_a himself_o to_o go_v and_o set_v forward_o or_o else_o it_o be_v speak_v by_o anticipation_n for_o he_o do_v not_o come_v thither_o till_o after_o several_a passage_n which_o be_v relate_v in_o this_o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n son_n of_o bethuel_n the_o syrian_a see_v xxv_o 20._o jacob_n and_o esau_n mother_n now_o jacob_n be_v put_v first_o as_o be_v late_o declare_v isaac_n heir_n and_o heir_n of_o all_o the_o promise_n ver._n 9_o then_o go_v esau_n unto_o ishmael_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o family_n of_o ishmael_n for_o he_o himself_o die_v fourteen_o year_n ago_o and_o therefore_o nebaioth_n his_o elder_a son_n xxv_o 13._o be_v here_o mention_v as_o the_o present_a head_n of_o the_o family_n who_o sister_n esau_n marry_v whereby_o he_o show_v himself_o not_o to_o have_v any_o great_a regard_n to_o the_o divine_a revelation_n otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v know_v that_o this_o family_n be_v descend_v from_o a_o bondwoman_n be_v not_o to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n ver._n 10._o jacob_n go_v out_o from_o beer-sheba_a etc._n etc._n quite_o alone_o without_o any_o servant_n to_o attend_v he_o and_o without_o any_o present_n to_o court_v a_o wife_n or_o gain_v the_o kindness_n of_o laban_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v want_v when_o abraham_n send_v eliezer_n to_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n but_o as_o he_o be_v send_v away_o in_o haste_n as_o i_o note_v before_o verse_n 5._o so_o hereby_o the_o anger_n of_o esau_n be_v mitigate_v who_o at_o present_a be_v leave_v the_o sole_a possessor_n of_o all_o isaac_n riches_n and_o see_v jacob_n depart_v in_o a_o poor_a condition_n this_o also_o be_v a_o act_n of_o divine_a faith_n that_o god_n will_v take_v a_o singular_a care_n of_o he_o and_o let_v he_o want_v nothing_o and_o as_o they_o can_v not_o but_o hope_v that_o laban_n be_v so_o near_o a_o relation_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v he_o and_o entertain_v he_o so_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o may_v carry_v letter_n of_o credence_n with_o he_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v heir_n to_o isaac_n as_o eliezer_n assure_v they_o isaac_n be_v to_o be_v to_o abraham_n xxiv_o 36._o we_o be_v to_o suppose_v likewise_o that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v without_o money_n to_o bear_v his_o charge_n as_o we_o speak_v and_o have_v some_o provision_n with_o he_o for_o we_o read_v of_o oil_n verse_n 18._o which_o he_o pour_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o pillar_n ver._n 11._o and_o he_o light_v upon_o a_o certain_a place_n etc._n etc._n a_o convenient_a place_n shade_v with_o lovely_a tree_n see_v verse_n 19_o to_o lodge_v in_o unto_o which_o he_o do_v not_o go_v by_o design_n but_o happen_v as_o we_o speak_v upon_o it_o when_o he_o do_v not_o think_v of_o it_o and_o he_o take_v of_o the_o stone_n of_o that_o place_n one_o stone_n from_o among_o many_o other_o that_o be_v there_o as_o appear_v from_o verse_n 18._o the_o same_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v observe_v before_o xix_o 29._o xxi_o 7._o ver._n 12._o and_o he_o dream_v he_o have_v the_o follow_a representation_n make_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n behold_v a_o ladder_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v judicious_o observe_v by_o maimonides_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o more_n nevochim_n that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o prophetic_a
and_o then_o call_v he_o jacob_n again_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o it_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o search_v for_o a_o reason_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o call_v he_o israel_n because_o he_o bear_v the_o death_n of_o his_o belove_a wife_n with_o admirable_a patience_n and_o submission_n to_o god_n will._n but_o they_o can_v give_v so_o good_a a_o reason_n why_o he_o immediate_o alter_v his_o style_n and_o call_v he_o jacob_n again_o see_v verse_n 22._o beyond_o the_o tower_n of_o edar_fw-la i._n e._n the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n as_o some_o translate_v it_o who_o think_v there_o be_v such_o a_o tower_n near_o jerusalem_n because_o of_o those_o word_n of_o micah_n iu_o 8._o o_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n the_o strong_a hold_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o do_v not_o prove_v there_o be_v no_o tower_n in_o jacob_n day_n call_v by_o that_o name_n but_o rather_o that_o in_o future_a age_n this_o tower_n be_v renew_v in_o the_o same_o or_o a_o neighbour_a place_n and_o call_v by_o the_o ancient_a name_n which_o it_o have_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jacob._n ver._n 22._o go_v and_o lie_v with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n she_o be_v call_v his_o wife_n xxx_o 4._o and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o those_o time_n be_v true_o so_o as_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v all_o those_o call_v concubine_n be_v though_o not_o the_o principal_a wife_n but_o of_o a_o low_a rank_n see_v mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n l._n v._o cap._n 7._o p._n 570_o 571_o etc._n etc._n and_o israel_n hear_v it_o and_o high_o resent_v it_o as_o we_o find_v xlix_o 4._o but_o in_o this_o short_a history_n moses_n pass_v over_o israel_n censure_n of_o this_o incest_n till_o he_o come_v to_o die_v which_o show_v sufficient_o how_o he_o be_v affect_v when_o the_o fact_n be_v commit_v or_o perhaps_o these_o word_n israel_n hear_v it_o may_v signify_v that_o though_o reuben_n think_v to_o have_v commit_v this_o sin_n so_o secret_o as_o to_o have_v conceal_v it_o from_o his_o father_n yet_o he_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o and_o give_v he_o such_o private_a rebuke_n as_o be_v fit_v but_o proceed_v not_o to_o public_a punishment_n to_o avoid_v scandal_n now_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v twelve_o their_o number_n be_v now_o complete_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n after_o who_o he_o have_v no_o more_o child_n moses_n think_v good_a here_o to_o enumerate_v they_o and_o they_o be_v all_o bear_v save_v benjamin_n alone_a before_o he_o have_v the_o name_n of_o israel_n it_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o why_o he_o call_v he_o jacob._n ver._n 26._o which_o be_v bear_v to_o he_o in_o padan-aram_n all_o except_o benjamin_n who_o as_o be_v say_v just_a before_o verse_n 18_o be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n ver._n 27._o jacob_n come_v to_o isaac_n his_o father_n etc._n etc._n to_o dwell_v with_o he_o and_o to_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o his_o old_a age._n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v he_o have_v be_v with_o he_o before_o since_o he_o come_v from_o mesopotamia_n but_o now_o come_v to_o stay_v with_o he_o till_o death_n part_v they_o unto_o the_o city_n of_o arba_n etc._n etc._n call_v kirjath-arba_n xxiii_o 2._o from_o a_o great_a man_n josh_n fourteen_o 15._o among_o the_o anakim_v who_o name_n be_v arba_n and_o either_o be_v bear_v or_o dwell_v or_o rule_v here_o it_o be_v afterward_o call_v hebron_n where_o abraham_n dwell_v a_o long_a time_n xiii_o 18._o and_o where_o he_o buy_v a_o buryingplace_n for_o his_o family_n xxiii_o 19_o ver._n 28._o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o year_n he_o live_v five_o year_n long_o than_o his_o father_n abraham_n xxv_o 7._o ver._n 29._o his_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n bury_v as_o isaac_n and_o ishmael_n have_v do_v abraham_n xxv_o 9_o and_o not_o doubt_v in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o sojourn_v there_o as_o be_v say_v before_o as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v before_o he_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v the_o friendship_n between_o esau_n and_o jacob_n continue_v after_o the_o interview_n they_o have_v at_o jacob_n return_n into_o this_o country_n chap._n xxxvi_o ver._n 1._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o esau_n which_o be_v here_o set_v down_o to_o show_v how_o effectual_a his_o father_n blessing_n be_v xxvii_o 29_o and_o as_o maimonides_n think_v p._n iii_o cap._n 50._o more_n nevoch_n to_o prevent_v the_o destruction_n of_o any_o of_o the_o family_n of_o esau_n but_o only_o those_o of_o amalek_n who_o descend_v from_o the_o first-born_a of_o esau_n by_o a_o concubine_n the_o sister_n of_o lotan_n a_o horite_n one_o of_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o seir_n verse_n 12_o &_o 22._o his_o descendant_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o a_o express_a precept_n for_o a_o particular_a offence_n exod._n xvii_o but_o the_o divine_a justice_n take_v care_n of_o the_o rest_n by_o distinguish_v they_o thus_o exact_o from_o he_o that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v under_o the_o name_n of_o amalekites_n ver._n 2._o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n the_o name_n of_o these_o wife_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o those_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v marry_v xxvi_o 34._o therefore_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o former_a wife_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o so_o he_o take_v another_o daughter_n of_o elon_n when_o judith_n be_v dead_a call_v adah_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o man_n call_v anah_n by_o who_o he_o have_v such_o child_n as_o here_o follow_v the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n the_o word_n daughter_n here_o signify_v niece_n or_o she_o be_v call_v zibeon_n daughter_n because_o he_o breed_v she_o as_o the_o child_n of_o michal_n be_v mention_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 8_o though_o she_o have_v none_o at_o all_o but_o only_o educate_v the_o child_n of_o her_o sister_n as_o zibeon_n perhaps_o do_v his_o brother_n anah_n daughter_n verse_n 20._o ver._n 3._o bashemath_n ishmael_n daughter_n she_o be_v call_v by_o another_o name_n xxviii_o 9_o but_o it_o be_v likely_a esau_n change_v her_o name_n from_o mahalah_n which_o signify_v sickly_a and_o infirm_a into_o this_o of_o bashmath_n which_o signify_v aromatic_a and_o fragrant_a either_o because_o the_o name_n better_o please_v he_o or_o he_o think_v will_v better_o please_v his_o father_n or_o she_o grow_v more_o healthy_a after_o marriage_n or_o perhaps_o she_o have_v two_o name_n give_v she_o at_o the_o first_o ver._n 6._o go_v into_o the_o country_n from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n jacob._n into_o another_o country_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o which_o he_o late_o come_v to_o bury_v his_o father_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n which_o be_v do_v he_o and_o jacob_n no_o doubt_n agree_v about_o the_o division_n of_o isaac_n estate_n out_o of_o which_o a_o large_a share_n come_v to_o esau_n who_o have_v something_o also_o of_o his_o own_o there_o before_o all_o his_o son_n beforementioned_a be_v bear_v to_o he_o in_o canaan_n verse_n 5._o beside_o what_o he_o have_v in_o seir._n his_o brother_n jacob._n he_o know_v of_o no_o other_o name_n his_o brother_n have_v that_o of_o israel_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v not_o yet_o publish_v and_o common_o use_v ver._n 7._o for_o their_o riches_n be_v more_o than_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v together_o there_o be_v not_o room_n enough_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n where_o they_o be_v but_o sojourner_n and_o can_v have_v no_o more_o than_o the_o present_a possessor_n will_v let_v to_o they_o for_o such_o a_o vast_a stock_n as_o they_o have_v between_o they_o and_o therefore_o be_v constrain_v to_o separate_v as_o abraham_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v do_v from_o lot_n xiii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o esau_n have_v begin_v before_o to_o settle_v in_o seir_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o bring_v what_o he_o have_v there_o hither_o but_o carry_v what_o his_o father_n leave_v he_o thither_o where_o he_o have_v enlarge_v his_o dominion_n since_o jacob_n return_n to_o canaan_n ver._n 8._o thus_o dwell_v esau_n in_o mount_n seir._n it_o be_v a_o question_n how_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v go_v to_o dwell_v in_o seir_n upon_o this_o occasion_n see_v we_o find_v he_o there_o before_o when_o jacob_n come_v out_o of_o mesopotamia_n xxxii_o 3._o but_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a that_o then_o he_o have_v only_o some_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o not_o the_o best_a of_o it_o neither_o and_o therefore_o perhaps_o have_v some_o of_o his_o estate_n still_o in_o canaan_n while_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o be_v in_o seir._n and_o it_o seem_v remarkable_a to_o i_o that_o he_o be_v not_o say_v till_o now_o to_o dwell_v in_o mount_n seir_n but_o
this_o list_n of_o their_o king_n that_o the_o kingdom_n at_o this_o time_n be_v elective_a for_o the_o father_n do_v not_o succeed_v the_o son_n which_o may_v have_v be_v the_o reason_n perhaps_o why_o it_o last_v but_o a_o while_n before_o their_o government_n be_v alter_v again_o verse_n 40._o maimonides_n have_v a_o opinion_n different_a from_o all_o other_o that_o none_o of_o these_o king_n be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o esau_n but_o stranger_n who_o oppress_v the_o edomite_n and_o be_v here_o set_v down_o by_o moses_n to_o admonish_v the_o israelite_n to_o observe_v that_o precept_n deut._n xvii_o 15._o not_o to_o set_v a_o stranger_n to_o be_v king_n over_o they_o who_o be_v not_o their_o brother_n i._n e._n one_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n ver._n 35._o who_o smote_n midian_a in_o the_o field_n of_o moab_n the_o midianite_n perhaps_o come_v to_o invade_v they_o and_o hadad_n march_v out_o and_o meet_v they_o in_o the_o frontier_n of_o their_o country_n which_o join_v to_o that_o of_o moab_n where_o he_o get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o they_o ver._n 37._o and_o saul_n of_o rehoboth_n by_o the_o river_n reign_v etc._n etc._n if_o by_o the_o river_n we_o shall_v understand_v euphrates_n as_o it_o usual_o signify_v near_o to_o which_o stand_v the_o city_n of_o rehoboth_n gen._n x._o 11._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o one_o shall_v be_v choose_v from_o so_o remote_a a_o country_n to_o be_v king_n of_o edom_n unless_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v there_o but_o to_o have_v live_v in_o edom_n and_o by_o his_o great_a achievement_n to_o have_v get_v into_o the_o throne_n otherwise_o we_o must_v take_v this_o for_o some_o other_o city_n which_o stand_v by_o the_o most_o know_a river_n of_o this_o country_n ver._n 38._o baal-hanan_a this_o name_n be_v the_o reverse_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o of_o hannibal_n ver._n 39_o his_o wife_n name_n be_v mehetabel_n etc._n etc._n none_o of_o their_o wife_n much_o less_o their_o pedigree_n be_v name_v beside_o this_o alone_a which_o show_v she_o be_v a_o eminent_a woman_n in_o those_o time_n and_o that_o country_n either_o for_o wisdom_n or_o parentage_n or_o estate_n or_o some_o other_o excellence_n ver._n 40._o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o duke_n that_o come_v of_o esau_n they_o seem_v now_o to_o have_v return_v to_o their_o first_o constitution_n and_o king_n be_v lay_v aside_o for_o some_o time_n but_o in_o future_a age_n we_o find_v they_o change_v again_o and_o then_o king_n reign_v successive_o the_o son_n after_o the_o father_n as_o they_o do_v in_o israel_n some_o think_v these_o be_v the_o great_a man_n who_o rule_v in_o edom_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n according_a to_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v the_o head_n of_o different_a family_n and_o live_v in_o different_a place_n and_o perhaps_o reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n so_o the_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v ver._n 43._o in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o 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esau_n in_o the_o xxxvi_o chapter_n which_o be_v end_v he_o return_v to_o finish_v the_o history_n of_o jacob._n and_o the_o lad_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n vehu_fw-mi naar_n signify_v he_o be_v very_o young_a in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o childish_a year_n and_o come_v in_o by_o way_n of_o a_o parenthesis_n in_o this_o manner_n joseph_n be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a be_v feed_v the_o flock_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o he_o be_v but_o a_o youth_n unexperienced_a and_o therefore_o call_v a_o child_n verse_n 30._o with_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n etc._n etc._n which_o last_o word_n be_v a_o explication_n of_o the_o former_a show_v with_o which_o of_o his_o brethren_n he_o be_v not_o with_o the_o son_n of_o leah_n but_o with_o the_o son_n of_o his_o handmaid_n particular_o with_o bilhah_n who_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o mother_n to_o he_o now_o rachel_n be_v dead_a have_v wait_v upon_o she_o and_o zilpah_n son_n be_v also_o 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than_o be_v peace_n be_v to_o thou_o or_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v as_o our_o custom_n be_v ver._n 5._o joseph_n dream_v a_o dream_n this_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n and_o other_o also_o as_o appear_v by_o elihu_n who_o show_v that_o all_o dream_n be_v not_o illusion_n of_o evil_a spirit_n job_n xxxiii_o 14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o long_a before_o his_o time_n abimelech_n be_v warn_v by_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n chapter_n xx._n of_o this_o book_n verse_n 3_o 6_o 7._o upon_o which_o consideration_n as_o dr._n jackson_n well_o observe_v we_o shall_v not_o mistrust_v the_o report_n of_o several_a ancient_a historian_n who_o tell_v we_o how_o prince_n and_o father_n of_o family_n have_v have_v fore-warning_n of_o future_a event_n either_o concern_v themselves_o their_o kingdom_n or_o posterity_n book_n i._o upon_o the_o creed_n chap._n 9_o he_o tell_v his_o brethren_n this_o argue_v his_o great_a innocence_n and_o simplicity_n that_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o understanding_n enough_o to_o consider_v how_o ill_o this_o dream_n may_v be_v expound_v or_o not_o prudence_n enough_o to_o conceal_v what_o may_v be_v ill_o interpret_v by_o they_o they_o hate_v he_o yet_o more_o the_o first_o ground_n of_o their_o hatred_n be_v their_o father_n be_v great_a love_n to_o he_o and_o then_o his_o inform_v their_o father_n of_o their_o bad_a behaviour_n which_o be_v still_o increase_v by_o the_o fine_a clothes_n his_o father_n bestow_v on_o he_o and_o now_o most_o of_o all_o by_o this_o dream_n which_o they_o interpret_v to_o signify_v his_o superiority_n over_o they_o ver._n 7._o your_o sheaf_n stand_v round_o about_o and_o make_v obeisance_n etc._n etc._n or_o gather_v round_o about_o i_o
the_o other_o and_o seem_v to_o import_v a_o great_a change_n in_o their_o condition_n which_o make_v such_o a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o be_v solicitous_a to_o know_v the_o meaning_n ver._n 8._o we_o have_v dream_v a_o dream_n and_o there_o be_v no_o interpreter_n of_o it_o i._n e._n here_o in_o prison_n we_o have_v not_o the_o opportunity_n of_o get_v they_o interpret_v if_o they_o have_v be_v at_o liberty_n there_o be_v man_n in_o those_o country_n who_o pretend_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o interpret_n dream_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v but_o some_o dream_n carry_v such_o lively_a representation_n in_o they_o and_o so_o suitable_a to_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o make_v likewise_o so_o great_a a_o commotion_n in_o their_o spirit_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o attend_v to_o they_o nay_o think_v god_n have_v send_v they_o and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o thus_o we_o find_v achilles_n advise_v agamemnon_n in_o homer_n iliad_n i._o to_o consult_v with_o the_o interpreter_n of_o their_o god_n for_o what_o offence_n they_o have_v send_v the_o plague_n among_o they_o say_v to_o what_o priest_n or_o to_o what_o prophet_n shall_v we_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o what_o vender_n of_o dream_n for_o even_o dream_n come_v from_o jupiter_n do_v not_o interpretation_n belong_v to_o god_n who_o can_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o dream_n but_o he_o that_o send_v they_o viz_o god_n this_o show_v that_o god_n do_v sometime_o admonish_v other_o nation_n as_o we_o see_v xx._n 6._o xxxi_o 24._o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n by_o dream_n until_o they_o forget_v as_o dr._n jackson_n judicious_o speak_v that_o interpretation_n be_v from_o god_n and_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o a_o art_n of_o interpret_n then_o they_o either_o cease_v or_o be_v so_o mix_v with_o delusion_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v or_o if_o their_o event_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n foresee_v 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to_o give_v their_o attendance_n and_o then_o such_o as_o the_o king_n be_v offend_v withal_o be_v strike_v out_o and_o punish_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n or_o pardon_v and_o gracious_o restore_v to_o their_o place_n this_o exposition_n best_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n verse_n 20._o where_o the_o head_n of_o both_o these_o officer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lift_v up_o though_o one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v advance_v to_o his_o former_a station_n ver._n 14._o but_o think_v on_o i_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o my_o prediction_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o ask_v no_o other_o reward_n of_o thou_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o instrument_n of_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o imprisonment_n joseph_n be_v not_o only_o grow_v expert_a in_o interpret_n dream_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o he_o come_v into_o egypt_n xxxvii_o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o full_o assure_v he_o know_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o this_o passage_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o prediction_n by_o dream_n be_v frequent_a in_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n though_o in_o after_o age_n they_o grow_v rare_a in_o both_o for_o as_o dr._n jackson_n admirable_o speak_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n the_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n multiplicity_n of_o business_n solicitude_n of_o mind_n about_o worldly_a affair_n and_o man_n too_o much_o depend_v on_o politic_a device_n to_o accomplish_v their_o end_n cause_v the_o defect_n of_o true_a dream_n and_o of_o other_o divine_a admonition_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n ver._n 15._o i_o be_v steal_v carry_v away_o by_o violence_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o father_n and_o sell_v for_o a_o slave_n his_o brethren_n in_o sell_v he_o commit_v that_o crime_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v plagium_n for_o qui_fw-la hominem_fw-la liberum_fw-la vendit_fw-la plagiarius_fw-la est_fw-la out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n some_o man_n will_v have_v it_o think_v that_o these_o word_n be_v add_v by_o joshua_n or_o some_o other_o after_o moses_n his_o time_n because_o canaan_n be_v not_o call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o his_o day_n much_o less_o in_o joseph_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o joseph_n do_v not_o call_v all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o this_o name_n but_o only_o that_o part_n of_o it_o where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v very_o long_o live_v viz._n about_o hebron_n there_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v call_v a_o hebrew_n settle_v with_o his_o family_n when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n xiii_o 17_o 18._o there_o isaac_n dwell_v also_o xxxv_o 27._o and_o jacob_n xxxvii_o 1_o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o they_o be_v stranger_n or_o sojourner_n in_o this_o country_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n of_o great_a note_n and_o name_n as_o jacobus_n altingius_n have_v well_o observe_v who_o be_v treat_v as_o prince_n xxiii_o 6._o live_v by_o their_o own_o law_n make_v league_n not_o only_o with_o private_a man_n but_o with_o city_n and_o with_o king_n xxi_o 22_o 23._o xxvi_o 28._o xxxiv_o 6._o and_o the_o fame_n of_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v spread_v abroad_o both_o by_o the_o victory_n which_o abraham_n get_v in_o a_o battle_n over_o several_a king_n and_o by_o the_o sack_n of_o shechem_n which_o the_o neighbour_n dare_v not_o revenge_v all_o which_o may_v well_o make_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o have_v reside_v for_o three_o generation_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o the_o hebrew_n where_o they_o be_v at_o first_o plant_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o native_n who_o be_v confederate_a with_o abraham_n fourteen_o 13._o that_o they_o shall_v put_v i_o into_o the_o dungeon_n into_o which_o he_o be_v throw_v at_o the_o first_o as_o a_o great_a malefactor_n for_o this_o be_v the_o low_a and_o dark_a place_n in_o the_o prison_n be_v under_o ground_n so_o the_o 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be_v bread_n in_o the_o middlemost_a pie_n and_o in_o the_o high_a the_o fine_a sort_n of_o paste_n of_o all_o sort_n biscuit_n tart_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 19_o lift_v up_o thy_o head_n the_o same_o phrase_n which_o be_v use_v of_o the_o other_o verse_n 13._o but_o with_o this_o addition_n from_o off_o thou_o to_o signify_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v for_o another_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o have_v his_o name_n strike_v out_o of_o the_o roll_n but_o his_o head_n strike_v off_o from_o his_o body_n though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n so_o to_o understand_v it_o but_o only_o simple_o that_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n and_o shall_v hang_v thou_o on_o a_o tree_n they_o that_o fancy_n his_o head_n be_v first_o cut_v off_o will_v have_v
body_n else_o we_o find_v nabuchadnezzar_n do_v the_o same_o in_o babylon_n dan._n i._n 7._o and_o it_o be_v still_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n where_o the_o mogul_n never_o advance_v any_o man_n but_o he_o give_v he_o a_o new_a name_n and_o that_o significant_a of_o something_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o not_o long_o ago_o he_o call_v his_o brother-in-law_n asaph_n chán_n the_o gather_n or_o the_o rich_a lord_n and_o his_o physician_n macrobius_n chan_n the_o lord_n of_o my_o health_n etc._n etc._n as_o peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valle_n relate_v in_o his_o travel_n p._n 465._o where_o he_o observe_v the_o same_o of_o his_o wife_n p._n 470._o zaphnath_a paaneah_n which_o st._n hierom_n interpret_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n carry_v it_o for_o another_o signification_n which_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o secret_n or_o the_o revealer_n of_o future_a thing_n see_v sixt._n amama_n and_o athan._n kirker_n his_o prodromus_n cap._n v._o and_o our_o countryman_n j._n gregory_n chap._n xvi_o of_o his_o observation_n who_o with_o mr._n calvin_n think_v it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o attempt_v to_o make_v this_o sense_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o think_v they_o have_v do_v it_o with_o success_n tzaphan_n be_v to_o hide_v or_o cover_v whence_o tzaphnath_n that_o which_o be_v hide_v or_o secret_a and_o panah_n signify_v to_o look_v into_o or_o contemplate_v so_o that_o campeg_n vitrigna_fw-la think_v josephus_n and_o philo_n not_o to_o have_v ill_o interpret_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observe_v sacr._n lib._n i._o cap._n 5._o a_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n and_o a_o finder_n out_o of_o thing_n hide_v but_o as_o jacchiade_n observe_v upon_o dan._n i._n 7._o that_o the_o egyptian_a and_o persian_a king_n give_v name_n for_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o token_n of_o their_o supreme_a greatness_n and_o authority_n so_o it_o be_v most_o for_o their_o glory_n to_o give_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o language_n and_o therefore_o if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o zaphnath_a paaneah_n the_o egyptian_a tongue_n and_o the_o hebrew_n have_v a_o great_a affinity_n one_o to_o the_o other_o and_o he_o give_v he_o to_o wife_n either_o the_o king_n then_o dispose_v of_o the_o great_a nobleman_n daughter_n when_o their_o parent_n be_v dead_a as_o our_o king_n late_o do_v of_o their_o ward_n or_o asenath_n be_v of_o pharaoh_n kindred_n and_o so_o he_o provide_v she_o a_o husband_n and_o give_v she_o a_o portion_n or_o the_o meaning_n simple_o be_v he_o make_v this_o match_n for_o he_o the_o daughter_n of_o potipherah_n this_o be_v a_o different_a name_n from_o he_o who_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o guard_n and_o be_v of_o a_o different_a quality_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n from_o some_o likeness_n in_o their_o name_n to_o think_v that_o joseph_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o he_o who_o have_v be_v his_o master_n for_o he_o will_v have_v abhor_v to_o match_v with_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o so_o lewd_a a_o woman_n as_o his_o mistress_n as_o vossius_fw-la well_o observe_v in_o the_o place_n forenamed_a priest_n of_o on._n or_o prince_n of_o on._n as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o for_o the_o word_n cohen_n signify_v both_o priest_n and_o prince_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o ult_n priest_n be_v ancient_o the_o prime_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o king_n themselves_o be_v priest_n on_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n in_o egypt_n call_v afterward_o heliopolis_n which_o give_v name_n to_o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n province_n of_o egypt_n whereof_o this_o potipherah_a be_v governor_n or_o lieutenant_n concern_v which_o province_n and_o asenath_n and_o potipherah_a see_v mr._n selden_n l._n iii_o de_fw-la synedriis_fw-la p._n 406._o and_o joseph_n go_v out_o over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n to_o see_v what_o place_n be_v fit_a for_o store_n ver._n 46._o joseph_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a so_o he_o have_v be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n thirteen_o year_n for_o he_o be_v but_o seventeen_o year_n old_a xxxvii_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n in_o which_o time_n we_o may_v well_o think_v he_o have_v learn_v the_o language_n of_o that_o country_n and_o gain_v much_o experience_n but_o never_o send_v to_o his_o father_n in_o which_o there_o be_v visible_o a_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n for_o his_o father_n may_v have_v use_v mean_n for_o his_o deliverance_n and_o then_o he_o have_v never_o come_v to_o this_o greatness_n when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n when_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o his_o prime_a minister_n for_o the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o minister_n alone_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o it_o be_v like_a the_o same_o state_n be_v keep_v here_o and_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n dan._n i._n 19_o and_o to_o see_v the_o king_n face_n esther_n i._n 14._o and_o go_v throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v only_o take_v a_o general_a view_n of_o the_o country_n before_o verse_n 45._o but_o now_o a_o more_o particular_a to_o give_v order_n for_o the_o build_n of_o storehouse_n against_o the_o plenteous_a year_n come_v ver._n 47._o bring_v forth_o by_o handful_n such_o large_a ear_n that_o a_o few_o of_o they_o will_v make_v a_o sheaf_n which_o our_o translation_n seem_v here_o to_o mean_v by_o handful_n for_o sheaf_n be_v bind_v up_o with_o man_n hand_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v it_o bring_v forth_o sheaf_n or_o heap_n or_o more_o literal_o handful_n upon_o one_o stalk_v i._n e._n vast_a abundance_n some_o conceive_v the_o corn_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o sheaf_n heap_v up_o very_o high_a and_o not_o thrash_v out_o for_o so_o it_o will_v keep_v the_o long_o ver._n 48._o and_o he_o gather_v up_o all_o the_o food_n the_o five_o part_n as_o he_o have_v propose_v verse_n 34._o i_o e._n he_o buy_v it_o which_o he_o may_v do_v at_o a_o small_a price_n when_o there_o be_v unusual_a plenty_n and_o lay_v up_o the_o food_n in_o the_o city_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o lay_v it_o up_o as_o it_o be_v gather_v unthrash_v that_o there_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o cattle_n also_o so_o the_o vulgar_a in_o manipulos_fw-la reductae_fw-la segetes_fw-la congregatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o horrea_fw-la and_o what_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o plenty_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v be_v dispense_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o famine_n etc._n etc._n round_o every_o city_n this_o be_v very_o wise_o order_v for_o it_o be_v less_o charge_n to_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o present_a and_o more_o easy_a to_o the_o country_n when_o they_o want_v provision_n ver._n 49._o gather_v corn_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o follow_a word_n explain_v this_o hyperbolical_a expression_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o heap_v up_o so_o much_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o egypt_n ver._n 51._o god_n have_v make_v i_o forget_v all_o my_o toil_n the_o great_a affliction_n and_o hard_a labour_n he_o endure_v in_o prison_n and_o all_o my_o father_n house_n the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n by_o impose_v this_o name_n on_o his_o first-born_a he_o admonish_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o prosperity_n of_o his_o former_a adversity_n which_o he_o now_o think_v of_o with_o pleasure_n ver._n 52._o in_o the_o land_n of_o my_o affliction_n in_o the_o country_n where_o i_o have_v suffer_v much_o affliction_n ver._n 53._o and_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenteousness_n be_v end_v it_o be_v beside_o the_o intention_n of_o moses_n to_o relate_v any_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o country_n but_o what_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o pass_v over_o all_o other_o transaction_n of_o these_o seven_o year_n as_o he_o do_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o happen_v in_o jacob_n family_n ever_o since_o joseph_n come_v from_o it_o ver._n 54._o the_o dearth_n be_v in_o all_o land_n in_o all_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o canaan_n syria_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o general_a want_n of_o rain_n but_o in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v bread_n they_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o famine_n present_o because_o they_o have_v much_o to_o spare_v from_o the_o former_a year_n of_o plenty_n ver._n 55._o and_o when_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v famish_v when_o they_o have_v eat_v up_o all_o their_o own_o store_n which_o we_o may_v suppose_v fail_v in_o two_o year_n time_n the_o people_n cry_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n
contra_fw-la appion_n who_o reign_v in_o egypt_n and_o burn_v their_o city_n throw_v down_o their_o temple_n in_o short_a omit_v no_o sort_n of_o cruelty_n upon_o this_o account_n the_o famous_a bochartus_n lib._n iu._n canaan_n cap._n 4._o think_v it_o possible_a the_o egyptian_n hate_a shepherd_n who_o have_v do_v so_o much_o mischief_n and_o i_o may_v add_v the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n joseph_n may_v think_v will_v be_v more_o abominate_v because_o they_o come_v out_o of_o that_o very_a country_n from_o whence_o those_o phoenician_n rover_n make_v their_o invasion_n but_o as_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o who_o do_v the_o forenamed_a mischief_n be_v all_o foreigner_n so_o the_o time_n which_o be_v assign_v for_o this_o pastoral_n kingdom_n do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o scripture-story_n for_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o one_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o year_n before_o the_o israelite_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n in_o the_o xvth_o dynasty_n as_o they_o call_v it_o that_o be_v about_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n when_o mizraim_n the_o father_n of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v scarce_o bear_v or_o be_v very_o young_a our_o great_a primate_n vss_a endeavour_n to_o avoid_v this_o absurdity_n by_o place_v this_o invasion_n which_o he_o think_v be_v out_o of_o arabia_n three_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n when_o they_o take_v memphis_n overrun_v all_o the_o low_a egypt_n and_o their_o first_o king_n there_o reign_v nineteen_o year_n but_o i_o have_v this_o to_o except_v that_o abraham_n come_v a_o good_a while_n after_o this_o into_o egypt_n be_v well_o entertain_v there_o though_o he_o be_v as_o much_o a_o shepherd_n as_o his_o grandchild_n jacob._n see_v gen._n xii_o from_o whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o if_o this_o story_n of_o manetho_n be_v true_a it_o happen_v after_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n and_o so_o be_v fresh_a in_o their_o memory_n such_o a_o three_o rebellion_n of_o the_o shepherd_n the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o the_o egyptian_n call_v hysch_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o life_n to_o which_o opinion_n i_o find_v bochartus_fw-la himself_o incline_v before_o he_o die_v and_o confirm_v it_o in_o his_o hierozoic_a l._n ii_o c._n 44._o p._n i._o by_o many_o proof_n that_o shepherd_n ancient_o be_v furax_fw-la hominum_fw-la genus_fw-la a_o thievish_a sort_n of_o people_n which_o make_v they_o odious_a against_o which_o i_o see_v no_o exception_n but_o this_o that_o aulus_n gellius_n tell_v we_o lib._n xi_o cap._n 18._o out_o of_o a_o ancient_a lawyer_n that_o the_o old_a egyptian_n hold_v all_o manner_n of_o theft_n to_o be_v lawful_a and_o do_v not_o punish_v they_o and_o diodorus_n siculus_n mention_n this_o law_n among_o they_o that_o they_o who_o will_v live_v by_o robbery_n be_v to_o enter_v their_o name_n and_o bring_v what_o they_o steal_v immediate_o to_o the_o priest_n who_o mulct_n the_o man_n that_o be_v rob_v 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ethiopian_n and_o for_o some_o such_o reason_n he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o book_n they_o avoid_v all_o mariner_n of_o other_o nation_n that_o be_v as_o here_o moses_n say_v they_o do_v shepherd_n upon_o some_o or_o other_o of_o the_o account_n beforementioned_a it_o look_v like_o a_o piece_n of_o great_a generosity_n in_o joseph_n not_o to_o conceal_v from_o pharaoh_n the_o quality_n of_o his_o family_n though_o such_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v under_o a_o very_a ill_a character_n he_o hope_v they_o will_v distinguish_v themselves_o from_o such_o vile_a shepherd_n as_o have_v make_v the_o name_n odious_a and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o gain_v the_o love_n of_o the_o egyptian_n they_o will_v be_v the_o more_o secure_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n by_o not_o learn_v their_o evil_a manner_n and_o superstition_n from_o which_o they_o will_v be_v preserve_v by_o have_v no_o conversation_n with_o they_o chap._n xlvii_o ver._n 1._o joseph_n come_v and_o tell_v pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v his_o warrant_n some_o time_n ago_o to_o send_v for_o his_o father_n and_o his_o family_n xlv_o 17_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v good_a manner_n to_o acquaint_v he_o they_o be_v come_v and_o to_o know_v his_o pleasure_n how_o he_o shall_v dispose_v of_o they_o behold_v they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n they_o stop_v there_o which_o be_v the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n till_o they_o know_v thy_o pleasure_n ver._n 2._o and_o he_o take_v some_o of_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n miktse_fw-la which_o we_o translate_v some_o signify_v in_o common_a language_n de_fw-fr extremitate_fw-la from_o the_o fagg-end_n as_o we_o speak_v of_o his_o brethren_n which_o have_v make_v some_o imagine_n he_o present_v the_o mean_a of_o his_o brethren_n to_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o may_v neither_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o nor_o think_v of_o advance_v they_o to_o employment_n in_o the_o court_n or_o camp_n but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n the_o word_n here_o denote_v only_o that_o he_o take_v from_o among_o all_o his_o brethren_n five_o of_o they_o as_o bochart_n observe_v who_o translate_v it_o ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la suis_fw-la take_v it_o to_o be_v like_o that_o phrase_n xix_o 4._o where_o we_o translate_v it_o from_o all_o quarter_n p._n i._n hierozoic_a lib._n ii_o cap._n 34._o ver._n 3._o both_o we_o and_o our_o father_n it_o be_v not_o a_o employment_n we_o have_v late_o take_v up_o but_o be_v breed_v to_o it_o by_o our_o ancestor_n who_o follow_v the_o same_o profession_n for_o this_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a way_n of_o live_v as_o columella_n observe_v in_o his_o preface_n in_o rusticatione_n antiquissima_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la pascendi_fw-la eademque_fw-la quaestuosissima_fw-la in_o country_n business_n the_o most_o ancient_a as_o well_o as_o most_o gainful_a be_v the_o way_n of_o feed_v cattle_n from_o
family_n as_o it_o be_v in_o israel_n to_o that_o of_o aaron_n and_o hold_v in_o such_o veneration_n that_o they_o be_v all_o not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a from_o pay_v tribute_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d next_o to_o the_o king_n in_o honour_n and_o in_o power_n but_o receive_v a_o three_o of_o the_o royal_a revenue_n out_o of_o which_o they_o maintain_v the_o public_a sacrifice_n and_o their_o servant_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d provide_v for_o their_o own_o necessity_n thus_o diodorus_n siculus_n l._n i._o as_o i_o find_v he_o allege_v by_o jac._n capellus_n in_o his_o hist_n sacra_fw-la &_o exot._fw-la ad_fw-la a._n m._n 2294._o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o part_n imitate_v this_o constitution_n in_o that_o law_n of_o he_o which_o make_v even_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o learn_v free_a from_o all_o public_a charge_n of_o any_o sort_n beside_o the_o salary_n he_o allow_v they_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o cheerful_o follow_v their_o several_a study_n ver._n 23._o behold_v i_o have_v buy_v you_o this_o day_n and_o your_o land_n etc._n etc._n the_o bargain_n can_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o rigid_a as_o to_o tie_v they_o strict_o to_o it_o for_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o require_v only_o a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o ground_n for_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v they_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v their_o own_o a_o act_n of_o great_a humanity_n and_o equity_n wherein_o he_o show_v himself_o both_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o wise_a statesman_n in_o take_v away_o all_o matter_n of_o complaint_n from_o the_o people_n for_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n be_v due_a in_o all_o likelihood_n to_o the_o king_n before_o xxviii_o 22._o which_o he_o now_o only_o double_v when_o he_o may_v have_v take_v all_o or_o give_v they_o but_o one_o or_o two_o part_n and_o keep_v all_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o king_n ver._n 25._o thou_o have_v save_v our_o life_n etc._n etc._n we_o owe_v our_o very_a life_n to_o thou_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o but_o have_v thy_o favour_n and_o we_o shall_v willing_o be_v pharaoh_n servant_n this_o be_v a_o high_a expression_n of_o their_o thankfulness_n for_o such_o good_a term_n as_o he_o offer_v they_o which_o they_o ready_o accept_v with_o profession_n of_o their_o obligation_n to_o be_v pharaoh_n bondman_n ver._n 26._o joseph_n make_v it_o a_o law_n by_o his_o advice_n this_o law_n be_v enact_v whereby_o the_o power_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n be_v mighty_o increase_v for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o the_o like_a constitution_n in_o any_o other_o nation_n thucydides_n indeed_o relate_v that_o the_o people_n of_o attica_n pay_v to_o pisistratus_n the_o twenty_o part_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o appianus_n alexandr_n say_v the_o old_a roman_n pay_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o corn_n and_o the_o five_o of_o their_o fruit_n but_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n to_o have_v the_o five_o of_o all_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o field_n which_o joseph_n procure_v they_o by_o his_o admirable_a management_n ver._n 27._o and_o israel_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n see_v verse_n 11._o and_o they_o have_v possession_n therein_o they_o can_v have_v no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o for_o all_o the_o country_n be_v become_v pharaoh_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o farm_a as_o we_o speak_v land_n of_o the_o king_n to_o who_o they_o become_v tenant_n and_o grow_v and_o multiply_v exceed_o and_o consequent_o enlarge_v their_o habitation_n beyond_o the_o territory_n of_o ramese_n where_o they_o be_v first_o place_v into_o other_o part_n of_o goshen_n which_o we_o must_v not_o fancy_n to_o have_v be_v a_o country_n now_o empty_a of_o people_n for_o though_o perhaps_o about_o rameses_n there_n may_v be_v some_o vacant_a ground_n sufficient_a for_o jacob_n family_n when_o they_o come_v first_o to_o plant_v there_o yet_o when_o they_o increase_v very_o much_o no_o doubt_n they_o 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with_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n so_o all_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o do_v but_o he_o have_v a_o peculiar_a reason_n for_o it_o which_o be_v his_o belief_n that_o the_o country_n where_o their_o body_n lay_v be_v his_o in_o reversion_n and_o that_o god_n in_o due_a time_n will_v put_v his_o child_n into_o possession_n of_o it_o for_o which_o time_n they_o can_v not_o but_o the_o more_o earnest_o long_a because_o the_o body_n of_o their_o ancestor_n be_v there_o bury_v see_v l._n 5._o which_o explain_v the_o reason_n why_o jacob_n exact_v a_o oath_n of_o joseph_n not_o because_o he_o doubt_v he_o may_v not_o otherwise_o fulfil_v his_o desire_n but_o that_o pharaoh_n may_v be_v willing_a to_o let_v he_o carry_v his_o body_n thither_o when_o he_o find_v he_o lie_v under_o so_o sacred_a a_o obligation_n to_o do_v it_o ver._n 31._o and_o israel_n bow_v himself_o upon_o the_o bed_n head_n raise_a up_o his_o head_n from_o his_o pillow_n and_o bow_v either_o to_o joseph_n in_o thankfulness_n for_o his_o promise_n or_o to_o god_n for_o the_o assurance_n he_o have_v receive_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o his_o pious_a forefather_n or_o else_o this_o bow_n be_v the_o usual_a ceremony_n wherewith_o a_o oath_n be_v attend_v the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v think_v the_o divine_a glory_n now_o appear_v which_o jacob_n devout_o worship_v but_o if_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v not_o understand_v his_o bow_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o worship_n the_o interpretation_n of_o some_o modern_a writer_n may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v think_v reasonable_a who_o translate_v these_o word_n thus_o he_o lay_v himself_o down_o upon_o his_o pillow_n as_o weak_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v after_o they_o have_v sit_v up_o a_o while_n to_o dispatch_v some_o business_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n schacah_n which_o signify_v to_o bow_v the_o body_n signify_v also_o to_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v here_o translate_v lie_v down_o but_o the_o apostle_n as_o i_o say_v have_v overrule_v all_o such_o conceit_n if_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o translate_v this_o passage_n hebr._n xi_o 21._o which_o to_o i_o indeed_o do_v not_o seem_v evident_a for_o the_o apostle_n be_v there_o speak_v of_o another_o thing_n not_o of_o what_o jacob_n do_v now_o when_o joseph_n swear_v to_o he_o but_o of_o what_o he_o do_v after_o these_o thing_n xlviii_o 1._o when_o he_o bless_v joseph_n son_n then_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o worship_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n which_o be_v not_o the_o translation_n of_o moses_n his_o word_n in_o this_o place_n but_o word_n of_o his_o own_o whereby_o he_o explain_v the_o follow_a story_n and_o show_v how_o strong_a his_o faith_n be_v when_o his_o body_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bow_v himself_o and_o worship_n without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o staff_n this_o clear_o remove_v all_o the_o difficulty_n which_o interpreter_n have_v make_v about_o reconcile_a the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o in_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o apostle_n word_n in_o that_o but_o however_o this_o be_v jacob_n bow_v here_o i_o doubt_v not_o signify_v worship_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a take_v it_o where_o the_o word_n god_n be_v add_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o these_o word_n thus_o translate_v israel_n worship_v god_n turn_v himself_o to_o the_o bed_n head_n chap._n xlviii_o ver._n 1._o after_o these_o thing_n sometime_o after_o though_o not_o long_o for_o jacob_n be_v nigh_o his_o end_n when_o he_o send_v for_o joseph_n to_o make_v he_o swear_v he_o will_v bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n he_o grow_v so_o weak_a that_o he_o conclude_v he_o can_v not_o live_v long_o one_o tell_v joseph_n a_o messenger_n be_v
lay_v his_o hand_n across_o so_o that_o the_o right_a hand_n lay_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v next_o to_o his_o left_a etc._n etc._n ver._n 15._o he_o bless_a joseph_n in_o the_o blessing_n he_o bestow_v on_o his_o child_n all_o my_o life_n long_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mehodi_n signify_v à _fw-la die_fw-la quo_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la as_o bochart_n interpret_v it_o hierozoic_a p._n i._o lib._n ii_o c._n 14._o ever_o since_o i_o have_v a_o be_v ver._n 16._o the_o angel_n which_o redeem_v i_o who_o by_o god_n order_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n preserve_v i_o in_o all_o the_o danger_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o athanasius_n l._n iu_o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n procopius_n gazaeus_n etc._n etc._n understand_v hereby_o a_o increated_a angel_n viz._n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o the_o discourse_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o our_o flesh_n to_o redeem_v mankind_n but_o only_o concern_v the_o preservation_n and_o prosperity_n of_o one_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o call_v he_o a_o angel_n i._n e._n a_o minister_n or_o messenger_n lest_o we_o detract_v from_o his_o divinity_n for_o in_o confer_v blessing_n he_o be_v not_o a_o messenger_n or_o minister_n but_o a_o principal_a cause_n together_o with_o the_o father_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o famous_a divine_a georg._n calixtus_n who_o follow_v st._n chrysostom_n who_o take_v this_o angel_n to_o be_v one_o proper_o so_o call_v and_o thence_o prove_v the_o heavenly_a minister_n take_v care_n of_o pious_a people_n and_o so_o do_v st._n basil_n in_o no_o less_o than_o three_o place_n of_o his_o work_n which_o show_v it_o be_v his_o settle_a opinion_n but_o it_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o their_o thought_n that_o jacob_n here_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n but_o only_o wish_v these_o child_n may_v have_v the_o angelical_a protection_n by_o the_o special_a favour_n of_o god_n to_o they_o for_o it_o be_v just_a such_o a_o expression_n as_o that_o of_o david_n to_o a_o contrary_a purpose_n psalm_n xxxv_o 6._o let_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n persecute_v they_o where_o no_o body_n will_v say_v he_o pray_v to_o a_o angel_n though_o his_o word_n be_v exact_o like_o these_o of_o jacob._n and_o let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v on_o they_o here_o he_o plain_o adopt_v they_o to_o be_v his_o child_n as_o he_o say_v before_o he_o will_v verse_n 5._o for_o to_o be_v call_v by_o one_o name_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o have_v his_o name_n name_v on_o they_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o be_v one_o child_n for_o thus_o they_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v call_v by_o god_n name_n become_v his_o peculiar_a people_n therefore_o tostatus_n well_o interpret_v it_o sint_fw-la duo_fw-la capita_n tribuum_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la jacob_n let_v they_o be_v the_o head_n of_o two_o tribe_n among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob._n but_o none_o so_o plain_o as_o david_n chytraeus_n who_o word_n be_v these_o vera_fw-la &_o simplicissima_fw-la sententia_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la isti_fw-la pveri_fw-la à _fw-la i_o adoptati_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o true_a and_o most_o simple_a sense_n be_v these_o youth_n manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n who_o be_v adopt_v by_o i_o shall_v not_o hereafter_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o my_o son_n and_o be_v heir_n and_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n receive_v a_o equal_a portion_n with_o my_o son_n grow_v into_o a_o multitude_n the_o hebrew_n word_n as_o onkelos_n interpret_v it_o signify_v increase_v like_o fish_n as_o we_o also_o in_o the_o margin_n translate_v it_o which_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a of_o all_o creature_n as_o author_n common_o observe_v see_v bochart_n p._n i._o lib._n i._o cap._n 6._o hierozoic_n ver._n 19_o his_o young_a brother_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o his_o family_n 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