john_n lightfoot_n d._n d._n a_o prospect_n of_o the_o temple_n especial_o as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o situation_n of_o mount_n moriah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moriah_n 2._o moriah_n moriah_n moriah_n 2_o chron._n 3_o â—_o â—s_n 2._o 2._o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n from_o whencesoever_o it_o have_v its_o denomination_n about_o which_o there_o be_v various_a conjecture_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o have_v its_o designation_n for_o that_o use_n and_o honour_n to_o which_o it_o be_v employ_v 1._o employ_v employ_v employ_v 1_o chron._n 21._o 26._o &_o 22._o 1._o by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o of_o old_a time_n etc._n time_n time_n time_n gen._n 22._o 2_o etc._n etc._n by_o abraham_n offer_v up_o his_o soâ—_n isaac_n there_o in_o a_o figure_n 22._o figure_n figure_n figure_n r._n sol._n in_o gen._n 22._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v call_v moriah_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instruction_n because_o from_o thence_o there_o go_v forth_o a_o law_n and_o doctrine_n for_o all_o israel_n ibid._n israel_n israel_n israel_n onkel_n ibid._n other_o conceive_v the_o name_n to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mor_fw-mi which_o betoken_v myrrh_n and_o spicery_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o only_a place_n of_o offering_n incense_n 1â—_n incense_n incense_n incense_n â—â—llâ—r_a â—â—â—sâ—â—â—_n â—â—â—_o 2._o cap._n 1â—_n other_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d morech_n jah_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v visible_a because_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v to_o appear_v there_o in_o humane_a flesh_n and_o so_o they_o all_o repute_n that_o it_o carry_v a_o notation_n predictive_a 〈◊〉_d refer_v to_o something_o that_o be_v to_o occur_v there_o in_o time_n to_o come_v but_o if_o we_o will_v apply_v the_o etymology_n of_o it_o to_o that_o time_n present_a when_o it_o and_o the_o country_n about_o it_o and_o first_o take_v that_o name_n of_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n we_o may_v construe_v it_o the_o land_n of_o a_o teacher_n of_o god_n as_o john_n iii_o 2._o or_o the_o land_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o teacher_n as_o be_v the_o territory_n of_o sem_fw-mi or_o melchisedeck_v the_o great_a teacher_n of_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n while_o the_o canaanite_n round_o about_o do_v walk_v in_o blindness_n and_o be_v lead_v by_o teacher_n only_o of_o delusion_n and_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n his_o teacher_n have_v design_v to_o he_o in_o the_o prediction_n of_o his_o father_n noah_n 14._o noah_n noah_n noah_n joseph_n antiâ—â—_n l._n 15._o c._n 14._o this_o mount_n be_v so_o seat_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o the_o city_n lie_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o form_n of_o a_o theatre_n round_o about_o it_o kelim_n it_o it_o it_o use_v ezek._n 40._o 2._o &_o kimch_n ibid._n &_o tosaph_n ad_fw-la kelim_n on_o the_o south_n lie_v jerusalem_n itself_o build_v upon_o mount_n acra_n and_o acra_n natural_o high_o than_o moriah_n 13._o moriah_n moriah_n moriah_n â—â—s_o de_fw-fr bell_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 13._o but_o much_o level_v by_o the_o asmonean_a family_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n and_o the_o valley_n betwixt_o well_o raise_v and_o fill_v up_o with_o earth_n that_o both_o the_o temple_n may_v overtop_n the_o building_n on_o acra_n and_o that_o the_o come_n up_o from_o the_o city_n to_o the_o temple_n may_v be_v the_o more_o plain_a and_o easy_a compare_n luke_n iii_o 5._o â—b_n 5._o 5._o 5._o psal._n 4â—_n 2._o aben_n ezra_n â—b_n on_o the_o north_n side_n lie_v mount_n zion_n furnish_v with_o the_o gallant_a building_n of_o the_o palace_n court_n and_o city_n of_o david_n these_o two_o mountain_n acra_n and_o zion_n and_o the_o city_n build_v upon_o they_o the_o london_n and_o westminster_n city_n and_o court_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n do_v so_o decline_v and_o descend_v upon_o their_o southeast_n and_o north-east_n point_n that_o on_o the_o east_n and_o west_n of_o the_o temple_n they_o meet_v and_o salute_v each_o other_o in_o a_o valley_n have_v also_o a_o deep_a valley_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o temple_n on_o every_o side_n but_o only_o on_o the_o south_n where_o it_o be_v the_o less_o deep_a because_o of_o the_o level_n mention_v immediate_o before_o although_o this_o mount_n moriah_n be_v not_o so_o high_a of_o itself_o as_o the_o two_o hill_n on_o either_o side_n it_o yet_o be_v it_o of_o a_o great_a pitch_n and_o steepness_n 14._o steepness_n steepness_n steepness_n id._n de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strong_a heap_n â—â—â—ep_v and_o deep_a â—â—_o every_o side_n and_o it_o be_v a_o discern_a note_n of_o a_o young_a male_a châ—â—d_n 1._o châ—â—d_n châ—â—d_n châ—â—d_n hagigah_n per._n 1._o that_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o three_o festival_n if_o he_o be_v once_o come_v to_o be_v able_a to_o go_v up_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n hold_v his_o father_n by_o the_o hand_n this_o mount_n fall_v so_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n that_o part_n of_o it_o be_v in_o the_o lot_n of_o one_o tribe_n and_o part_n of_o it_o in_o another_o gemara_n another_o another_o another_o avoth_o r._n nathan_n per._n 34._o zevachin_n per._n 5._o in_o gemara_n for_o most_o part_n of_o the_o court_n be_v in_o the_o portion_n of_o judah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o altar_n porch_n temple_n use_v most_o holy_a place_n be_v in_o the_o portion_n of_o benjamin_n and_o that_o part_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o portion_n of_o judah_n be_v make_v hollow_a under_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—ith_n arch_n build_v upon_o arch_n underneath_o say_v maimony_n 5._o maimony_n maimony_n maimony_n beth_n abbekirah_n per._n 5._o because_o of_o the_o tent_n of_o defilement_n now_o this_o that_o he_o call_v the_o tent_n of_o defilement_n may_v very_o well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v a_o sink_v or_o common_a shore_n make_v under_o ground_n and_o arch_v over_o for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o all_o the_o filth_n and_o wash_v of_o the_o court_n away_o and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o but_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o another_o place_n and_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maym._n parah_n per._n 2._o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n that_o be_v the_o outmost_a space_n and_o all_o the_o other_o court_n be_v hollow_a under_o because_o of_o a_o abyss_n or_o deep_a grave_n now_o the_o talmudicks_n do_v use_n to_o call_v a_o sink_v unseen_a or_o unsuspected_a grave_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talm._n bab._n parah_n per._n 3._o gloss._n ibid._n a_o abyss_n grave_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o gospel_n language_n luke_n ix_o 44._o and_o so_o they_o call_v a_o unseen_a or_o unknown_a uncleaness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazir_n per._n 1._o &_o maym._n in_o biath_n mikdash_n per._n 4._o a_o abyss_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o they_o oppose_v to_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d an_o uncleanne_v know_v of_o wherefore_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o grave_n secret_o make_v in_o any_o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v defile_v they_o arch_v all_o the_o court_n under_o ground_n so_o as_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arch_n upon_o arch_n as_o my_o author_n express_v it_o which_o he_o explain_v in_o another_o 3._o another_o another_o another_o id._n in_o parah_n per._n 3._o place_n in_o another_o story_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o arch_n set_v upon_o two_o arch_n so_o that_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o arch_n stand_v upon_o two_o arch_n that_o be_v under_o it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v either_o impossible_a to_o bury_v above_o the_o arch_n for_o want_v of_o soil_n or_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o bury_v below_o the_o arch_n it_o be_v deep_a and_o far_o enough_o from_o defile_v chap._n ii_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o floor_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o compass_n of_o the_o â—â—oor_a of_o moriah_n 14._o moriah_n moriah_n moriah_n jos._n de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o do_v increase_v by_o time_n and_o industry_n somewhat_o though_o not_o much_o above_o what_o it_o be_v when_o solomon_n first_o begin_v the_o temple_n there_o for_o 1._o for_o for_o for_o 1_o chron._n 21._o 18._o &_o 22._o 1._o whereas_o david_n by_o divine_a direction_n have_v build_v a_o altar_n and_o god_n by_o divine_a fire_n upon_o it_o have_v fix_v that_o very_a place_n for_o the_o place_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o mountain_n possible_o in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o may_v want_v
fortify_v fortify_v fortify_v fortify_v fortify_v fortify_v idem_fw-la de_fw-fr bell_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 42._o in_o nether_a galilee_n those_o among_o other_o be_v fortify_v by_o josephus_n jotopata_n beersabee_n salamis_n pareccho_n japha_n sigo_n mount_n itaburion_n tarichee_n tiberias_n in_o upper_a galilee_n the_o rock_n acharabon_n seph_n jamnith_n mero_n more_o will_v occur_v to_o we_o as_o the_o go_v on_o chap._n lx._n scythopolis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bethshan_a the_o begin_n of_o galilee_n the_o bound_n of_o galilee_n be_v 4._o be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v be_v joseph_n de_fw-fr bell_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o south_n samaris_n and_o scythopolis_n unto_o the_o stand_v of_o jordan_n scythopolis_n be_v the_o same_o with_o bethshan_a of_o which_o be_v no_o seldom_o mention_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n jos._n xvii_o 11._o judg._n i._n 27._o 1_o sam._n xxxi_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n antiq._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 12._o see_v also_o lib._n 13._o cap._n 10._o bethsane_n say_v josephus_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n scythopolis_n it_o be_v distant_a but_o a_o little_a way_n from_o jordan_n seat_v in_o the_o entrance_n to_o a_o great_a valley_n for_o so_o the_o same_o author_n write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n have_v pass_v jordan_n they_o come_v to_o a_o great_a plain_n where_o lie_v before_o you_o the_o city_n bethsane_n etc._n etc._n 18._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n nat._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 18._o before_o time_n it_o be_v call_v nysa_n pliny_n be_v our_o author_n by_o father_n bacchus_n his_o nurse_n be_v there_o bury_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n when_o it_o be_v first_o subdue_v but_o scarce_o when_o it_o be_v subdue_v the_o second_o time_n as_o 1._o as_o as_o as_o as_o as_o as_o r._n sol._n in_o demai_n cap._n 1._o r._n solomon_n speak_v not_o amiss_o hence_o it_o pass_v into_o a_o greek_a denomination_n and_o be_v inhabit_v by_o gentile_n among_o who_o nevertheless_o not_o a_o few_o jew_n dwell_v who_o also_o have_v sometime_o their_o school_n there_o and_o their_o doctor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieros_n megill_n fol._n 73._o 4._o the_o man_n of_o bethshean_a ask_v r._n immi_n what_o if_o a_o man_n take_v away_o stone_n from_o one_o synagogue_n and_o build_v another_o synagogue_n with_o they_o he_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a and_o mention_n be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d avod_fw-la zarah_n cap._n 4._o hall_n 2._o of_o something_o do_v in_o bethshean_a by_o the_o doctor_n about_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o heathen_a 1._o heathen_a heathen_a heathen_a heathen_a heathen_a heathen_a bab._n erubbin_n fol._n 19_o 1._o resh_n lachish_n say_v if_o paradise_n be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bethshean_a be_v the_o gate_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v in_o arabia_n beth-geram_a be_v the_o gate_n of_o it_o if_o among_o the_o river_n damascus_n the_o gloss_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o bethshean_a be_v the_o sweet_a of_o all_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 3._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n hieros_n kidcush_n fol._n 62._o 3._o fine_a linen_n garment_n be_v make_v in_o bethshean_a chap._n lxi_o caphar_n hananiah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o middle_n of_o galilee_n it_o seem_v also_o to_o be_v call_v caphar_n hanan_n hence_o 2._o hence_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hieros_n avod_fw-la zâ—r_n fol._n 43._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n jacob_n of_o caphar_n hanan_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o this_o place_n once_o and_o again_o 1._o again_o again_o again_o again_o again_o again_o bab._n berac_n fol._n 55._o 1._o if_o any_o one_o have_v five_o sheep_n in_o caphar_n hananiah_n and_o five_o more_o in_o caphar_n uthni_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v not_o join_v together_o that_o be_v they_o be_v not_o number_v to_o be_v tithe_v until_o he_o have_v one_o in_o zippor_n the_o gloss_n be_v from_o caphar_n uthni_n to_o caphar_n hananiah_n be_v two_o and_o thirty_o mile_n and_o zippor_n be_v in_o the_o middle_n 1._o middle_n middle_n middle_n middle_n middle_n middle_n bab._n erubh._o fol._n 51._o 1._o the_o man_n of_o the_o family_n of_o mamal_n and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o family_n of_o gorion_n in_o the_o year_n of_o death_n distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a fig_n and_o raisin_n in_o aruma_n and_o the_o poor_a of_o caphar_n shichin_n and_o the_o poor_a of_o caphar_n hananiah_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o it_o now_o grow_v dark_a they_o contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n go_v forward_o the_o gloss_n be_v arumah_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n the_o poor_a of_o caphar_n shichin_n be_v neighbour_n to_o those_o of_o arumah_n be_v distant_a only_o four_o thousand_o cubit_n which_o distance_n exceed_v a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n the_o poor_a before_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o sabbath_n contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o arumah_n that_o the_o morning_n follow_v they_o may_v betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o house_n of_o these_o that_o distribute_v their_o charity_n and_o not_o break_v the_o sabbath_n he_o that_o turn_v over_o the_o talmudical_a writer_n will_v meet_v with_o very_o frequent_a mention_n of_o this_o city_n you_o observe_v before_o in_o pliny_n that_o sycaminum_n be_v seat_v between_o dor_n and_o carmel_n and_o in_o the_o talmudic_n writer_n that_o the_o plenty_n of_o sycamine_n begin_v at_o caphar_n hananiah_n chap._n lxii_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o tribe_n in_o galilee_n the_o country_n of_o samaria_n contain_v only_o two_o tribe_n and_o those_o of_o the_o brethren_n ephraim_n and_o manasses_n galilee_n four_o isachar_n zebulon_n nephthalim_fw-la and_o asher_n and_o a_o part_n also_o of_o the_o danite_n the_o map_n agree_v indeed_o about_o the_o order_n in_o which_o these_o tribe_n be_v seat_v but_o about_o the_o proper_a place_n of_o their_o situation_n oh_o how_o great_a a_o disagreement_n be_v there_o among_o they_o the_o tribe_n of_o isachar_n hold_v the_o south_n country_n of_o galilee_n some_o map_n place_v it_o on_o the_o south_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n not_o illy_z but_o it_o be_v ill_o do_v of_o they_o to_o stretch_v it_o unto_o the_o sea_n itself_o and_o other_o worst_a of_o all_o who_o set_v it_o on_o the_o west_n of_o that_o sea_n of_o this_o land_n josephus_n write_v thus_o 1._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o antiq._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o these_o the_o manassites_n isachar_n make_v mount_n carmel_n and_o the_o river_n her_o bound_n in_o length_n and_o mount_v itaburion_n in_o breadth_n the_o country_n of_o zabulon_n touch_v upon_o that_o of_o isachar_n on_o the_o north._n some_o map_n spread_v it_o out_o unto_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n some_o place_n it_o a_o long_a way_n above_o that_o sea_n northward_o the_o former_a not_o well_o the_o latter_a exceed_o ill_a of_o it_o thus_o write_v the_o same_o josephus_n ibid._n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n idem_fw-la ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o zabulonite_n have_v for_o their_o portion_n the_o land_n unto_o genesaret_n extend_v unto_o carmel_n and_o the_o sea_n observe_v that_o clause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o genesaret_n we_o persuade_v also_o by_o the_o talmudical_a writer_n and_o lead_v by_o reason_n do_v suppose_v the_o land_n of_o zabulon_n to_o lie_v on_o the_o south_n shore_n and_o coast_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n and_o that_o whole_a sea_n to_o be_v comprise_v within_o the_o land_n of_o nephthali_n with_o what_o argument_n we_o be_v lead_v we_o show_v afterward_o when_o we_o treat_v of_o that_o sea_n which_o assertion_n we_o know_v be_v expose_v and_o lie_v open_a to_o this_o objection_n object_n josephus_n say_v in_o the_o place_n but_o now_o quote_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o upper_a part_n of_o galilee_n unto_o mount_n libanus_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n belong_v to_o the_o portion_n of_o nephthali_n but_o now_o if_o you_o stretch_v the_o portion_n of_o nephthali_n from_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n to_o the_o utmost_a southern_a coast_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n which_o our_o opinion_n do_v alas_o how_o much_o do_v this_o exceed_v the_o proportion_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n for_o from_o scythopolis_n the_o utmost_a south_n border_n of_o galilee_n to_o the_o south_n coast_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n be_v not_o above_o fifteen_o mile_n within_o which_o space_n the_o whole_a breadth_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n of_o isachar_n and_o zabulon_n be_v contain_v but_o
from_o the_o south_n coast_n of_o genesaret_n to_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n be_v about_o forty_o mile_n which_o to_o assign_v to_o the_o land_n of_o nephthali_n alone_o be_v neither_o proportionable_a nor_o congruous_a answ._n this_o objection_n indeed_o will_v have_v some_o weight_n in_o it_o if_o the_o land_n of_o nephthali_n do_v extend_v itself_o eastward_o as_o much_o as_o the_o land_n of_o isachar_n and_o zabulon_n for_o these_o run_v out_o as_o far_o as_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n but_o that_o have_v the_o land_n of_o asher_n and_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n lie_v between_o it_o and_o the_o sea_n so_o that_o when_o the_o breadth_n of_o those_o country_n be_v measure_v from_o south_n to_o north_n the_o breadth_n of_o this_o be_v measure_v from_o east_n to_o west_n there_o be_v therefore_o no_o such_o great_a inequality_n between_o these_o when_o this_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o like_a strait_n of_o breadth_n with_o they_o and_o theyenjoy_v the_o like_a length_n with_o this_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o land_n of_o nephthali_n bound_v the_o land_n of_o asher_n on_o one_o side_n and_o those_o of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n on_o the_o other_o and_o this_o land_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o portion_n of_o nephthali_n extend_v itself_o in_o length_n from_o south_n to_o north_n and_o which_o somewhat_o agree_v with_o our_o opinion_n and_o answer_v the_o objection_n mention_v before_o josephus_n allow_v it_o a_o great_a length_n than_o we_o do_v the_o land_n of_o nephthali_n or_o at_o least_o equal_a to_o it_o for_o above_o for_o for_o for_o for_o for_o for_o joseph_n in_o the_o place_n above_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o aserite_v possess_v all_o that_o hollow_a valley_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v such_o that_o run_v from_o carmel_n to_o sidon_n chap._n lxiii_o the_o west_n coast_n of_o galilee-carmel_n the_o above_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o the_o joseph_n in_o the_o place_n above_o people_n of_o isachar_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carmel_n and_o the_o river_n for_o their_o bound_n in_o length_n the_o people_n of_o zabulon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carmel_n and_o the_o sea_n carmel_n be_v not_o so_o much_o one_o mountain_n as_o a_o mountainous_a country_n contain_v almost_o the_o whole_a breadth_n of_o the_o land_n of_o isachar_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o that_o of_o zabulon_n it_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v a_o certain_a famous_a peak_n among_o many_o other_o mountain_n top_n know_v by_o the_o same_o name_n lift_v up_o and_o advance_v above_o the_o rest_n 19_o rest_n rest_n rest_n rest_n rest_n rest_n plin._n nat_n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 19_o the_o promontory_n carmel_n in_o pliny_n and_o in_o the_o mountain_n a_o town_n of_o the_o same_o name_n heretofore_o call_v ecbatane_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o probable_o vespasian_n sometime_o consult_v 19_o consult_v consult_v consult_v consult_v consult_v consult_v tacit._n hist._n lib._n 2._o 19_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n carmel_n the_o sea_n wash_v upon_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n 1._o mountain_n mountain_n mountain_n mountain_n mountain_n mountain_n hieros_n berat_fw-la fol._n 2._o 1._o r._n samuel_n bar_n chaiah_n bar_v judah_n say_v in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n chaninah_n any_o one_o set_v upon_o mount_n carmel_n when_o the_o orb_n of_o the_o set_a sun_n begin_v now_o to_o disappear_v if_o he_o go_v down_o and_o wash_v himself_o in_o the_o great_a sea_n and_o go_v up_o and_o eat_v his_o truma_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v that_o he_o wash_v in_o the_o day_n time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carmel_n and_o the_o river_n what_o be_v that_o river_n kishon_n say_v the_o map_n for_o some_o describe_v it_o not_o far_o from_o carmel_n pour_v out_o itself_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o not_o without_o a_o reason_n fetch_v from_o 1_o king_n xviii_o 40._o but_o you_o must_v suppose_v kishon_n to_o flow_v south_n of_o carmel_n not_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o on_o the_o north._n the_o lake_n cendevia_n flow_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o carmel_n and_o out_o of_o it_o the_o river_n pagida_n or_o bel_n mingle_v glassy_a sand_n with_o its_o small_a shore_n so_o pliny_n above_o pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n plin._n in_o the_o place_n above_o who_o have_v moreover_o these_o word_n near_o be_v the_o colony_n of_o claudius_n cesar_n ptolemais_n heretofore_o ace_n the_o town_n ecdippa_n the_o white_a promontory_n tyrus_n heretofore_o a_o island_n etc._n etc._n thence_o be_v the_o town_n ide_n otherwise_o enhydra_n and_o sarepta_n and_o ornithon_n and_o sydon_n skilful_a in_o make_v glass_n etc._n etc._n these_o place_n you_o may_v call_v not_o so_o much_o the_o bound_n of_o galilee_n as_o of_o phenicia_n for_o in_o ptolemais_n itself_o or_o acon_n be_v the_o separation_n and_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n from_o phenicia_n hence_o josephus_n 4._o josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bell_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n phenice_n and_o syria_n do_v compass_v the_o two_o galilee_n the_o upper_a and_o the_o nether_a so_o call_v and_o ptolemais_n and_o carmel_n set_v bound_n to_o the_o country_n on_o the_o west_n what_o do_v ptolemais_n and_o carmel_n stint_v the_o whole_a length_n of_o galilee_n on_o the_o west_n he_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o which_o we_o also_o have_v produce_v elsewhere_o that_o the_o land_n of_o nephthali_n be_v extend_v as_o far_o as_o mount_v libanus_n on_o the_o north_n alas_o how_o far_o behind_o ptolemais_n and_o the_o land_n of_o asher_n be_v extend_v so_o far_o also_o but_o ptolemais_n be_v the_o sea_n border_n of_o palestine_n to_o use_v pliny_n word_n for_o from_o hence_o onward_o be_v the_o territory_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n and_o galilee_n be_v not_o now_o bound_v any_o long_a by_o the_o sea_n but_o by_o those_o territory_n we_o see_v in_o the_o scheme_n produce_v by_o we_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o little_a work_n wherein_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o land_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v brief_o describe_v how_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wall_n of_o aco_n be_v there_o set_v for_o a_o bind_v and_o that_o in_o the_o sense_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o which_o afterward_o also_o will_v appear_v more_o those_o name_n therefore_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o mention_a scheme_n to_o wit_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o some_o other_o seem_v to_o denote_v the_o place_n which_o be_v the_o boundary_n between_o galilee_n and_o the_o border_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n chap._n lxiv_o acon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ptolemais_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n de_fw-mi â—ell_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ptolemais_n which_o be_v also_o call_v acon_n be_v a_o city_n of_o galilee_n on_o the_o sea_n coast_n situate_v in_o a_o great_a champaign_n but_o it_o be_v compass_v with_o hill_n on_o the_o east_n sixty_o furlong_n off_o with_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o galilee_n on_o the_o south_n with_o carmel_n distant_a a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o furlong_n on_o the_o north_n with_o a_o very_a high_a mountain_n which_o be_v call_v climax_n or_o the_o ladder_n belong_v to_o the_o tyrian_n and_o be_v a_o hundred_o furlong_n distant_a two_o mile_n off_o of_o that_o city_n the_o river_n beleus_n flow_v a_o very_a small_a one_o near_o which_o be_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o memnon_n have_v about_o it_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o cubit_n but_o well_o worthy_a admiration_n for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o round_a valley_n afford_v glassy_a sand_n which_o when_o many_o ship_n come_v thither_o have_v gather_v the_o place_n be_v again_o replenish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n nissin_n in_o gittin_n cap._n 1._o from_o acon_n onward_o to_o the_o north_n be_v heathen_a land_n and_o acon_n itself_o be_v reckon_v for_o the_o north_n that_o be_v for_o heathen_a land_n 3._o land_n land_n land_n land_n land_n land_n hieros_n gittin_n fol._n 43._o 3._o in_o acon_n the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v and_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o 3._o therefore_o therefore_o therefore_o therefore_o therefore_o therefore_o id._n sheviith_o fol._n 35._o 3._o r._n josi_n ben_fw-mi hananiah_n kiss_v the_o arch_n of_o acon_n and_o say_v hitherto_o be_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n 2._o israel_n israel_n israel_n israel_n israel_n israel_n id._n challah_n fol._n 60._o 2._o r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi gamaliel_n say_v i_o see_v simeon_n ben_fw-mi cahna_n drink_v wine_n in_o acon_n etc._n etc._n but_o be_v it_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n or_o no_o
place_n it_o be_v not_o above_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o yard_n over_o and_o have_v ford_n in_o this_o river_n be_v christ_n baptise_a and_o probable_o where_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v by_o joshua_n v._o i._n p._n 128_o 478_o 528_o v._o ii_o p._n 62_o 63_o 298_o jordan_n region_n lay_v betwixt_o jordan_n and_o jericho_n and_o so_o on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o city_n and_o that_o and_o also_o towards_o jerusalem_n v._o ii_o p._n 297_o jotopatah_n or_o jodaphath_n a_o town_n in_o the_o low_a galilee_n v._o ii_o p._n 57_o 75._o there_o be_v a_o valley_n of_o that_o name_n v._o ii_o p._n 51_o ishmaelite_n near_o to_o the_o midianite_n and_o medanite_n with_o who_o they_o live_v so_o promiscuous_o that_o any_o of_o they_o do_v indifferent_o bear_v any_o of_o these_o name_n gen._n 37._o 28_o 36._o v._n i._o p._n 19_o issachar_n tribe_n be_v the_o most_o southern_a part_n of_o galilee_n lie_v betwixt_o zabulon_n north_n and_o manasseh_n south_n it_o be_v length_n be_v fromward_o the_o sea_n of_o genesareth_n but_o not_o quite_o reach_v to_o it_o to_o carmel_n kishon_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n its_o breadth_n north_n to_o south_n from_o manasseh_n to_o mount_n tabor_n and_o with_o zabulon_n be_v about_o fifteen_o mile_n issachar_n say_v the_o jew_n be_v like_o a_o strong_a or_o bony_a ass_n gen._n 49._o 14._o low_a before_o and_o behind_o and_o high_a in_o the_o middle_n and_o couch_n between_o two_o border_n that_o be_v the_o valley_n of_o pislan_n and_o jezreel_n v._o ii_o p._n 58_o 59_o 370_o 495_o 498_o iturea_n the_o same_o with_o auranitis_n in_o josephus_n it_o be_v so_o call_v either_o from_o jetuâ—_n a_o son_n of_o ishmael_n gen._n 25._o 15._o or_o from_o hâ—â—â—uri_n which_o signify_v under-digging_a and_o so_o it_o sound_v the_o same_o with_o tragloditis_fw-la the_o country_n of_o those_o that_o dwell_v in_o cave_n the_o country_n be_v famous_a for_o cave_n for_o which_o reason_n pliny_n and_o strabo_n speak_v of_o a_o iturea_n in_o cyrristica_n and_o chalcis_n it_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o lay_v edge_v upon_o arabia_n but_o be_v in_o syria_n v._o i._n p._n 453._o v._n ii_o p._n 365_o 366_o judea_n as_o a_o division_n of_o the_o country_n contain_v the_o tribe_n judah_n benjamin_n simeon_n and_o dan_n and_o be_v ordinary_o call_v the_o south_n by_o the_o rabbin_n in_o opposition_n to_o galilee_n vol._n i._o pag._n 364._o v._n ii_o p._n 13._o as_o a_o tribe_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o mountain_n the_o plain_a and_o the_o south_n num._n 13._o 30_o etc._n etc._n the_o south_n lie_v towards_o seir_n and_o amalek_n from_o the_o inlet_n into_o the_o land_n at_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n have_v the_o philistine_n upon_o the_o west_n this_o part_n reach_v to_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o mountain_n not_o far_o below_o hebron_n the_o mountain_n call_v in_o scripture_n the_o hill-country_n of_o judah_n josh._n 21._o 11_o etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o jew_n the_o mount_n royal_a begin_v about_o hebron_n and_o run_v along_o northward_o to_o and_o beyond_o jerusalem_n have_v the_o plain_a or_o flat_a of_o jordan_n skirt_v all_o along_o upon_o their_o east-side_n till_o samaria_n and_o galilee_n bring_v in_o another_o denomination_n the_o plain_n join_v to_o the_o mountainous_a country_n on_o the_o east_n and_o though_o more_o level_a and_o low_a than_o that_o yet_o have_v its_o hill_n to_o the_o plain_a eastward_o join_v a_o valley_n low_a than_o the_o plain_n which_o be_v the_o coast_n of_o sodom_n and_o at_o length_n that_o of_o jordan_n this_o tribe_n be_v incredible_o populous_a and_o have_v several_a privilege_n as_o the_o intercalation_n of_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n vol._n i._o pag._n 399._o vol._n 2._o p._n 9_o 10_o 12_o 113_o 293_o judah_n wilderness_n josh._n 15._o 61._o psal._n 63._o title_n be_v in_o idumea_n the_o less_o or_o the_o wilderness_n of_o engeddi_n judea_n wilderness_n for_o so_o they_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v be_v betwixt_o jericho_n and_o jordan_n and_o from_o jericho_n onward_o towards_o jerusalem_n both_o of_o they_o comparative_o desert_n but_o both_o populous_a and_o have_v many_o to_n here_o john_n first_o teach_v matth._n 3._o 1._o and_o christ_n be_v tempt_v whether_o two_o mile_n from_o jericho_n at_o quarantania_n as_o it_o be_v point_v out_o by_o some_o or_o further_o southward_o along_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n as_o the_o more_o desert_a place_n v._o i._n p._n 501_o 502._o v._o ii_o p._n 295_o 297_o 499_o julias_n former_o betharamphta_n build_v by_o herod_n and_o call_v julias_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o emperor_n wife_n it_o be_v in_o peraea_n near_o to_o jordan_n and_o at_o the_o influx_n of_o it_o into_o the_o lake_n genesareth_n the_o map_n have_v place_v it_o further_o off_o v._n ii_o p._n 83._o vid._n bethsaida_n k._n karhjim_n or_o karuthin_n a_o place_n of_o note_n among_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o best_a wine_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 50._o kedar_n a_o country_n in_o arabia_n gen._n 25._o 13._o isa._n 21._o 13_o 16._o where_o the_o inhabitant_n live_v in_o tent_n psal._n 120._o 5._o v._n i._o p._n 108_o kehelathah_n the_o nineteenth_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n v._o i._n p._n 35_o keilah_n where_o david_n raise_v the_o siege_n of_o the_o philistine_n it_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 44._o it_o be_v say_v the_o jew_n famous_a for_o figs._n v._o i._n p._n 57_o v._n ii_o p._n 50_o kenites_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o the_o descendants_n of_o canaan_n who_o be_v its_o likely_a so_o call_v from_o some_o cain_n a_o person_n of_o renown_n in_o that_o family_n these_o be_v plant_v east_n of_o jordan_n gen._n 15._o 19_o numb_a 24._o 21._o whereabout_o moab_n and_o ammon_n be_v seat_v v._o ii_o p._n 329_o 501._o 2._o there_o be_v of_o that_o name_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n father-in-law_n of_o moses_n so_o call_v from_o the_o country_n kain_n num._n 24._o 22._o who_o come_v with_o joshua_n and_o israel_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o first_o reside_v about_o jericho_n the_o city_n of_o palm-tree_n judg._n 1._o 16._o and_o afterward_o remove_v into_o the_o south_n of_o judah_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o in_o saul_n time_n be_v mingle_v with_o they_o these_o kenites_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o rechabite_v jerem._n 35._o and_o 1_o chron._n 3._o 55._o and_o from_o they_o come_v the_o essen_v a_o people_n that_o live_v alone_o and_o of_o all_o other_o nation_n most_o to_o be_v admire_v they_o be_v without_o any_o woman_n etc._n etc._n say_v pliny_n who_o succeed_v they_o in_o their_o habitation_n and_o austerity_n of_o life_n reside_v on_o the_o western_a shore_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n these_o be_v call_v salamaeans_n and_o so_o the_o kenites_n be_v constant_o translate_v by_o the_o caldee_n paraphra_v there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o kenites_n in_o galilee_n judg._n 4._o 17._o v._n i._o p._n 33_o 44_o 373._o v._o ii_o p._n 7_o 499_o kenizzites_n be_v by_o original_a canaanites_n call_v so_o perhaps_o from_o one_o kenaz_n of_o that_o family_n they_o dwell_v east_n of_o jordan_n whereabout_o afterward_o maob_n &_o ammon_n plant_v and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o ten_o though_o not_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n the_o jew_n say_v they_o be_v to_o possess_v v._o ii_o p._n 329_o ketsarah_n a_o little_a city_n fortify_v from_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n that_o belong_v to_o zippor_n and_o be_v near_o to_o it_o v._o ii_o p._n 75_o 76_o kibroth-hattaavah_a for_o the_o grave_n of_o lust_n num._n 11._o 34._o the_o thirteen_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n kiriath-jearim_a the_o city_n of_o the_o wood_n psal._n 132._o 6._o be_v former_o call_v baael_n 2_o sam._n 6._o 2._o or_o baalath_n 1_o chron._n 13._o 6._o and_o be_v sometime_o reckon_v to_o judah_n sometime_o to_o dan_n josh._n 15._o 29._o and_o 19_o 44._o that_o be_v the_o house_n be_v of_o judah_n and_o the_o field_n of_o dan._n v._o i._n p._n 54._o v._n ii_o p._n 42_o kirharase_v a_o city_n in_o moab_n 2_o king_n 3._o 25._o v._n i._o p._n 85_o kirmion_n or_o amana_n a_o river_n in_o the_o way_n to_o damascus_n v._o ii_o p._n 62._o kishon_n a_o river_n that_o pour_v itself_o into_o the_o sea_n not_o far_o from_o carmel_n on_o the_o south_n 1_o king_n 18._o 40._o and_o not_o as_o some_o place_n it_o on_o the_o north_n of_o it_o it_o be_v call_v a_o ancient_a river_n judg._n 5._o 21._o or_o river_n of_o their_o antiquity_n because_o in_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v a_o water_n of_o much_o idolatry_n among_o they_o v._o i._n p._n 49._o v._n ii_o p._n 59_o l._n lachish_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 39_o where_o amaziah_n be_v slay_v vol._n i._o pag._n 90._o laodicea_n coloss._n
a_o residence_n and_o university_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o country_n of_o babylonia_n v._o i._n p._n 874_o nebo_n a_o hill_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n from_o whence_o moses_n have_v a_o prospect_n of_o canaan_n deut._n 34._o v._o ii_o p._n 296_o nephthali_n be_v in_o the_o upper_a galilee_n its_o length_n be_v northward_o from_o lebanon_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n and_o southward_o to_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o lake_n genesareth_n which_o be_v about_o forty_o mile_n it_o be_v breadth_n be_v east_n and_o west_n have_v asher_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o tyre_n betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o great_a sea_n it_o abound_v in_o venison_n and_o there_o be_v the_o gospel_n first_o preach_v v._o i._n p._n 21_o v._n ii_o p._n 59_o 66_o neptoah_n with_fw-mi etam_n netophah_n jer._n 40._o 8._o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 1_o chron._n 2._o 54._o and_o 9_o 16._o v._n i_o p._n 130_o nibshan_n a_o city_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o judah_n josh._n 15._o 62._o v._o ii_o p._n 499_o nicopolis_n a_o city_n in_o macedonia_n titus_n 3._o 12._o that_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o badge_n of_o the_o victory_n that_o augustus_n obtain_v against_o antony_n v._o i._n p._n 309_o 310_o vid._n emaus_n nilus_n the_o great_a delty_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o chief_a river_n of_o egypt_n but_o not_o the_o same_o with_o what_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n v._o i_o p._n 26._o v._n ii_o p._n 9_o vid._n sihor_n nineveh_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o assyria_n prophesy_v against_o by_o nahum_n and_o jonah_n some_o thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n before_o it_o fall_v and_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o babylon_n vol._n i._o p._n 110_o 114_o nisibis_fw-la there_o be_v a_o note_a consistory_n of_o the_o jew_n v._o ii_o p._n 85_o noaran_n a_o place_n three_o mile_n from_o jericho_n v._o ii_o p._n 515_o nov_n isai._n 10._o 32._o be_v a_o city_n in_o benjamin_n belong_v to_o the_o priest_n so_o near_o jerusalem_n that_o it_o may_v thence_o be_v see_v here_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v before_o it_o be_v translate_v to_o gibeon_n in_o both_o which_o it_o rest_v seven_o and_o fifty_o year_n say_v maimon_n v._o i._n p._n 56._o v._n ii_o p._n 42._o nomades_n be_v arabian_n that_o live_v in_o moab_n v._o ii_o p._n 501_o o._n oboth_n the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n vol._n i._o pag._n 36_o og_n wilderness_n be_v in_o batanea_n or_o bashan_n the_o desert_n where_o our_o saviour_n feed_v 5000_o with_o five_o barley_n loaf_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 6._o 9_o v._o ii_o p._n 552_o olivet_n mount_n face_v jerusalem_n viz._n the_o part_n of_o the_o city_n so_o call_v the_o temple_n and_o zion_n on_o the_o east_n wind_a north_n and_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o olive_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o or_o rather_o a_o part_n of_o it_o that_o part_n which_o be_v near_a jerusalem_n be_v call_v bethphage_n from_o the_o fig_n thag_a grow_v there_o the_o next_o to_o that_o olivet_n from_o the_o olive_n and_o the_o far_a part_n bethany_n from_o the_o palm_n or_o date_n the_o foot_n of_o it_o be_v five_o furlong_n from_o jerusalem_n say_v josephus_n the_o top_n of_o it_o act_n 1._o 12._o call_v a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n which_o be_v about_o eight_o furlong_n or_o a_o mile_n and_o be_v the_o place_n according_a to_o the_o late_a sense_n of_o our_o author_n where_o the_o tract_n of_o bethphage_n and_o bethany_n meet_v here_o our_o saviour_n ascend_v and_o where_o he_o get_v upon_o the_o ass_n when_o he_o ride_v into_o jerusalem_n perhaps_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 2_o sam._n 15._o 32._o where_o david_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o sanctuary_n look_v back_o and_o worship_v which_o place_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n ros._n on_o this_o mount_n be_v the_o red_a heifer_n burn_v num._n 19_o 2._o direct_o before_o the_o east-gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o from_o this_o to_o that_o be_v a_o bridge_n make_v and_o upon_o it_o be_v two_o great_a cedar_n under_o which_o in_o shop_n be_v all_o thing_n sell_v for_o purification_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n be_v the_o signal_n fire_n to_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o which_o by_o several_a place_n be_v signify_v to_o the_o captivity_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o you_o stand_v in_o the_o east-gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o mount_n of_o corruption_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o it_o towards_o the_o north_n be_v gethsemane_n the_o place_n of_o oyl-presses_a v._o i._n p._n 65_o 262_o 349_o 740._o temple_n cap._n 3._o v._n ii_o p._n 37_o 39_o 40_o 304_o 305_o 485_o 486_o 636_o 637_o ono_n be_v three_o mile_n from_o lydda_n and_o not_o as_o the_o map_n near_a jordan_n not_o far_o from_o jericho_n it_o have_v a_o plain_a near_o it_o of_o the_o same_o name_n neh._n 6._o 2._o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v either_o the_o same_o with_o saron_n or_o a_o part_n of_o it_o betwixt_o this_o and_o lydda_n or_o near_o to_o they_o be_v the_o valley_n of_o craftsman_n nehem._n 11._o 35._o v._o ii_o p._n 18_o 325_o ophir_n a_o place_n in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o which_o they_o set_v out_o from_o ezion_n gebar_v a_o port_n town_n on_o the_o red_a sea_n 1_o king_n 9_o 26_o 28._o v._n i._o p._n 74_o opotos_fw-la a_o city_n that_o be_v water_v by_o the_o river_n chrysorrhoas_n and_o which_o pliny_n reckon_v among_o the_o decapolitan_a v._o i._n p._n 644._o v._n ii_o p._n 314._o orbo_fw-la ezek._n 27._o 27._o a_o city_n in_o the_o border_n of_o bethshan_n whereabout_o elijah_n be_v when_o sed_fw-la by_o the_o raven_n v._o ii_o p._n 318_o ornithon_n or_o the_o city_n of_o bird_n a_o little_a city_n betwixt_o sarepta_n and_o sidon_n v._o ii_o p._n 10_o orona_n a_o city_n in_o moab_n joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 316_o orontes_n former_o call_v typhon_n a_o river_n spring_v between_o libanus_n and_o anti-libanus_n near_o heliopolis_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v raise_v high_a in_o the_o map_n it_o seem_v to_o 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or_o eighty_o year_n peace_n in_o the_o land_n uninterrupted_a for_o in_o othniels_n time_n israel_n be_v bustle_a with_o the_o canaanite_n as_o chap._n 1._o and_o among_o themselves_o as_o chap._n 20._o and_o in_o ehud_n time_n they_o be_v disquiet_v by_o moab_n chap._n 3._o 14._o but_o it_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o upon_o the_o delivery_n by_o othniel_n the_o land_n have_v rest_n till_o forty_o year_n be_v up_o from_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o upon_o the_o delivery_n by_o ehud_n the_o land_n have_v rest_n till_o eighty_o year_n be_v up_o from_o the_o death_n of_o othniel_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n that_o carry_v that_o phrase_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o tenor_n be_v that_o phrase_n take_v in_o numb_a 14._o 33._o your_o child_n shall_v wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n and_o ver_fw-la 34._o after_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n in_o which_o you_o search_v the_o land_n even_o forty_o day_n each_v day_n for_o a_o year_n shall_v you_o bear_v your_o iniquity_n even_o forty_o year_n not_o that_o they_o be_v to_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n full_a forty_o year_n from_o the_o time_n that_o this_o be_v speak_v but_o to_o make_v up_o full_a forty_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o same_o tenor_n may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o first_o forty_o year_n that_o follow_v after_o the_o year_n of_o joshua_n death_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o othniel_n judg._n 3._o 11._o not_o that_o othniel_n be_v sole_a ruler_n or_o monarch_n in_o the_o land_n for_o the_o sanhedrin_n or_o great_a council_n bear_v the_o rule_n in_o their_o place_n and_o inferior_a magistrate_n in_o they_o but_o that_o othniel_n be_v a_o valiant_a and_o fortunate_a commander_n in_o the_o war_n and_o wrought_v special_a deliverance_n for_o the_o people_n the_o many_o occurrence_n that_o befall_v in_o his_o time_n be_v not_o point_v out_o to_o their_o exact_a and_o fix_a year_n and_o therefore_o can_v chronical_o be_v set_v down_o every_o thing_n in_o its_o very_a time_n more_o than_o by_o conjecture_n and_o probability_n but_o it_o will_v be_v enough_o for_o the_o right_n carry_v of_o the_o chronicle_n on_o if_o we_o reduce_v what_o be_v do_v in_o his_o forty_o year_n to_o those_o forty_o year_n in_o general_a though_o we_o can_v particular_o give_v every_o occurrence_n to_o its_o very_a year_n chap._n 1._o world_n 2571_o othniel_n 1_o israel_n be_v assure_v by_o joshua_n before_o his_o death_n that_o the_o canaanite_n that_o be_v othniel_n 2_o yet_o leave_v in_o the_o land_n shall_v and_o must_v be_v subdue_v josh._n 23._o 5._o they_o inquire_v
conceive_v in_o adultery_n his_o reconciliation_n be_v show_v in_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o a_o child_n bear_v in_o wedlock_n of_o the_o same_o woman_n his_o birth_n be_v mention_v before_o the_o take_n of_o rabbah_n though_o it_o be_v long_o after_o because_o the_o text_n have_v bathsheba_n story_n david_n 31_o in_o hand_n it_o will_v conclude_v it_o altogether_o absalon_n in_o this_o year_n in_o exile_n at_o geshur_n absalon_n still_o at_o geshur_n chap._n fourteen_o etc._n etc._n david_n 32_o absalon_n still_o at_o geshur_n but_o this_o year_n beg_v home_o again_o by_o joab_n and_o by_o a_o suborn_a woman_n her_o speech_n to_o david_n be_v very_o obscure_a and_o intricate_a if_o not_o very_o well_o look_v into_o and_o consider_v she_o first_o propose_v a_o story_n parable_n wise_a of_o one_o of_o her_o son_n murder_v another_o as_o absalon_n have_v do_v amnon_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o slayer_n for_o the_o fact_n if_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o remedy_v it_o to_o this_o the_o king_n answer_v she_o go_v to_o thy_o house_n and_o i_o will_v give_v charge_n concern_v thou_o ver_fw-la 8._o and_o the_o woman_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o iniquity_n be_v on_o i_o and_o on_o my_o father_n house_n and_o the_o king_n and_o his_o throne_n be_v guiltless_a vers_fw-la 9_o her_o meaning_n in_o plain_a term_n be_v this_o well_o thou_o give_v i_o such_o a_o answer_n and_o dispatch_v as_o may_v possible_o bring_v the_o blood_n upon_o thy_o own_o head_n and_o upon_o thy_o throne_n for_o thou_o say_v thou_o will_v give_v charge_n concern_v i_o to_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n which_o may_v chance_v be_v do_v before_o thou_o prevent_v it_o and_o the_o king_n say_v whosoever_o say_v aught_o unto_o thou_o bring_v he_o to_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v not_o touch_v thou_o any_o more_o ver_fw-la 10._o she_o reply_v to_o this_o let_v the_o king_n remember_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o avenger_n of_o blood_n to_o destroy_v and_o let_v they_o not_o destroy_v my_o son_n that_o be_v let_v the_o king_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n consider_v how_o many_o avenger_n of_o blood_n there_o be_v and_o while_o i_o be_o bring_v one_o to_o thou_o another_o may_v chance_v kill_v he_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n then_o the_o king_n swear_v her_o son_n shall_v not_o die_v and_o then_o she_o come_v close_o up_o to_o her_o errand_n and_o why_o say_v she_o have_v thou_o such_o thought_n towards_o the_o people_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o think_v not_o the_o like_a towards_o the_o people_n of_o thy_o own_o family_n so_o as_o to_o bring_v thy_o own_o banish_a back_n for_o we_o must_v indeed_o once_o die_v and_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v no_o recall_v of_o we_o any_o more_o no_o more_o than_o spill_v water_n can_v be_v gather_v again_o off_o the_o ground_n but_o while_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o life_n he_o have_v contrive_v way_n and_o thought_n that_o a_o banish_a man_n shall_v not_o be_v banish_v for_o ever_o from_o he_o etc._n etc._n david_n 33_o absalon_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n but_o see_v not_o the_o king_n face_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o nazarite_n for_o the_o present_a and_o under_o a_o vow_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o pretend_v the_o pay_n of_o a_o vow_n at_o hebron_n yet_o be_v he_o force_v to_o cut_v his_o hair_n before_o his_o vow_n david_n 34_o be_v pay_v because_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o he_o he_o bring_v joab_n to_o he_o as_o god_n use_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o he_o by_o affliction_n he_o fire_v his_o field_n and_o then_o come_v joab_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n chap._n xv._o david_n 35_o absalon_n rebel_n at_o the_o end_n of_o forty_o year_n after_o david_n be_v first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n at_o bethlehem_n and_o put_v david_n to_o flee_v for_o his_o life_n psal._n iii_o with_o the_o thirty_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n even_o with_o these_o word_n of_o it_o and_o when_o david_n come_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o worship_v god_n read_v the_o three_o psalm_n make_v as_o the_o title_n tell_v by_o david_n when_o he_o flee_v from_o his_o son_n absalon_n and_o pour_v out_o as_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v in_o this_o prayer_n that_o he_o make_v on_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n olivet_n where_o he_o worship_v god_n he_o complain_v sad_o in_o it_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v against_o he_o and_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o false_a friend_n that_o dare_v not_o be_v for_o he_o but_o yet_o assure_v himself_o of_o deliverance_n and_o of_o his_o enemy_n destruction_n and_o prophesi_v of_o the_o very_a manner_n of_o the_o end_n of_o absalon_n and_o achitophel_n if_o you_o will_v take_v these_o word_n in_o the_o very_a letter_n thou_o have_v smite_v my_o enemy_n on_o the_o cheek_n bone_n achitophel_n with_o the_o knot_n of_o the_o rope_n and_o absalon_n with_o the_o bough_n of_o the_o oak_n unless_o he_o allude_v to_o samson_n victory_n with_o the_o jaw_n bone_n and_o foresee_v that_o by_o small_a mean_n as_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v bring_v he_o a_o great_a deliverance_n compare_v christ_n go_v up_o to_o mount_v olivet_n and_o there_o pray_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o bitterness_n with_o this_o type_n of_o david_n chap._n xvi_o david_n give_v away_o and_o dispose_v of_o mephibosheths_n land_n when_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o own_o shimei_n fling_v curse_n and_o stone_n at_o david_n and_o bark_n like_o a_o live_a dog_n though_o abishai_n call_v he_o a_o dead_a one_o the_o only_a unjust_a act_n that_o ever_o david_n have_v do_v against_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n he_o have_v but_o new_o do_v that_o be_v give_v away_o mephibosheths_n land_n and_o here_o a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n be_v soon_o upon_o he_o psal._n vii_o betwixt_o the_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n come_v in_o the_o seven_o psalm_n make_v by_o david_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o shimei_n and_o sing_v by_o he_o even_o in_o this_o extremity_n he_o call_v he_o cush_n by_o way_n of_o derision_n as_o allude_v to_o kish_n the_o father_n of_o saul_n family_n for_o shimei_n be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o saul_n but_o turn_v it_o into_o cush_n upon_o shimei_n a_o accurse_a name_n gen._n 10._o and_o a_o black-moor_n nation_n and_o of_o such_o a_o colour_n be_v shimeis_n condition_n chap._n xvii_o ahitophels_n curse_a spleen_n against_o david_n yet_o he_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v bathshebaes_n grandfather_n hushai_n foil_v his_o counsel_n psal._n xlii_o xliii_o david_n in_o his_o slight_n from_o absalon_n stay_v not_o till_o he_o come_v close_o to_o jordan_n and_o there_o he_o rest_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n or_o danger_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o get_v over_o the_o water_n and_o be_v go_v and_o so_o be_v that_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 14._o and_o the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o come_v weary_a and_o refresh_v themselves_o there_o that_o be_v a_o little_a beyond_o bahurim_n which_o be_v close_o by_o jordan_n and_o they_o have_v not_o stay_v nor_o refresh_v themselves_o till_o they_o come_v there_o as_o david_n lie_v thus_o upon_o jordan_n bank_n he_o make_v the_o forty_o second_o psalm_n and_o from_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n remember_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o by_o the_o observe_n of_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n he_o remember_v his_o own_o misery_n there_o he_o observe_v the_o wave_n roll_v one_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o and_o the_o deep_a make_v a_o noise_n here_o and_o there_o in_o its_o channel_n and_o in_o its_o fall_n and_o so_o say_v he_o all_o thy_o billow_n and_o all_o wave_n tumble_v over_o i_o one_o after_o another_o vers_fw-la 7._o etc._n etc._n the_o forty_o three_o psalm_n seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o he_o about_o the_o same_o time_n compare_v the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o two_o psalm_n together_o psal._n lv._o betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o and_o two_o and_o twenty_o verse_n of_o this_o 17_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n upon_o the_o relation_n how_o tiding_n come_v to_o david_n of_o ahitophels_n counsel_n against_o he_o take_v in_o the_o five_o and_o fifty_o psalm_n in_o which_o david_n deplore_v his_o misery_n cause_v by_o one_o of_o his_o guide_n and_o acquaintance_n and_o counsellor_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o and_o pray_v bitter_o against_o he_o his_o prayer_n take_v effect_v instant_o in_o ahitophels_n death_n chap._n xviii_o xix_o absalon_n hang_v by_o the_o neck_n in_o the_o fork_a bough_n of_o a_o oak_n his_o high_a head_n be_v now_o in_o its_o proper_a exaltation_n and_o his_o proud_a heart_n
be_v dart_v through_o david_n mourn_v sad_o for_o he_o because_o of_o the_o desperate_a condition_n in_o which_o he_o die_v shimei_n be_v pardon_v he_o come_v down_o first_o of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n to_o meet_v the_o king_n chap._n 19_o vers_fw-la 20._o here_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n be_v use_v for_o all_o israel_n except_o judah_n and_o set_v in_o opposition_n to_o judah_n joseph_n have_v be_v the_o prime_a family_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o shiloh_n and_o all_o israel_n be_v name_v after_o it_o as_o psal._n 80._o 1._o but_o then_o god_n refuse_v joseph_n and_o choose_v judah_n for_o the_o chief_a psal._n 78._o 68_o 69._o and_o there_o begin_v and_o continue_v the_o difference_n and_o distinction_n betwixt_o israel_n and_o judah_n joseph_n and_o judah_n ephraim_n and_o judah_n for_o by_o all_o these_o name_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n style_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chap._n xx._n sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la rebell_v a_o man_n of_o benjamin_n by_o descent_n ver_fw-la 1._o but_o of_o the_o hill_n country_n of_o ephraim_n by_o residence_n ver_fw-la 21._o psal._n xxx_o with_o the_o three_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n read_v the_o 30_o psalm_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v by_o david_n when_o upon_o his_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n after_o his_o flight_n he_o purge_v and_o hallow_v his_o own_o house_n which_o have_v be_v make_v a_o stew_n by_o absalon_n psal._n iu._n with_o this_o chapter_n also_o read_v the_o four_o psalm_n make_v as_o the_o stile_n of_o it_o argue_v upon_o this_o rebellion_n of_o sheba_n as_o the_o three_o psalm_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o rebellion_n of_o absalon_n he_o check_v the_o people_n for_o despise_v his_o kingdom_n and_o harken_v after_o a_o kingdom_n that_o be_v but_o vanity_n as_o first_o absaloms_n and_o now_o shebas_n ver_fw-la 2._o he_o advise_v israel_n and_o judah_n not_o to_o sin_v in_o their_o anger_n 2_o sam._n 19_o 43._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v angry_a but_o sin_v not_o ver_fw-la 4._o he_o profess_v in_o ver_fw-la 7._o that_o since_o the_o time_n that_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o other_o provision_n increase_v to_o he_o from_o barzillai_n shobi_n and_o nahash_n 2_o sam._n 17._o 27._o etc._n etc._n that_o his_o heart_n have_v receive_v comfortable_a confidence_n and_o assurance_n of_o his_o restore_n again_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v still_o trust_v and_o depend_v upon_o that_o goodness_n and_o providence_n that_o have_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o the_o other_o trouble_n and_o wrought_v those_o good_a beginning_n towards_o he_o chap._n xxi_o to_o vers._n 15._o david_n 36_o three_o year_n famine_n lie_v upon_o the_o land_n for_o the_o offence_n of_o saul_n he_o in_o a_o david_n 37_o zeal_n to_o israel_n and_o judah_n will_v expel_v the_o amorites_n and_o destroy_v they_o and_o david_n 38_o with_o they_o all_o wizard_n and_o witch_n and_o with_o they_o he_o also_o fall_v upon_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o destroy_v they_o though_o 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a_o bethlehemite_n and_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n call_v he_o the_o son_n of_o jair_a now_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o elhanan_n a_o bethlehemite_n the_o son_n of_o dodo_n 1_o chron._n 12._o 26._o and_o whether_o these_o be_v two_o man_n or_o only_o one_o and_o the_o same_o may_v well_o be_v question_v he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v slay_v goliath_n 2_o sam._n 21._o 19_o that_o be_v lahmi_n goliath_n brother_n as_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n expound_v it_o as_o by_o michal_n be_v mean_v michal_n sister_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n of_o samuel_n ver_fw-la 8._o chap._n xxii_o &_o psal._n xviii_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o argue_v this_o not_o to_o be_v the_o proper_a place_n of_o this_o psalm_n and_o chapter_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v most_o especial_o compose_v upon_o david_n delivery_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n as_o the_o title_n show_v in_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o 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be_v at_o saul_n house_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o therefore_o he_o give_v up_o david_n to_o a_o covetous_a thought_n to_o number_v the_o people_n that_o he_o may_v lay_v a_o tax_n upon_o every_o poll._n joab_n have_v here_o more_o piety_n at_o the_o least_o more_o policy_n than_o david_n and_o decline_v the_o business_n till_o master_v by_o david_n importunity_n he_o be_v nine_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n upon_o his_o count_a much_o near_o the_o counting-time_n of_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o at_o last_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o number_n but_o here_o the_o account_n in_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n do_v differ_v exceed_o from_o the_o account_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n
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continue_v school_n when_o it_o be_v remove_v there_o be_v divers_a other_o place_n that_o be_v great_a school_n and_o copious_o furnish_v with_o learned_a man_n both_o in_o galilee_n and_o judea_n and_o hence_o that_o distinction_n that_o the_o reader_n of_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n will_v meet_v with_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o southern_a man_n and_o a_o galilean_a chagig_n fol._n 79._o col_fw-fr 3._o that_o be_v a_o scholar_n of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o hence_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o r._n jacob_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o southern_a man_n erubh._o fol._n 24._o col_fw-fr 2._o and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o south_n ibid._n col_fw-fr 3._o r._n joshuah_n of_o the_o south_n challah_n fol._n 57_o col_fw-fr 2._o of_o all_o the_o place_n in_o judea_n next_o jabneh_n and_o bitter_n lydda_n be_v most_o eminent_a where_o r._n akibah_n sit_v as_o precedent_n of_o a_o school_n before_o he_o be_v of_o the_o sanhedrin_n 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so_o punctual_o acquaint_v with_o it_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o bring_v a_o phrase_n that_o he_o can_v not_o understand_v or_o that_o be_v uncouth_a to_o he_o therefore_o they_o explain_v it_o by_o one_o that_o be_v familiar_a both_o to_o he_o and_o the_o whole_a nation_n bethlehem_n in_o the_o land_n of_o juda._n §._o be_v not_o the_o least_o this_o clause_n be_v far_o further_a from_o micahs_n text_n then_o the_o other_o for_o whereas_o here_o be_v a_o very_a strong_a and_o emphatical_a negation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o prophet_n there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o either_o in_o the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o lxx_o or_o in_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o indeed_o the_o text_n and_o the_o quotation_n be_v one_o clean_a contrary_a to_o another_o in_o micah_n though_o thou_o be_v little_a but_o in_o matthew_n thou_o be_v not_o the_o least_o towards_o the_o reconcile_n of_o which_o difference_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o take_v a_o 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it_o shall_v be_v forsake_v and_o one_o so_o far_o fetch_v and_o strain_v as_o joanna_n be_v embrace_v and_o take_v for_o the_o right_n i_o can_v yet_o understand_v or_o apprehend_v certain_o jona_n be_v the_o genitive_a case_n of_o ionas_n in_o the_o lxx_o joh._n 4._o 8._o and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 12._o 21_o 39_o and_o why_o the_o father_n of_o peter_n shall_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v ionas_n as_o well_o as_o joanna_n i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v very_o hard_a to_o show_v a_o reason_n we_o have_v mention_n of_o rabbi_n jona_n among_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n which_o show_v that_o the_o name_n be_v give_v to_o other_o beside_o the_o old_a prophet_n and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o a_o private_a man_n may_v not_o carry_v it_o as_o well_o as_o a_o doctor_n sure_o it_o be_v that_o the_o very_a word_n jona_n apply_v thus_o to_o peter_n do_v give_v a_o very_a good_a hint_n to_o compare_v he_o and_o the_o old_a prophet_n together_o for_o they_o be_v both_o preacher_n to_o the_o gentile_n both_o of_o they_o decline_v that_o employment_n and_o both_o of_o they_o decline_v it_o at_o joppa_n compare_v jona_n 1._o and_o act_n 10._o §._o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v cephas_n i._o change_v of_o name_n in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_a and_o most_o common_a for_o the_o better_a as_o abram_n into_o abraham_n jacob_n into_o israel_n hoshea_n into_o jehoshua_n and_o solomon_n into_o jedidiah_n though_o sometime_o there_o be_v a_o change_n for_o the_o worse_o as_o jerubaal_n into_o jerubosheth_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 22._o sychem_n into_o sychar_n joh._n 4._o 5._o etc._n etc._n ii_o christ_n change_v the_o name_n of_o three_o disciple_n only_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n mark_v 3._o 16_o 17._o as_o god_n have_v change_v the_o name_n of_o three_o man_n only_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n abram_n jacob_n and_o solomon_n iii_o now_o as_o concern_v the_o name_n cephas_n which_o simon_n carry_v henceforward_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 12._o &_o 15._o 5._o gal._n 2._o 9_o it_o be_v a_o syriack_n word_n frame_v into_o a_o adjective_n and_o into_o a_o greek_a utterance_n by_o addition_n of_o s_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n ceph_n indeed_o be_v use_v sometime_o in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o jer._n 4._o 29._o job_n 30._o 6._o but_o cepha_n sound_v of_o the_o chaldee_n idiom_n and_o be_v use_v very_o frequent_o by_o the_o paraphrast_n most_o common_o to_o render_v the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o d._n kimchi_n note_v in_o michol_n and_o as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o numb_a 20._o 8_o 10_o 11._o judg._n 20._o 45_o 47._o &_o 21._o 13._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 28._o and_o divers_a other_o place_n and_o sometime_o to_o express_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o it_o signify_v a_o point_n of_o land_n or_o sea_n as_o josh._n 15._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chaldee_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meaning_n as_o say_v kimchi_n on_o the_o place_n the_o point_n of_o a_o rock_n that_o look_v southeast_n but_o it_o will_v easy_o be_v agree_v upon_o about_o the_o signification_n of_o ceph_n and_o cepha_n namely_o that_o it_o denote_v a_o rock_n in_o the_o most_o proper_a and_o most_o common_a meaning_n of_o it_o but_o the_o scruple_n be_v whether_o cephas_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o cepha_n in_o signification_n yea_o or_o no_o and_o whether_o the_o letter_n s_o add_v in_o the_o end_n do_v change_v the_o sound_n of_o it_o only_o and_o not_o the_o sense_n to_o i_o it_o seem_v that_o cephas_n be_v of_o a_o adjective_n signification_n and_o betoken_v not_o a_o rock_n but_o rocky_a not_o petra_n but_o petrosus_n or_o belong_v to_o the_o rock_n and_o i_o be_o induce_v to_o this_o opinion_n upon_o these_o ground_n and_o argument_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v utter_v cephas_n and_o not_o cepha_n for_o although_o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o the_o language_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o add_v we_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o some_o word_n to_o make_v they_o sound_v of_o a_o greek_a pronunciation_n as_o ezekias_n manasses_n messiah_n barnabas_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o i_o think_v it_o do_v so_o here_o yet_o do_v i_o not_o conceive_v it_o do_v so_o here_o for_o that_o end_n only_o but_o for_o some_o other_o further_a purpose_n and_o intent_n as_o 1._o to_o mark_v it_o for_o a_o proper_a name_n and_o to_o take_v it_o off_o from_o be_v take_v otherwise_o and_o so_o barnabas_n barsabas_n and_o elymas_n be_v mark_v with_o the_o same_o mark_n for_o the_o same_o end_n 2._o to_o change_v its_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o its_o nature_n and_o to_o alter_v it_o from_o a_o substantive_a signification_n to_o a_o adjective_n as_o well_o as_o from_o a_o common_a noun_n to_o a_o proper_a for_o as_o the_o evangelist_n make_v a_o clear_a distinction_n between_o petros_n and_o petra_n matth._n 16._o 18._o as_o all_o orthodox_n expositor_n upon_o that_o place_n grant_v so_o certain_o be_v the_o like_a to_o be_v make_v betwixt_o cephas_n and_o cepha_n for_o these_o syriack_n word_n our_o saviour_n use_v when_o he_o utter_v that_o speech_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o word_n petros_n be_v not_o use_v for_o a_o rock_n in_o all_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v in_o use_n indeed_o in_o that_o sense_n among_o heathen_a author_n but_o in_o the_o lxx_o and_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v so_o find_v now_o if_o the_o evangelist_n mean_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o cephas_n signify_v a_o rock_n it_o be_v wonder_n that_o he_o will_v use_v the_o word_n petros_n which_o never_o occur_v in_o that_o sense_n in_o all_o the_o bible_n and_o refuse_v the_o word_n petra_n which_o signify_v so_o in_o the_o scripture_n hundred_o of_o time_n nay_o say_v some_o of_o our_o greek_a dictionary_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d petra_n be_v the_o common_a name_n for_o a_o rock_n even_o in_o the_o heathen_a greek_a language_n but_o petros_n be_v but_o the_o attic_a dialect_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v that_o petrus_n in_o this_o place_n shall_v be_v translate_v petra_n as_o beza_n in_o latin_a and_o brucioli_n in_o italian_a render_v it_o and_o our_o english_a to_o the_o same_o sense_n thou_o shall_v be_v call_v cephas_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n a_o stone_n for_o the_o take_n up_o therefore_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n and_o of_o the_o reason_n and_o occasion_n of_o this_o name_n give_v to_o simon_n these_o particular_n be_v to_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n i._o that_o christ_n call_v he_o cephas_n totidem_fw-la literis_fw-la and_o not_o cepha_n and_o that_o he_o be_v common_o so_o call_v among_o the_o disciple_n cephas_n with_o the_o be_v sound_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n i_o know_v it_o be_v a_o common_a opinion_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o beza_n on_o matth._n 16._o 18._o utter_v it_o dominus_fw-la syriace_n loquens_fw-la nulla_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la agnominatione_fw-la sed_fw-la utrobique_fw-la dixit_fw-la cepha_n and_o according_o the_o syriack_n translater_n every_o where_o express_v it_o but_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v 1._o that_o as_o the_o jewish_a nation_n be_v full_a of_o greek_a name_n which_o be_v greek_n name_v indeed_o as_o andreas_n nicodemus_n alexander_n etc._n etc._n so_o do_v they_o frame_v many_o of_o their_o jewish_a name_n which_o be_v jewish_n name_v indeed_o into_o a_o greek_a pronunciation_n and_o so_o pronounce_v they_o among_o themselves_o as_o theudas_n baithus_n and_o other_o in_o the_o talmud_n and_o heraude_n for_o herod_n in_o the_o syriack_n translater_n etc._n etc._n and_o why_o cephas_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o use_v among_o they_o and_o other_o greek-sounding_a syriack_n name_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o meet_v with_o any_o reason_n that_o give_v any_o satisfaction_n nor_o indeed_o with_o any_o author_n that_o give_v any_o reason_n and_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v 2._o that_o whereas_o general_o common_a noun_n in_o the_o syriack_n tongue_n do_v end_n in_o a_o as_o aceldama_n abba_n gabbitha_n talitha_n act_v 1._o 19_o gal._n 4._o 6_o joh._n 19_o 13._o mar._n 5._o 41._o when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v frame_v into_o proper_a name_n of_o man_n it_o be_v do_v by_o put_v s_o to_o the_o end_n of_o they_o as_o barrabas_n elymas_n barnabas_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v cephas_n here_o now_o since_o this_o change_n of_o noun_n from_o common_a to_o proper_a be_v make_v among_o the_o jew_n what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o this_o letter_n that_o make_v the_o change_n shall_v not_o be_v reserve_v among_o the_o jew_n also_o do_v the_o greek_n only_o call_v simon_n cephas_n and_o not_o the_o jew_n and_o do_v the_o greek_n call_v the_o other_o man_n barnabas_n and_o barrabas_n but_o the_o
a_o distinction_n be_v make_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o region_n of_o the_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n sol._n in_o gittin_n cap._n 1._o and_o every_o foreign_a region_n be_v call_v the_o region_n of_o the_o sea_n except_o babylon_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o rabbi_n solomon_n which_o nevertheless_o fall_v under_o the_o censure_n of_o r._n nissin_n ibid._n nissin_n nissin_n nissin_n nissin_n nissin_n nissin_n r._n nissin_n ibid._n it_o be_v something_o hard_a say_v he_o to_o reckon_v every_o country_n which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o land_n to_o be_v the_o region_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o then_o under_o that_o name_n will_v be_v include_v all_o the_o neighbour_a place_n and_o which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o land_n they_o say_v therefore_o that_o the_o more_o remote_a place_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o region_n of_o the_o sea_n but_o neither_o do_v this_o please_v i_o for_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n to_o make_v any_o place_n to_o be_v call_v the_o region_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o western_a coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n on_o which_o side_n there_o be_v not_o heathen_a city_n near_a and_o swallow_v up_o by_o the_o land_n but_o the_o sea_n set_v the_o bound_n but_o it_o do_v not_o set_v the_o bound_n on_o other_o side_n etc._n etc._n the_o sense_n therefore_o of_o r._n solomon_n when_o he_o say_v that_o every_o region_n without_o the_o land_n be_v the_o region_n of_o the_o sea_n come_v to_o this_o that_o every_o region_n which_o be_v like_a to_o that_o region_n be_v so_o call_v heathen_a city_n be_v on_o that_o western_a coast_n but_o see_v they_o lie_v within_o the_o ancient_a bound_n of_o the_o land_n namely_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n they_o can_v not_o so_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o the_o land_n as_o those_o which_o be_v altogether_o without_o the_o limit_n those_o city_n and_o that_o country_n therefore_o be_v call_v by_o a_o peculiar_a title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o coast_n or_o country_n by_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o title_n all_o other_o city_n of_o the_o like_a condition_n undergo_v also_o wheresoever_o seat_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n example_n will_v not_o be_v want_v as_o we_o go_v along_o they_o common_o define_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n under_o a_o double_a notion_n to_o wit_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o possess_v who_o go_v up_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o possess_v who_o go_v up_o out_o of_o babylon_n this_o be_v in_o very_o many_o place_n circumscribe_v within_o narrow_a limit_n than_o that_o not_o only_o by_o reason_n samaria_n be_v reject_v and_o shut_v out_o but_o also_o because_o certain_a portion_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o they_o neither_o a_o few_o nor_o small_a which_o become_v the_o possession_n of_o those_o that_o go_v up_o out_o of_o egypt_n but_o under_o the_o second_o temple_n have_v pass_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o heathen_a now_o they_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n the_o more_o exact_a in_o observe_v their_o bound_n distinguish_v this_o land_n by_o know_a bound_n both_o from_o all_o other_o and_o in_o some_o place_n as_o it_o be_v from_o itself_o because_o they_o decree_v that_o very_o many_o mystery_n of_o their_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v no_o where_o but_o within_o these_o limit_n 34._o limit_n limit_n limit_n limit_n limit_n limit_n vid._n r._n sol._n in_o num._n 34._o for_o beside_o the_o rite_n of_o that_o dispensation_n which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v open_o and_o evident_o fix_v to_o that_o land_n such_o as_o sacrifice_n passover_n the_o priesthood_n and_o other_o appointment_n of_o that_o nature_n which_o be_v common_o and_o not_o improper_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d statute_n appendant_a to_o that_o land_n very_o many_o other_o also_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o the_o same_o border_n by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o tradition_n 4._o tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n tradition_n kelim_n cap._n 1._o hall_n 6._o hieros_n shâ—kalim_fw-la fol._n 47._o 4._o the_o land_n of_o israel_n say_v they_o above_o all_o other_o land_n be_v sanctify_v by_o ten_o holiness_n and_o what_o be_v the_o holiness_n of_o it_o out_o of_o it_o they_o bring_v the_o sheaf_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o the_o two_o loaf_n and_o they_o do_v not_o so_o out_o of_o any_o other_o land_n 10._o land_n land_n land_n land_n land_n land_n maimon_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 10._o the_o law_n of_o behead_v the_o cow_n do_v not_o take_v place_n any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o beyond_o jordan_n 1._o jordan_n jordan_n jordan_n jordan_n jordan_n jordan_n idem_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 1._o vid._n hieros_n nedarim_n fol._n 40._o 1._o they_o do_v not_o appoint_v or_o determine_v concern_v the_o new_a moon_n nor_o do_v they_o intercalate_n the_o year_n any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o law_n shall_v go_v forth_o out_o of_o zion_n 4._o zion_n zion_n zion_n zion_n zion_n zion_n idem_fw-la in_o sanhedrin_n cap._n 4._o they_o do_v not_o prefer_v to_o eldership_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n no_o not_o although_o they_o that_o do_v prefer_v have_v themselves_o be_v prefer_v within_o the_o land_n and_o that_o i_o heap_v not_o together_o more_o they_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n circumscribe_v the_o holy_a spirit_n himself_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o that_o land_n for_o 1._o for_o for_o for_o for_o for_o for_o vid._n r._n sol._n in_o jonab_n 1._o shechina_n say_v they_o dwell_v not_o upon_o any_o out_o of_o the_o land_n compare_v act._n x_o 45._o the_o land_n which_o the_o jew_n that_o come_v up_o out_o of_o babylon_n possess_v they_o divide_v after_o this_o manner_n 2._o manner_n manner_n manner_n manner_n manner_n manner_n sheviith_o cap._n 9_o hall_n 2._o there_o be_v three_o land_n or_o country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judaea_n the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o gallilee_n and_o each_o of_o those_o have_v three_o country_n those_o we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o their_o place_n to_o this_o receive_a division_n our_o saviour_n have_v respect_n when_o send_v his_o disciple_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o israel_n he_o exclude_v samaria_n mat._n x._o 5._o which_o according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v not_o mere_o heathen_a nor_o be_v it_o true_o israel_n it_o be_v not_o heathen_a for_o 4._o for_o for_o for_o for_o for_o for_o hieros_n avod_fw-la zara._n fol._n 44._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o land_n of_o samaria_n be_v reckon_v clean_o and_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o its_o water_n clean_o and_o its_o dwelling_n clean_a and_o its_o path_n clean_o which_o the_o jewish_a curiosity_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n pronounce_v of_o a_o heathen_a land_n but_o as_o to_o many_o other_o thing_n they_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o the_o gentile_n the_o jewish_a doctor_n do_v indeed_o particular_o apply_v that_o division_n of_o the_o three_o country_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v to_o the_o tradition_n and_o canon_n concern_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o yet_o they_o do_v every_o where_o retain_v the_o same_o wheresoever_o they_o treat_v of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mean_v you_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o author_n of_o the_o gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n brief_o it_o be_v this_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n they_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n lay_v up_o in_o their_o storehouse_n so_o long_o as_o some_o fruit_n of_o that_o kind_n hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n in_o that_o country_n but_o when_o they_o can_v no_o more_o find_v they_o upon_o the_o tree_n they_o be_v to_o cast_v out_o those_o which_o they_o have_v gather_v and_o lay_v up_o at_o home_n and_o not_o to_o eat_v of_o they_o as_o they_o do_v before_o chap._n ii_o the_o talmudic_n girdle_n of_o the_o land_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n take_v out_o of_o the_o jerusalem_n sheviith_n fol._n 36._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n col._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o all_o these_o thing_n mean_v i_o can_v so_o much_o as_o conjecture_v yea_o nor_o can_v i_o scarce_o conjecture_v what_o the_o meaning_n be_v of_o some_o of_o they_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o oedipus_n at_o hand_n nor_o shinx_n herself_o to_o explain_v and_o unriddle_v they_o the_o talmudist_n be_v
better_o there_o be_v little_a hope_n of_o the_o land_n itself_o if_o the_o beginning_n of_o it_o be_v such_o it_o be_v convenient_a therefore_o that_o we_o send_v before_o we_o spy_v who_o may_v bring_v we_o word_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o so_o great_a account_n that_o we_o shall_v tire_v and_o hazard_v ourselves_o by_o go_v to_o that_o soil_n who_o first_o appearance_n be_v so_o horrid_a and_o desperate_a and_o hence_o be_v that_o unhappy_a argument_n before_o their_o eye_n by_o the_o inducement_n of_o which_o the_o whole_a multitude_n by_o so_o unanimous_a a_o vote_n conclude_v and_o resolve_v against_o the_o land_n and_o since_o now_o after_o so_o much_o time_n pass_v they_o be_v come_v back_o to_o the_o same_o place_n they_o think_v distrust_n and_o complain_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n iii_o in_o cadesh_n barnea_n they_o have_v a_o supply_n of_o water_n in_o cadesh_n whether_o they_o come_v the_o forty_o year_n there_o be_v no_o water_n numb_a xx._n etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v they_o drunk_z when_o they_o first_o come_v to_o cadesh_n barnea_n of_o the_o rock_n which_o follow_v they_o 1_o cor._n x._o 2._o which_o dry_v up_o when_o they_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n if_o you_o ask_v why_o have_v those_o river_n that_o follow_v they_o dry_v up_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v at_o cadesh_n barnea_n which_o before_o have_v not_o dry_v up_o when_o they_o come_v thither_o then_o i_o ask_v also_o why_o have_v they_o dry_v up_o when_o they_o come_v to_o another_o cadesh_n iv_o concern_v the_o cadesh_n whither_o they_o come_v the_o last_o year_n of_o their_o travail_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o city_n be_v in_o the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n and_o therefore_o they_o desire_v leave_v of_o the_o king_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n numb_a xx._n 16_o 17._o i_o answer_v nothing_o at_o all_o hinder_v but_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v speak_v of_o cadesh_n barnea_n which_o lay_v contiguous_a to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorites_n that_o be_v to_o mountainous_a judea_n show_v so_o great_a a_o army_n a_o access_n and_o promise_v it_o only_o that_o access_n be_v wind_v and_o very_o difficult_a to_o be_v pass_v they_o desire_v therefore_o a_o more_o level_a way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n but_o obtain_v it_o not_o v._o perhaps_o that_o which_o chief_o move_v they_o be_v this_o that_o suppose_v one_o cadesh_n only_o to_o wit_n barnea_n it_o will_v be_v scarce_o possible_a not_o to_o confound_v the_o encamp_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o their_o move_n from_o place_n to_o place_n i_o answer_v there_o will_v be_v the_o same_o easiness_n of_o order_v they_o if_o you_o do_v but_o reduce_v the_o six_o and_o seven_o verse_n of_o deut._n x._o into_o a_o true_a sense_n and_o into_o agreement_n with_o numb_a xxxiii_o from_z vers_n 31._o to_o vers_n 41._o which_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o do_v but_o let_v these_o thing_n suffice_v for_o the_o present_a to_o have_v speak_v beside_o our_o scope_n that_o that_o cadesh_n to_o which_o they_o come_v in_o the_o forty_o year_n which_o be_v call_v meribah_n numb_a xx._n 13._o be_v the_o same_o with_o cadesh_n barnea_n be_v clear_a enough_o from_o hence_o that_o meribah_n in_o cadesh_n be_v assign_v for_o the_o southern_a border_n of_o the_o land_n ezek._n xlvii_o 19_o which_o border_n of_o old_a be_v cadesh_n barnea_n numb_a xxxiv_o 4._o jos._n xv._o 3._o chap._n viii_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n rhinocorura_n the_o lake_n of_o sirbon_n pliny_n write_v 12._o write_v write_v write_v write_v write_v write_v nat._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 12._o from_o pelusium_n be_v the_o intrenchment_n of_o chabrias_n mount_v casius_n the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n casius_n the_o tomb_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a ostracine_n arabia_n be_v bound_v sixty_o five_o mile_n from_o pelusium_n soon_o after_o begin_v idumea_n and_o palestine_n from_o the_o rise_n up_o of_o the_o sirbon_n lake_n either_o my_o eye_n deceive_v i_o while_o i_o read_v these_o thing_n or_o mount_n casius_n lie_v near_o pelusium_n than_o the_o lake_n of_o sirbon_n the_o map_n have_v ill_o place_v the_o sirbon_n between_o mount_n casius_n and_o pelusium_n sirbon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v burn_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lake_n be_v derive_v from_o its_o nature_n which_o be_v fiery_a and_o bituminous_a it_o be_v describe_v by_o diodorus_n siculus_n strabo_n and_o other_o who_o you_o may_v look_v upon_o a_o lake_n like_a to_o that_o of_o sodom_n and_o perhaps_o be_v of_o the_o like_a fate_n and_o original_n to_o wit_n a_o example_n of_o divine_a indignation_n what_o if_o it_o be_v the_o monument_n of_o that_o dreadful_a earthquake_n in_o the_o day_n of_o uzziah_n amoz_fw-mi i_o 1._o zech._n fourteen_o 5_o when_o god_n contend_v also_o in_o fire_n amoz_fw-mi vii_o 4._o so_o that_o some_o city_n perish_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n amos_n iu._n 11._o esa._n i._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o further_a border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n southward_o be_v not_o nile_n in_o egypt_n but_o shihor_n in_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n jos._n xiii_o 3._o jer._n ii_o 18._o in_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n it_o be_v rhinocorura_n for_o they_o render_v that_o in_o esa._n xxvii_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o stream_n of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o rhinocorura_n of_o which_o place_n and_o name_n derive_v from_o the_o cut_n of_o nostril_n see_v diodorus_n siculus_n lib._n i._n chap._n ix_o a_o sight_n of_o judea_n in_o 4._o in_o in_o in_o in_o in_o in_o hieros_n sheviith_o fol._n 38._o 4._o judea_n be_v the_o mountainous_a country_n the_o plain_a and_o the_o vale._n what_o be_v the_o mountainous_a country_n of_o judea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o king_n mountain_n the_o plain_a of_o it_o be_v the_o plain_a of_o the_o south_n the_o vale_n be_v from_o engedi_n to_o jericho_n the_o plain_a of_o lydda_n be_v as_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o south_n and_o its_o mountainous_a country_n be_v as_o the_o king_n mountainous_a country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n from_o bethhoron_a to_o the_o sea_n be_v one_o circumjacent_a region_n rabbi_n jochanan_n say_v yet_o it_o have_v a_o mountainous_a part_n a_o plain_a and_o a_o vale_n from_o bethhoron_a to_o emmaus_n be_v mountainous_a from_o emmaus_n to_o lydda_n be_v plain_a from_o lydda_n to_o the_o sea_n be_v valley_n judea_n be_v not_o divide_v amiss_o into_o four_o part_n namely_o into_o the_o country_n which_o former_o be_v the_o philistine_n which_o take_v up_o the_o western_a part_n to_o this_o join_v on_o the_o east_n the_o mountainous_a country_n of_o judea_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o king_n mount_n to_o the_o mountainous_a country_n on_o the_o east_n join_v a_o plain_a a_o country_n more_o low_a and_o level_a than_o the_o mountain_n which_o nevertheless_o here_o and_o there_o have_v its_o hill_n hence_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 13._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 13._o cap._n 13._o a_o valley_n lie_v between_o mountain_n be_v reckon_v with_o the_o mountain_n and_o mountain_n in_o a_o valley_n be_v number_v with_o the_o valley_n to_o the_o plain_a eastward_o join_v a_o valley_n low_a than_o the_o plain_a namely_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o sodom_n and_o at_o length_n of_o jordan_n the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n in_o like_a manner_n which_o be_v number_v with_o judea_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o superficies_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n which_o although_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o portion_n of_o the_o narrow_a limit_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o soil_n yet_o have_v its_o mountainous_a part_n its_o plain_a and_o vale_n and_o that_o not_o only_o towards_o lydda_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n but_o towards_o jericho_n and_o jordan_n judea_n do_v excel_v all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n in_o very_a many_o privilege_n for_o beside_o that_o in_o it_o be_v seat_v jerusalem_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n stand_v the_o temple_n and_o in_o the_o temple_n sit_v the_o sanhedrin_n this_o be_v also_o peculiar_a to_o it_o out_o of_o the_o canon_n that_o 1._o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o hieros_n nedarim_n fol._n 40._o 1._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o intercalate_n the_o year_n out_o of_o judea_n while_o they_o may_v do_v it_o in_o judea_n maimonides_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n 4_o thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n maimon_n in_o kiddush_n hodesh_n cap._n 4_o because_o there_o dwell_v
therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o pliny_n measure_n extend_v so_o far_o we_o may_v compute_v the_o length_n of_o the_o land_n from_o the_o sirbon_n where_o also_o be_v the_o river_n of_o egypt_n to_o sidon_n by_o this_o account_n i._o from_o the_o sirbon_n to_o the_o border_n of_o phenice_n clxxxix_o mile_n pliny_n ii_o from_o the_o first_o border_n of_o phenice_n to_o tyre_n five_o mile_n gul._n tyrius_n iii_o from_o tyre_n to_o sidon_n xxv_o mile_n strabo_n sum_n total_a be_v ccxix_o chap._n xi_o the_o mountainous_a country_n of_o judea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 4._o what_o what_o what_o what_o what_o what_o hieros_n sbeviith_o fol._n 38._o 4._o be_v the_o mountainous_a country_n of_o judea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o king_n mountain_n however_o judea_n here_o and_o there_o do_v swell_v out_o much_o with_o mountain_n yet_o its_o chief_a swell_n appear_v in_o that_o broad_a back_n of_o mountain_n that_o run_v from_o the_o utmost_a southern_a coast_n as_o far_o as_o hebron_n and_o almost_o as_o jerusalem_n itself_o which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hill-country_n of_o judah_n jos._n xxi_o 11._o luk._n i._n 39_o unless_o i_o be_o very_o much_o mistake_v the_o map_n of_o adricomius_n tirinus_n and_o other_o ought_v to_o be_v correct_v which_o have_v feign_v to_o themselves_o a_o very_a long_a back_n of_o mountain_n begin_v almost_o at_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o reach_v almost_o to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o that_o with_o this_o inscription_n the_o amorrhean_a mountain_n those_o author_n be_v mistake_v by_o a_o ill_a interpretation_n of_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v it_o in_o the_o way_n by_o or_o near_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorrhites_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v render_v in_o the_o way_n to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorrhites_n let_v the_o reader_n consult_v deut._n i._n 19_o 20._o we_o depart_v from_o horeb_n and_o go_v through_o all_o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a desert_n which_o you_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o way_n lead_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorrhite_a as_o our_o lord_n command_v we_o and_o come_v to_o cadesh_n barnea_n then_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o you_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorrhite_a etc._n etc._n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o amorrhites_n take_v its_o beginning_n from_o cadesh_n barnea_n the_o southern_a border_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o by_o a_o harden_a gibbosity_n thrust_v forward_o itself_o into_o judea_n beyond_o hebron_n the_o name_n only_o change_v into_o the_o hil-country_n of_o judea_n whence_o be_v that_o of_o samson_n to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o carry_v not_o the_o gate_n of_o gaza_n near_o to_o hebron_n or_o to_o the_o mountain_n whence_o hebron_n may_v be_v see_v but_o to_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mountainous_a country_n which_o run_v out_o to_o hebron_n and_o so_o be_v the_o word_n to_o be_v render_v judg._n xvi_o 3._o he_o carry_v they_o to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mountainous_a place_n which_o be_v before_o hebron_n this_o mountainous_a country_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mountainous_a desert_n psal._n lxxv_o 6._o because_o it_o be_v not_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o from_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o mountain_n where_o the_o targum_fw-la thus_o nor_o from_o the_o south_n the_o mountainous_a place_n it_o remain_v doubtful_a why_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o talmudist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n mountain_n whether_o because_o it_o be_v king_n among_o all_o the_o other_o mountain_n of_o judea_n or_o because_o the_o royal_a dignity_n of_o david_n house_n spring_v hence_o to_o wit_n from_o hebron_n there_o be_v much_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o the_o jewish_a writer_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v upon_o judg._n iu_o 5._o deborah_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d white_a dust_n in_o the_o king_n mountain_n that_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v potter_n clay_n for_o the_o gemarist_n speak_v somewhere_o concern_v potter_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o 4._o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o hieros_n bava_n mezia_n fol._n 11._o 4._o they_o work_v in_o black_a dust_n or_o in_o white_a dust_n 4._o dust_n dust_n dust_n dust_n dust_n dust_n idem_fw-la demai_n fol._n 24._o 4._o in_o the_o day_n of_o r._n hoshaia_n some_o go_v about_o to_o get_v a_o freedom_n from_o some_o tithe_n for_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o king_n 2._o king_n king_n king_n king_n king_n king_n idem_fw-la avodah_fw-mi zara_n fol._n 42._o 2._o rabbi_n simeon_n have_v vinedresser_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o king_n he_o be_v mind_v to_o let_v out_o his_o vineyard_n to_o heathen_n 4_o heathen_n heathen_n heathen_n heathen_n heathen_n heathen_n ibid._n fol._n 44._o 4_o r._n chaijah_n r._n issai_n and_o r._n immai_n go_v up_o to_o the_o king_n mountain_n they_o see_v a_o certain_a heathen_a who_o be_v suspicious_a concern_v their_o wine_n 1._o wine_n wine_n wine_n wine_n wine_n wine_n hieros_n taanitb_n fol._n 69._o 1._o a_o myriad_o of_o city_n stand_v in_o the_o mountain_n royal_a of_o which_o r._n eliezer_n ben_fw-mi harsum_fw-la possess_v a_o thousand_o this_o mountainous_a country_n be_v not_o therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mountainous_a desert_n because_o it_o be_v void_a of_o city_n and_o town_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o more_o barren_a and_o rough_a country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n bab._n gittin_n fol._n 57_o 1._o the_o royal_a mountain_n be_v lay_v waste_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o cock_n and_o a_o hen._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n when_o they_o bring_v forth_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o the_o bride_n to_o lead_v before_o they_o a_o cock_n and_o a_o hen_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v increase_v and_o multiply_v as_o they_o on_o a_o certain_a day_n a_o regiment_n of_o roman_n pass_v by_o and_o wrest_v the_o cock_n and_o the_o hen_n from_o they_o these_o therefore_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o and_o beat_v they_o away_o therefore_o they_o go_v to_o cesar_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o jew_n rebel_n against_o thou_o etc._n etc._n r._n asai_n say_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o draw_v sword_n and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o royal_a mountain_n and_o there_o slay_v for_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n etc._n etc._n rabh_n asai_n say_v janneus_n the_o king_n have_v sixty_o miriads_o of_o city_n in_o the_o royal_a mountain_n and_o in_o each_o the_o number_n be_v equal_a to_o they_o that_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n except_v three_o city_n in_o which_o that_o number_n be_v doubt_v and_o these_o be_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caphar_n bish_n that_o be_v the_o ill_a town_n therefore_o call_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n because_o it_o afford_v not_o a_o house_n of_o hospitaltity_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o town_n that_o have_v its_o name_n from_o a_o certain_a herb_n because_o by_o that_o herb_n they_o be_v nourish_v iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o town_n of_o male_n so_o call_v say_v r._n jocanan_n because_o their_o wife_n first_o bring_v forth_o male_n and_o then_o female_n and_o so_o leave_v off_o this_o story_n be_v recite_v by_o the_o hierusalems_n talmudist_n who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieros_n taanith_n fol._n 69._o 1._o be_v so_o call_v because_o unless_o the_o woman_n depart_v thence_o somewhere_o else_o they_o can_v not_o bring_v forth_o male_a child_n but_o say_v ulla_n i_o see_v that_o place_n and_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v even_o sixty_o miriads_o of_o nest_n therefore_o say_v a_o certain_a sectary_n of_o r._n chaninah_n you_o lie_v you_o lie_v to_o who_o he_o reply_v that_o land_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kid_n have_v a_o skin_n that_o do_v not_o contain_v his_o flesh_n so_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n while_o it_o be_v inhabit_v be_v spacious_a but_o when_o uninhabited_a more_o contract_v chap._n xii_o the_o south_n country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judea_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o south_n in_o respect_n of_o galilee_n rabban_n 2._o rabban_n rabban_n rabban_n rabban_n rabban_n rabban_n hieros_n maasar_n sheni_fw-la fol._n 56._o 3._o and_o sanhedr_n fol._n 8._o 4._o and_o bab._n sanhedr_n fol._n 11._o 2._o gamaliel_n and_o the_o elder_n sit_v together_o at_o the_o ascent_n into_o the_o gallery_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o temple_n have_v jochanan_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o amanuensis_fw-la sit_v with_o they_o they_o say_v to_o he_o go_v to_o write_v to_o our_o brethren_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o upper_a galilee_n and_o of_o
xlvi_o the_o country_n of_o jericho_n and_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n here_o we_o will_v borrow_v josephus_n his_o pencil_n 27._o pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n pencil_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n â—_o cap._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v seat_v in_o a_o plain_a yet_o a_o certain_a barren_a mountain_n hang_v over_o it_o narrow_a indeed_o but_o long_o for_o it_o run_v out_o northward_o to_o the_o country_n of_o scythopolis_n and_o southward_o to_o the_o country_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o utmost_a coast_n of_o the_o asphaltites_n of_o this_o mountain_n mention_n be_v make_v jos._n ii_o 22._o where_o the_o two_o spy_n send_v by_o josua_n and_o receive_v by_o rahab_n be_v say_v to_o conceal_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n opposite_a against_o this_o lie_v a_o mountain_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n begin_v from_o julias_n on_o the_o north_n and_o stretch_v southward_o as_o far_o as_o somorrha_n which_o bound_v the_o rock_n of_o arabia_n in_o this_o be_v a_o mountain_n which_o be_v call_v the_o iron_n mountain_n reach_v out_o as_o far_o as_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n but_o the_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o these_o two_o mount_n anous_a place_n be_v call_v the_o great_a plain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d extend_v from_o the_o village_n ginnaber_n to_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n in_o length_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o furlong_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mile_n in_o breadth_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o furlong_n fifteen_o mile_n and_o jordan_n cut_v it_o in_o the_o middle_n hence_o you_o may_v understand_v more_o plain_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v relate_v of_o the_o plain_n of_o jericho_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 5._o and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o region_n about_o jordan_n mean_n matth._n iii_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o furlong_n eighteen_o mile_n and_o three_o quarter_n and_o from_o jordan_n sixty_o furlong_n seven_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a the_o space_n from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n be_v desert_n and_o rocky_a but_o to_o jordan_n and_o the_o asphaltites_n more_o plain_a indeed_o but_o alike_o desert_n and_o barren_a this_o our_o author_n assert_v the_o same_o distance_n between_o jericho_n and_o jordan_n elsewhere_o in_o these_o word_n 1._o word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n antiq._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o israelite_n travail_v forward_o fifty_o furlong_n from_o jordan_n encamp_v the_o distance_n of_o ten_o furlong_n from_o jericho_n that_o be_v in_o gilgal_n in_o the_o east_n coast_n of_o jericho_n jos._n iu._n 19_o but_o concern_v the_o distance_n between_o jericho_n and_o jerusalem_n he_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o his_o countryman_n for_o however_o they_o according_a to_o their_o hyperbolical_a style_n feign_v very_o many_o thing_n to_o be_v hear_v from_o jerusalem_n as_o far_o as_o jericho_n to_o wit_n 8._o wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n wit_n tamid_n cap._n 3_o hall_n 8._o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o it_o be_v open_v the_o sound_n of_o migrepha_n or_o the_o little_a bell_n etc._n etc._n yet_o there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o who_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o distance_n of_o ten_o parsae_fw-la 2._o parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la parsae_fw-la bab._n joma_n fol._n 20._o 2._o &_o 39_o 2._o rabbath_n bar_n bar_n channah_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n be_v ten_o parsae_fw-la and_o yet_o from_o thence_o thither_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n pronounce_v the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o hinge_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o far_o as_o the_o eight_o bind_v of_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v as_o far_o as_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n eight_o time_n number_v the_o gloss_n have_v these_o word_n the_o hinge_n indeed_o not_o further_o but_o the_o gate_n themselves_o be_v hear_v to_o jericho_n there_o be_v a_o hyperbole_n in_o their_o measure_n of_o the_o space_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o plain_n burn_v in_o the_o summer_n and_o by_o too_o much_o heat_n render_v the_o air_n unhealthful_a for_o it_o be_v all_o without_o water_n except_o jordan_n the_o palm_n that_o grow_v in_o who_o bank_n be_v more_o flourish_a and_o more_o fruitful_a than_o those_o that_o grow_v more_o remote_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n near_a jericho_n be_v a_o very_a plentiful_a spring_n and_o very_o rich_a for_o water_v and_o moisten_v the_o ground_n it_o rise_v near_o the_o old_a city_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o nave_n take_v it_o of_o which_o spring_n there_o be_v a_o report_n that_o in_o former_a time_n it_o do_v not_o only_o make_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o tree_n to_o decay_v but_o also_o the_o offspring_n of_o woman_n and_o be_v universal_o unwholesome_a and_o harmful_a to_o all_o but_o it_o be_v change_v into_o a_o better_a condition_n by_o elizeus_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v 2_o king_n ii_o 21._o so_o that_o those_o water_n which_o before_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n and_o famine_n do_v thenceforth_o produce_v fruitfulness_n and_o abundance_n and_o they_o have_v so_o great_a a_o virtue_n in_o their_o water_v that_o whatsoever_o place_n they_o touch_v they_o bring_v on_o to_o a_o very_a speedy_a ripeness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o overflow_v the_o plain_a seventy_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o twenty_o in_o breadth_n and_o there_o they_o nourish_v very_o fair_a and_o thick_a garden_n of_o palm-tree_n of_o divers_a kind_n etc._n etc._n that_o place_n also_o feed_v bee_n and_o produce_v opobalsamum_n and_o cyprinum_n and_o myrobalanum_n so_o that_o one_o may_v not_o call_v it_o amiss_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a country_n etc._n etc._n strabo_n speak_v like_o thing_n 16._o thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n thing_n strabo_n geogr._n lib._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jericho_n be_v a_o plain_a cirround_v with_o mountain_n which_o in_o some_o place_n bend_v to_o it_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o theatre_n a_o grove_n of_o palmtrees_n be_v there_o with_o which_o be_v mix_v also_o other_o garden_n plant_n a_o fruitful_a place_n abound_v with_o palmtree_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n all_o well_o water_v and_o full_a of_o habitation_n the_o royal_a court_n and_o paradise_n of_o balsam_n be_v there_o etc._n etc._n and_o pliny_n 14._o pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n pliny_n plin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o jericho_n plant_v with_o grove_n of_o palm_n and_o well_o water_v with_o spring_n etc._n etc._n hence_o the_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n deut._n xxxiv_o 3._o and_o judg._n i._n 16._o where_o for_o that_o which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n the_o targum_fw-la have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o city_n jericho_n which_o nevertheless_o kimchi_n approve_v not_o of_o reckon_v the_o city_n of_o palmtree_n to_o be_v near_o hebron_n who_o see_v see_v also_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o judg._n iii_o 13._o and_o kimchi_n there_o and_o the_o targum_fw-la upon_o judg._n iu_o 5._o when_o you_o take_v a_o view_n of_o that_o famous_a fountain_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o josephus_n thence_o you_o understand_v what_o water_n of_o jericho_n the_o holy_a ghost_n point_v out_o in_o jos._n xvi_o 1._o and_o when_o you_o think_v of_o that_o most_o pleasant_a country_n water_v from_o thence_o let_v that_o rabbinical_a story_n come_v into_o your_o mind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gift_n of_o jericho_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n square_a grant_v to_o the_o son_n of_o hobab_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n of_o which_o see_v baal_n turim_n upon_o numb_a x._o 29._o and_o the_o rabbin_n upon_o judg._n 1._o chap._n xlvii_o jericho_n itself_o we_o read_v that_o this_o city_n be_v not_o only_o waste_v by_o josua_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n but_o curse_v also_o curse_a be_v he_o before_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v rise_v up_o and_o build_v that_o city_n jericho_n jos._n vi_o 26._o 4._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o 26._o hieros_n sanhedr_n fol_z 29._o 4._o nor_o be_v another_o city_n to_o be_v build_v say_v the_o talmudist_n which_o be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jericho_n nor_o be_v jericho_n itself_o to_o be_v build_v although_o to_o be_v call_v by_o another_o name_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o chance_n this_o city_n creep_v out_o of_o dust_n and_o rubbish_n live_v again_o and_o
apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v a_o latin_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o orontes_n be_v the_o same_o with_o orientalis_n the_o eastern_a but_o what_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v mean_v be_v a_o little_a difficult_a orontes_n be_v of_o old_a call_v typhon_n as_o strabo_n 16._o strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n strabo_n lib._n 16._o tell_v we_o sect_n vi_o iturea_n the_o reader_n must_v excuse_v i_o if_o i_o make_v a_o narrow_a search_n into_o the_o situation_n of_o iturea_n although_o barradius_fw-la may_v confident_o enough_o have_v tell_v he_o upon_o his_o own_o trust_n mere_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v that_o the_o country_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o nepthali_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n libanus_n perhaps_o he_o have_v follow_v borchard_n who_o himself_o write_v only_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o jacobus_n de_fw-fr vitriaco_n scias_n regionem_fw-la decapolin_n quà m_fw-la variè_fw-la in_o scripture_n denominari_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o must_v know_v the_o region_n of_o decapolis_n have_v several_a name_n in_o scripture_n sometime_o it_o be_v call_v iturea_n sometime_o trachonitis_n sometime_o the_o plain_a of_o libanus_n sometime_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n in_o one_o place_n gabul_n in_o another_o place_n galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o upper_a galilee_n but_o every_o where_o it_o be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o country_n thus_o he_o confuse_o enough_o 23._o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o enough_o lib._n 5._o 23._o pliny_n place_n some_o nation_n or_o other_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o iturean_o in_o cyrristica_n of_o syria_n et_fw-la inde_fw-la cyrristica_n etc._n etc._n next_o that_o be_v cyrristica_n the_o irneate_n the_o gindarèni_n the_o gabeni_fw-la two_o tetrarchy_n which_o be_v call_v granii_fw-la comâ—titae_n the_o emisenes_n the_o hylatae_fw-la a_o nation_n of_o the_o iturean_o and_o those_o of_o they_o also_o call_v the_o betarreni_fw-la the_o mariamitani_fw-la etc._n etc._n 16._o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n strabo_n lib._n 16._o after_o macra_n be_v marsyas_n wherein_o be_v some_o hilly_a place_n on_o one_o of_o which_o stand_v chalcis_n a_o garrison_n of_o marsyas_n the_o beginning_n of_o it_o be_v laodicea_n about_o libanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o iturean_o and_o arab_n hold_v all_o the_o mountainous_a place_n a_o very_a mischievous_a sort_n of_o people_n all_o of_o they_o 30._o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o eupolemus_n in_o euseb._n praepar_fw-la evangel_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d david_n make_v war_n with_o the_o edomite_n the_o ammonite_n the_o moabite_n the_o iturean_o the_o nabbathite_n and_o nabdite_n he_o have_v say_v before_o that_o he_o have_v subdue_v the_o syrian_n dwell_v by_o euphrates_n and_o commagene_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o assyrian_n and_o phoenicians_n that_o be_v in_o galladene_n 15._o galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n galladene_n gal._n tyr._n the_o bell_n sacro_fw-la lib._n 9_o cap._n 15._o secus_fw-la mare_fw-la galilaeae_fw-la viam_fw-la carpentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n take_v the_o way_n by_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n we_o enter_v phenice_n and_o leave_v paneas_n which_o be_v caesarea_n philippi_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n we_o come_v to_o iturea_n 11._o iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n iturea_n ibid._n lib._n 2d_o cap._n 11._o rex_fw-la pertransiens_fw-la agrum_fw-la sydonensem_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o king_n pass_v through_o the_o country_n of_o sidon_n and_o go_v up_o some_o hilly_a place_n which_o lie_v between_o we_o and_o the_o enemy_n border_n he_o come_v to_o a_o place_n every_o way_n accommodate_v with_o all_o necessary_n a_o fruitful_a soil_n and_o well_o water_v the_o name_n of_o it_o messahara_n go_v thence_o into_o the_o valley_n call_v bacar_fw-la he_o find_v the_o land_n which_o have_v be_v say_v to_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o country_n be_v of_o old_a call_v iturea_n but_o long_o before_o that_o viz._n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v call_v the_o grove_n of_o libanus_n where_o at_o length_n shall_v find_v this_o iturea_n have_v philip_n any_o part_n of_o his_o tetrarchy_n within_o cyrristica_n chalcidice_n of_o syria_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o believe_v either_o pliny_n or_o strabo_n there_o be_v the_o iturean_o i_o suspect_v there_o be_v something_o couch_v in_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n that_o may_v as_o much_o puzzle_n as_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n if_o bacar_fw-la as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o tyrius_n be_v indeed_o iturea_n it_o may_v be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hittur_fw-la which_o signify_v wealth_n or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o denote_v crown_v especial_o when_o the_o country_n its_o self_n be_v crown_v with_o so_o much_o plenty_n it_o be_v a_o notion_n familiar_a enough_o among_o the_o talmudick_n author_n indeed_o if_o i_o can_v believe_v that_o iturea_n be_v the_o same_o with_o decapolis_n than_o i_o will_v suppose_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ten_o may_v have_v be_v alter_v by_o the_o change_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shin_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o according_a to_o the_o syriack_n manner_n but_o i_o neither_o can_v believe_v that_o nor_o have_v i_o ever_o meet_v with_o such_o a_o change_n make_v in_o that_o word_n but_o rather_o that_o it_o will_v go_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d samech_v may_v it_o not_o therefore_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hitture_v digging_n because_o of_o the_o cave_n and_o hollow_n underground_o so_o that_o the_o iturei_n may_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o troglodyte_n those_o that_o dwell_v in_o cavern_n and_o hole_n and_o so_o the_o troglodyte_n which_o be_v on_o the_o north_n of_o israel_n be_v distinguish_v from_o those_o that_o be_v on_o the_o south_n viz._n the_o horites_n in_o edom._n now_o that_o these_o country_n of_o which_o we_o be_v treat_v be_v peculiar_o note_v for_o cave_n and_o den_n and_o they_o not_o only_o numerous_a but_o some_o very_a strange_a and_o wonderful_a strabo_n josephus_n tyrius_n and_o other_o do_v abundant_o testify_v 16._o testify_v testify_v testify_v testify_v testify_v testify_v strab._n lib._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v beyond_o damascus_n two_o mountain_n call_v trachones_n afterward_o towards_o arabia_n and_o iturea_n there_o be_v some_o cragged_a hill_n famous_a for_o large_a and_o deep_a cave_n one_o of_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v four_o thousand_o man_n in_o it_o but_o that_o be_v a_o prodigious_a cave_n of_o zedechiah_n wherever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v xviii_o mile_n space_n at_o least_o if_o those_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o be_v relate_v concern_v it_o 2._o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o it_o bemidbar_fw-la rab_n fol._n 21_o 1._o 2._o there_o be_v a_o cave_n beyond_o jordan_n about_o xvi_o mile_n from_o tiberias_n that_o be_v three_o story_n high_a have_v a_o low_a a_o middle_a and_o a_o upper_a dining-room_n 15._o dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n dining-room_n gul._n tyr._n lib._n 22._o 15._o which_o indeed_o be_v fortify_v and_o hold_v a_o garrison_n of_o soldier_n in_o it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v not_o without_o reason_n conjecture_v the_o iturea_n of_o which_o we_o now_o speak_v may_v be_v so_o call_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chitture_v such_o kind_n of_o digging_n under_o ground_n and_o that_o pliny_n and_o strabo_n when_o the_o talk_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o iturean_o in_o cyrristica_n and_o chalcis_n do_v not_o place_v the_o country_n of_o iturea_n there_o only_o hint_v that_o the_o troglodyte_n who_o dwell_v in_o den_n and_o cave_n be_v there_o iturea_n therefore_o mention_v by_o our_o evangelist_n be_v in_o the_o country_n beyond_o jordan_n viz._n batanea_n and_o auranitis_n or_o auranitis_n alone_o as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o josephus_n compare_v with_o this_o our_o evangelist_n for_o st._n luke_n say_v that_o philip_n be_v tetrarch_n of_o iturea_n and_o trachonitis_n josephus_n that_o he_o be_v tetrarch_n of_o trachonitis_n batanea_n and_o auranitis_n either_o therefore_o auranitis_n and_o batanea_n in_o josephus_n be_v the_o iturea_n in_o st._n luke_n or_o else_o batanea_n in_o josephus_n be_v confound_v with_o trachonitis_n mention_v in_o st._n luke_n and_o auranitis_n alone_o be_v iturea_n for_o that_o passage_n in_o josephus_n 5._o josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n antiqu._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 5._o ought_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caesar_n invest_v agrippa_n with_o the_o tetrarchy_n that_o philip_n have_v and_o batanea_n add_v moreover_o trachonitis_n with_o abella_n where_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o tetrachy_n of_o philip_n distinct_a from_o batanea_n and_o trachonitis_n and_o
kill_v by_o a_o lion_n v._o that_o this_o poor_a man_n shall_v suffer_v so_o severe_o for_o violate_v but_o one_o command_n of_o god_n eat_v not_o and_o jeroboam_n shall_v escape_v so_o secure_a that_o have_v violate_v the_o great_a command_n in_o the_o two_o table_n thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n but_o i_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v unto_o thyself_o any_o grave_a image_n this_o poor_a man_n be_v induce_v to_o sin_n by_o another_o and_o that_o by_o ignorance_n and_o he_o speed_v so_o sore_o and_o jeroboam_n induce_v all_o israel_n to_o sin_n and_o that_o wilful_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v jovial_a and_o feel_v and_o fear_v no_o danger_n vi_o it_o be_v something_o obscure_a what_o this_o old_a prophet_n of_o bethel_n be_v a_o true_a prophet_n or_o a_o false_a a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a if_o a_o true_a prophet_n why_o do_v he_o lie_v to_o he_o if_o a_o false_a how_o can_v he_o foretell_v he_o of_o his_o end_n he_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o this_o poor_a good_a man_n know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n and_o the_o lie_n that_o he_o tell_v be_v not_o with_o intention_n of_o any_o hurt_n to_o he_o but_o a_o officious_a lie_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o go_v home_o with_o he_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v the_o company_n of_o this_o good_a man_n and_o to_o give_v he_o some_o entertainment_n at_o his_o house_n he_o see_v no_o argument_n will_v persuade_v he_o therefore_o he_o mint_v that_o lie_n that_o a_o angel_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o bring_v he_o back_o and_o so_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n deceive_v and_o undo_v in_o this_o story_n of_o his_o fatal_a end_n we_o may_v first_o consider_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o instrument_n of_o his_o death_n a_o lion_n and_o then_o concern_v his_o death_n and_o fate_n itself_o i._o a_o lion_n meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o how_o much_o praise_n have_v you_o in_o scripture_n of_o the_o land_n i._o i._o of_o canaan_n that_o it_o be_v the_o pleasant_a land_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o land_n ezek._n xx._n 15._o the_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n in_o multiude_n of_o place_n a_o land_n upon_o which_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o year_n to_o the_o other_o a_o land_n of_o vineyard_n and_o olive-yard_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o how_o sad_o and_o dangerous_o be_v that_o land_n infest_a with_o ravenous_a cruel_a wild_a beast_n where_o almost_o may_v a_o man_n be_v safe_a samson_n walk_v by_o the_o vineyard_n of_o timnah_n a_o lion_n set_v upon_o he_o and_o have_v serve_v he_o as_o this_o lion_n serve_v this_o poor_a man_n if_o he_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o his_o match_n and_o samson_n have_v be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o and_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_v ravin_a upon_o david_n flock_n and_o have_v robe_v he_o of_o a_o lamb_n and_o kid_n have_v not_o he_o also_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o they_o but_o every_o one_o be_v not_o so_o as_o jacob_n doubt_v concern_v joseph_n certain_o a_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o undoubted_o 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which_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o full_a dimension_n of_o the_o height_n depth_n length_n breadth_n of_o it_o what_o tongue_n can_v suffice_v what_o time_n can_v serve_v it_o be_v a_o theme_n the_o glorify_a saint_n deserve_o sing_v of_o to_o all_o eternity_n i_o shall_v speak_v in_o little_a of_o that_o which_o can_v never_o be_v extol_v enough_o these_o two_o thing_n only_o i._o that_o he_o die_v mere_o out_o of_o obedience_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o in_o phil._n ii_o 8._o he_o become_v obedient_a to_o the_o death_n the_o death_n of_o the_o cross._n and_o what_o can_v you_o name_n that_o bring_v he_o thither_o but_o obedience_n christ_n dead_a body_n imagine_v lie_n before_o you_o call_v together_o a_o whole_a college_n of_o physician_n to_o diffect_v it_o and_o to_o tell_v you_o what_o it_o be_v of_o which_o he_o die_v and_o their_o verdict_n will_v be_v of_o nothing_o but_o love_n to_o man_n and_o obedience_n to_o god_n for_o principle_n of_o death_n he_o have_v none_o in_o his_o nature_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o death_n lie_v not_o in_o any_o mortality_n of_o his_o body_n as_o it_o do_v in_o ourâ—_n but_o in_o the_o willingness_n of_o his_o mind_n nor_o be_v his_o death_n his_o wage_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v we_o rom._n vi_o ult_n but_o it_o be_v his_o choice_n and_o delight_n luke_n xii_o 50._o i_o have_v a_o baptism_n to_o be_v baptize_v withal_o and_o how_o be_o i_o straighten_a till_o it_o be_v accomplish_v ask_v the_o first_o adam_n why_o he_o sin_v when_o he_o have_v no_o principle_n of_o sin_n in_o he_o and_o the_o true_a answer_n must_v be_v because_o he_o will_v sin_v and_o so_o ask_v the_o second_o adam_n why_o he_o die_v when_o he_o have_v no_o principle_n of_o death_n in_o he_o his_o answer_n must_v be_v to_o the_o like_a tenor_n he_o will_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n because_o he_o will_v be_v obedient_a to_o the_o death_n he_o come_v purposely_o into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v die_v behold_v i_o tell_v you_o a_o mystery_n christ_n come_v purposely_o into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v die_v and_o so_o never_o do_v man_n but_o himself_o never_o will_v man_n do_v but_o himself_o true_o that_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n must_v die_v but_o never_o man_n come_v purposely_o that_o he_o may_v die_v but_o only_o he._n and_o he_o say_v no_o less_o than_o that_o he_o do_v so_o joh._n xii_o 27._o father_n save_v i_o from_o this_o hour_n but_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o to_o this_o hour_n and_o john_n xviii_o 37._o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o this_o world_n to_o bear_v witness_n to_o the_o truth_n even_o to_o bear_v witness_n to_o the_o truth_n to_o death_n and_o martyrdom_n ii_o now_o add_v to_o all_o this_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n who_o perform_v this_o obedience_n that_o he_o be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man._n that_o as_o he_o offer_v himself_o according_a to_o his_o manhood_n so_o he_o offer_v himself_o by_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n or_o as_o he_o be_v god_n as_o this_o apostle_n say_v chap._n ix_o 14._o and_o now_o his_o obedience_n his_o holiness_n that_o he_o show_v in_o his_o death_n be_v infinite_a and_o what_o need_v we_o say_v more_o so_o that_o lie_v all_o the_o disobedience_n of_o all_o man_n in_o the_o world_n on_o a_o heap_n as_o the_o dead_a frog_n in_o egypt_n be_v lay_v on_o heap_n that_o they_o make_v the_o land_n to_o stink_v again_o yet_o here_o be_v a_o obedience_n that_o outvie_v they_o all_o for_o though_o they_o be_v infinite_a in_o number_n as_o to_o man_n number_v yet_o lay_v they_o all_o together_o they_o be_v finite_a upon_o this_o account_n because_o commit_v by_o creature_n finite_a but_o here_o be_v a_o obedience_n a_o holiness_n pay_v down_o by_o he_o that_o be_v infinite_a and_o now_o satan_n where_o be_v thy_o triumph_n thou_o bring_v the_o first_o adam_n to_o fail_v of_o perfect_a obedience_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v pay_v his_o creator_n and_o here_o the_o second_o adam_n have_v pay_v he_o for_o it_o infinite_a obedience_n and_o what_o have_v thou_o now_o gain_v therefore_o to_o take_v account_n from_o whence_o come_v that_o infinite_a virtue_n of_o christ_n blood_n and_o death_n that_o the_o scripture_n so_o much_o and_o so_o deserve_o extol_v and_o magnify_v because_o as_o the_o evangelist_n â—aith_n out_o of_o his_o side_n come_v water_n and_o blood_n so_o out_o of_o his_o wound_n come_v obedience_n and_o blood_n holiness_n and_o blood_n righteousness_n and_o blood_n and_o that_o obedience_n holiness_n righteousness_n infinite_a because_o he_o that_o pay_v it_o down_o and_o perform_v it_o be_v infinite_a and_o now_o judge_n whether_o it_o may_v not_o very_o proper_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n be_v sanctify_v by_o his_o own_o blood_n as_o aaron_n be_v sanctify_v for_o his_o priesthood_n by_o his_o unction_n and_o garment_n christ_n be_v consecrate_v fit_v capacitate_v by_o his_o infinite_a obedience_n and_o righteousness_n which_o he_o show_v to_o the_o death_n and_o in_o it_o to_o be_v a_o high_a priest_n able_a to_o save_v to_o the_o uttermost_a all_o those_o that_o come_v to_o he_o for_o first_o as_o in_o reference_n to_o himself_o it_o be_v say_v by_o this_o apostle_n that_o he_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n chap._n xiii_o 20._o and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o he_o shall_v be_v raise_v for_o when_o he_o have_v perform_v such_o obedience_n and_o righteousness_n as_o in_o it_o be_v infinite_a in_o its_o validity_n subdue_v satan_n in_o its_o alsufficiency_n satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v of_o death_n which_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n and_o as_o he_o be_v thus_o raise_v by_o
river_n arnon_n v._o i._n p._n 36_o arabia_n be_v of_o large_a extent_n reach_v from_o euphrates_n to_o egypt_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n viz._n arabia_n deserta_fw-la petraea_n and_o foelix_n arabia_n deserta_fw-la be_v full_a east_n of_o judea_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v in_o scripture_n constant_o call_v man_n of_o the_o east_n gen._n 25._o 6._o judg._n 6._o 3_o etc._n etc._n petraea_n so_o call_v from_o the_o city_n petra_n or_o the_o rockiness_n of_o it_o reach_n from_o thence_o to_o egypt_n divide_v judea_n from_o egypt_n say_v pliny_n foelix_n be_v contain_v betwixt_o the_o persian_a gulf_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o be_v divide_v from_o petraea_n by_o the_o black_a mountain_n ptol._n v._o i._n p._n 437._o v._n ii_o p._n 9_o 352_o 501_o arad_n vid._n ascalon_n aram._n vid._n syria_n ararat_n mountain_n in_o armenia_n hieron_n upon_o one_o of_o which_o the_o ark_n rest_v v._o i._n p._n 8_o arbel_n a_o city_n of_o galilee_n betwixt_o zipporis_n and_o tiberias_n it_o be_v also_o the_o name_n of_o a_o valley_n perhaps_o adjoin_v thereunto_o joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 77_o 80_o arca_n a_o town_n in_o the_o midland_n phoenicia_n that_o give_v name_n to_o a_o tetrarchy_n say_v pliny_n at_o libanus_n borcard_n say_v that_o the_o strong_a hold_n arachus_fw-la build_v by_o aracheus_n son_n of_o canaan_n be_v on_o or_o rather_o between_o the_o border_n of_o libanus_n and_o anti-libanus_n from_o hence_o be_v the_o people_n call_v arkites_n v._o ii_o p._n 312_o 314_o 328_o argob_n vid._n trachone_n arimathea_n vid._n ramah_n arnon_n be_v a_o river_n or_o several_a stream_n that_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n from_o moab_n it_o be_v a_o watery_a country_n v._o i._n p._n 36._o v._n ii_o p._n 501_o arvadite_n a_o people_n in_o the_o north_n part_n of_o canaan_n seat_v in_o arad_n and_o antarad_n call_v by_o jonathan_n lutasite_n perhaps_o from_o latavin_n a_o place_n in_o phoenicia_n mention_v in_o the_o notitia_fw-la v._o ii_o p._n 328_o arumah_n a_o city_n of_o which_o there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o talmudical_a writer_n distant_a from_o caphar_n shichin_n four_o thousand_o cubit_n and_o not_o far_o from_o caphar_n hananiah_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 58._o asamon_n a_o mountain_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o galilee_n over_o against_o sippor_n joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 76_o ascalon_n gerar_n or_o arad_n stand_v in_o the_o country_n that_o be_v from_o thence_o call_v gerariku_n and_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n though_o possess_v by_o the_o philistine_n it_o be_v from_o jerusalem_n 520_o furlong_n or_o 65_o mile_n from_o azotus_n 24_o or_o 25_o mile_n from_o gaza_n ten_o say_v mr._n sandys_n or_o as_o antoninus_n 16_o mile_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n 54_o mile_n from_o eleutheropolis_n 24_o mile_n from_o jamnia_n 20_o miles_n it_o be_v a_o place_n say_v the_o jew_n much_o give_v to_o poison_v and_o south_n from_o thence_o be_v account_v ethnic_a land_n vol._n i._o pag._n 44._o v._n ii_o p._n 4_o 14_o 322._o 681._o there_o be_v also_o another_o ascalon_n call_v the_o new_a which_o be_v build_v by_o ezra_n and_o be_v 4_o parsae_fw-la or_o 16_o mile_n from_o the_o old_a and_o sixteen_o near_a jerusalem_n than_o the_o old_a say_v benjam_n tudelensis_n v._o ii_o p._n 14_o 322_o asher_n tribe_n be_v in_o galilee_n and_o do_v extend_v itself_o from_o north_n to_o south_n even_o from_o carmel_n to_o sidon_n and_o lebanon_n and_o lay_v betwixt_o nephtoli_n run_v along_o with_o it_o in_o length_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n or_o the_o great_a sea_n it_o abound_v in_o corn_n and_o metallick_n mine_n v._o i._n p._n 21_o 431._o v._o ii_o p._n 21_o 59_o 60_o 88_o ashteroth_n karnaim_n call_v in_o the_o samaritan_n copy_n aphinith_n karaniah_n be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bashan_n the_o large_a region_n be_v call_v astaroth_n and_o karnaaim_n be_v add_v in_o a_o distinguish_a sense_n deut._n 1._o 4._o the_o jew_n say_v ashtaroth_n karnaim_n be_v two_o great_a mountain_n with_o a_o valley_n between_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o height_n of_o which_o the_o sun_n never_o shine_v upon_o the_o valley_n v._o ii_o p._n 363_o assyria_n or_o kir_n divide_a from_o mesopotamia_n by_o the_o river_n tigris_n be_v improper_o make_v the_o first_o of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n v._o i._n p._n 108_o 114_o athens_n the_o metropolis_n of_o attica_n where_o be_v a_o famous_a university_n a_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o great_a court_n of_o areopagus_n v._o i._n p._n 295_o athone_n in_o joseph_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o aretas_n the_o arabian_a king_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o thoana_n in_o ptolemy_n which_o he_o place_v in_o long._n 67_o 30._o lat._n 30_o 30._o v._o ii_o p._n 502_o atolin_n or_o hatolin_n famous_a in_o the_o gemarist_n for_o the_o best_a wine_n v._o ii_o p._n 50_o avite_n region_n call_v in_o scripture_n hazerim_n deut._n 2._o 23._o and_o sometime_o shur_n and_o in_o the_o eastern_a interpreter_n raphia_n this_o country_n lie_v betwixt_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o gaza_n 44_o mile_n &_o be_v part_n of_o new_a idumea_n v._o ii_o p._n 4_o 292_o aulon_n a_o city_n of_o moab_n joseph_n v._o ii_o p._n 316_o auranitis_n or_o abranitis_n be_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o land_n north_n and_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o mountain_n hauran_n there_o situate_v also_o vid._n hauran_n ii_o 361_o 365_o 366_o azem_n a_o town_n who_o house_n be_v in_o judah_n but_o the_o field_n in_o dan._n v._n ii_o p._n 42_o azotus_n or_o ashdod_n be_v take_v from_o judah_n and_o give_v to_o dan._n bonfrer_n it_o be_v 270_o furlong_n or_o 34_o mile_n from_o gaza_n 24_o mile_n from_o ascalon_n and_o two_o mile_n from_o jamnia_n probably_n the_o language_n there_o speak_v be_v arabic_a v._o i._n p._n 108._o v._n ii_o p._n 14_o 504_o 681._o b._n baale_n vid._n kiriath_n jearim_n baal-shalishah_a 1_o sam._n 9_o 4._o the_o targum_fw-la read_v it_o the_o land_n of_o the_o south_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o gemarist_n because_o there_o be_v no_o country_n throughout_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n where_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o forward_o as_o in_o baal-shalishah_a now_o such_o a_o country_n they_o call_v southern_a field_n it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o mount_n tabor_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 498_o babylon_n or_o babel_n so_o call_v from_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o desert_n of_o the_o sea_n isa._n 21._o 1._o and_o in_o the_o samaritan_n version_n lilâ—k_n it_o be_v in_o scripture_n say_v to_o lie_v north_n of_o canaan_n and_o be_v situate_v on_o euphrates_n vol._n i_o pag._n 9_o 112_o 11â—_n babylon_n be_v also_o say_v the_o jew_n the_o name_n of_o a_o region_n that_o extend_v itself_o from_o the_o river_n azek_n or_o perhaps_o azochis_n in_o pliny_n to_o the_o river_n juani_n or_o joani_fw-la perhaps_o oenania_n in_o amm._n marcellinus_n and_o above_o diglath_n or_o tigris_n unto_o bagdaal_n and_o avana_n and_o the_o low_a apamia_n and_o unto_o acra_n tulbankâ—na_n or_o thelbelcane_n which_o ptol._n place_v long._n 78_o 30._o lat._n 35._o 30_o indeed_o by_o babylon_n the_o jew_n understand_v all_o those_o country_n unto_o which_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n be_v carry_v not_o only_a chaldea_n but_o mesopotamia_n also_o and_o assyria_n and_o do_v say_v of_o they_o whâ—â—_n soever_o dwell_v in_o babylon_n be_v as_o though_o he_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v repute_v as_o clean_o there_o and_o in_o egypt_n be_v in_o aftertime_n the_o great_a number_n of_o jew_n and_o it_o have_v of_o they_o three_o famous_a academy_n viz._n nehardea_n soâ—iah_n and_o pombeditha_n v._o i._n p._n 874._o v._n ii_o p._n 365_o 505_o 681_o 798_o 800_o 874_o bahurim_n call_v also_o aleme_v and_o almon_n both_o bahurim_n and_o aleme_v sound_a as_o much_o as_o young_a man_n be_v a_o levitical_a town_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o close_o by_o jordan_n v._o i._n p._n 66._o v._n ii_o p._n 42_o bambyce_n call_v also_o hierapâ—lis_n and_o by_o the_o syrian_n magog_n in_o the_o tetrarchy_n of_o the_o nazarin_n in_o coelo-syria_n plin._n v._o ii_o p._n 496_o bamoth-baal_a a_o city_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o peraea_n v._o ii_o p._n 81_o barchaim_n a_o place_n famous_a for_o wheat_n near_o jerusalem_n say_v the_o jew_n v._o ii_o p._n 50_o basan_n be_v first_o inhabit_v by_o the_o rephaim_n and_o afterward_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o og._n the_o name_n be_v afterward_o change_v into_o batanaea_n the_o syrian_n change_v s_n into_o t._n it_o former_o contain_v gamalis_fw-la gaulonis_fw-la batanaea_n and_o trachonitis_n but_o afterward_o it_o be_v more_o especial_o apply_v to_o the_o south_n part_n of_o it_o and_o so_o it_o lay_v betwixt_o galilee_n west_n and_o trachonitis_n
the_o river_n nile_n westward_o and_o the_o river_n astabora_n eastward_o from_o whence_o perhaps_o the_o eunuch_n come_v act_v 8._o 27._o which_o may_v call_v to_o mind_n zeph._n 3._o 10._o v._o ii_o p._n 679_o merom-water_n vid._n samachonitis_n meroz_n a_o town_n in_o galilee_n that_o lie_v very_o near_o the_o place_n where_o the_o battle_n be_v fight_v betwixt_o israel_n and_o sisera_n v._o ii_o p._n 49_o mesopotamia_n or_o aram_n naharaim_n geographer_n distinguish_v betwixt_o mesopotamia_n and_o babylon_n or_o chaldaea_n so_o ptolemy_n mesopotamia_n lie_v south_n of_o the_o country_n of_o babylon_n and_o yet_o babylon_n may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n because_o it_o lay_v between_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n but_o especial_o in_o scripture-language_n for_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n chaldean_n be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v of_o mesopotamia_n and_o strabo_n say_v that_o mesopotamia_n with_o the_o country_n of_o babylon_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o great_a compass_n from_o euphrates_n to_o tigris_n the_o mesopotamian_a or_o chaldaee_n language_n be_v speak_v in_o assyria_n chaldaea_n mesopopotamia_n syria_n coelo-syria_n etc._n etc._n v._o i._n p._n 46._o 752._o v._o ii_o p._n 665_o metheg_n ammah_o or_o the_o bridle_n of_o ammah_o 2_o sam._n 8._o 1._o because_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a garrison_n of_o the_o philistine_n in_o the_o hill_n ammah_o 2_o sam._n 2._o 25._o which_o the_o philistine_n of_o gath_n use_v as_o a_o bridle_n to_o curb_v those_o part_n v._o i._n p._n 63_o michmash_n be_v eastward_o from_o bethaven_n 1_o sam._n 13._o 5._o and_o seem_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o confine_n of_o ephraim_n and_o benjamin_n isa._n 10._o 28._o v._n i._o p._n 104_o middin_n a_o town_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o juda_n josh._n 15._o 61._o the_o greek_a put_v aenon_n for_o middin_n aenon_n be_v in_o signification_n a_o place_n of_o spring_n and_o middin_n a_o place_n of_o those_o that_o draw_v water_n so_o in_o the_o hebrew_n we_o find_v middin_n judg._n 5._o 10._o which_o if_o render_v you_o that_o dwell_v by_o middin_n kimchi_n will_v warrant_v it_o who_o in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o place_n say_v middin_n be_v a_o city_n mention_v in_o joshua_n and_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 11._o among_o the_o place_n of_o draw_v water_n as_o explain_v the_o other_o v._o ii_o p._n 499_o midian_a be_v twofold_a the_o one_o south_n of_o canaan_n towards_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o near_o to_o amalek_n whither_o moses_n flee_v and_o where_o jethro_n live_v exod._n 2._o 11._o the_o other_o be_v eastward_o betwixt_o moab_n and_o syria_n v._o i._n p._n 33._o 37_o migdal_n edar_fw-la or_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n there_o be_v one_o of_o that_o name_n gen._n 35._o 21._o about_o a_o mile_n from_o bethlehem_n and_o whereabout_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v that_o the_o shepherd_n be_v unto_o who_o the_o angel_n appear_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 2._o 8._o there_o be_v also_o another_o place_n of_o that_o name_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o rabbin_n situate_v on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o near_o the_o city_n that_o there_o be_v no_o town_n round_o about_o within_o that_o space_n or_o betwixt_o that_o and_o the_o city_n v._o i._n p._n 423._o v._n ii_o p._n 305._o migdal_n zabaaia_v or_o the_o town_n of_o dyer_n that_o be_v destroy_v for_o fornication_n say_v the_o jew_n v._o ii_o p._n 51_o migron_n a_o town_n in_o benjamin_n isai._n 10._o 28._o v._n i._o p._n 104_o miletum_n act_v 20._o 17._o a_o port_n town_n to_o ephesus_n and_o near_o to_o it_o v._o i._n p._n 317_o 325_o mithcah_n the_o five_o and_o twenty_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n v._o i._n p._n 35_o mizaar_n or_o missaar_n psal._n 42._o 6._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o hilly_a part_n of_o zoar_n whither_o lot_n will_v have_v flee_v gen._n 19_o 20._o o_o let_v i_o escape_v to_o this_o city_n be_v it_o not_o mizaar_n or_o a_o little_a one_o so_o that_o the_o hill_n misaar_n may_v be_v the_o same_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v the_o hilly_a part_n of_o the_o little_a hill_n zoar._n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v two_o 1._o as_o hermon_n be_v near_o the_o spring_n of_o jordan_n so_o the_o hilly_a part_n of_o zoar_n lie_v hard_o by_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o psalmist_n seem_v to_o measure_v out_o jordan_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o 2._o as_o david_n betake_v himself_o towards_o hermon_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absalon_n so_o when_o fly_v from_o saul_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o zoar_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 3._o and_o so_o bewail_v his_o condition_n as_o banish_v to_o the_o utmost_a country_n north_n and_o south_n that_o jordan_n wash_v v._o ii_o p._n 501_o 502_o mizgah_n a_o place_n near_o tiberias_n of_o a_o unwholesome_a air._n v._o ii_o p._n 310_o mizpeh_n there_o be_v several_a place_n of_o this_o name_n in_o scripture_n 1._o one_o in_o gad_n call_v ramath-mizpeh_a josh._n 13._o 26._o 2._o in_o the_o north_n part_n of_o manasseh_n beyond_o jordan_n near_o hermon_n josh_n 11._o 3_o 8._o 3._o in_o moab_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 3._o 4._o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o confine_n its_o likely_a of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n josh._n 15._o 38._o and_o 18._o 26._o here_o the_o sanhedrim_n sit_v in_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n be_v proclaim_v king_n 1_o sam._n 10._o 17._o v._n i._o p._n 55_o moab_n call_v arabia_n of_o the_o nomads_n situate_v on_o the_o east_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n v._n ii_o p._n 501._o modin_n 1_o macab_n 2._o 1._o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o macabee_n fifteen_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n v._o ii_o p._n 319_o moseroth_n the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o mansion_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o same_o place_n or_o country_n with_o hor_n gudgodah_n and_o horagidgad_v v._o i._n p._n 35_o 39_o mountain_n the_o black_a mountain_n run_v from_o the_o bay_n which_o be_v near_o pharan_n to_o judea_n ptolemy_n v._o ii_o p._n 501_o mountain_n of_o iron_n in_o the_o south_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n another_o of_o that_o name_n be_v also_o in_o peraea_n v._o ii_o p._n 43_o 88_o mountain_n where_o christ_n be_v tempt_v be_v probable_o beyond_o jordan_n eastward_o because_o his_o first_o appear_v afterward_o be_v at_o bethabara_n on_o that_o side_n joh._n 1._o 28._o but_o whether_o pisgah_n nebo_n horeb_n or_o what_o else_o be_v uncertain_a v._n i._n p._n 507._o mount_v of_o transfiguration_n not_o tabor_n but_o some_o mountain_n near_o caesarea_n philippi_n perhaps_o that_o which_o josephus_n say_v be_v the_o high_a and_o hang_v over_o the_o very_a fountain_n of_o jordan_n it_o be_v improbable_a christ_n shall_v go_v from_o caesarea_n philippi_n where_o he_o be_v immediate_o before_o his_o transfiguration_n through_o the_o length_n of_o almost_o whole_a galilee_n and_o from_o thence_o back_o again_o by_o a_o course_n to_o capernaum_n where_o he_o immediate_o afterward_o be_v v._o ii_o p._n 346._o n._n nabathaean_o inhabit_v in_o and_o about_o the_o town_n petra_n in_o arabia_n plin._n with_o who_o david_n have_v war_n say_v jos._n vol._n ii_o pag._n 321_o 365._o nain_n luke_n 7._o 11._o so_o call_v from_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o its_o situation_n and_o probable_o as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o like_a signification_n so_o be_v the_o same_o with_o engannim_n it_o be_v in_o the_o extreme_a border_n of_o issachar_n towards_o samaria_n opposite_a to_o genta_n the_o extreme_a of_o samaria_n towards_o issachar_n if_o not_o the_o same_o with_o it_o and_o in_o the_o way_n from_o galilee_n to_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v two_o league_n from_o nazareth_n and_o not_o much_o above_o one_o from_o tabor_n say_v borchard_n v._o ii_o p._n 369_o 370_o naveh_n a_o town_n three_o mile_n from_o chalamish_a the_o former_a inhabit_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o latter_a by_o the_o gentile_n of_o moab_n and_o ammon_n its_o uncertain_a where_o they_o be_v vol._n ii_o pag._n 515_o nazareth_n see_v 2_o king_n 17._o 9_o the_o tower_n of_o nozarim_n which_o if_o chorography_n will_v suffer_v may_v be_v understand_v of_o this_o city_n which_o be_v build_v like_o a_o watch-tower_n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o steep_a hill_n luke_n 4._o 29._o nazaret_n in_o the_o arabic_a tongue_n signify_v help_n in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o branch_n by_o which_o name_n our_o saviour_n be_v call_v isa._n 11._o 1._o it_o be_v in_o the_o low_a galilee_n two_o league_n west_n from_o tabor_n in_o the_o bound_n of_o issachar_n and_o zebulun_n but_o within_o zebulun_n and_o sixteen_o mile_n from_o capernaum_n v._o i._n p._n 411_o v._n ii_o p._n 495_o 496_o nazarene_o a_o tetrarchy_n in_o caelo-syria_n near_o to_o hierapolis_n v._o ii_o p._n 496_o neapolis_n vid._n sichem_n neardaa_o