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A Chorographical Table, OF THE Several Places contained and described in the Two Volumes of Dr. LIGHTFOOTS Works.

• THe Jewish Writers divide the World into the Land of Israel, and without the Land. Vol. II. Pag. 1. The Land of Israel, first called the Land of the Hebrews, then Canaan and Palestine, &c. may be considered as to its length and breadth. v. II. p. 327.
• The length of it is said in Scripture to be from Dan to Beersheba, and from the entering in of Hamath, North, to the Sea of the Plain, or Dead Sea South. v. I. p. 90. v. II. p. 44
• The Jews do reckon it from the Mountains of Amana, (or the upper Tarnegola, which is at the neck of Anti-Libanus ) to the River of Egypt. v. II. p. 3, 62, 517
• Others do measure it by the Coast; and, if Phoenicia be included, then from Sidon to Rhinocorura, or the River of Egypt, is 232 miles, according to Antoninus: But if Phoenicia be excluded, then from the South bounds of that to Rhinocorura, are 189 miles, according to Pliny. v. II. p. 10, 322
• The breadth of the Land within Jordan is not always the same; since the Seas bounding on all sides, here the Mediterranean, there those of Sodom, Gennesaret, and Samochonitis, with the River Jordan, cannot but make the space very unequal by their various Windings: But if we take the measure of it from the Bay of Gaza to the Shoar of the Dead Sea, it is upward of 50 miles; and if we extend it also beyond Jordan, then from Gaza to P • tra, the Metropolis of Moab, is 110 miles, as may be computed from Ptolemy and Pliny. v. II. p. 320, 321
• The Jews do say, That the Land of Israel contained a Square of Four hundred Parsae (a Parsa is four miles) which make 1600 miles. v. II. p. 318
• And they have a Tradition (and not amiss) that the utmost Bounds of the Land of Israel (including the Land beyond Jordan ) was within three days Journey of Jerusalem. v. II. p. 319.
• Sometimes the Land of Israel is bounded with Euphrates, East (as indeed the Holy Scriptures do) and contiguous with Mesopotamia, the River only between v. II. p. 365

The several Divisions of the Land.
• It was anciently divided according to the People and Nations that inhabited it, viz. the Canaanites, Perizzites, &c. Vol. II. p. 202, 328
• When first possessed by the Children of Israel it was parted among the twelve Tribes, and upon the Division of the ten Tribes, they were known by the two Names of Judab and Israel. But after their return from Babylon, it was divided by the Jews into Judea, Galilee, and the Land beyond Jordan (or Peraea ) excluding Samaria. To which if we add Idumea, then was Palestine divided into five Countries, viz. Idumea, Judea, Samaria, Galilee, and the Country beyond Jordan. Vol. I. Pag. 282, • 64. Vol. II. Pag. 4, 61.
• There was also an Imperial Division of it; viz. 1. Into Palestine, more especially so called, the Head of which was Cesarea. 2. Palestine the second, the Head of which was Jerusalem. And 3. Palestine, called Salutaris, or the Healthful, which its likely was the same with Idumea the less, the Head of which may be supposed to be Gaza, As • alon, or El • utheropolis. v. II. p. 293.

A.
• ABel, Abila, are one and the same; the Hebrew Abel being according to the Greek Termination Abila, or Abella. There were many places of that name. Vol. II. Pag. 366
• Abila Lysaniae, so called, because it had been a City in the Tetrarchy of Lysanias, was in C • lo-Syria, and had Longit. 68. 40. Lat. 33. 40. according to Ptolemy. v. II. p. 367
• Abilene, was a Province in Syria, and so called from the City of Abila. This word soundeth so near to the word Havilab, Gen. 10. 7. that it may well be supposed to have descended from it, and the name of the place from that son of Cush, that, with his Brethren, plant • in Arabia, or thereabout. v. I. p. 452, 453
• Abel-bethmaachah, a Town in the Upper Galilee, not far from Dan or Cesarea v. I. p. 623. v. II. p. 367
• Abel-meholah, [in Manasseh on this side Jordan, 1 King. 4. 12. ten miles from Bethshan, where dwelt Elisha the Prophet. Hieron.] v. II. p. 367
• Abel-shittim, where the Israelites pitched their Tents immediately before [and not as is in the English after ] they passed the River Jordan: This place Josephus calls Abila, and saith is in Peraea, threescore Furlongs, or seven▪ Miles and half from Jordan▪ and, say the Jews, from Beth-Jeshimoth twelve Miles. v. II. p. 46, 367.
• Acharabon, a Rock in the Upper Galilee. Josephus. v. II. p. 57
• Achor Valley, so called from Achan, who is also called Achar, 1 Chron. 27. because he troubled Israel, Josh. 7. The Maps of Canaan do most of them lay this Valley and Shechem at a great distance; but if it be observed, its not improbable that the Valley runs betwixt Gerizim and Ebal. Josephus speaks of the Great Valley of Samaria. Vol. I. Pag. 596
• Achzib. vid. Chezib.
• Acrabatena, Acrabatta, A Mountainous Region, North of Samaria, and, say the Jews, a days journey from Jerusalem v. II. p. 16, 50, 52, 320.
• Adam, a City in Peraea over against Jericho, a little removed from Jordan, was the Center where the Waters of Jordan parted, and the Station of the Ark, Psal. 88. 60. It was twelve Miles (say the Jews) from Zaretan. vid. Zaretan. v. I. p. 40. v. II. p. 82.
• Adiabene, the same with Habor, 2 Kings 17. 6. (say the Talmudists ) a Country of noted fame in Assyria, and so called from the River Adiab. v. II. p. 800, 801
• Adida. There were several places of that name, as Adida in the Valley. Adida in the Mountain, under which lay the Plains of Judea. Adida in Galilee, before the Great Plain, perhaps the same with Adida in Sephel. Adida not far from Jordan, as we have it in Josephus. v. II. p. 326, 327
• Ador. A City of Idumea. Joseph. v. II. p. 4.
• Adullam Cave, whither David betook himself when he escaped from Gath, and where he composed the 142 Psalm [it was in the Tribe of Judah. Hieron.] v. II. p. 57
• Aenon. Vide Aenon.
• Ai, Hai, In the Tribe of Benjamin, on the East of Bethel, Gen. 12. 8. Josh. 8, 9, &c. and not far from Bethaven. v. II. p. 20
• Aiath, within the jurisdiction of Judah, and in the Tribe Benjamin, lying betwixt Samaria and Jerusalem, Isa. 10. v. I. p. 104
• Aila, Elath, in the utmost Borders of Palestine, joined to the South Desert and the Red Sea, whence Men Sail out of Egypt into India; and thence into Egypt, where was the Roman Legion, called Decima, (saith St. Hieron. ) and was under the disposition of the Duke of Palestine (saith the Notitia ) but it should rather seem that it was Elath in the South of Judah, the other being far distant, where there was a Duke of Arabia (in which Elath at the Red Sea was) as well as of Palestine. v. II p. 320
• Alexandria, or Amon-Min-Na [a City in Egypt, at the Canobick Mouth of the River Nile ] where was in after-ages a vast number of the Jews, where they had many Synagogues, with a Cathedral, in which were seventy Stalls (as they report) and afterward a Temple built by Onias. Its probable, that Joseph and Mary came hither with our Savior. v. I. p. 205. v. II. p. 111, 681
• Alsadamus, A Hill, under which lived the Trachonite-Arabians. Joseph. v. II. p. 364
• Amalek, near the Wilderness of Zin, 'twixt Edom and Egypt. v. I. p. 27, 63.
• Amanah. Vid. Hor and Kirmion.
• Ammaus. Vid. Chamath.
• Ammon, A Country East of Jordan, the chief City of which was Rabbah. v. I. p. 62, 63.
• Amorites Mountain, Deut. 1. 19, 20. took its beginning from Kadesh-Barnea, the Southern Border of the Land of Israel, and ran forward into Judea beyond Hebron, the name only changed into The Hill-Country of Judea. So much mistaken are Adricomius and others, that bring it almost from the Red Sea. v. II. p. 11, 12
• Ampeloessa, A City near to Libanus, and a Decapolitan. Plin. v. I. p. 314
• Anthedon, A Town betwixt Rhinocorura and Gaza, Plin. v. II. p. 10
• Anti-Libanus. Vid. Libanus.
• Antioch. There are two Cities of that name; the one in Pisidia, a Province of the Lesser Asia, otherwise called Cesarea; the other in Syria, once the Head of the Syro-Graecian Empire, afterward the Seat of the Roman Governor. There the Disciples of Christ were first called Christians. Of old it was called Hamath, but afterward Antioch, from Antiochus, as bloody a Persecutor of the Church and Truth, as ever Israel had Vol. I. Pag. 286. v. II. p. 688
• Antipatris, Act. 23. 31. is called by some Capharsalama, & by Josephus, Capharzaba; but when rebuilt by Herod, was named Antipatris, in memory of his Father Antipater. It was situated in the best Plain of his Kingdom, rich in Springs and Woods, and was from Joppa 150 Furlongs, that is, eighteen miles, in the way from Jerusasalem to the West part of Galilee, and far from the place that is usually assigned to it in the Maps, which is in the middle of Samaria. The Jews oppose Antipatris and Gebath, that is, East and West, as the Sacred Writings do Dan and Beersheba, North and South. Ptolemy makes it to be Long. 66. 20. Lat. 32. 0. v. I. p. 55, 56. v. II. p. 372
• Apamia. There were, say the Jews, two Apamia's; one the Upper, and another the Lower. In one were Jews of pure Blood, in the other, not: And between them was the space of 4000 Paces. Apamia (saith Pliny ) was in Coelo-Syria, and had the River Marsyas running betwixt. It was otherwise called Sepham, and was the utmost Coast of the Land of Israel, North and North-East. v. II. p. 328, 496, 505, 800
• Apamia Sea, Is said by the Jews to be one of the seven Seas that compass the Land of Israel, and which the Talmudists say, is the Sea of Chamats, making Chamats and Apamia convertible, but that is a mistake. Vid. Chamats. v. II. p. 5, 63, 328
• Apheck, [There are three Cities of that name in Scripture; one in the Tribe of Aser, Josh. 19. 30. the other in Judah, 1 Sam. 4. 1, &c. the third in Syria, 1 Kings 20. 30.] the Wall of which last fell upon the Syrians, and killed 27000. v. I. p. 83
• Appii Forum, A place in Italy about 50 miles from Rome, and in the way thence to Rhegium. v. I. p. 322
• Ar, A City in Moab, situated upon the River Arnon. v. I. p. 36
• Arabia, [is of large extent, reaching from Euphrates to Egypt, and is divided into three parts; viz. Arabia Deserta, Petraea and Felix.] Arabia Deserta is full East of Judea, and the Inhabitants thereof are in Scripture constantly called, Men of the East, Gen. 25. 6. Judge. 6. 3, &c. [Petraea, so called from the City Petra, or the rockiness of it] reaches from thence to Egypt, dividing Judea from Egypt, saith Pliny [Felix is contained betwixt the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea ] and is divided from Petraea by the Black Mountains. Ptol. v. I. p. 437. v. II. p. 9, 352, 501
• Arad. Vid. Askelon.
• Aram. Vid. Syria.
• Ararat, [Mountains in Armenia. Hieron.] upon one of which the Ark rested. v. I. p. 8
• Arbel, A City of Galilee, betwixt Zipporis and Tiberias. It is also the name of a Valley, perhaps, adjoining thereunto. Joseph. v. II. p. 77, 80
• Arca, A Town in the Midland Phoenicia, that gave name to a Tetrarchy (saith Pliny ) at Libanus. Borcard saith, That the strong Hold Arachus, built by Aracheus Son of Canaan, is on (or rather between) the Borders of Libanus, and Anti-Libanus. From hence were the People called Arkites. v. II. p. 312, 314, 328
• Argob. Vid. Trachone.
• Arimathea. Vid. Ramah.
• Arnon, Was a River (or several Streams) that divided the Land of Israel from Moab. It was a Watry Country. v. I. p. 36. v. II. p. 501
• Arvadites, A People in the North part of Canaan, seated in Arad and Antarad; called by Jonathan, Lutasites, perhaps from Latavin a place in Phoenicia, mentioned in the Notitia. v. II. p. 328
• Arumah, A City, of which there is frequent mention in the Talmudical Writers, distant from Caphar Shichin Four thousand Cubits, and not far from Caphar Hananiah. Vol. II. Pag. 58.
• Asamon, A mountain in the middle of Galilee, over against Sippor. Joseph. v. II. p. 76
• Askelon. Gerar, or Arad, stood in the Country that was from thence called Gerariku, and was in the Tribe of Judah (though possessed by the Philistines. ) It was from Jerusalem 520 Furlongs, or 65 Miles; from Azotus 24 or 25 Miles; from Gaza ten (saith Mr. Sandys ) or as Antoninus, 16 Miles; from the River of Egypt 54 Miles; from Eleutheropolis 24 Miles; from Jamnia 20 Miles. It was a place, say the Jews, much given to poisoning, and South from thence was accounted Ethnic Land. Vol. I. Pag. 44. V. II. P. 4, 14, 322. 681. There was also another Askelon, called The New, which was built by Ezra, and was 4 Parsae, or 16 Miles from the Old, and sixteen nearer Jerusalem than the Old, saith Benjam. Tudelensis. v. II. p. 14, 322
• Asher Tribe, was in Galilee, and did extend itself from North to South, even from Carmel to Sidon and Lebanon, and lay betwixt Nephtoli (running along with it in length) and the Coasts of Tyre and Sidon, or the Great Sea. It abounded in Corn and Metallick Mines. v. I. p. 21, 431. v. II. p. 21, 59, 60, 88
• Ashteroth Karnaim, (called in the Samaritan Copy Aphinith Karaniah ) was in the Kingdom of Bashan, the larger Region being called Astaroth, and Karnaaim is added in a distinguishing sense, Deut. 1. 4. The Jews say, Ashtaroth Karnaim were two great Mountains, with a Vally between; by reason of the height of which, the Sun never shone upon the Vally. v. II. p. 363
• Assyria, or Kir, [divided from Mesopotamia by the River Tigris ] is improperly made the first of the four Monarchies. v. I. p. 108, 114
• Athens, [the Metropolis of Attica ] where was a famous University, a Synagogue of the Jews, and the great Court of Areopagus. v. I. p. 295
• Athone, in Joseph. A City belonging to Aretas the Arabian King, and seems to be the same with Thoana in Ptolemy, which he placeth in Long. 67, 30. Lat. 30, 30. v. II. p. 502
• Atolin, or Hatolin, famous in the Gemarists for the best Wine. v. II. p. 50
• Avites Region, called in Scripture Hazerim, Deut. 2. 23. and sometimes Shur, and in the Eastern Interpreters Raphia: This Country lay betwixt the River of Egypt and Gaza, 44 Miles, & was part of New Idumea. v. II. p. 4, 292
• Aulon, A City of Moab. Joseph. v. II. p. 316
• Auranitis, or Abranitis, is in the extreme Parts of the Land North, and is so called from the Mountain Hauran there situated also. vid. Hauran. II. 361, 365, 366
• Azem, A Town whose Houses were in Judah, but the Fields in Dan. v. II. p. 42
• Azotus, or Ashdod, [was taken from Judah and given to Dan. Bonfrer. ] It was 270 Furlongs, or 34 Miles from Gaza, 24 Miles from Askelon, and two Miles from Jamnia: Probably the Language there spoke was Arabic. v. I. p. 108. v. II. p. 14, 504, 681.

B.
• BAale. Vid. Kiriath Jearim.
• Baal-Shalishah, 1 Sam. 9. 4. The Targum reads it, The Land of the South, the reason of which is given by the Gemarists, because there was no Country throughout the Land of Israel, where the Fruits of the Earth were so forward as in Baal-Shalishah, Now such a Country they call Southern Fields. It was not far from Mount Tabor. Vol. II. Pag. 498
• Babylon, or Babel, so called from the Confusion of Tongues. Its also called, The Desert of the Sea, Isa. 21. 1. and in the Samaritan Version Lil • k. Its in Scripture said to lie North of Canaan, and was situated on Euphrates. Vol. I▪ Pag. 9, 112, 11 •
• Babylon was also, say the Jews, the name of a Region that extended itself from the River Azek, or perhaps Azochis in Pliny, to the River Juani, or Joani, perhaps Oenania, in Amm. Marcellinus, and above Diglath (or Tigris ) unto Bagdaal and Avana, and the lower Apamia, and unto Acra Tulbank • na (or Thelbelcane, which Ptol. placeth, Long. 78, 30. Lat. 35. 30) Indeed, by babylon the Jews understand all those Countries unto which the Babylonian Captivity was carried, not only Chaldea, but Mesopotamia also and Assyria, and do say of them, Wh •• soever dwells in Babylon, is as though he dwelt in the Land of Israel, and is reputed as clean. There, and in Egypt, was in after-times the greatest number of Jews, and it had of them three famous Academies, viz. Nehardea, So • iah, and Pombeditha. v. I. p. 874. v. II. p. 365, 505, 681, 798, 800, 874
• Bahurim, called also Alemeth and Almon (both Bahurim and Alemeth, sound as much as young Men ) was a Levitical Town in the Tribe of Benjamin, and close by Jordan. v. I. p. 66. v. II. p. 42
• Bambyce, called also Hierap • lis, and by the Syrians, Magog, in the Tetrarchy of the Nazarins in Coelo-Syria. Plin. v. II. p. 496
• Bamoth-baal, A City in the Plain of Peraea. v. II. p. 81
• Barchaim, A place famous for Wheat near Jerusalem, say the Jews. v. II. p. 50
• Basan, Was first inhabited by the Rephaim, and afterward was the Kingdom of Og. The name was afterward changed into Batanaea (the Syrians changing S into T. ) It formerly contained Gamalis, Gaulonis, Batanaea and Trachonitis; but afterward, it was more especially applied to the South part of it, and so it lay betwixt Galilee West, and Trachonitis East, extending itself, in length from South toward the North. v. II. p. 363▪ 364
• Basan-hill, Seated among pleasant Fields. v. II. p. 536
• Beer, or the Well, North of the River Arnon, where the Seventy Elders of the Sanhedrin, by Moses appointment, brought forth Waters by the stroke of their Staves, Numb. 21. 16. v. I. p. 36
• Beeroth, of Benejaakan, the 28 Mansion of the Children of Israel in the Wilderness. v. I. p. 38
• Beeroth, A City in Benjamin, Joseph. Josh. 18. 25. probably the Beer mentioned by Mr. Biddulph (and not Beersheba as was reported to him) ten Miles from Jerusalem, and said to be the place where Christ's Parents missed▪ him in their Journey, Luke 2. 34. v. II. p. 537
• Beersheba, [or the Well of the Oath, Gen. 21. 31. was the utmost point of the Land South; from whence the Phrase, From Dan to Beersheba: It was first given to Judah, Joshua 15. 28. and afterward to Simeon, Joshua 19. 2. and was twenty Miles from Hebron South. Hieron. Bonfrer. ] There Abraham lived, consecrated a Grove, and had an Oracle. Its called in the Notitia, Berosaba, where was a Roman Garrison, that had in it the Dalmatian Horse of Illyria. v. I. p. 13, 14. v. II. p. 4. 294
• Beersabec, A Fortified Town in the Nether Galilee. Joseph. v. II. p. 57
• Bekijn, A Place between Jamnia and Lydda, say the Jews. v. II. p. 17, 85
• Belatah, A Village, the distance of a Sabbath days journey (or 2000 paces) from Shechem, and where Joseph was buried, say the Jews. v. II. p. 668
• Beleus, A very small River, called also Pagida, that flows out of the Lake Cendevia, saith Pliny, and runs into the Sea (not two Miles as the English, but) two Furlongs from Ptolemais, saith Joseph. v. II. p. 59, 60.
• Benjamin Tribe, was in length from the River Jordan to the Sea, and in breadth from Jerusalem to Bethel. Its Land was of the same nature with that of Judah, and had its Mountainous part, its Plain and Vale, not only towards Lydda, and the Great Sea, but towards Jeriricho and Jordan. v. II. p. 10, 20
• Benebarak, A Place where sat a Council of the Jews and Akiba sometime lived. Vol. II. Pag. 85
• Berea, A Town in Macedonia [situated on the River Haliacmon. ] There is also a City in Syria of that name, far North of Damascus. v. I. p. 294. v. II. p. 104
• Berytus, [A City betwixt Byblus and Sidon, and almost equally distant from both] where Agrippa built a Theatre, and Amphitheatre, Baths, Porches, and such like Magnificences. v. I. p. 889
• Bethany, Call'd by the Rabbins Beth-Hene, fifteen Furlongs from Jerusalem. It took its name from a Tract of Ground so called, which reached within eight Furlongs of Jerusalem, and had its name Beth-Hene, or the place of Dates, from Athene, which signifies the Dates of Palm-Trees, not come to ripeness; of which many were growing there. Vol. 2. Pag. 37, 40, 304. There was a Lavatory, or a Pool and Collection of Waters, where the People were wont to purify themselves. Travelers speak of a Cistern near the Town of Bethany, near which in a Field is shewn the place where Martha met our Lord. v. II. p. 305
• Bethabara, John 1. 28. where John first Baptized, John 10. 40. It is by some read Bethamarah, and Bethania (either as put for Batanaea, according to the Syriac Idiom for Bethshania. ) It was called Bethabarah, because (as the word signifies) it was a place of Passage, or because opposite to Bethbarah (a place on the other side Jordan. ) It was out of the Precincts of Judea in the Scythopolitan Country (where the Jews dwelt amongst the Syro-Grecians ) over against Galilee, and was a Water distinct from Jordan, and removed somewhat from it, and above the Passage from Jericho. v. I. p. 513, 527, &c. 578, 582. v. II. p. 478, 492, 494
• Bethbarah, Judge. 7. 24. opposite to Bethabarah, near to Mount Ephraim, and near unto which were the Waters that the Ephraemites kept against the Midianites to stop their Passage. v. II. p. 494
• Betharabah, A City in the Wilderness of Judah, Josh. 15. 61. v. II. p. 499
• Bethaven in Benjamin, Josh. 7. 2. It was near unto 〈◊〉 , and gave name to a Wilderness adjoining thereunto, Josh. 18. 12. v. II. p. 20
• Beth-Baltin, A Hill in the utmost part of the Land of Israel (taken in the largest sense) and not far from the Bank of Euphrates West, say the Jews, where they lifted up flaming Torches to give notice of the New Year to them of the Captivity. v. II. p. 364▪ 365
• Beth-baal-meon, A City in the Plain of Peraea. II. 81
• Beth-Chadudo, A place three Miles from Jerusalem, at the first entrance into the Desert, toward Beth-horon. v. II. p. 50
• Beth-Ceremony, Nehem. 3. 14. Out of the Valley of that name were fetched the Stones for the Altar, &c. say the Jews. v. II. p. 51
• Bethel, was in the Land of Benjamin, and the utmost bound of it toward Ephraim; it was seated in a Mountainous Country, opposite to Jerusalem, in a right Line North and South (and not as the Maps, remote and aslope.) It was afterward called Bethaven by way of reproach (as Jerusalem is called Sodom ) because of Jeroboams Calves that were placed there. v. II. p. 20, 514
• Beth-Haran, A City in the Valley of Peraea. v. II. p. 81
• Beth-horon, There were two Places of that name under the Old Testament, the Upper (which was in Eph • aim, Josh. 16. 5.) and the Nether [Josh. 18. 13. in Benjamin, or the extreme part South of Ephraim. Bonfrer. ] This last is called by Josephus, Bethoro (and is the only Bethoron under the second Temple) and according to him, stood about an hundred furlongs, or twelve miles and an half from Jerusalem, upon the public way thence to Cesarea: At which place the Passage was very rocky and narrow. Here the Canaanit • sh Army perished, Josh. 10. not by Hail but Stones, which lasted unto following Ages. Here also (say the Jews) the Army of Sennacherib fell. v. II. p. 19, 372
• Beth-jerach, A Castle near the Lake of Genesareth, and opposite to Sinnabris. Vol. II. Pag. 65
• Beth-jeshimoth, A place East of Jordan, near which the Israelites encamped, and twelve miles from Abelshittim. v. II. p. 46
• Bethlehem, or Ephratah, Gen. 35. 19. Ruth 4. 11. was in the Tribe of Judah, 35 Furlongs, or (about four Miles and half) South from Jerusalem. It was called Bethlehem of Judea, to distinguish it from a Town of that name in Zebulun, Josh. 19. 15. We read not anything in the Jews concerning this City, besides what is produced out of the Old Testament; this only excepted, that the Jerusalem Gemarists confess, that the Messias was born there before their times. Vol. I. Pag. 431, 440 v. II. p. 48
• Beth-Maron, A Town in Asher near Gush-Halab, at the ascents of which was a way so narrow, that two could not walk abreast together, for there was a deep Vale on each side. v. II. p. 515
• Beth-meon, or Beth-mein, called by Josephus Beth-maus, was distant from Tiberias four Furlongs. (The Maps place it too remote from thence.) v. II. p. 71
• Beth-Nimrah, A City in the Vale of Peraea, famous for Waters, called the Waters of Nimrin, Isa. 15. 6. Josephus saith, There spring out near this place certain Fountains of hot Water. v. II. p. 81, 501
• Beth-phage, So called from the word Phagi, which denotes Green Figs (a Fruit that place was famous for) it was not a Town far upon Olivet (as the Maps generally do show) but a Tract, which beginning at the Foot of Mount Olivet, ran forward for 2000 paces (where it joined to that of Bethany ) and being so near Jerusalem, gave the name of Bethphage, to the uttermost part or street of it, within the Wall, and was accounted as Jerusalem itself in respect of all Privileges. v. I. p. 252 v. II. p. 36, 37, 304
• Beth-Rimmah, A place in the Hilly-Country, probably of Ephraim, famous for excellent Wine. v. II. p. 50
• Beth-saida, signifies the place of Hunting, and it seemeth to be so called, because it stood in a place where was store of Deer, as Gen. 49. 21. Naphtali shall abound in Venison: And Bethsaida stood either in or very near that Tribe. Our Author at first thought it to be on that side the Lake of Genesareth: But in his after-writings he placeth it East of the Lake of Genesareth, in Batanea and the lower Gaulonitis, at the beginning of the Mountainous Country and North of Hippo. Philip rebuilt it, and gave it the name Julia, in honor to the Emperors Daughter. v. I. p. 35, 533. v. II. p. 83, 197, 309
• Bethsaida-wilderness, A little North of Bethsaida, and near a Creek of the Sea of Gennesareth. v. II. p. 197
• Beth-shaaraim, There the Sanhedrim sat before it removed to Tsippor. Here was buried Rabbi Judah, the Holy (say the Jews) though he taught at Tsippor. v. II. p. 74, 249
• Bethshan, Of this there is frequent mention in Scripture, Josh. 17. 11. Judge. 1. 27. It was by the Heathens called sometime Nysa, from Bacchus's Nurse that was buried there (saith Pliny ) and Scythopolis, because the Scythians planted there, or perhaps from Succoth. It was in the Lot of Manasseh, and the furthest bounds of it Northward. Jud. 1. 27. It was situated below the Lake of Genesareth toward the Dead Sea, half a League from Jordan, near to Zartanah, 1 King. 4. 12. and almost over against Succoth. And yet our Author elsewhere placeth Tiberias there, and saith, that Bethshan was 120 Furlongs, or 15 Miles from Tiberias, the whole Lake being between them (which is an hundred Furlongs in length) and there its placed in the Map. [Its said, 2 Macab. 12 29. to be 600 Furlongs, or 75 Miles from Jerusalem. ] This was a noble City of the Syro-Grecians, and one of Decapolis, inhabited in later times by Gentiles for the most part. It was placed at the entrance into a great Valley or Plain, and so delightful, that the Jews say, If Paradise • e in the Land of Israel, Beth-shean is the Gate of it. Hereabout was a common passage over Jordan, from Manasseh, Samaria, and the lower Galilee to Peraea. Scythopolis is also taken for the whole Jurisdiction belonging to that City, which was not only within the Confines of Manasseh, but extended itself beyond Jordan, even to Peraea, so that part of the Country was on this side, and parton that. Vol. II. Pag. 56, 68, 82, 314, 315, 493
• Beth-shemesh, A City in the Tribe of Issachar, and toward the utmost coast North. Josh. 19. 22. [There were two others of that name; the one in Judah, 2 Kings 14. 11. the other in Naphtali, Josh. 19. 38.] v. II. p. 498
• Bezer, In the Tribe of Reuben, Josh. 20. 8. v. II. p. 81
• Biram, A great Fountain, and one of the three that remained after the Deluge, say the Jews. v. II. p. 69.
• Biram. Vid. Beth-Baltin.
• Bitter, or Betar, called Beth-Tar, or, The house of Spies. It may be questioned whether it be the Betarus in Antoninus (between Cesarea and Diospolis on the Sea-coast) or Be • aris in Josephus, which he placeth in the South of Judea. Eusebius calls it Betheka, and saith it was not far from Jerusalem, which Baronius boldly Translateth Bethlehem. Bitter is placed by the Jews in the Valley Jadaim, and some of them say it was a mile, others forty miles from the Sea. It is notorious amongst them for the vast destruction of the Jews there, 52 or 55 years after the destruction of the Temple, in the Insurrection of Ben-Coziba or Ben-Cozba. v. I. p. 366, 367, 349 v. II. p. 48, 49, 81, 323
• Bochin, A place near Bethel, and so called, because the people wept there. Judge. 2. 1. v. I. p. 45
• Bosor, or Bosorra, A strong City in Gilead, 1 Mac. 5. 26, 27. the Bound of Trachonitis, in the Confines of Peraea. v. II. p. 81, 82, 364
• Bozra in Edom, Isa. 63. 1. v. II. p. 82, 83.

C.
• CAdesh-Barnea, was before called Rithmah, Numb. 33. 18. compared with Numb. 12. 16. and 13. 26. perhaps from the Juniper-Trees that grew there, as 1 Kings 19. 4. but afterward it was named Cadesh, because the Lord was there Sanctified upon the people that murmured upon the return of the Spies, Num. 13. 26. & 20. 13. & 32. 8. Deut. 3. 19. And Barnea, or The wandering Son, because here was the Decree made of their long wandering in the Wilderness, by many Stations till they came hither (and not to another Cadesh, as some would have it) again some 37 or 38 years after. It was also called Meribah, Numb. 28. 13. Ezek. 47. 19, &c. It was called by the Rabbins Rekam, and by the Arabians Cawatha, from Kawa, which signifies an Outcry: And was situated in the desert of Zin and Paran, Numb. 12. 16. and 20. 1. in the very Southern Bounds of the Land, Numb. 34. 4. and near unto Edom, Numb. 20. 16. v. I. p. 35, 38. v. II. p. 8, 9, 325
• Cadmonites, originally Canaanites, and one of the ten (though not of the seven) Nations the Jews say they are to possess: So called perhaps from Cadman, a Person of Renown in the Family, if not from their Antiquity, or rather from their habitation Eastward, which was about those parts that afterward belonged to the Moabites and Ammonites. v. II. p. 329
• Cesarea-Palestinae, so named by Herod in honor of Caesar Augustus. It was otherwise called, The Tower of Strato, and perhaps was the Tower Sid in the Talmud. It was situated betwixt Doron and Joppa, and was from Jerusalem 600 Furlongs, or 75 Miles; from Sycaminum 20 Miles; from Diospolis 40 Miles; from Jamnia 52 Miles. Here the Roman Proconsul resided, and it was inhabited by Jews (who had several Schools there) Heathens, and Samaritans. It was called Ekron by the Jews, by way of reproach. v. II. p. 3, 54, 55, 322
• Cesarea Philippi, Was first called Laish or Leshem, and then Dan (when subdued by the Danites, Judge. 18▪ 29▪) and by the Arabic Interpreter Hazor, Josh. 11. 1. (for of this Cesarea is it to be understood, and not (as our Author saith he formerly thought, Vol. II. pag. 54.) of Coesarea Strat. ) It was situated at the Springs of Jordan the less, not far from Lebanon, within the Jurisdiction of Tyre and Sidon, in the Midland- Phoenicia, and was a Decapolitan City, Josephus saith, it was also called Panias, from the place adjoining called by that name, to which perhaps the name Remphan may relate. Acts 7. 43. because of the Idolatry or Calf that continued longer here than at Bethel. Eusebius saith, here was to be seen the Statue of the Woman cured by Christ of the Bloody Issue, but that Cure was rather wrought at Capernaum. Vol. II. Pag. 63, 172, 312, 317, 673.
• C •• in, There is a City Cain, placed in the Maps not far from Carmel; and in the Dutch Map of Doet, with the Picture of one Man shooting another, with this Inscription, Cain was shot by Lamech, Gen. 4. a place obscure by the various Opinions of Interpreters, but Doet hath chosen the worst of all. v. II. p. 330
• Callirhoe, Vid. Lasha.

• Cana, There were several Towns of this name. 1. In Asher, Josh. 19. 28. called by St. Jerome, Cana the Great, and may be called Cana of the Zidonians. 2.) In the North part of the Lower Galilee, and dividing it from the Upper: This seems to be the same with Caphar-Hananiah. This our Author once thought to be the Cana, Joh. 2. 1. But last of all, he supposed it to be 3. Cana the Less, or of Galilee, to distinguish it from the other, which was situated where Jordan flows into the Lake of Genesareth, over against Julias Betharampta, and was (saith Josephus ) a Nights Journey from Tiberias, and as far from Capernaum as the length of the Lake. This was the abode of Nathanael, and of Simon, who probably was from hence called the Canaanite, 4. in the Tribe of Ephraim, Josh. 16. 8. & 17. 9. which was Cana of Ephraim. v. I. p. 541, 742. v. II. p. 81, 309, 497, 498, 624

  Vid. Chorazin.

• Canaanites. The Scripture doth not call all the Sons of Canaan by that name, as the Arvadites, &c. that inhabited Phoenicia, and a great part of Syria, but where their Coasts end toward the South, there the Canaanites began, and they are sometimes reckoned as a particular Nation▪ sometimes as including all the seven, Gen. 10. 18, 19. Deut. 7. 1, &c. When particular, it respects that part of the Northern part of Canaan, which Canaan himself, with his first-born Sons, Zidon and Heth inhabited. Hence Jabin King of Hazor is called King of Canaan, Judge. 4. 2. that is, of the Northern Coast of the Land of Canaan. But when its a general name, it includes all from Sidon to Gerar and Gaza, Gen. 10. 19. v. II. p. 202, 328
• Canatha, accounted a Decapolitan City by Pliny. v. I. p. 645
• Capernaum, Perhaps the Capharnome of Josephus. Its uncertain whether the name be derived from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ; the former denotes pleasantness, the later comfort. The Oriental Interpreters write it the later way, Caphar Nachum. It was situated near to the Sea of Genesareth, in the Country of Genesaritis, Matth. 14; 34, &c. and whereabouts the Tribes of Zebulon and Naphtali met, Matth. 4. 3. between Taricheae and Tiberias, and from the later about two miles. This was the Town of Christ's supposed Father Joseph, and where he himself dwelt. Near to it was a Fountain of the same name, and the Custom-house where they gathered a Tribute of those that passed over, and where Matthew was: And the Mountain where Christ chose the twelve, made his Sermon, Matth. 5. and its likely where he met his Disciples after his Resurrection, Vol. I Harm. N. T. SS. 3. & 272. pag. 455. v. II. p. 72, 197, 308, 496, 624
• There was another Capernaum, mentioned by Gul. Tyrius, that lay upon the Coast of the Mediterranean Sea, not far from Tyre. v. II. p. 496
• Caphar Achum, not far without Jerusalem. v. II. p. 50
• Caphar Hananiah, or Caphar Hanan, was in the uppermost Border that divided the Upper and Lower Galilee, and 16 miles from Zippor, and where the plenty of Sy • amines began. It may seem to be the same with • e • hshan, or rather Cana of Galilee, it agreeing with it in its situation. Vol. II. Pag. 56, 58, 497
• Caphar Lodim, A Village in the Vale of Saron, between Lydda and the Sea; and was so called, because some people of Lydda were always there. It was reckoned without the Land. v. II. p. 18
• Caphar Shichin was 4000 Cubits distant from Arumah, and not f • r from Caphar Hananiah. There was a City Shichin destroyed for Magical Arts. v. II. p. 51, 58, 76
• Caphar Sigana, in a Valley next to Beth. Rimmah, &c. noted for the best Wine. v. II. p. 50
• Caphar Uthni, from Caphar Hananiah 32 miles, from Zippor 16 miles. v. II. p. 58
• Cappadocians, are those chiefly who are bounded Southward with that part of Silicia that is called Taurus, Eastward by Armenia and Colchis, and other interjacent Countries, saith Strabo. The Greek Interpreters render Caphtorim by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , Cappadocians. v. II. p. 312, 693
• Carchemish by Euphrates, 2 Chron. 35. 20. v. I. p. 117
• Caria, A Province of Asia the Less, nearer Greece than Lycaonia. v. II. p. 693
• Carmel, rather a Mountainous Tract than one Mountain, containing almost the whole breadth of the Land of Issachar, and part of Zebulon, but had one top more eminent than the rest, which had a Town on it called Ecbatane, and where probably was the Oracle Vespasian consulted. The Foot of it was washed by the Sea. v. II. p. 59
• Casius Mountain, lies nearer Pelusium than the Eruption of Sirbon doth (and not as the Maps, farther from it.) Its from Pelusi • m 40 miles, from Ostracene 26 miles, from Sirbon 28 miles. From hence the Country near it was called Casiotis, which was the Country of the Amalekites. v. II. p. 9, 291
• Celo-Syria, or Coelo-Syria, had 17 Tetrarchies, saith Pliny. [It was so called, because it was placed betwixt the Mountains of Libanus and Anti-Libanus, for that was properly Coelo-Syria, saith Strabo: Others, as Ptolemy, extend it much farther, vid. Bonfrer.] v. I. p. 453
• Cendevia, flows at the Root of Carmel, and out of that the River Beleus. So Pliny. v. II. p. 59
• Chabor, 2 King. 17. 6. whither the ten Tribes were carried. There is a River Chaboras in Mesopotamia. v. II. p. 800
• Chabul, was a Country in the Northern part of Galilee, where the twenty Cities were that Solomon gave to Hiram King of Tyre, 1 Kings 9. 11. Chabul (say the Talmudists ) signifies a Land that bears not fruit, or that is dirty, and in the Phaenician Tongue, that which pleaseth not. The 70 Interpreters render it 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the bound or coast, taking the modern Name instead of the old. It contained Cities of a mixed Jurisdiction, viz. forbidden, as N • b • , &c. permitted (that is, as to Tith ) as Tsur, Tsezar, &c. v. II. p. 311 312 313
• Chabul, A City destroyed for discord, say the Jews. v. II. p. 51
• Chakrah, A fortified Town which belonged to Gush, and was near to Sipporis. v. II. p. 75
• Chalcis, A City or Garrison built on an Hill in the Streights of Libanus and Anti-Libanus. v. II. p. 365. It was also the name of a Kingdom thereabouts in Syria, which Agrippa succeeded his Brother-in-Law-Uncle. Herod, in (for such Relations did that Incestuous Family find out) v. I. p. 320
• Chaldea was reckoned to Mesopotamia. There be that suppose the Chasdim, or Chaldea • s, were so called from the last Letters of Arphaxad 's name, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 v. I. p. 13 780
• Hammath, in Jos • phus Ammaus, so called by reason of the Chamini, or warm Baths; it was so near to Tiberias (within a mile) that it was almost one City with it, and so near to the Country of Gadara, that thence it took its name of Hammath of Gadara. It was on both sides Jordan; one part upon the Bank of Naphtali, or Tiberias; another, on that of Gadara, the Bridge lying between. Vol. II. Pag. 68, 197, 308, 492
• Hammath pellae. Vid. Lasha.
• Chamathi. Vid. Hamath.
• Canothah. Canatha, The Upper and Lower, beyond Jordan in the Borders. v. II. p. 84, 314
• Chaphenatha, 1 Mac. 12. 37. It may be thought to be some part of the Out-skirts of Jerusalem toward the East, and so called from the Dates growing there. For Chephannioth is frequently used among the Talmudists for the Dates of Palm-Trees that never come to their full maturity. v. II. p. 516
• Cherethims, A Philistine Nation, which by the Greek Interpreters is rendered 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Creets, Ezek. 25. 16, &c. and probably the Creets, Acts 2. 11. were such, because St. Luke joins them with Arabians. v. II. p. 504
• Cherith, A Brook where Elijah was concealed, 1 Kings 17. 3. It was West of Jordan, perhaps near Bethshan. v. II. p. 318
• Chezib and Achzib, which at last passed into Ecdippa, according to the manner of the Syrian Dialect, which commonly changeth Zain into Daleth; it was North of Acon, and not far from the Scalae Tyriorum. This divided the clean of the Land from unclean. v. II. p. 59, 61
• Chippar, within twelve miles of Zippor. v. II. p. 515
• Chorazin, Matth. 11. 21. Chorashin denotes Woody places, hence we suppose this place so called, because so Seated: And such Places the Land of Naphtali was famous for above the other Tribes, to which, Gen. 49. 21. refers, Naphtali is a Hind let loose, i. e. shall abound in Venison. So that its probable it was in Galilee; and what if Cana, and some small Country adjacent, be concluded to be it? v. II. p. 84
• Cilicium, A City in Moab. v. II. p. 316
• Corinth, at first called Ephyra, stood in an Isthmus of five miles, parting the Aegean and Jonian Seas, and joining Greece and Pelopanesus, having in the Aegean the Port L •• h • ae or Jochae • m (which lay under the City) from whence they Sailed for Italy; and in the Jonian the Port Cenchreae, distant from the City 70 Furlongs. The City was in compass 40 Furlongs. v. I. p. 295. v. II. p. 737
• Crete, An Island in the Mediterranean Sea, of small compass, but the Language of it reached all over Greece. v. I. p. 752
• Cush, or Ethiopia, is sometimes taken for Arabia; so Moses 's Wife is called a Cushite, Num. 12. 1. and Zerah the Arabian also, 2 Chron. 14. for Arabia was the Land of Cush. And sometimes for Ethiopia in Africa, South of Egypt, whence the Eunuch came▪ Acts 8. 27. A name infamous amongst the Jews, Psal. 7. Title. v. I. p. 25, 34, 108, 789. v. II. p. 503
• Cuthites, first came • rom Cutha to Samaria, 2 Kings 17. 24. By this name the Jews called all the Samaritans, by way of reproach (probably thereby reproaching them with the odious name of C • shites ) In their after-writings they apply this name to Christians. v. II. p. 496, 503
• Cyprus, An Island in the Mediterranean Sea, exceeding full of Jews, and where they in an Insurrection having killed 200 thousand people, were afterward not suffered to come. It was the native Country of Barnabas. v. I. p. 289
• Cyrene, A Country in Africa, near Libya; and also a City. Strabo describes the Country, Lib. 17. and Pliny the City, l. 5. c. 5. v. II. p. 663.

D.
• DAlmanutha may be so called, as the place of widowhood, or from Zalmon (Tsaddi being changed into Daleth after the manner of the Syrians and Arabians ) It was a little Town within the bounds of Magdala. Vol. II. Page 307. 309
• Damascus, the chief City in Syria, and was watered by the Rivers Chrysoroas, Ab • na, &c. It was in the days of Abraham, but not victorious till the time of David. It was afterward the head of Syria, and at last captivated by the Assyrian. In aftertimes it had many Jews in it: And was accounted by Pliny a Decapolitan City. v. I. p. 113. 283, 645
• Dan Tribe, was situated on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and afterward sent a Colony to Laish. In this Tribe public Idolatry beg • n, therefore not named, Revel. 7. v. I. p. 45
• Dan City. V. Cesarea.
• Daphne, a Region in the Northern part near Lebanon, out of which Jordan ariseth. V. Ri • lah. v. II. p. 62
• Debir, a City in Judah, called at the first Kiriath-Sepher. v. I. p. 44
• Decapolis, the ten Cities are by Borchardus placed in Galilee, and by Pliny all beyond Jordan in Syria, except S • ythopolis. But they seem to be such as were within the bounds of the Land, but inhabited by Gentiles. Such were Bethshan, Gadara, Hippo, Pella, Cesarea Philippi, and probably Caphar-Ts • mach, Beth-Gubrin, and Caphar Carnaim. v. I. p. 645. v. II. p. 311, 314, &c.
• Derbe, Act. 14. a City in Lycaonia, and coasted on Isauria. v. I. p. 291
• Dibon-gad, in Moab, and the thirty ninth mansion of the Israelites.
• Diospolis. V. Lydda.
• Dimon waters, Isa. 15. 9. in Moab. Quaere whether Dimon be not the same with Dibon (Beth and Mem being alternatively used) that so it may agree more with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 blood. v. 11. p. 501
• Dor, Doron in the Tribe of Manasseh, bordering upon Galilee, between Cesarea and Sycaminum. v. I. p. 54, 56 493
• Dothan, Gen. 48. in the Tribe of Zebulon, (Vid. Bonfrer.) v. I. p. 19
• Dumah, a Country in Arabia. v. I. p. 108

E.
• EBal a Mountain, on which the curses were read, it touched on Sychem (the Metropolis of Samaria ) and was opposite to Gerizim. It was a Mountain dry and barren. Vol. II. p. 52
• Edar. Vid. Migdal Eder.
• Eden, Its difficult to meet in the Samaritan Version with any footstep of the names of the Rivers of Eden, and the Country which those Rivers run into, except Cophin, which seems to agree something with Cophen mentioned by Pliny. v. II. p. 505
• Edom. Vid. Idumaea and Seir.
• Eglah Shelishijah, translated Isa. 15. 5. an Heifer of three years old; but why may it not be the name of a place, and so called a third Eglah in respect of two others, much of the same sound; or else Dutchess or Noble Eglah as 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 signifies a Duke or Tribune? There is mention of En Eglaim in that Country, Ezek. 47. 10. where Eglaim is in the Dual number, and seems to intimate there were two Eg • ls, with respect to which this of ours may be called a third. The sound of the word Necla comes pretty near it, which Ptolemy placeth in Arabia Petraea Long. 67. 20. Lat. 30. 15. which was fifteen miles from Zoar. This seems to be Agalah in Josephus. Vol. II. p. 5 • 2
• Egypt River. Vid. Sihor.
• Ekron [was the most Northern of the five Lordships of the Philistines, Josh. 13. 3. and was first given to Judah, Josh. 15. 45. but afterward taken from that and given to Dan, Josh. 19. 43.] v. I. p. 44
• Elath, South of Jerusalem a days journey. Vid. A • la. v. II. p. 320
• Elath or Eloth, a Sea Town in the Country of Edom, on the Red Sea, 2 Kings 14. 22. & 16. 6. v. I. p. 91, 103
• Elutheria, East of Joppa and betwixt that and Lydda, its mentioned in Gul. Tyrius. v. II. p. 372
• Eleutheropolis, a City often mentioned in St. Jerome; and from Jerusalem twenty miles, almost in the middle betwixt that and Askelon. v. II. p. 293, 322
• Eleutherus River is by Ptolemy placed near Antarado, but by Borchardus between Tyre and Sarepta, the mouth of it three Leagues from that, and about two from this. v. II. p. 369
• Elim the fifth Mansion of the Israelites after they came out of Egypt. v. I. p. 27
• Emmaus, afterward called Nicopolis and a Roman Colony, was sixty furlongs or seven miles and an half West from Jerusalem, and in the way thence to the West part of Galilee. It might have its name from Ammath a channel of waters, being famous for such. And perhaps might be the same with those of Nephtoa (or Etam ) which was also West of Jerusalem. Ptolemy placeth it Long. 65. 45. Lat. 31. 45. which doth not well agree with the account of the Evangelist, Luke 24. 13. and Josephus. I. p. 270. II. p. 42, 371, &c.
• Emims, the old Inhabitants of Moab. v. I. p. 12
• Engannim or Anem, 1 Chron. 6. 72. Josh. 21. 29. now Enine signifies a Fountain and Gardens, and so the pleasantness of the place. It was in the Tribe of Isachar, a Levitical City twenty two miles from Tabor, saith Biddulph, and in the way from Jerusalem to Galilee. Perhaps the same with Naim, by a transposition of Letters. v. II. p. 370, 536
• Engeddi, a City in the Wilderness of Judah, the same with Hazezon Tamar, & not yielding to Jericho for fruitfulness in Palms (from whence its name, Tamar signifying a Palm). It lay on the South (not on the North as the Maps place it) point of the dead Sea, and not far from it, being the utmost bound of the Land. It was in Idumaea the Less. Near to it was the Wilderness of Engeddi, famous for its strong holds in the time of David. v. I. p. 12. 58, 84. v. II. p. 7. 295, 296, 499
• Aenon or Aenon, signifies a place of Springs, or Waters, which may be the reason why the Seventy Interpreters translate Middin, Josh. 15. 61. by Aenon, as Middin is a place of Waters. Its uncertain where it was, whether in Galilee; or the Wilderness of Judah (as Middin was) or in Peraea near Arnon. v. I. N. T. SS. 14. 478 v. II. 499, 500, 501
• Ephesus a famous City in the lesser Asia, in which was the Temple of Diana, one of the Seven wondrous Fabrics of the World. It was hundreds of years in building at the charge of all Asia. v. I. p. 306, 316
• Ephraim Tribe extended itself in length from Jordan to Gezer, Josh. 16. 3. by the Mediterranean Sea, and in breadth from Bethel, and ends at the Great Plain; so Josephus. v. II. p. 493
• Ephraim, Hill Country, Jud. 4. 5. was a certain hilly place running out between Judea and the Land of Ephraim. v. II. p. 20. 373
• Ephraim, a small City, Joh. 11. 54. in the confines of the Tribe of Ephraim, 2 Chron. 13. 19. but in the Tribe of Benjamin, in the Wilderness of Bethaven, and near to that of Judea, in or near the way from Jerusalem to Jericho. It was seated in a fruitful Valley, and famous for the best flower. v. II. p. 20. 49, 514
• Esdrelon. Vid. Great Plain.
• Essens. Vid. Kenites.
• Etam Fountain, say the Jews, is in the way betwixt Hebron and Jerusalem. But if it be the same with Neptoah, Josh. 15. 9. then it lies not South as Hebron, but West. The Waters of this were not conveyed into the City but the Temple, and the overplus of what was used there flowed thence into the Valley that lay between the Temple and Jerusalem, and emptied itself by the Water-gate into Kidron. Vol. II. p. 510
• Etham, Wilderness, the same with Shur, Numb. 33. 7, 8. Exod. 15. 22. The Read-Sea so pointed into this Wilderness that it was on both sides of the point of the Sea. v. I. p. 27
• Ethiopia. Vid. Cush.
• Euphrates [often called the River in Scripture, Ezra 4. 10, &c. divides Syria and Arabia from Mesopotamia, and then joining with Tigris falls into the Persian Gulf] its called in the Samaritan Version, Salmaah. v. II. p. 505
• Ezion Gaber, the thirty second Mansion of the Israelites in the Wilderness. Thence the Fleet set out for Ophir. v. I. p. 35, 74

G.
• GAash Hill where Joshua was buried, perhaps the same with that Galaad, Jud. 7. 3. (which is by the Seventy rendered Gaash ) and might it not be so called upon the account of the Pillar of Witness, Josh. 24. 26. that was built there a little from Shechem? Vol. II. p. 363, 364
• Gabala, a Midland City of Phoenicia. Ptol. v. II. p. 312
• Gabara, Geber, or Tarnegola (these two signifying the same, viz. a Cock ) the Upper to distinguish it from another of that name, one of the three great Cities of Galilee. It was seated beyond Cesarea Philippi, and the utmost bound of the Land North. v. II. p. 77. 312, 517
• Gad, [Tribe had Reuben on the South, Manasseh North, Jordan on the West, and Gilead Mountains and Arabia East.] v. I. p. 37
• Gadara, or Hippopodion, the Metropolis of Peraea, washed by the River Hieramax, from Tiberias sixty furlongs, and near to Gergesa. It was one of the Cities of Decapolis and of Heathen Jurisdiction, and gave name to the Country about it. v. II. p. 37. 69, 315
• Galilee, contained Isachar, Zebulun, Naphtali, Asher with part of Dan, and Peraea. It was bounded North by Lebanon and Syria; on the West by Phoenicia; on the South by Samaria. It was divided into three parts, the Upper (so called because it abounded in Mountains) which contained Asher and Naphtali, and was eminently called Galilee of the Gentiles, and sometimes Gilgal, Deut. 11. 30. And secondly the Lower, which contained Zebulun and Issachar, and because it was Champion was called the Great Field. And thirdly the Vale, which is the border of Tiberias. Josephus saith, there were two hundred and four Cities and Towns in Galilee, that were more eminent and fortified. v. I. p. 364▪ 623. II. p. 56, &c. 66, 8 • , 362, 496
• Gamala, a fortified Town in Batanaea in the Lower Gaulonitis upon the Lake of Genesareth over against Tarichaea, and that gave the name to a Region about it. v. II. p. 75. 83, 364
• Gath Hepher, a Town in Zebulon, Josh. 19. 13. and from whence was Jonah the Prophet, 2 Kings 14. 25. v. I. p. 411
• Gaulonitis, the Upper and Nether, within Batanaea, so called from Golan, once the chief City of Bashan. v. II. p. 81. 364
• Gaza, or Azza, and by Eustathius Jone, in the Tribe of Judah. There were two, the Old and the New, the former was destroyed by Alexander, and therefore called Desert. It was from the bay seven furlongs (which was saith Ptol. in Long. 65. 45. but more probably 65. 26.) from the River of Egypt forty four miles; from Azotus thirty four miles; from Askelon ten (or sixteen) miles; from the dead Sea fifty five miles, from Petra in Arabia one hundred and ten miles. Vol. I. Pag. 44. 281. Vol. II. p. 13. 14, 44, 292, 320, 321, 500, 681
• Gaza, the New was built nearer the Bay, was called Maiuma, and afterwards Constantia, and named so by Constantine after the name of his Sister, saith Eusebius, or as Sozomen, of his Son Constantius. v. I. p. 281
• Gaza, there was another in Ephraim, 1 Chron. 7. 28. v. II. p. 679
• Gedor, a Town in the mountainous part of Peraea. v. II. p. 81
• Gema, a City in the extreme parts of Samaria, next adjoining to Issachar; near to Nain, if not the same with it. v. II. p. 370
• Genesareth, Lake, Luke 5. called Cinnereth, Numb. 34. 11. and the Sea of Galilee, Joh. 6. and Tiberia • , Joh. 21. is one of the seven Seas that the Jews say compass the Land. Its about six miles broad and sixteen long, saith Pliny, but Josephus twelve and half, and Biddulph twenty four in length and in breadth fifteen. From the head of Jordan to the South part of it, was about forty miles, from Samachonitis fifteen. It was within the Tribe of Naphtali, and not out of it as the Maps mistake. See the Scheme of it. Vol. II. p. 308. In the middle of it was a famous whirl Pool, called Miriama. It was so called from v. I. p. 632. II. p. 5. 59, 65, 66, 536
• Genesaritis, a Region near the Lake, thirty furlongs in length and in breadth twenty. A very pleasant and fruitful place, abounding in the Gardens of great Men. From whence it had its name. v. II. p. 71
• Gergesa, a Town very near Gadara, and so called either from the Gergasites, a people of Canaan; or from its Clay soil, ( Gargishta signifying Clay). It gave name to the Region so called, which comprehended in it the Regions of Gadara, Hippo and Magdala. II. p. 70. 340
• Gerizim, the Hill upon which the Blessings were pronounced. It was near to Syehem, and had upon it Springs and Gardens. Upon this the Temple of the Samaritans was built in the time of Alexander the Great, forty years after the second Temple, in opposition to that of Jerusalem, and flourished there about two hundred years, and at last was destroyed by Hyrcanus. I. p. 599. v. II. p. 52, 53
• Geshur, [was twofold, one in Syria, Josh. 13. 13. near to Hermon, v. 11. Hither Absalom fled, 1 Sam. 13. 8. The other near the Amalekites, 1 Sam. 27. 8.] Vol. I. p. 64
• Gezer, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, 1 King. 9. 15. which according to the Syrian Dialect passed into Gadara. It was a Levitical City in the Tribe of Ephraim. Josh. 16. 3. & 21. 21. v. II. p. 69. 493
• Gibea, of Saul, it signifies Saul 's Hill, it was about thirty furlongs from Jerusalem, near to Ramah, and had near it the Valley of Thorns, perhaps the Valley under the Rock Seneh, 1 Sam. 14. 4. v. II. p. 41
• Gibeon, lay North of Jerusalem in the way to the City Samaria, there was a great Pool of Waters, where perhaps Christ baptized, Joh. 3. 22. There in Solomon 's time was the greatest Synagogue, the Tabernacle being brought thither after Shiloh • ell. I. p. 7 • . 581
• Gilead, Country lay beyond Jordan and was divided into two parts, there was Mount Gilead called so from the heap of Stones set up for a Witness twixt Jacob and Laban, Gen. 31. v. I. p. 48. & 51. v. II. p. 374
• Gilgal, Josh. 4. 19. It was in Benjamin, and fifty furlongs or six miles and a quarter, from Jordan, ten furlongs East from Jericho. Sometimes Galilee is so called. V. Galilee. v. II. p. 43. 46
• Giscala, a Town beyond Jordan not far from Gadara. v. II. p. 80
• Gophna, the next Toparchy of eleven to Jerusalem. There was a City also of that name, betwixt Cesarea and Jerusalem and its likely was in Jud • . v. II. p. 51. 373
• Gozan, 2 King. 17. 6. a River in Media whither the ten Tribes were carried, called Ginzak by the Jews, is like Gauzanitis in Ptol. Vol. II. Pag. 801
• Gush Chalab, in the Tribe of Ash • r, famous for Olives and Oil. v. II. p. 40. 50, 515

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• HAlac, 2 King. 17. 6. a City whether the ten Tribes were carried, the Jews call it Halvaoth, or Chalzon, perhaps for Chalvaon, which agrees with Alvanis a City in Mesopotamia, that Ptolemy placeth in Long. 74. 15. Lat. 35. 20. Vol. II. p. 800. 801
• Hamath, was the utmost point of the Land North, and is by some of the Jews understood to be Antioch, by others Epiphania. There were some Kingdoms named from it, as Hamath-Zoba, &c. v. I. p. 74. 90. v. II. p. 66. 328
• Haradah, is the 21 Mansion of Israel in the Wilderness, Hashmonah, is the 26th Mansion. v. I. p. 35
• Harosheth, of the Gentiles, Judge. 4. 2. hath its name from Chorashin, woody places, and was in Naphtali. v. II. p. 84
• Hauran, was one of the Mountains on which were placed the signal fires, perhaps some part of Anti-Libanus, and might have its name either from the Syriac word Havar, which signifies white, or from the Hebrew word Hor, which signifies a Cave, being white with Snow, and hollow with subterranean passages. However it was situated in the extreme parts of the Land toward the North, Ezek. 47. 16. v. II. p. 364. 365
• Hazar, is a frequent name in the South of Judah, as Hazar-addar, Hazar-gaddah, Hazar-Sua, Hazar-Susah, &c. and it signifies a plain or champion betwixt Hills. v. II. p. 2
• Hazar-Enan, Numb. 34. 9. In the Roman Copy is Arsenain, it was the utmost bound of the Land toward Syria. v. II. p. 369
• Hazeroth, the twenty fifth Mansion of the Israelites. v. I. p. 34
• Hazor, Josh. 11. 4. is called Nasor, 1 Mac. 11. 63. the Metropolis of Canaan, that is, of the Northern Country, which is known by that name. It lay on the Lake Sam • chonitis. V. Cesarea Phil. v. II. p. 64
• Hazezon Tamar. Vid. Engeddi.
• Hebrews, Act. 6. 1. were Jews dwelling in Judea, to whom the Hebrew, that is the Syriac or Chaldee, was the Mother Tongue. v. I. p. 279. 340. v. II. p. 798
• Hebron, signifies Consociation, and it was so called perhaps from the pairs buried there; for here (they say) Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah were interred. It was in the Hill Country of Judah, Josh. 21. 11. South of Jerusalem, but a little toward the East, and might be seen from the Towers of it, (say the Jews) It was a City of Refuge inhab • ted by the Levites, but the Fields and Villages belonged to Judah. It had several Cities within its Jurisdiction. Here John Baptist was born, and probably Christ conceived. v. I. p. 60, 413, 414, 420, 454. v. II. p. 46, 47, 296
• Heliopolis, a City in Celo-Syria, Ptol. placeth it in Long. 68. 40. Lat. 33. 40. v. 2. p. 366
• Hellenists, Act. 6. 1. are Jews dwelling in foreign parts among the Greeks, and whose Mother Tongue was Greek. v. I. p. 286, 340. v. II. 798
• Hermon, or the Mountain of Snew, at Cesarea Philippi, and near the Springs of Jordan. v. II. p. 62. 502
• Hermon, the Less. Borchardus placeth it South of Tabor, which without question is from a misconstruction of Psal. 89. 12. v. II. p. 370, 501
• Herodium, a Castle upon a Mountain in the extreme part of Peraea, South, toward Moab, near Machaerus, built by Herod the Great, who was buried about eight Furlongs from it. Here Herod Antipas entertained his Lord's, when Herodias danced before them. It was two hundred Furlongs or twenty five Miles from Jericho. Vol. II. p. 361. 363, 500
• Heshbon, a City in the Mountainous part of Peraea. Vol. II. p. 81
• Hieramax, or Jarmoch, a River near to which stood Gadara beyond Jordan. v. II. p. 69
• Hippo, or Susitha, (being of the same signification) in the Land of Tob, and Region of Gergesa. It was thirty Furlongs or about three Miles from Tiberias; beyond Magdala from Jordan two Miles, and betwixt that and Bethsaid • . It was for the most part inhabited by Gentiles. v. II. p. 70, 199, 340, 515
• Hittites, were the Northern Inhabitants of Canaan; and so the Kings of Tyre and Sidon are called Kings of the Hittites, 1 King. 10 29. v. II. p. 202
• Hor, the Mountain where Aaron died, and the thirty fourth Mansion of the Israelites in the Wilderness; and the same with Moseroth, &c. v. I. p. 36, 39. From hence those that inhabited the Land, afterwards possessed by the Edomites, were called Horites, or Horims. Gen. 14. 6. v. I. p. 12. v. II. p. 329, 366. It is also another Mountain in the Northern Coast of the Land; Numb. 34. 7, 8. so that what is inwards of it, is within the Land, what is without it, is without the Land. It was called by the Jews Amanah, by others Amanus. v. II. p. 3. 62, 516
• Horeb Mountain, the same with Sinai, where the Law was given. This gave name to the Wilderness of Horeb. v. I. p. 39, 501
• Hormah, a City in the Tribe of Simeon. v. I. p. 44
• Horonaim, Jer. 48. 34. called by Josephus Horone, a City in Moab betwixt Zoar and Eglah. Ptol. Long. 67. 20. Lat. 30. 30. Vol. II. p. 503

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• JAbesh-Gilead, (was in Manasseh beyond Jordan, six Miles from Pella upon a Mountain, as they go to Gerasa, saith Hieron. Elijah the Prophet came from hence. Vol. I. p. 46, 55, 82
• Jabneh, 2 Chron. 26. 6. called by the Gentiles Jamniah, by the change of Mem into Beth, (not Liamnia, as Antoninus ) and Ivelyn afterwards, was in Judea on the Seacoast, three Leagues South from Joppa; two parsae or eight Miles from Azotus (as Benjamin ) or as Antoninus two Miles, from Diospolis twelve Miles, and from Askelon twenty Miles. Here the Sanhedrim sat first after its removal from Jerusalem. Ptolemy placeth it, Long. 65. 40▪ Lat. 32. 0. v. I. p. 284, 365, &c. v. II. p. 15, 16. 322, 372, 681
• Jacob's Bridge over Jordan, between the Lake Samachonitis and Ge • esaret in the way that leadeth to Damascus, so Biddulph. But its probable it was lower, betwixt Succoth and Zartanah. v. II. p. 492. 493
• Jamnith, a Town in the Upper Galilee, fortified by Josephus. v. II. p. 57
• Japha, a Town in the Lower Galilee, • ortified by him. Ibid.
• Ibleam, in Manasseh on this side Jordan, I • sh. 17. 11. and not far from Megiddo, 2 King. 9. 27. v. I. p. 88.
• Iconium, a City in Lycaonia, and the most famous of the fourteen Cities that were in that Tetrarchy, near to it were two Lakes called Coralis the Greater, and Trogitis the Less. v II. p. 692
• Ide, otherwise called Enhydra, between Tyre and Sarepta▪ v. II. p. 59
• Idumea, or Edom, of old lay betwixt Amal • k and Ammon, and the Read Sea, South, and is called Idumea the Great, but in process of time (especially after the Captivity) it was enlarged, and took in all Simeon, and so up as far as Azotus, and part of Judea, as far as the D • ad-Sea, East, and almost to Hebron, North, which was called Judaeo-Idumea; Idumea the New, or the Less, Mark. 3. 8. Vol. I. Pag. 63, 84, 103. Vol. II. Pag. 4, 290, 292, 504.
• Jenysus, A Town upon the Borders of Arabia and Syria, saith Herodotus; but where that Town was, is uncertain. The Talmudists mention Jenush among the Towns, which they say, are in the Confines, but the situation doth not agree. v. II. p. 302
• Jericho, or the City of Palm-Trees (the second to Jerusalem ) was in the Tribe of Benjamin, from Jerusalem about nineteen miles, and about eight or ten from Jordan. It was situated in a Plain, but compassed with Mountains like a Theatre; it was famous for its Balsom and Waters. v. II. p. 43, 44, 46, 297
• Jerusalem, Vid. description by itself.
• Jeshanah, A neighboring City to Zippor, where the Records of Zippor were laid up. v. II. p. 75
• Jezreel, [seems to be in the Tribe of Issachar, Josh. 19. 18.] In it was the Palace of Abab. It gave name to the Valley of Jezreel (otherwise called Esdrelon, Judith 1. 8. and the Great Plain ) that ran far down, where was a River that discharged itself into Jordan. Vid. Great Plain. v. I. p. 88. v. II. p. 492, 493
• Jiim, A Town whose Houses were in Judah, but the Fields in Dan. v. II. p. 42
• Jion, 1 Kings 15. 20. seems to be beyond Dan, the City, or in the extremist Borders of the Land on that side. The Alexandrian Copy reads it Nain. v. I. p. 623 v. II. p. 369
• Jonian Sea, reached from Egypt to Gaza, and was so called from the Jones that were seated in Egypt near to it. v. II. p. 500
• Joppa, Japho, Josh. 19. 46. Acts 9. 36. A famous Port-Town, betwixt Cesarea and Azotus, and from the former a days Journey and half. v. I. 846. v. II. p. 15
• Jordan, ariseth in the Region of Daphne, near to Lebanon, not out of two Fountains, but one that is in a Cave called Panium, and is called Jordan the Less, till it falls into the Lake Samachonitis: Thence forward it is called Jordan, and falling into the Lake of Genesareth, ends in the Dead Sea. To the utmost Point of which, or the Desert of Haran, from the Head of the River, is about 100 miles. Insome places it was not above twenty or thirty yards over, and had Fords. In this River was Christ Baptized, and probably where the Waters were divided by Joshua. v. I. p. 128, 478, 528 v. II. p. 62, 63, 298
• Jordan Region, lay betwixt Jordan and Jericho, and so on this side of the City and that, and also toward Jerusalem. v. II. p. 297
• Jotopatah, or Jodaphath, A Town in the lower Galilee. v. II. p. 57, 75. There was a Valley of that Name. v. II. p. 51
• Ishmaelites, near to the Midianites and Medanites, with whom they lived so promiscuously, that any of them did indifferently bear any of these Names, Gen. 37. 28, 36. v. I. p. 19
• Issachar Tribe, was the most Southern part of Galilee, lying betwixt Zebulon North, and Manasseh South. Its length was fromward the Sea of Genesareth (but not quite reaching to it) to Carmel, Kishon and the Great Sea. Its breadth North to South, from Manasseh to Mount Tabor, and with Zebulon was about fifteen miles. Issachar (say the Jews) is like a strong or bony Ass, Gen. 49. 14. low before and behind, and high in the middle; and couches between two borders, that is, the valleys of Pislan and Jezreel. v. II. p. 58, 59, 370, 495, 498
• Iturea, The same with Auranitis in Josephus. It was so called either from Jetu • a son of Ishmael, Gen. 25. 15. or from H ••• uri, which signifies under-digging, and so it sounds the same with Tragloditis, the Country of those that dwell in Caves (the Country being famous for Caves, for which reason Pliny and Strabo speak of an Iturea in Cyrristica and Chalcis ) It was beyond Jordan, and lay edging upon