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Show Thefecond Booke of thefrstpart Cu AP, 7.8. mh} Nation and kindred, by whofe hands when they-had, obtained victory, then themfclues feron the Lewes whichferned them,and flew themall. Stephanus makes ve i Mantolt tO wards thethe South Coelefyria:and Stxabo ioynesit to Galilee. It is feate d betwee ne lor. dan and Hillsof of Gilboe, én aulonead montes acrabitene, faith Z.eigler aa: I nt k in the Eaft part ofthe Valley of Ieftael neere Tordan after thar, apkcan A Twnestehetl it clic againe into.a Ruuer, leauing the Sea or Lake Genezareth, Notw irh{tanding donte. nus delcribesit farre to the Welt,and towards the Mediterran Seajneer € Endor,contrare to Stella, Latcflan,Adrichome, andallotherthe bet Authors.,This Citic w a ibe rca ofallthofeof Decapolis: but thechildren of. Adaua(fe could not expell the Inha Ditants thereof: and thereforecalled it Sanean enemic, or.Beth- fan, the houfe ofanenemie, 1 Ouer the walls of this Bethfan the Philiftims hung.the body. offsau/, and his fonnes flainc at-Gilboe,It had,while the Chriftian religion fourifhed in thofepaxts, an Archbi, thop,who had nine other Bithops of his Diocefle,aumbred by Tyxgasi0 bis Boake 42.Chapter: but thefame was afterward tranflated\to, Nazaxeth,, T he. later trauai ie in thofe partsaffirme,that there is daily taken out amongthe rubble and the ruines ae Ms Citic, goodlypillars and other pieces of excellent Marble, which, witnefle the i a buildings, and magnificence whichithadin eldertimes; butitisnowa poore, and delo- ate Village. " From Bethfan keeping the way by Iordan, they. findean, ancient Citie called Salem, which Citietheancient Rabbines, faith Hierome,docnot finde tobethe {ame wich Hier? falemsithere being in the time of Hieromeand fince.#2 towne. ofthat name, neere Scythos polis beforeremembred, whichif the pl ace of Scripture, Ge#.13..18.doe notconfrme, where the Vulgar readeth tranfiuit¢.in Salem vrbem Sichemorum (for which others reade venitincolumis ad Cinitatens Sechemam,making the word Shalew notto but an adiediue) yettheplace sohn°3..13.. where -it is faid, that. oha bea proper name, was baptizing in Anon neere Salem,mayfomewhar frengcthen this opinion,and ycritis notyalikelythat this Salem of which S,/abz {peakech;is but contracted ofShahalim,o fwhichin theTribe Of Beniamin, ¥ Sam, 9u4.: This word Jenivemakethto bee the) plural. of Shuhal, which weereade, 1.54m,13..17.£0ras for that which is added out of Casticle s of s,.6. i ofShulaminitis,as ifithad beeneas muchas a Woma n ofthis. Salcim, neere Ainon, tt? hathno probability, This City Be. Notfarre from thence where they place Salem;they find Bezechthe ak by the City ofAdonibeplace, Ind.1.3. ZC, Lo/ephus callsit Bala : here it was that Sastaflemble d the ftrength of Iftael and Iuda, feemeth to hauebeenein t2 He numbe ° rof 3300 . 00.when hemeantto relicueIabefh Gilea | dauc beene i d,againft Maa/b the "i Am monite: who wouldt givé them Ao Other Zueants.¢-S- eyes to be thratt out. Necre Bezeclhis thieconditions of peace; thanrto fuffer their fig PORNO Theeedwin thetoric. ofGideox sand City ofBethbera or rather Beth-bara,ofwhit then Ephra.orHophava, whereinGideon inhabi ted: inthe border whereofftoodan Altar confe crated to Baal, which hee pulled defaced; and ngerait that ftone, on which dbime ea lech the Baftard flew his Jo.down brothers! , a Heathenifhcruelty; pradtifed by the Turk e to this day ; and notfarre hence, oa the Village of Afophonand lordan, Péolameas Lathurus ouerthrew\ -Hex ander King the Lewes, and flaug htered,as Lokebec reth them, 3000,but rding Tima S00g9 after which victory ,as Prelomeenumb pat by the Villages of theacco Tewes, hetoMetall pe vonten,and caufedrhe young childrento befod in great Caldr ons, that thesre ft obBE Lewe J s micht therebythinke thirthe Eaypr ians were growreto be men-eatérs, and theni with the greaterterror, fit . his tary Tawards the Weftand onthe bord of ait iis i) y OF Ifachar er , they placethe ‘Cities of * een ae the-Lenires and Abcl-Mchola,whic fapine,tadg.7.22. placethin Epfiraimit was ti h makes tobee biration of Helif , Pars ewsthe Prophet. numb red among thofe places, i Reg.4.12. whic wet Quenin chatgeto Bagna by Salg h Wor. i mon, to whofe charge alfo Tahanhae belo which oer. great tivength,which at the firft refilted nging,a place p o/na leben 7 : 7 ic were , thoneh their King was afterward hats oe andiheir ¢ ine BuicAty the Leui tes, Ay dortCon. Toshe body of this Reiritor 4 9 tl y-of Manaffe, but fomewhat nder; er Tordan than Sane4 Mediteuran 68,8 cn fhiteegrea r Cities,to wit,TRerfa,whofeKing was one foan ane ee flew:W hich the Kings ofTf of tho aclvied for their Regall feate, till fuch timea s$; .17. Was built, From hence the Wife 6EZernboim went ta: Achi a to enquire of herfons hes 1 Masry, wh know Ig her, though the Were difguife Thefcoad was 7 ASHES Neste Samaria, d, told her of her {dnnes death. ¢ ofwhich Qamethere ar¢ both ia ESy P - of the Eiflorie ofthe World, = 301, ------ ---EEE Greecesof great fame;in theaflault ofthe-Towenofthis eee Tow Ne,whereinto the Citi zens retined, the Baftard Abimelec was wounded b yawaighty ftone) throwne by:a Woman onlerthe Wall; who defpairingof his tecoue ty, comman ded his Page to flay; -bim out. fight, becaufeit.fhould notbefaid that hee Pperifhed by-the Rrokéof-a. Worian, But 0s ludg-g,v.4: thers {ecthis Citic in Ephraim necreSichem or Weapolie, C1 hy » The third is «derabata,of which the Vie Tertitory adioyning theten Toparehies ox Gouernments in sadea) for which is called OAerabapenalone of rier. Matz 6-5, Fiitroime, I Mages 5. xea des Araxtse bathena:butin the Greeke itis Acrabatine: Ufidore calls itAgrabat,, Chis Citiehad one of thelargeft Territories ofall:Pale/tine belonging tothe Gouernout thereof, Lefephus.res 16 moeshbreth it pfeen;asin his fecond Booke ofthe TewesWatrespe.rts2 55%8.& elewhere; ‘Dhe difference betweenea Tetrarchie anda Toparchie, was, thatthe firt was taken re aProvincesasdthe orher fora City, withfomelefter Territory adioyningsand aTetrareh is thefame with?re/es in Latine,and Prefident in Englifh, being commonly sthe' fourth parnofaKingdome : andthereof fo called: Plivienameth fenenteen Tetrarchiesin Syria: Plin. Ls: the Holy Land hadfoure,and {0 haththe Kingdéme of srelend to this day, Lemfler; 11. frer;Connath, and Adounfler. 4 / ; Exfeb.ia chron Tothe Southwelt.of dcrabste they plac ethe a! Cities 3B pe of Bela et Qt Bilhanis 8 Geth?cin mon ofilie Leuiress bur Jaasas.que of Lof2ica are, but one sand that Lblehsiasto/.1 fori swand Chron.6.7o gathers that thefe two 6.11; is anotiter natne ofthe fame:Citije, 205; A henissezacda Regal] Citie, fet atthe foorof the Mountainesiof,Gilbge , towatds che South-wetherein deaabelby a falfe acculationcanfed Nabothtobe ftoned; tothe end fhemightipofleflt his Vineyard adioyning tothe Cities which Webath refiufedto {ell,bes gaufe it was his inheritagcefromhis Father>., foramallowas calt vaburied.into the fame A eld: for which his Mother FeSiabel mits 2.Ringccapaal thered Naborh, Lowardithe Sea from:/ezcelis the Citie which they-call Gabe,rain whofe afcentas c#. hasiah King ofIda fled from Jehu, when he had{laine fhot ofan atrow,of jvhich woundhe died at Maggeddo foram, | n€ Was wounded swith the adioyning..: The o Scripture: calls. King.g.27° this Citie of .Geber, Gar. ; i Then dead»semon, neere ynto whi chthe goo d King /oft was{laine bY Mecho, King Of Fepprsina War voaduiled]y yndertaken. For Necho marched towards Afriaagaintt the Kingthereof; by the commandement of God : whotn Lafiag thoughtto refit in his Pallages It was afterward.cafled Maxinianopolis, ¥ ; Axncighbour Cityto.Ailcdremmon was whole Kingwas flaine among thereht Ataggeddo,often remembred inthe Scriptures4 hy Jofwa : yet they defended their Citie ed. roa. 53 minbagaink Adamaffe. The River foratong Tof.t201 Jy which pafleth 30011 by the Towne, may perhaps be which Ptolomis alleth Chorfews the fame : and not that ofwhich we haue {poken in Zabulog. For becaufethis name is not foundin the Scriptures, m any, of thofe that haue deferibed, the Holy Land, delingate noftich Riuer: 4° wwelue tribes s:burthe River which Moore onely fets.ic downe in. his Ceggraphie of the pafleth by Adeggedda, he vnderftandeth to-beebut.a branch, fallingthereinto, Laichazand schrot makea great confluence ofwaters:lin, place,aggee this reeabletothis Scripuarein thefifth Pi ofJudzes é : Th: Bfoaght the Kins Cahhaanin Tapasobgy the watersof Ada gfado. Burt hefe-Authors; and withgthe: mm, SEARS ofCa Steg, \giue ind o-~ thernamethaathe Torrent fo called. But fecing that ancient Gofmegraph bafeor Samariz sand. Strabo. farre ers Rtretch out the bounds of Phaniciay even to Se: beyond.itonthe Sea-coaft: And Loferhws calls Cafards siyep.t Pilafline a Citic of Phenicia,yea Laure utius Coruinys extendeth Phanicig ieeing al{o Prolomic fers downe as farteas, Gesaz 10ep. ls Chor(eus for the partition of PA ehi ctaand ludea, this errunaning Kaftand Welt parallel with: Samara: itis Ri- 8% yer y probable thar. this Torrent the nameof the Gitie, whick Lit watereth, is the fame Witich seme inhis fourth Table Pso~ of « fit, Calleth Cherfeus . Thel socalled Adaccedaido, after. call Mazgedde Subimbye at this day. ater trauailers ofthe holy Land hDT. Of Cefaria Paleiting; and fome other Townes. = 72 Royer Ati m Mazoed do tow ardthe Wel »and neere the b Mediterran 2¢a § , was that. glorions Citic of Ces, JAria Pala; lime; Srl, the Tower of Str aten : the fame which Pinje call s Gg Apollonia: |