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Show a TT ThefecondBooke of the firstpart Cu APUG : 328 himie lfe to haue beene was, to hauebeenc of Arabia the Defart : and Eliphaz "haz was thef onne of ai ae botirite of Theman the fonne of Sieken which( which, in this oom of Io ‘ friends Jabs of third the r T/opba 4l{o Nabamab,whence - w.a1.are mentioned ) is by the fame learned expofitor, thought cither pone name X , Gens 36.40.15 aunt a Thimnab by tranfpofition ofletters( which 7 himnah hey,were _ = e pi fc wheret aces tothepl nation fonnes of E/au that gaue denomi of Jada inthe bor " ashee the fame Wabamab,which Jo/-15 4.1, is teckonedfora Citie of Hws,in afeuae - Land the neere t buttha not deny I thinkes of Edom. And yet n later times was ca . ' ~~ inthe Tribe of A¢ama/fes,thereis a Region which(at leaft)i of willéclrus Tyrine, : hich re-45 e Hiftari che by t euiden is this For name. ke penilsacr.: or of fomeli calls itdiuerfly) of a ing reat 444615-621- ports of a Fortin thisRegion of Suéta or Suites (as he ie: which, in the time o - wd Countr whole the of ng retaini forthe vie ftrength and through rockes wre y the g diggin great with was the fecond King of Hieru/alem, antage of the ee Chrifians; hauing not long before bene loft ro the great difadu while it d¢ e was inthe hands ofthe Saracens.The fituation ofthis Fort is by Tyrias an : by Adrichomins oure to be fixteenemiles from the Citie Tiberias,on the Eaft oflord Téberia at cna Lake the enters Jorden where place the from ward miles. Northfe OtherCities ofthis part of A¢ana/és named in the Scripture are thefe : Golan,Be I6f;21.27. Deut.4°43> cai thera, Mitfpa of Gelead,and Kenath, whichafter the comming ofthe Ifraelites was n ae 1" occafio by fpoken haue we Gilead, of Mit/pa and , Kenath or Nobach. Of Nobach one < the Cities ofGed : The two other were giuen to the Lewites, and Golan made tis Superior andiz, Cities of refuge : from which Golag we haue both Gaulani erior, 0 "1 Jofephus. Bebefbthera is accountedthechiefe Citic of Bafam by fome,butthe pase rupting the nameinto Bozra, itis confoundedwithBet/er or Bozra of Reuben, ann bath . Bozra ofEdom. Argobis oft named fora Regionin this Trad, and hence Hieromé ate ca : Arga,a name ofa Citie placed by fome about the waters of Aderam (as they lake beingasit . : by Zo/#a ) which makethe Lake Samachonites, as Jofephus calls it. This h the ig in the midft betweene Ce/arie Philippi and Tiberias, through which as throug 4 of Tiberias, Jordan runneth,boundeth part ofthis halfe Tribe on the Weit. Whe fnow of Libanus melteth, it is very.large,faith Brochard : otherwife more conttad ee ning the marifh groundonboth fides,for Lyonsandotherwilde beatts, which hat os in the fhrubs that plentifully,.grow there...) 91 o place two s names lofephn (fés, ofAdana ey, Countr inshis Lake this to ing Adioyn on> the a Se/euci on: {trength,fortified by him {elfe ia the beginning ofthe Jews rebelli e, Sogaaethe other,.In the Northfideof thishalfe Tribe of Azanajf and in the sar eaft, the Scripture nameth diuers bordering placestoward Damajcws,as Tyedady€ ‘ , and Chat{ar-Henam,lying ina line drawne from the Weft,ofwhichthree Cities - Exek.4.7.15.with,which alfo agrees the place Numb.34.8.where for Chauram, betwee Tfedad,and Chatfar- Henan,Ziphrexis named. From this Ghasram is the name of ah nitisRegio,in lofephys and Tyrins, whofe bounds (.asalfo the bounds of Ge//# and nee chath ox AMacati,which were likewife borderersto. Adena/fes toward the Nosth-¢# ) 1 chrm.32) ynknowne.: onely:thanGe//wr was ofmight, icappeares in that Dawid married tlie Daughter of. Thalmay King of Ge/fur: by,whom he hadthemoft beautifull,out we ked, and vnforunate Ab/alon. eee Cwa p, XI. ss The Hiftorie ofthe Syrians,the chiefe borderers of the /raclttes that dwelt on the Baft of Iordan. Ore §. I. fortunes thereof. Ofthe Citic of, Damafius, andthe dinersof that.part of the i Symn) 474/284oF all other in, this border,.and st aroth "i io Jz. the: mott. famous. excelling in, Beautie, Antiquitic , and Riche'>." ¢ 85) [34.276 Was! thexefate.called.the-Citie ofioy or gladneffe ; and the Hou 2) <$a55) picalure,;. andis notionely. remembred in many: places of Script i NS Uefephixrg. soodieq ,..b¥ thebelt Hiftorians.and Cofmographers,.., The Hebrews fy opiio' Psy thinke itto, hane beene. built-by times the. fonne' of wsram : of wine Site Cuar dh Git ofthe Hiftory.ofthe World. "Rg Saint Hiexomevpon E/ay {eemethto bees though in his Hebrew queftions hee affirmethja z/ai.17. that it was founded by Damafcus, the fonne of Eliezer _tbrahams Stewards.a thing 0452+ very vnlikely, feeing the Citie was formerly knowne by thar name, as appeares by Abrahams calling this his Steward Eliezer of Damafco. David was the firft that fubieCted it to the Kingdomeof Inda, after the ouerthrow. of dadezer their King, butin Sa/omons time, Reéon recouered it againe, though hee addenotitle at allor right to thatprincipalities. butDanid hauing overthrowne Hadadezer king of Sophena Cotherwife Syria Soba or Zobah)) Razon or Rezon with the remainder of that broken Armie, inuaded Damafcena,jand pofleft Damatfcusit felfe,and became an enemieto Salomon all : Reg, 21.10.20; zo his life. fe; awe i : f pte Thenext King of ‘Damafcus was 4dadthe Edomite, who flying into Egypt from : zeg.rz, ‘Dawid and Joab, when they flew all the males in‘ Edom, was there entertained, and martyed Taphzes the King of Egypts Wiues fitter: of whom Taphzes.in Egypt was fo called... This u4dad returning againe, became an enemie to Salomon all his life, and (as fome writers affirme)) inuaded Damafcus, and thruft Rezoz thence-out... Ia: tlie line of Adadthat Kingdomecontinued nine defcents (as hereafter may be thewedintheca= talogueof thofe Kings. of Syria ) towhom the Affyriansand then the Greciansflicceeded. This Citie was excéeding ftrongjcompafied with waters from theriuers of Aba= nah,and Parphar : wheteofone of them prophane writers call Chryforrhoas,the golden 2 Reg. 53 gotiuer. /wnizstakesit for Adonis. The countrey adioyning is very fruitfull of excellent Winesatid Whears, and all manner ofexcellentfruits: Ivhad in it avery {trong Cattle; built asir feemsby the Florentines,after it became Chriftian:the Lillies being toundicut Herold,6.ze¥. inmany Marblesin that Citadell. Againft this Citie the Prophets, 4mos, E/ay, Hieremie 1.3-8.10.% £7, and Zacharias, prophecied thatit fhould: betaken;burnt, demolithed, andmadéa heape 49+ GS yo offtones. Inthetime of the latt Rezon,and tenth King ofthe Damatcens, Teglatphalafjar inuited by chaz King of Juda, carried away the naturals of Damafcus into the Eaft:., ze,16. leauing of his owne Nationto inhabitit- After that ic was vtterly ruined by the/Baby+ ~ lonians,faith Hierome vpon-E/ai: which thing was performed by Selmanafer, according prj, x7: to Junius in his note vponthat place,fiue yeares after the Prophecies: In ‘time it:was:ire: §o ftored by the Macedonians, and the Ptolomies;: but long after,when: Syria fell intothe hands of the Romans, it was taken by aderelus and. Lelia: Incthe-tiine of the Ohri- 1/%ph.at. 4: } ftians it hadanArchbifhop':: Saint Hierome liuing, as hee affirmeth.vpon the .4éds, iit was the Metropolis of theSarazens: being taken by Homer their King from the Romans, inthe yeare of ourredemption 636."And in the'ycare 11471Cowrad the'third, 5. Emperourof Rome, Lewis King of France, Baldwine the third King ..of Hierufalem; i ms Henry Duke of Auftria, brother to' Conrad; Frederick Barbarofja afterward Emperour, pe it TheederickEarle of Flaunders; and otherPrinces affembled at Prolomais. Acon, om the 7iopelle : feacoaft, determinéd torecoucr Damafcus:: but being betrayed by the Syrians;they fai 17-6.1-23-4% led of the emerprize. Ho ioIntheyeare 12622 Halonthe Tartat incompaft it,and hauing formerly taken the King, brought him vader thewalls,and threatned extreametorture vato hint except the Gitizens rendred the place: bur they rcfufing it; the King wastorneafiinder beforechem;and a Belt in fine the Citietaken,Agabthe fone ofHalex wasby his father made King thereof. 5." ""*°"* In thé:yeare 1400. Tamberlaine Emperourof the Parthians,inuaded. that region; Mf pyro Létugi befieged the Citie with an Atmie of r200000.( ifthé numberbe not miftaken.) Helens tred it,andputall tothe {word, filling the ditch withhis prifone:s ; thofe that retired in- tothe Caftle, which feemed a place impregnable, he¢ ouertopped. with another Caftle adioyning»: .hee forbare the demolifhing of the Citic in relped of the beauty of the Church,garnifhed with 40. gates or fumptnious porches.) Ie had withinsir-g000;,Lan+ Seternesof goldandfiluer: but while heintaded Epypt;they againefurprized Damafeus. Laftly,in his return after. three monetlis fieges he fore'it the Mahomerans profttating, themiclues with their Prietts,defired mercte : But Tamberlaine commanding them to enterthe Church, hee burnt them and it, co the, number: of 30000.and did fo demolifh it, asthofe:that cameafterwards to fee their houfes, knew them nor by the! foundari- ons. -Andas a Tropheyofhisvi@orie,hee railed three Towers with great Art; builded withthe headsof thofe whom hee had flaughtered.'; After this,it was reftored and repoflett by the Soldane.of Egypt, with \gatrifon of Mammalukes :-And in theyeare 1517. SelimusEmperour of the Turkes waleirounof the hands. of the Egyptians : , Kk a in |