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A08536 Theatrum orbis terrarum Abrahami OrtelI Antuerp. geographi regii. = The theatre of the vvhole world: set forth by that excellent geographer Abraham Ortelius; Theatrum orbis terrarum. English Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.; Bedwell, William, ca. 1561-1632, attributed name.; W. B. 1608 (1608) STC 18855; ESTC S122301 546,874 619

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compraehendere_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la hanc_fw-la aream_fw-la universalem_fw-la hic_fw-la seorsim_fw-la delineavimus_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la illam_fw-la ex_fw-la dissentientium_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la iudicio_fw-la notaevimus_fw-la nostram_fw-la verò_fw-la de_fw-la eadem_fw-la sententiam_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la intelligere_fw-la aveat_n thesaurum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la georgraphicum_fw-la adeat_fw-la censuramque_fw-la svam_fw-la per_fw-la i_o enim_fw-la licebit_fw-la addat_fw-la reverendo_fw-la et_fw-la illustri_fw-la dno_fw-la gvilielmo_n grimbergio_n antverpiensi_fw-la praesuli_fw-la dignissimo_fw-la abrah_n ortelius_n obsequij_fw-la devotionisque_fw-la ergò_fw-la dedicab_n consecrabatque_fw-la haec_fw-la notula_fw-la locum_fw-la ophirae_fw-la designat_fw-la domini_fw-la est_fw-la terra_fw-la et_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la et_fw-la vniversi_fw-la qvi_fw-fr habitant_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la psal_n 24._o palaestina_n or_o the_o holy_a land_n canaan_n the_o most_o ancient_a name_n of_o this_o country_n be_v canaan_n which_o it_o take_v of_o chanaan_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n who_o posterity_n divide_v it_o among_o themselves_o and_o first_o inhabit_v it_o their_o name_n be_v these_o sidon_n heth_n jebusy_a emory_n gergesy_n hevy_n arky_n siny_n aruady_n semary_n and_o hamathy_n gen._n 10.15.16.17.18_o every_o one_o of_o these_o give_v his_o own_o name_n to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o enjoy_v for_o his_o portion_n and_o possess_v and_o of_o they_o mention_v afterward_o be_v make_v gen._n 13.14.15.23.24.25.27.34.36.38.49.50_o exod._n 3.13.23.34_o num._n 13.22.32_o deut._n 1.2.3.4.7.20_o josu_fw-la 2.3.5.7.9.10.11.12.13.15.16.17.19.24_o judg._n 1.3.10.11.18_o 1._o king_n 7.1_o chron._n 1._o jud._n 5._o psalm_n 105.106.134.135_o esa_n 21._o ezech._n 16.27_o this_o country_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n until_o the_o israëlite_n have_v partly_o slay_v and_o partly_o subdue_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o canaan_n possess_v the_o same_o from_o which_o time_n it_o begin_v to_o be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n which_o name_n be_v by_o the_o angel_n give_v to_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n for_o that_o he_o have_v wrestle_v with_o god_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o country_n grow_v to_o be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n gen._n 32.28_o for_o the_o word_n israël_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n signify_v to_o prevail_v with_o god_n or_o a_o mighty_a man_n prevail_a against_o the_o mighty_a god_n here_o hence_o be_v the_o son_n and_o offspring_n of_o jacob_n name_v israëlite_n and_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o dwell_v the_o land_n of_o israël_n as_o be_v apparent_a out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o jud._n and_o the_o 1._o book_n of_o the_o king_n although_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o chanaan_n be_v indeed_o general_o call_v israël_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o portion_n or_o jurisdiction_n of_o every_o tribe_n which_o several_o josua_n assign_v to_o every_o one_o of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n receive_v a_o proper_a appellation_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o that_o family_n as_o be_v apparent_a by_o diverse_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o name_n of_o the_o tribe_n be_v these_o reuben_n simeon_n juda_n zebulon_n isaschar_n dan_n gad_n aser_n nephtali_n benjamin_n manasse_n ephraim_n and_o so_o the_o name_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n remain_v in_o his_o posterity_n and_o place_n of_o abode_n in_o the_o same_o so_o that_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o chanaan_n be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o part_n as_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v testify_v then_o under_o roboam_n when_o as_o israel_n and_o that_o kingdom_n be_v rend_v into_o two_o part_n the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n and_o benjamin_n be_v unite_v retain_v the_o name_n of_o juda_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n first_o for_o that_o of_o the_o two_o it_o be_v the_o mighty_a second_o by_o reason_n that_o out_o of_o it_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v it_o be_v the_o more_o famous_a and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v take_v from_o the_o most_o honourable_a but_o the_o other_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v command_v by_o the_o king_n of_o samaria_n still_o retain_v the_o
of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n where_o our_o saviour_n christ_n manifest_v his_o infinite_a power_n by_o a_o sufficient_a testimony_n raise_v lazarus_n who_o have_v lie_v three_o day_n by_o the_o wall_n from_o death_n to_o life_n again_o this_o place_n be_v speak_v of_o in_o matth._n 21._o marc._n 11.14_o john_n 11.12_o bethabara_n the_o house_n of_o pass_v over_o or_o the_o ferry-house_n for_o there_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o channel_n and_o therefore_o there_o they_o yield_v a_o safe_a passage_n to_o josua_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o river_n josu_n 3.4_o here_o john_n baptize_v christ_n and_o many_o other_o matth._n 3._o moreover_o saint_n john_n speak_v of_o this_o place_n in_o the_o first_o and_o ten_o chapter_n of_o his_o gospel_n bethel_n gen._n 12._o thither_o abraham_n remove_v his_o household_n after_o his_o departure_n from_o sichem_n for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o they_o be_v two_o diverse_a place_n first_o it_o be_v call_v luza_n that_o be_v a_o almond_n tree_n or_o place_n where_o almond_n tree_n do_v plentiful_o grow_v there_o jacob_n see_v the_o lord_n stand_v upon_o a_o ladder_n as_o it_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o 28._o chapter_n of_o genesis_n therefore_o upon_o that_o accident_n the_o place_n be_v call_v by_o a_o new_a name_n bethel_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o jeroboam_fw-la erect_v the_o golden_a calf_n that_o he_o may_v seem_v in_o that_o to_o imitate_v the_o example_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o holy_a man_n before_o he_o who_o worship_v god_n in_o that_o place_n hereupon_o the_o prophet_n change_v the_o goodname_n bethel_n and_o call_v it_o bethaven_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o wickedness_n or_o villainy_n bethsaida_n the_o house_n of_o fruit_n or_o the_o house_n of_o corn_n provision_n or_o hunt_n here_o philip_n andrew_n and_o peter_n the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n be_v bear_v john_n 1_o the_o evangelist_n also_o 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tract_n of_o ground_n which_o afterward_o the_o israelite_n do_v possess_v from_o jordan_n even_o unto_o the_o sea_n and_o so_o along_o as_o far_o as_o egypt_n there_o as_o yet_o be_v no_o distinction_n between_o the_o philistiim_n and_o canaan_n for_o canaan_n also_o be_v ancient_a than_o philistiim_n which_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o canaan_n but_o of_o misraim_n yet_o afterward_o when_o the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o philistine_n grow_v to_o some_o height_n and_o greatness_n they_o cause_v the_o country_n especial_o all_o along_o the_o sea_n coast_n beneath_o tyre_n southward_o to_o be_v call_v after_o their_o name_n palestina_n and_o in_o the_o 13._o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o josua_n there_o be_v reckon_v up_o 5._o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n azotus_n accaron_n ascalon_n ge_v and_o gaza_n when_o therefore_o the_o canaanite_n for_o that_o they_o possess_v the_o place_n near_o jordan_n be_v almost_o utter_o destroy_v their_o name_n by_o a_o little_a and_o little_o begin_v to_o perish_v and_o to_o fade_v away_o and_o although_o also_o the_o philistine_n which_o great_o enlarge_v their_o bound_n and_o territory_n in_o that_o country_n which_o afterward_o be_v give_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n benjamin_n simeon_n manasses_n and_o isaschar_n be_v drive_v from_o thence_o and_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n consume_v yet_o they_o retain_v as_o i_o say_v certain_a strong_a city_n upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n beneath_o tyre_n and_o so_o somewhile_o they_o great_o flourish_v and_o be_v lord_n over_o other_o within_o a_o while_n after_o they_o grow_v weak_a and_o be_v command_v of_o other_o in_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n the_o seat_n and_o court_n of_o abimelech_n be_v at_o gerar_n who_o in_o the_o 26._o chapter_n of_o gen._n be_v name_v king_n of_o the_o philistine_n the_o city_n gerara_n be_v situate_a in_o that_o country_n which_o afterward_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n do_v possess_v not_o far_o from_o hebron_n and_o be_v indeed_o place_v between_o hebron_n and_o gaza_n it_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v conceive_v that_o the_o name_n of_o cananaea_n canaan_n be_v somewhat_o more_o ancient_a and_o comprehend_v more_o nation_n than_o the_o name_n of_o the_o philistine_n which_o never_o possess_v all_o that_o tract_n and_o compass_n of_o ground_n which_o afterward_o the_o israelite_n enjoy_v but_o notwithstanding_o because_o the_o philistine_n have_v certain_a great_a city_n upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n the_o name_n of_o palaestina_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o traffic_n more_o famous_a and_o better_o know_v to_o the_o greek_a writer_n than_o canaan_n or_o cananaea_n herodotus_n in_o polymnia_n say_v that_o the_o phoenician_n and_o syrian_n possess_v palaestina_n send_v 300._o sail_n of_o ship_n to_o xerxes_n and_o afterward_o he_o add_v that_o the_o whole_a country_n even_o from_o the_o skirt_n of_o egypt_n unto_o phoenicia_n be_v call_v palestina_n and_o therefore_o also_o afterward_o the_o greek_n as_o ptolemey_n under_o the_o name_n of_o palaestina_n have_v comprehend_v judaea_n samaria_n and_o galiley_n when_o as_o notwithstanding_o the_o philistine_n do_v not_o possess_v all_o that_o large_a space_n and_o compass_v of_o ground_n but_o often_o time_n name_n be_v give_v to_o country_n of_o some_o principal_a province_n of_o the_o same_o that_o do_v in_o power_n and_o command_n surpass_v the_o rest_n the_o grammatical_a interpretation_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n philistim_n be_v think_v to_o be_v for_o that_o this_o nation_n inhabit_v along_o the_o sea_n coast_n where_o earthquake_n be_v very_o frequent_a and_o so_o whole_a town_n and_o city_n be_v cover_v with_o sand_n besprinkle_v and_o soil_v with_o dust_n and_o dirt_n for_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n signify_v sprinkler_n or_o besprinkling_n as_o when_o any_o thing_n be_v besprinkle_v and_o foil_v with_o dust_n or_o it_o signify_v otherwise_o battery_n and_o shake_n as_o when_o a_o building_n be_v violent_o shake_v and_o move_v by_o a_o external_a force_n whereby_o it_o be_v in_o danger_n and_o ready_a to_o fall_v like_a as_o ascalon_n and_o azotus_n have_v their_o name_n give_v they_o of_o esh_n fire_n capernaum_n that_o be_v a_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a village_n here_o christ_n first_o begin_v to_o publish_v his_o gospel_n matth._n 4._o luc._n 4._o and_o 7._o for_o he_o be_v a_o citizen_n of_o that_o corporation_n betake_v himself_o to_o that_o place_n when_o as_o he_o flee_v for_o fear_n of_o herod_n when_o he_o put_v john_n baptist_n to_o death_n therefore_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n they_o demand_v there_o a_o didrachma_fw-la for_o poll_n money_n as_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o citizen_n and_o dweller_n in_o this_o city_n of_o this_o city_n mention_n be_v make_v matth._n 8.11.17_o marc._n 1.2.5.9_o luc._n 4.7_o io._n 2.6_o dalmanutha_n that_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n habitation_n christ_n with_o his_o disciple_n come_v also_o into_o this_o country_n matth._n 16._o marc._n 8._o damascus_n it_o be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n 42._o german_n mile_n breitenbach_n write_v that_o damascus_n be_v 6._o day_n journey_n from_o jerusalem_n the_o map_n show_v the_o situation_n of_o it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o mount_n antilibanas_n it_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a city_n which_o also_o at_o this_o day_n be_v very_o populous_a and_o much_o frequent_v by_o merchant_n diverse_a etymology_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o this_o name_n diverse_a man_n do_v curious_o seek_v i_o do_v hold_v this_o for_o the_o likely_a the_o sack_n of_o blood_n because_o the_o old_a opinion_n be_v that_o in_o this_o place_n abel_n be_v slay_v by_o his_o brother_n cain_n sure_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a and_o general_o agree_v upon_o that_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n and_o eve_n do_v first_o dwell_v not_o far_o from_o this_o place_n decapolis_n the_o name_n of_o a_o province_n
length_n be_v release_v for_o a_o long_a time_n preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o rome_n and_o other_o place_n of_o italy_n v._o 31.32_o some_o there_o be_v that_o think_v that_o after_o his_o enlargement_n he_o go_v also_o into_o spain_n and_o france_n and_o plant_v the_o gospel_n among_o those_o nation_n last_o he_o be_v again_o apprehend_v by_o nero_n and_o at_o rome_n put_v to_o death_n by_o he_o in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v the_o 70._o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n the_o peregrination_n of_o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n abraham_n the_o first_o patriarch_n who_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o syrach_n chapter_n 44._o v._n 19_o call_v a_o great_a man_n and_o admirable_a for_o glory_n and_o honour_n the_o son_n of_o there_o be_v bear_v as_o josephus_n write_v in_o the_o 292._o year_n after_o the_o universal_a flood_n in_o five_o r_n a_o city_n of_o the_o chaldee_n otherwise_o call_v camarine_n as_o eusebius_n witness_v it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v the_o same_o that_o ptolemey_n call_v vrchoa_n he_o go_v forth_o of_o his_o country_n and_o native_a soil_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n when_o he_o be_v as_o suidas_n teach_v but_o fourteen_o year_n old_a into_o charran_n which_o s._n stephen_n in_o that_o oration_n which_o he_o make_v to_o the_o jew_n act._n 7.2_o 3.4_o as_o also_o achior_n in_o the_o story_n of_o judith_n chapter_n 5._o v._n 7._o in_o his_o speech_n to_o holofernes_n and_o likewise_o the_o 72._o interpreter_n do_v expound_v to_o be_v mesopotamia_n josephus_n take_v it_o for_o a_o city_n that_o this_o place_n be_v carrae_n famous_a for_o the_o great_a overthrow_n here_o give_v to_o the_o roman_a force_n lead_v by_o crassus_n against_o the_o parthian_n although_o there_o be_v some_o which_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n yet_o i_o dare_v not_o whole_o yield_v unto_o they_o only_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o learned_a to_o determine_v have_v stay_v a_o while_n in_o this_o country_n of_o mesopotamia_n his_o father_n be_v dead_a there_o as_o the_o same_o suidas_n report_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v with_o sarai_n his_o wife_n lot_z his_o brother_n son_n and_o all_o his_o family_n and_o the_o soul_n or_o live_a creature_n that_o he_o have_v get_v in_o charran_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n gen._n 12.5_o and_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v nicolaus_n damascenus_n in_o josephus_n he_o dwell_v sometime_o near_o damascus_n where_o in_o his_o day_n he_o say_v there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o street_n which_o they_o vulgar_o call_v abraham_n house_n when_o he_o come_v from_o thence_o into_o sichem_n at_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n a_o place_n which_o diverse_a interpreter_n diverse_o interpret_v some_o the_o oak_n moreh_n other_o the_o okegrove_n of_o moreh_n zozomene_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v call_v terebinthus_n the_o terebinth_n or_o turpentine_n tree_n gen._n 12.6_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o promise_v to_o give_v to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o seed_n that_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o therefore_o in_o this_o place_n he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n which_o here_o appear_v unto_o he_o v._o 7._o from_o thence_o remove_v unto_o a_o mountain_n eastward_o from_o bethel_n he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n have_v bethel_n on_o the_o westside_n and_o haai_n on_o the_o east_n and_o there_o also_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n v._o 8._o thence_o he_o remoove_v and_o go_v on_o towards_o the_o south_n v._o 9_o but_o a_o great_a famine_n arise_v in_o that_o land_n and_o every_o day_n grow_v still_o more_o grievous_a than_o other_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o v._o 10._o and_o come_v thither_o with_o his_o wife_n a_o very_a fair_a and_o beautiful_a woman_n v._o 11._o who_o he_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o sister_n v._o 13._o pharaoh_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o and_o take_v she_o into_o his_o house_n v._o 15._o and_o for_o her_o sake_n entreat_v abram_n extraordinary_o well_o and_o bestow_v great_a gift_n upon_o he_o v._o 16._o who_o also_o be_v there_o as_o josephus_n affirm_v for_o his_o eloquence_n wisdom_n and_o great_a experience_n in_o all_o thing_n have_v in_o great_a estimation_n among_o the_o egyptian_n but_o when_o the_o lord_n punish_v pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o family_n with_o many_o great_a and_o grievous_a plague_n for_o sara_n abraham_n wife_n sake_n v._o 17._o he_o debate_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o and_o examine_v he_o what_o his_o reason_n be_v to_o give_v out_o speech_n that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n v._o 18._o and_o so_o he_o restore_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n again_o v._o 19_o and_o give_v commandment_n that_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v shall_v be_v convey_v out_o of_o the_o land_n v._o 20._o therefore_o abram_n go_v up_o back_o again_o to_o bethel_n chapter_n 13.3_o into_o that_o place_n where_o former_o he_o have_v build_v a_o altar_n and_o there_o he_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n v._o 4._o after_o this_o return_n abram_n and_o loth_n who_o have_v always_o accompany_v he_o grow_v exceed_o wealthy_a and_o rich_a in_o sheep_n cattle_n tent_n and_o family_n v._o 5._o that_o the_o land_n can_v not_o contain_v they_o both_o neither_o may_v they_o dwell_v together_o v._o 6._o beside_o that_o their_o herdsman_n shepherd_n and_o servant_n can_v not_o agree_v v._o 7._o therefore_o they_o consent_v to_o divide_v the_o land_n between_o they_o v._o 9_o loath_a he_o choose_v the_o plain_a of_o jordane_n a_o champion_n country_n well_o water_v every_o where_o with_o that_o goodly_a river_n diverse_o small_a brook_n lake_n well_n and_o poolle_n a_o tract_n of_o ground_n for_o pleasantness_n and_o fertility_n like_v unto_o paradise_n and_o egypt_n in_o this_o place_n than_o stand_v sodom_n gomorrha_n and_o those_o other_o city_n which_o as_o yet_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o destroy_v v._o 10._o in_o these_o city_n loath_a dwell_v even_o up_o as_o high_a as_o sodom_n but_o abram_n he_o abide_v still_o in_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n v._o 12._o thus_o they_o be_v part_v the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abram_n and_o show_v he_o all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o northward_o and_o southward_o eastward_o and_o westward_o as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v see_v v._o 14._o all_o which_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o v._o 15._o from_o thence_o he_o remove_v and_o come_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o plain_a of_o mambre_n the_o septuagint_n interpreter_n have_v translate_v it_o the_o oak_n of_o mambre_n quercum_fw-la mambre_n josephus_n have_v the_o oak_n ogyn_n euagrius_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o place_n be_v call_v terebinthus_n the_o turpentine_n tree_n of_o the_o turpentine_n tree_n as_o i_o suppose_v that_o stand_v six_o furlong_n off_o as_o we_o read_v in_o josephus_n and_o which_o eusebius_n pamphilus_n say_v stand_v still_o in_o that_o place_n even_o in_o his_o time_n this_o place_n be_v not_o far_o from_o hebron_n or_o as_o some_o write_v it_o chebron_n v._o 18._o here_o abram_n hear_v of_o the_o news_n of_o lot_n captivity_n with_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o good_n and_o substance_n whatsoever_o take_v by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n when_o they_o sack_v and_o spoil_v sodom_n for_o lot_n dwell_v at_o sodom_n chapter_n 14.11.12_o he_o arm_v 308._o slave_n or_o bond-seruant_n breed_v and_o bear_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o with_o all_o possible_a speed_n make_v out_o after_o the_o enemy_n v._n 14._o follow_v they_o even_o as_o high_a as_o dan_n and_o choba_n saint_n hierome_n call_v it_o hoba_n and_o josephus_n soba_n v._n 15._o rescu_v his_o nephew_n recover_v all_o his_o good_n and_o booty_n that_o they_o have_v take_v and_o bring_v they_o back_o again_o with_o the_o woman_n and_o all_o the_o people_n v._o 16._o be_v come_v home_o from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o chodorlaomer_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v with_o he_o at_o the_o valley_n of_o save_v the_o king_n dale_n as_o saint_n hierome_n do_v call_v it_o or_o the_o king_n field_n as_o josephus_n name_v it_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n meet_v he_o v._o 17._o together_o with_o melchisedech_n king_n and_o priest_n of_o salem_n or_o jerusalem_n who_o bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n entertain_v he_o most_o kind_o v._o 18._o blessing_n he_o and_o wish_v all_o good_a fortune_n unto_o he_o v._o 19_o to_o who_o abram_n give_v this_fw-mi of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v v._o 20._o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o perform_v god_n appear_v unto_o he_o again_o chapter_n 15.1_o and_o promise_v he_o a_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o seed_n v._o 4._o
from_o who_o shall_v come_v a_o offspring_n or_o issue_n as_o great_a in_o number_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n v._o 5._o or_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n hebr._n 11.12_o and_o this_o he_o not_o consider_v now_o that_o his_o body_n be_v wither_v and_o dead_a as_o be_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a neither_o the_o deadness_n of_o sara_n womb_n but_o be_v not_o weak_a in_o faith_n nor_o doubt_v any_o whit_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n know_v certain_o that_o he_o which_o have_v promise_v be_v able_a to_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v against_o all_o hope_n believe_v in_o hope_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.18.19_o and_o for_o a_o confirmation_n and_o further_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o same_o he_o divide_v a_o calf_n a_o goat_n a_o ram_n a_o turtle_n and_o a_o dove_n in_o the_o midst_n only_o the_o bird_n he_o divide_v not_o and_o that_o by_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n v._o 9.10_o the_o bird_n that_o light_v on_o the_o carkeise_v abram_n drive_v away_o v._o 11._o here_o god_n foretell_v he_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v in_o bondage_n to_o the_o egyptian_n 400._o year_n v._o 13._o and_o then_o to_o return_v into_o this_o country_n again_o v._o 16._o and_o after_o the_o sun_n be_v down_o there_o arise_v a_o great_a darkness_n and_o behold_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n &_o burn_a fire_n brand_n pass_v between_o those_o piece_n v._o 17._o and_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abram_n and_o give_v to_o his_o seed_n and_o posterity_n all_o that_o whole_a country_n that_o lie_v between_o nilus_n the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o euphrates_n that_o great_a river_n which_o sever_v palaestina_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o chaldee_n or_o persian_n v._o 18._o sarai_n his_o wife_n have_v hitherto_o be_v barren_a and_o have_v a_o egyptian_a maid_n name_v hagar_n move_v abram_n to_o company_n with_o she_o chap._n 16.1.2_o abram_n consent_v unto_o his_o wife_n go_v in_o unto_o hagar_n v._o 3._o who_o conceive_v bear_v he_o a_o son_n who_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o angel_n she_o call_v ismaël_n v._o 4.11_o after_o this_o abram_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o chap._n 17.1_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o with_o promise_n great_o to_o multiply_v he_o and_o his_o seed_n and_o to_o make_v he_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n v._o 2.4_o therefore_o he_o change_v his_o name_n from_o abram_n that_o be_v high-father_n altiparens_n unto_o abraham_n that_o be_v many-father_n multiparens_n v._n 5._o and_o his_o wife_n name_n from_o sarai_n that_o be_v my_o princess_n unto_o sarah_n the_o princess_n v._n 15._o and_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o a_o son_n by_o she_o who_o he_o be_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o izahak_n and_o with_o he_o make_v the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n v._o 16.19_o abraham_n therefore_o take_v ismaël_n and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o fore_n skin_n of_o their_o flesh_n that_o self_n same_o day_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o v._o 23._o and_o abraham_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a &_o ismaël_n be_v 13._o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v circumcise_v v._o 24.25_o again_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o mambrf_n as_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o tent_n door_n about_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n chap._n 18.1_o and_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n he_o see_v 3_o man_n in_o the_o 2._o v._o of_o the_o 12_o chap._n of_o the_o ep._n to_o the_o hebr._n they_o be_v call_v angel_n which_o he_o entertain_v into_o his_o house_n chap._n 18.1.2.3_o and_o after_o they_o have_v dine_v &_o refresh_v themselves_o go_v along_o with_o they_o towards_o sodom_n v._o 16._o in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o go_v the_o lord_n foreshoweth_a unto_o he_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n &_o gomorrha_n v._o 17.20.21_o wherefore_o abraham_n earnest_o intreat_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o and_o to_o pardon_v the_o multitude_n for_o a_o few_o righteous_a man_n sake_n among_o they_o but_o in_o vain_a for_o that_o that_o great_a and_o infinite_a number_n which_o dwell_v in_o these_o 5._o city_n and_o the_o territory_n round_o about_o they_o can_v not_o afford_v 10._o that_o true_o fear_v god_n v._o 32._o and_o be_v return_v home_o again_o v._o 33._o early_o in_o the_o morning_n look_v towards_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n he_o see_v the_o smoke_n of_o the_o land_n ascend_v up_o as_o it_o have_v be_v the_o smoke_n of_o a_o furnace_n chap._n 19.28_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v cause_v it_o to_o rain_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o those_o city_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n v._o 24._o afterward_o abraham_n go_v from_o thence_o southward_o and_o dwell_v between_o cade_n and_o sur_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gerar_n chap._n 20.1_o now_o abimelek_n king_n of_o that_o country_n send_v for_o sarah_n who_o abraham_n as_o before_o chap._n 12._o 13._o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o sister_n v._n 2._o but_o be_v warn_v by_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n v._o 3._o before_o such_o time_n as_o he_o have_v come_v near_o she_o v._o 4._o he_o restore_v she_o to_o abraham_n her_o husband_n untouched_a rich_o endow_v and_o with_o great_a treasure_n v._o 14.15.16_o in_o this_o country_n sarah_n travel_v and_o bare_a abraham_n a_o son_n in_o his_o old_a age_n chap._n 21.2_o according_a as_o the_o lord_n before_o have_v promise_v she_o shall_v chap._n 17.19_o and_o abraham_n call_v his_o name_n izaac_n v._o 3._o and_o circumcise_v he_o when_o he_o be_v 8._o day_n old_a v._o 4._o now_o when_o he_o be_v to_o be_v wean_v abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n v._o 8._o at_o which_o feast_n ismaël_n who_o abraham_n have_v beget_v of_o hagar_n the_o bondwoman_n mock_v isaac_n the_o son_n of_o the_o free_a woman_n v._o 9_o wherefore_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o sara_n his_o wife_n both_o hagar_n and_o her_o bastard_n son_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o door_n v._o 14._o after_o this_o abraham_n and_o abimelech_n contend_v about_o a_o well_o of_o water_n which_o abimelechs_n servant_n have_v by_o force_n take_v from_o the_o servant_n of_o abraham_n v._o 25._o yet_o the_o truth_n be_v sift_v out_o they_o agree_v and_o do_v make_v a_o covenant_n and_o league_n of_o perpetual_a amity_n v._o 27._o at_o a_o place_n which_o of_o this_o event_n be_v afterward_o call_v b'er-shebaa_a that_o be_v the_o well_o of_o the_o league_n or_o oath_n v._o 31._o here_o abraham_n plant_v a_o grove_n where_o he_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o mighty_a god_n everlasting_a v._o 33._o and_o he_o dwell_v as_o a_o stranger_n and_o soiourner_n in_o these_o quarter_n namely_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n a_o long_a season_n v._o 34._o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o perform_v god_n tempt_v abraham_n chap._n 22.1_o command_v he_o to_o take_v izaac_n his_o only_a son_n who_o be_v now_o as_o josephus_n write_v 25._o year_n old_a by_o who_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v he_o a_o innumerable_a issue_n and_o to_o offer_v he_o up_o for_o a_o sacrifice_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n in_o the_o land_n of_o moriah_n v._o 2._o this_o mountain_n be_v since_o call_v zion_n upon_o which_o david_n afterward_o appoint_v a_o temple_n to_o be_v build_v 2._o chr._n 3.1_o here_o therefore_o he_o nothing_o distrust_v of_o the_o goodness_n and_o power_n of_o god_n but_o persuade_v himself_o certain_o that_o god_n can_v without_o izaac_n raise_v he_o a_o posterity_n out_o of_o the_o dead_a he_o build_v a_o altar_n and_o have_v lay_v on_o wood_n bind_v his_o son_n v._o 9_o take_v the_o knife_n purpose_v to_o slay_v he_o as_o he_o be_v command_v v._o 10._o but_o behold_v a_o angel_n send_v from_o god_n with_o a_o countermand_n charge_v he_o not_o to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o izaac_n v._o 11.12_o he_o therefore_o look_v about_o he_o and_o spy_v a_o ram_n behind_o he_o entangle_v by_o the_o horn_n in_o a_o bush_n he_o catch_v he_o and_o offer_v he_o in_o steed_n of_o his_o son_n v._o 13._o wherefore_o abraham_n call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n jehovah-yireh_a v._o 14._o after_o this_o sarah_n his_o wife_n be_v 120._o year_n old_a chap._n 23._o 1._o die_v in_o kiriath-arbaa_a a_o place_n that_o be_v otherwise_o call_v hebron_n v._o 2._o but_o abraham_n bury_v she_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o field_n machpelah_n overagainst_a mambre_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o he_o have_v buy_v of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n v._o 19_o then_o he_o marry_v a_o 2._o wife_n name_v keturah_n cap._n 25.1_o who_o bear_v he_o many_o child_n v._o 2._o last_o abraham_n be_v
five_o section_n of_o the_o three_o climate_n of_o his_o geographical_a garden_n imprint_v in_o the_o arabic_a language_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1592._o the_o place_n say_v he_o where_o lot_n with_o his_o family_n dwell_v the_o stink_a sea_n and_o zegor_n even_o up_o as_o high_a as_o basan_n and_o tiberias_n be_v call_v the_o vale_n for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a or_o bottom_n between_o two_o hill_n so_o low_a that_o all_o the_o other_o water_n of_o this_o part_n of_o soria_n do_v fall_v into_o it_o and_o be_v gather_v thither_o and_o a_o little_a beneath_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o add_v all_o the_o brook_n and_o spring_n do_v meet_v and_o stay_v in_o the_o lake_n of_o zegor_n otherwise_o call_v the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n two_o city_n where_o lot_n and_o his_o family_n dwell_v which_o god_n do_v cause_n to_o sink_v and_o convert_v their_o place_n into_o a_o stink_a lake_n otherwise_o name_v the_o dead_a lake_n for_o that_o there_o be_v 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