gessit is in Latine or if you will Principatum obtinuit which signifies to obtaine Principalitie And therefore the Saracens or Sarazens may be said Princes or Captaines whose Principalitie extends it selfe far and neere but Agarins signifies Peregrinators for Gor or Gar is as much to say as a Pilgrim These people combined themselues with Mahomet that false Prophet borne of obscure parentage his fathers name was Abdiminech of his wife that was of the family of Ishmael or of the Saracens borne in Arabia the stony and as it is exprest in their Alcaron vpon the xxj day of September according to our account about the yeare of Christ 570. he tooke his name from a tumultuous confusion for hamah signifies tumultuatus est he hath beene tumultuous And Hamam tumultuando disturbauit He diuided by contention From hence Maimo signifies tumultuor A contender and Maiomai concitor a rebell From whence may be gathered That Mahomet is an ominous seditious name Whiles he was in his infancie hee liued with his father after being of a prompt wit he serued one Abdomoneplis a Merchant in whose seruice conuersing with Christians and Iewes he got a smattering knowledge of the old and new Testament and many acquaintance amongst which was one Sergius an Arian Monke a man very well affected of this Abdomoneplis Abdomoneplis died and by the persuasion of this Monke Mahomet married Cadican his wife although she was fiftie yeares of age and by her had great riches shee soone after also died and left Mahomet all that shee had He on a sudden being lift vp to this height of substance grew very ambitious for he was naturally proud wrathfull a theefe a whoremaster a most impudent adulterer and whersoeuer he came made hauocke of all things This man by the helpe of the Sarazens and others affected the kingdome of Arabia which within short time after he obtained entring Mecha the chiefe city therof vpon Thursday the fifteenth of Iuly Anno Dom. 622. and by the helpe of two Iewes and this Sergius wrote that blasphemous Law of the Alcoron falsly professing himselfe to be a Prophet and began cruelly to oppose himselfe against all neighbouring nations and cities The Alcaron taketh the name from Splendor or Brightnesse for Al in the Arabicke is as much as Karan in the Hebrew and that signifies to shine or cast forth a brightnesse This Alcaron containes a blasphemous and detestable law written in the Arabian tongue without any order or colour of knowledge teaching manifest lyes and execrable blasphemies against God and for the most part the pleasures and delights of this world for he doth deny that there is one eternall essence of the Deitie and the holy Trinitie our Sauiour Christ they one while call the Sonne of God and another while the Soule or Spirit of God They deny his Deitie but say that he was a holy man borne without a father of the chast and incorruptible Virgin Marie And although he was before all beginning yet they beleeue that he was not begotten but created before all other essentiall creatures by the eternall God Also they say hee was not crucified but some other in his place and therefore the saluation of man not to consist in the merits of Christ but in our owne proper workes And that the Iewes might embrace the Alcaron they retaine Circumcision which is commonly done when the children are thirteene yeares of age about which time Ishmael was circumcised They forbeare the meates forbidden in the Law they haue many wiues at one time they tollerate a bil of Diuorce and affirme that after the resurrection men may haue many wiues and with them banquet surfet and vse pleasant recreations with diuers such errours and vaine trifles which for breuities sake I omit That hee might the better perswade men to embrace and beleeue these his lies and blasphemous doctrines he very cunningly seemed to confirme them with many false and fained miracles and amongst the rest this was one Hauing taught a white Doue to fetch corne in his eare whiles he was preaching to the people it chanced she came and sat vpon his shoulder and putting her bill into his eare according to her accustomed manner he persuaded the people that it was the spirit of God which deliuered him the words of the Law A Bull also taught after the same manner at his voice came before him and kneeling downe did him reuerence with the Alcaron tied vpon his hornes which he affirmed was come from heauen and brought that new Law Then did hee make diuers hornes of gold and siluer and filling them full of milke hid them in the earth after which in a great assembly he caused the same places to be opened and told the people that these signified plenty and abundance to all such as kept and obserued that Law But the violaters thereof should be punished with death Together with many other such like idle and foolish miracles which would be too tedious to recite that he might make the people beleeue that it came from God And being afflicted with the falling sickenesse gaue it out that then the Angell Gabriel told him the Law making this likewife a meanes to further his designes but after viz. vpon the eighth of Iune Anno Dom. 632. and in the sixtie one yeare of his age he died miserably of this disease after he had raigned in Mecha ten yeres and Enbubizer or Abubachar his father in law succeeded him in the gouernement who built in his honour a Church and in that put his sepulchre both stately and sumptuous The Turkes also embrace this doctrine and joyned their forces with the Saracens They extended their Empire vnder Mahomet the third into Asia Europe and Affrica They deriue their name as I suppose from Crueltie for Turca signifieth A cruell destroyer or an armed enemie being deriued from the Hebrew word Tarach that is to effect his purpose From whence they are not improperly called of the Graecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to vex and make wearie or else from the Hebrew word Tachaera which signifies a shield and from the Greeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to put on a shield and to arme themselues for the Turkes are armed enemies and destroyers of the whole world And by Ezechiel are called Gog and Magog cap. 38. 39. of Magog which was the son of Iaphet Gen. 10. and as some thinke inhabited the North parts of the world Pliny places them in Bospherus Cimmerius Scythia c. which lieth toward the East But indeed they haue often changed their residence and haue come into Persia Armenia Syria Palestina Arabia cruelly destroyed them vntil they had conquered Constantinople and got a great part of Europe and haue infected the mindes of al the inhabitants in those parts with their manners slaughters and rapines according to that blasphemous Law of the Alcaron They first afflicted those parts about the yeare of our Lord 760. Constantius
commandement of the Lord he made a league with him Gen. 31. 4 From mount Gilead hee went to Mahanaim which is 16 miles and there he met with the Angels of God Gen. 31. 5 From Mahanaim he passed the water and went to Penuel which is foure miles and there wrestled with the Angel of God Gen. 32. 6 From Penuel hee went to Succoth where hee pitched his Tents 2 miles Gen. 33. 7 From Succoth hee passed the riuer of Iordan and went to Sichem not far from Salem about eight miles where his daughter Dinah was rauished Gen. 33. 8 From thence he went to Bethel which is eight and twenty miles Gen. 31. 9 From Bethel he went to Bethlehem Euphrata which is twelue miles in which way Rachel died and was buried not farre from Bethlehem then Iacob went forward and set vp his Tents neere to the Tower of Eder a mile from Bethlehem towards the South Gen. 35. 10 From Bethlehem Euphrata and the Tower of Eder he returned againe to the valley of Mamre neere Hebron to his father Isaac which is 20 miles Gen. 35. 11 From Hebron hee went to Beersaba which is 16 miles Gen. 38. 12 From Beersaba he went to the Towne of Ony a little off Aegypt in the land of Gossen which is 168 miles where Ioseph his sonne gaue him honourable entertainement Gen. 46. 13 From Ony he went to the citie * This was the chiefe Citie of Aegypt Zoan which is also called Tanis 28 miles where he was presented to K. Pharaoh Gen. 47. 14 From Tanis he returned to Ony which is 28 miles and there he dwelt and dyed in the land of Gossen Gen. 49. The Description of the Townes and places to which Iacob trauelled Of Bethel BEthel was a Towne in the Tribe of Benjamin eight miles from Ierusalem toward the North and signifies The house of God In times past it was called Luz but Iacob seeing in that place the vision of the Ladder with the Angells ascending and descending vpon it and because there the Lord renued the couenant with him concerning his seed and the comming of Christ he therefore called it Bethel Afterward Ieroboam hauing vnlawfully vsurpt the kingdome of Rehoboham caused a calfe to be set vp there for which cause it was then called Bethauen which signifieth the house of sinne and abhominable offence Vatablus is of opinion that there are two Bethels one in the tribe of Benjamin the other in the tribe of Ephraim both not far from Hay but if this should be granted then these two townes should stand within two miles one of the other which seemeth very absurd therefore I dare boldly affirme that there was but one Bethel which stood vpon the borders of Benjamin and Ephraim both tribes bordering vpon the South side of the towne of Luz Iosh 16. 18. This towne of Bethel was at first in the Suburbs of Lue vntill the diuision of the tribes for then both these Tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin ending in that place so much increased this town that they became both one city and so were called Bethel Ie. 28. 35. Iosh 7. 18. From hence there is a two-fold mistery to be apprehended the first of Iacob whose sleeping in this place vpon a stone caused this Citie or Towne to be built and to retaine the name of Bethel that is The house of God So whosoeuer seekes to haue eternall life must rest vpon that corner stone Christ Iesus the sonne of the euerliuing God and by faith bee incorporated into the Church which is the house of God of which Christ the Annointed of the Lord is both King and Priest for euer Secondly as Iacob resting vpon this corner stone saw the Angels ascending and descending from heauen vnto earth so by this incorporation into the body of the Church of which Christ is the head by Faith and Baptisme our soules are made capable to ascend into that heauenly Tabernacle which he hath prepared for all those that beleeue according to that in Iohn 14. I am the way the truth and the life no man commeth vnto the father but by me only And whosoeuer is assured of this ladder that reacheth from heauen vnto earth may well say with Iacob surely the Lord Iesus Christ is in this place here is nothing but the house of God and here is the gate of heauen as Christ himselfe testifieth in the tenth of Iohn I am the doore and whosoeuer entreth not by me c. So that Christ is the head of his Church the ladder that ascendeth into heauen and the doore whereby we may enter into eternall life Of Gilead THis land of Gilead was a country that lay betweene Iordan and the mountaine of Gilead or rather betweene the sea of Galilee and the mount Gilead sixtie miles from Ierusalem towards the Southeast for the mountaines of Gilead beginning at mount Gilead extended thence vnto Arabia the stony and seperated the countrey of Israel beyond Iordan from the countrey of the Amonites But that part which lyeth betweene the Sea of Galilee and Ammon is properly called Gilead for when Iacob and Laban made a couenant either with other in the mount Gilead they gathered a heape of stones and making a banquet eat together vpon it Gen. 13. and from thence that mountain and all the countrey thereabouts tooke the name For Laban in the Syrian tongue is called IEGAR SAHADVTA the heap of couenant But Iacob in the Hebrew language called that mountain together with all the Countrie thereabouts Galeed or Galaad the heape of testimonie for Gal signifieth a heape or graue and Galal He rolled or hee thrust into a round heape From whence the Greeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to roule and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a circle is deriued Also Edah signifies testomonie with the Hebrewes being deriued from Id which signifies testaetus est that is he beareth witnesse and from hence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 amongst the Grecians is deriued which signifieth a witnesse This land of Gilead was very fertile and pleasant being adorned with many Castles and strong Cities And in this countrey the Prophet Eliah was taken vp into heauen in a fierie Chariot 1 Reg. 17.2 Reg. 2. The Graecians call this Decapolin from ten cities that are strongly built in that countrey Marc. 7. Of Machanaim MAchanaim was a Citie of the Leuites in the Tribe of Gad neere to the floud of Iordan and Iaboch fortie foure miles from Ierusalem toward the Southeast and scituate in the land of Gilead beyond Iordan being so called of the Patriarch Iacob because there he saw the Tents and Armie of Angels which he vnderstood to be his assistants against his brother Esau whom hee feared Genesis 31. For Chana signifieth Castrametatus est that is the Tents are measured out from whence Machanaim is the proper name of a place being deriued from two Tents of Angels which appeared to Iacob That they might defend him in his journey For the Angels of God compasseth
are mentioned Of Esdras the Lawyer ESdras signifies a helper of Asar he helped He is a type of our Lord Iesus Christ who is our helper and Sauiour which hath brought vs into that holy land eternall life and is the restorer of religion and the Christian Common-wealth This Esdras was sent to Ierusalem to restore the common-wealth of the Iewes Anno mundi 3511 before Christ 457 in the seuenth yeare of Artaxerxes Longimanus that good Emperour of the Persians So he went from Babylon to Ahaeua a certaine riuer neere Babylon to which place he assembled a great multitude of Iewes and from thence sent to Caspia to fetch a certaine number of Leuites this land was in Chaldea not far from Babylon These being here met together celebrated a fast vnto the Lord and with solemne prayers besought his aide and furtherance in their enterprise then they went thence to Ierusalem which was 680 miles and there restored the Iudaicall gouerment instituting Ecclesiasticall officers chiefe Priests Princes and other gouernours Of the land of Caspia THe land of Caspia signifieth the land of siluer being deriued of Kesaeph that is siluer It was so called because they vsed to dig siluer in that place see Lyra it was a country neere Babylon where the priests and Leuites were in captiuitie and stood 680 miles from Ierusalem towards the East Of Nehemia IN the 20 yeare of Artaxerxes Longimanus which was anno mun 3524 and before Christ 444. Nehemias went from Susan to Ierusalem which was 920 miles there hee repaired the walls and gates in 52 daies Nehem. 1.2.6 When he had gouerned Iudaea 12 yeares he returned backe againe to Susan to Artaxerxes Longimanus which was 920 miles Nehem. 3. Afterward Artaxerxes about the end of his raigne suffered Nehemia to returne backe againe to Ierusalem which was 920 miles Nehem. 17. So these journeyes of Nehemia make 2760 miles Of this citie Susan you may reade before Of the name and typicall signification of Nehemiah NEhemiah signifies The consolation of God being deriued of Nicham He hath comforted This man was a type of our Lord Iesus Christ for as Nehemias was a comfort vnto the dispersed Iewes in that he was sent to restore them into their own country and to rebuild Ierusalem so Christ our comforter was sent by his Father from that euerlasting throne of heauen to refresh comfort vs by his doctrine and gather the dispersed members of his Church into one communion that he might bring them into that heauenly Ierusalem which he hath built and where he hath prepared a place for vs. The Trauels of Serubabel SErubabel carried the people of Israel from Babylon to Ierusalem which was 680 miles in the first yeare of Cyrus Emperor of Persia anno mundi 3433 before Christ 535. In the 17 yeare of his gouernment he went from Ierusalem to Susan 920 miles 3 Esd 3.4 From Susan he went to Babylon which was 242 miles 3 Es 4. From Babylon in the same yere he returned to Ierusalem 680 miles where the next yeare after in the beginning of the second moneth which answers to the 21 of May in the 3 yere of Darius Ahasuerus Zerubabel and Iosua the chiefe Priests of the Iewes began to build the Temple and finisht it in the sixt yere of the same King 1 Esd 6. So all the trauels of Zerubabel were 2280 miles The Booke of ESTER MOrdochius was led prisoner with Iechoniah to Babylon which was 680 miles From Babylon he went to Susan which was 252 miles there he brought vp Ester his brothers daughter and taught her honest discipline and the feare of God This maid was very beautifull and comely wherefore at such time as Darius Ahasuerus the sonne of Hystaspis had caused all the beautifull Virgins of his Empire to be brought before him that from amongst them he might chuse him a wife Mordochius adorned this Virgin with goodly apparell and she also went with them in whose presence by his instruction she behaued her selfe so well that the Emperor chose her from among the rest and made her his Queene she being at that time but a poore maid and of small abilitie They were married in Susan in the second yere of his Empire an mun 3454 and before Christ 514. From whence it is euident That preferment commeth neither from the East nor from the West but from the Lord. So these two journies make 932 miles The Types and Allegories collected out of the Booke of Ester MOrdochius or Mordochai signifies bitter and contrite being deriued of Marah He was bitter and Dachah Sorrowfull and contrite A fit resemblance of that true Mordochius Christ Iesus who for our sinnes and offences was constrained to drinke of that bitter cup of afflictions the necessities of this world suffering in his body more than tollerable torments as you may reade in his passion therefore justly called Mordochius that is bitter and contrite Ester and Alma haue both one signification that is a virgin or one kept from the bed of man Therefore she was a notable image of the Church who keepeth her selfe chast and vndefiled auoyding the society of euill men and although she seeme to be desolate and forsaken in this world in respect of the wicked who flourish like a floure and glory in voluptuousnesse and pleasure yet hath shee her Mordochius her Spouse her deerely beloued which prouides for her euen Iesus Christ that immaculate lambe who died for her saluation and will clothe her in white put into her hand a regall scepter crowne her with glory and set her with him in the throne of eternall happinesse Ahasuerus signifies a noble Captaine and typically represents God the father for as the Emperour had the command of 127 Prouinces and in them did principally rule so God our heauenly father is the Emperor and gouernor of all Kingdomes and all creatures both in heauen and in earth be obedient to his will he sitteth in that euerlasting pallace of heauen that place of joy and that eternall Paradice from whence he looketh downe to behold vs miserable and distressed creatures vpon earth of his mercifull goodnesse electing and chusing vs to be heires of that eternall Kingdome and purifieth vs with the graces of his holy Spirit so that we might be made capable to sit with him in eternall felicitie The disdainfull Queene Vasthy may be a fit Type and Effigies of this world not onely in respect of her pride but her excesse in drinking taking her name from Schatha which signifies To drinke so this World liueth in all manner of prodigalitie and luxurie and contemneth the Lord and King thereof that Almighty God which sitteth in the Heauens and therefore is justly throwne downe from that eternall Kingdome whereas on the contrary humble Ester that is the Church is taken vp into dignitie and crowned in that euerlasting Kingdome of Heauen Haman signifies A rebellious and proud man being deriued of HAMAN He hath stirred vp a tumult typically representing the Diuel
seemeth but one large and spacious Empire howsoeuer vnder diuers gouernments Againe the perigrination of our Sauiour the manner of his wonderfull natiuitie his long and tedious journies the condition of his estate whiles he was vpon the earth and as neere as can be guest at what time he did most of his miracles how he behaued himselfe when he was betraied with a description of the manner of his death and the Trauels of Peter Paul and many other of his Apostles after his death All which things I haue with much labour compiled together for your profit and expect nothing in recompence for my paines but your loue And so I commit you to God Yours R.B. A BRIEF DECLARATION of Geometricall Measures A Degree of the Heauens is 15 Germane or Dutch miles one minute is one quarter of a Dutch mile so that foure minutes makes a Dutch mile A Dutch mile is foure thousand paces Diuersitie of Miles the Spanish miles be very neer so long as the Dutch A French mile is two thousand paces a Walloon or Italian mile is a thousand paces so that foure Walloon miles make a Dutch mile The word mile is deriued from the Latine word Mille for one thousand paces make a Wallon mile as Gualtherus H. Reuius writeth Of Stades or Furlongs THis word Stadium in Latine in English a Furlong is a measure of ground whereof there be three sorts Italicum Olympicum Pythicum That of Italy contained 625 feet which is 125 paces halfe a quarter of an Italian mile The second sort was of the hill Olympus in Greece where was a game or prise kept by the Princes and Cities of Greece euery fifth yeare in the honour of Hercules who first began it This measure of ground Stadium Olympicum contained 600 feet that is 120 paces The third kind of stade or furlong contained 1000 feet which is 200 paces wherof haply arose the difference of Pliny and Diodorus Siculus in describing Sicily Fifteen Dutch miles make a Degree What a Furlong is and a Degree of the heauens answereth to 480 furlongs vpon earth whereby it is manifest that 32 furlongs is a German or common Dutch mile One minute equalleth eight Furlongs which make an Italian or Wallon mile the fourth part of a Dutch mile Two minutes of the heauens or sixteen furlongs make a Dutch mile Four half of a Dutch mile Three minutes equall 24 stades or Furlongs which make three quarters of a Dutch mile Four minutes equal 32 furlongs that is to say a German or Dutch mile The holy Evangelists S. Luke ca. 24. ver 13. and S. Iohn ca. 11. ver 8. reckon the way by Furlongs S. Luke saith the Towne Emaus was distant from Ierusalem sixty Furlongs and Saint Iohn saith Bethania was 15 Furlongs distant from Ierusalem Whence it appeareth that Emaus was distant from Ierusalem almost two Dutch miles seuen Wallon miles and a halfe and Bethania almost halfe a Dutch mile which is a mile a half half a quarter Iosephus writeth That Mount Olivet was distant from Ierusalem fiue Furlongs that is a little more than halfe a quarter of a Dutch mile which is half an Italian mile and half a quarter The same Iosephus saith That the circuit of the city of Ierusalem was 33 Furlongs a Dutch mile and halfe a quarter Others say it was foure miles in compasse which beeing vnderstood of Italian or Walloon miles make little or no difference seeing it is but the halfe of a halfe quarter of a Dutch mile Strabo writeth That the city of Babylon was 380 Furlongs in circuit that is twelue Dutch miles The circuit of Samaria was twenty furlongs that is halfe a Dutch and halfe a quarter which is two Italian miles and a halfe How the Romans measured their miles THe Romans measured their miles by paces which they call Passus and that kind of measuring is done after this maner Foure barley cornes laid long-waies one by the other make the bredth of a finger foure fingers broad make the bredth of an hand foure hands broad make the length of a foot which measure is now extant fiue feet make a Geometricall or great pace one hundred twenty fiue such paces are a Furlong eight Furlongs are one thousand paces or Wallon mile two thousand paces are a French mile Ex granis quatuor formabitur vnus Est quater in palmo digitus quater in pede palmus Quinque pedes passum faciunt passus quoque centum Viginti quinque stadium dant Sed milliare Octo dabunt stadia duplicatum sit tibi Leuca Four thousand paces are a Dutch mile I mean a common Dutch mile whereof fifteen are reckoned to a degree of the heauens for the Switfer miles are commonly a quarter of a Dutch mile longer than common Dutch miles But through this book by miles we vnderstand common Dutch miles whereof four thousand paces make a mile Whosoeuer will vnderstand S. Ierom wel de locis Haebraicis must mark whether he reckons by miles or by stones the miles specified by him are Wallon miles whereof four make a Dutch mile as aforesaid the stone whereof he writeth wherby also they did measure and diuide the way are reckoned six to a Dutch mile To the end that all men that haue any little vnderstanding in Geometry and Cosmography may make the Tables and cast them and at their pleasure inlarge or diminish them I haue here for their direction set downe the longitude and latitude of the most principal towns the former number shew the degrees and minutes of the longitude the later numbers declare the degrees and minutes of the latitude  Long. Latit SIdon 67.51 33. â—0 Tyrus 67.00 33.23 Zarepta 67.10 33.28 Kedes 67.14 33.00 Chabul 67.04 33.04 Rechob 67.13 33.14 Abela Betha macha 67.20 32.59 Senim Vallis 97.01 32.58 Carmel 66 35 32.50 Cana maior 67.13 33.24 Cana minor 67.52 32.48 Nazereth 66 56 32.42 Tabor 66.45 32.38 Capernaum 66 53 32.29 Bethsaida 66.51 32.29 Corazim 66.53 32.29 Tyberias 66 4â— 32.27 Magdalum 66.48 32.28 Dora 66.25 32.08 Caesarea Sâ—ratonis 66.19 32.25 Lydda 65.43 32.06 Ioppen 65.40 32.05 Messada castellum 66.21 31.47 Maetum lacus 66.36 32.25 Sunem 66.33 32.33 Naim 66 35 32.33 Napthalis 6â— 06 32.57 Bethoron superior 66 00 32.14 Bethoron inferior 65.54 32.00 Gazar 66.10 32.20 Bethsan 66 41 32.23 Endor 66.26 32.27 Megiddo 66.02 32.32 Thebetz 66.30 32.25 Aphec 6 .28 32 32 Gilim 66.25 32 22 Alexandrium 66.23 32.11 Thirzo 66.20 32.13 Zilo 65.58 31.58 Beseck 66 34 32.24 Michmas 66.06 32.04 Samaria 66.22 32.19 Nobe 65.45 32.03 Gazeron 65.45 31.59 Emmahus 65.54 31.59 Iericho 66.10 32.01 Aialon 65.56 31.56 Anathot 66.01 31.57 Gibea Saulis 66.57 31.55 Kiriath-jearim 65.58 31.55 Ierusalem 66.00 31.55 Bahurim 66.03 31.56 Ephraim 66.08 32.00 Gilgal 66.12 32.01 Esthaol 65.36 31.54 Timnah 65.48 32.03 Zarea 65.51 31.55 Gedor 65.44 31.59 Modin 65.45 32.01 Bethania 66.01 31.54 Bethlehem 65.55 31.51 Debir 66.10 31.58 Iarmouth 65.37 31.51 Azecha 65.51 31.54
Thus they continued for the space of eighteene yeares at the end of which time Adrianus Aelianus the Emperor hearing of those insolencies leuied an Army and sent them into Iudea vnder the gouernment of Iulius Seuerus who in a pitcht field neere to Bethcoron and not far from Emaus conquered this Benchochab or Pseudo-Messiah and with him slew fiue hundred thousand Iewes that were deceiued by his persuasion Now when they went to seeke for the body of this Deceiuer amongst the Dead as saith Talmudista hee was found lying with an horrible Serpent about his necke intimating how God reiected him that would seem to imitate his Son for euen as the Serpent deceiued our first Parents so this Benchochab deceiued the Iews and for this cause they called him Bencozba that is The Son of Lying The number of the Iewes which in the time of this war were slaine amounted to 500000 men besides many others that perished by pestilence and famin This warre hapned 64 yeares after the destruction of Ierusalem After this second desolation of the Iewes at the command of the Emperor that there might be a final extirpation of the antient city of Ierusalem and that the words of our Sauior might be fulfilled Lo there shall not be a stone left vpon a stone Mat. 24 the ruines and foundations thereof were digged vp the stones broken in pieces the ground left desolate and the mountains are now become barren and ouergrown with brambles And that the name thereof might vtterly be forgotten and as it were rooted out of the earth hee set vp a new towne not far from the hill Gihon and Golgotha where Christ was crucified which after he had adorned with many goodly buildings he called it by his owne name Aelia In the place of the Temple he set vp a Church in the honour of Iupiter and Venus Iust in the place where the holy Altar stood he erected his own image vpon a marble pillar which continued vntill Saint Hieroms time At Bethlehem he erected the Image of Adonis and to that he consecrated at Church Vpon the gates of the City he cut Hogs in marble in contempt of the Iewes Then did hee abiure them That they should not come within the walls of the City nor set foot vpon the ground neere Ierusalem This being done as Dion saith he dedicated it to the honour of Iupiter Capitolinus and only made it free for Christians and such like to be in it This town at this day we call Ierusalem although it be scituated in another place and called by another name Future Ages calling the actions of precedent times into question puld a great contempt vpon this Towne and so much the rather because Infidelitie and other heathenish prophanesse was cherisht within this city So that that which a little before was set vp in honour of the Emperour Aelianus is now growne into contempt Wherfore Helena the mother of Constantine the Great hauing command of that Empire to giue some satisfaction to the vniuersalitie caused those prophane Temples and Idols to be abolished and in their places erected others Vpon mount Golgotha the church called Golgothanus vpon the mount of Olives one in the place of the ascention of Christ and Constantine her son richly adorned the Sepulchre and ouer it built a stately Temple all of polisht marble richly gilt with gold so that to this day it remaines as the chiefe ornament of the town In this mans time the Iewes with great boldnesse indeauoured to rebuild the Temple iust in the place where it stood before but at the commandement of the Emperour they were repelled and in recompence of their presumption had their eares cut off and their noses slit because they had eares and would not heare neither obey the commandement of our Sauior But as the Emperor was religious and endeauored to support Christianitie so his successor Iulianus was as full of impietie and prophanenesse who that he might frustrat the prophecie of our Sauior That Ierusalem should neuer be built again in contempt caused the Iewes to assemble together and with all expedition restore it to its former glory giuing the vttermost of his helpe to their endeauours But as they were seriously labouring in this work of a sudden there came a great earthquake and looke what they had built was by that quite ouerturned then fire came out of the earth and from heauen which destroied both the matter and the Workemen And that the Iewes nor any Philosophers might impute it to a natural cause there was seen in the heauens a bloudy crosse and vpon their cloathes crosses shining like stars which the Iewes could by no means wipe off Yet this little preuailed a second time they attempted as before a second earthquake hapned with a storme of winde which came with such extreme violence that all the stuffe which they had heaped together for this purpose was vtterly blown away and destroyed So that of force they were constrained to leaue off acknowledge That Christ whom their Forefathers had crucified was the true Messiah Greg. Nazianzen and Hierome report That neuerthelesse the Iewes euen to this day although it cost them much money come yearely to the place where Ierusalem stood and vpon the day of the destruction thereof weep ouer it Such was their affection vnto this City But these euils were purged with a sudden inuasion for no crying iniuries nor prophane insolencies against God passe vnpunished but that then or soone after a iust reuenge falls vpon them for Cosroës Emperor of the Persians whose impudencie and impietie was so great that hee would be worshipped as a god about the yeare of our Lord 615 besieged this town tooke it and put to death 90000. Christians carried the Patriarch thereof together with many others away captiue But Heraclius the Emperor to punish him for his pride and crueltie set vpon Persia and with fire and sword destroied the country not far from Nineueh conquered his chiefe captain Razetis in a set battell won the city of Nineueh and went away with an honorable victorie Seroës also the only begotten sonne of Cosroës but a little before inuading the kingdom kild his father in prison restored the Patriarch and the rest of the Captiues which his father had taken to Heraclius and about the seuenth yeare after hee had warred vpon Persia hee returned to Aelia with great pompe Not long after in the yeare 637 Haumar the chiefe Prince of the Saracens which was the third from Mahomet with a great Army afflicted Syria and Iudaea conquered these Countries and in his victories vsed great tyrannie and crueltie Within two yeares after he won Aelia which had maintained a long and sharp siege neither would Zacharias the Patriarch giue it vp til he was compelled thereto by extreme famin and soon after died with griefe Thus this towne continued for the space of 450 yeares in the hands of the Saracens Then in the yere 1012 Caliphas Sultan of Egypt won it beat
Copronius being then the Emperour of Rome since which time they haue conquered a great part of the World A Relation of the Trauells and Peregrinations of the Saints and holy Patriarchs as they are seuerally mentioned in the first Booke of MOSES And first of the first man ADAM ADAM the first man tooke his name from Adamah which signifies redde earth because he was made of the redde slime of the earth Therefore the Latines deriue Homo from Humo also the Graecians from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies the earth But when man was layed open to all calamities miseries yea death the Hebrews called him Enosh which signifies a mortall and miserable man for this attribute to man agreeth with the word Nosch which signifies to be sicke of a deadly disease There are some that thinke that man was made in Syria neere to Damascus because there is found much redde earth Others say neere to Hebron a citie in the Tribe of Iuda and there also lies buried for in a caue neere that place lies much redde earth which the inhabitants euen to this day shew vnto Pilgrims but this is nothing to the purpose since we know that man was first created and then brought into Paradise Gen. 1. and 2. Of Paradise PAradise which in Greeke is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and in Hebrew Pardes signifies a pleasant Garden plentifully furnished with fruitfull trees but principally Myrtle trees which beareth a kinde of berrie of a very delectable taste for this Hebrew word seemeth to be a compound that is of Parah which signifies to fructifie and Hadas a mirtle of the fruit of which tree there is made a certaine wine called mirtle or mulberrie wine the mysterie hereof is that Christ is that tree of life that fruitful and pleasant mirtle wherby we are raised vp vnto eternall life Gen. 2. Apoc. 22. Mat. 11. Luther calleth Paradise in his discourse of Germany a pleasant Garden Eccl. 2. Munster an Orchard and in the Bible it is called Eden a place plentifully furnished with al things necessary for the procuring of pleasure delight The Grecians call it Hedone which signifies an extraordinary delectable and pleasant place for in it there was great aboundance of all things as well of trees fruits herbes and sweet smelling floures as of beasts and fowles of the heauen Into this place God put man to dresse it and keep it But where it stood and whether it be now vpon the earth there are diuers opinions the Romanists hold that it is placed in the East without the Tropicks others would haue it vnder the Aequator because it is a very temperate region but experience tells vs that there it is very hot and scorching others think it stands vpon the top of a high mountain free from all the violent motions and impressions of the ayre in which place they hold Aenoch and Eliah are yet liuing there are others that assigne the whole East part to be Paradise and that there were some peculiar places most fruitfull of which they thinke was Syria Damascus Arabia Foelix Egipt and Iudaea in which part man was put They also say that the tree of Knowledge stood vpon Mount Caluary neere about that place where Christ was crucified so that he made satisfaction for sinne in the same place where sinne was first committed And this I hold to be the better opinion and that it remained till the deluge kept in the custody of Angells at Gods appointment and by the floud together with other creatures was abolished And for that saying of our Sauior to the theefe vpon the crosse This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise is not to be vnderstood of the earthly Paradise but of the heauenly the place of the blessed angels and saints where God with his diuine majesty filleth them with the light of righteousnesse and quickneth them with eternall life This place Paul cals the third heauen and that heauenly Paradise of which the earthly Paradise is a type 2. Cor. 12. Of the foure Riuers that watered Paradise THe foure Flouds of Paradise were Pison Gihon Hidekel and Euphrates Gen. 2. There was but one Fountaine of all these floods and this was in Paradise it selfe which in those times was diuided into foure streames But as by the Flood all the face of the earth was changed so likewise were these riuers and their Fountains and Channells altered from the places where at first they were notwithstanding in memory of them there remaines some reliques though perhaps not in the same place nor springing out of one and the same Fountaine as they did before And as the Mediterranean sea the gulph of Arabia and many other Meeres and Lakes before the Flood were not but by the generall consent of all learned men hapned by that huge inundation the same may be said of these Riuers The head or beginning of the Riuer Pischon or Pison is 4800 miles Eastward from Ierusalem and is like vnto an arme of the Sea some 12 or 16 miles ouer and for that cause it taketh the name from Posch that is increasing or of an extraordinary greatnes from hence the Grecians cal it Phuson because it diuides it selfe into diuers Riuolets or Streames It compasseth in Hauilah it diuideth that part of the world which wee call India into the outward and inward and there is called Ganges taking that name from an Aethiopian King called Gange as Swydas saith Some say it is vnknowne where it first riseth others say it riseth in Scythia and watereth all the neighbour countries as it passeth along as Nylus doth and so being dispersed into 30 channels diuideth India with one of them the narrowest place of Ganges is 8 miles ouer and the shallowest 100 foot deepe it bringeth forth Dolphins Crocodiles and diuers other creatures Solinus and Strabo saith That the Riuer Tygris riseth in Armenia a very faire and cleare Fountaine it is distant from Ierusalem six hundred miles towards the North it runneth with such an exceeding swiftnesse that fishes cannot swimme against it and passeth through the lake of Arthusia without once mingling it selfe with the water and for this cause it is called Tigris which signifies a dart and a beast of extraordinary swiftnesse and cruelty This Riuer running from towards the North and the rising of the Sunne it compasseth in Mesopotamia and passeth by the borders of Media and Assiria and after that of Chaldaea and Arabia it there receiueth in the Riuer Hydaspis and so joyning with Euphrates falls into the lake of Persia The Hebrews called this Riuer Chidikill from Chadad which signifies acute and Kalal light for it is a swift running streame from hence the Graecians call it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Latines Celer the Germans Ein Zelter which signifies with vs a horse swiftly running for it passeth away swifter than an arrow out of a bow Going towards the East some 36 miles from the ancient Babylon it runneth through a towne called Bagedeth bordering vpon
in sinne poureth out his bloud vpon vs whereby we are made capable of eternall life Of the place where Adam and Eua dwelt after the breaking of the commandement Gen. 3. ADam and Eua being driuen out of Paradise dwelt at Damascus 160 miles from Ierusalem as Munster and others write the Townes-men of Damascus at this day shew the place where Cain slew his brother Abel and it is well to be beleeued that this Citie receiues her name thereby for Damascus signifies bloud-shedding or a place which hath drunke vp bloud Of the place where Cain dwelt CAin after he had slaine his brother Abel dwelt in the land of Nod a land of feare and disquiet in the Towne of Hanoch and as some thinke it was the same place where Babylon after Noes Floud was built being foure hundred and eightie miles from Ierusalem Eastward Of the place where Noah dwelt NOah signifying quiet and rest dwelt in Armenia six hundred miles from Ierusalem Northward hard by Mount Ararat vpon which Mount the Arke after the Floud staied it selfe Gen. 8. Ptolomeus nameth These high Hills in Armenia Gordes which are alwaies couered with snow and no man may get vpon them Sem. SEm who in the holy Scriptures is called Melchisedeck that is a King of righteousnesse dwelt in the Citie of Ierusalem which as then was called Salem that is a Citie of peace Nimroth NImroth was the first Prince and regent vpon earth and built Babylon which is six hundred and eighty miles from Ierusalem Eastward Strabo writeth That in Babylon there was an old foure square Tower built of bricke foure hundred and sixteene ells high * That is 200 yards high and each side thereof foure hundred and sixteene ells broad This without doubt was a piece of the Tower of Babylon the toppe whereof should haue reached vp to Heauen Gen. 22. Babel or Babylon signifieth a confusion because in that place God confounded the workemens tongues when they built the Tower of Babylon The Trauels of Abraham 1 ABraham went out of his owne Countrey of Vhr in Chaldaea to the Citie of Haran in Mesopotamia which is 376 miles 2 Erom Haran by Gods commandement hee went to Sichem which is foure hundred miles 3 From Sichem he went to the Plaine and wood of Mamre to the Hill betweene Bethel and Hay which is 28 miles 4 From thence he went into Aegypt trauelling Southward 240 miles 5 Out of Aegypt he went againe into Canaan to the hill that lyeth betweene Bethel and Hay which is 240 miles Gen. 13. 6 From thence hee went to the Plaine of Mamre neere Hebron 32 miles 7 From the plaine of Mamre hee went to Dan which is 124 miles and there ouerthrew the foure Kings which had taken Lot prisoner Gen. 14. 8 Then he pursued the enemie for the space of 80 miles to Hobam in Phoenicia which lyeth in the left side of Damasco Gen. 14. 9 From Phoenicia hee went to Sodom wnere Melchisedech met him which are 160 miles Gen. 14. 10 From Sodom he went backe again to the plaine of Mamre which are 40 miles 11 From the Plaine of Mamre he went to Gerer which is six miles where his sonne Isaac was borne Gen. 20.21 12 From Gerar he went to Beersaba which is 12 miles where he tooke an oath of King Abimilech 13 From Beersaba he went to mount Moriah which is 40 miles where he would haue offered his sonne Isaac Gen. 22. 14 From mount Moriah hee returned againe to Beersaba which is 40 miles 15 From Beersaba he and his wife went to the plaine of Mamre by Hebron which is 16 miles and there they died and were buried Gen. 23. and 25. So that all the Trauels of the Patriarch Abraham were 1794 miles Now followeth the description of the Townes and places THe Towne of Vhr in Chaldaea where Abraham was borne at this day is called Orchae as Petrus Appianus writeth and is distant from Ierusalem 624 miles Eastward It seemeth it either tooke that name from light or fire or else from diuine worship for there they vsed to offer many burnt offerings but at that time they committed idolatry for which cause Abraham went from thence perceiuing that the Chaldeans tooke the fire for their god because fire came downe from Heauen and consumed their offerings Learned men therefore are of opinion that the Chaldaeans in the town of Vhr worshipped the fire for their god Haran or Charan that is Wrath. HAran is the chiefe city in Mesopotamia where Abraham for a time dwelt with his father Thara There the rich Roman Crassus with his army was ouerthrowne by the Parthians and is distant from Ierusalem 440 miles North-Eastward taking its name from the water Charan which runneth through it But at this day the city is called Ophra lying eleuen daies journy from Mossel or Nineueh as D. Leonard Ronwolfe writeth who in Anno 1575 vpon the thirtieth of Ianuary was in that towne Ophra or Haran is a faire city well inhabited and indifferent great compassed about with walls and towers richly furnished with merchandise but especially with faire couerlets of diuers colors that are made therein There is likewise great trade and trafique for diuers kindes of wares brought thither by Caravans which are great numbers of camels horses other beasts that cary great burdens with many men to conduct them which traffique and trauell from one city to another This city in times past belonged to the Parthians euen then when Crassus the rich Roman fifty three years before the birth of Christ robbed the temple of Ierusalem and of those holy relicks bare away to the value of six tuns of gold For which God punished him openly for vpon the sixt of Iune after hee was by the Parthians ouerthrown hard by Haran in Mesopotamia and there taken and slaine The Parthians pouring molten gold into his mouth said Drinke now thy sill thou greedy Wretch of that which thou so long hast thirsted after for with this thou mayst fill thy greedy throat In this ouerthrow were slaine thirty thousand Romans and by that meanes the city of Haran returned againe vnder the Parthians After that the Persians took it but now it is vnder the Turk In this city of Haran at this day there is to be seene a Well of very cleare water at which Rebecca gaue drinke to Eleazer Abrahams seruant and to his Camels Genes 24.19 This Well by the townsmen is called Abrahams wel there also Rachel Labans daughter first spake with the holy Patriark Iacob who turning the stone off from the Wel gaue her sheep of the water to drinke This water hath a very pleasant taste and is a notable Type of holy Baptisme for like as the holy Fathers tooke their wiues by this wel so Christ receiueth his holy congregation by the Well of Baptisme in his Word and holy Sacrament This is the right Wel of Israel which floweth into euerlasting life The city of Haran now called Ophra lieth from Nineueh 232
Southwest and is deriued from Aial which signifies a Hart a strong and swift Creature of which it seems there were great multitudes which resorted to this place to drink and from thence it is called Elim Here stood 12 fountains and 70 Palme trees Of Sin THis was a thorny place in the desart 156 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Here it rained down Quailes and Manna from heauen being a type of our Sauior Iesus Christ that heauenly Manna which raiseth vs vp vnto eternall life Ioh. 6. and is deriued of Manah which signifies to distribute and therefore Man or Mannah signifies a distributiue gift or meat fallen from heauen distributiuely Sin signifieth a thorny place from Zemeh which signifies a bush for Christ flourisheth in the midst of his enemies as a Lilly amongst thornes Can. 2. Psal 10. Of Raphadim RAphadim was a place where the children of Israell pitched their tents in the desart not far from mount Sinai 132 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest and signifieth a Grasse bench strewed with sweet herbs and floures being deriued from Raphad which is as much to say in our Language as To make a bed or place for one to lie down on Here Moses strook the rock out of which water issued Exod. 17. which was a type of that spirituall Rock Christ Iesus 1 Cor. 10. who being strooke with the staffe of the curse of the Law out of his pretious wounds and side sent forth that Water of life which runneth into eternall happinesse In this place the children of Israel fought against the Amalekites and ouercame them Ex. 17. and here Iethro came vnto Moses where according to his counsell there were seuenty Elders chosen ouer the people Ex. 18. This was a fruitfull and pleasant place Of Mount Sinai SInai is 120 miles from Ierusalem towards the South and because in that place there are many bushes and thorns it is called Sinai for Senaëh signifies a Bush Here the Law which wee call the ten Commandements was giuen not vnfitly because like thornes they prick and vex the hearts and consciences of wicked men It is also called Horeb or Chareb which signifies a place made dry Bernard Breitenbacchus and many others in the moneth of September 1483 went purposely to see this mountaine and with great labor ascended to the top thereof for as he saith it is a great mountain and of an extraordinary height in the lower part round in the vpper part diuided into two tops or mountains one standing toward the West the other toward the East That toward the West is called Horeb that to the East Sinai And from these two it is somtimes called Horeb somtimes Sinai being both one hill of the base Between these there lies a faire and spatious Plain in the middle whereof and as it may be thought in the midst of the mountain there stands a monasterie neere to which there is adioyning a very pleasant Garden and Orchard plentifully furnished with Date trees Fig trees and many others very profitable and pleasant where in antient times were many Monks that continued there But it hapned that a certain number of Pagans in hope to find some booty came from a hauen of the red sea called Thor and vpon a sudden broke in vpon them and put forty of them to the sword from whence it was euer after called the Abby of the forty Martyrs Now it remains desolate few or none inhabiting there onely two Monks of S. Katharines Order and these are also grieuously troubled with the incursions of the Arabians The orchard also is destroyed with locusts and the ground become barren In this orchard there stands a little chappell in which there is a caue where S. Onuphrius the Anchorist liued At the foot of Mount Sina vpon the North standeth the monasterie of Saint Katherin of which the Emperour Iustinian was the first founder it is compassed about with a wall close by it standeth a goodly Orchard furnished with diuers trees of fruit pleasant and delightfull in that there standeth a goodly fountain which watereth all about it In this place there are a great number of poore Monkes which get their liuing by their hands in the desart thereabouts They say that here stood the golden calfe spoken of in the 32 of Exodus And they shew a round stone lying there where they say Moses broke the two Tables that were giuen him by God To pilgrims also they shew the tomb of Saint Katherine standing vpon the right side of the Quire with certain other reliques of hers Vpon the left side of the quire there stands a little doore by which you enter into a place called the Chappell of Saint Marie of the Bush where they shew the place of the Bush in which God appeared vnto Moses And to giue grace vnto their superstitions there may none enter into that place but hee must put off his hose and shooes There is another place where they say God commanded Moses to bring vp Aaron Nadab and Abihu with him and the seuenty Elders with many other superstitious chappels which would be too tedious friuolous to recite Not far from this there standeth also a Mosko of the Sarazens ful as faire and spacious as that of Saint Katherines to which there is adjoyned a certaine Turret hither the Arabians and Sarazens do also often come to visit Saint Katherine At the ascent of the Mount Horeb neere to the Monastery of saint Katherine there standeth a fountaine of very cleare water in the likenesse of a bow made of stone reaching from the one side of it to the other and standeth like vnto an arch or gate A little aboue that at the foot of Mount Horeb is to be seene the caue where Eliah rested when the Lord spake vnto him 1 Reg. 19. Something aboue that the cliffe of the rocke where Moses stood by Gods appointment when he past by and he saw his backe parts Ex. 33. A little beyond that is the top of Mount Horeb where is built a little chappell that hath an iron doore the keyes of which are in the Monkes custody of the Abbie of saint Katherine In this place they say Moses receiued the two tables of stone wherin the ten Commandements were written by the finger of God Ex. 34. There is none that enters into this Chappel but with great reuerence bare foot and bare legged and casting themselues vpon the earth kisse it About fifteene paces from this they shew the Caue wherein Moses fasted fortie daies and fortie nights Exod. 24.34 A little aboue that there is a Moske to which there daily resorts Arabians and Saracens in honour of Moses whom they reuerence as a Prophet Betweene these there lyeth a Well of cold wholesome water which is called Moses Well Here seemeth in times past to haue beene some Monastery for there are diuers ruins of walkes and buildings to be seene This mountain is round and difficult to ascend it is 7000 steps to the top
from thence the red sea the arme therof where Pharaoh was drowned when he followed the children of Israel may easily be discerned Mount Sina is much higher than this and lyeth two daies journey from the Red sea Vpon the top whereof are many rocks and great stones From thence you may see sundry places as a mountain lying in Thebaidaes the great hauen of the red Sea the Desart of Elim and Sur with many others The desarts round about take the name from the height thereof and are called The desarts of Sina Of the Graues of Concupiscence THese Graues are 112 miles towards the South from Ierusalem where the children of Israel lusting after meat were fed by the Lord with Quailes and for their disobedience died miserably It was also called Tabarah which signifies an inflammation being deriued from Baar to burne because here the wrath of the Lord was kindled against them and he strooke the vttermost parts of their Tents with fire from heauen and consumed them Numb 11. Of Hazeroth THis is a place in the desart some 32 miles from Ierusalem towards the South the name thereof being deriued from Chazer which signifieth a Caue about the mouth whereof there groweth long Grasse And therefore from hence Chazer is also taken for Grasse Here Miriam the sister of Moses and Aaron was strooke with leprosie Of Rithmah RIthmah takes name from Iuniper for Rothaem in Hebrew signifies Iuniper It is distant from Ierusalem 112 miles toward the Southeast Heere the children of Israel pitched their Tents Num. 33. and here it is very likely the Angell of the Lord appeared to the prophet Eliah and brought him meat and drinke Of Rimmon Parez IN this place the children of Israel the 16 remoue made their abiding being 108 miles from Ierusalem towards the South-East Here it is thought the children of Israell found great store of Pomegranats whereof diuision was made amongst them For Rimmon is as much as a grained apple or a Pomegranat Parez He hath diuided Of Libnah LIbnah is the 17 place where the children of Israel stayed and was so called of the aboundance of Frankincence that was found there for Libnah signifies white Frankincense This is 104 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Of Rissa HEere the children of Israel pitcht their Tents being about 100 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southeast it took the name from the fruitfulnesse and aboundance of floures herbes that grow there and is deriued from Rasa which signifies to make moist for there were vsually exceeding pleasant and sweet dewes Of Chehelah CHehelah was the nineteenth place where the children of Israel made their abiding in the desart being 92 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Num. 33. and signifies a Congregation or Church being deriued from Rahal that is He hath assembled This was a type of the Church where all the Elect and faithful people of God trauel through the wildernes of this wicked world Of Saphar SAphar is a mountaine in the desart of Arabia Petraea 88 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest This was the twentieth Remoue the name of the place beeing so called partly of their tents partly of the roundnesse of the mountains Of Harada HArada was full of wilde beasts which strook the people into a mighty feare so called as beeing deriued from Charada which signifies terror or trembling Here the children of Israell stayed the 21 time it being 80 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Of Thahath THis is a certain valley 68 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest and is deriued from Tachath which signifieth a ceriain Plaine or low place Of Maceheloth THis was the 22 abiding of the Israelites beeing 72 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest Here a congregation of the tribes of Israel was called for Maccheloth signifieth a congregation or meeting together Somtimes it is taken for the Church being deriued from Rahal i. He assembleth together Of Tharah THis was a memorable place in the Wildernesse where the Israelites had a breathing time for now growing neere to the borders of the land of Canaan after so many journies they began to rest themselues because of the warres they were shortly to vndertake And it is deriued of Roah and Tarah which signifieth a breathing time Here was the 24 mansion of the Israelites Of Mithca HEre was the 25 mansion of the Israelites being but 56 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest in the vtmost borders of the land of Canaan and no doubt tooke the name from the delightfull and pleasant taste of Grapes For Mitka signifies the same that Mithetk that is to say sweetnesse and pleasantnesse Of Cades Barnea CAdes Barnea a citie of the Idumaeans being deriued of Kadas and Barah that is A holy place is fortie miles from Ierusalem towards the South from this place Moses sent spies into the land of Canaan who brought of the fruit of the Land but all of them discouraged the people onely Caleb wherefore they murmured and the Lord was angry and would not suffer them to enter into the land of Promise So turning their journey they went to Exeongaber 148 miles so that they trauelled in the desart 40 yeares before they could enter into the land of Promise Of this you may reade Gen. 14.16.20 Num. 13.27.33.34 Deut. 1. Psal 29. Ezech. 47. Of Chasmona IN this place the children of Israel set vp their tents a little before they sent spies into the land of Canaan it is not far from Cades Barnea towards the South For the twelue Spies were not sent from the Citie of Cades Barnea but from their Tents and of this still distribution or sending for one out of euery Tribe was chosen it tooke the name For Casmona signifies a still distribution being deriued of Chasca and Manah hee stilly distributed Of Moseroth MOseroth was the 27 mansion of the children of Israel in the wildernesse and distant from Ierusalem 72 miles towards the South where the Lord caused them to returne backe for their murmuring towards the South that so they might liue just forty yeares in the wildernesse Num. 14.33 This place seemeth to take the name therof from Traditions for there Moses repeated to the Israelites the Law of the Lord and for this cause their tents were called Moseroth which signifies Traditions and is deriued of Masar that is to Preach Of Benei Iaacon THis was the 28 mansion of the Israelites so called because there their tents were fairly set vp with pleasant walkes and places about them for Benei Iaaecon signifieth a Building or faire walk being deriued of Bana and Akah that is Hee hath set vp an house and was 96 miles from Ierusalem Southward Num. 33. Of Hor Gidgad AT this mountaine the children of Israel staied a while because it was a fertill and pleasant place as Moses himselfe witnesseth It is 112 miles from Ierusalem toward the South being deriued of Harar a Mountain and Glebam a Plough Plin. l. 20 cp 20. Of Iotbatha THis
him euery mans enemy then making himselfe apparant when he is in aduersitie and his best friends commonly forsake him From thence hee went to Iordan 14 miles where the Priests Ionathan and Ahinaaz brought him certaine intelligence of that wicked and peruerse councell of Achitophel a man in those times famous for his wisdome but perfidious in his actions as commonly such are that hope after honours or seeke to benefit themselues by innouation and change After he had intelligence hereof hee went ouer Iordan with those few men that he had with all possible speed went to Bethabara some 16 miles from Ierusalem toward the North-East At this place Ioshuah led the children of Israel through Iordan on drie ground Ios 3.4 and here Iohn the Baptist taught and baptised Christ Mat. 1. Luke 3. From thence hee went to Makanaim which is twentie eight miles where hee sent forth his army by bands against Absolon who at this time had assembled a great host neere the Wood Ephraim not far from that place where Ioshuah woon a memorable battell against the Canaanites and that the place might bee made more famous Dauids men though few in number gaue Absalon and his host as great Thus Absalon being left in danger to saue himself fled but in his flight the haire of his head being long and blowne with the wind tooke hold of the branch of a tree by which he hanged betweene heauen and earth as vnworthy of either and Ioab who but a little before was his friend in that very place with three darts put him to death a just end for so vnjust a man 1 Sam. 18. Dauid notwithstanding tooke the death of Absolon maruellous heauily till by Ioab he was recalled from that griefe and then in the company of Barzillai and of his sonne Chimea of Mephiboseth the sonne of Ionathan and Zeba his seruant Shimei also that before curst him who to leaue a memorable token of a base Sicophant after this victory came first downe to craue pardon for his offence with many others went along with him from Makanaim to Bethabara which was 28 miles To this place there came a great multitude of people to meet Dauid 2 Sam. 19. This Barzillai was one of the eighteene that held the principalitie of the citie of the Giliadites and had a sonne called Chimea whom Dauid tooke with him to Ierusalem that he might make euident his thankefulnesse towards him for that courtesie which he had receiued of his father From Bethabara Dauid passed Iordan and went backe to Gilgal which was 4 miles 2 Sam. 19. From thence he went to Ierusalem which was 12 miles in the same yeare that he was exiled by his sonne which was about the 13 yeare of his raigne The next yere Saba the sonne of Bicri taking example of Absolon and obseruing the mutabilitie of the peoples affections moued a sedition against Dauid but Ioab his captain ouercame him 2 Sam. 20. After this there followed three yeares of famine About the end of the third yeare of famine and in the 34 yeare of his raigne Dauid went to Iabes Gilead which was 52 miles to fetch the bones of Saul and Ionathan to bury them in the sepulchre of his fathers 2 Sam. 21. From Iabes in Gilead Dauid brought the bones and relickes of King Saul and Ionathan his sonne to Gibeah of Saul which was 52 miles and there he honourably buried them in the Sepulchre of his father Kish 2 Sam. 21. From thence Dauid returned to Ierusalem which was 4 miles In the 35 yere of his raigne he went forth to fight against the Philistines neer to the Leuiticall towne of Nob or Nobe which is 12 miles from Ierusalem vpon the borders of the countries of the Philistines in the tribe of Dan. From thence he returned backe againe to Ierusalem which is 12 miles So all the Trauels of Dauid were 3904 miles The Description of the places to which Dauid trauelled OF the cities of Socho Asekah Gibeon Gibeah of Saul Nob Ziph Moan Engaedi Arimathea Gath the Caue of Odullam Kegila Paran Apheck and Makanaim you may reade before in the trauels of Saul and the Iudges of Israel Of Ziclag ZIclag was a towne in the kingdome of Iuda neere to the riuer Besor 40 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest not far from Gaza a citie of the Philistines In Saint Ieroms time it was but a small towne 1 Sam. 27. Of Sur. SVr is a desart in the wildernesse of Arabia Petraea extending it selfe from the vtmost borders of Iudaea to the Red Sea euen vnto Aegypt and signifieth a Bulwarke or place of defence and is deriued of Schor which signifies To see or contemplate because from Bulwarks men may see into neighbouring countries This was a place of defence of the Aegyptians Gen. 16.20.25 Ex. 15. 1 Sam. 15.17 Of Sunem THis was a city in the tribe of Issacher 48 miles from Ierusalem towards the North not farre from Naim where Christ raised the widowes sonne to life Luke 7. So did Elizaeus the Prophet also 2 Kings 4. And seemeth to take the name of a Purple or Scarlet colour being deriued of Schanah which signifies He hath changed and interated a colour Of Gazer GAzer is a towne lying vpon the borders of the Philistines not farre from Ekron 16 miles from Ierusalem Eastward Of this you may reade before Of Sichor THe riuer of Sichor was in the desart of Sur not far from Rhinocura of which it tooke the name and runneth thence into the Mediterraneam Sea from whence also it is called the riuer of Aegypt 1 Chron. 13. It is 72 miles from Ierusalem Southwestward Of the Hebrewes it is called Schichor or Siohor because of the blacknesse of the water Of Bahurim BAhurim was a town in the tribe of Benjamin a mile and something more from Ierusalem towards the Northeast To this place Phaltiel followed his wife Michael 2 Sam. 3. Here also Shimei cursed Dauid 2 Sam. 16. At this time it is a faire castle strongly fortified standing in a high place Neere vnto it in the valley just in the Kings way there is a stone called Bohen taking that name of Bohen the sonne of Reuben and is of an extraordinary greatnesse shining like vnto marble of this you may reade in the 15 of Ioshuah Bahurim or Bachurim signifies A citie of electors being deriued of Bachar To elect or chuse Of Dauids name DAuid is as much to say as my deere my beloued my chosen one being deriued of Dod which signifies a friend or beloued For which cause he was said to be a man after Gods owne heart How Dauid was a type of Christ DAuid represented Christ diuers waies First in his name he was beloued so God testifies of Christ This is my beloued sonne in whom I am well pleased Secondly in the place of his birth he was borne at Bethlem so was Christ Thirdly in his imployment he was a shepheard so was Christ I am the true Shepheard for a good
carrieth the smell vnto the red sea and they that saile can easily discerne the sweetnesse of the aire There is gold also found there very fine and pure insomuch as for the goodnesse of it it is called Arabian gold The Phoenix is found there of which there is but one in the world Pliny lib. 9. cap. 35. describes her to be as big as an Eagle with a list of feathers like gold about her necke the rest are of a purple colour therefore from Phoenicea and the purple colour of her wings shee is called Phoenix Shee hath a tuft of feathers vpon her head like vnto a crowne Shee liueth 660 yeares at the end of which time she buildeth her a nest of Cassia Cinnamon Calamus and other pretious Gummes and herbs which the Sun by the extremitie of the heate and the wauing of her wings fires and she taking delight in the sweetnesse of the sauor houers so long ouer it that she burnes her selfe in her owne nest Within a while after out of the marrow of her bones and the ashes of her body there groweth a worme which by little and little increaseth to some bignesse and after to a purple bird Then her wings extend themselues to a full greatnesse till such time as she commeth to be a perfect Phoenix This Bird doth liuely represent our Sauiour Christ who only and alone is the true Messiah and through whom we must expect euerlasting life who in the fulnesse of time offered himself a Sacrifice vpon the Crosse sustaining the punishment for sin at the time of his Passion putting on a purple robe being all be sprinkled with his owne bloud Ioh. 19. And as the Phoenix is burnt in her owne nest so likewise was hee consumed in the fire of Gods wrath according to that in the 22 Psal My heart is become like melting wax in the middest of my body And as the Phoenix of it selfe begetteth another of the same kinde so Christ by the power of his Deitie raised vp his body from the dust of the earth and ascended vp into heauen a glorious body to sit at the right hand of his father in that euerlasting Kingdome of glory Thus gentle Reader I thought fit to describe vnto you these two townes that when you shall reade of them in the holy Scripture the one being in Aethiopia towards the South the other in Arabia Foelix and called Seba you might discerne the one from the other of both which there is mention in the 72 Psalme The Kings of the Sea and of the Isles shall bring presents the Kings of Saba and Seba shall giue gifts The Trauels of King Pharaoh out of Aegypt when he ouercame the Towne of Gazer 1 Reg. 9. IN the 16 yeare of King Dauid Anno mundi 2906 and before Christ 1602 Chabreus King of Aegypt began to raigne and raigned 56 yeares Diod. lib. 2. cap. 2. Herodotus calleth this man Chephrines in his second booke and Eusebius Nepher Cherres He went from Memphis the chiefe Citie of Aegypt with a great armie 268 miles euen vnto the tribe of Ephraim and there tooke Gazer a Citie of the Leuites and burned it with fire 1 Reg. 8. Ios 21. After he came to Ierusalem which was 28 miles And this city which he had thus destroied he gaue to his daughter the wife of Solomon 1 Reg. 9. From thence he returned to Memphis in Aegypt 244 miles So all the Trauels of King Pharaoh were 244 miles Of Memphis MEmphis is a great city in Egypt where commonly the kings of that country keepe their Courts and lyeth from Ierusalem 244 miles South-westward This citie was built a little before the floud but repaired and enlarged by a king called Ogdoo who in loue of his daughter after her name called it Memphis You may reade of it in the ninth of Hosea called there by the name of Moph for thus he saith The people of Israel are gone out of the land of Ephraim because of their Idolatrie into Aegypt but Aegypt shall gather them vp Moph that is Memphis shall bury them Moph or Mapheth in this place signifieth A prodigious wonder but the rest of the Prophets call it Noph for the fertilitie pleasantnes of the country as you may reade Esa 19. The Princes of the Zoan are become foolish and the Princes of Noph or of Memphis are deceiued See also Ierem. 2.44.46 Ezech. 30. in which places you may find it called after this name Zoan is the citie Tanis where Moses wrought all his miracles But Noph or Moph is this Memphis a beautifull towne large and spacious scituated in the strongest and profitablest place in Aegypt diuided into two parts by the riuer Nilus so that any kind of commodities or merchandise might with ease bee brouht thither by water for which cause the kings of that countrie for the most part kept their abiding there Strabo saith lib. 17. That vpon the East part of this citie there standeth a Tower or Castle called Babylon built by certaine Babylonians who leauing their owne countrey by the permissions of the kings of Egipt dwelt there in after times there was placed a garrison in it one of the three which were for the defence of Aegypt and by Ptolomy was called Babilon through both which viz. Memphis and Babilon Nilus passed the one standing vpon the East side the other vpon the West Zoan or Tanis stood about some foure miles from this towne and was a faire spacious citie also scituated towards the South vpon the East side of Nilus to which the kings of that country often resorted and Heliopolis anothet faire citie stood some six miles off that towards the Northeast All these foure townes were so wonderfully inhabited by reason of their pleasant profitable scituation that in processe of time they become all one citie and in this age is called Alcaire containing in circuit 60 miles so that it seemeth to spectators to be like a country replenished with nothing but fair houses goodly churches strong towers exceeding all the rest of the cities of Egypt aswell for the beautifulnesse of the place as the extent and largenesse of it It is reported that in the yeare of our Lord 1476 there was such an extreme pestilence in it that there died 20000 a day from whence may be gathered how infinitely it is peopled Neere to this towne stood the Pyramides which are held to he one of the wonders of the World as Strabo saith lib. 17. the height of one of them was 625 foot and square on each side 883 foot it was twentie yeares a building a hundred thousand workemen emploied about it whence it may be easily gathered how hard and difficult it was in those times to get stone it being for the most part brought from Arabia and at what an excessiue charge they were that set vp them Of Gazar This Citie is described in the Trauels of Solomon The Trauels of Hadad King of Idumaea WHen Dauid conquered Idumaea Hadad
he went with his army from Babylon to Carchemis a City of Syria scituated neere the riuer Euphrates which was 280 miles Here he ouercame Pharaoh Necho King of Egypt in a great battel Ier. 46. Herod lib. 2. From Carchemis he went to Ierusalem which was 400 miles here he tooke Daniel and his companions captiue and brought them to Babylon After he went with his army to Pelusio being 132 miles which hee tooke conquered all the land of Egypt put to death Pharaoh Necho and made Psammeticus his son King in his place Ieremy the Prophet told of this war cap. 25.26 From Pelusio he returned to Babylon 800 miles Within a while after his father died and he succeeded in the gouernment and reigned 43 yeares In the 11 yeare of Ioachim King of Iudah he went again from Babylon to Ierusalem which was 680 miles and by policy tooke that city and put Ioachim the king thereof to death according to the prophecie of Ieremy cap. 22. 2 Kin. 24. From thence after he had made Iechonias his son King hee returned backe again to Babylon 680 miles About three moneths after he went the third time back to Ierusalem 680 miles for he feared Iechonias would rebell and reuenge the death of his father Ioachim 2 Kin. 24. In the eight yeare of his reign he tooke Iechonias Mardoche and 3000 other Iews of the Nobilitie and caried them captiue to Babylon which was 680 miles 2 Kin. 24. 2 Chr. 36. Est 2. Nine yeares after he came the fourth time to Ierusalem being 680 miles and besieged the City because of the impietie and rebellion of Zedekiah King thereof During this siege he tooke diuers towns but chiefly Lachis and Aseka Ier. 34. But when hee vnderstood that Pharaoh was comming with an army out of Egypt to rescue Zedekiah he raised his Campe and went about 80 miles into the countrey of Egypt which Pharaoh hearing was abashed and turned backe againe In the absence of this Emperor Ieremy the Prophet being then within the city hauing foretold the destruction therof would haue fled thence for his better safety into the tribe of Benjamin but by the way hee was taken in the gate of Benjamin and cast into prison Ier. 7. Within a while after according to the prophecie of Ieremy Nebuchadnezar returned out of the desart of Sur whither he went to meet the Egyptians being 80 miles and vtterly destroyed the city of Ierusalem carrying thence the vessels and ornaments of the Temple to Babylon 2 Kin. 25. 2 Chr. 36. From Ierusalem hee went to Riblah in the tribe of Nepthaly 80 miles where hee put out Zedekiahs eies and kild his children 2 Kin. 25. From Riblah he carried Zedekiah to Babylon which was 600 miles where he died miserably in prison 2 Kin. 25. Afterward Nebuchadnesar went with his army from Babylon to Tyrus which hee won and pittifully wasted with fire and sword according to the prophecie of Ezekiel cap. 26. being 600 miles From Tyrus he went to Egypt and passed 480 miles through that kingdome conquering all the countries and prouinces as he went a long euen the Ammonits the Moabits Philistins Idumaeans and Egypt it selfe all which countries hee made tributarie to him Isa 15 16 19. Ier. 46 47 48 49. Ez. 25.29 From Egypt he returned to Babell 960 miles From that time till his death hee was Emperour of all those kingdoms In the second yeare of his Empire Daniel expounded vnto him his wonderfull dream vnder the similitude of an image setting forth the condition of the four monarchies of the world Dan. 2. Not long after he caused Sidrack Misack and Abednego to be cast into a fiery furnace because they refused to worship the golden image which he had set vp Dan. 3. Also this Nebuchadnesar for his great pride and arrogancie was by God strucken mad and into a deepe melancholy in which disease hee continued for the space of seuen yeares tyed in bonds and chaines running vp and downe like a beast and feeding vpon grasse and roots vntill he came to vnderstand That God the Gouernour of Heauen and earth had the disposing of Kingdoms and Gouernments giuing them to whom he list and againe taking them away At the end of which time he was restored to his vnderstanding and Empire and after beautified the city of Babylon with many goodly buildings faire orchards and pleasant places as Iosep lib. Ant. 10 saith And when hee had reigned 43 yeares died and was buried by his father in Babylon An. mundi 3387. and before Christ 581. So all the trauels of Nebuchadonesar or Nebuchadnesar were 7892 miles ¶ The Description of the Cities and places that haue not as yet been mentioned Of Carchemis THis was a city in the country of Syria neere Euphrates 400 miles from Ierusalem Northward and signifies A sacrificed Lambe being deriued of Car which signifies a Ram or Lambe and Mosch He hath cut in pieces It may also be taken in the third Conjugation for a Lambe sacrificed to the idol Chemosch or Chamos the god of meetings or nightly salutations Of Pelusio THis City Pelusio was built by Peleus the father of Achilles from whence it tooke the name It stands in Egypt some 172 miles from Ierusalem Southwestward neere to the gate of Nilus called Pelusiachus where it falleth into the Mediterranian sea Not far from this city in the mountain Casius vpon the borders of Arabia Petraea where the Temple of Iupiter Casius stood is to be seen the tomb of Pompey the great beautified and adorned by Adrianus Caesar as Capitolinus saith At this day this city is called by the name of Damiata You may read of it Ezek. cap. 30. Of Tyrus or Zor TYrus signifieth Cheese or to congeale together as Cheese doth milk somthing alluding to the Hebrew word Zor signifying to make straight or a rocke hauing a straight and sharpe edge It was the metropolitan city of Phoenicia now the hauen or passage of Sur but in antient time it was called Sarra Aul. Gel. lib. 14. cap. 6. It was scituated vpon a very high rocke compassed about with the Mediterranean sea 100 miles from Ierusalem Northward and a famous mart towne for all the Holy land By the description of Ezekiel it seemes to haue bin like vnto Venice both in scituation and dignitie Ez. 72.28 Ierem. Esay 27.28 and many other Prophets prophecied against this town saying Out of the land of Kithim that is from Macedonia the destroyer of Tyrus should come As after hapned for Alexander the Great King of Macedon besieged that town and in the 7 moneth after tooke it for the obtaining whereof he was constrained to fill vp the sea which compassed it about containing 700 paces and made it firm land for his army to passe vpon to the wals of the city In this country that famous Civilian Vlpian was borne as he writeth lib. 1. ff de Censibus And vpon the borders of Tyrus and Sidon Christ cured the daughter of a Canaanitish woman of a
Priests to death and prayed vnto the Lord who sent rain vpon the earth in great aboundance 1 Reg. 18. From Mount Carmel he ran by King Ahabs chariot to Iesreel which was accounted 16 miles After when Queene Iesabel threatned his death hee departed thence and went to Beersaba 84 miles 1 Reg. 19. From Beersaba he went one daies journy into the wildernes of Paran because hee thought to remaine there safe from the mischiefe of Iesabel which was 20 miles from Beersaba Southward Here the Angell of the Lord brought him meat as he was sitting vnder a Iuniper tree 1 Reg. 19. By vertue of this meat Eliah trauelled from thence to Mount Horeb or Sinai 80 miles and continued there 40 daies and forty nights without meat or drinke There the Lord spake to Eliah as hee stood in the entrance of a caue his face being couered with his mantle 1 Reg. 19. From the mount Sinai or Horeb he returned to Abel-Mehola which was 156 miles where hee called Elizeus the son of Saphas to the ministeriall function and office of a Prophet 1 Reg. 18. From thence he went to Damascus 124 miles where he anointed Hasael King of Syria 1 Reg. 19. From Damascus Elias went to Mount Carmell where hee dwelt which was accounted 120 miles From mount Carmel he went to Iesreel 16 miles there in the vineyard of Naboth who Iezabel caused to be stoned to death he sharply reprehended Ahab for his impiety and idolatry 1 Reg. 21. From Iezreel he returned back again to his own house to Carmel which was 16 miles From thence he went to Samaria which was 32 miles where he answered the seruants of King Ahaziah whom he had sent to enquire of Baalzebub the idoll of Ekron concerning his health saying Go and tel your master that sent you That the God of Israel saith Because thou hast sent to aske counsel of Baalzebub the idol of Ekron and thinkest there is no God in Israell therefore thou shalt not rise off the bed whereon thou liest but shalt surely die 2 Reg. 1. Soone after Elias returned to Mount Carmel which was 32 miles where the two Captaines with their Companies of fifty that were sent to take him were consumed with fire from heauen 1 Reg. 1. From Mount Carmel he went to Samaria with the third Cap. 32 miles where hee prophecied of the death of King Ahaziah 2 Reg. 1. From Samaria hee returned backe againe to Mount Carmel 32 miles From thence he went to Gilgal 52 miles From Gilgal he went with Elizeus to the towne of Bethel being 6 miles 2 Reg. 2. From thence to Iericho 4 miles 2 Reg. 2. From Iericho hee and Elizeus went to Iordan which was sixe miles through which riuer they went vpon dry ground Now as they were speaking one to another vpon the East side of the riuer behold a fiery chariot came with fiery horses and tooke Elias vp aliue into heauen after he had gouerned the Church 30 yeres an mundi 3056 and before Christ 912 2 Reg. 2. So all the Trauels of Eliah the Prophet were 1033 miles Of the Cities and places to which he trauelled Of Thisbe IN this towne the Prophet Eliah was borne it being scituated in the land of Gilead beyond Iordan 48 miles from Ierusalem towards the Northeast It taketh the name from Captiuitie being deriued of Chabah he hath led into captiuitie Of Kerith THe riuer Kerith where the Rauens fed Elias runneth from Mount Ephraim between Bethel and Iericho 8 miles from Ierusalem towards the North and so passing along towards the East falleth into the riuer Iordan 1 Reg. 17. The Kerethites were such as garded the person of the King which in the Prophet Dauids time were called mighty men taking their name from striking and cutting being deriued of Charath he hath smitten or cut in sunder Of Zarpath or Sarepta THis was a Citie of the Sidonians where they found much mettall of diuers kindes lying betweene Tyrus and Sydon 112 miles from Ierusalem towards the North and taketh the name from Zoraph which signifies To trie or burne with fire There is at this time but eight houses in all the towne although by the ruines it seemeth to haue beene in times past a very faire citie The inhabitants thereof take vpon them to shew the chamber wherein Elias the Prophet sometimes liued when hee raised the widowes childe to life Before the gate of the citie also there is shewed a certaine Chappell where they say Elias first spake with the widow 1 Reg. 17. Of Abelmehola THis was a towne in the tribe of Manasses on this side Iordan in the mid-way betweene Sichem and Salem some 38 miles from Ierusalem Northward At this day it is called Abisena where there are found certaine ruines of Marble pillars by which may be gathered that in times past it hath beene a very beautifull citie It seemeth to haue taken the name from a great Lamentation or Mourning for Abel signifieth To lament and bewaile and Machol A company The typicall signification of ELIAS ELias according to the interpretation of Saint Ierome signifies the minister of Iehouah but as others would haue it Eliah is as much as my God Iehouah He was a type of Saint Iohn Baptist who was sent before to prepare the way of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Chirst Of this you may reade more Malach. 4. Matt. 11.17 Isa 40. c. The trauels of the Prophet Elisaeus or Elisha ELisha followed Elias through diuers countries and became as it were his seruant pouring water vpon his hands and ministring to him 1 Reg. 19. 2 Reg. 3. Elisha went with Eliah from Gilgal to Bethel which was six miles 1 Reg. 19. From Bethel they both went to Iericho which was 4 miles From Iericho he went beyond Iordan 6 miles where his Master was taken from him vp into heauen and his spirit was doubled vpon him 2 Reg. 2. From thence he returned backe again to Iericho which was â— miles passing through the riuer Iordan vpon drie ground by which miracle the children of the Prophets viz. such as studied diuinitie at Iericho did certainly know that the spirit of his master Elias rested vpon him Neere to this towne he flang salt into a riuer by which the water was made sweet 2 Reg. 2. From Iericho Elisha returned to Bethel which was 4 miles here the chldren that mockt him saying Come vp thou bald pate c. in contempt of his age and office were deuoured by 2 Bares 2 Reg. 2. From Bethel he walked to Mount Carmel which was fifty six miles From thence he went to Samaria which was about thirtie two miles From thence he went to the three Kings viz. Ioram King of Israel Iehosaphat King of Ierusalem and the King of the Idumaeans into the desart of Arabia Petraea which was 104 miles here he prayed vnto the Lord and he sent them water lest they should haue perished with thirst 2 Reg. 3. From the Desart of Arabia Petraea hee returned backe to
country or city which is not sufficiently knowne vnto thee search this alphabeticall Table here following and thou shalt finde the whole matter declared vnto thee An alphabeticall Table of all the Countries and Cities mentioned in the Prophets A ABARIM that is a bridge or a passage ouer It was a mountain of the Moabits where the Israelites pitched their tents Num. 33. ACHOR the valley of Trouble Here Achan was stoned to death for his theeuery It stood not farre from Gilgal toward the North 12 miles from Ierusalem Ios 7. Isa 6. ADAMA Red earth This was one of the cities that were destroied with fire and brimstone from heauen AI Hilly This city Ioshuah burnt with fire It lay 8 miles from Ierusalem Northward Ios 8. AIATH Idem Esa 10. AR or ARI a Lion It was a city of the Moabits lying beyond Iordan in the tribe of Benjamin called Ariopolis scituated vpon the banke of the riuer Arnon 24 miles from Ierusalem North-Eastward Deut. 2. In Esa 15. it is called Arar a Destroyer ARAM Noble or Mighty Armenia and Syria are so called of Aram the son of Sem the chiefe city of which country is Damascus Pliny lib. 6.17 saith The Scythians were also in antient times called Aramites ARNON a famous riuer of the Moabites in the tribe of Reuben which falls into the dead sea 20 miles from Ierusalem Eastward In Esa 16. it is called RANAN he hath shouted for ioy AROER by vsurpation an Ewe tree This is a city of the Moabits neere to the riuer Arnon in the tribe of Gad beyond Iordan 24 miles from Ierusalem Eastward Ier. 40. There is another citie so called neere to Damascus in Syria Esa 7. ARPAD the light of redemption This was a city in the land of Damascus Ier. 49. There is another flourishing city of that name which may compare with Antiochia for greatnesse Esa 10. But where it is scituated it is vncertain ARVAD was a part of the land of Canaan so called of Aruad the son of Canaan Gen. 10. ASCANES or Tuiscones are a people descended of Ascenitz the son of Gomer the son of Iaphet which sometimes dwelt in Armenia but now haue their abiding in Germany 2 Gen. 10. Esa 51. So that of Gomer they are called Germanes and of Ascanes Ascanians or Tuiscons ASSECA fortified round about Neer to this town Dauid killed Goliah It stood 8 miles from Ierusalem Westward ASSVR or ASSYRIA a blessed country being so called of Assur the son of Sem. AVEN Iniquity Bethel was so called after Ieroboam had there set vp a golden Calfe Hos 10. B BABEL Confusion Babylon is the metropolitan city of Chaldaea 280 miles from Ierusalem Eastward BATH Domesticall It was a town of the Moabits in the Tribe of Reuben beyond Iordan Esa 16. BAZRA a grape-gathering It was a city of the Edomites scituaâ—â—d vpon the banke of Iordan on the farther side neere to Bethabara 20 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward Esa 24.36 Ier. 48. Note here that the country of the Moabits in times past was subiect to the Edomits and then this city was in their jurisdiction but after the Moabits got it into their hands again and held it It was one of the six towns of refuge mentioned Ios 29. BEROTHAI a Cypres tree This towne stood neere Hemath or Antiochia 280 miles from Ierusalem Northward Ezek. 49. In this city Dauid King of Israel tooke Hadadesar King of Zoba or Sophena and constrained him to giue him a great deal of Brasse as it is thought yearely for tribute for neere that city were many brasse mines BETHAVIN the house of iniquity Bethel was so called Hos 6. It stood 8 miles from Ierusalem Northward BETH-CHaeREM the house of the Vines It was a towne not far from Ierusalem Northward Ier. 6. BETH-DIBLATHAIM the house of dried Figs. It was a city of the Moabits Ier. 48. BETHIESIMOTH the house of desolations It was also a city of the Moabits beyond Iordan in the tribe of Reuben Ios 13. Ezech. 25.20 miles from Ierusalem BETH-GAMVL the house of Restitution This was a city of the Moabits Ier. 48. BETH-BAALMEON the house of habitation for the idol Baal It was a city of the Moabits 24 miles from Ierusalem Eastward not far from Aroer Ezek. 25. 1 Chr. 5. BVTZ a Castle of prey It was a city of the Ismaelites in Arabia Petraea 80 miles from Ierusalem Southwestward Ier. 25. BEL and NEOB two idols of the Babylonians Esa 45. Bel signifieth the god of mixture or confusion Neob the god of prophecie C CALNO his perfection This is Seleucia scituated vpoa Tygris beyond Babylon 316 miles from Ierusalem Eastward It is now called Bagdeth Gen. 10. Esay 2. CANNE a firme foundation It was a city of the Syrians Ezek. cap. 27. CAPHIHOR a little Sphere or around globe like vnto a Globe or pomegranat Also Cappadocia a countrey of Asia the lesse 600 miles from Ierusalem Northward CARCHEMIS a sacrificed Lambe This was scituated too neer Euphrates in Syria 400 miles from Ierusalem Northward Ierem. cap. 25. D DEEDAN a city of the Idumaeans so called of Dedan the son of Esau Ier. 25. Isa 21. DIBON a mist This was a City of the Moabites neere Hesbon in the tribe of Reuben 28 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward DIBLATH a bunch of Figs. It was a city in the tribe of Nepthali neere to the lake of Samoconites 80 miles from Ierusalem Northward Ezek. 6. Here Zedekiah had his eies put out 2 Kin. 25 Ier. 39.52 DIMON Bloudy This is a city in the tribe of Reuben which as S. Ierom saith is 28 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward DVMA Silence A city of the Israelites so called of Duma the son of Ismael It stood in Arabia Petraea 80 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest Esay 25.21 E EGBATHANA the metropolitan city of the Medes distant from Ierusalem 1136 miles Northeastward EDEN Pleasure A city of Syria scituated neer Euphrates 400 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward Esay 7. This is thought to haue been a part of Paradice EGLAIM a roud Drop It was a town of the Moabites Esay 15.16 ELAM a Yong man so called of Elem the son of Sem Esa 10.21 After Perseus had got in this country a great gouernment he called it after his own name Persia ELEALE the ascention of God It was a city beyond Iordan in the tribe of Reuben between Iacza and Hehbon 26 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward Num. 32. ELIM a Hart. This was a lake so called in the land of the Moabits Esa 10. ELISA the Lambe of God So were the Aeolians called in Grecia of Elysa the son of Iavan the son of Iaphet Ezek. 7. Gen. 10. ENAGLAIM the fountaine of Calves It was a towne or Castle neere to the Red sea Ezek. 10. EPHA the land of Obscuritie It was a part of Arabia Petraea so called of Epha the sonne of Midian the sonne of Abraham Gen. 25. Esa 60. G GEBIM a Ditch This was a town in the tribe of Iuda Esa 10. GEBAH a hill
the sinnes of the world Ioh. 1. So these trauels were 140 miles The Trauels of our Sauior Christ in the first yeare of his Ministery which was the 31 of his age BVt yet our Sauiour Christ began not to preach publiquely because it was not lawfull for any to be admitted into the Ministerie of the Word vntill they were past thirty yeres of age Now our Sauior Christ in the moneths of Ianuary and February being then past thirty for he was full thirty vpon the 25 day of December began to preach publiquely but yet hee had no disciples neither had he wrought any miracles In the month of March Iohn Baptist testified of Christ before the Priests Levits and within two daies after Christ being then present Iohn said Behold the Lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the world c. Within a while after Christ went thence towards Cana in Galile in which journy he took vnto him some disciples namely Andrew and Iohn the Evangelist and as some thinke Peter Philip and Nathaniel neere to the town of Bethel where the Patriarch Iacob saw a ladder reaching from earth to heauen for Christ maketh mention of that vision in this journey which was 32 miles Ioh. 2. where hee graced the marriage with a notable mircle turning six pots of water containing 168 gallons and three quarts or thereabouts into wine Ioh. 2. After he went thence with his mother and his disciples to Capernaum 20 miles but he stayed there but a while for the passeouer of the Iewes was at hand Ioh. 2. In the beginning of Aprill Christ went from Capernaum to Ierusalem to the feast of the Passeouer which was 56 miles and there cast out of the Temple the money-changers and those that sold sheepe and oxen and doues in it This was done about 46 yeares after Herod Ascalonita King of the Iewes had rebuilded and beautified the Temple of which you may read in Iosep li. Ant. 15. cap. 14. Ioh. 2. This first Passeouer of the Ministery of our Sauiour Christ The first Passouer of the Ministerie of Christ of which you may reade Iohn cap. 2. was celebrated vpon the sixth day of Aprill and continued vntill the thirteenth day of the same moneth During which time our Sauiour Christ did many Miracles insomuch that many beleeued in his name and amongst the rest Nicodemus who came to him by night and reasoned with him concerning the kingdome of God Nicodemus signifies the Victorie of the people Ioh. 3. At this time he continued in Ierusalem till the moneth of October and there celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles and preached the acceptable yeare of the Lord Esay 61. The feast of Tabernacles being ended Iesus with his disciples came into Iudea that is hee went from Ierusalem and began to teach in Iudea and his Disciples baptised Ioh. 3.4 Iohn also baptised at this time vpon the borders of Galile neer Iudea 42 miles from Ierusalem Northward vpon the East side of the riuer Iordan for hee was not yet cast into prison Therefore Christ chose him a place to teach and baptise in vpon the riuer of Iordan neere Iohn that they might meet and conuerse together A little after the question was moued concerning Purification and Iohn began to preach of Christ and that he was the Son of God and Spouse of the Church In this Sermon Iohn in many places called himselfe the Friend of the Spouse From whence it is euident That Christ and Iohn in the moneth of Nouember did often meet and conuerse together In the moneth of December Christ being assured of the captiuitie of Iohn the Baptist Mat. 4. Mark 1. and of the persecution and fallacies of the Pharisees Iohn 4. went from Iordan and returned into Galilee by the prouince and countrey of Samaria in which countrey he came to Iacobs Well which stood close by Sichar in former times called Sichem about some 10 miles from Iordan towards the West in which place he spake with the Samaritan woman this happened some foure months before Haruest and after went into Sichar and continued there for the space of two dayes and after returning into Galile was very acceptably entertained of the Galileans because they formerly hauing seene his miracles done at Ierusalem were ioyfull to see him there When he had trauelled from Sichar to Cana a city in Galile the lower which was 32 miles where he had changed water into wine there was a certain Ruler came vnto him whose sonne lay sicke at Capernaum 20 miles distant and besought him to heale his son our Sauiour told him that his son was made whole so he beleeued and his son was made whole the same houre This was the second miracle that our Sauior Christ did Io. 4. It is thought that this rulers name was Chuza of whom there is mention Luk. 8 and was Herods Procurator whose wiues name was Iohanna which signifieth Gratious This woman ministred of all her substance vnto Christ Ioh. 4. So these Trauels were 192 miles ¶ Of the Townes and places to which he trauelled Of Canain Galile THis was a city of the lower Galile where our blessed Sauior Christ turned water into wine being distant from Ierusalem 68 miles Northward The place where our Sauior wrought this miracle is to be seen at this day but it is within the ground and you must descend by certain steps before you can come at it because as it seemes there haue bin many churches and buildings set vpon it which being sundry times ouerthrown the ruins therof haue raised the earth in such sort that the antient place is as it were hidden laid vnder the earth as is also the place of the Annuntiation of the natiuity of our Sauior Christ and many other where hee wrought miracles to which they doe descend downe vnder the earth by steps Vpon the North side of this towne stood a round hill and vpon the South a goodly plaine beeing called Cana in Galile to put distinction between it and another towne called after the same name which stood vpon the borders of Tyrus and Sidon in the Tribe of Aser in which the Canaanitish woman or Syroph oenicean dwelt which besought Christ to heal her daughter who was possessed of a diuel Mat. 15. Mark 7. which was called Canah the greater as this was called Canah the lesse and was distant each from other 44 miles Canah was so called because round about it grew Reeds and there were many moorish and waterish grounds wherof the town tooke the name For Canah signifies a Reed which is a fit type of the Church for as our Sauior Christ at this town which stood in a moorish and reedy place graced the marriage with an extraordinarie miracle so likewise will he grace the marriage of his Church though troubled with miseries and afflictions in this world tossed to and fro like a wauering reed with the glorious presence of his gratious countenance and in the world to come crowne it with eternall