D/'er/i r l VI W® /ii. / GENESIS X. 6 V.6. Cu/b] he was father of the Arabians and /Ethiopians, or Mores as the next verte fheweth: and where "Ethiopia is mentioned in Scripture, the Hebrew nana is Cufh, Efity 37.9. and often o- therivhere; and they are called Æthiopians(accor- ding to the Greek name) of their burnt faces and blackc skin : f e e Ier.'3.23. Mizraim] of him carne the /Egyptians : and the land of /Egypt, fo called of the Grecke,in Mat z. t g.and alwayes in the new Teftanient : ) in the Hebrew by Mofes and the Prophet s,alwayes called the land ofMiz- rajm. And it is fa id to have the name /Egypt, of one Aiguptos, a King there. But the Arabians and Turkes to this day,call that'land Mizri: andCe- dmta in Greeke namcth it Me ra. Sec allo Gen. 12.10. and 41.56. Phut or, Pm 5 by whofe name their children and Ian was &ill called in Ezekiels time,Eze.7.7. t o. and ; 8, 5,in other wri- ters it is named Lybia , there is the river called Pb:hutb. Canaan] in Hebr.Cenaghnan; he it was whom Noe turfed, Gcn9.25. his country (the land of Canaan ) was after given for a poffellion to the I iaelites; famous through all the Scrip - ttires.Pa ;eflina, Iudea,(or Biro) Samaria, Gran, were all parts of this land of Canaan. Verf7.Seba] or, Saba : (as the Greeke wriceth it) of whom came the Sabxanm, who being mixt- afterward with other peoples, were thereupon calledArabianr, that is, amixed people: for Arab, (that is, Arabia) 2 Chron.9.14. is written allo IEreb, i King.10.15. which properly figpiiieth a mixeebmuhittede,as in Exod.12.38, Hrcilab] in Greeke Ea.': the pofterity of this man, with his loure brethren followirrg,dwelt neere the tor- merSabeanr, and with others many, tarred the naine oftheir large territories to be called Arable, ofthe mixture of peoples, as before is noted. Sheba]` called allo in Greeke Saba: his polterity dwelt fouthwárd, in Ethiopia, a rich land.The ueeneof Sheba came from far to heare the wife - dome of Solomon, i King./0.1.in the GoCpel the is called ueenaftbeSouth,Mat.t2.42. Dada's] he is mentioned with his feed, among the Mer- ,chants,in Ezek.27.1 5.and 38.13. g VerIS. Nimrod] called in Greeke Nebrod: fo in the Hebrew text,M.and Bare put one for ano- ther,as Neradaeb, El-ay 39.1. or Beroda, -h, z. King. 20.12.N.imrodliignifieth a Rebell, he was the chicle builder of Babel. amighy -one] the Greeke cal- lleth him a Giant. 9 V 9 inlxmring: ] This the Scripture applyeth to bunting ofinen, by perfecution,oppreffion,ty- ranny, Ier.16.16.Lam.3.52. and 4.18.Prov.i.17. a 8.And Co the lerufalemy parapbrai here expounds it of a jt ful hunting of rie fannes of mm. And Mofes in the next verle lhcweth, how he hunted for a kiingdame : which by right pertained not to him, teeing hecame ofCha nt,the youngeftofthe three brethren, Gen.9.z4. befre Iehavah]thatis, mightily, openly , and without feare of God, as Gen.6.1'.And Co as the Lord tooke noticeof his evill. it id laid] that is,eommer,'y faid; and be- i come a prozerbe againli all tyrants and ferfe- tutors. Vcrf. [ o. Babylon] in Hebrew, Babel: which the I o holy Gholt in Greeke talleth Babygm, Rev. t 8.2. A City named ofthe event,becaufe God there con- founded their tongues, and fattered them,Gen.1 1.g. Sbinar] in Greeke Senaar:which is by inter- pretation, (She -naar) That which fartëred (the in- habitants) out ofit,as the like phrafe is ufed in Iob 38.13. and hereof itfecmeth to have thename: for otherwife, as all other countries were called by the name oftheir fiat poffeffors,fo this was na- med the land of Nimrod, Mic.5 .6. But utitally it called Shinar,Gen.i 1.2.9. and,' 4. Efiy 1'.u. Dan.i.2. and is noted for the dwelling place of rrickednefe, Zach.5.1 i.The faste land is alto called Chalet. 1.z8.Ier.51.24.35Eze.2 .i 6. Vers: t i.went forth Afur] lò theGreeke tranfla. tech it : as if Afhur (who was the forme of$em,v. 22)toavoid Nimrodscruelty,wentand budded Nineveh,and the otherCities: and fo Iofephm ma= !tech Afur the builder of Niniveh, Amiq.l.lk.7. But it may alto well be tranflated, he wentfnrtb to Afjùr,that is, to Afyria a country lying neere to Sbinar, pr Cbaldea,haviug.the name of AifinThns Nimrod hunted front one land to another in- creating his dominion. So in the Hebrew is to be underftood togas often elCwhere:which the Scrip - tureitfelfefheweth; asthehoufe, tSam.6.i0.for unto the haul, i Chron.13.13. the land, z Sam.' 0.2. for,unto she land, l Chron.19.2.and many the like. Niniveh] a great City,famous by the preach- ing of the Prophet Iotas, Ion.x. thecitie] this i8 added, becaufe Recbaboth fignifieth alto flree m : but here it is the naine of a city, which the Greek and Chaldesver(ons doe confirme: asalrbGen. 36.37. Verf13. the Ludlum.] that is, bed and his Inhe- rit); lò after Anam and bù polerity.For befidns the Hebrew forme which is pllurali, the Greekby ar- ticle plainly fheweth them to be peoples,not per- foes. The mans name feemeth to be Lud, fpoken of in Ezek 27.1 o and 30.5. Efay 66.19. (where alto Lud the fon of Sem may be cou rehended Gen. t o.zz.)and his race the Ludims,(or Lydian) in Ier.46.9, Lchabimt]called Lybians;a people in Africa. Verf.., 4.Philiflima] or. Phyl flienr, a people after much fpoken Olin Scripture, Iudg. s3. & 14. &c. There bird dwelt with the Caphsorims,( next men- tioned) Ier.47.4 and were called by their names Dcut.2.23. and from Caphtor, theLord brought theminto Canaan, Amos9.7. where they remai- ned uncoil out of Ifrael,to their great trouble. Vert.i5. Sidon ]of him came the Sidonianm,anda If city its his land was called by his name,great Sidon lof t I.8.and 19.28.a City rcnowmed allo in hua mane writers,for ancientnesand fame of the buil- ders thereof : (+u. Curtius 1.4. This was after al lotted to Afer,t ònne of Ifrael; though they failed in not calling out the inhabitants,Iudg,1.31. Chub] of- whom canse the Chuhiter, or Hittites, Gen.i5.20. Ver1a6. she Iehufite] that is (as the Chaldee pa: raphralt cxprclieth,) the lebufitea, Amariles, &c. the Lngular number being Fut for the plurall, allo as II 13 Iq. 16
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