GENES IS X. alto in Gen.15.2 D 21. EXJd. ;.B. and 23.23,and many other pl acs: and theHebre:v text con r- meth this, as in 2 Sam.5.6. the Iebafite the inhabi- tant, for which, in 1 Chron.r r.4. is written, the Iebafzte th_ inhabitant': which plainly (heweth this came to be put for the whole nation. See alto be- fore Gen.3 2.and4,2o.Iebur the forme ofCanaan, in his country was a City called by his name le- bm,and Salem, and laft of all Ierufalem,Iudg. í9.1o. Gen.i ..i8.1 Chronr1.4.Thefe and their bre- thren before and after named, dwelt in the land which God gave the Ifraelites. the Amrriter j who were a mighty people, whole height war like the hègbtofCaws , and they were flrong aeokw, Amos 2.9. Girgafete] called al fo Gergefens, Mat.8. z 8, and Gaderens, Luke 8.26. who defired Chrilt to depart out of thei r toads, Mat.8.i4. t7 Verf.t7. the Evite] Hebr. Chivvite: in Greeke Evite, that is, Evites, a people mentioned after,in Gen.34.2.and36.2.Exod.'3.8. of them came the Gibeonites,whofe lives were (pared by Iofua,Iof. 11.5 9 The refs which follow,dwelt alt.() in cities neere the former; as the Arhite, in Arka by the bottome of mount Lebanon; the Semarite, in Se- maraim,whiclr after fell to the Benjamites,Iofis. 22.and fo the refl. V.1 9. Sidon] a City in the North weft part of Canaan: the borders of thelandwhichGodgave the Ifraelites, are here briefly defcribed:butpur- poCely and largely in Num.34. Gaza]a City of the Philiftines, Iudg. t 6. fitnate in the South - wé[t of Canaan. Sodom] in Hebrew Sedom : of this and the relf,fee the hiftory,Gen.i 8.and r 9. They lay in the South -eaft part of the land of Canaan. 21'. Verf.2 '.there mat borne] to weet,an offiting, or children: let dewne afterward. Such words areof- ten to be underftood : as Is (hewed on Gen.4.2o. fonnuof Heber] or, of Ebe,, that is, of Gods Church,which(when.others fell away)continu- ed in Heber' polterity, of whom cane Abram the Hebrew, Gen.14.13.and his children were called Hebrewes, Gen. 39. 14.57. Exod.1.15,16. And though Sem were fat ber of many moe Tonnes then of Hebers; yet are they counted Sems in ipeciall, for retaining his faith and promifes:as Rom.9.8. So on the contrary, Cham is called the father of Canaan, Gen.9.18. who had other thanes alto,, but on Canaan his youngell, was Chams.curfe vi- fsbly executed,Gen.9.25. as Sems blefingwas on Hebers feed, Gen. r 4.13.19. brother of lapheth] he was allo brother of Cham ; but theScripture calleth then brethren more elpecially , that are allyed alío in qualities, as Sent and I rpheth for good,Gen.9.23.2 ].Simeon and Leci,for evill,Gen. 49.5. the elder] or, the great, to weet,ia birth : for lapheth was borne before Sem,as is obferved in Gen.5.32. and the Greeks verfion here plainly Iheweth that Iapheth was the elder. So greater is tiled for elder, leftforyounger, in Gcn.27.I.15. and often in the Scriptures. 22 Verf.22. Elam] of whom canse the Elamites, which feated in a Province called Elam.in the up, per part of Perfia, Dan.8.2.Efay 21.2. They pro- ved enemies to the formes of Heber, and were for it punif led; but in the end obtained mercy,Efay 2z.6.Ier.49.36.39, Àh.z.9. Affur]or, Afo finer: of himcame the AfJy, ian;,and their laud was named Aj etia;mnch fpoken of in the Scriptures they were the f ourgeofICrael, Hebers children, Z King,r 5.19.29. Efay ío.5. and 36.x .&c. Arphaxad] or, Arpacbfhad: he bathno ipeciall ge- nealogy, or country in Scripture, but that he is the father ofour Lord Chrift,attèr the flefh,Ltik. 3.36. Lnd]of whom came the Lydianr,a people inAfia, differing from Lud, foam of Mizraim, fonne of Chant , of whom came the Lydian' in A- frica, neere Culls, or Ethiopia. See before, v.13. Aram] of whom came the Aramiter, that is, (after the Greeke) Syrians, enemies alto to Gods people,.Iudg.3.1o. 2 Sam.8.5.6. 1 King.zo. &c. For Aram feating in the land of Shur in Afia, his country is therefore called in the Hebrew by his name, Aram, in the Greeke Syria: as of Afjhar, commeth Aflÿria, the new Telfament alwayes fol- loweth the Greeks name, Luke 4.27. Mat 4.14. Arams land had many parts,as Padm Aram, Gen. 28,2. Aram N.abaraim, (or Mefopotamia) Gen.24. t0. Aram of Damafcur, 2 Sam.S 6. Aram Zobab, PCa1.6o 2. Aram Maacab, r Chron.19.6. and A- ram beth Rehab, a Sam. t o.6. VerC 2 4. Salah] Heb.Shelacb. , Verf z 5.Pbaleg] or Phalee, as Luke 3.35.ín He- brew Peleg,that figesifieth divifion. Vert 26.1okan] or Ieloran : ofhim and his pofte- rity(thogh here are reckned many fons)theScrip- tures make little mention: but by their names, compared with countries names its humane wri- ters,they acme to have feated in the Ealt Indices; and thereto have increafed to flighty nations : but falne from the faith of their father Heber, that they are not worthy to be reckoned for his feed. Chafarmaveth ] in Greeke Sarmoth : this mans polterity feeme to have dwelt in Sarma- tia,a great Conitry beyond Germany,and named (as is'like) of this man. Verf:27. Haderam] in Greeke Hodorra : of the firit part of this name , Hada louse thinke Hods, that is India, was to cal]ed,Efth, r. r. Verf29.Ophir,] In GreekeOupbeir: from this mans land in India,Silomeni, flips fetched !tore of fine gold,precious ftones,&c. 2 Chr0.9.10,13, 21.1 Eing.9.27 28. and the gold it lelfe was cal - led(by figure offpoech) Ophir, Iob 22.24. and in other languagesObrafn, and Obryzum, ofOphy- sizasm, pare gold. Verf,3o. their dwelling] Hebr. their flat. Me; fha] in Greeks svtafe Sephar] in Greeke Saphera. Verf.32, the families] in Greeke, the tribes, or *reds. By this genealogy here, compared with the names of nations in humane Writers,it ap- peareth howGod bath madeof one blood, all nations ofinen, far to dwell on all the facé of the earth: andbath determined she tines before appointed, andtñe bounds of their babitaiion,A lt 17.26. - Canis.' 21. 15 i6 27 29 3Q 32.
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