Batman vppon Bartholome his booke De proprietatibus rerum, newly corrected, enlarged and amended: with such additions as are requisite, vnto euery seuerall booke: taken foorth of the most approued authors, the like heretofore not translated in English. Profitable for all estates, as well for the benefite of the mind as the bodie. 1582.

¶Of the hill Ephraim. Chap. 12.

AN hill or mount Ephraim, is speci∣ally called mount Ephraim: therein Iosua the sonne of Nun, tooke possession, as it is sayd Iosua. 19. and builded there a Citie, and dwelled therein. And as A∣damantius sayeth, among hilles of that lande, this hill was most famous with hearbes and trees, and most full of fruit, and most high in place, and most fayre in sight, and most healthsull in ayre, and most fruitfull: for well streames com∣passe and moyst this hill: Therefore that place was couenable for Ihesus to dwell therein, that is called Iosua also, as Adamantius sayth. In this same hill Iosua lyeth buryed, in the North side thereof, as it is said, Iosua. 24. Also this hill, is nigh Sichem, that was a Citie of succour, with suburbes therof in mount Ephraim, as it is sayd Iosua. 20. There be Iosuas boanes buryed, as it is sayde Iosua vltimo. Also in this hill, Iosua layed the kniues and tyles of stone, with the which he circumcised the children in Desart, as Adamantius sayth super Io∣sua. cap. 20.

Also in Mount Ephraim, dwelled Debora, a woman that was a Prophet,

and sate vnder a Palme, that was be∣twéene Bethel and Rama, as it is sayd, Iudreum 3. Also mount Ephraim had many peritcular hills and dennes: For all the lot of the linage is most in moun∣taines and in woodes, as it is sayd Iosu. 17. Also in these hills were slaine the Princes of Madian, Oreb, and Zeb, and their heades were borne to Ierion o∣uer the riuer of Iordan, as it is said Iu∣die. 7. Also in Ramatha, on the mount of Ephraim, Samuel the Prophet was born as it is said, Regum. 1. Also in the same hill Samuel dyed and was buried. 1. Re∣gum. 25.