Ios. 11. 2. 1 King. 15. 20. It is thought to be called in Chaldee, Ginnosar and Genesar, of Princely gar∣dens which were in those parts. This sea had store of fishes, and from hence our Lord tooke his foure first Apostles, fishers of Galilce, and made them fishers of men, by the preaching of his Gospell, Mat. 4. 18, 19, 20, 21. On this sea Christ walked, and allayed the waves thereof, Mark. 6. 45. 48. 51. 53. Iohn 6. 16,—21. and here he appeared to his Disci∣ples after his resurrection, at what time they tooke at one draught an hundred fiftie and three great fishes, Iohn 21. 1,—11.
Vers. 12. Iordan] in Hebrew Iarden; in Greeke, [unspec 12] and in the New Testament, Iordanes. It was the goodliest river of all Canaan, famous thorowout the Scriptures. The waters of this river God did cut off, and made them stand upon an heape, (at that time when Iordan over-flowed all his bankes) untill his people Israel passed over it on dry groūd into the land of Canaan, Ios. 3. 13,—17. Elijah and Elisha the Prophets divided also the waters there∣of, and went over on drie ground, 2 King. 2. 8. 14. Naaman the Syrian washing seven times in it, by the word of the Prophet, was cleansed of his leprosie, 2 King. 5. 10. 14. In this river our Lord Iesus him-selfe, and the nation of the Iewes were baptized, Marke 1. 5. 9. salt sea] or sea of salt: See vers. 3. The river Iordan ranne all along by the land of Canaan on the East side, from the North end of the countrey to the South, beginning at the foot of mount Lebanon, (where it is said to spring out of two fountaines, the one called Ior, and the other Dan,) and passed on to the lake of Merom, (by the waters whereof Ioshua vanquished the Canaanites, Ios. 11. 4, 5, 7, 8.) and from thence it ran and emp∣tied it selfe into the sea of Chinnereth forementio∣ned: and from that sea it passed along, till it ended at the salt sea, here spoken of, where also the limits of the land began, in vers. 3. The promised land be∣ing thus inclosed and guarded with the maine sea Westward, the inland seas and the river Iordan Eastward, and at each end North and South with mountaines, fore-shewed Gods providence to∣wards his peple for their safe defence on every side. And so it is written, As the mountaines are round a∣bout Ierusalem, so the LORD is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever, Psal. 125. 2.
Vers. 14. sonnes of the Reubenites] Hebr. of the Reubenite, and after, of the Gadite; which the Greeke [unspec 14] and Chaldee translate, sonnes of Reuben, and of Gad. Of these two tribes receiving their inheritance, see Numb. 32.
Vers. 17. shall divide the land by inheritance unto [unspec 17] you] or, shall inherit the land for you, that is, shall take possession of the land for you, and in your names, and after divide it unto you, as in vers. 29. See vers. 18. Eleazar the Priest, and Ioshua] in Greeke, Iesus. These were the two chiefe Prin∣ces, and both of them figures of Christ, who divi∣deth to his people the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven: the one figuring him in his Priesthood, the other in his kingdome: for if Iesus (that is, Io∣shua) had given them rest, then would he not after∣ward have spoken of another day, Hebr. 4. 8. The Priest had an hand in parting the inheritance, to signifie that it was an holy worke, and a shadow of heavenly things. Also, that if difficultie did arise, he might aske counsell for Ioshua, after the judge∣ment of Vrim before Iehovah, Numb. 27. 21. And likewise for that the Priests and Levites, though they had no inheritance as the other tribes, yet had they cities and suburbs from among their brethren, Numb. 35. which also the Levites claimed of Elea∣zar the Priest, and of Ioshua, and the other Princes, and had the cities and suburbs given them by lot before the Lord, Ios. 21. Thus also the truth of Gods promise to Abraham was manifested; for hee had said, that in the fourth generation they should re∣turne from their affliction and servitude into the land of Canaan, Gen. 15. 14, 15, 16. And so it came to passe, for Kohath the sonne of Levi was one of them that went with Iakob into Egypt, Gen. 46. 11. 26. of Koath proceeded Amram, of him Aa∣ron, and of him Eleazar, 1 Chron. 6. 1, 2, 3.
Vers. 18. one Prince, one Prince of a tribe] that [unspec 18] is, of every tribe one Prince. See the like phrase in Numb. 13. 2. and 17. 6. Ios. 3. 12. and 4. 2. 4. to divide the land by inheritance] or, to inherit the land, as the Hebrew properly and usually signifi∣eth; and this latter some of the Hebrewes, as larchi and Kimchi, do retaine, expounding it of the Prin∣ces, who in stead of the people, and as their tutors and governours, first tooke the possession in the name of their tribes, and after distributed it unto them by their families. But the Chaldee here, and againe in Ios. 19. 49. (where the like phrase is also used) both the Chaldee and Greeke doe there translate it, cause to inherit, or divide by inheri∣tance; and so Moses explaineth it in vers. 29.
Vers. 19. Caleb] he was one of the Spies sent to [unspec 19] view the land: of whom see Num. 13. 7, 31. and 14. 24. Ios. 14. 6. &c.
Vers. 20. Samuel] or Shemuel: the notation of [unspec 20] which name, see in 1 Sam. 1. 20. The Greeke cal∣leth him Salamiel, by a mistaking from Num. 1. 6. Ammihud] in Greeke, Semioud: so in Numb. 1. 10.
Vers. 21. Elidad] in Greeke, Eldas the sonne [unspec 21] of Chaslon.
Vers. 22. Bukki] in Greeke, Bokk••r sonne of [unspec 22] Iekli.
Vers. 23. Hanniel] in Greeke, Aniel sonne of [unspec 23] S••••phid.
Vers. 24. Kemuel] in Greeke, Kamouel sonne of [unspec] Saphtan.
Vers. 25. Parnach] or, Pharnach; in Greeke, [unspec] Charnach.
Vers. 26. Paltiel] or, Phaltiel; in Greeke, Phan∣tiel [unspec] sonne of Oza.
Vers. 27. Ahihud] or, Achihud; in Greeke, A∣chiod [unspec] sonne of Selemi.
Vers. 28. Pedahel] in Greeke, Phadiel. Ob∣serve [unspec] here the order of the tribes, as they were na∣med with their Princes; 1. Iudah, 2. Si〈…〉〈…〉 3. Benjamin, 4. Dan, 5. Manasses, 6. Ephraim, 7. Zabulon, 8. Issachar, 9. Aser, 10. Naphtali. This order agreeth not with that in Numb. 1. nor with that in Numb. 7. nor in Numb. 26. nor any