The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

CHAP. LXVI. The Northern coast of Galilee. Amanah. The mountain of Snow. (Book 66)

THIS Coast is described by Moses, Numb. XXXIV. 7. From the great Sea to mount Hor. From mount Hor to the entrance of Hamath, &c.

Mount Hor in the Jewish Writers is Amanah; mention of which occurs, Cant. IV. 8. where R. Solomon thus, Amanah is a mount in the Northern Coast of the land of Israel, which in the Talmudical Language is called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, The mountanous place of Amanon. The same with mount Hor.

In the Jerusalem Targum for mount Hor is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The mount Manus: but the Targum of Jonathan renders it 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The mountain Umanis.

a 1.1 What, say the Jerusalem Writers, is of the land of Israel, and what without the land? Whatsoever comes down from mount Amanah inwards, is of the land of Israel; whatsoever is without the mountanous place of Amanah, is without the land.

And a little after; R. Justa Bar Shunem said, When the Israelites that return (from their Dispersion) shall have arrived at the mountanous places of Amana, they shall sing a song; which is proved from that, which is said (Cant. IV. 8.) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 He renders it, Thou shalt sing from the head of Amanah.

There was also a River of the same name with the Mountain, of which the Targum in that place;b 1.2 They that live by the River Amanah, and they that live on the top of the mountain of Snow, that offer thee a Present. And the Aruch, which we have noted be∣fore, writes thus,c 1.3 Kirmion is a River in the way to Damascus, and is the same with Amana.

The mountain of Snow, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 among the Paraphrasts and Talmudists is the same with Hermon. The Samaritane Interpreter upon Deut. IV. 48. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 To the mountain of Snow, which is Hermon. And the Jerusalem Wri∣ters say,d 1.4 They built for the daughters of the Midianites little booths of hurdles from Beth-Jeshimon, unto the mountain of Snow, and placed women there selling cakes.

The Hierusalem Targum upon Numb. XXXV. writes thus, The mountain of Snow at Ce∣sarea (Phillippi.) See also Jonathan there.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Hieros. She∣vith, fol. 36 4. & Challah, fol. 60. 1.
• b 1.2

  Targum in Cant. IV. 8.
• c 1.3

  Aruch in 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• d 1.4

  Hieros. San∣hedr. fol. 20. 4.