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. LXXVII. Hippo. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Susitha. (Book 77)

YOU may suppose upon good grounds, that Hippo is the same with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Susitha in the Talmudists, from the very signification of the word. Enquire. Of it there is this mention.

a 1.1 R. Josua ben Levi saith, It is written, And Jephtah fled from the face of his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tobh. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which is Susitha. If you would render it in Greek, it is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Hippene.

This City was replenished with Gentiles, but not a few Jews mixed with them. Hence is that, b 1.2 If two witnesses come out of a City, the major part whereof consists of Gentiles 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 as Susitha, &c. And after a few lines, R. Immai circumcised from the testimony of women, who said the Sun was upon Susitha. For it was not lawful to circumcise, but in the day time.

c 1.3 Hippo was distant from Tiberias thirty furlongs only.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Hieros. She∣viith, fol. 36. 3
• b 1.2

  Id. Rosh Ha∣shanah, fol. 54. 4
• c 1.3

  Joseph. in his own life, pag. mihi 650.