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CHAP. LXXXIX. Divers Towns called by the name of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Tyre. (Book 89)

BEsides Tyre, the noble Mart of Phenicia, we meet with various places of the same name, both in the Talmudists, and in Josephus.

a 1.1 In the place noted in the Margin, they mention 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, one Tyre in the very borders of the land, which was bound to pay Tiths, and another in like manner in the borders, which was not bound: we shall hereafter produce their words. And in these examples which follow, and in very many others, which might be produced, they leave it un∣decided, whether the discourse is of Tyre of Phenicia, or of some other place of that name.

b 1.2 Jacob Navoriensis travailed to Tyre (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) and there taught some things, for which R. Chaggai would have him beaten.

c 1.3 R. Mena went to Tyre (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉:) whom R. Chaija bar Ba found there, and going for∣ward he told R. Jochanan those things which he had taught.

d 1.4 R. Issa went to Tyre, (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) and saw them drinking wine, &c.

Josephus thus writes of Hircanns, the brother of Simon the High Priest. He built a strong place between Arabia and Judea beyond Jordan: e 1.5 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ and called it Tyre.

The same Author, of John ben Levi thus: When he had endeavoured to retain the Giscalites, now attempting to shake off the Romane yoke, it was no purpose: f 1.6 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, for the bordering people, the Gadarens, the Gabaraganeans, and the Tyrians, having got together considerable forces, invade Giscala. You can scarcely suppose that these Tyrians came out of Tyre of Phenicia; but from some other place, of the same name.

Upon that reason, that very many Towns in the land of Israel were called by the name of Rama, namely because they were seated in some high place: by the same reason very many are called by the name of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Tyre, because they were built in a rocky place.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Hieros. Demai, fol. 22. 4.
• b 1.2

  Id. Kiddushin, fol. 64. 4.
• c 1.3

  Id. Avod. Zar. fol. 42. 1.
• d 1.4

  Ibid. fol. 44. 2.
• e 1.5

  Jos. Antiq. lib. 12. cap. 5.
• f 1.6

  Jos. in his own life.