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. XCI. Perea. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Beyond Iordan. (Book 91)

THE a 1.1 length of Perea was from Macherus to Pella; the bredth from Philadelphia to Jordan.

b 1.2 The Mountanous part of it was Mount Macvar, and Gedor, &c. The Piain of it was Heshbon, with all its Cities, which are in the Plain, Dibon, and Bamoth-Baal, and Beth-Baal-Meon, &c. The Valley of it is, Beth-Haran, and Beth-Nimrah, and Succoth, &c.

c 1.3 The mention of the Mountains of Macvar occurs in that hyperbolical Tradition of R. Eleazar ben Diglai, saying, the Goats 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the mountains of Macvar sneezed at the smell of the Perfume of the Incense in the Temple. The word Macherus is derived from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Macvar.

The whole Country indeed, which was beyond Jordan was called Perea: but it was so divided, that the Southern part of it was particularly called Perea; the other part was called Batanea, Auranitis, Trachonitis. So it is called by Josephus, because by the Do∣nation of Augustus, d 1.4 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Perea and Galilee came into the posses∣sion of Herod Antipas: and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Batanea, and Trachon, and Auranitis into that of Philip.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Bashan, passed into Batanea, according to the Syriac Idiome, that changeth 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Shin into 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Thau; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Batanin, in the Samaritane Interpreter: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ma••a∣nin, in the Targumists, by the alternate use of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Mem and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Beth, which is not un∣usual with them.

Golan was the chief City of this Country, Jos. XX. 8. Whence is Gaulonitis, and that e 1.5 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, upper and nether Gaulonitis.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Trachon. In the Jews we read 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 f 1.6 Tra∣chon which is bounded at Bozsra. Not Bozra of Edom, Esa. LXIII. 1. Nor Bezer of the Reubenites, Jos. XX. 8. but another, to wit, Bosorra, or Bosor, in the land of Gilead.

Concerning which see g 1.7 Josephus, and the first book of Maccabes, Chap. V. vers. 26.

While we speak of the difference between Beser and Bosra, we cannot pass by a signal example of this thing propounded by the Babylonian Talmudists. h 1.8 The Prince of Rome, [viz. Samael, the Angel of death, as the Gloss tells us] did formerly commit a threefold error, as it is written, Who comes from Edom, with died garments from Bozrah? In this matter he errs, because there is no refuge but in Bezor, and he betook himself to Bozra, &c.

i 1.9 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Batanea is bounded by Trachonitis.

l 1.10 Auranitis. Josephus sometimes calls it Abranitis. Cesar, saith he, gave to Herod (the Great) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Trachon, and Batanea, and Abranitis; and that, that he should restrain and subdue the Robbers, who most miserably vexed those Countries, &c.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Joseph. de bell. lib. 3. cap. 4.
• b 1.2

  Hieros. She∣viith, fol. 38. 4.
• c 1.3

  Tamid, cap. 3. hal. 8. & Bab. Joma, fol. 39. 2.
• d 1.4

  Jos. de ••ell. lib. 2. cap. 9.
• e 1.5

  See I••s. in the place above, cap. 13.
• f 1.6

  Hieros. She∣viith, fol. 36. 3.
• g 1.7

  Joseph. Antiq. lib. 12. cap. 12.
• h 1.8

  Bab. Maccoth, fol. 12. 1.
• i 1.9

  Jos. Antiq. lib. 10. cap. 2.
• l 1.10

  Id. Ibid. lib. 15. cap. ••3.