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.

VERS. 5.

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Booz of Rachab.

SO far the Jewish Writers agree with Matthew, that they confess Rachab was Mar∣ried to some Prince of Israel, but mistaking concerning the person; whether they do this out of ignorance, or wilfully, let themselves look to that. Concerning this matter, the Babylonian Gemara hath these words: k 1.1 Eight Prophets, and those Priests sprang from Rachab, and they are these; Neriah, Baruch, Seraiah, Maaseiah, Jeremiah, Hilkiah, Hanameel, and Shallum. R. Judah saith, Huldah also was of the Posterity of Rachab. And a little after, There is a tradition that she being made a proselytess, was Married to Josua. (Which Kimchi also produceth in Jos. Chap. VI.) Here the gloss casts in a scruple: It sounds some what harshly, saith it, that Josua Married one that was made a Proselyte; when it was not lawful to contract Marriage with the Canaanites, though they be∣came Proselytes. Therefore we must say, that she was not of the Seven Nations of the Cana∣anites, but of some other Nation, and sojourned there. But others say, That that prohibi∣tion took not place before the entrance into the Promised Land, &c.

Notes

• k 1.1

  M••gill, fol. 14. 2.