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.

SECT. VII. The whole Southern Country of Iudea, within Idumea.

IT swallowed up also the whole Country of South Judea, which was more general∣ly marked out by two names 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The upper and the nether South: a 1.1 more particularly and diffusively, as some of the Jews please, it is divided into se∣ven parts, 1. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 2. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 3. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 4. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 5. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 6. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 7. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and sometimes 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉

So that when the Holy Scripture divides the South of Judea from Idumea, Numb. XXXIV. and Josh. XV. we must know that dividing line now is broken, and all the South of Judea is called Idumea. But here by the way, I cannot but note the Arabic In∣terpreter who renders Edom, in Josh. XV. 2. by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Rome, by what authority, let himself look to it, so let the Jews do too, who commonly call the Romans, Edomites.

How much this new Idumea shot it self into Judea, is not to be defined; since it ad∣mitted indeed no limits, but where either the Force or Fraud of that Nation could not thrust it self in farther. If you betake your self to Josephus, here and there speaking of that nation, you would think that it extended almost as far as Hebron. Thence perhaps, were those endeavours of some, b 1.2 of freeing the Hill Country of Judea from Tithing. Of which endeavour we can scarce conceive another reason then; that that Country was now too much turned Heathen, and Tithes should not be taken from Hea∣thens. For these Idumeans were but a remove from Heathen. They had passed into the Jewish Rites, but they were neither friends to the Jews, nor to their Religion.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Hieros. San∣hedr. fol. 18. 4. Berish. Rabba, § 52.
• b 1.2

  Hieros. De∣mai, fol. 24. 4.