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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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Subject terms: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.; Church of England.; Theology -- Early works to 1800.; Theology -- History -- 17th century.
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SECT. III. The Perizzites, who?

REckon the sons of Canaan in Gen. X. and where do you find the Perizzites? And yet, a matter to be wondered at, they are always numbered in that black Cata∣logue, of the seven Nations to be cut off.

I know, it is supposed by some, that they are called Perizzites, as much as to say Vil∣lagers, because they dwelt in Villages, and small Towns unfortified: which indeed varies not much from the derivation of the word: But certainly it is needless, when all the Ca∣naanitish families are reckoned up, which possessed the whole Land, to add The Villagers over and above, who were sufficiently included in the aforesaid reckoning.

But that which we know was done by the Israelites, we justly suppose was done by the Canaanites also; namely, that some families of the Canaanite stock, were denomina∣ted not from the very immediate son of Canaan, from whom they derived their original, but from some famous and memorable man of that stock. Nor do we say this upon con∣jecture alone, but by very many examples among the Israelites, and indeed among other Nations, and this in that very Nation, of which we are speaking. In Gen. XXXVI. Zi∣beon was the son of Seir, vers. 20. and the whole Nation and Land was called, The Nati∣on and Land of the sons of Seir. But now that that Seir was of the Canaanite pedegree, appears sufficiently hence, that his son Zibeon was called an Hivite, vers. 2. After the same manner therefore as the Seirites, who were of Canaanite blood, were so named, I make no doubt the Perizzites were named from one Perez, a man of great name in some Ca∣naanite stock.