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. VI. Cesarea Philippi.

THIS City also is of the same rank with Bethshean in the Talmudists: and Ptolo∣my besides encourages us to number it among the Cities of Decapolis, who reckons it among the Cities of Midland Phenicia; and Josephus, who in his own life intimates Syrians to be its Inhabitants. We correct here that which elsewhere slip∣ped us, namely, that the Arabic Interpreter while he renders Cesarea for Hazor, Jos. XI. 1. may be understood of Cesarea of Strato, when he seems rather to respect this Ce∣sarea.

And now from what has been said, think with your self, Reader, what is to be re∣solved concerning those words of St. Mark, Jesus went from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. Think, I say, and judge, whether by the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, any place can be understood at the very gates of Sidon: and not rather some place not very remote from Cesarea Philip∣pi. And judge again, whether Decapolis ought to be placed within Galilee, and not rather (with Pliny and Josephus) that a great part of it at least, ought not to be placed in the Country beyond Jordan, and if any part of it stood in Galilee, whether it ought not to be placed in the utmost Northern coast of it, except only Scythopolis, or Beth∣shan.