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. I. Zarephath. Obad. vers. 20. where.

SAREPTA in the Story of Elijah, 1 King. XVII. is written in Hebrew 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Tzarephath, and with the same Letters in Obad vers. 20. and therefore it may be reasonably enquired whether it be one and the same place. Indeed, there would hardly be any doubt in it, but that the Jews ordinarily by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 understand France, and by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Sepharad, which by the Prophet is used in the very same verse, Spain. The words of the Prophet are very variously rendered, and yet in all that variety, nothing hinders but that Zarephath there may be understood of the Zarephath mentioned in the Kings. For, whether the passage concern the Captivity's being detained in Zarephath, or the Captivity's possessing the Land to Zarephath (for in that variety chiefly, the words are expounded) in either sense, it may well enough be, that the Sarepta that belongs to Zidon, may be the scene of the affair. As to the former, if we compare but that passage concerning Tyre, the Sister of Sidon, Amos I. 9. and withal the potency and dominion of the Sidonians, it may not be improbable but that the Israelites might be captived in Sarepta of Sidon. And as to the latter, whereas in the vers. immediately before, the discourse is of the possession of the Mount of Esau, of the Fields of Ephraim, Samaria, and Gilead, and then there is mention of possessing the Land of Canaan, as far as Zare∣phath; who would seek Zarephath in France, and not in some neighbouring place, ac∣cording to all the rest of the places their named, which were all very near. Let me add moreover, that whereas there is mention of possessing the Land of the Canaanites even unto Zarephath, the Greek Interpreters will tell you who those Canaanites were, that are distinguisht from the rest of the Nations in the Land of Canaan, viz. the Phe∣nicians, Josh. V. 1. And by the Kings of the Hittites mentioned 1 Kings X. 29. and 2 Kings VII. 6. I would likewise suppose the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Phenician Kings.