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. I.

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To hear the word of God, he also stood by the lake, &c.

FOR they were wont to teach also without the Synagogue, and Beth Midrash, in the high-ways and in the streets. a 1.1 Rabban Johaman ben Zacchai taught in the street, before the mountain of the Temple, the whole day. See the Gloss upon it. b 1.2 Ben Azzai taught in the streets of Tiberias.

This custom R. Judah forbad in this Canon. c 1.3 Let not the Doctors teach their disciples in the streets. And accordingly he severely rebuked R. Chaijam because he taught his Brothers Sons in the street.

And yet it is related of the same R. Judah, d 1.4 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 R. Judah sat la∣bouring in the Law [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, labouring in the word and doctrine, as the ex∣pression is 1 Tim. V. 17.] before the Babylonish Synagogue in Zippor; there was a Bullock passed by him to the slaughter, and it lowed: This Bullock because he did not deliver from the slaughter, he was struck with the Tooth-ach for the space thirteen years.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Pesacbin, fol. 26 1.
• b 1.2

  E••ubbin, fol. 29. 1.
• c 1.3

  Moed Katon. fol. 16. 1.
• d 1.4

  Beresh. Rab. sect. 33.