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.
Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675., G. B. (George Bright), d. 1696., Strype, John, 1643-1737.
4. Of Dosthai the Pseud-Apostle of the Samaritans.

When the Lions had devour'd the Samaritans, the Assyrian King hearing the news,* calls to him the Elders of Israel, and asks them, did the wild beasts ever use to tear and mangle any of your people in your own land when you dwelt there? Therefore how comes it to pass that they do so now? They answer him, our own land bears no Nati∣tion that is not conversant in the Law, or will not be circumcis'd. Send therefore, saith he, two that may go and instruct the people.
So they sent 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉R. Dosthai the Son of Jannai, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉R. Sabia, who taught them the Book of the written Law.

But is this likely? that Dosthai the Samaritan's oracle should be in the times of the Assyrian Empire? whence then had he that Greek name of his? and the name of his Fa∣ther Janneus was Greekish too: It is much more probable what Eulogius hath in Photius. Cod. CCXXX.

The Samaritan people having divided into various factions disagree'd a∣mongst themselves, and brought in forreign opinions. Some were of opinion that Jo∣shua was he of whom Moses spoke, when he tells them, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from among your brethren like unto me.
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Others rejecting this opinion, cry'd up one Dosthai or Dositheus, a native Samaritan and Contemporary with Simon Magus.

From Dosthai and Sabia, the Dosthenes and Sabueans, two Samaritan Sects originally* sprung.