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.

BETHEL and Jeshanah, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ephraim, are mentioned together, 2 Chron. XIII. 19. and Bethel and Ephraim in Josephus: f 1.1 Vespasian subdued two Toparchies or Lord∣ships, the Gophnitick and Acrabatene, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. After which he took Bethel and Ephraim, two little Cities.

In the Targumist it is written 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 with a Va••, and is thus pointed 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and ren∣dered by the Greek Interpretes, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Ephron. But the Massoreth tells us it must be read by Jod, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ephrain. Nor do I question but that it is the same with Josephus his Ephraim, and the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ephraim of the Talmudists g 1.2, of which we have discoursed in our Chorographical Century, Chap. 53.

It is probable, it was a City in the Land of Benjamin, as also was Bethel, which is mentioned at the same time with it. Now Bethel was the utmost border of the Tribe of

Benjamin, as it lay toward the Tribe of Ephraim. h 1.3 But where this Ephraim should lye, it is not so plain. Only this our Evangelist speaks of it, that it was near the Wilder∣ness, that is (as it should seem) near the Wilderness of Judea, in the way from Jeru∣salem to Jericho.

Notes

• f 1.1

  D•• Excid. lib. 4. cap. 33.
• g 1.2

  In Menacoth, cap. 9.
• h 1.3

  Jos. Antiqu•• lib. 5. cap. 1.