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. XIII.

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They came to Perga in Pamphylia.

FROM Paphos in Cyprus, whether old or new (both being Maritim places situated on the Western shore of the Island) they seemed to Sail into the mouth of the river Ce∣strus, concerning which Strabo hath this passage. n 1.1 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Then there is the river Cestrus which when one hath sailed sixty furlongs, he comes to the City Perga, near which is the Temple of Diana of Perga, in an high place, where every year there is a solemn con∣vention. Ptolomey also speaks of the river Cestrus, and of the Cataract, concerning which Strabo hath some mention.

But Mela o 1.2 hath this passage, Thence there are two strong rivers Oestros and Cataractes. Oes∣tros is easily navigable: but Cataractes hath its name from the violence of its running, amongst these is the City Perga, &c. One may justly suspect an error in the Writer here, writing Oes∣tros for Cestros, and it is something strange that Olivarius hath taken no notice of it.

We may conjecture there was no Synagogue of Jews in Perga, because there is no mention of it, nor any memorable thing recorded as done by the Apostles here; only that John whose Sirname was Mark, did in this place depart from them; for what reason is not known.

Notes

• n 1.1

  Geograph. lib. 14.
• o 1.2

  Mela, lib. 1. cap. 14.