Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. Or, the trauels of the holy patriarchs, prophets, iudges, kings, our sauiour Christ, and his Apostles, as they are related in the Old and New Testaments. With a description of the townes and places to which they trauelled, and how many English miles they stood from Ierusalem. Also a short treatise of the weights, monies, and measures mentioned in the Scriptures, reduced to our English valuations, quantitie, and weight. Collected out of the workes of Henry Bunting, and done into English by R.B.

The Trauels of the Prophet Samuel.

SAmuels mother brought him from Arimathia to Shilo, being 12 miles, where he was to serue the Lord God all his life.

From Shilo Samuel went to Mizpa in the land of Gilead; 48 miles. Here Samuel called a congregation, and made a solemn sacrifice vnto the Lord, of a sucking lambe; and the Lord at the same time thundred from heauen, and dispersed the army of the Philistines, so that they fled, 1 Sam. 7.

From Mizpa he went to Arimathia, 56 miles: There he dwelt, and built an altar vnto the Lord, 1 Sam. 7.

From thence he went yearely to Bethel, 16 miles, 1 Sam. 7.

From Bethel he went to Gilgal, 2 miles, 1 Sam. 7.

From Gilgal he went to Mizpa in the land of Gilead, 36 miles 1 Sam. 7.

From Mizpa he went again to Arimathia, 56 miles. Thither came vnto him the Elders of the children of Israel, desiring him to chuse them a King, 1 Sam. 8.

Therefore he went out of the towne of Arimathia, about 16 miles, to Ramath, which lieth in the land of Ziph not far from Bethlehem Euphrata, and there Samuel anointed Saul the son of Kish to be their King, 1 Sam. 10.

From Ramath he went to Gilgal, 16 miles. There he offered, and shewed Saul what he should do, 1 Sam. 10.

From Gilgal hee went to Mizpah in the land of Gilead, 36 miles: there Saul by casting of lots was chosen King, 1 Sam. 10.

From Mizpa he returned to Arimathia, 56 miles, 1 Sam. 10.

From Arimathia he went to Beseck, about 44 miles, where A∣doni-Beseck

was taken, whose fingers and toes the children of Israel cut off. There Samuel and Saul caused an army of men to issue out against the children of Ammon, 1 Sam. 11.

From Besecke, Samuel and Saul passed ouer Iordan to Iabes in Gilead, 16 miles, and there ouerthrew Nahas King of the Ammo∣nites, and all his host; which done, Samuel said vnto the souldiers, Let vs now go vnto Gilgal, and there renew the Kingdome.

From Iabes in Gilead he went to Gilgal, 36 miles. There Saul was placed in his Throne royal, 1 Sam. 11.

From Gilgal Samuel went to Arimathia, which is 20 miles.

From Arimathia he went again to Gilgal, 20 miles, and there he sharply rebuked King Saul, because he had offered a Sacrifice contrary to his command, 1 Sam. 13.

From Gilgal he went to Gibeon, 12 miles, 1 Sam. 13.

From Gibeon he went to Arimathia, 12 miles.

From Arimathia he went to Gilgal, 20 miles; there rebuked king Saul, because he did not wholly destroy the Amalekites; and Samuel himselfe hewed the body of Agag King of the Amalekites in pieces, 1 Sam. 16.

From Gilgal he went to Arimathia, 20 miles.

From Arimathia he went to Bethlehem, 16 miles, and there he anointed Dauid King, 1 Sam. 16.

Then he returned again to Arimathia, 16 miles, where he died and was buried, 1 Sam. 28.

So all the trauels of the Prophet Samuel were 364 miles.

Of Arimathia, Mizpa, Ramath, and rhe rest of the townes men∣tioned in his Trauels, you may reade before.