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 Kings of Israel; and first of IEROBOAM.

THis man was the sonne of Nebat, and borne at a towne called Zared, not far from Bethlehem Ephrata; some eight miles from Ierusalem: from whence hee came to Solomon, who made him captaine, that he might collect the tribute of Manas∣ses and Ephraim, 1 Reg. 11. which was eight miles.

From Ierusalem as he went to Shilo (which was foure miles) he met the Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite, who told him that he should be King of Israel, 1 Reg. 11.

From thence he went to Memphis in Aegipt, which was 224 miles, (because Solomon sought his life) where he remained with Sesak king of Aegypt, all the life of Solomon. Eusebius calleth this King Osochores, who that same yeare succeeded Macrenius (Solo∣mons father in law) in that gouernment.

From thence hee returned to the towne of Sichem in Israel, which was 280 miles, where the Israelites made him chiefe cap∣taine, against Rehoboam, Solomons sonne. Wherefore Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, began to raigne ouer Israel, An. mundi, 2971, and before Christ, 997, and raigned 22 yeares, 1 Reg. 12. His first seat was at Sichem, which he repaired and enlarged.

From Sichem (in the first yeare of his raigne) hee went to Pe∣nuell, and there set vp many faire buildings, which was twelue miles, 1 Reg. 12.

From Penuel he went 24 miles to the towne of Bethel, where he caused a golden Calfe to be set vp, for the people to worship.

From thence he went to Thirza, which is 16 miles. This citie he built, and there kept his court, 1 Reg. 14.

From thence he went to the mount Zemaraim, which is mount Ephraim, 18 miles; where he had a great battell with Abia king of Iuda, and lost 500000 of his souldiers, all chosen men of Is∣rael, 2 Chr. 13. verse 17.

Hauing lost this battell, with all possible speed that he could, went thence to Thirza, which is 18 miles: there the Lord strucke him with a grieuous disease that hee died miserably, 1 Reg. 14. 2 Chr. 13. So all the Trauels of Ieroboam first King of Israel were 623 miles.