§. 4. * 1.1 That both Cadmus, and his Wife Harmonia were Cadmonites, or Hivites, receives farther appearance from that ancient Fable of their being both changed into a Serpent, which seems to have its original from the near cognation betwixt the name Hivite and Serpent in the Syrian or Hebrew tongue: for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which signifies a Serpent, is of the same sound with Hivite: whence the Greeks, who frequently coined Fables from the imi∣tation of sounds, raised this fiction. So Boch. Phal. lib. 4. cap. 36. The habitation of the Hivites (saies he) was on the mount Her∣mon; deservedly therefore were the Hivites called Cadmonites, i:e: orientals Gen. 15.19. * 1.2 From Cadmon, and Hermon, is Cadmus (Graec. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) and his Wifes name Harmonia plainly drawen. That they were both Hivites is from thence manifest, that they are both said to be turned into a Serpent: for the name Hivites sounds Serpents. The Gibeonites, and Sichemites were Colonies of these Hivites Josh. 11.19. Thus Bochart.
The court of the Gentiles: or A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish church in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods vvord, and church light. 2: The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain pholosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. / By T.G.
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- The court of the Gentiles: or A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish church in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods vvord, and church light. 2: The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain pholosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. / By T.G.
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"The court of the Gentiles: or A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish church in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods vvord, and church light. 2: The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain pholosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. / By T.G." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A85480.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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* 1.1
The Fable of Cadmus's being changed into a Serpent from a Phenician word.
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* 1.2
Gen. 15.19.