The situation and limites of Chanaan, towards the South, the VVeast, the North, and the East. 13. which must be diuided by lotte among nine tribes and a halfe (the other two and a half hauing their partes ouer Iordan) 16. with the names of the persons that shal make the diuision.
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:E il Signore parlò a Mosè, e disse:AND our Lord spake to Moyses, saying:Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: 2Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you are entered into the land of Chanaan, and it shall be fallen into your possession by lot, it shall be bounded by these limits:Tu darai quest'ordine a' figliuoli d'Israele, e dirai loro: Quando sarete entrati nella terra di Canaan, e ne avrete tirate a sorte le porzioni da possedere, i confini di essa saranno questi:Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: when you are entred into the Land of Chanaan, and it shal be fallen vnto you by lotte in possession, it shal be limited by these borders:Præcipe filiis Israël, et dices ad eos: Cum ingressi fueritis terram Chanaan, et in possessionem vobis sorte ceciderit, his finibus terminabitur. 3The south side shall begin from the wilderness of Sin, which is by Edom: and shall have the most salt sea for its furthest limits eastward:La parte di mezzogiorno comincerà dalla solitudine di Sin, che è presso a Edom: e avrà per suoi limiti all'oriente il mar salato.The southside shal beginne from the wildernesse Sin, which is beside Edom: and it shal haue toward the East the most salt sea for the limites.Pars meridiana incipiet a solitudine Sin, quæ est juxta Edom: et habebit terminos contra orientem mare salsissimum. 4Which limits shall go round on the south side by the ascent of the Scorpion and so into Senna, and reach toward the south as far as Cadesbarne, from whence the frontiers shall go out to the town called Adar, and shall reach as far as Asemona.E (questi confini) gireranno al mezzodì, per la salita dello Scorpione, e passeranno per Senna, e arriveranno dal mezzodì fino a Cadesbarne: di dove i confini arriveranno fino al villaggio chiamato Adar, e si stenderanno fino ad Asemona:The which shal compasse the south side by the ascending of the Scorpion, so that they shal passe into Senna, and reach toward the South as farre as Cadesbarne, from whence the frontiers shal goe forth to the towne named Adar, and shal reach as farre as Asemona.Qui circuibunt australem plagam per ascensum Scorpionis, ita ut transeant in Senna, et perveniant a meridie usque ad Cadesbarne, unde egredientur confinia ad villam nomine Adar, et tendent usque ad Asemona. 5And the limits shall fetch a compass from Asemona to the torrent of Egypt, and shall end in the shore of the great sea.E anderanno girando da Asemona fino al torrente di Egitto, e finiranno al lido del mar grande.And the border shal goe round about from Asemona to the Torrent of Aegypt, and shal end in the shore of the great sea.Ibitque per gyrum terminus ab Asemona usque ad torrentem Ægypti, et maris magni littore finietur.
6And the west side shall begin from the great sea, and the same shall be the end thereof.La parte occidentale comincerà al mar grande, e finirà allo stesso mare.And the west side shal beginne from the great sea, and the same shal be the limite therof.Plaga autem occidentalis a mari magno incipiet, et ipso fine claudetur. 7But toward the north side the borders shall begin from the great sea, reaching to the most high mountain,A settentrione principieranno i confini del mar grande, e arriveranno fino al monte altissimo,Moreouer toward the North part the borders shal beginne from the greate sea, reaching vnto the most high mountaine,Porro ad septentrionalem plagam a mari magno termini incipient, pervenientes usque ad montem altissimum, 8From which they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of Sedada:Di dove andranno verso Emath fino al territorio di Sedada:from he which they shal come vnto Emath as farre as the borders of Sedada:a quo venient in Emath usque ad terminos Sedada: 9And the limits shall go as far as Zephrona, and the village of Enan. These shall be the borders on the north side.E si stenderanno fino a Zephrona, e al villaggio di Enan: questi saranno i confini dalla parte di settentrione:and the frontiers shal goe as farre as Sephorna, and the towne Enan. These shal be the borders in the North part.ibuntque confinia usque ad Zephrona, et villam Enan. Hi erunt termini in parte aquilonis. 10From thence they shall mark out the bounds towards the east side from the village of Enan unto Sephama.Indi i confini verso l'oriente si prenderanno dal villaggio di Enan fino a Sephama:From thence they shal marke out the boundes toward the East side from the village Enan vnto Sephama,Inde metabuntur fines contra orientalem plagam de villa Enan usque Sephama, 11And from Sephama the bounds shall go down to Rebla over against the fountain of Daphnis: from thence they shall come eastward to the sea of Cenereth,E da Sephama scenderanno a Rebla dirimpetto alla fontana di Daphnim: di là si stenderanno all'oriente fino al mare di Cenereth:and from Sephama the boundes shal goe downe vnto Rebla against the fountaine Daphnim: from thence they shal come eastward to the sea Cenereth,et de Sephama descendent termini in Rebla contra fontem Daphnim: inde pervenient contra orientem ad mare Cenereth, 12And shall reach as far as the Jordan, and at the last shall be closed in by the most salt sea. This shall be your land with its borders round about.E arriveranno sino al Giordano, e finalmente saran chiusi dal mare salato. Questa è la terra co' suoi confini, che la serrano da ogni parte, la quale voi possederete.and shal reach as farre as Iordan, and at the last shal be closed in by the most salt sea. This you shal haue for your Land by the boundes therof round about.et tendent usque ad Jordanem, et ad ultimum salsissimo claudentur mari. Hanc habebitis terram per fines suos in circuitu.
13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord hath commanded to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.E Mosè diede ordine a' figliuoli d'Israele, e disse: Questa sarà la terra, la quale vi sarà distribuita a sorte, e il Signore ha ordinato ch'ella sia data alle nove, tribù, e mezza.And Moyses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This shal be the Land, which you shal possesse by lotte, and which our Lord hath commanded to be geuen to the nine tribes, and to the halfe tribe.Præcepitque Moyses filiis Israël, dicens: Hæc erit terra, quam possidebitis sorte, et quam jussit Dominus dari novem tribubus, et dimidiæ tribui. 14For the tribe of the children of Ruben by their families, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the number of their kindreds, and half of the tribe of Manasses,Imperocché la tribù dei figliuoli di Ruben colle sue famiglie, e la tribù de' figliuoli di Gad con tutto il numero di sue famiglie, e anche mezza la tribù di Manasse,For the tribe of the children of Ruben by their families, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the number of their kinredes, the halfe also of the tribe of Manasses,Tribus enim filiorum Ruben per familias suas, et tribus filiorum Gad juxta cognationum numerum, media quoque tribus Manasse, 15That is, two tribes and a half, have received their portion beyond the Jordan over against Jericho at the east side.Vale a dire due tribù e mezza hanno avuta la loro porzione di là dal Giordano dirimpetto a Gerico verso l'oriente.that is, two tribes and an halfe, haue taken their portion beyond Iordan against Iericho at the east side.id est, duæ semis tribus, acceperunt partem suam trans Jordanem contra Jericho ad orientalem plagam. 16And the Lord said to Moses:E il Signore disse a Mosè:And our Lord said to Moyses:Et ait Dominus ad Moysen: 17These are the names of the men, that shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun,Questi sono i nomi degli uomini, i quali faranno tra voi lo scompartimento della terra: Eleazaro sacerdote, e Giosuè figliuolo di Nun.These are the names of the men, that shal diuide the Land vnto you, Eleazar the priest, and Iosue the sonne of Nun,Hæc sunt nomina virorum qui terram vobis divident, Eleazar sacerdos, et Josue filius Nun, 18And one prince of every tribe,E un principe di ciascuna tribù,and one prince of euerie tribe,et singuli principes de tribubus singulis, 19Whose names are these: Of the tribe of Juda, Caleb the son of Jephone.De' quali son questi i nomi: Della tribù di Giuda, Caleb figliuolo di Jephone.whose names are these: Of the tribe of Iuda, Caleb the sonne of Iephone.quorum ista sunt vocabula. De tribu Juda, Caleb filius Jephone.
20Of the tribe of Simeon, Samuel the son of Ammiud.Della tribù di Simeon, Samuel figliuolo di Ammiud.Of the tribe of Simeon, Samuel the sonne of Ammiud.De tribu Simeon, Samuel filius Ammiud. 21Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chaselon.Della tribù di Beniamin, Elidad figliuolo di Chaselon.Of the tribe of Beniamin Elidad the sonne of Chaselon.De tribu Benjamin, Elidad filius Chaselon. 22Of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bocci the son of Jogli.Della tribù de' figliuoli di Dan, Bocci figliuolo di Jogli.Of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bocci the sonne of Iogh.De tribu filiorum Dan, Bocci filius Jogli. 23Of the children of Joseph of the tribe of Manasses, Hanniel the son of Ephod.De' figliuoli di Joseph della tribù di Manasse, Hanniel figliuolo di Ephod.Of the children of Ioseph of the tribe of Manasses, Haniel the sonne of Ephod.Filiorum Joseph de tribu Manasse, Hanniel filius Ephod. 24Of the tribe of Ephraim, Camuel the son of Sephtan.Della tribù di Ephraim, Camuel figliuolo di Sephthan.Of the tribe of Ephraim, Camuel the sonne of Sephthan.De tribu Ephraim, Camuel filius Sephthan. 25Of the tribe of Zabulon, Elisaphan the son of Pharnach.Della tribù di Zabulon, Elisaphan figliuolo di Pharnach.Of the tribe of Zabulon, Elisaphan the sonne of Pharnach.De tribu Zabulon, Elisaphan filius Pharnach. 26Of the tribe of Issachar, Phaltiel the prince, the son of Ozan.Della tribù d'Issachar, il principe Phaltiel figliuolo di Ozan.Of the tribe of Issachar, duke Phaltiel the sonne of Ozan.De tribu Issachar, dux Phaltiel filius Ozan. 27Of the tribe of Aser, Ahiud the son of Salomi.Della tribù di Aser, Ahiud figliuolo di Salomi.Of the tribe of Aser, Ahiud the sonne of Salomi.De tribu Aser, Ahiud filius Salomi. 28Of the tribe of Nephtali: Phedael the son of Ammiud.Della tribù di Nephthali, Phedael figliuolo di Ammiud.Of the tribe of Nephthali: Phedael the sonne of Ammiud.De tribu Nephthali, Phedaël filius Ammiud. 29These are they Whom the Lord hath commanded to divide the land of Chanaan to the children of Israel.Questi sono coloro, ai quali il Signore diede ordine di fare la divisione della terra di Canaan tra i figliuoli d'Israele.These are they whom our Lord commanded to diuide the Land of Chanaan to the children of Israel.Hi sunt, quibus præcepit Dominus ut dividerent filiis Israël terram Chanaan.
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Challoner
The most salt sea. The lake of Sodom, otherwise called the Dead Sea. (Challoner)
Menochius
Limits. These are very properly defined in this place, that the Hebrews may know what nations they ought to destroy. (Menochius)
A line may be drawn from the southern point of the Dead Sea, through Adar, as far as the Nile and the Mediterranean Sea, comprising a part of the desert of Sin, or Zin.
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The Scorpion. A mountain so called, from having a great number of scorpions. (Challoner)
Hebrew Hakrabbim. There was a city of the same name, the capital of Acrabathene, (1 Machabees 3:3.) not far from Petra.
St. Jerome
Senna, a town of the desert of Zin, (Calmet) or a mountain specified. (Judges 1:36.) (St. Jerome)
Adar. Hebrew, "Hasor Adar." But they seem to be two distinct towns, Josue 15:3.
Asemona. See (Numbers 33:30.)
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Egypt. Many suppose the rivulet of Rinocorura is meant. (Menochius)
Calmet
But it seems more probable that the Nile, the only river of Egypt, or the eastern branch of it, where Pelusium stands, is designated. There is no proof that the former rivulet belonged to Egypt; and though some assert that the Hebrews never dwelt to the west of it, the territory was so barren, that nothing may be said respecting that affair. We find, however, that under Solomon they inhabited as far as the river of Egypt; (1 Paralipomenon 13:5., and 3 Kings 8:65,) and if they had not, God's promise entitled them to that part of the country; as well as to that which extends to the great river Euphrates, though they perhaps never took possession of it. See Genesis 15:18., and Josue 13:3. Pelusium is commonly reckoned the frontier town of Egypt, Ezechiel 30:15. (Stabo xvi.) In another place, the promised land extends from Emath to the torrent of Egypt, (1 Kings 8:55,) or of the desert, Amos 6:15. (Calmet)
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Great sea, compared with those of Palestine, which were only like pools or lakes. The Hebrews call every great collection of water, a sea. The Mediterranean bounded the promised land entirely, on the west.
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The most high mountain. Libanus. (Challoner)
Calmet
Hebrew, "the mountain of the mountain, or of Hor." Some understand Mount Casius, Hermon, Taurus, or Amanus; which last lies on the confines of Cilicia, and hence the Rabbins draw a line by the straits of Gibraltar to Pelusium, so as to comprise all the islands and the waters of the Mediterranean. (Selden, Marc. Claus. 1:6.) But Grotius denies that the sea can be claimed by any one, nor was it, even for fishing, says he, before the days of Justinian. (Jur. 2:2, 3.) (Calmet)
Haydock
At any rate, Moses here seems to mean the northern limits from the point of the Mediterranean, where Libanus is situated, across the country eastward to Emath, and as far as the village of Enan, ver. 9. (Haydock)
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Emath. It is of great importance to fix the situation of this city. Some take it to be Antioch, the capital of Syria, on the Orontes. But that was a modern city, founded by Nicanor, and called after his father, Antiochus, and embellished by Callinicus and Epiphanes. (Strabo xvi.)
Menochius
Others believe it is Epiphania, at the foot of Libanus, on the same river, and a distinct city from Emath Rabba, or "the great," of Amos 6:2. Josephus [Antiquities?] 1:7, (Calmet) and St. Jerome (in Isaias x.) seem to be of this opinion. (Menochius)
Calmet
But the city in question was most probably Emesa, of which Amos speaks above. It was also upon the river Orontes, at a small distance to the east of Libanus, on the road to Damascus. This road was the northern boundary. Emesa was perhaps formerly the capital of the country of Soba, (2 Paralipomenon 8:3,) and was taken by Solomon. Reblatha, or Rebla, (ver. 11,) was a part of its territory. (Theodoret in Jer. 39:5.) (Calmet)
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Enan. Hebrew, "Hazer Henan." In Ezechiel, (xlvii. 17,) it is called the court of Enon. It may be Gaana, north of Damascus, or rather Inna, placed to the south of that city by Ptolemy.
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Sephama, or Apamea. (Targum)
Haydock
Rebla. Septuagint, "Bela, or Asbela." (Haydock)
St. Jerome understands Antioch, near which was the fountain of Daphnis, or Daphne, a word which is inserted in the Targum, though it be not found in Hebrew. But Antioch did not lie on the eastern borders, and this fountain may be the same place as Enan, ver. 9.
Calmet
Against. Hebrew, "on the east side of Ain, or the fountain." (Calmet)
Challoner
Cenereth. This is the sea of Galilee, illustrated by the miracles of our Lord. (Challoner)
Haydock
The line was not drawn to this lake of Genesareth, or of Tiberias, as it was likewise called, but comprised a large territory lying to the east of it, (Calmet) and given to the tribes of Manasses, Gad, and Ruben, which inhabited the country east of the Jordan and of the Salt Sea. (Haydock)
Eastward: the Septuagint insinuate, "to the south, leaving the sea of Cenereth on the east."
Menochius
The fountain of Daphnis may probably be that near the Semechonite lake, through which the Jordan runs. (Josephus, Jewish Wars 4:1.) It may have received the title of Daphnis, from the laurels with which it is adorned, like the suburbs of Antioch. (Bonfrere) (Menochius)
Haydock
It appears that Moses has only in view, the nine tribes for which a provision was not yet made; and their eastern limits extended from Emath, down the Jordan to the Dead Sea, so as to comprise no part to the east of that river, which was already given to their brethren; (see ver. 13, 15, 29;) and thus the observation of Calmet, respecting the countries east of Cenereth, will be rather inaccurate, as the line must run through that sea, following the course of the Jordan. These were properly the eastern limits of Chanaan, which country comprised all between Egypt and Idumea, as far as Sidon and Mount Libanus, being bounded by the Jordan on the east. The other three tribes were hemmed in on the north and east by the mountains of Hermon, Basan, Galaad, and Arnon; beyond which, the nations about Damascus, and the descendants of Ammon, Ismael, and Moab dwelt, in Syria and the desert of Arabia, so that the latter country was the eastern boundary of the promised land, taken in its utmost extent. (Haydock)
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The most salt sea.... The lake of Sodom, otherwise called the Dead Sea.
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The Scorpion.... A mountain so called from having a great number of scorpions.
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The great sea.... The Mediterranean.
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The most high mountain.... Libanus.
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Sea of Cenereth.... This is the sea of Galilee, illustrated by the miracles of our Lord.
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Otherwise called the dead sea, where Sodom and Gomort had stood.
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A mountaine so called of the multitude of scorpions, which were in it.
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Mediterraneal sea, called great in respect of the lakes in the holie Land.
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Mount of Libanus.
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Expositions on the Book of Psalms 80.6
… aid me with attention; for the mention of this vineyard in this Psalm is wont to overcloud with darkness the inattentive.…But nevertheless the first Jewish nation was this vine. But the Jewish nation reigned as far as the sea and as far as the river. As far as the sea; it appeareth in Scripture
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san Girolamo † 420 d.C. Against Jovinianus 2.10
… or again, what significance attaches to the fact that in the Psalter, after being taught the mystic alphabet by the one hundred and eighteenth psalm we arrive by fifteen steps at the point where we can sing: “Behold, now bless the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord: ye who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.” Why did
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3. PARS MERIDIANA (Chananaae) INCIPIET A SOLITUDINE SIN, QUAE EST JUXTA EDOM, ET HABEBIT TERMINOS CONTRA ORIENTEM, MARE SALSISSIMUM. — «Mare salsissimum» est lacus Sodomorum, sive Asphaltites, ubi prius fuit Pentapolis, sed ea coelitus igne consumpta, factus est eo loco lacus ingens, qui Hebraeo more dicitur mare, idque salsissimum. Est enim in hoc lacu aqua crassa, retinens proprietatem sulphuris et salis, quae conflagravit Pentapolis: tunc enim sal urens admixtum fuisse sulphuri patet Deuter. xxix, 23. Porro hic lacus, sive mare, est ad Orientem terrae sanctae. Nam Jordanis, qui Chananaae est ad Orientem, in mare hoc influit, et ab eo absorbetur, ut patet ex tabulis Geographicis, et ex Josue III, 16. Licet alii putent dici mare salsissimum, a fodinis salis, quas ibi esse docet Sophonias, cap. II, 9, ideoque hic lacus, nec pisces, nec aliud vivens alit: unde et mare Mortuum dicitur. Dicitur et mare solitudinis, vel deserti, quia situm est juxta solitudinem Sin et Cades, ubi caesus est rex Sodomorum a Codorlaomer, Genes. xiv, 7. Dicitur et vulgo mare diaboli, quia Sodoma, Gomorrha, Adama et Seboim ob infanda peccata, igne et sulphure de coelo cadente, a daemone (ut vulgus putat) submersae sunt, et aquis obrutae, ait Abulensis.
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4. Per ascensum Scorpionis, — est hic locus ita dictus a praeruptis montibus, qui sunt asperi instar scorpionum.
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5. IBITQUE PER GYRUM TERMINUS AB ASEMONA USQUE AD TORRENTEM AEGYPTI. — Torrens hic est rivulus, qui ex deserto (unde Theodotion vertit, torrens Arabiae) veniens juxta Rhinocoruram, in mare Mediterraneum delabitur, terramque tribus Juda et Simeon a deserto, viaque Aegypti disterminat. Unde Septuaginta pro torrente hoc vertunt Rhinocoruram. Hinc passim in Scriptura hic torrens ponitur Australis terminus terrae promissae, puta Chananaae. Ita S. Hieronymus in cap. vi Amos, et epist. ad Dardanum, tomo III; vide Adrichomium in Tabulis. Errant ergo, qui torrentem hunc putant esse unum e Nili rivis, ex Josue XIII, 3, nam alius illius loci est sensus. Torrens enim hic longe a Nilo et a Pelusio, Aegyptoque distat. ET MAGNI (id est Mediterranei) MARIS LITTORE FINIETUR. — Mare Mediterraneum hic vocatur «magnum,» respectu duorum aliorum: nam in terra sancta triplex est mare: primum est hoc Mediterraneum, quod illam ab Occidente alluit; unde «mare» hic in Hebraeo et alibi saepe significat Occidentem; secundum est mare Mortuum, seu salsissimum; tertium est mare Cinnereth, seu Genesareth: haec duo ultima potius lacus sunt, primum vero est mare verum et vastum.
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7. PORRO AD SEPTENTRIONALEM PLAGAM A MARI MAGNO TERMINI INCIPIENT, PERVENIENTES USQUE AD MONTEM ALTISSIMUM, — scilicet usque ad montem Hor, ut habent Hebraea et Chaldaea. Perperam ergo aliqui Libanum hic intelligunt.
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8. A QUO VENIENT IN EMATH. — Emath haec est minor, in qua est urbs quae postea ab Antiocho Epiphane, Epiphania est dicta. Erat haec urbs terminus terrae sanctae ab Aquilone. Erat alia Emath Major, scilicet Antiochia, quae caput erat totius Syriae. Ita S. Hieronymus et ex eo Ribera in Amos cap. VI, vers. 8.
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11. CONTRA FONTEM DAPHNIM. — Hebr. non habent to Daphnim, sed tantum contra fontem, scilicet illum, qui juxta Reblata est notus et celebris; hic autem est Daphnis, uti optime scivit et intellexit noster Interpres, puta S. Hieronymus, qui accurate perlustravit terram sanctam. Daphnis fons aquis abundantissimis urbem Reblatam irrigat, atque instar celebris et deliciosi illius Daphnes, Antiochiae suburbani, frequentissimis lauris, et amoenitate inclytus est, uti ex II Machab., Josepho et S. Hieronymo docet Adrichomius. Audi S. Hieronymum, in cap. iv Ezech.: «De Sephama, inquit, id est de Apamia, descendent termini in Reblata, quae nunc Syriae vocatur Antiochia.» Additque «ut scias Reblam, sive Reblatam hanc significare urbem, dicit contra fontem; quem perspicuum est significare Daphnem, de quo fonte lucus aquis abundantissimis fruitur.» Et I Machab. III: «Onias, inquit, sacerdos continebat se in loco tuto secus Daphnem.» Nam cum sint plures Antiochiae, una ad Cragum flumen in Cilicia, altera juxta Meandrum flumen in Caria, tertia Pisidiae in Cappadocia, ad illarum differentiam haec cognominata est Antiochia ad Daphnem, quae etiam aliarum comparatione, Antiochia Magna dicitur, et Antiochia ad Orontem, quia ab Oronte fluvio secatur media. Est prolepsis; nam postea datum est nomen Daphnes huic fonti, aeque ac suburbano Antiochiae, ei adjacenti. Unde et porta urbis eo tendens, dicta est Daphnitica, juxta quam sepultum fuisse corpus S. Ignatii Martyris testatur S. Hieronymus. Dicta est enim Daphne, id est laurus, vel lauretum, ob lauros et cypressos a Pompeio dedicatas eo loco; vel potius ob memoriam virginis Daphnes, quam Ladonis fluminis sui filiam Antiocheni fabulati sunt: unde et «laurum coluerunt ob memoriam virginis Daphnes,» inquit Philostratus, lib. I, et Arrianus, ac ex iis Antonius Nebrissensis in Quinquagena, cap. xiv.
INDE PERVENIENT CONTRA ORIENTEM AD MARE CENERETH. — «Cenereth,» vel, ut Hebraei legunt, Cinnereth, urbs erat, quae postea corrupte Genesareth, et a Tiberio Caesare Tiberias est dicta: juxta hanc urbem erat lacus, qui mare et stagnum Cenereth, aut Genesareth, aut Tiberiadis dicitur, et a provincia in qua erat, mare Galilaeae; juxta hoc mare erat Nazareth, Capharnaum, Bethsaida et aliae urbes, quae educatione, conversatione et miraculis Christi fuerunt celebratae. Erat hoc mare Cenereth, uti et alterum salsissimum, sive mortuum, cum Jordane, ab Oriente limes terrae sanctae; Mediterraneum limes erat ab Occidente, torrens Aegypti, cum desertis Arabiae, limes erat a Meridie; Emath, sive Epiphania, uti et Libanus limes erat a Septentrione.
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12. ET TENDENT USQUE AD JORDANEM. — Jordanes limes erat ab Oriente terrae sanctae, id est novem tribuum. Nam tres aliae tribus, scilicet Ruben, Gad et dimidia Manasse hic non numerantur, nec earum termini hic describuntur, quia ipsi jam sortem acceperant cis Jordanem, in Galaad, ut dicitur versu 14. Nota: Jordanes famosissimus fuit fluvius, et terminus terrae sanctae. Oritur enim ad radices Libani, atque ex confluxu duorum rivulorum, scilicet Jor et Dan, conflatur; indeque dicitur Jordanes: juxta quem est planities viridissima, in qua exstat sepulcrum S. Job, alta pyramide insignitum. Jordanes, inquit Abulensis, Quaest. V, habet septem privilegia, super alia flumina: primum, quod dividat terram sanctam a Moabitis, Arabibus aliisque Gentibus; secundum, quod arca Dei cum Hebraeis transeunte, fluenta ejus steterunt: in cujus rei monumentum, tulerunt Israelitae duodecim lapides de medio alveo Jordanis, eosque in titulos erexerunt et collocarunt in Galgalis, Josue III, 4 et 5; tertium, quod per eum Elias et Eliseus, siccis pedibus transierint, cum raptus est Elias per turbinem in coelum, IV Reg. II, 8; quartum, quod in eo Naaman Syrus a lepra mundatus est, cum septies in eo lavaretur, IV Reg. cap. v; quintum, quod in eo ferrum securis, ad mandatum Elisaei supernatavit, IV Regum vi, 2 et 6; sextum, quod in Jordane Christus baptizatus est, et tactu suae mundissimae carnis, vim regenerativam in baptismo, omnibus aquis tribuit, Matth. III; septimum, quod ibi Joannes Baptista vidit coelum apertum, et audivit vocem Patris, et vidit Spiritum descendentem in specie columbae, super Christum, Matth. III.
Amplitudo Terrae Promissae Iidem termini terrae promissae consignantur Exodi XXIII, 31, nisi quod ibi a Septentrione terminus ponatur fluvius, scilicet Euphrates. Qui sane ampli fuerunt termini, ac consequenter terra Judaeis promissa perampla fuit: complexa est enim Philistiam et Philistinos omnes, ut patet Josue XIII, 2 et 3; rursum complexa est totam Phoeniciam, ac consequenter Tyrum et Sidonem: haec enim tribui Aser a Josue attributa sunt, Josue xix, vers. 28 et 29; sed permisit Salomon Hiram regem Tyro dominari, ejusque opera usus est in fabrica templi, alioqui eum de jure regno Tyri excludere potuisset. Ita Abulensis. Hinc et mulier Tyria, quae a Christo filiae sanitatem impetravit, a Matthaeo cap. xv, 22, vocatur Chananaea, a Marco vero, cap. vii, vers. 26, vocatur Syrophoenissa, quia videlicet Phoenicia erat pars Chananaae. Unde patet Judaeos suo demerito et culpa tota terra hic promissa, usque ad hosce terminos, non esse potitos, nisi pauco Salomonis regni tempore, quo tamen nonnullae regiones non fuerunt ab eis cultae et habitatae, sed tantum subactae et vectigales, quaedam etiam amicae tantum et sociales, uti jam dixi de Tyro.
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17 et 18. Haec sunt nomina virorum, qui terram vobis divident, etc., singuli principes de tribubus singulis. — Non quod hi duodecim divisores essent principes supremi singularum tribuum; nam Caleb non erat summus princeps tribus Juda; nec alii erant filii primogenitorum, id est principum suae tribus, ut patet, si quis conferat parentum eorum nomina, quae hic recensentur, cum principibus tribuum nominatis cap. I. Erant ergo hi principes aliquarum familiarum in sua tribu, vel principes, id est praepositi et praefecti divisioni terrae sanctae. Hebraea enim vox נשיא nasi proprie significat praepositum. Itaque hi duodecim principes terram Chanaan diviserunt in partes aequas proportionaliter; quo facto sortem jecerunt, quae pars cuique oblingeret; atque hinc terra haec nunc sorte, nunc per principes dividenda dicitur, ut patet cap. praeced., vers. 54. Quomodo per sortes divisa sit terra, dicam Josue xiv, 1.
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ACRABBIM (EBR. MA'ALEH 'AQRABBIM «SALITA DEGLI SCORPIONI»)
ACRABBIM (ebr. Ma'aleh 'aqrabbim «salita degli scorpioni»). - Località situata tra il Mar Morto e il deserto di Sin (Num. 34, 3-4; Ios. 15, 2-3), sulla via che da Sela (Petra) saliva a Hebron (Iud. 1, 36). Segnava il confine meridionale della Terra Promessa (Num. 34, 4) e della tribù di Giuda (Ios. 15, …
… 27, 14; 33, 36; Deut. 32, 51) - i limiti tra i due deserti non erano nettamente determinati, se pure non si vuol considerare il deserto di Sin come la parte settentrionale del deserto di Pharan -, presso il confine di Edom (Num. 20, 16; 34, 3); secondo Num. 34, 3-5, C. era situata al vertice dell'angolo formato dalla linea orientale Mar Morto-Acrabbim-Sin-Cades, e dalla occidentale Cades-Addar-'Asmonā-Torrente d'Egitto (= Wādi el-'Arīš). …
… Più frequentemente è detto Jâm ham-melah (Volg.: « mare salis » o « salissimum ») in opposizione alle acque dolci del Giordano (Num. 34, 3; Ios. 15, 2; 18, 19). In Gen. 14, 3 questa denominazione se-
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ACRABBIM (EBR. MA'ALEH 'AQRABBIM «SALITA DEGLI SCORPIONI»)
ACRABBIM (ebr. Ma'aleh 'aqrabbim «salita degli scorpioni»). - Località situata tra il Mar Morto e il deserto di Sin (Num. 34, 3-4; Ios. 15, 2-3), sulla via che da Sela (Petra) saliva a Hebron (Iud. 1, 36). Segnava il confine meridionale della Terra Promessa (Num. 34, 4) e della tribù di Giuda (Ios. 15, 3), come pure il confine del territorio degli Amorriti (Iud. 1, 36). Viene comunemente identificata con la gola montana di Naqb es-Safa (a 466 …
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TORRENTE D'EGITTO (EBR. NÁHAL MIṢRÁJM)
TORRENTE D'EGITTO (ebr. náhal Miṣrájm). - Frontiera meridionale della terra di Canaan (Num. 34, 5), della tribù di Giuda (Jos. 15, 4-7) e del Regno salomonico (I Reg. 8, 66; II Reg. 24, 7).
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HOR (FORSE IN ORIGINE HAR «MONTE»)
In Num. 34, 7-9 si parla di un Hār hā-hār, che alcuni traducono: «la cima o l'alto della montagna» (Volg. …
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2. L'espressione «varco di E.» (Volg. introitus E.; ebr. lēbhō Hāmāth) nel Vecchio Testamento delimita a nord la Terra Promessa (Num. 13, 21; 34, 8; Ios. 13, 5; I Reg. 8, 65; Ez. 47, 16; 48, 1). Si riferisce con tutta probabilità all'imboccatura del valico fra il Monte Hermon e il Libano, che costituiva la via naturale «per andare …
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… Kinnereth). - Città cananea (Kinnereth nella lista di Tuthmosis III) assegnata da Giosuè alla tribù di Nephthali (Ios. 19, 35) e che fin dall'antichità diede nome al lago (Jäm Kinnereth: Num. 34, 11; Ios. 15, 27). È identificata con Tell el-'Orejmeh, a 11 km. a nord di Tiberiade, sulla riva nord-ovest del lago.
Ebbe vari nomi: « mare di Cenereth » (Num. 34,11; Deut. 3,17; Ios. 11,2), dalla città oggi seppellita su Tell el-Orejmeh, a 25 km. a nord di T.; stagno di Genesareth (v.) o Genesar (I Mach. 11,67; Lc. 5,1), probabilmente …
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GIORDANO (EBR. JARDĒN, ARABO EL-URDUNN)
… Nella Bibbia è ricordato soprattutto come frontiera (Num. 34, 12; Ez. 47, 18), sia di nemici che lo avevano guadato (II Reg. 7, 15; Iud. 12, 5) che di Israeliti che si mettevano in salvo nell'altra riva (I Sam. 13, 7; II Sam. 2, 20; 17, 22).
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… della tribù si unì a quella di Ruben e di Gad nel richiedere a Mosè di potersi fissare nel territorio dei re vinti e ne ottenne la concessione assumendosi l'impegno di partecipare con tutte le tribù alla conquista di Canaan (ibid. 32, 33-42; cf. 1, 32; 34, 14-15; Deut. 3, 12-13; 29, 8; Ios. 1, 12-8; 12, 4-6; 18, 7). Il territorio assegnato da Mosè nella Transgiordania si estendeva dal sud da Mahanaim (v.) sul Iaboc, sino alle pendici del …
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A 85 anni occupò le città fortificate di Hebron e Cariath Sepher (Jos. 15, 13-19, cf. Iudc. 1, 10-15), contribuendo alla conquista e alla divisione della terra di Canaan (Num. 34, 19); onde Eccli. 46, 9 celebra la «vigoria» della sua «vecchiaia».
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2. Un principe o capo della tribù di Zabulon a suo rappresentante nella distribuzione della Terra Promessa (Num. 34, 25). Angelo Penna
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… tempo dell'esodo la tribù contava nel primo censimento 54.400 guerrieri (Num. 1, 28-29) e nel secondo 64.300 (Num. 13, 8). Igal rappresentò la tribù nell'esplorazione di Canaan (Num. 13, 8) e Phaltiel nella commissione per la spartizione del territorio (Num. 34, 26).
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