4. And the fons of Javan: Elifhah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

4. Elisha: Hence the Eolians, fays Jofephus. Tarfhift: Who gave name to

Cilicia, which was fo called, fays Jofephus. There was alfo the City Tarfus. Kittim: The Hebrews, fays Jofephus, call all Islands, and most Maritime places, Kittim; and that from Cyprus, which he would have to be the feat of Javan's pofterity here. Dodanim: 'Tis thought that Epirus, and part of Peloponnefus, belonged to Dodanim.

5. By these were the ifles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

5. Iles of the Gentiles: The Hebrew

word, which we render Ifles, does_not onely fignifie places

encompaffed by the Sea, but remote places from whence they came by Sea, Isa. 40. 15. 42. 4. with Matt. 12.21. Ezek, 27.3. 1 Maccab. 14. 5. After their families, in their nations: i. e. The feveral Families, which made up the feveral Nations, had a feparate lot and portion in the Nation to which they belonged.

6. And the fons of Ham: Cufh, and Mizraim, and Phut and Ca

naan.

6. Cufb: Hence the Ethiopians, as is very commonly believed. But yet it is

very certain, that fome other people, nearer to Canaan than Ethiopia, were derived and denominated from Cub. And they lived in Arabia, toward the Red Sea. It appears that Cufh and Midian are joined together, and feem to denote the fame Country, Hab.3.7. The Wife of Mofes is called a Cufbite, (Numb. 12. 1.) who was a Woman of Midian, (Exod. 2. 16,21.) And that Cub denotes a Country near at hand, and not Ethiopia, which, with refpect to Ca naan, lay beyond Egypt, will be evident to him who will take the pains diligently to compare the following places, Ezek. 29. 10. with Ezek. 30. 9. and 2 Kings 19.9. and · 2 Chron. 21. 16. Ifa. 20. 4, 5. Ifa. 18. 1. with Zephan. 3. 10. Mizraim: The word denotes the Egyptians. Phut: From him the Inhabitants of Lybia. Canaan: From him the Canaanites.

7. And the fons of Cufb: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the Sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 8, And Cush begat Nimrod: he one in the earth.

9. He was a mighty hunter be fore the LORD: wherefore it is faid, Even as Nimrod the mighty bunter before the LORD.

10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

7. Seba: From him the Sabeans had their Names.

began to be a mighty

9. Amighty hunter before the Lord; i. e. An open and great Tyrant, and a bold Contemner of God.. See Fer. 16. 16.

10. Babel: So called from the confufion of Languages,

Shi

ch. 11. v. 9.
nar: So called, as tis

thought, because from thence the people were driven upon the confufion of Languages, ch. 11. V. 2.

11. Out of that land went forth 11. Went forth Afbur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

Afhur: Or, he went into Affyria, as it is in the Margent: That to this rendring the

is, Nimrod went thither. According Original is Elliptical. So it is elsewhere in the like manner, 2 Sam. 6. 10. with 1 Chron. 13. 13. 1 Chron. 19. 2.

12. And Refen, between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

2 Sam. 10. 2. with

12. The (ame: i.e

Nineveh, Jon. 1. Or, perhaps, Refen before mentioned, which is thought to be the fame with Lariffa. And then no wonder that Mofes fhould call it a great City, when Xenophon (Expedit. Cyri, l.iij.) calls it fo in fo many words, and gives us a particular account of the greatness of its Walls, &C.]-. 13. And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

E

13. Ludim: i. e. Lud and his Pofterity the Ludims; The form of that word,

as

as of feveral others that follow, being plural, and deno ting feveral Nations probably in Africa.

14.

And Pathrufim, and CaJubim, (out of whom came Philiftiim) and Caphtorim.

14. (Out of whom came Philiftim) Heb. From thence the Philiftims: They were

not of the Race of Canaan, but of Mizraim: Nor did they originally poffefs the Land of Canaan, but were removed from Caphtor thither, Amos 9. 7. Jer. 47.4.

15. And Canaan begat Sidon

his first born, and Heth,

15. Sidon: Whence the City Siden had its Name. Heth :

From whom the Hittites, of whom, and of the following Race of Canaan, fee the Book of Joshua.

16. And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Gir

gafite,

17. And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18. And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites fpread abroad.

19. And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comeft to Gerar unto Gaza, as thou goeft unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lafbah.

20. Thefe are the fons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in there countries, and in their na..

tions.

11. Unto Shem also the father of all the children of Eber; the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

21. The Father of all the children of Eber: And fo confequently the Father of the Hebrews, who

had their Name from him. From him Abram is called an Hebrew, Gen. 14. 13. And his Pofterity Hebrews, Gen. 39. 14. Exod. 1. 15, 16. It muft notwithstanding be confeffed, that fome have thought Eber in this place not to be a proper Name; and that Abraham is called an Hebrew, not from Eber as that is a proper Name, but as it imports one

that

that comes from beyond the River Euphrates. And then, what we render the children of Eber, imports the Inhabi tants beyond the River Euphrates.

22. Elam: From

whom the Elamites or Perfians. Afhur: From whom the Af

22. The children of Shem: Elam, and Afhur, and Arphaxad, and Lnd, and Aram. Syrians. Arphaxad: From whom the Chaldees, fays Fosephus. They are called Chafdim in the Hebrew, but not from Chefed, the Son of Nabor, Gen. 22.22. For they were fo called before his Birth, Gen. 15. 7. Lud: From whom the Lydians. Aram: From whom the Aramites, or Syri

ans.

24. And Arphaxad begat Salah, and Salab begat Eber.

25. And unto Eber were born two fons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brothers name was Joktan.

the Confufion of Languages, ch. 11. to his Name, he being born at that

26. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazermaveth, and Ferah.

24. Eber: See verfe 21.

25. Peleg The Hebrew word imports divifion. Divided: i. e. The Inhabitants of the Earth were difperfed upon which gave occafion time, fays Jofephus.

26. Joktan: Thefe Sons of Foktan, Fofephus placeth in the Indies, from the Ri

ver Cophen. Ophir is one of his Sons, and from his Land in India, Solomon's Ships fetched Gold, &c. 2 Chron. 9. 10. 27. And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

28. And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

29. And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all the fe

were the fons of Joktan.

༡༠. And their dwelling was from Mefha, as thou goeft unto Sephar, a mount of the east.

31. Thefe are the fons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

32. Thefe are the families of the fons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

CHA P. XI.

The ARGUMENT.

The inhabitants of the Earth Speak all one language. They proudly attempt the building of a city and an highTower. Their language is confounded. The city called Babel, and from thence they are scattered upon the face of all the Earth. The great age and death of Shem. Of his pofterity to Abram. Abram comes from Ur to Haran. The age and death of Terah the father of Abram.

I.

1. A one language, and of one

ND the whole earth was of 1.ONE language:

fpeech.

At this time

the whole Race of Mankind fpake one

language. Some think 'tis probable it might be the Hebrew Tongue.

2

2. From the Eaft:

2. And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they e. As they were

found a plain in the land of Shinar,

and they dwelt there.

journeying they came immediately from the Eaft. Shinar: See ch. 10. v. 10. Dwelt there: By what follows, it appears that they did intend to dwell there for the future, contrary to God's command of replenishing the Earth, ch. 9.1.

3. And they faid one to another, 3.They faid: Nim Go to, let us make brick, and burn rod very probably