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Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Notes108

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Simple biblical notation.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Socchoth, tabernacle" (77).

820. Sin. Exodus 16:1; K. 152:18; L. 283:93.

Summary of biblical information (Exodus 17:1, 19:1 and Numbers 33:36). LXX and MT texts disagree as noted in the Onomasticon . Probably this extends from Red Sea to Sinai. On the Madaba map the desert of Sin is also: "the place of Manna and quails."

821. Selmona. Numbers 33:41; K. 154:5; L. 283:00.

Last part of this entry is missing in Greek Vatican manuscript.

A Simple listing of station.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Salmona, shade of the part or he reckoned the shade or his image" (85).

822. Saphar. Numbers 33:23; K. 154:7; L. n/a; Lacuna in Greek Text.

First part of this entry is missing in Greek Vatican manuscript.

Simple listing of station.

823. Sattein (Sattim). Numbers 25:1; K. 154:9; L. 283:01.

Summary of biblical information and geography (Numbers 25:3 and Joshua 2:1)

On Phogōr see K. 18:1 and K. 168:25.

This and the next entry seem to be late editorial additions.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Settim, thorns" (84).

824. Sabama. Numbers 32:3, 38; K. 154:12; L. 283:04.

Textual variant Saba (Greek).

Summary of biblical information (Joshua 13:19 and Isaiah 16:8.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Sabama, turning around of someone, or lift on him or lifted high" (85).

825. Selcha. Deuteronomy 3:10; K. 154:15; L. 283:07.

Simple biblical notation.

826. Senna. Numbers 34:4; K. 154:16; L. 283:08.

A border listing (Joshua 15:3).

The mileage in the two texts is different. This could be the result of the older Jewish text locating from Roman Jericho (K. 104:25) and Jerome's from er-riha .