This is the only site between Tyre (K. 162:15) and Sidon (K. 148:6) mentioned in the Onomasticon . Jerome adds it is on the main highway. Tabula Peutinger locates it 9 miles from Sidon and 12 from Tyre. The Pilgrims note it is on the coast also 9 miles from Sidon (Paula PPT I, 4 and Itin. Bourd. 18:22). It is the present Sarafand (MT, cf. Luke 4:26 not noted in our text). In Latin "oppidulum" used only here, the diminutive is "oppidum" (cf. K. 10:25 and Appendix I).
890. Sarōn. Isaiah 33:9; K. 162:3; L. 286:06.
Part of this entry is missing in the Vatican manuscript.
Ioppa is an "oppidum" in Jerome here (cf. K. 111:25; cp. K. 10:25 and Appendix I). In Jerome's Commentary on Isaiah 33:7 and elsewhere he describes the plain of Sharon as near Ioppa and Lidda. This may describe the limits of the plain. The added notation is more precise for biblical Sharon.
The first Saronas is connected with Aphek and Endor (K. 34:11) of the Esdraelon plain, northeast of Tabor toward the Sea of Galilee, perhaps named after a town Saruna but not the biblical site.
In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Saron, first wall or gloomy singing" (122).
891. Sephela. Isaiah 32:19; K. 162:7; L. 286:09.
"Another" as the above plain. In Jerome's Commentary on Obadiah 19 he describes this area of Diospolis (K. 8:14) to Nicopolis (K. 30:27) but notes, as in Onomasticon that others see it as near Eleutheropolis (K. 18:12). The Onomasticon locates it between Eleutheropolis and Ioppa (K. 110:24 and cp. I Maccabees 12:38).
892. Sennaar. Micah 1:11; K. 162:10; L. 286:12.
Textual variants: Sennaan (Greek) and Sennam (Latin).
Hexaplatic information and references (cp. K. 156:22).
893. Sedrach. Zechariah 9:1; K. 162:11; L. 286:13.
Simple biblical notation. LXX has confused the Hebrew of MT here.
894. Siōn. Zechariah 9:9; K. 162:12; L. 286:14.
Mountain and simple biblical location. One of the details of Jerusalem but no real location given. In Jerome's Commentary on Isaiah 1:21 he says, "Sion is the mountain on which the city of Jerusalem was founded."
895. Samareia (Samaria). Ezekiel 16:46; K. 162:13; L. 286:15.
Samaria is Sebaste and gives its name to the territory (cf. K. 154:21).
896. Sor (Tyre). Ezekiel 26:2; K. 162:15; L. 286:17.
Simple biblical summary (Joshua 19:35). The Onomasticon uses "metropolis" only rarely for Tyre and Jerusalem. Difficult to know if this is in reference to biblical or contemporary times. Tyre was the capital of the Roman province of Phoenicia north of Karmel and Palaistinē. It was 73 miles between Caesarea and Tyre according to Itin. Bourd. ( PPT I, 17). Tabula Peutinger has 12 miles from Sarepta, 24 from Sidon and 32 from Ptolmais. It is presently called Sur (perhaps cf. K. 164:17).
897. Soēne. Ezekiel 29:11; K. 162:16; L. 286:19.
This is outside the proper limits of the Holy Land. This is one of the most distant Egyptian cities mentioned (cp. K. 126: 1). Hebrew has migdol . Eusebius follows the LXX here.
For other sites in Egypt see note on K. 58: 1.
In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Soene, his circle or expected" (130).
898. Sais. Ezekiel 30:15; K. 162:17; L. 286:20.
This is outside the proper limits of the Holy Land. Greek text is corrupt.