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Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Notes56

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Only three of the ten cities are named in this list. No complete list is in Josephus either but he lists Hippos (K. 22:21), Pella (K. 14:18), Gadara (K. 74:10) along with Dion and Skythopolis (K. 16:2). There are Twelve (sig.) cities that are usually accepted as part of the Dekapolis, but Ptolemy lists 18.

397. Edem (Eden). Genesis 2:8; K. 80:20; L. 259:95.

Outside the normal limits of the Holy Land just as each first entry in the previous alphabetic sections.

The etymology is not introduced as Hexaplaric material, but is from Aquila.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Eden, pleasure or delicacies or embellishments" (65).

398. Eueilat (Euila). Genesis 2:11f.; K. 80:22; L. 259:95.

Textual variants: Euēlat (Greek) also Cepene and Cephene (Latin).

Also outside the normal limits of the Holy Land (Genesis 10:29, 25:18). The Latin has Hebrew etymology as explanation of the Scriptural annotation. The quotation is from Josephus' Antiquities I, 6, 4 and is repeated in K. 150:15 and K. 176:15.

Phisōn is also Pheisōn (K. 166:7). The Gaion (K. 60:3), Euphratēs (K. 82:7) and Tigris (K. 164:7) are also rivers outside the Holy Land.

On Kophenos and Sērias see reference in K. 150:15.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Evila, sorrowing or bringing forth" (65).

399. Euphrates. Genesis 2:14; K. 82:7; L. 259:4.

River outside the Holy Land. See previous entry. For rivers of Eden see Note on K. 60:3.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Euphrates, fertile or waxing" (65).

400. Ellasar. Genesis 14:1; K. 82:9; L. 259:6.

Outside the Holy Land. Syriac had Telarsar.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Ellasar, turning aside of God or his separating" (69).

401. Ephratha. Genesis 35:16, 19; K. 82:10; L. 259:6.

Summary of biblical information from I Samuel 10:2, Genesis 48:7 and I Chronicles 2:50, 4:4. Ephratha on the Madaba map may be separated from Bēthleem (K. 42:10). But Eusebius may be identifying them here (cp. K. 172:5). The Tomb of Rachel is located differently in the Greek and Latin texts. The Syriac text and the Latin agree with "tribe of Iuda" but Syriac omits Benjamim. Some doubt if Rachel died here rather than north near Ramah.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Efratha, fruitfulness or dust" (65).

402. Eirōth (Iroth). Exodus 14:2; K. 82:16; L. 259:13.

Outside the normal limits of the Onomasticon 's Holy Land. Only a "place" not even a station.

403. Empurismos (Conflagration. i.e., empurismos). Numbers 11:3; K. 82:19; L. 259:16.

Another "place" rather than a station. The Latin does not have this as a proper name by transliteration of the Greek or Hebrew, but rather from a translation.

404. Enthaath (Inthaath). Numbers 33:26; K. 82:21; L. 259:18.