The Lantern

Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Translation16

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Gaimōd (Gemen or Gamon). Territory of Moab (Moabites) according to Isaia.

Gaipha (Gefa). (Name of a) territory. In Isaia (as is written in Isaia).

Gadara. City beyond the Jordan opposite Scythopolis and Tiberias (situated) to the east in the mountains at the foot of which baths of hot water are located (at whose foot hot water flows out and baths are built over it).

Gergesa. Where the Lord (Savior) heated the demoniacs (restored those vexed with demons to sanity). Now (today) a village is pointed out on the mountains near Lake Tiberias where the swine were condemned (cast down) to death. Noted also above.

Gethsimanē (Gethsimani). Place where the Christ (the Savior) prayed before the passion. It is located at (the foot of) the Mt. of Olives where even now the faithful fervently utter prayers (where now a church has been built over it).

Golgotha. "Place of the skull" (Calvary) where the Christ (the Savior) was crucified [for the salvation of all]. It is pointed out (today) in Jerusalem north of Mt.Zion.

Dasem. Great Assyrian city which Assur built "between Nineve and Chalach."

Drus (Drys i.e., oak). Mambre near Hebron, where there is a [very old and of many years] terebinth even now [up to the time of my childhood and the reign of Emperor Constantine] pointed out. There (under which) Abraham pitched his tent. It is also venerated by the people (just as perhaps it also is dedicated to an extraordinary power).

Damaskos (Damascus). Famous Phoenician city. So also the son of Abraham's steward is called "Masek." [It is the same name by which Masec the son of Abraham's steward is called. Further "Masec" is fully discussed in the book Hebrew Questions I must merely fulfill the role of translator and determine why the servant of Abraham was named Masec.]

Dan. The village called that (up to today) is four miles from Petra on the road toward Tyre. This is also the border of (promised to) Judaea (on the north) from whence the Jordan arises [bursts forth and receives its name. Ior is Hebrew for reithron, i.e., stream. or river].

Danaba (Dannaba). City of Balac son of Beor, king of Edom. After him Iob became king [it seems to me a long time after]. There is now a village Dannea (Dannaia) eight miles from Areopolis on the road to the Arnon and another Danaba (Dannaba) on Mt.Phogor seven miles from Hesebon.

Dōthaeim (Dothaim). Where Joseph found his brothers grazing (cattle). It remains (is shown up to today) in the region of Sabaste about twelve miles to the north.

Daibōn (Debon) or Dibon. Station of the children of Israel in the desert. There is another very large village even now near the Arnon which once was the possession of the eons of Moab and then the children of Israel took it from Sehon the Amorrite. (Afterwards Sehon the Amorrite held it by right of conquest. but the children of Israel captured it and held it so in the partition it came to the tribe of Gag.) Also given to the tribe of Gad. Isaia mentions it in the vision "against the Moabites (Moab)." Isaia mentions it.

Daibōngad (Dabira). Station of the children of Israel.

Dusmai Moab (Dysmae Moab i.e., to the west of Moab). "Along the Jordan opposite Jericho" where Balac "king of Moab" and "the elders of Madian" deceived (cheated with the plot) Israel. There Moses also wrote Deuteronomy.

Dabeira (Dabira). (City given to (in tribe of) Dan whose king Josue killed. There is another Jewish village on Mt.Thabor in the region of Diocaesarea.

Dor of Naphath (Nafeth). Symmachus (translates) "by the sea" (maritime). Dora near Caesarea Palestine [at the ninth milestone on the road to Tyre. Now deserted.] (Given in lot to) the tribe of Manasee did not possess it since they did not destroy the heathen. (They were not able to possess it since the former inhabitants remained in it.)

Dabeir (Dabir). (In) the tribe of Juda. Called "city of letters" which Gothoniel Caleb's brother seized [or as some say the son of Caleb's brother] killing the Enacim in it. Given (separated to) to the priests.

Dabeir (Dabir). Above the Jordan. City of the Amorrites.

Deimōna (Dimona). (In) tribe of Juda.

Dalaan (Dadan). (In) tribe of Juda.

Denna. (In) tribe of Juda. It is also (as Dabir) the city or letters.

Dauid (Dauia). (In) tribe of Juda.

Douma (Duma). (In) the tribe of Juda. Now a large village in the Deroma (to the south) in the region of Eleutheropolis at the seventeenth milestone.

Damna. (In) tribe of Zabulon. City separated to the Levites.