The Lantern

Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Translation17

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Dabasthe (Dasbath). (In) tribe of Zabulon.

Dabrath. (In) tribe of Issacher. City separated to the Levites.

Drus. (i.e., oak) which is "in Ephratha." In lot (tribe) of Manasse. Home of Gedeon. [We have spoken on this in the book Hebrew Questions , how Ephratha is now thought to be found in the tribe of Manasse.]

Deibon (Dibon). (Of which we spoke above.) Isaia mentions this in the vision "Against the Moabites" (Moab).

Deseth. Aquila (translates) "house wall" Symmachus "city wall."

Dōdaneim (Dodanim). Isaia (writes of this) in the vision on Arabia. It is also near Areopolis.

Darōm. Symmachus (changes to) "in the south." In Ezechiel. (Ezechiel mentions it.)

Diospolis. City of Egypt. In Ezechiel. (As Ezechiel writes.)

Dadan. In the land of Cedar according to Jeremia.

Deblathaeim (Deblathaim). In the land of Moab according to Jeremia.

Daidan (Daedan). In the (territory) or Idumaea according to Jeremia (as Jeremia writes). Located four miles north of Phainon (of the mines of Phainon).

Dekapolis (Decapolis). (As we read) in the Gospels. It is located in Persea, Hippos, Pella and Gadara. (It is in the territory of the ten Transjordanian cities around Hippos, Pella and Gadara.)

Edem (Eden). The place to the east of the paradise of God. Interpreted "delight" (Translated pleasure or delight).

Eueilat (Euila). "Where there is gold" [Where there is found purest gold which in Hebrew is called Zaab] and "ruby" and "emerald" (and most precious jewels, stones and emeralds). The Phison flowing from Paradise encircles it. According to the Greeks it is the Ganges "flowing from India" (which we call Ganges), changing its name). One of the descendants of Noe is called Eueilat (Euila) who, Josephus tells, "dwelled with his brothers, who were from the river Kophenos (Cofene), in parts of India and region of Syria (in the region of India and even to the place called Ieria)." Ismael it is said (written) lived on the desert of Euila which (Holy) Scriptures affirm to be the desert of Sour (sur) "opposite Egypt" and extending to the midst (Latin omits) of the land of Assyria.

Euphrates. River of Mesopotamia coming forth (rising) from Paradise. [Further Salustius a reliable author asserts, however, the source of the Tigris and Euphrates to be proven in Armenia, from which we perceive something also about Paradise and its rivers must be known.]

Ellasar. City of King Arioch.

Ephratha. Region of Bethlehem the City of David in which the Christ was born. Tribe of Benjamin. [It is also however in the tribe of Juda, apparently wrongly ascribed to the tribe of Benjamin.] There "on the way" Rachel is buried, (Near the road where Rachel is buried) at the fourth (fifth) milestone from Jerusalem in the place called (by the Septuagint) the Hippodrome. The monument is pointed out even now. (Latin omits this sentence.) Also the father of Bethlehem was called Ephratha according to Paralipomenon. (We read also of Efratha in the book of Paralipomenon as noted above.)

Eirōth (Iroth). Place in the desert at which they (the children of Israel) arrived from Egypt after coming through the Red Sea.

Empurismos (Conflagration. i.e., empurismos). Place on the desert where those speaking against God were burned up. (Where some of those people were consumed by fire.)

Enthaath (Inthaath). Station of the children of Israel in the desert.

Ebrōna. Station of the people (children of Israel) in the desert.

Emath. Where the spies with Josue came through. (Spies Josue sent.)

Ermana (Errma). Where some of the people were defeated by the Chanaanites and Amalecites. The Chanaanites (who) are called Amorrites in Deuteronomy.

Essebōn. "City of Sehon" the Amorrite "in the land of Galaad" who took up arms against the king of Moab (and took possession of it from the Moabites by right or war). Isaia mentions this in the vision of the Moabites (against Moab) and also Jeremia. Further it is now called Esbous (Esbus) a famous city of Arabia situated in the mountains opposite Jericho, twenty miles from the Jordan. Given to the tribe of Ruben. Separated to the Levites.

Edraei (Edrai). Whence the gigantic (and powerful) Og, king of Basan, (was killed and all his people (struck down). Now there is Adra a famous city of Arabia, twenty-four miles from Bostra.