The Lantern

Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Translation21

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Ēmath. Territory of the heathen. According to Jeremia, a city of Damascus.

Ēnan. "Border of Damascus" according to Ezechiel, (to the East "from Thaiman and the city of the palm trees," which according to the others (other Interpreters taught it is) Thamar.

Thaiman (Theman). Territory of the princes of Edom in the (land of) the Gebalitikes named from Thaiman the son of Eliphaz the son of Esau. It is even now a village Thaiman about fifteen (five) miles from Petra. (A garrison of Roman) soldiers are (is) stationed there. Home of Eliphaz the king of the Thaimanites. One of the children born to Israel is (called) Thaiman. (It is understood that) all the southern region is called thus (Theman in Hebrew) for Thaiman is to be interpreted "south."

Thamna. Where Juda sheared his sheep. A (very) large village remains (is shown) in the boundary of Diospolis midway to Jerusalem. (In) tribe of Dan or Juda.

Thamna. Another city of the princes of Edom. Also "the concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau who bore Amalec to him" from whom the Amalecites.

[Thophol (Thafol). Place in the desert "beyond the Jordan" where Moses wrote Deuteronomy. Opposite Jericho.

Thaath. Station of the children of Israel.

Thara. Station of the children of Israel.]

Thaphphou (Thaffu). City which Josue besieged and captured (killed) its king. It was given to the tribe of Juda. Noted also above Bethaphou (Bothafu) on border of Palestine and Egypt.

Thanak (Thaanac). City which Josue besieged and captured (killed) its king. It was given to the tribe of Manasse. Separated to the Levites. Now it (there is a village of this name in the fourth mile) is four miles from Legeon.

Thēnath. (In) tribe of Joseph. There is today a village Thena ten miles east of Neapolis on the way down to the Jordan.

Thaphphoue (Thaffue). (In) tribe of Joseph.

Thaphphouth (Thaffuth). (In) tribe of Manasse.

Thekō. Now (a village) Thekōe is (shown) near the desert of Ailias, home of Amos the prophet. Formerly a city of refuse (Latin omits last phrase).

Thersa. Josue took this along with its king.

Therama. (In) tribe of Benjamin.

Thōlad. (In) tribe of Juda or Simeon.

Thabōr. Border of Zebulon. There is a (high and wonderfully rounded) mountain near (in the middle) of the plain (of Galilee) ten miles East of Diocaesarea. It is also the border of the tribes of Issachar and Nephthali.

Thalcha. (In) tribe of Simeon. Now a large village of Jews called Thala (Thella about) sixteen miles from Eleutheropolis in the Daroma (to the south).

Thamnathsara. City of Josue son of Nun located "in the mountain." It is Thamna noted also above in which even now there sepulchre of Josue is pointed out. (In) tribe of Dan.

Thalassa. The salt (sea) also called Dead and Asphalt (i.e., bitumin) between Jericho and Zoora.

Thaanach. The tribe of Manasse did not possess it since they did not expel the heathen from it. Here Debora fought Sisara. Also separated to the Levites. It is now a large village three miles from Legeon.

Thēbēs. City which Abimelech was fighting. From the tower "a woman threw a piece of the millstone on his head" (and he was killed). There is now in the district of Neopolis a village called Thebes at the thirteenth milestone on the road to Scythopolis.

Thamnatha. Note also Thamna above. (In) tribe of Dan.

Thēlamou land of (Thelamuge). (Place) to which "Abner sent to David." Aquilla (interprets this word) "immediately" Symmachus "for himself."