Thaad. Near Galaad.
Thamsa. Border of Solomon's kingdom.
Thermōth. City which Solomon built "in the desert" (of which we make further mention in the book Hebrew Questions ).
Tharseis (Tharsis). Where gold from (brought to) Solomon. According to Josephus (Josephus thinks) Tarsos is Cilicia. According to Ezechiel Charchedon but according to the Hexapla the Hebrews hold Tarseis to be located at Karchedon. Others claim it is India. [Ezechiel the prophet perceives it to be Carthage since according to the interpretation of the Hexapla where we read Carthage the Hebrew has written Tharsis. Some others suggest even India. We wrote of this indeed in the Epistle to Marcellus as is fully discussed in the in the book Hebrew Questions .]
Tharsa. Home of Aseph (Asa) king of Israel.
Thersila. Home of Manaeim. There is now a village of Samaritans called Tharaila in the Batanaia.
Thesba. Home of Elias, (the prophet) the Tishbite.
Thaiman (Theman). According to Ezechiel a city of Idumea. Isaiah also (mentions it) in the (his) vision against Arabia. Noted also in Jeremiah. The city of Esau is also reported in the book of Abdia. One of the sons of Esau is also called Thaiman. Noted also above.
Tharthak. The Hevites founded this in the land of Judea.
Thalasar. Territory of Syria.
Thogarma. (We read) in Ezechiel.
Thapheth (Thafeth). (We read) in Jeremia of the altar of Tapheth. In the suburbs of Jerusalem there is even now pointed out a place called this near the fuller's pool end of the field of Acheldamach.
Iabōk (Iabōc). River of the ravine where after Jacob crossed it, he struggled with the apparition and so his name was changed to Israel. It flows between Amman, that is Philadelphia, and Gerasa at the fourth mile and then goes down and joins the Jordan (mixes finally with the waters of the Jordan).
Idoumaia (Idumaea.). Territory of Esau after whose similar name it is named. Others call it Edom. It is around Petra (now) called the Gebalene.
Iather. Territory of the princes of Edom in this same Gebalene (of which we spoke above).
Iatabatha. Station of the children of Israel in the desert.
Ianna. "Which is in the plain of Moab looking from the summit of the cleft (under the cliff of Phasga, i.e., cut out) (toward) the desert." Beside the Arnon.
Iessa (Iassa). Where Sedon king of the Ammorites was fought. Isaiah also mentions this in the vision "Against the Moabites." Also noted in Jeremia. It is now pointed out between Madaba and Dibon.
Iazēr. City of the Ammorites ten miles west at Philadelphia in the Perea of Palestine beyond the Jordan. It was made the boundary of the tribe of Gad (Latin omits this sentence), "reaching to Aroer which is opposite Rabba." Also Jeremia. It was separated to the Levites. Fifteen miles from Essebon and from it a great river flows forth to fall into the Jordan (bursts forth and is received by the Jordan).
Iordanēs. River dividing Judaea and Arabia and the Aulim (of which we spoke above) next to the Dead Sea. It runs through Jericho and is lost in the Dead Sea. (After many twists it joins the Dead Sea near Jericho and disappears.)
Ietabatha. "Wadies of water" place in the desert.
'Ierichō. City which Josue razed (after crossing the Jordan) and captured (killed) its king. Afterwards Ozan from Bethel, from the tribe of Ephraim restored it. Here our Lord Jesus the Christ (our Lord and Savior) came and revealed himself as worthy of honor. It was also destroyed at the siege of Jerusalem (by the Romans) because of the faithlessness (perfidy) of the inhabitants. It was rebuilt a third time and the city is now pointed out (which city remains today). Of the two former cities there is even now some evidence remaining. (Remains of both older cities are pointed out up to the present day.)
'Ierousalēm. Adonibezek ruled this and afterward the Jebusites from whom it was called Iebus. (Much later) David destroyed it and made it the metropolis of (all the providence) of Judaea. Because of this it was the place for the temple [the expenses of the structure were neglected by the sons of Solomon]. In Genesis it is Salem which Melchizedec ruled (according to Josephus). Given by lot to the tribe of Benjamin.
Iebous. "This is Jerusalem."
Iareim (Iarim). City [of the Gabaonites.