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Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Translation40

CCEL

Chsil. (In) tribe of Juda.

Chaphtheis. (In) tribe of Juda.

Chermel. Tribe of Juda. Large city Chermel in the Daroma (Latin omits these two phrases). Home of Nabal (the Canaanite). Near Chebrōn (of which we spoke above) to the south. A guard of soldiers is stationed there. (Latin omits the last two sentences.)

Chabōn. (In) tribe of Juda.

Cheilōn. (In) tribe of Juda.

Chephrei. (In) tribe of Benjamin.

Cheselath Thabor. Lot of (in tribe of) Zabulon.

Chettieim. Land of the Chittites or (is said to be) Cyprus. Whence the city Louza was founded. (There is also now a city of Cyprus called Cititium.)

Charrei. (To this place) where Joab pursued Sabee (who was stirring up a revolution).

Chomarreim. Where Josias put to flames (burned) the idols (images).

Chalannē. "Where the tower was built" according to Isaia. Noted above (as we spoke above).

Charran. City of Assyria around Thaiman (region) according to Isaia.

Chaselath tou Thabōr. Border of Zabulon. Noted above Chessalous (we spoke of it above under the name Chsalus).

Chōbal. Border of Aser.

Chalab. "Aser did not drive out" the heathen (former inhabitants) from here.

Chorra. Wadi across the Jordan [in which Elias hid in the region of the same river].

Chōtha. Territory of Assyria.

Chōbar. River of Assyria as in Ezechiel.

Charchamus. City beside the river Euphrates.

Chamōam. Village near Bethlehem.

Chelōn (Elōn). City of Moab as in Jeremia.

Chamōs. Idol of Moab.

Chōrazein. Village (city) of Galilee over which the Christ suffered [wept and wailed at unbelief] according to the Gospel. Now deserted two miles from Capharnaoum.

Cheimarrous Kedrōn. (i.e., Wadi) before Jerusalem (of which we spoke above between the Mt. of Olives and Jerusalem) where the Christ (Lord and Savior) was handed over as the Gospel of John affirms.

ōn. "Which is Heliopolis" (i.e., city of the sun) city in Egypt. The children of Israel built this according to the interpretation of the Septuagint. But more correctly the Hebrew (books) did not hold this since it existed (was built) before the coming of the children of Israel (before Jacob came into Egypt). (Petefrem) the father of Asennek was priest here.