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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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1And the name of Hebron before time was called Kiriath-Arba, and they smote Sesay, Ahimman, and Thalmay. The reason of the name of this city is not of every man taken a like. The cause of the diversity is this word Arba which in his usual and proper signification signifieth the number which the Latins call Quatuor, 2& the Grecians [Greek or Hebrew] which is four. Now some suppose the number of four to be referred to the four couple of men with their wives, which they say were buried in that city. Yet the holy scriptures make mention but of three: for in the book of Genesis & .23. chap. we read that Abraham and Sarah were buried there, & also in the .35. & .49. chap. of the same book we read of Isaac and Rebeckaes burial there. And lastly in the .50. chap. we find that Jacob was carried thither, & he him self before that had there buried his wife Lea. But concerning Adam & Eve his wife, whom they have added unto these, we can find nothing thereof in the holy scriptures. For that which they allege out of the .14. chap. of Joshua maketh nothing to the purpose, for that the word Adam in that place is not the name of the first man. Wherefore they can gather nothing ⟨p. 15⟩out of that place, but that Arba was a certain great man among the Anakims. These are the words there: Ha Adam Hagadol be Anakim Hui, that is: he was a great man among the Enakims. But our interpreter translateth it thus: Adam was counted the great among the Enakims. Whereby it appeareth that he thought that Adam was a proper name. But he was two ways deceived: first he did not mark that the article Ha is joined to the word Adam, which is never joined with proper names. Wherefore it must needs be a common name, which must be referred to that word Arba, for that name was put a little before. The other error is because we read no where that the first man was reckoned amongst the Enakims, that is to say Giants.
1And the name of Hebron before time was called Kiriath-Arba, and they smote Sesay, Ahimman, and Thalmay. The reason of the name of this city is not of euery man taken a like. The cause of the diuersity is this word Arba whych in his vsuall and proper signification signifeth the number whych the Latines cal Quatuor,