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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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1But Kimhi followeth an other opinion, and thinketh that the children of Israel, when they after they had conquered Hebron and Debir in the time of Joshua, had determined utterly to destroy the city of Jericho, understanding that the Kenites dwelt there like strangers as I think (because they came of the stock of Midian) before they overthrew all the city, they called them away, that they might not perish with the other Canaanites. The same courtesy did Saul show unto them, when he should make war against Amelek, as it is written in the first book of Samuel xv. chap. For he commanded the Kenites to depart, least they should be destroyed with Amelek: and he showed a cause, namely because they were good and gentle unto the Israelites coming up out of Egypt. Kimhi addeth moreover, that Amelek and the Kenites were of a far contrary affection toward the Israelites. For the Kenites loved them wonderful well. But Amelek hated them deadly. Wherefore even as god had bound himself by an oath, ye war should be continually made against Amelek: so would he have the Kenites recompensed always with benefits. This interpretation should be very likely, if this departing of the Kenites from Jericho, were not put by our history after Hebron and Debir were conquered. But Jericho was conquered of Joshua first of all after he had passed over Jordan: and certainly before he had gotten Hebron & Debir Besides this our history entreateth either of the Kenites which remained ⟨p. 28⟩in Midian, or ells of those which had joined themselves in fellowship with the people of Israel. It seemeth that this can not be spoken of the first, when as Jericho is not in Midian, yea it is far distant from thence, but if we shall understand this to be spoken of those which came with Israel, how should it be understand that they dwelt in Jericho, before Joshua toke it? Moreover it is not found in the text of the history, that they were called forth as Kimhi writeth: but it is plainly written that they went from thence to Judah. Wherefore I can better agree with Josephus, 2who writeth ye they therefore departed from thence, because in the division of the land, & distributing of fields (as I have before said) their inheritance fell about the tribe of Judah wherefore they got them unto it when Hebron & Debir were conquered.