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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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8 Therefore the Lord was angry with Israel, and sold them into the hands of Chusan Riseathaim King of Aram-Naharaim: & the children of Israel served Chusan Riseathaim eight years.
8 Therfore the Lord was angry with Israel, and sold them into the handes of Chusan Riseathaim Kyng of Aram-Naharaim: & the children of Israel serued Chusan Riseathaim eyght yeares.
Now is particularly mentioned the punishment wherewith god being angry punished the Hebrews. For when they so fell from him, that they forgot him, he delivered them to Chusan King of Mesopotamia. And this is the first bondage ⟨image 84⟩that the children of Israel were in. And that which the Grecians call [Greek or Hebrew],1 the Hebrews name Aram-naharaim. Nahar signifieth with them a River. It is therefore put in the dual number, because that part Syria, or Aram is enclosed with two rivers Euphrates (I say) and Tigris. 2Wherefore as touching the signification of the word the Grecians have followed the Hebrews. But why Chusan was called Riseathaim, it is dark. Although D. Kimhi thinketh that the surname was given him of some certain place, as we see to chance to Princes of our time, which receive their surname of that places, from whence their Elders had their beginning. But other some think that this king was therefore so called, because he was very wicked and ungodly. For with the Hebrews Resehaha signifieth wickedness and ungodliness. Wherefore they will have it to be as much as if one should say, Chusan of ungodliness, or ungodly Chusan. It is the dual number, to declare that he was corrupted not with any simple wickedness or ungodliness, but with a doubt, that is with a principal and absolute wickedness or ungodliness. And there were some of the Hebrews which went about to express the double ungodliness of the kings of Mesopotamia. For they say that Balaam was hired from thence to curse the Israelites. Farther, and this (say they) was the other wickedness, wherewith this Chusan oppressed the Jews, which by no right pertained to his dominion or Lordship. But these ought rather to be called divinations and conjectures, than just interpretations.