the antiquities of the jews-1-第6章

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of　the　confusion　of　the　language；　when　she　says　thus：　〃When　all
men　were　of　one　language；　some　of　them　built　a　high　tower；　as　if
they　would　thereby　ascend　up　to　heaven；　but　the　gods　sent　storms
of　wind　and　overthrew　the　tower；　and　gave　every　one　his　peculiar
language；　and　for　this　reason　it　was　that　the　city　was　called
Babylon。〃　But　as　to　the　plan　of　Shinar；　in　the　country　of
Babylonia；　Hestiaeus　mentions　it；　when　he　says　thus：　〃Such　of　the
priests　as　were　saved；　took　the　sacred　vessels　of　Jupiter
Enyalius；　and　came　to　Shinar　of　Babylonia。〃

CHAPTER　5。

After　What　Manner　The　Posterity　Of　Noah　Sent　Out　Colonies；　And
Inhabited　The　Whole　Earth。

1。　After　this　they　were　dispersed　abroad；　on　account　of　their
languages；　and　went　out　by　colonies　every　where；　and　each　colony
took　possession　of　that　land　which　they　light　upon；　and　unto
which　God　led　them；　so　that　the　whole　continent　was　filled　with
them；　both　the　inland　and　the　maritime　countries。　There　were　some
also　who　passed　over　the　sea　in　ships；　and　inhabited　the　islands：
and　some　of　those　nations　do　still　retain　the　denominations　which
were　given　them　by　their　first　founders；　but　some　have　lost　them
also；　and　some　have　only　admitted　certain　changes　in　them；　that
they　might　be　the　more　intelligible　to　the　inhabitants。　And　they
were　the　Greeks　who　became　the　authors　of　such　mutations。　For
when　in　after…ages　they　grew　potent；　they　claimed　to　themselves
the　glory　of　antiquity；　giving　names　to　the　nations　that　sounded
well　（in　Greek）　that　they　might　be　better　understood　among
themselves；　and　setting　agreeable　forms　of　government　over　them；
as　if　they　were　a　people　derived　from　themselves。

CHAPTER　6。

How　Every　Nation　Was　Denominated　From　Their
First　Inhabitants。

1。　Now　they　were　the　grandchildren　of　Noah；　in　honor　of　whom
names　were　imposed　on　the　nations　by　those　that　first　seized　upon
them。　Japhet；　the　son　of　Noah；　had　seven　sons：　they　inhabited　so；
that；　beginning　at　the　mountains　Taurus　and　Amanus；　they
proceeded　along　Asia；　as　far　as　the　river　Tansis；　and　along
Europe　to　Cadiz；　and　settling　themselves　on　the　lands　which　they
light　upon；　which　none　had　inhabited　before；　they　called　the
nations　by　their　own　names。　For　Gomer　founded　those　whom　the
Greeks　now　call　Galatians；　＇Galls；＇　but　were　then　called
Gomerites。　Magog　founded　those　that　from　him　were　named
Magogites；　but　who　are　by　the　Greeks　called　Scythians。　Now　as　to
Javan　and　Madai；　the　sons　of　Japhet；　from　Madai　came　the　Madeans；
who　are　called　Medes；　by　the　Greeks；　but　from　Javan；　Ionia；　and
all　the　Grecians；　are　derived。　Thobel　founded　the　Thobelites；　who
are　now　called　Iberes；　and　the　Mosocheni　were　founded　by　Mosoch；
now　they　are　Cappadocians。　There　is　also　a　mark　of　their　ancient
denomination　still　to　be　shown；　for　there　is　even　now　among　them
a　city　called　Mazaca；　which　may　inform　those　that　are　able　to
understand；　that　so　was　the　entire　nation　once　called。　Thiras
also　called　those　whom　he　ruled　over　Thirasians；　but　the　Greeks
changed　the　name　into　Thracians。　And　so　many　were　the　countries
that　had　the　children　of　Japhet　for　their　inhabitants。　Of　the
three　sons　of　Gomer；　Aschanax　founded　the　Aschanaxians；　who　are
now　called　by　the　Greeks　Rheginians。　So　did　Riphath　found　the
Ripheans；　now　called　Paphlagonians；　and　Thrugramma　the
Thrugrammeans；　who；　as　the　Greeks　resolved；　were　named　Phrygians。
Of　the　three　sons　of　Javan　also；　the　son　of　Japhet；　Elisa　gave
name　to　the　Eliseans；　who　were　his　subjects；　they　are　now　the
Aeolians。　Tharsus　to　the　Tharsians；　for　so　was　Cilicia　of　old
called；　the　sign　of　which　is　this；　that　the　noblest　city　they
have；　and　a　metropolis　also；　is　Tarsus；　the　tau　being　by　change
put　for　the　theta。　Cethimus　possessed　the　island　Cethima：　it　is
now　called　Cyprus；　and　from　that　it　is　that　all　islands；　and　the
greatest　part　of　the　sea…coasts；　are　named　Cethim　by　the　Hebrews：
and　one　city　there　is　in　Cyprus　that　has　been　able　to　preserve
its　denomination；　it　has　been　called　Citius　by　those　who　use　the
language　of　the　Greeks；　and　has　not；　by　the　use　of　that　dialect；
escaped　the　name　of　Cethim。　And　so　many　nations　have　the　children
and　grandchildren　of　Japhet　possessed。　Now　when　I　have　premised
somewhat；　which　perhaps　the　Greeks　do　not　know；　I　will　return　and
explain　what　I　have　omitted；　for　such　names　are　pronounced　here
after　the　manner　of　the　Greeks；　to　please　my　readers；　for　our　own
country　language　does　not　so　pronounce　them：　but　the　names　in　all
cases　are　of　one　and　the　same　ending；　for　the　name　we　here
pronounce　Noeas；　is　there　Noah；　and　in　every　case　retains　the
same　termination。

2。　The　children　of　Ham　possessed　the　land　from　Syria　and　Amanus；
and　the　mountains　of　Libanus；　seizing　upon　all　that　was　on　its
sea…coasts；　and　as　far　as　the　ocean；　and　keeping　it　as　their　own。
Some　indeed　of　its　names　are　utterly　vanished　away；　others　of
them　being　changed；　and　another　sound　given　them；　are　hardly　to
be　discovered；　yet　a　few　there　are　which　have　kept　their
denominations　entire。　For　of　the　four　sons　of　Ham；　time　has　not
at　all　hurt　the　name　of　Chus；　for　the　Ethiopians；　over　whom　he
reigned；　are　even　at　this　day；　both　by　themselves　and　by　all　men
in　Asia；　called　Chusites。　The　memory　also　of　the　Mesraites　is
preserved　in　their　name；　for　all　we　who　inhabit　this　country　＇of
Judea＇　called　Egypt　Mestre；　and　the　Egyptians　Mestreans。　Phut
also　was　the　founder　of　Libya；　and　called　the　inhabitants
Phutites；　from　himself：　there　is　also　a　river　in　the　country　of
Moors　which　bears　that　name；　whence　it　is　that　we　may　see　the
greatest　part　of　the　Grecian　historiographers　mention　that　river
and　the　adjoining　country　by　the　apellation　of　Phut：　but　the　
name　it　has　now　has　been　by　change　given　it　from　one　of　the　sons
of　Mesraim；　who　was　called　Lybyos。　We　will　inform　you　presently
what　has　been　the　occasion　why　it　has　been　called　Africa　also。
Canaan；　the　fourth　son　of　Ham；　inhabited　the　country　now　called
Judea；　and　called　it　from　his　own　name　Canaan。　The　children　of
these　＇four＇　were　these：　Sabas；　who　founded　the　Sabeans；　Evilas；
who　founded　the　Evileans；　who　are　called　Getuli；　Sabathes　founded
the　Sabathens；　they　are　now　called　by　the　Greeks　Astaborans；
Sabactas　settled　the　Sabactens；　and　Ragmus　the　Ragmeans；　and　he
had　two　sons；　the　one　of　whom；　Judadas；　settled　the　Judadeans；　a
nation　of　the　western　Ethiopians；　and　left　them　his　name；　as　did
Sabas　to　the　Sabeans：　but　Nimrod；　the　son　of　Chus；　staid　and
tyrannized　at　Babylon；　as　we　have　already　informed　you。　Now　all
the　children　of　Mesraim；　being　eight　in　number；　possessed　the
country　from　Gaza　to　Egypt；　though　it　retained　the　name　of　one
only；　the　Philistim；　for　the　Greeks　call　part　of　that　country
Palestine。　As　for　the　rest；　Ludieim；　and　Enemim；　and　Labim；　who
alone　inhabited　in　Libya；　and　called　the　country　from　himself；
Nedim；　and　Phethrosim；　and　Chesloim；　and　Cephthorim；　we　know
nothing　of　them　besides　their　names；　for　the　Ethiopic　war（17）
which　we　shall　describe　hereafter；　was　the　cause　that　those
cities　were　overthrown。　The　sons　of　Canaan　were　these：　Sidonius；
who　also　built　a　city　of　the　same　name；　it　is　called　by　the
Greeks　Sidon
Amathus　inhabited　in　Amathine；　which　is　even　now　called　Amathe　by
the　inhabitants；　although　the　Macedonians　named　it　Epiphania；
from　one　of　his　posterity：　Arudeus　possessed　the　island　Aradus：
Arucas　possessed　Arce；　which　is　in　Libanus。　But　for　the　seven
others；　＇Eueus；＇　Chetteus；　Jebuseus；　Amorreus；　Gergesus；　Eudeus；
Sineus；　Samareus；　we　have　nothing　in　the　sacred　books　but　their
names；　for　the　Hebrews　overthrew　their　cities；　and　their
calamities　came　upon　them　on　the　occasion　following。

3。　Noah；　when；　after　the　deluge；　the　earth　was　resettled　in　its
former　condition；　set　about　its　cultivation；　and　when　he　had
planted　it　with　vines；　and　when　the　fruit　was　ripe；　and　he　had
gathered　the　grapes　in　their　season；　and　the　wine　was　ready　for
use；　he　offered　sacrifice；　and　feasted；　and；　being　drunk；　he　fell
asleep；　and　lay　naked　in　an　unseemly　manner。　When　his　youngest
son　saw　this；　he　came　laughing；　and　showed　him　to　his　brethren；
but　they　covered　their　father's　nakedness。　And　when　Noah　was　made
sensible　of　wh