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A Commentary on the New Testament
from the Talmud and Hebraica

John Lightfoot
(1602-1675)

Contents of the
Chorographical Century
[chorography: the art of describing or mapping a region or district.
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary]

• The division of the land.
• The Talmudic girdle of the land under the second Temple, taken out of the Jerusalem Sheviith, fol. 36. 3.
• A great part of south Judea cut off under the second Temple. Jewish Idumea.
• The seven seas according to the Talmudists, and the four rivers compassing the land.
• The sea of Sodom.
• The coast of the Asphaltites. The Essenes, Engedi.
• Cadesh. Rekam, and that double. Inquiry is made, Whether the doubling it in the maps is well done.
• The river of Egypt, Rhinocorura. The lake of Sirbon.
• A sight of Judea.
• A description of the sea-coast, out of Pliny and Strabo.
• The mountainous country of Judea.
• The south country. Judea called the South in respect of Galilee.
• Gaza.
• Ascalon. Gerar. The story of the eighty witches.
• Jabneh. Jamnia.
• Lydda.
• Sharon. Caphar Lodim. The village of those of Lydda.
• Caphar Tebi.
• The northern coast of Judea. Beth-horon.
• Beth-el. Beth-aven.
• Jerusalem.
• The parts of the city. Sion. The Upper City: which was on the north part.
• The buildings of more eminent note in Sion.
• Some buildings in Acra. Bezetha. Millo.
• Gihon, the same with the Fountain of Siloam.
• The girdle of the city: Nehemiah 3.
• Mount Moriah.
• The court of the Gentiles. The Mountain of the House, in the Rabbins.
• Chel. The court of the Women.
• The gate of Nicanor, or the east gate of the court of Israel.
• Concerning the gates and chambers lying on the south side of the court.
• The gates and doors on the north side.
• The court itself.
• The altar. The rings. The laver.
• Some other memorable places of the city.
• Synagogues in the city; and schools.
• Bethphage.
• Kedron.
• The valley of Hinnom.
• Mount Olivet. The mount of Olives, 2 Samuel 15:30; Zechariah 14:4. In the Rabbins commonly, The mount of Oil.
• Bethany. Beth-hene.
• Scopo.
• Ramah. Ramathaim Zophim. Gibeah.
• Nob. Bahurim.
• Emmaus. Kiriath-jearim.
• The country of Jericho, and the situation of the city.
• Jericho itself.
• Some miscellaneous matters belonging to the country about Jericho.
• Hebron.
• Of the cities of refuge.
• Beth-lehem.
• Betar.
• Ephraim.
• Tsok: and Beth Chadudo
• Divers matters.
• Samaria. Sychem.
• Caesarea. Strato's tower.
• Antipatris. Caphar Salama.
• Galilee.
• Scythopolis. Beth-shean, the beginning of Galilee.
• Caphar Hananiah. The middle of Galilee.
• The disposition of the tribes in Galilee.
• The west coast of Galilee-Carmel.
• Acon. Ptolemais.
• Ecdippa. Achzib: Joshua 19:29; Judges 1:31. Climax of the Tyrians.
• The northern coast of Galilee. Amanah. The mountain of snow.
• Pamias. Paneas, the spring of Jordan.
• What is to be said of the sea of Apamia.
• The lake Samochonitis.
• The lake of Gennesaret; or, the sea of Galilee and Tiberias.
• Within what tribe the lake of Gennesaret was.
• Tiberias.
• Of the situation of Tiberias.
• Chammath. Ammaus. The warm baths of Tiberias.
• Gadara.
• Magdala.
• Hippo. Susithat.
• Some other towns near Tiberias. Beth-Meon. Caphar Chittaia. Paltathah.
• The country of Gennesaret.
• Capernaum.
• Some history of Tiberias. The Jerusalem Talmud was written there: and when.
• Tsippor.
• Some places bordering upon Tsippor. Jeshanah. Ketsarah. Shihin.
• Usha.
• Arbel. Shezor. Tarnegola the upper.
• The difference of some customs of the Galileans from those of Judea.
• The dialect of the Galileans, differing from the Jewish.
• Gilgal in Deuteronomy 11:30: what that place was.
• Divers towns called by the name of Tyre.
• Cana.
• Perea. Beyond Jordan.
• Adam and Zaretan, Joshua 3.
• Julias-Bethsaida.
• Gamala. Chorazin.
• Some towns upon the very limits of the land. Out of the Jerusalem Talmud, Demai, fol. 22. 4.
• The consistories of more note: out of the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedr. fol. 32. 2.
• The cities of the Levites.
• Some miscellaneous matters respecting the face of the land.
• Subterraneous places. Mines. Caves.
• Of the places of burial.

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