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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 appellation 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. FOOT 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 APPELLATION OF FOOT BUT THE NAME IT HAS NOW HAS BEEN BY CHANGE GIVEN IT FROM ONE OF THE SONS OF MISRAUM WHO WAS CALLED LIBIOS
 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. D 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 THEIR NOAH AND IN EVERY CASE RETAINS THE SAME TERMINATION THE CHILDREN OF HAM POSSESSED THE LAND FROM SYRIA AND AMMINUS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF LIBANUS SEIZING UPON ALL THAT WAS ON ITS SEA COAST 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 HEARD 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 CHUZITES THE MEMORY ALSO OF THE MISREHEITES IS PRESERVED IN THEIR NAME FOR ALL WE WHO INHABIT THIS COUNTRY OF JUDEA CALL EGYPT MESTRI AND THE EGYPTIANS MISTRAIANS
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