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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. 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
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. OF WHICH IS THIS THEN THE NOBLEST CITY THEY HAVE AND A METROPOLIS ALSO IS TARSUS THE TOW BEING BY CHANGE PUT FOR THE THETA SETHMUS POSSESSED THE ISLAND SCYTHEMA IT IS NOW CALLED CYPRUS AND FROM THAT IT IS THAT ALL ISLANDS AND THE GREATEST PART OF THE SEA COASTS ARE NAMED CITUM BY THE HEBREWS AT 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 SEETHUM AND SO MANY NATIONS HAVE THE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF JAPATH 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 THEIR NOAH AND IN EVERY CASE RETAINS THE SAME TERMINATION
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