Syrian kingdoms of Maachah and Geshur. Josh. xii. 1-5. Deut. iii. 11-17.

It was bounded on the east, by Mount Gilead- Boundaries. on the South, by the river Jabbok-on the west,

by the waters of Jordan-and on the north, by the

Syrian kingdoms or Maachah and Geshur.

A noted district, or province, in this Kingdom, Province. was, Argob. Deut. iii. 13-5.

Among the cities of Bashan, were the following. Cities.

1. GOLAN, Deut. iv. 43. Josh. xx. 8. xxi. 27. This lay in the northern part of the kingdom, and was afterward a city of refuge.

Golan.

2. EDREI, Josh. xii. 4.-This lay in the southern Edrei. part of Bashan.

3. ASHTAROTH, Josh. xii. 4.-The situation of Ashtaroth this city is unknown.

CUSHAN, OR ETHIOPIA IN

AFRICA.

Cush in
Africa.

That some of the descendants of Cush passed into Africa, at an early period, and settled south of Egypt, is universally admitted. Some think that the family of Sabtecha had its original allotment in this country, as no traces of his settlement on the east of the Red sea, are discovered. The Cush or Ethi

Location

Boundaries.

Mizraim.

Location

and extent.

opia, referred to in Ezek. xxix. 10. Jer. xiii. 23, Psal. lxxiv. 13-many suppose must be Cush, or Ethiopia south of Egypt.

Cush, or Ethiopia, in Africa, was bounded on the east, by the Red Sea on the south, and on the west, by unknown regions in Africa-and on the north by Egypt, and Lybia.

SECTION II.

LAND OF MIZRAI M.

The allotment of this son of Ham, is universally placed, by writers on Biblical Geography, in the northeastern part of Africa, joining to the land of Cush in Asia. We shall consider it, as including the countries of Egypt, and Libya, for the following

reasons- 募

1. The name Mizraim in the Hebrew Bible is translated by the word Egypt, in our version-and this country is still called Masr, by the Arabians; and Misr, by the Turks-which are either the singular forms of Mizraim, or words derived from it.

2. Libya, a country joining to Egypt, on the west, and probably, in ancient times, a part of the same dominion; took its name, most likely, from a son of Mizraim, the same, as Egypt, and different parts of it, are supposed to have taken their names, as will be seen, from different sons of this patriarch.

It was bounded on the east, by the Isthmus of Boundaries. Suez, and the Red sea-on the south, by Ethiopia,

or Cush in Africa-on the west, by the land of Put -and on the north, by the Mediterranean Sea.

The allotment of Mizraim may be divided into Division. Egypt, and Libya.

the name.

The word Egypt is from Caphtor, son of Mizraim; Origin of Greek AIA CAPHTOS, land of Caphtor, or AIGOPHTOS -Latin, EGYPTUS-English, Egypt.

Egypt was bounded on the east, by the Isthmus Boundaries. of Suez, and the Red Sea-on the south, by Cush,

or Ethiopia in Africa-on the west, by Libya-and on the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

Egypt was very anciently divided, into Upper and Division. Lower Egypt-but it is difficult to fix the separating line. It was sometimes divided into Upper Egypt-Heptanomis, containing seven of those Nomes, or provinces, into fifty three of which, the whole country was divided-and Lower Egypt.* The former division will answer the purpose of the present abstract.

* According to this division, Lower Egypt extended south to the apex of the Delta, or stem of the pear. Heptanomis, from this to Hermopolis Magna, now Ashmuneim, about midway between the Delta and the city of Thebes-and Upper Egypt, from Hermopolis Magna to Ethiopia in Africa.

Upper Egypt.

Situation.

How called by the Greeks.

Prophets.

UPPER EGYPT.

Upper Egypt was the southern part of the country, and joined to Cush, or Ethiopia in Africa.

This part of Egypt was called by the Greeks Thebais, from the noted city Thebes, in this district.

How by the By the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, it was called Pathros, as we shall see, in contemplating the probable allotments of the Sons of Mizraim.

Cities.

Cyene.

Pathros.

Among the cities of upper Egypt, were the fol lowing.

1. CYENE. This lay on the extreme Southern border of the country. Ezek. xxix. 10.

2. PATHROS.-This is thought to be a distinguished city, in the south of Egypt, giving name to the whole of the southern district. See Wells-and compare Jer. xliv. 1. 15. Ezek. xxix. 14. xxx. 13.

No. 3. No, OR AMMON-No.-No, in Jer. xlvi. 15. Ezek. xxx. 16.-the Seventy call Diospolis, city of Jove the name which the Greeks gave to the mag. nificent city of Thebes. No is considered by many to be the same as Thebes. See Wells.

Lower
Egypt.

Situation.

LOWER EGYPT.

Lower Egypt extended along the Mediterranean Sea, from the River of Egypt, which separated it from Canaan, on the northeast, to the border of Libya

on the west. Among the cities, in Lower Egypt, the following may be noticed.

Cities.

1. ZOAN.-Isa. xix. 11. called by the Seventy Zoan. Tanin, or Tanis, was situated on the second chan. nel, or branch, of the Nile, counting from the east; or on the Tanitic branch; and not far from the sea. Zoan, or Tanis, was the oldest city in Egypt, and the residence of the ancient princes of that country. Num. xiii. 22.

Ezek. xxx.

2. NOPH.-Isa. xix. 13. Jer. ii. 16. 13, 16-called by Hosea, Moph. ix. ch. 6. ver. and by the Seventy, Memphis. Noph, Moph, or Memphis, was situated a few miles south of where the Nile divides into different branches. According to Strabo, it was eleven miles from the Delta.

3. TAHPANHES, Tahapanhes, Tapanhes, or Hanes, Jer. xliv. 1. Isa. xxx. 4. called by the Seventy, Taphnas-is supposed to be the Daphne of the Greeks. If so, it was situated on the eastern, or Pelusiotic branch of the Nile.

4. SIN.--Ezek. xxx. 15, is thought to be the Pelusium of the Greeks, which they so called, from PELOS, mud. Sin, in Arabic, means mud, or dirt. If Sin be the same as Pelusium, it was situated on the eastern, or Pelusiotic branch of the Nile.

Noph.

Hanes.

Sin.