The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight.

  • Walter Raleigh
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[1652]
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Credit: The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of thefirft Book. x. ! That the feat of Chufh , the el deft fon of Ham., rcas in Arabia, not in ./Ethiopia: and offirange Fables, and id tranftati-ons of Scri¬ pture, grounded upon the m flaking of this point. II. I- „ .. L OF Jofephus his Tale of an Jcthiopefteg]^ wife to Mofes 3 grounded on the mi ft a- king of the feat of Chufh. A difinite againjl the Tale of Jofephus. II* 1 11* Chufh id expounded for /Ethiopia. Eze- chiel 29.10. II* I v. Another place of Lzec\ne\,chap.^o.verf.^. in like manner miftaken. II* V. A place, Efay 18.^. 1. in like manner cor¬ rupted, by takjng Chufh for /Ethiopia. II* VI. That upon the like miftaking, both Ter- haka, Story of Sennacherib, and Zera in the Story of A fa, are unadvifedly made JE- thiopians. II* VII. A farther expofition of the place, Efay 18.1. §. XI. Of the Plantation and Antiquities of E- gypt- , 11.1. THat Mizraim the chief Planter of E- gypt, and the reft of the fons of Ham, were feated in order one by another. Mi. Of the time^about which the name of Egypt began to be known: and of the Egyptians Lu- nary yeers, which made their Antiquities feem the more fabulous. II- *** Of certain vain after 110ns of the Antiquity of the Egyptians. II* I v. Againjl Pererius , That it is not unlikely, hut that Egypt was peopled within two hun¬ dred yeers after the Creation: at haft, that both it, and the moft parts of theworldwere peopled before the Flood. |J. V. Of fome other reafons againjl the opinion of Pererius. II* vi. Of the words of Mofes, Genef.io.ver.ult. whereupon Pererius grounded his opinion. II* VII. A conclufton, refolving of that which is moft likely, touching the Egyptian Antiqui> ^ J CJJ L 1 ties: with fomewhat of Phut, another fon of Ham, which peopled Lybia. §. XII. Of the eleven fons o/Canaan, the fourth fon of Ham. II-1. /^\F the bounds of the Land of Canaan 3 \~_Jwith the names of his eleven Jons. II- n. Of the portions of Zidon andHtth. |f. III. Of the Jebufites and Amorites. II-1V. Of the Gergefites, Hevites, and Harkites. II- V. Of Sini and Arvadi. II- VI. Of Zemari. ||. V 11. OfHamathi. §. XIII. Of the fons of Chufh, excepting Nimrod, ■of whom hereafter. II* I* T'Hat the moft ofthe fons of Chufh were feated in Arabia the happy: and of the Sabaeans that robbed Job : and of the giueen that came to Solomon. II- n. Jofephus his opinion of Dedan, one of the ijfue 0/Chufh, to have been feated in the Weft /Ethiopia,diftrovedout of Ezcchlcl and Hie- remie. §. XIV. Of the ijfue 0/Mizraim: and of the place of Hieremie, ch.y.v.7. §. XV. Of the ijfue of $em. II* I* OF Elam, Afliir, Arphaxad, and Lud. II* II* Of Aram, and hisfons. II* 111* Of the divifton of the earth in the time of Phaleg, one of the fons of Heber, &c. II* iv. Of the fons offott&njhe other fon 0/Heber. II* V. Of Ophir,0«e <?/Jodans fons,and of Peru: and of that voyage 0/Solomon. II* VI. O/Havilahfta fon of Joftan, who alfo paftedinto the Eaft Indies : and of Mefha^ and Sepher, named in the bordering of the Families of Jo&an 3 with a conclufton of this Difcourfe, touching the Plantation of the World.