Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 39:11

11 ¶ And it shall come to pass, at that day , that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the Valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog , and all his multitude: and they shall call it , the Valley of Hamon Gog.

When God shall have destroyed this Prince, and his formidable Army.

And to many of those, were with him, for some were ver. 4. given to the Birds and Beasts to be devoured.

Beside many other reasons for burying these slaughtered multudes, the humanity that Religion is full of, would guide the Iews to it, and God tells us, that Gog shall have a grave in Israel. He came to take possession and so he shall, but not as he purposed and hoped, but as God intended, Gog shall possesse his house of darkness in that Land, which he invaded to make a prey of. He shall have one place there, a grave as the Hebrew.

This Valley hath here its name, and scituation, the name from the frequent Travels of passengers through it from Egypt, and Arabia Felix into the more Northern parts, and from these again into Egypt and Arabia.

By its scituation 'tis on the Eastside of the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from the Valley, that is on this side Iordan Westward, in which is Dotham. Now in this Valley did the Iews discomfit the Ammonites, Moabites, Tyrians, and Sidonians, 1 Macc. 5. c. This might be a Type, or first fruits, and assurance of this great victory, but no more; for this was of a few against a few, and in this fight of some, but [illegible: 1 letter]ew fell, &c.

The stink of the putrifying Carcasses should make Travellers stop their Noses, offended with the ill smells.

Partly in doing the office of humanity, though to dead Enemies, and let their Enemies live, who would not (for want of others) be so civil to them when dead, but chiefly to remove the nuissance of Eye and Nose, and to prevent diseases, that rise many times from such smells.

This Prince whoever 'tis, shall there fall, and be buried with his multitude,

This shall give name to the Valley, which is to be called the Valley of Hamon Gog, which appellation I do not know to be given to any Valley as yet, probably because this Prophesie is not yetfully accomplisht.

Marginal references: Or, grave.; Or, months.; i. e. the multitude of Gog.