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John Trapp on Ezekiel 27:16-19

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Ezekiel27:16-19

Ver. 16. The wares of thy making] Heb. workes. The Tyrians were ingenious workmen, as Hiram, whom Solomon therefore ſo admired that he called him his Father.

And Agate] Or Chryſopraſe, or Chryſtal, or Carbuncle, or Onyx. Hierom confeſſeth that he knoweth not what to call it.

Deut. 32.14.Ver. 17. Wheat of Minnith] Where the beſt grew, even the kidneyes of wheat, as Moſes hath it. Confer Judg. 11.33. Act. 12.20.

Pannag] Rozin or balſam, whereof Judaea yeelded the beſt in the whole world.

For the wine of Helbon] i. e. Of Aleppe, ſay ſome, famous then for wine, now for milk, whence alſo it hath its name: for the Turkes call milk Alep: and if the Via lactea were on earth, it would be found there, ſaith one.

Graecus vagabundus. Va[illegible: 1 letter]ab. Ver. 19. Dan alſo] Anciently called Laiſh, Judg. 18. Javan or the Grecians were great travellers.

Going to and fro] Diſcurſatory. Horat.Impiger extremos currit mercator ad Indos. See Notes on Pſal. 38.11.

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