PREFACE. that I should have rendered my work more entertaining, if I had banished all quotations from the text, or at farthest had given the meaning only of what I refer to instead of the original words. But as the whole is matter of close and dark inquiry, I thought it highly. requifite, as I proceeded step by step, to bring my authorities immediately under the eye of the reader, that he might see both the propriety and truth of the evidences, to which I appeal, and form a judgment of the inferences, which I make, in order as I produce them. As I have prefumed to point out errors in the works of many eminent writers, I must neceffarily fuppose that I am liable to fimilar failures, and must be prepared for a like detection. But I hope that I shall not be found guilty of any dangerous miftakes, fuch as may affect my argument, and ruin my purpose. I likewise hope that I have no where delivered myself with undue warmth, or feverity. There are many authors of whom I have spoken freely, but I believe it needs no apology. In refpect to thofe of real eminence, however I may differ in fome particulars, I flatter myself that I have every where paid a due regard to their fuperior PREFACE. fuperior merit. For I should be guilty of great ingratitude, if I did not upon all occafions render every just acknowledgement to perfons, who have laboured fo much for the public good: by whose learning I have been greatly enriched, and by whose very errors I have profited. Of the Caufes, whence many Errours have arifen from Inquiries made into Ancient Hiftory A Short Account of the Geography of Egypt Of the Temple of Onias, and the city Onium, fuppofed by many to have been Heliopolis Of the Shepherds in Egypt, and of the land of Goshen Of fome Evidences fill remaining, which illuftrate these early Occurrences Some Objections answered, and other Proofs produced; wherein Of the State of Egypt at the Departure of the Shepherds Of the Rout of the Shepherds, when they departed from Egypt; C 71 95 100 124 140 173 181 190 196 210 Of Of fome Attempts of the Cufeans, who were filed the Ara- A farther Account of the Places, to which the Shepherds ADDITIONAL REMARK S. Of Belus, Ninus, Arius, and fome of the fuppofed Kings of 218 222 231 Some Remarks upon the Canon of Ptolemy Of the Chaldeans, and their Original Of Chefed, the Son of Nabor Obfervations on the Difperfion of Mankind, in Reference to Ανθρωποθυσία και Τεκνοθυσία, containing an Account of the 243 251 253 255 260 267 Some farther Obfervations upon the Phenician Rites, and particularly of their Myftical Sacrifice 286 Of Babylon in Egypt, and of fome other Cities, whofe Situations have not been truly ascertained 293 Of the city of Orus, and of the city Abaris 296 Of Etham, and the city Boutham of the Seventy 299 Of other Cities in Egypt, and of the Situation of Zoan 301 OF |