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Balnea. The southern seas abounded formerly with large whales: and it is
well known, that they have apertures near their nostrils, through which
they spout water in a large stream, and to a great height. Hence they too
had the name of Bal-Ain, or Balaenae. For every thing uncommon was by the
Amonians consecrated to the Deity, and denominated from his titles. This is
very apparent in all the animals of Egypt.

The term [Greek: Ouranos], Ouranus, related properly to the orb of the Sun;
but was in aftertimes made to comprehend the whole expanse of the heavens.
It is compounded of Ourain, the fountain of Orus; and shews to what it
alludes, by its etymology. Many places were named Ees-ain, the reverse of
Ain-ees, or Hanes: and others farther compounded Am-ees-ain, and
Cam-ees-ain, rendered Amisene, and Camisene: the natural histories of which
places will generally authenticate the etymology. The Amonians settled upon
the Tiber: and the antient town Janiculum was originally named [204]Camese;
and the region about it Camesene: undoubtedly from the fountain Camesene,
called afterward Anna Perenna, whose waters ran into the sacred pool
[205]Numicius: and whose priests were the Camoenae.

I am sensible, that some very learned men do not quite approve of terms
being thus reversed, as I have exhibited them in Ath-ain, Bal-ain, Our-ain,
Cam-ain, and in other examples: and it is esteemed a deviation from the
common usage in the Hebrew language; where the governing word, as it is
termed, always comes first. Of this there are many instances; such as
Ain-Shemesh, Ain-Gaddi, Ain-Mishpat, Ain-Rogel, &c. also Beth-El,
Beth-Dagon, Beth-Aven, Beth-Oron. But, with submission, this does not
affect the etymologies, which I have laid before the reader: for I do not
deduce them from the Hebrew. And though there may have been of old a great
similitude between that language, and those of Egypt, Cutha, and Canaan:
yet they were all different tongues. There was once but one language among
the sons of men[206]. Upon the dispersion of mankind, this was branched out
into dialects; and those again were subdivided: all which varied every age,
not only in respect to one another; but each language differed from itself
more and more continually. It is therefore impossible to reduce the whole
of these to the mode, and standard of any one. Besides, the terms, of which
I suppose these names to be formed, are not properly in regimine; but are
used adjecti