[234] Plutarch. Numa. p. 62.

[235] In Syria was Astacus, or the city of Chus: and Astacur, the city of
the Sun. In other parts were Astacures, and Astaceni, nations: Astacenus
Sinus; Astaboras; Astabeni; Astabus and Astasaba in Ethiopia; Astalepha at
Colchis; Asta and Astea in Gedrosia; Aita in Spain, and Liguria; Asta and
regio Astica in Thrace.

Doris named Hestiaeotis. Strabo. l. 9. p. 668.

[Greek: Pai Rheas, ha ge Prutaneia lelonchas, Hestia.]
Pindar. Nem. Ode 11. v. 1.

[236] Philo apud Eusch. Praep. Evang. l. 1. c. 10.

Arabibus Sol Talos, [Greek: Talos], et Samasa. Lilius Gyrald. Syntag. 7. p.
280.

[237] Stephanus Byzant.

[238] Pausanias. l. 5. p. 386.

[239] Pausanias. l. 5. p. 387, 388.

[240] Abulfeda. Tab. Syriae. p. 5. Syria Scham appellata. Dividitur Syria in
quinque praefecturas, quarum unicuique nomine proprio nomen, Al Scham, scil.
_Syriae_, commune datur. Excerptum ex Ibn Ol Wardi. p. 176.

Abulfeda supposes, that Syria is called Scham, quasi sinistra. It was
called Sham for the same reason that it was called Syria. [Greek: Suros gar
ho helios], the same as [Greek: Seirios]. Persae [Greek: Sure] Deum vocant.
Lilius Gyraldus. Syntag. 1. p. 5. [Greek: Suria thea], i.e. Dea Coelestis.
Syria is called at this day Souristan. Souris from Sehor, Sol, [Greek:
Seirios] of Greece.

[241] Reineccii Syntagma. Class. 6. cxxii. p. 458.

[242] El-Samen was probably the name of the chief temple at Zama; and
comprised the titles of the Deity, whom the Numidians worshipped. El Samen
signifies Deus Coelestis, or Coelorum: which El Samen was changed by the
Romans to AElia Zamana.

[243] [Greek: Histeon de hoi Chaldaios apo tou Sem katagontai, ex hou kai
ho Abraam]. Syncelli Chronograph, p. 98.

[244] Eutychii sive Ebn Patricii Hist vol. 1. p. 60.

[245] [Greek: Ek tes phules tou Sem Chous onomati, ho Aithiops]. Chron.
Paschal. p. 36.

[246] [Greek: Heteros de huios tou Sem--onomati Mestraeim]. Theophilus ad
Autolyc. l. 2. p. 370.

[247] Alii Shemi filium faciunt Canaanem. Relandi Palaestina. v. 1. p. 7.

[248] The sons of Ham; Cush and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. Genesis. c.
10. v. 6.

Ham is the father of Canaan. Genesis. c. 9. v. 18, 22.

From Sam, and Samen, came Summus; and Hercules Summanus; Samabethi,
Samanaei, Samonacodoma.

[249] Orphic. Hymn. 33.

[250] Orphic. Hymn. 7. So [Greek: Elthe Makar], to Hercules, and to Pan.
[Greek: Kluthi Makar], to Dionusus.