Eusebius of Caesarea, Dictionary of Place Names 162
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Context
In his lexicon of place names in Hebrew Scripture, Eusebius wrote
concerning marshy Saron, named at Isaiah 33:9, that in his time there were
two regions called Saronas, one between Caesarea and Joppa. The same information is recorded
in the parallel passage at Jerome, Book of Places 163, written roughly one
century after Eusebius’ work.
Text
Σαρῶν. Ἠσαΐας· “ἓλη ἐγένετο ὁ Σαρών”. καὶ νῦν δὲ καλεῖται Σαρωνᾶς ἡ ἀπὸ
τοῦ ὄρους Θαβὼρ ἐπὶ τὴν Τιβεριάδα λίμνην χώρα. καὶ ἄλλος ἐστὶ Σαρωνᾶς ἡ ἀπὸ Καισαρείας εἰς Ἰόππην χώρα.1
Textual Note
Ed. Klosterman 1904 [cited by page]Translation
Saron. Isaiah: “Saron became marshland.” Today the land from Mount
Thabor to Lake Tiberias is called Saronas. A second Saronas is the land from Caesarea to Joppa.
Translation Note
Trans. J. L. RifeWorks Cited
- 1 Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius Werke III.1. Das Onomastikon der biblischen Ortsnamen, ed. Erich Klostermann, repr. Hildesheim: Georg Olms 1966, Die grieschischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei Jahrhunderte (Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, 1904), p: 162.
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Joseph L. Rife, “Eusebius of Caesarea, Dictionary of Place Names 162,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published October 19, 2022, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/259.
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