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tatio jurisqucdictio.")* This account of INIarsliam's system, 

 Avliich it was necessary to premise, in order to make the table 

 which I have given above from him, perfectly intelligible and 

 clear, is extracted literally from his great work, (my edition 

 is in quarto, p. 307, &c.) and from it, it is evident, that he in- 

 cludes an interval of 169 years within 49- 



Jud. c. 10. 8. 18 years under the Ammonites. 



Judg. 12.v.7.and sequel, 31 years, four Judges, Jepthah, 



Ibsan, Elon, and Abdon. 

 J. C. 13. V. 1. and sequel, 40 years under Philistines. 



C.15. V.20. — , 20 Samson. 



1 Samuel, 4. V.18. , 40 ■ Eli. 



20 after the return of the ark. 



169 



" Hujus Synchronismi ratione evanescunt difficultates," 

 says he, " & exundantes numeri intra ripam colliguntur." 



1st. Little will be necessary to refute this system in some 

 of its leading principles, for Scripture does not acknowledge 

 this distinction of two contemporary Judges. (Judg. 10.7-8. 9-) 

 The Israelites were attacked, both by the Ammonites and 

 Philistines, to the East, as he alledges; but it adds, (v. 9-) 

 " They passed the Jordan immediately, and attacked the 

 other tribes," who, according to him, were at peace. 



2nd. Three Judges, whom he places over the East, after 

 Jephthah, were really from the West : Ibsan, of Bethlehem, 



(whether 



* Marsham Sxculum. XI. p. SOS. 



