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(Luke, Matthew, Chronicles,) but particularly from the Book 

 of Ruth, the genealogy of David, which stood thus, (Ruth, 4. 

 18. &c.) Pharez, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Naashon, Sal- 

 mon, Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David. Pharez, was the son of 

 Judah, byTamar; Judah, of Jacob ; Jacob, of Isaac ; and 

 Isaac, of Abraham. Naashon was contemporary to the exod. 

 (Numbers, ]. 7.) 



Abraham, Hezron, Boaz, 



Isaac, Ram, Obed, 



Jacob, Amminadab, Jesse, 



Judah, Naashon, David, 



Pharez, Salmon, Solomon. 



We may observe, then, that there are seven generations, 

 exclusive, to the exod, and seven to Solomon; the periods 

 must, therefore, be nearly similar, and, in effect, the one is** 

 430, and the other is 406, or rather they also agree exactly ; 

 for Isaac was not born till 24 years after the promise. This 

 argument in favour of the 480 years, I hold to be almost in- 

 vincible ; and it is singularly remarkable, that, among the 

 immense variety of authors I have been obliged to consult, 

 in the decision of this question, scarcely one seems to be 

 a.ware of the nature of a proof drawn from the succession of 

 generations, for which we are indebted to the genius and saga- 

 city of Newton ; and none of them dwell upon it.* If they had 

 VOL. XI. 2 a understood 



" I was not aware at the time this was written, that Eusebius makes use of this very 



argument 



