Biblical Figures

• Canaan — The biblical promised land; referenced in the quotation from Baruch that true wisdom "has not been heard in Canaan"
• Engedi — Oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea; mentioned in the Song of Songs quotation in Lapide's peroration
• Judah — Kingdom of the southern Israelite tribes; referenced in connection with Ahaz and Hezekiah
• Laish — Ancient Canaanite city later renamed Dan; Lapide notes that at Genesis 14:15, the city of Laish is called Dan
• Merrha — Biblical commercial city; its merchants listed alongside those of Teman in Baruch's passage as seekers of earthly prudence who have not known the way of wisdom
• Midian — Region east of the Gulf of Aqaba; Moses fled there from Egypt and spent 40 years pasturing sheep and contemplating divine wisdom
• Mount Abarim — Mountain range east of the Jordan; Moses died there and was buried by angels
• Paradise — The garden where God placed Adam and Eve; Lapide affirms it is to be understood historically
• Phison — One of the rivers of paradise mentioned in Genesis; Jerome identifies it with a very wide river that Apollonius crossed on his way to the Brahmans
• Plains of Moab — Biblical location east of the Jordan River where the Israelites mourned Moses' death
• Segor — Small city near the Dead Sea to which Lot fled from the destruction of Sodom
• Seir — Mountain range south of the Dead Sea, named after Esau; used by Lapide as an example of prolepsis
• Sinai — Sacred mountain where Moses received the law from God and stood twice for 40 days fasting and conversing with God
• Sodom — Wicked city destroyed by God in Genesis; Christ recalled Sodom to terrify the obstinate minds of the Jews
• Tabor — Mountain in Galilee where Christ was transfigured and Moses and Elijah appeared with Him
• Teman — Region in Edom; referenced in Baruch's passage that true wisdom has not been seen there