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Cateth (Jos., xix, 15; Zabulon), also Cathed, prob- ably to be identified with Cartha.

Cauda (Acts, xxvii, 16; A.V. Clauda), a small island wlicre ,St. Paul landed after leaving Crete; most lirobably the island of Gaiido, S. of Crete, althoush some, though with little reason, would have it to be the island of Gozo, near Malta.

Cedes (q.v.).

Cedimoth (Jos., xiii, 18). See Cademoth.

Cedron, 1 (I Mach., xv, 39; xvi, 9), prob. Qatra, S.E. of Yebna and S.W. of 'Aqir.— 2 A torrent E. of Jerusalem: Wady Sitti Maryam. See Jerusalem.

Ceelatha (Num., xxxiii. 22), station of the Israehtes on their journey from Sinai to Cades; prob. Contellet Qureyeh.

Ce'ila (Jos., xv, 44, etc.; middle of Juda): Kh. Qila, N.W. of Hebron.

Celesyria (or Ccele-Syria. — I Mach., x, 69, etc.), the valley between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon: El- Beqa a.

Cellon (Judges, ii, l.S), perhaps the coimtry watered by the Chalos river (Nahr Kuaik), which flows through Aleppo.

Cenchrce (Acts, xviii, 18; A. V. Cenchrea), seaport of Corinth.

Cenereth, Ceneroth. See Genesareth.

Cenezites, a clan named among the inhabitants of Palestine in patriarchal times (Gen., xv, 19); their original settlements were probably in Mt. Seir (Edom).

Cenneroth. See Genesareth.

CepAira (I Esd.,ii, 25; II Esd.,vii, 29). SeeCaphara.

Cerethi (I Kings, xxx, 14, etc.); a tribe settled on the S. border of Canaan, and closely associated with the Philistines. Some think it originated in Crete.

Ceselelh-thabor (Jos., xix, 12): 'Iksal, W. of Mt. Thabor.

Cesil (Jos., XV, 30), a mistaken form for Bethul.

Cesion (Jos., xix. 20; xxi, 28), Sec Cedes.

Cethlis (Jos., XV, 40; plain of Juda). Unknown.

Chabid (III Kings, ix, 1.3), name which seems to be ironical: "thorn land", given by Hiram, King of Tyre, to the twenty cities of Galilee handed over to him by Solomon ; these cities very likely belonged to N. Aser and Nephtah.

Chalane (Gen., x, 10, etc.). See Calano.

Chaldee. See Babylonia.

Chale (Gen., x, 11, 12), city in the neighbourhood of Ninive; Assyr.: Kalhu or Kalah: Nirarud, at the con- fluence of the Tigris and the Upper Zab.

Chali (Jos., xix, 25; Aser): prob. Kh. 'Alya, N.E. of Acre.

Chamaam (Jer., xli, 17), name of a caravanserai in the neighbourhood of Bethlehem. Site unidentified.

Chanath (Num., xxxii, 42). See Canatha.

Characa (II Mach., xii, 17; Transjord.). Some: El-Harak, N.W. of Bo?ra; others: Araq el-'Emlr, also El-Kerak. Perhaps not a proper name.

Charan, 1 (Judges, v, 9; Acts, vii, 2, 4). See Haran. — 2 (Tob., xi, 1). The Greek Textus Receptus gives here no place-name. Impossible to determine the true reading.

Charramis. See Hethites.

Chasphia (I Esd., viii, 17), town or region inhabited by an nnportant colony of exiled Jews. Unknown. " Chebbon (Jos., xv, 40; Juda): El-Qubeibeh, S.W. of Eleutheropolis.

Chebrun (I Mach., v, 65), for Hebron.

Chellus (Judith,!, 9; omitt.inVulg.),prob. Khalasah, S.W. of Bersabee and N. of Cades.

C/ieZ marf(Ezech., xxvii, 23) ;poss. a town; in that case might be Chelmadeh, near Bagdad; or a region — Carmania; possibly also might be translated "as a disciple."

Chelmon (Judith, vii, 3, in Greek only), a town near Bethuha, likely Tell-Qaimdn, E. of Mt. Carmel; or Kumieh, between the Little Herraon and Moimt Gelboe.

Cheixe (Ezech., xxvii, 23). The Heb. has Kalneh. See Calano.

Cherub (I Esd., ii, 59; II Esd., vii, 61); the com- plete name was Cherub Addon-Immer. Unknown.

Cheshm (Jos., xv, 10; N.W. Juda). Keslii.

Chobar, a river in "the laud of the Chaldeans", commonly identified with the mod. Chabur; but the names have roots absolutely different, and the position seems unsatisfactory. Perhaps we should see here one of the canals with which Babylonia was seamed, poss. the Nahr Malcha, or King's Canal, of Nabucho- donosor.

Chorazin, A.V. for Corozain.

Chub (Ezech., xxx, 5). Great divergences exist as to its identification. Some suggest Cobe, near the Indian Ocean ; others Chobat, in Mauretania, or Co- bion, in Mareotica ; both these opinions are most un- likely. It has also been propose<l to correct the text and read Lub (Libya) ; not probable. One Heb. MS. has Kenub (Egypt. Keneb, i.e. S. Egypt). Nothing can be said with certainty.

Chun (I Par., xviii, 8). In the parallel text of II lungs, viii, 8, instead of Chun, we find Berothai. If Chun was a distinct city, it might be recognized in Kuna, S.W. of Baalbek.

Chus (Judith, vii, 8; omitt. in Vulg.): poss. QOza, 5 m. S. of Naplijs.

Cibsaim (Jos., xxi, 22; Ephraim), perhaps the same as Jecmaam (I Par., vi, 68). Tell el-Qabans, near Bethel, has also been suggested, but the identification is very doubtful.

Ci'na (Jos., XV, 22; S. Juda). Unknown.

Cineans (Gen., xv, 19, etc.), a clan closely aUied to Israel, perhaps also to the Madianites. Its home seems to have been in the S. of Juda; however, we see in Judges, iv, 1 1, that Heber the Cinean dwelt in the plain of Esdrelon.

Clauda, A.V. for Cauda.

Coa (Ezech., xxiii, 23) ; Assyr. : Ku (tu) or Gu (til) per- haps the same word as rendered in Hebrew Goi/tm, Gen. xiv, 1. A coimtry in the neighbourhood of Babylonia and Elam. Unidentified.

Colossae (q.v.).

Corinth (q.v.).

Corozain (Matt, xi, 21; Luke, x, 13), prob. ICh. Kerazeh, N. of the L. of Tiberias.

Cos (I Mach., XV, 23; Acts, xxi, 1), an island in the iEgean Sea: mod. Stanko.

Culon (Jos., XV, .59, in Greek; omitt. in Heb. and Vulg.; Juda) prob. Qolonlyeh.

Cutha (IV Kings, xvii, 24); cuneif. Gudua, Gudu, Kutu; identif. with Tell Ibrahim, N.E. of Babylon.

Cyprus (q.v.).

Cyrene (q.v.).

Dabereth (Jos., xix, 21, etc.; Zabulon), Deburiyeh, W., and at the foot of Mt. Thabor.

Dabir, 1 (Jos., xi, 22, etc.; S. Juda) the same as Cariathsenna and Cariathsepher : most prob. Dar- heriyeh, S.S.W. of Hebron.— 2 (Jos., xv, 7; N. Juda): poss. Toghret ed-Debr.

Dalmanutha (Mark, viii, 10): perhaps El-Delljaml- yeh, S. of the L. of Tiberias, on the left bank of the Jordan.

Damascus (q.v.).

Damna (Jos., xxi, 35; Zabulon; in the parallel passage, I Par., vi, 77, Heb. 62, Remmono). The true name is doubtful; poss. Rummaneh, N. of Nazareth.

Dan (q.v.).

Danna (Jos., xv, 49; mount, of Juda). Unknown.

Daphca (Num., xxxiii, 12, 13.) station of the Israel- ites on their journey from the Red Sea to Sinai: poss. Tabacca, near the Wady Lebweh.

Daphne (II Mach., iv,"33), a sacred grove and shrine near .\ntioch of Syria.

Dathema (I Mach., v, 9; Transjord.), either Er- Remtheh, or El-Hosn, S.W. of the YaniiCk.