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Eusebius of Caesarea, Onomasticon (1971) Translation. pp. 1-75.
Eusebius of Caesarea
SECTION N
Naid.723 Land where Cain dwelled. (Properly) interpreted "restlessness," (i.e., in motion or fluctuation).
Nineve.724 City of Assyria which Assur built going from the land of Sammaar. There is now (another) city of Jews called Nineve near the Gonias (corner) of Arabia.
Naaliēl.725 Near the Arnon. A station of the children of Israel.
Nabau.726 (Which the Hebrews called Nebō.) Mountain above the Jordan opposite Jericho on the land Moab. There Moses died. It is pointed out even now about six miles west of Esbon (opposite the east region of Esbon).
Nabōth (Nabo).727 City of the sons of Ruben in the territory of Galaad. Noted also by Isaia in the vision "against the Moabites" and in Jeremia. There is also (a certain) man named Nabau who was of Kanath and this city was named from that Naboth. Nabau is now shown deserted eight miles south of (the city of) Hesbon.
Nageb.728 The South (is called Nageb) according to the Hebrews. Symmachus (interprets) "south." [It should be known that this area among the Hebrew tribes is called Nageb, Theman, and Darom, which we are able to translate as south. (Latin uses four synonyms for south quadrant; austrum (south), adricum (southwest), meridiem (south), eurum (southeast).]
JOSUE
Naphethdor (Nafeddor).729 Symmachus (interprets) "Dora on the coast" (maritime). It is nine miles from Kaisareia. (Dor is today a deserted city in the ninth mile on the road from Caesarea to Ptolemaise.)
Naphthō.730 A spring of water is so called. Tribe of Benjamin.
Naam.731 City of the tribe of Juda.
Nesib.732 (In) tribe of Juda. There is a Nasib (which is now called Nasibi) nine (seven) miles from Eleutheropolis on the road to Hebron.
Nebpsan.733 (In) tribe of Juda.
Naaratha.734 (In) tribe of Ephraim. There is now a village of Jews Noorath five miles from Jericho.
Napheth.735 (In) tribe of Manasse.
Naalōl.736 (In tribe of) lot of Zabulon. City separated to Levites.
Nakeb.737 (In tribe of) lot of Nephthali.
JUDGES
Neala.738 From here the heathen "were not driven out" by Zabulon (Zabulon could not expel). Located in the Batanaca is (a village named) Neeila (Neila).
Nobba (Nabe or Nobba).739 To which Gedeon went up. City separated to the priests which (afterwards we read) Saul [in a rage] destroyed.
Nemra.740 City of (tribe of) Ruben in land of Galaad. There is now a large village Namara in the (region or the) Batanaea.
KINGS
Naniōth.741 (Place) "in Rama." City where David dwelled. (We spoke of this in the book Hebrew Questions.)
Nachōn.742 "Threshing floor of Nachōn" which Aquila (interprets) "threshing floor prepared."
Naphath.743 The city of one of the chiefs of Solomon.
Nērigel.744 The Samaritans from Babylon (who had been brought from Babylon) built this in (the region of) Judaea.
Nazeb.745 The Hevites built this in (the land of) Judaea.
Nasarach.746 Idol of Assyria.
Nebēreim (Nemerim).747 Isaia (mentions this) in the vision "against the Moabites." Also Jeremia. It is now (a village called) Bennamareim north of Zoora.
Nabeōth.748 Territory in Isaia.
THE GOSPELS
Nazareth.749 Whence the Christ was called a Nazorite (Our Lord and Savior was called). Formerly (as a taunt were called) the Nazarenes are now the Christians. It is even now in Galilee (a village) opposite Legeōn fifteen miles to the east near Mt.Thabor (named Nazara).
Naein (Naim).750 Village (city) in which the son of the widow was raised from the dead (The Lord raised). It is today twelve (two) miles south of (Mount) Thabor near Aendor.