Eusebius of Caesarea, Onomasticon (1971) Translation. pp. 1-75.

ōn.⁹⁷⁸ "Which is Heliopolis" (i.e., city of the sun) city in Egypt. The children of Israel built this according to the interpretation of the Septuagint. But more correctly the Hebrew (books) did not hold this since it existed (was built) before the coming of the children of Israel (before Jacob came into Egypt). (Petefrem) the father of Asennek was priest here.

ōr.⁹⁷⁹ Mountain on which Aaron died near the city of Petra. There is now pointed out the rock which flowed for Moses (which Moses struck and gave water to the people).

ōbōth.⁹⁸⁰ Station of the children of Israel in the desert.

JOSUE and KINGS

Osa.⁹⁸¹ (In tribe of) lot of Aser.

Oram.⁹⁸² (In tribe of) lot of Nephthali.

Opheir.⁹⁸³ Where gold was brought by Solomon as (we read) in (the book of) Kings. One of the descendants of Eber was named Oupheir whose sons (coming) "from the river Kōphenos in inhabited India and the nearby Syrias" (from the river Kophene dwelled in the region of India called Ieria) according to Josephus. (I believe) this region is properly named from him.

Ôn.⁹⁸⁴ City of Samaria. The Hebrew had (written) Aun. Aquila and Symmachus (interpret) "useless." Theodotion "unjust."

ōlō.⁹⁸⁵ City of priests.

ōronaeim.⁹⁸⁶ City of Moab in Jeremia (as Jeremia has written).

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