Verse 8
better = situated better.
populous No = N'o-'Amon. 'Amon is not a Hebrew word meaning "multitude", but an Egyptian word meaning the Egyptian god "Amon". No = the Egyptian net , meaning the city; now known as "Thebes". (Compare Jeremiah 46:25 .Ezekiel 30:14 , Ezekiel 30:15 , Ezekiel 30:16 ).
the rivers = the Nile streams, Hebrew. yeorm , the regular word for the Nile and its canals, &c. First occurrence Genesis 41:1 ; rendered "flood" (Jeremiah 46:7 , Jeremiah 46:8 . Amos 8:8 ; Amos 9:5 ); "brooks" (Isaiah 19:6 , Isaiah 19:7 , Isaiah 19:8 ); "streams" (Isaiah 33:21 ).
the sea. The Nile so called in Job 41:31 .Isaiah 18:2 ; Isaiah 19:5 .
from = of: i.e. consisted of.
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