[452] Movers, "Phoenizier," 2, 3, 293. [453] Isaiah lx. 6. [454] Herod. 3, 97. [455] 1 Kings xxii. 49; 2, xiv. 7, 22; 2 Chronicles xvii.; 2, xxvi. 6, 7. Under Ahaz, the grandson of Uzziah, Elath was again lost.--2 Kings xvi. 6. [456] Caussin de Percival, "Histoire des Arabes," 1, 16, 17; Wellsted, "Reisen in Arabien, von E. Rödiger," 1, 307. [457] Prideaux, "Trans. Bibl. Arch." 2, 19. [458] D. H. Müller, "Zeit. d. d. M. Gesellschaft," 1876, s. 522 ff. [459] Osiander in the "Zeit. d. d. M. Gesellschaft," 10, 17-73; Praetorius, _loc. cit._ 26, 417 ff; Gildemeister and Levy, _loc. cit._ 24, 188. [460] Genesis xxv. 1-6. [461] Genesis xxxvi. 12-16. [462] The table in Genesis x. 7, places Ramah, Shebah, Dedan, Havilah, among the sons of Cush, but in the genealogy of the Arabs (c. xxv.) Shebah and Dedan are given to Joktan and Midian. [463] Nöldeke. "Ueber die Amalekiter," s. 23 ff. [464] Caussin, "Histoire des Arabes," 1, 49, arrives at the year 794 for the birth of J'arab, by allotting thirty-three years to each generation. Wüstenfeld, in his genealogical tables, gives from thirty to thirty-four generations between Kachtan and Mohammed, and thus, though he allows forty years for each generation, cannot reach beyond the year 700 B.C. for Kachtan. [465] Osiander, in "Zeitschr. d. d. Morgen. Gesellschaft," 10, 27. [466] Caussin, "Histoire des Arabes," 1, 49-60; Prideaux, "Trans. Bibl. Arch." 2, 10. [467] Caussin, "Hist. des Arabes," 1, 166 ff. Wüstenfeld ("Genealogische Tabellen") reaches higher, because, as already remarked, he allows forty years for a generation. [468] Krehl, "Religion der Araber," s. 41, 30; Lenormant, "Lett. Assyr." 2, 10. [469] Osiander, "Zeitschr. d. d. M. G." 7, 474; 10, 63; 11, 472; Lenormant, _loc. cit._ 279; Caussin, _loc. cit._ 1, 113; Prideaux, "Trans. Bibl. Arch." 2, 18. [470] Krehl, "Religion der Araber," 8, 24; Osiander, "Zeitschr. d. d. M. G." 7, 473 ff. [471] Osiander, _loc. cit._ 7, 487. On a stone image we find a cow and a calf with the inscription "Uzza." [472] Krehl, "Religion der Araber," s. 73, 78. On the seven black stones of the planets at Erech.--"W. A. J." 2, 50. On the stones of the Kaabah, Lenormant, "Lettres Assyr." 2, 120 ff.; Caussin, "Hist. des Arabes," 1, 165, 176 ff. [473] Strabo, p. 784; Suid. [Greek: Theos Arês]; Steph. Byz. [Greek: Dousarê]. [474] Krehl, _loc. cit._ s. 49. See _ibid._ on the worship of Alful, Sahd, and Sahid. [475] Lepsius, "Briefe," s. 330 ff. [476] Nöldeke, "Inschrift. des Mesa," s. 6. The amalgamation of Astarte with Camus, like the amalgamation with Melkarth among the Phenicians presupposes the separate worship of the goddess.--G. Smith, "Assurbanipal," p. 283. CHAPTER V. THE CANAANITES.