GODWYN, THOMAS, D.D., was born in 1387, and entered as a. student of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in 16o2. He was for some years head master of the free school at Abingdon, Berks. He was sub sequently presented to the Rectory of Brightwell, near Wallingford, where he died, March 20, 164.3. His reputation rests upon the valuable aid which he rendered to the study of Hebrew antiquities. TWO works upon this subject were published by him, the first entitled Synopsis Antiquitatuni Ile bra/car:on ad explicalionem utriusque Testamenti valde necessaria, etc., Lib. iii., Oxford 1616, 4to ; the other, which is more generally known, has the title Noses and Aamn, Civil and Ecclesiastical Riles used by the ancient ILdrezas, obsemed, and al large opened, for the clearing of many obscure texts throughout the whole Scripture, Loud. 1625, 4to. This work passed rapidly through several editions, the seventh being published in 1635. It was translated into Dutch in 1629, and into Latin by Reiz in 1679, by Witsins, Bremm 1694, Svo ; and by IIottinger, Francof. 171o, Svo. It was very generally used as a text-book by teachers of theology; amongst others, by H. Witsius, and by
Jones of Tewkesbury, both of whom wrote annota tions upon it. It also formed the basis of Carp 20'7'3 apparatus historico-criticus, and of Jennings' Jewish antiquities. The great learning and gene ral accuracy of the work is sufficiently attested by these facts.—S. N.
GOEL. [KiNsmAN.
GOG ()b). A people inhabiting the extreme uorth, and by metonomy the chief of that people (Ezek. xxxviii., xxxix. ; Rev. xx. 8 [MAGoc]). 2. One of the sons of Joel, a Reubenite (1 Chron. v. 4). 3. In Num. xxiv. 7 the Samaritan codex and the LXX. read )1), rt1.17, for ))N, .4gag. In Gen. xiv. Symmachus would seem to have read )1) for 11, for he gives no166.4, as the rendering.
The word )1) has been connected by some with the Pen 3)5 Koh, mountain (comp. Koh-Kaf the Caucasus); by others with the Pehl. Koka, the moon. A shemitic source, however, may be found for it. From N), to be high, by reduplication N)N), whence )), a roof, may come )11, a height, a mann tain.—W. L. A.