Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea. It is related of this
Ophren, that he made war against Libya, and took it, and that his
grandchildren, when they inhabited it, called it (from his name)
Africa. And indeed Alexander Polyhistor gives his attestation to
what I here say; who speaks thus: "Cleodemus the prophet, who was
also called Malchus, who wrote a History of the Jews, in
agreement with the History of Moses, their legislator, relates,
that there were many sons born to Abraham by Keturah: nay, he
names three of them, Apher, and Surim, and Japhran. That from
Surim was the land of Assyria denominated; and that from the
other two (Apher and Japbran) the country of Africa took its
name, because these men were auxiliaries to Hercules, when he
fought against Libya and Antaeus; and that Hercules married
Aphra's daughter, and of her he begat a son, Diodorus; and that
Sophon was his son, from whom that barbarous people called
Sophacians were denominated."

CHAPTER 16.

How Isaac Took Rebeka To Wife.

1. Now when Abraham, the father of Isaac, had resolved to take
Rebeka, who was grand-daughter to his brother Nahor, for a wife
to his son Isaac, who was then about forty years old, he sent the
ancientest of his servants to betroth her, after he had obliged
him to give him the strongest assurances of his fidelity; which
assurances were given after the manner following : - They put
each other's hands under each other's thighs; then they called
upon God as the witness of what was to be done. He also sent such
presents to those that were there as were in esteem, on account