Historical Disputation on Abaris

And Josephus (δ) also attributes this name to a certain mountain where Moses departed from life, as can be read in Deuteronomy ch. XXXII, v. 49, which was situated opposite Jericho: "When," he says, "he arrived at the mountain called Abaris, this high place lies opposite Jericho." The same Josephus (ε) also makes mention of it from Nicolaus of Damascus, when he says: "There is a great mountain in Armenia above Minyas, called Abaris, to which it is said that many fled at the time of the flood and were saved. And someone, riding in a chest, ran aground on its summit, and the remains of the wood were preserved for a long time." From this, Fuller thinks that this mountain, because the remains of the Baris ship/boat, or Noah's vessel, were preserved on it for a long period of time, obtained that name Ἄβαρις Abaris from then on, and that not only that mountain, but also the temple which was built in that place, was so called, because perhaps the remains of that vessel were stored in that temple. Therefore, I do not doubt that Ἄβα (ris) is elsewhere a proper name; however, I am uncertain whether this was our philosopher's proper name, or if it is a title. But since it matters little whether Ἄβαρις was our philosopher's proper name or not, I need not speak more words on this matter. I think I should rather say a few words about the various names by which some writers claim our philosopher was called.

(γ) Aeneid, Book IX, v. 343, p. 693, ed. Amsterdam, 1690.
(δ) Antiquities of the Jews, Book V, ch. VIII, p. 132, ed. Leipzig, 1696.
(ε) Ibid., Book I, ch. IV.

§. III.

Among those, therefore, who seem to attribute various names to Abaris, let the Greek commentator on Aristophanes (ζ) occupy the first place, who calls him Βᾶριν Baris: "And thus," he says, "just as"