SARAPH, the Name of a Man, which, 1 Chron. iv. 22.in the Vulgate, is translated by Incendens, Burning; Securus & incendens, qui fuerunt Principes in Moab. The Hebrew says, Joab and Saraph, who have ruled in Moab. ‘Tis thought these two Persons are the same as Chilion and Mahlon, Sons of Elimelech, who married in the Country of Moab, one to Ruth, and the other to Orpah. See Ruth, chap. i, ii, iv.
Saraph also signifies a kind of winged Serpent, common in Arabia, which God sent among the Hebrews, to punish them Numbers xxi. 6.for their Murmurings; Misit in eos ignitos serpentes, The Hebrew says, Seraphim Serpents. We shall speak to them under the Article SERPENT.