The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: Containing six books of the Antiquities of the JewsW. Borradaile, 1824 |
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... sent it back to the Hebrews . § 1. WHEN the Philistines had taken the ark of the He- brews captive , as I said a little before , they carried it to the city Ashdod , and put it by their own god , who was called Dagon , * as one of their ...
... sent it back to the Hebrews . § 1. WHEN the Philistines had taken the ark of the He- brews captive , as I said a little before , they carried it to the city Ashdod , and put it by their own god , who was called Dagon , * as one of their ...
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... sent it away from themselves to others ; nor did it stay among those others nei- ther , for since they were pursued by the same disasters , they still sent it to the neighbouring cities ; so that the ark went round , after this manner ...
... sent it away from themselves to others ; nor did it stay among those others nei- ther , for since they were pursued by the same disasters , they still sent it to the neighbouring cities ; so that the ark went round , after this manner ...
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... sent ambassadors to them , commanding them either to deliver themselves up , on condition to have their right eyes plucked out , or to undergo a siege , and to have their cities overthrown . He gave them their choice , whe- ther they ...
... sent ambassadors to them , commanding them either to deliver themselves up , on condition to have their right eyes plucked out , or to undergo a siege , and to have their cities overthrown . He gave them their choice , whe- ther they ...
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... sent him to Gibeah , where he besieged and took a certain garrison of the Philistines , not far from Gilgal , for the Philistines of Gibeah had beaten the Jews , and taken their weapons away , and had put garrisons into the strongest ...
... sent him to Gibeah , where he besieged and took a certain garrison of the Philistines , not far from Gilgal , for the Philistines of Gibeah had beaten the Jews , and taken their weapons away , and had put garrisons into the strongest ...
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... sent to him to do ; yet did not he , however , observe the command that was given him , but when he saw that the prophet tarried longer than he expected , and that he was deserted by the sol- diers , he took the sacrifices , and offered ...
... sent to him to do ; yet did not he , however , observe the command that was given him , but when he saw that the prophet tarried longer than he expected , and that he was deserted by the sol- diers , he took the sacrifices , and offered ...
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Page 35 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 135 - And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand ; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile ; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
Page 77 - And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do ; the heads of them were two hundred ; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
Page 214 - In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon : when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
Page 141 - God foretold to my father that such a house should be built by me ; wherefore I desire thee to send some of thy subjects with mine to Mount Lebanon to cut down timber ; for the Sidonians are more skilful than our people in cutting of wood. As for wages to the hewers of wood, I will pay whatsoever price thou shalt determine.
Page 140 - God also enabled him to learn that skill which expels demons,* which is a science useful and sanative to men. He composed such incantations also by which distempers are alleviated. And he left behind him the manner of using exorcisms, by which they drive away demons, so that they never return; and this method of cure is of great force unto this day...
Page 165 - There was a certain place, about fifty furlongs distant from Jerusalem, which is called Etham, very pleasant it is in fine gardens, and abounding in rivulets of water; thither did he use to go out in the morning, sitting on high [in his chariot].
Page 154 - And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Page 140 - The manner of the cure was this : he put a ring that had a root of one of those sorts mentioned by Solomon to the nostrils of the demoniac, after which he drew out the demon through his nostrils. And, when the man fell down immediately, he adjured him to return into him no more, making still mention of Solomon, and reciting the incantations which he composed.
Page 140 - And he left behind him the manner of using exorcisms, by which they drive away demons, so that they never return; and this method of cure is of great force unto this day; for I have seen a certain man of my own country, whose name was Eleazar, releasing people that were demoniacal in the presence of Vespasian, and his sons, and his captains, and the whole multitude of his soldiers.