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So he came to Herod and told him , that he would save his life , as a re See the
preceding note . * quita ) ful the favours he had received from A 2 Chap . XXVI .
THE JEWISH WAR . 6 : might please him, and thereby became one of his ...
So he came to Herod and told him , that he would save his life , as a re See the
preceding note . * quita ) ful the favours he had received from A 2 Chap . XXVI .
THE JEWISH WAR . 6 : might please him, and thereby became one of his ...
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quita ) ful the favours he had received from him , and would * preserve his light [
of life ] by way of retribution for his « kind entertainpient : for that a sword had
been long whetted , " and Alexander ' s right hand had been long stretched out ...
quita ) ful the favours he had received from him , and would * preserve his light [
of life ] by way of retribution for his « kind entertainpient : for that a sword had
been long whetted , " and Alexander ' s right hand had been long stretched out ...
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... and presently ordered those men to be tortured : yet did not they confess any
thing of what the king had been informed ; but a certain letter was produced , as
written by Alexander to the governor of the castle , to desire him to receive him
and ...
... and presently ordered those men to be tortured : yet did not they confess any
thing of what the king had been informed ; but a certain letter was produced , as
written by Alexander to the governor of the castle , to desire him to receive him
and ...
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... and bid her briog to him what she had received immediately . So she came out
of her house , as if she would bring it with her , but threw herself down from the
top of the house , in order to prevent any examination and torture from the king .
... and bid her briog to him what she had received immediately . So she came out
of her house , as if she would bring it with her , but threw herself down from the
top of the house , in order to prevent any examination and torture from the king .
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As for myself , I receive the recompense of my impiety ; but do thou bring what
poison was left with us by Antipater ... who both confessed that Antiphilus brought
the box out of Egypt , and that they had received the potion from a brother of his ...
As for myself , I receive the recompense of my impiety ; but do thou bring what
poison was left with us by Antipater ... who both confessed that Antiphilus brought
the box out of Egypt , and that they had received the potion from a brother of his ...
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| Title | The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior, Volume 6 Issue 35030 of Early American imprints The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior, Flavius Josephus Volume 6 of The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: The Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior ; to which are Prefixed, Three Dissertations, Flavius Josephus |
| Author | Flavius Josephus |
| Translated by | William Whiston |
| Publisher | David Huntington, 1815 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 20 Mar 2008 |
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