The Works of Flavius Josephus ...: To which are Added, Three Dissertations, Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's Command to Abraham, Etc. with an Index to the Whole, Volume 4J. Richardson and Company, 1822 |
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... hath the country been ever destitute of men of courage , or wanted a numerous set of them ; for their soil is universally rich and fruitful , and full of the plantations of trees of all sorts , insomuch that it invites the most slothful ...
... hath the country been ever destitute of men of courage , or wanted a numerous set of them ; for their soil is universally rich and fruitful , and full of the plantations of trees of all sorts , insomuch that it invites the most slothful ...
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... hath been the acqui- sition of their valour , and not the bare gift of fortune ; for they do not begin to use their weapons first in time of war , nor do they then put their hands first into motion , while they avoided so to do in times ...
... hath been the acqui- sition of their valour , and not the bare gift of fortune ; for they do not begin to use their weapons first in time of war , nor do they then put their hands first into motion , while they avoided so to do in times ...
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... hath the resemblance to a wall , and is adorned with towers at equal distances , where between the towers stand the engines for throwing arrows and darts , and for slinging stones , and where they lay all other engines that can annoy ...
... hath the resemblance to a wall , and is adorned with towers at equal distances , where between the towers stand the engines for throwing arrows and darts , and for slinging stones , and where they lay all other engines that can annoy ...
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... hath no great need of a mule to carry his burdens . The horsemen have a long sword on their right sides , and a long pole in their hand ; a shield also lies by them obliquely on one side of their horses , with three or more darts that ...
... hath no great need of a mule to carry his burdens . The horsemen have a long sword on their right sides , and a long pole in their hand ; a shield also lies by them obliquely on one side of their horses , with three or more darts that ...
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... hath this good in it , that it makes men more careful hereafter ; but for the advantages that arise from chance , they are not owing to him that gains them ; and as to what melancholy accidents happen unexpectedly , there is this ...
... hath this good in it , that it makes men more careful hereafter ; but for the advantages that arise from chance , they are not owing to him that gains them ; and as to what melancholy accidents happen unexpectedly , there is this ...
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Page 390 - That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 368 - Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man ; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ.
Page 390 - By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the...
Page 394 - And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Moloch ; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination to cause Judah to sin.
Page 397 - By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son...
Page 217 - Besides these, a few days after that feast, on the one and twentieth day of the month Artemisius [Jyar], a certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared. l suppose the account of it would seem to be a fable, were it not related by those that saw it, and were not the events that followed it of so considerable a nature, as to deserve such signals; for, before sunsetting, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armour were seen running about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities.
Page 394 - Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents ; they have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind...
Page 395 - Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God ? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...
Page 396 - Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Page 395 - And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.