 | William Brown - 1823 - 532 pages
...prodigies that preceded the destruction of Jerusalem, he tells us, that (i on the 21st day of Ijar, before sunsetting, chariots and troops of soldiers...about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities." Excepting these two passages, which, perhaps, msiy be explained on different principles from those... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1824 - 596 pages
...prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared : I suppose the account of it would seem incredible, were it not related by those that saw it ; and were not the events that followed of so considerable a nature as to deserve such signals. For before sunsetting, chariots, and troops... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1825 - 610 pages
...certain prodigious and incre. dible phenomenon appeared : I suppose the account of it would seem to be u fable, were it not related by those that saw it, and...the clouds, and surrounding of cities. Moreover, at the feast which we cull Pentecost, as the priests were going by night into the innerj [court of the]... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1833 - 450 pages
...night." This, the learned of Jerusalem understood as a signal of approaching desolation. Moreover " before sun-setting, chariots and troops of soldiers,...seen running about among the clouds and surrounding cities." " At the feast of Penteco-st, as the priests were going by night into the inner court of the... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1839 - 216 pages
...phenomenon appeared ; I suppose the account of it would seem a fable, were it not related by those who saw it, and were not the events that followed it of...about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities." This is not the only instance of the kind, which is related to have astonished and affrighted the inhabitants... | |
 | Benjamin Wills Newton - 1848 - 108 pages
...accord, and could not be shut again without great difficulty. Fifthly, on one occasion, before sunset, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armour were...seen running about among the clouds and surrounding cities. Lastly, the priests, when going by night into the inner court of the temple, said they felt... | |
 | Benjamin Wills Newton - 1848 - 112 pages
...accord, and could not be shut again without great difficulty. Fifthly, on one occasion, before sunset, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armour were...seen running about among the clouds and surrounding cities. Lastly, the priests, when going by night into the inner court of the temple, said they felt... | |
 | James Foote - 1849 - 674 pages
...Besides these, a few days after that feast, a certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared; I suppose the account of it would seem to be a fable,...that saw it, and were not the events that followed of so considerable a nature as to deserve such signals; for, before sun-setting, chariots, and troops... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1852 - 448 pages
...night." This, the learned of Jerusalem understood as a signal of approaching desolation. Moreover, "before sun-setting, chariots and troops of soldiers,...seen running about among the clouds and surrounding cities." * Ant. b. 3. c. xv. 3. t Lardner, iii. 499. t Ib. iii. 499. ยง Wars, &o., b. 4. c. iv. 6 &... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1852 - 470 pages
...the night" This, the learned of Jerusalem understood as a signal of approaching desolation. Moreover, "before sun-setting, chariots and troops of soldiers,...seen running about among the clouds and surrounding cities." * Ant. b. 3. c. xv. 3. t Lardner, iii. 499. t Ib. iii. 499. 5 Wars, &c., b. 4. c. iv. 6 ft... | |
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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... 
