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... one in marriage to Antipater , the king ' s sister ' s son , and the other to
Phasaelus , his brother ' s son . And this was the posterity of Herod . CHAP . II .
Concerning Zamaris , the Babylonian Jew . Concerning the Plots laid by
Antiputer against ...
... one in marriage to Antipater , the king ' s sister ' s son , and the other to
Phasaelus , his brother ' s son . And this was the posterity of Herod . CHAP . II .
Concerning Zamaris , the Babylonian Jew . Concerning the Plots laid by
Antiputer against ...
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CHAP . III . Concerning the Enmity between Herod and Pheroras ; how Herod
sent Anti . pater to Cæsar ; and of the Death of Pheroras . $ 1 . When Herod had
punished those Pharisees who had been convicted of the foregoing crimes , he ...
CHAP . III . Concerning the Enmity between Herod and Pheroras ; how Herod
sent Anti . pater to Cæsar ; and of the Death of Pheroras . $ 1 . When Herod had
punished those Pharisees who had been convicted of the foregoing crimes , he ...
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CHAP . IV . Pherora ' s Wife is accused by his freed men as guilty of poisoning
him ; and how Herod , upon eramining the Matter by Torture , found the Poison ;
but so that it had been prepared for himself by his son Antipater ; and , upon an ...
CHAP . IV . Pherora ' s Wife is accused by his freed men as guilty of poisoning
him ; and how Herod , upon eramining the Matter by Torture , found the Poison ;
but so that it had been prepared for himself by his son Antipater ; and , upon an ...
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Ac• That the making of images , without an intention to worship them , was not
unlaw . ful to the Jews , see the note on Antiq . b . viii . chap . vii . & 5 . cordingly ,
we will undergo death , and all sorts C 2 BooK XVII . — CHAP , VI . 19 unusual ...
Ac• That the making of images , without an intention to worship them , was not
unlaw . ful to the Jews , see the note on Antiq . b . viii . chap . vii . & 5 . cordingly ,
we will undergo death , and all sorts C 2 BooK XVII . — CHAP , VI . 19 unusual ...
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CHAP . VIII . Concerning Herod ' s Death , and Testament , and Burial . $ 1 . And
now Herod altered bis testament upon the alteration of his mind ; for he
appointed Antipas , to whom he had before left the kingdom , to be tetrarch of
Galilee and ...
CHAP . VIII . Concerning Herod ' s Death , and Testament , and Burial . $ 1 . And
now Herod altered bis testament upon the alteration of his mind ; for he
appointed Antipas , to whom he had before left the kingdom , to be tetrarch of
Galilee and ...
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| Title | The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, Volume 2 The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, Flavius Josephus |
| Author | Flavius Josephus |
| Translated by | William Whiston |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Jun 2006 |
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