The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus, Volume 4W. Borradaile, 1824 |
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... cubits high . He then seized on a ship which lay in the haven ; and leaped into it , with two of his guards ; and fled away into the midst of the lake . Now the soldiers he had with him took up their arms , and march- ed against the ...
... cubits high . He then seized on a ship which lay in the haven ; and leaped into it , with two of his guards ; and fled away into the midst of the lake . Now the soldiers he had with him took up their arms , and march- ed against the ...
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... cubits higher . For king Agrippa had , at a very great expense , and with very great pains , brought thither such materi- als as were proper for that purpose ; being pieces of timber very well worth seeing , both for their straightness ...
... cubits higher . For king Agrippa had , at a very great expense , and with very great pains , brought thither such materi- als as were proper for that purpose ; being pieces of timber very well worth seeing , both for their straightness ...
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... cubits long , and ten cubits broad : which could never have been either easily undermined by any iron tools , or shaken by any engines . The wall was , however , ten cubits wide ; and it would probably have had a height greater than ...
... cubits long , and ten cubits broad : which could never have been either easily undermined by any iron tools , or shaken by any engines . The wall was , however , ten cubits wide ; and it would probably have had a height greater than ...
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... cubits deep . Over which there was a house of two stories , whose height was twenty - five cubits , and divided into several parts : and over this were battlements , of two cubits ; and turrets all round of three cubits high . Insomuch ...
... cubits deep . Over which there was a house of two stories , whose height was twenty - five cubits , and divided into several parts : and over this were battlements , of two cubits ; and turrets all round of three cubits high . Insomuch ...
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... cubits taller . Over which were the towers situate , and thereby were made much higher to appear- ance . The largeness also of the stones was wonderful . For they were not made of common small stones , nor of such larger ones only as ...
... cubits taller . Over which were the towers situate , and thereby were made much higher to appear- ance . The largeness also of the stones was wonderful . For they were not made of common small stones , nor of such larger ones only as ...
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