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... at which news he was affrighted , and called the people of Jerusalem to a '
congregation in the temple , and standing over against the temple itself , he
called upon God , “ To afford him power and strength , so as to inflict 6
punishment on ...
... at which news he was affrighted , and called the people of Jerusalem to a '
congregation in the temple , and standing over against the temple itself , he
called upon God , “ To afford him power and strength , so as to inflict 6
punishment on ...
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This god of Aies seems to have been so called , as was the like god among the
Greeks , from his supposed power over Aies , in driving them away from the flesh
of their sacrifices which otherwise would bave been very troublesome to them .
This god of Aies seems to have been so called , as was the like god among the
Greeks , from his supposed power over Aies , in driving them away from the flesh
of their sacrifices which otherwise would bave been very troublesome to them .
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... and reigned twelve . + It is commonly esteemed a very cruel action of Elijah ' s ,
when he called for fire from heaven , and consumed no fewer than two captains
and an hundred soldiers , and this for no other crime than obeying the ...
... and reigned twelve . + It is commonly esteemed a very cruel action of Elijah ' s ,
when he called for fire from heaven , and consumed no fewer than two captains
and an hundred soldiers , and this for no other crime than obeying the ...
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19 . and he is here called by this name , I suppose , because he had pow also
him elf sent an officer to murder him ; yet is Josephus ' s account of Joram ' s
coming himself at last , as repenting of his intended cruelty , much more probable
than ...
19 . and he is here called by this name , I suppose , because he had pow also
him elf sent an officer to murder him ; yet is Josephus ' s account of Joram ' s
coming himself at last , as repenting of his intended cruelty , much more probable
than ...
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Now Ahab ' s god was called Baal : And when he had appointed a day on which
he would offer those sacrifices , he sent messengers through all the country of the
Israelites , that they might bring the priests of Baal to him . So Jehu commanded ...
Now Ahab ' s god was called Baal : And when he had appointed a day on which
he would offer those sacrifices , he sent messengers through all the country of the
Israelites , that they might bring the priests of Baal to him . So Jehu commanded ...
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| Title | The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 2 The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Flavius Josephus |
| Author | Flavius Josephus |
| Translated by | William Whiston |
| Published | 1814 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 31 May 2007 |
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