The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 41814 |
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... never fail to run , even when the torrents fail them , as they do in the dog - days . Now the length of Perea is from Macherus to Pella , and its breadth from Philadelphia to Jordan : its northern parts are bounded by Pella , as we have ...
... never fail to run , even when the torrents fail them , as they do in the dog - days . Now the length of Perea is from Macherus to Pella , and its breadth from Philadelphia to Jordan : its northern parts are bounded by Pella , as we have ...
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... never any truce from warlike exercises ; nor do they stay till times of war ad- monish them to use them ; for their military exercises differ not at all from the real use of their arms , but every soldier is every day exercised , and ...
... never any truce from warlike exercises ; nor do they stay till times of war ad- monish them to use them ; for their military exercises differ not at all from the real use of their arms , but every soldier is every day exercised , and ...
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... never left off fighting , neither the next day , nor that after it , but went on with it for a considerable number both of days and nights . 18. Upon this Vespasian , when he saw the Romans distres- sed by these sallies ( though they ...
... never left off fighting , neither the next day , nor that after it , but went on with it for a considerable number both of days and nights . 18. Upon this Vespasian , when he saw the Romans distres- sed by these sallies ( though they ...
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... never let him be quiet . So these Romans brought the several engines for galling an ene- my nearer to the walls , that they might reach such as were upon the wall , and endeavoured to frustrate their attempts ; these threw stones and ...
... never let him be quiet . So these Romans brought the several engines for galling an ene- my nearer to the walls , that they might reach such as were upon the wall , and endeavoured to frustrate their attempts ; these threw stones and ...
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... never be said , that after we have got dominion of the ha- " bitable earth , the Jews are able to confront us . We must " also reflect upon this , that there is no fear of our suffering any incurable disaster in the present case ; for ...
... never be said , that after we have got dominion of the ha- " bitable earth , the Jews are able to confront us . We must " also reflect upon this , that there is no fear of our suffering any incurable disaster in the present case ; for ...
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Page 395 - 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 Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Page 372 - 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. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men...
Page 396 - Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 391 - 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 398 - By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac : and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead ; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Page 369 - 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 396 - 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 217 - A voice from the east, a voice from the west, a voice from the four winds, a voice against Jerusalem and the temple, a voice against the bridegrooms and the brides, a voice against all the people.
Page 391 - And said, 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...
Page 394 - And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten ; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.