The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 41814 |
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... walls , he beat them off . Now the Jews were unskilful in war , but were to fight with those that were skilful ... wall , fell upon their own party's weapons , and became one another's enemies ; and this so long till they all were ...
... walls , he beat them off . Now the Jews were unskilful in war , but were to fight with those that were skilful ... wall , fell upon their own party's weapons , and became one another's enemies ; and this so long till they all were ...
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... wall , before they revolted from the rest of the Galileans , that the Romans would have had much ado to take it by which means he proved too weak , and failed of his hopes , both as to the forcing the place , and as to his prevailing ...
... wall , before they revolted from the rest of the Galileans , that the Romans would have had much ado to take it by which means he proved too weak , and failed of his hopes , both as to the forcing the place , and as to his prevailing ...
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... wall , and is adorned with towers at equal distances , where between the towers stand the engines for throwing arrows and darts , and for slinging stones , and where they lay all other engines that can annoy the enemy , all ready for ...
... wall , and is adorned with towers at equal distances , where between the towers stand the engines for throwing arrows and darts , and for slinging stones , and where they lay all other engines that can annoy the enemy , all ready for ...
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... walls , and opposed them and met them , as having formed themselves a camp be- fore the city walls . But when Vespasian ... wall , and performed a great many glorious and bold actions . Yet did they suffer as much as they made the enemy ...
... walls , and opposed them and met them , as having formed themselves a camp be- fore the city walls . But when Vespasian ... wall , and performed a great many glorious and bold actions . Yet did they suffer as much as they made the enemy ...
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... wall when he fortified the city , that its top might not be capable of being seized upon by the ene- mies . The city is covered all round with other mountains , and can no way be seen till a man comes just upon it . And this was the ...
... wall when he fortified the city , that its top might not be capable of being seized upon by the ene- mies . The city is covered all round with other mountains , and can no way be seen till a man comes just upon it . And this was the ...
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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.