The Works of Josephus: With a Life Written by Himself, Volume 4Oakley, Mason, 1869 |
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... gave him sure expe- rience and great skill , and that he had his sons as hostages for his fidelity to himself , and that the flourishing age they were in would make them fit instruments under their father's prudence . Perhaps also there ...
... gave him sure expe- rience and great skill , and that he had his sons as hostages for his fidelity to himself , and that the flourishing age they were in would make them fit instruments under their father's prudence . Perhaps also there ...
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... gave way , these cast away the earth that composed the bank , and burnt the wooden parts of it , together with the hurdles , till at length Vespasian perceived that the intervals there were between the works were of dis- advantage to ...
... gave way , these cast away the earth that composed the bank , and burnt the wooden parts of it , together with the hurdles , till at length Vespasian perceived that the intervals there were between the works were of dis- advantage to ...
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... gave them an interval , and then fell upon them when they were weakened by famine ; but still he gave orders that they should guard against their coming out of the city . 12. Now the besieged had plenty of corn within the city , and ...
... gave them an interval , and then fell upon them when they were weakened by famine ; but still he gave orders that they should guard against their coming out of the city . 12. Now the besieged had plenty of corn within the city , and ...
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... gave command that they should wet a great many of their clothes , and hang them about the battlements , till the entire wall was of a sudden all wet with the running down of the water . At this sight the Ro- mans were discouraged and ...
... gave command that they should wet a great many of their clothes , and hang them about the battlements , till the entire wall was of a sudden all wet with the running down of the water . At this sight the Ro- mans were discouraged and ...
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... while the force of the engine with this design he gave orders to fill sacks with chaff , and to hang them down before that place where they saw the ram always battering , that the stroke might 34 [ B. III . VESPASIAN .
... while the force of the engine with this design he gave orders to fill sacks with chaff , and to hang them down before that place where they saw the ram always battering , that the stroke might 34 [ B. III . VESPASIAN .
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Page 479 - 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, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the...
Page 485 - 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 482 - Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
Page 453 - He was the Christ ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third •day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him ; and the ;tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.
Page 456 - 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...
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Page 477 - Deliver me from all my transgressions : make me not the reproach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Page 259 - 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 485 - And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Page 479 - 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...