The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, Two Books in Answer to Apion, the Martyrdom of the Maccabees, and the Life of Josephus, Written by Himself, Part 1Samuel Walker, 1849 |
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... Moses our legislator , I cannot avoid the saying somewhat concerning him before - hand , though I shall do it briefly . I mean because otherwise those that read my books may wonder how it comes to pass , tha . my discourse , which ...
... Moses our legislator , I cannot avoid the saying somewhat concerning him before - hand , though I shall do it briefly . I mean because otherwise those that read my books may wonder how it comes to pass , tha . my discourse , which ...
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... Moses said it was one day , the cause of which I am able to give even now ; but because I have promised to give such reasons for all things in a treatise by itself , I shall put off its expo- sition till that time . After this , on the ...
... Moses said it was one day , the cause of which I am able to give even now ; but because I have promised to give such reasons for all things in a treatise by itself , I shall put off its expo- sition till that time . After this , on the ...
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... Moses , after the seventh day was over , begins to talk philosophically ; * and con- cerning the formation of man says thus : that God took dust from the ground , † and formed man , and inserted in him a spirit and a soul . This man was ...
... Moses , after the seventh day was over , begins to talk philosophically ; * and con- cerning the formation of man says thus : that God took dust from the ground , † and formed man , and inserted in him a spirit and a soul . This man was ...
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... Moses appointed that Nisan , which is the same with Xanthicus , should be the first month ; so that this month began the year , as to all the solemnities they observed in honour of God : although he preserved the original order of the ...
... Moses appointed that Nisan , which is the same with Xanthicus , should be the first month ; so that this month began the year , as to all the solemnities they observed in honour of God : although he preserved the original order of the ...
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... Moses , the legislator of the Jews wrote . " But as for Noah , he was afraid , since God had determined to destroy mankind , lest he should drown the earth every year . So he offered burnt offerings , and besought God that nature might ...
... Moses , the legislator of the Jews wrote . " But as for Noah , he was afraid , since God had determined to destroy mankind , lest he should drown the earth every year . So he offered burnt offerings , and besought God that nature might ...
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