The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: The Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior ; to which are Prefixed, Three Dissertations, Volume 4David Huntington, 1815 |
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... offer a great number of sacrifices to God ; but those that were with Aristobulus wanted - sacrifices , and desired that their coun- trymen without would furnish them with such sacrifices , and assured them they should have as much money ...
... offer a great number of sacrifices to God ; but those that were with Aristobulus wanted - sacrifices , and desired that their coun- trymen without would furnish them with such sacrifices , and assured them they should have as much money ...
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... offered terms of accommodation to those within ; but when they would not comply with what was desired , he encompassed all the places thereabout with a wall , wherein Hyrcanus * The particular depth and breadth of this ditch , whence ...
... offered terms of accommodation to those within ; but when they would not comply with what was desired , he encompassed all the places thereabout with a wall , wherein Hyrcanus * The particular depth and breadth of this ditch , whence ...
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... offer their sacrifices on the altar : nor did they omit those sacrifices if any melancholy accident happened by the ... offered the sacrifices * That is , on the 23d of Sivan , the annual fast for the defection and idolatry of Jeroboam ...
... offer their sacrifices on the altar : nor did they omit those sacrifices if any melancholy accident happened by the ... offered the sacrifices * That is , on the 23d of Sivan , the annual fast for the defection and idolatry of Jeroboam ...
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... offering injuries to himself . Antipater was present , and made his defence , as to the ac- cusations that were laid against him . " He demonstrated that Antigonus and his party were given to innovation , and were seditious persons . He ...
... offering injuries to himself . Antipater was present , and made his defence , as to the ac- cusations that were laid against him . " He demonstrated that Antigonus and his party were given to innovation , and were seditious persons . He ...
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... offer , as did their forefathers , their prayers and sacrifices to God : now the senate and people have decreed to permit them to assemble together on the days formerly appointed , and to act according to their own laws ; and that such ...
... offer , as did their forefathers , their prayers and sacrifices to God : now the senate and people have decreed to permit them to assemble together on the days formerly appointed , and to act according to their own laws ; and that such ...
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Page 272 - And thus an end was put to this sedition. " [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 281 - Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, who was called the Baptist ; for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism...
Page 263 - They also believe that souls, have an immortal vigour in them, and that under the earth there will be rewards or punishments, according as they have lived virtuously or viciously in this life; and the latter are to be detained in an everlasting prison, but that the former shall have power to revive and live again...
Page 133 - Panium. This is a very fine cave in a mountain, under which there is a great cavity in the earth, and the cavern is abrupt, and prodigiously deep, and full of a still water ; over it hangs a vast mountain; and under the caverns arise the springs of the river Jordan. Herod adorned this place, which was already a very remarkable one, still further by the erection of this temple, which he dedicated to Caesar.
Page 264 - Temple but offer their sacrifices themselves; yet is their course of life better than that of other men, and they entirely addict themselves to husbandry. It also deserves our admiration how much they exceed all other men that addict themselves to virtue, and this in righteousness; and indeed to such a degree that, as it hath never appeared among any other men, neither Greeks nor barbarians — no, not for a little time — so hath it endured a long while among them.
Page 263 - ... in them, and that under the earth there will be rewards or punishments, according as they have lived virtuously or viciously in this life; and the latter are to be detained in an everlasting prison, but that the former shall have power to revive and live again: on account of which doctrines they are able greatly to persuade the body of the people...