The last nine books of the Antiquities of the Jews, with the life of Flavius Josephus written by himselfFor Thomas and Andrews, Boston, and Isaiah Thomas, Jun., Worcester, 1809 |
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Page 85
... kill John the third fon , whofe name was Hyrcanus ; but the young man perceiving them coming , he avoided the danger he was in from them , and made hafte into the city [ Jerufalem , ] as relying on the good will of the multitude ...
... kill John the third fon , whofe name was Hyrcanus ; but the young man perceiving them coming , he avoided the danger he was in from them , and made hafte into the city [ Jerufalem , ] as relying on the good will of the multitude ...
Page 96
... kill her in prifon with hunger ; nay , he was alienat- ed from his brother Antigonus by calumnies , and added him to the reft whom he flew , yet he feemed to have and affection for him , and made him above the reft a partner with him in ...
... kill her in prifon with hunger ; nay , he was alienat- ed from his brother Antigonus by calumnies , and added him to the reft whom he flew , yet he feemed to have and affection for him , and made him above the reft a partner with him in ...
Page 97
... kill him ; yet did he fend to Antigonus , and defired that he would come unarmed ; But the queen , and thofe that joined with her in the plot against Anti- gonus , perfuaded the meffenger to tell him the direct contrary ; how his ...
... kill him ; yet did he fend to Antigonus , and defired that he would come unarmed ; But the queen , and thofe that joined with her in the plot against Anti- gonus , perfuaded the meffenger to tell him the direct contrary ; how his ...
Page 101
... killed them , till at length those that flew them puifued after them , when they had made them all run away , and flew them fo long , that their weapons of iron were blunted , and their hands quite tired with the flaughter ; for the ...
... killed them , till at length those that flew them puifued after them , when they had made them all run away , and flew them fo long , that their weapons of iron were blunted , and their hands quite tired with the flaughter ; for the ...
Page 105
... kill himfelf . They alfo fent to Demetrius Eucerus , and defired him to make a league of mutual defence with them . CHAP . XIV . How Demetrius Eucerus overcame Alexander , and yet in a lit- tle time retired out of the Country for fear ...
... kill himfelf . They alfo fent to Demetrius Eucerus , and defired him to make a league of mutual defence with them . CHAP . XIV . How Demetrius Eucerus overcame Alexander , and yet in a lit- tle time retired out of the Country for fear ...
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Page 339 - 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 224 - 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 423 - I, who was by you called immortal, am immediately to be hurried away by death. But I am bound to accept of what Providence allots, as it pleases God ; for we have by no means lived ill, but in a splendid and happy manner.
Page 347 - Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion (for they seemed ready to do anything he should advise), thought it best by putting him to death to prevent any mischief he might cause...
Page 334 - Gennesareth, unto the dignity of a city, both by the number of inhabitants it contained, and its other grandeur, and called it by the name of Julias, the same name with Caesar's daughter.
Page 333 - These men agree in all other things with the Pharisaic notions; but they have an inviolable attachment to liberty, and say that God is to be their only Ruler and Lord. They also do not value dying any kinds of death, nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends, nor can any such fear make them call any man lord.