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... most correct , as well as the Latin verfion of it " . Yr . of Fl . 2036 . Ante Chr . We return to Judæa , which we left in the poffeffion of Judea the king of Egypt , but which he was , about five years yielded to after , forced to ...
... most correct , as well as the Latin verfion of it " . Yr . of Fl . 2036 . Ante Chr . We return to Judæa , which we left in the poffeffion of Judea the king of Egypt , but which he was , about five years yielded to after , forced to ...
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... most considerable work was the finishing the canon of the Old Teftament , of which we have already spoken ( C ) . He n Eufeb . Chron . ( C ) It has been already ob- ferved , that the books of Ezra , Nehemiah , and of the Chro- nicles ...
... most considerable work was the finishing the canon of the Old Teftament , of which we have already spoken ( C ) . He n Eufeb . Chron . ( C ) It has been already ob- ferved , that the books of Ezra , Nehemiah , and of the Chro- nicles ...
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... most effectual , to prevail on the Jewish fanhedrim to fend thofe volumes , together with a fufficient number of learned men , to Alexandria , to tranf late them into Greek ; namely , by a general redemption of all the Jewish captives ...
... most effectual , to prevail on the Jewish fanhedrim to fend thofe volumes , together with a fufficient number of learned men , to Alexandria , to tranf late them into Greek ; namely , by a general redemption of all the Jewish captives ...
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... most of thefe particulars above men- tioned ; but pretend that Pto- lemy fent for those feventy - two Jewish elders , without quainting them what work he defigned to fet them upon , till they were arrived at Alexan- dria , when he ...
... most of thefe particulars above men- tioned ; but pretend that Pto- lemy fent for those feventy - two Jewish elders , without quainting them what work he defigned to fet them upon , till they were arrived at Alexan- dria , when he ...
Página 38
... most mo- derate rate , must have amount- ed to near two millions fter- ling ; the fending for seventy- two elders , that is , fix out of each of the twelve tribes , at a time when the names and tribes of Ifrael were abforbed into that ...
... most mo- derate rate , must have amount- ed to near two millions fter- ling ; the fending for seventy- two elders , that is , fix out of each of the twelve tribes , at a time when the names and tribes of Ifrael were abforbed into that ...
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Página 422 - The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds
Página 422 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Página 356 - ... utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand...
Página 246 - Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you ; do this in remembrance of me.
Página 188 - Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared; and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.
Página 416 - ... every one of these towers was ten feet higher than the walls. But this is to be understood only of those parts of the wall where there was need of towers...
Página 246 - He took the Cup; and, when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins : Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me.
Página 419 - On the top of the arches were first laid large flat stones, sixteen feet long and four broad, and over them was a layer of reed mixed with a great quantity of bitumen, over which were two rows of bricks, closely cemented together by plaster, and...
Página 428 - This he therefore thought a proper time for furprifing them ; and accordingly fent a ftrong detachment to the head of the canal leading to the great lake, with orders at a certain time, to break down the great bank which was between the lake and the canal, and to turn the whole current into the lake. At the fame time he appointed one body of troops at the place where the river entered the city, and another where it came out ; ordering them to march in by the bed of the river as foon as they Ihoul...
Página 419 - ... consisted of terraces one above another, carried up to the height of the wall of the city, the ascent from terrace to terrace being by steps ten feet wide. The whole pile consisted of substantial arches upon arches, and was strengthened by a wall surrounding it on every side, twenty-two feet thick.