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Antiquities Of The Jews
Author
Josephus, Flavius, 38?-100?; Whiston, William, 1667-1752 [Translator]
Antiquities Of The Jews
The antiquities of the Jews, written by Flavius Josephus, provides a detailed and historical account of the Jewish people from their earliest times to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 CE.
- The Antiquities Of The Jews
- Preface.1
- Footnotes - Chapter 5. After What Manner The Posterity Of Noah Sent Out Colonies, And Inhabited The Whole Earth.
- Footnotes - Chapter 15. How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah.
- Footnotes - Book Ii. Containing The Interval Of Two Hundred And Twenty Years.—from The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him, On Account Of The Famine.
- Footnotes - Chapter 14. Concerning The Ten Plagues Which Came Upon The Egyptians.
- Footnotes - Chapter 1. How Moses When He Had Brought The People Out Of Egypt Led Them To Mount Sinai; But Not Till They Had Suffered Much In Their Journey.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. Concerning The Garments Of The Priests, And Of The High Priest.
- Footnotes - Chapter 12. Several Laws.
- Footnotes - Chapter 1. Fight Of The Hebrews With The Canaanites Without The Consent Of Moses; And Their Defeat.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. How The Hebrews Fought With The Midianites, And Overcame Them.
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- Footnotes - Chapter 2. How, After The Death Of Joshua Their Commander, The Israelites Transgressed The Laws Of Their Country, And Experienced Great Afflictions; And When There Was A Sedition Arisen, The Tribe Of Benjamin Was Destroyed Excepting Only Six Hundred Men.
- Footnotes - Chapter 8. Concerning The Fortitude Of Samson, And What Mischiefs He Brought Upon The Philistines.
- Footnotes - Chapter 1. The Destruction That Came Upon The Philistines, And Upon Their Land, By The Wrath Of Go On Account Of Their Having Carried The Ark Away Captive; And After What Manner They Sent It Back To The Hebrews.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. Saul's War With The Amalekites, And Conquest Of Them.
- Footnotes - Chapter 12. How David Fled To Ahimelech And Afterwards To The Kings Of The Philistines And Of The Moabites, And How Saul Slew Ahimelech And His Family.
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- Footnotes - Chapter 3. How David Laid Siege To Jerusalem; And When He Had Taken The City, He Cast The Canaanites Out Of It, And Brought In The Jews To Inhabit Therein.
- Footnotes - Chapter 9. Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And Concerning Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning Ziba And Shimei; And How Ahithophel Hanged Himself.
- Footnotes - Chapter 13. That When David Had Numbered The People, They Were Punished; And How The Divine Compassion Restrained That Punishment.
- Footnotes - Chapter 1. How Solomon, When He Had Received The Kingdom Took Off His Enemies.
- Footnotes - Chapter 5. How Solomon Built Himself A Royal Palace, Very Costly And Splendid; And How He Solved The Riddles Which Were Sent Him By Hiram.
- Footnotes - Chapter 10. Concerning Rehoboam, And How God Inflicted Punishment Upon Him For His Impiety By Shishak [King Of Egypt].
- Footnotes - Chapter 14. How Hadad King Of Damascus And Of Syria, Made Two Expeditions Against Ahab And Was Beaten.
- Footnotes - Chapter 1. Concerning Jehoshaphat Again; How He Constituted Judges And, By God's Assistance Overcame His Enemies.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. How Athaliah Reigned Over Jerusalem For Five [Six] Years When Jehoiada The High Priest Slew Her And Made Jehoash, The Son Of Ahaziah, King.
- Footnotes - Chapter 14. How Shalmaneser Took Samaria By Force And How He Transplanted The Ten Tribes Into Media, And Brought The Nation Of The Cutheans Into Their Country [In Their Room].
- Footnotes - Chapter 4. How Amon Reigned Instead Of Manasseh; And After Amon Reigned Josiah; He Was Both Righteous And Religious. As Also Concerning Huldah The Prophetess.
- Footnotes - Chapter 10. Concerning Daniel And What Befell Him At Babylon.
- Footnotes - Chapter 1. How Cyrus, King Of The Persians, Delivered The Jews Out Of Babylon And Suffered Them To Return To Their Own Country And To Build Their Temple, For Which Work He Gave Them Money.
- Footnotes - Chapter 6. Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing.
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- Footnotes - Chapter 3. How The Kings Of Asia Honored The Nation Of The Jews And Made Them Citizens Of Those Cities Which They Built.
- Footnotes - Chapter 6. How, Upon Antiochus's Prohibition To The Jews To Make Use Of The Laws Of Their Country Mattathias, The Son Of Asamoneus, Alone Despised The King, And Overcame The Generals Of Antiochus's Army; As Also Concerning The Death Of Mattathias, And The Succession Of Judas.
- Footnotes - Chapter 11. That Bacchides Was Again Sent Out Against Judas; And How Judas Fell As He Was Courageously Fighting.
- Footnotes - Chapter 3. The Friendship That Was Between Onias And Ptolemy Philometor; And How Onias Built A Temple In Egypt Like To That At Jerusalem.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. How Simon Confederated Himself With Antiochus Pius, And Made War Against Trypho, And A Little Afterward, Against Cendebeus, The General Of Antiochus's Army; As Also How Simon Was Murdered By His Son-in-law Ptolemy, And That By Treachery.
- Footnotes - Chapter 13. How Alexander, Upon The League Of Mutual Defense Which Cleopatra Had Agreed With Him, Made An Expedition Against Coelesyria, And Utterly Overthrew The City Of Gaza; And How He Slew Many Ten Thousands Of Jews That Rebelled Against Him.
- Footnotes - Book Xiv. Containing The Interval Of Thirty-two Years.—from The Death Of Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus.
- Footnotes - Chapter 8. The Jews Become Confederates With Cã¦sar When He Fought Against Egypt. The Glorious Actions Of Antipater, And His Friendship With Cã¦sar. The Honors Which The Jews Received From The Romans And Athenians.
- Footnotes - Chapter 11. How Marcus, Succeeded Sextus When He Had Been Slain By Bassus's Treachery; And How, After The Death Of Cã¦sar, Cassius Came Into Syria, And Distressed Judea; As Also How Malichus Slew Antipater And Was Himself Slain By Herod.
- Footnotes - Chapter 16. How Herod, When He Had Married Mariamne Took Jerusalem With The Assistance Of Sosius By Force; And How The Government Of The Asamoneans Was Put An End To.
- Footnotes - Chapter 4. How Cleopatra, When She Had Gotten From Antony Some Parts Of Judea And Arabia Came Into Judea; And How Herod Gave Her Many Presents And Conducted Her On Her Way Back To Egypt.
- Footnotes - Chapter 8. How Ten Men Of The Citizens [Of Jerusalem] Made A Conspiracy Against Herod, For The Foreign Practices He Had Introduced, Which Was A Transgression Of The Laws Of Their Country. Concerning The Building Of Sebaste And Cã¦sarea, And Other Edifices Of Herod.
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- Footnotes - Chapter 4. How During Antipater's Abode At Rome, Herod Brought Alexander And Aristobulus Before Cã¦sar And Accused Them. Alexander's Defense Of Himself Before Cã¦sar And Reconciliation To His Father.
- Footnotes - Chapter 8. How Herod Took Up Alexander And Bound Him; Whom Yet Archelaus King Of Cappadocia Reconciled To His Father Herod Again.
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- Footnotes - Chapter 6. Concerning The Disease That Herod Fell Into And The Sedition Which The Jews Raised Thereupon; With The Punishment Of The Seditious.
- Footnotes - Chapter 11. An Embassage To Cã¦sar; And How Cã¦sar Confirmed Herod's Testament.
- Footnotes - Chapter 2. How Herod And Philip Built Several Cities In Honor Of Cã¦sar. Concerning The Succession Of Priests And Procurators; As Also What Befell Phraates And The Parthians.
- Footnotes - Chapter 7. How Herod The Tetrarch Was Banished.
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- Footnotes - Chapter 2. How The Senators Determined To Restore The Democracy; But The Soldiers Were For Preserving The Monarchy, Concerning The Slaughter Of Caius's Wife And Daughter. A Character Of Caius's Morals.
- Footnotes - Chapter 6. What Things Were Done By Agrippa At Jerusalem When He Was Returned Back Into Judea; And What It Was That Petronius Wrote To The Inhabitants Of Doris, In Behalf.
- Footnotes - Chapter 2. How Helena The Queen Of Adiabene And Her Son Izates, Embraced The Jewish Religion; And How Helena Supplied The Poor With Corn, When There Was A Great Famine At Jerusalem.
- Footnotes - Chapter 9. Concerning Albinus Under Whose Procuratorship James Was Slain; As Also What Edifices Were Built By Agrippa.
Author
Josephus, Flavius, 38?-100?; Whiston, William, 1667-1752 [Translator]