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Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus (37–1752)

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"Antiquities of the Jews" by Flavius Josephus is a 20-volume historiographical work written in 94 CE. This monumental Greek text chronicles Jewish history from the creation of Adam and Eve through the First Jewish–Roman War. Written for a Greco-Roman audience, Josephus presents biblical narratives and post-biblical events to counter Roman misconceptions about Jewish people. The work served as both historical record and cultural defense, offering a Hellenized perspective on Jewish civilization that influenced medieval and modern understanding of ancient Judaism and early Christianity.

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Chapter 3: That Moses Kindly Received-His Father-In-Law, Jethro, When He: Came To Him To Mount Sinai

CHAPTER 4. How Raguel Suggested To Moses To Set His People In Order, Under Their Rulers Of Thousands, And Rulers Of Hundreds, Who Lived Without Order Before; And How Moses Complied In All Things With His Father-In-Law's Admonition.

CHAPTER 14. How Moses Sent Some Persons To Search Out The Land Of The Canaanites, And The Largeness Of Their Cities; And Further That When Those Who Were Sent Were Returned, After Forty Days And Reported That They Should Not Be A Match For Them, And Extolled The Strength Of The Canaanites The Multitude Were Disturbed And Fell Into Despair; And Were Resolved To Stone Moses, And To Return Back Again Into Egypt, And Serve The Egyptians.

CHAPTER 15. How Moses Was Displeased At This, And Foretold That God Was Angry And That They Should Continue In The Wilderness For Forty Years And Not, During That Time, Either Return Into Egypt Or Take Possession Of Canaan.

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  1. Chapter 3: That Moses Kindly Received-His Father-In-Law, Jethro, When He: Came To Him To Mount Sinai
  2. Chapter 1: How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The: Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel
  3. Chapter 2: The Expedition Of The Philistines Against The Hebrews And The: Hebrews' Victory Under The Conduct Of Samuel The Prophet, Who Was Their General
  4. Chapter 10: Concerning Rehoboam, And How God Inflicted Punishment Upon: Him For His Impiety By Shishak [King Of Egypt]
  5. Chapter 6: How Nebuchadnezzar, When He Had Conquered The King Of Egypt: Made An Expedition Against The Jews, And Slew Jehoiakim, And Made Jeholachin His Son King
  6. Chapter 8: How The King Of Babylon Took Jerusalem And Burnt The Temple: And Removed The People Of Jerusalem And Zedekiah To Babylon. As Also, Who They Were That Had Succeeded In The High Priesthood Under The Kings
  7. Chapter 9: Concerning The Death Of Antiochus Epiphane. How Antiochus: Eupator Fought Against Juda And Besieged Him In The Temple And Afterwards Made Peace With Him And Departed; Of Alcimus And Onias
  8. Chapter 9: How, After The Death Of Antiochus, Hyrcanus Made An: Expedition Against Syria, And Made A League With The Romans. Concerning The Death Of King Demetrius And Alexander
  9. Book XIV: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The Death Of: Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus
  10. Book XIV: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The Death Of: Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus
  11. Chapter 2: How Aretas And Hyrcanus Made An Expedition Against: Aristobulus And Besieged Jerusalem; And How Scaurus The Roman General Raised The Siege. Concerning The Death Of Onias
  12. Chapter 10: The Honors That Were Paid The Jews; And The Leagues That: Were Made By The Romans And Other Nations, With Them
  13. Chapter 7: How Herod Slew Sohemus And Mariamne And Afterward Alexandra: And Costobarus, And His Most Intimate Friends, And At Last The Sons Of Babbas Also
  14. Chapter 9: Concerning The Famine That Happened In Judea And Syria; And: How Herod, After He Had Married Another Wife, Rebuilt Cæsarea, And Other Grecian Cities
  15. Book XVII: Containing The Interval Of Fourteen Years. — From The Death Of: Alexander And Aristobulus To The Banishment Of Archelaus
  16. Book XVII: Containing The Interval Of Fourteen Years. — From The Death Of: Alexander And Aristobulus To The Banishment Of Archelaus
  17. Chapter 3: Concerning The Enmity Between Herod And Pheroras; How Herod: Sent Antipater To Cæsar; And Of The Death Of Pheroras
  18. 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
  19. Book I: Containing The Interval Of Three Thousand Eight Hundred And: Thirty-Three Years. — From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac
  20. Chapter 1: The Constitution Of The World And The Disposition Of The: Elements
  21. Chapter 2: Concerning The Posterity Of Adam, And The Ten Generations: From Him To The Deluge
  22. Chapter 3: Concerning The Flood; And After What Manner Noah Was Saved In: An Ark, With His Kindred, And Afterwards Dwelt In The Plain Of Shinar
  23. Chapter 4: Concerning The Tower Of Babylon, And The Confusion Of: Tongues
  24. Chapter 5: After What Manner The Posterity Of Noah Sent Out Colonies: And Inhabited The Whole Earth
  25. Chapter 6: How Every Nation Was Denominated From Their First: Inhabitants
  26. Chapter 7: How Abram Our Forefather Went Out Of The Land Of The: Chaldeans, And Lived In The Land Then Called Canaan But Now Judea
  27. Chapter 8: That When There Was A Famine In Canaan, Abram Went Thence: Into Egypt; And After He Had Continued There A While He Returned Back Again
  28. Chapter 9: The Destruction Of The Sodomites By The Assyrian War
  29. Chapter 10: How Abram Fought With The Assyrians, And Overcame Them, And: Saved The Sodomite Prisoners, And Took From The Assyrians The Prey They Had Gotten
  30. Chapter 11: How God Overthrew The Nation Of The Sodomites, Out Of His: Wrath Against Them For Their Sins
  31. Chapter 12: Concerning Abimelech; And Concerning Ismael The Son Of: Abraham; And Concerning The Arabians, Who Were His Posterity
  32. Chapter 13: Concerning Isaac The Legitimate Son Of Abraham
  33. Chapter 14: Concerning Sarah Abraham's Wife; And How She Ended Her Days
  34. Chapter 15: How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham: By Keturah
  35. Chapter 16: How Isaac Took Rebeka To Wife
  36. Chapter 17: Concerning The Death Of Abraham
  37. Chapter 18: Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their: Nativity And Education
  38. Chapter 19: Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The: Fear He Was In Of His Brother
  39. Chapter 20: Concerning The Meeting Of Jacob And Esau
  40. Chapter 21: Concerning The Violation Of Dina's Chastity
  41. Chapter 22: How Isaac Died, And Was Buried In Hebron
  42. Book II: Containing The Interval Of Two Hundred And Twenty Years. — From: The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt
  43. Chapter 1: How Esau And Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided Their Habitation: And Esau Possessed Idumea And Jacob Canaan
  44. Chapter 2: How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His: Brethren, When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness
  45. Chapter 3: How Joseph Was Thus Sold By His Brethren Into Egypt, By: Reason Of Their Hatred To Him; And How He There Grew Famous And Illustrious And Had His Brethren Under His Power
  46. Chapter 4: Concerning The Signal Chastity Of Joseph
  47. Chapter 5: What Things Befell Joseph In Prison
  48. Chapter 6: How Joseph When He Was Become Famous In Egypt, Had His: Brethren In Subjection
  49. Chapter 7: The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him: On Account Of The Famine
  50. Chapter 8: Of The Death Of Jacob And Joseph
  51. Chapter 9: Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt: During Four Hundred Years. 16
  52. Chapter 10: How Moses Made War With The Ethiopians
  53. Chapter 11: How Moses Fled Out Of Egypt Into Midian
  54. Chapter 12: Concerning The Burning Bush And The Rod Of Moses
  55. Chapter 13: How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh
  56. Chapter 14: Concerning The Ten Plagues Which Came Upon The Egyptians
  57. Chapter 15: How The Hebrews Under The Conduct Of Moses Left Egypt
  58. Chapter 16: How The Sea Was Divided Asunder For The Hebrews, When They: Were Pursued By The Egyptians, And So Gave Them An Opportunity Of Escaping From Them
  59. Book III: Containing The Interval Of Two Years. — From The Exodus Out Of: Egypt, To The Rejection Of That Generation
  60. 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
  61. Chapter 2: How The Amalekites And The Neighbouring Nations, Made War: With The Hebrews And Were Beaten And Lost A Great Part Of Their Army
  62. Chapter 3: That Moses Kindly Received-His Father-In-Law, Jethro, When He: Came To Him To Mount Sinai
  63. Chapter 5: How Moses Ascended Up To Mount Sinai, And Received Laws From: God, And Delivered Them To The Hebrews
  64. Chapter 6: Concerning The Tabernacle Which Moses Built In The Wilderness: For The Honor Of God And Which Seemed To Be A Temple
  65. Chapter 7: Concerning The Garments Of The Priests, And Of The High: Priest
  66. Chapter 8: Of The Priesthood Of Aaron
  67. Chapter 9: The Manner Of Our Offering Sacrifices
  68. Chapter 10: Concerning The Festivals; And How Each Day Of Such Festival: Is To Be Observed
  69. Chapter 11: Of The Purifications
  70. Chapter 12: Several Laws
  71. Chapter 13: Moses Removed From Mount Sinai, And Conducted The People To: The Borders Of The Canaanites
  72. Book IV: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Eight Years. — From The: Rejection Of That Generation To The Death Of Moses
  73. Chapter 1: Fight Of The Hebrews With The Canaanites Without The Consent: Of Moses; And Their Defeat
  74. Chapter 2: The Sedition Of Corah And Of The Multitude Against Moses, And: Against His Brother, Concerning The Priesthood
  75. Chapter 3: How Those That Stirred Up This Sedition Were Destroyed: According To The Will Of God; And How Aaron, Moses's Brother Both He And His Posterity, Retained The Priesthood
  76. Chapter 4: What Happened To The Hebrews During Thirty-Eight Years In The: Wilderness
  77. Chapter 5: How Moses Conquered Sihon And Og Kings Of The Amorites, And: Destroyed Their Whole Army And Then Divided Their Land By Lot To Two Tribes And A Half Of The Hebrews
  78. Chapter 6: Concerning Balaam The Prophet And What Kind Of Man He Was
  79. Chapter 7: How The Hebrews Fought With The Midianites, And Overcame: Them
  80. Chapter 8: The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From: Among Mankind
  81. Book V: Containing The Interval Of Four Hundred And Seventy-Six: Years. — From The Death Of Moses To The Death Of Eli
  82. Chapter 1: How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The: Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel
  83. Chapter 3: How The Israelites After This Misfortune Grew Wicked And: Served The Assyrians; And How God Delivered Them By Othniel, Who Ruled Over The Forty Years
  84. Chapter 4: How Our People Served The Moabites Eighteen Years, And Were: Then Delivered From Slavery By One Ehud Who Retained The Dominion Eighty Years
  85. Chapter 5: How The Canaanites Brought The Israelites Under Slavery For: Twenty Years; After Which They Were Delivered By Barak And Deborah, Who Ruled Over Them For Forty Years
  86. Chapter 7: That The Judges Who Succeeded Gideon Made War With The: Adjoining Nations For A Long Time
  87. Chapter 8: Concerning The Fortitude Of Samson, And What Mischiefs He: Brought Upon The Philistines
  88. Chapter 9: How Under Eli's Government Of The Israelites Booz Married: Ruth, From Whom Came Obed The Grandfather Of David
  89. Chapter 10: Concerning The Birth Of Samuel; And How He Foretold The: Calamity That Befell The Sons Of Eli
  90. Chapter 11: Herein Is Declared What Befell The Sons Of Eli, The Ark, And: The People And How Eli Himself Died Miserably
  91. Book VI: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The Death Of: Eli To The Death Of Saul
  92. Book VI: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The Death Of: Eli To The Death Of Saul
  93. Chapter 2: The Expedition Of The Philistines Against The Hebrews And The: Hebrews' Victory Under The Conduct Of Samuel The Prophet, Who Was Their General
  94. Chapter 4: The Appointment Of A King Over The Israelites, Whose Name Was: Saul; And This By The Command Of God
  95. Chapter 5: Saul's Expedition Against The Nation Of The Ammonites And: Victory Over Them And The Spoils He Took From Them
  96. Chapter 6: How The Philistines Made Another Expedition Against The: Hebrews And Were Beaten
  97. Chapter 7: Saul's War With The Amalekites, And Conquest Of Them
  98. Chapter 8: How, Upon Saul's Transgression Of The Prophet's Commands: Samuel Ordained Another Person To Be King Privately, Whose Name Was David, As God Commanded Him
  99. Chapter 9: How The Philistines Made Another Expedition Against The: Hebrews Under The Reign Of Saul; And How They Were Overcome By David's Slaying Goliath In Single Combat
  100. Chapter 11: How David, Upon Saul's Laying Snares For Him, Did Yet Escape: The Dangers He Was In By The Affection And Care Of Jonathan And The Contrivances Of His Wife Michal: And How He Came To Samuel The Prophet
  101. 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
  102. Chapter 13: How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul: Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal
  103. Book VII: Containing The Interval Of Forty Years. — From The Death Of Saul: To The Death Of David
  104. Chapter 1: How David Reigned Over One Tribe At Hebron While The Son Of: Saul Reigned Over The Rest Of The Multitude; And How, In The Civil War Which Then Arose Asahel And Abner Were Slain
  105. Chapter 2: That Upon The Slaughter Of Ishbosheth By The Treachery Of His: Friends, David Received The Whole Kingdom
  106. 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
  107. Chapter 4: That When David Had Conquered The Philistines Who Made War: Against Him At Jerusalem, He Removed The Ark To Jerusalem And Had A Mind To Build A Temple
  108. Chapter 6: How The War Was Waged Against The Ammonites And Happily: Concluded
  109. Chapter 7: How David Fell In Love With Bathsheba, And Slew Her Husband: Uriah, For Which He Is Reproved By Nathan
  110. Chapter 8: How Absalom Murdered Amnon, Who Had Forced His Own Sister: And How He Was Banished And Afterwards Recalled By David
  111. Chapter 9: Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And: Concerning Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning Ziba And Shimei; And How Ahithophel Hanged Himself
  112. Chapter 10: How, When Absalom Was Beaten, He Was Caught In A Tree By His: Hair And Was Slain
  113. Chapter 13: That When David Had Numbered the People, They Were Punished: and How the Divine Compassion Restrained That Punishment
  114. Chapter 14: That David Made Great Preparations For The House Of God; And: That, Upon Adonijah's Attempt To Gain The Kingdom, He Appointed Solomon To Reign
  115. Chapter 15: What Charge David Gave To his Son Solomon At The Approach Of: His Death, And How Many Things He Left Him For The Building Of The Temple
  116. Chapter 10: Concerning Rehoboam, And How God Inflicted Punishment Upon: Him For His Impiety By Shishak [King Of Egypt]
  117. Chapter 2: Concerning The Wife Of Solomon; Concerning His Wisdom And: Riches; And Concerning What He Obtained Of Hiram For The Building Of The Temple
  118. Chapter 3: Of The Building Of This Temple
  119. Chapter 4: How Solomon Removed The Ark Into The Temple How He Made: Supplication To God, And Offered Public Sacrifices To Him
  120. 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
  121. Chapter 6: How Solomon Fortified The City Of Jerusalem, And Built Great: Cities; And How He Brought Some Of The Canaanites Into Subjection, And Entertained The Queen Of Egypt And Of Ethiopia
  122. Chapter 7: How Solomon Grew Rich, And Fell Desperately In Love With: Women And How God, Being Incensed At It, Raised Up Ader And Jeroboam Against Him. Concerning The Death Of Solomon
  123. Chapter 8: How, Upon The Death Of Solomon The People Forsook His Son: Rehoboam, And Ordained Jeroboam King Over The Ten Tribes
  124. Chapter 10: Concerning Rehoboam, And How God Inflicted Punishment Upon: Him For His Impiety By Shishak [King Of Egypt]
  125. Chapter 13: How Ahab When He Had Taken Jezebel To Wife Became More: Wicked Than All The Kings That Had Been Before Him; Of The Actions Of The Prophet Elijah, And What Befell Naboth
  126. Chapter 14: How Hadad King Of Damascus And Of Syria, Made Two: Expeditions Against Ahab And Was Beaten
  127. Chapter 15: Concerning Jehoshaphat The King Of Jerusalem And How Ahab: Made An Expedition Against The Syrians And Was Assisted Therein By Jehoshaphat, But Was Himself Overcome In Battle And Perished Therein
  128. Book IX: Containing The Interval Of One Hundred And Fifty-Seven: Years. — From The Death Of Ahab To The Captivity Of The Ten Tribes
  129. Chapter 1: Concerning Jehoshaphat Again; How He Constituted Judges And: By God's Assistance Overcame His Enemies
  130. Chapter 2: Concerning Ahaziah; The King Of Israel; And Again Concerning: The Prophet Elijah
  131. Chapter 3: How Joram And Jehoshaphat Made An Expedition Against The: Moabites; As Also Concerning The Wonders Of Elisha; And The Death Of Jehoshaphat
  132. Chapter 4: Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat; How Joram, His Namesake, King: Of Israel, Fought With The Syrians; And What Wonders Were Done By The Prophet Elisha
  133. Chapter 5: Concerning The Wickedness Of Jehoram King Of Jerusalem; His: Defeat And Death
  134. Chapter 6: How Jehu Was Anointed King, And Slew Both Joram And Ahaziah: As Also What He Did For The Punishment Of The Wicked
  135. 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
  136. Chapter 13: How Pekah Died By The Treachery Of Hoshea Who Was A Little: After Subdued By Shalmaneser; And How Hezekiah Reigned Instead Of Ahaz; And What Actions Of Piety And Justice He Did
  137. 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]
  138. Book X: Containing The Interval Of One Hundred And Eighty-Two Years And: A Half. — From The Captivity Of The Ten Tribes To The First Year Of Cyrus
  139. Book X: Containing The Interval Of One Hundred And Eighty-Two Years And: A Half. — From The Captivity Of The Ten Tribes To The First Year Of Cyrus
  140. Chapter 2: How Hezekiah Was Sick, And Ready To Die; And How God Bestowed: Upon Him Fifteen Years Longer Life, [And Secured That Promise] By The Going Back Of The Shadow Ten Degrees
  141. Chapter 3: How Manasseh Reigned After Hezekiah; And How When He Was In: Captivity He Returned To God And Was Restored To His Kingdom And Left It To [His Son] Amon
  142. 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
  143. Chapter 6: How Nebuchadnezzar, When He Had Conquered The King Of Egypt: Made An Expedition Against The Jews, And Slew Jehoiakim, And Made Jehoiachin His Son King
  144. Chapter 8: How The King Of Babylon Took Jerusalem And Burnt The Temple: And Removed The People Of Jerusalem And Zedekiah To Babylon. As Also, Who They Were That Had Succeeded In The High Priesthood Under The Kings
  145. Chapter 10: Concerning Daniel And What Befell Him At Babylon
  146. Chapter 11: Concerning Nebuchadnezzar And His Successors And How Their: Government Was Dissolved By The Persians; And What Things Befell Daniel In Media; And What Prophecies He Delivered There
  147. Book XI: Containing The Interval Of Two Hundred And Fifty-Three Years: And Five Months. — From The First Of Cyrus To The Death Of Alexander The Great
  148. 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
  149. Chapter 2: How Upon The Death Of Cyrus The Jews Were Hindered In: Building Of The Temple By The Cutheans, And The Neighboring Governors; And How Cambyses Entirely Forbade The Jews To Do Any Such Thing
  150. Chapter 4: How The Temple Was Built While The Cutheans Endeavored In: Vain To Obstruct The Work
  151. Chapter 5: How Xerxes The Son Of Darius Was Well Disposed To The Jews: As Also Concerning Esdras And Nehemiah
  152. 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
  153. Chapter 7: How John Slew His Brother Jesus In The Temple; And How: Bagoses Offered Many Injuries To The Jews; And What Sanballat Did
  154. Chapter 8: Concerning Sanballat And Manasseh, And The Temple Which They: Built On Mount Gerizzim; As Also How Alexander Made His Entry Into The City Jerusalem, And What Benefits He Bestowed On The Jews
  155. Book XII: Containing The Interval Of A Hundred And Seventy Years. — From: The Death Of Alexander The Great To The Death Of Judas Maccabeus
  156. Chapter 1: How Ptolemy The Son Of Lagus Took Jerusalem And Judea By: Deceit And Treachery, And Carried Many Thence, And Planted Them In Egypt
  157. Chapter 2: How Ptolemy Philadelphus Procured The Laws Of The Jews To Be: Translated Into The Greek Tongue And Set Many Captives Free, And Dedicated Many Gifts To God
  158. Chapter 3: How The Kings Of Asia Honored The Nation Of The Jews And Made: Them Citizens Of Those Cities Which They Built
  159. Chapter 9: Concerning The Death Of Antiochus Epiphane. How Antiochus: Eupator Fought Against Juda And Besieged Him In The Temple And Afterwards Made Peace With Him And Departed; Of Alcimus And Onias
  160. Chapter 11: That Bacchides Was Again Sent Out Against Judas; And How: Judas Fell As He Was Courageously Fighting
  161. Book XIII: Containing The Interval Of Eighty-Two Years. — From The Death: Of Judas Maccabeus To The Death Of Queen Alexandra
  162. Chapter 1: How Jonathan Took The Government After His Brother Judas; And: How He, Together With His Brother Simon, Waged War Against Bacchides
  163. Chapter 3: The Friendship That Was Between Onias And Ptolemy Philometor: And How Onias Built A Temple In Egypt Like To That At Jerusalem
  164. Chapter 4: How Alexander Honored Jonathan After An Extraordinary Manner: And How Demetrius, The Son Of Demetrius, Overcame Alexander And Made A League Of Friendship With Jonathan
  165. Chapter 5: How Trypho After He Had Beaten Demetrius Delivered The: Kingdom To Antiochus The Son Of Alexander, And Gained Jonathan For His Assistant; And Concerning The Actions And Embassies Of Jonathan
  166. Chapter 6: How Jonathan Was Slain By Treachery; And How Thereupon The: Jews Made Simon Their General And High Priest: What Courageous Actions He Also Performed Especially Against Trypho
  167. Chapter 8: Hyrcanus Receives The High Priesthood, And Ejects Ptolemy Out: Of The Country. Antiochus Makes War Against Hyrcanus And Afterwards Makes A League With Him
  168. Chapter 9: How, After The Death Of Antiochus, Hyrcanus Made An: Expedition Against Syria, And Made A League With The Romans. Concerning The Death Of King Demetrius And Alexander
  169. Chapter 16: How Alexandra By Gaining The Good-Will Of The Pharisees: Retained The Kingdom Nine Years, And Then, Having Done Many Glorious Actions Died
  170. Book XIV: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The Death Of: Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus
  171. Book XIV: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The Death Of: Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus
  172. Chapter 2: How Aretas And Hyrcanus Made An Expedition Against: Aristobulus And Besieged Jerusalem; And How Scaurus The Roman General Raised The Siege. Concerning The Death Of Onias
  173. Chapter 4: How Pompey When The Citizens Of Jerusalem Shut Their Gates: Against Him Besieged The City And Took It By Force; As Also What Other Things He Did In Judea
  174. Chapter 5: How Scaurus Made A League Of Mutual Assistance With Aretas: And What Gabinius Did In Judea, After He Had Conquered Alexander, The Son Of Aristobulus
  175. Chapter 6: How Gabinius Caught Aristobulus After He Had Fled From Rome: And Sent Him Back To Rome Again; And How The Same Gabinius As He Returned Out Of Egypt Overcame Alexander And The Nabateans In Battle
  176. Chapter 9: How Antipater Committed The Care Of Galilee To Herod, And: That Of Jerusalem To Phasaelus; As Also How Herod Upon The Jews' Envy At Antipater Was Accused Before Hyrcanus
  177. Chapter 10: The Honors That Were Paid The Jews; And The Leagues That: Were Made By The Romans And Other Nations, With Them
  178. Chapter 15: How Herod Sailed Out Of Italy To Judea, And Fought With: Antigonus And What Other Things Happened In Judea About That Time
  179. 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
  180. Book XV: Containing The Interval Of Eighteen Years. — From The Death Of: Antigonus To The Finishing Of The Temple By Herod
  181. Chapter 1: Concerning Pollio And Sameas. Herod Slays The Principal Of: Antigonus's Friends, And Spoils The City Of Its Wealth. Antony Beheads Antigonus
  182. Chapter 2: How Hyrcanus Was Set At Liberty By The Parthians, And: Returned To Herod; And What Alexandra Did When She Heard That Ananelus Was Made High Priest
  183. Chapter 3: How Herod Upon His Making Aristobulus High Priest Took Care: That He Should Be Murdered In A Little Time; And What Apology He Made To Antony About Aristobulus; As Also Concerning Joseph And Mariamne
  184. 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
  185. Chapter 6: How Herod Slew Hyrcanus And Then Hasted Away To Cæsar, And: Obtained The Kingdom From Him Also; And How A Little Time Afterward, He Entertained Cæsar In A Most Honorable Manner
  186. Chapter 7: How Herod Slew Sohemus And Mariamne And Afterward Alexandra: And Costobarus, And His Most Intimate Friends, And At Last The Sons Of Babbas Also
  187. Chapter 9: Concerning The Famine That Happened In Judea And Syria; And: How Herod, After He Had Married Another Wife, Rebuilt Cæsarea, And Other Grecian Cities
  188. Chapter 11: How Herod Rebuilt The Temple And Raised It Higher And Made: It More Magnificent Than It Was Before; As Also Concerning That Tower Which He Called Antonia
  189. Book XVI: Containing The Interval Of Twelve Years. — From The Finishing Of: The Temple By Herod To The Death Of Alexander And Aristobulus
  190. Chapter 1: A Law Of Herod's About, Thieves. Salome And Pheroras: Calumniate Alexander And Aristobulus, Upon Their Return From Rome For Whom Yet Herod Provides Wives
  191. Chapter 2: How Herod Twice Sailed To Agrippa; And How Upon The Complaint: In Ionia Against The Greeks Agrippa Confirmed The Laws To Them
  192. Chapter 3
  193. Chapter 4: How During Antipater's Abode At Rome, Herod Brought Alexander: And Aristobulus Before Cæsar And Accused Them. Alexander's Defense Of Himself Before Cæsar And Reconciliation To His Father
  194. Chapter 6: An Embassage In Cyrene And Asia To Cæsar, Concerning The: Complaints They Had To Make Against The Greeks; With Copies Of The Epistles Which Cæsar And Agrippa Wrote To The Cities For Them
  195. Chapter 7: How, Upon Herod's Going Down Into David's Sepulcher, The: Sedition In His Family Greatly Increased
  196. Chapter 8: How Herod Took Up Alexander And Bound Him; Whom Yet Archelaus: King Of Cappadocia Reconciled To His Father Herod Again
  197. Chapter 9: Concerning The Revolt Of The Trachonites; How Sylleus Accused: Herod Before Cæsar; And How Herod, When Cæsar Was Angry At Him, Resolved To Send Nicolaus To Rome
  198. Chapter 10: How Eurycles Falsely Accused Herod's Sons; And How Their: Father Bound Them, And Wrote To Cæsar About Them. Of Sylleus And How He Was Accused By Nicolaus
  199. Book XVII: Containing The Interval Of Fourteen Years. — From The Death Of: Alexander And Aristobulus To The Banishment Of Archelaus
  200. Book XVII: Containing The Interval Of Fourteen Years. — From The Death Of: Alexander And Aristobulus To The Banishment Of Archelaus
  201. Chapter 2: Concerning Zamaris, The Babylonian Jew; Concerning The Plots: Laid By Antipater Against His Father; And Somewhat About The Pharisees
  202. Chapter 3: Concerning The Enmity Between Herod And Pheroras; How Herod: Sent Antipater To Cæsar; And Of The Death Of Pheroras
  203. Chapter 6: Concerning The Disease That Herod Fell Into And The Sedition: Which The Jews Raised Thereupon; With The Punishment Of The Seditious
  204. Chapter 7: Herod Has Thoughts Of Killing Himself With His Own Hand; And: A Little Afterwards He Orders Antipater To Be Slain
  205. Chapter 8: Concerning Herod's Death, And Testament, And Burial
  206. Chapter 9: How The People Raised A Sedition Against Archelaus, And How: He Sailed To Rome
  207. Chapter 10: A Sedition Against Sabinus; And How Varus Brought The: Authors Of It To Punishment
  208. Chapter 11: An Embassage To Cæsar; And How Cæsar Confirmed Herod's: Testament
  209. Chapter 12: Concerning A Spurious Alexander
  210. Chapter 13: How Archelaus Upon A Second Accusation, Was Banished To: Vienna
  211. Book XVIII: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The: Banishment Of Archelaus To The Departure From Babylon
  212. Book XVIII: Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years. — From The: Banishment Of Archelaus To The Departure From Babylon
  213. Chapter 2: How Herod And Philip Built Several Cities In Honor Of Cæsar: Concerning The Succession Of Priests And Procurators; As Also What Befell Phraates And The Parthians
  214. Chapter 3: Sedition Of The Jews Against Pontius Pilate. Concerning: Christ, And What Befell Paulina And The Jews At Rome
  215. Chapter 4: How The Samaritans Made A Tumult And Pilate Destroyed Many Of: Them; How Pilate Was Accused And What Things Were Done By Vitellius Relating To The Jews And The Parthians
  216. Chapter 7: How Herod The Tetrarch Was Banished
  217. Chapter 8: Concerning The Embassage Of The Jews To Caius; 28 And How: Caius Sent Petronius Into Syria To Make War Against The Jews, Unless They Would Receive His Statue
  218. Chapter 9: What Befell The Jews That Were In Babylon On Occasion Of: Asineus And Anileus, Two Brethren
  219. Book XIX: Containing The Interval Of Three Years And A Half. — From The: Departure Out Of Babylon To Fadus, The Roman Procurator
  220. Chapter 1: How Caius 1 Was Slain By Cherea
  221. 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
  222. Chapter 3: How Claudius Was Seized Upon And Brought Out Of His House And: Brought To The Camp; And How The Senate Sent An Embassage To Him
  223. Chapter 4: What Things King Agrippa Did For Claudius; And How Claudius: When He Had Taken The Government Commanded The Murderers Of Caius To Be Slain
  224. Chapter 5: How Claudius Restored To Agrippa His Grandfathers Kingdoms: And Augmented His Dominions; And How He Published An Edict In Behalf
  225. 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
  226. Chapter 7: Concerning Silas And On What Account It Was That King Agrippa: Was Angry At Him. How Agrippa Began To Encompass Jerusalem With A Wall; And What Benefits He Bestowed On The Inhabitants Of Berytus
  227. Chapter 8: What Other Acts Were Done By Agrippa Until His Death; And: After What Manner He Died
  228. Chapter 9: What Things Were Done After The Death Of Agrippa; And How: Claudius, On Account Of The Youth And Unskilfulness Of Agrippa, Junior, Sent Cuspius Fadus To Be Procurator Of Judea, And Of The Entire Kingdom
  229. Book XX: Containing The Interval Of Twenty-Two Years. — From Fadus The: Procurator To Florus
  230. Chapter 1: A Sedition Of The Philadelphians Against The Jews; And Also: Concerning The Vestments Of The High Priest
  231. 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
  232. Chapter 4: How Izates Was Betrayed By His Own Subjects, And Fought: Against By The Arabians And How Izates, By The Providence Of God, Was Delivered Out Of Their Hands
  233. Chapter 5: Concerning Theudas And The Sons Of Judas The Galilean; As: Also What Calamity Fell Upon The Jews On The Day Of The Passover
  234. Chapter 6: How There Happened A Quarrel Between The Jews And The: Samaritans; And How Claudius Put An End To Their Differences
  235. Chapter 7: Felix Is Made Procurator Of Judea; As Also Concerning: Agrippa, Junior And His Sisters
  236. Chapter 9: Concerning Albinus Under Whose Procuratorship James Was: Slain; As Also What Edifices Were Built By Agrippa
  237. Chapter 10: An Enumeration Of The High Priests
  238. Chapter 11: Concerning Florus The Procurator, Who Necessitated The Jews: To Take Up Arms Against The Romans. The Conclusion

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