The Old and New Testament connected in the history of the Jews and neighbouring nations, from the declension of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the time of Christ Volume 2 - Humphrey Prideaux, Paperback

• Release Date   5/18/2012
• ISBN-13   9781236165091 | 978-1-236-16509-1
• ISBN   1236165098 | 1-236-16509-8
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Humphrey Prideaux
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...beyond Jordan. and it being the strongest in all those parts, Theodorus, the son of Zeno Cotylas, prince of Philadelphia, there laid up his treasure. Alexander took this place in a much less time than he had Gadara, and with it made himself master of all that treasure. But Theodorus, having by that time gotten together a powerful army, fell suddenly upon him as he was returning from this conquest, and having on this surprise overthrown him, with the slaughter of ten thousand of his men, he not only recovered all his treasure again, but also took all Alexander's baggage with it. This sent Alexander back to Jerusalem with loss and disgrace, which was pleasing enough to many there. For the Pharisees, ever since Hyrcanus's quarrel with them, became enemies to all of his family, and to none more than to this Alexander. and these drawing the greatest part of the people after them, they infected the generality of them with disaffection and hatred to him, which.was the cause of all those intestine troubles and difficulties which he fell into during his reign. An. 100. Alexander Jannizus 6.--However this loss and disgrace did not hinder him, but that understanding, that, on Lathyrus's departure from Gaza, all that coast was left naked of defence, he marched thither with his army, and made himself master of Raphia and Anthedon, which being both within the distance of a few miles from Gaza, he in a manner blocked up that city hereby. and to do this was the main end of his seizing these two places. For the 1 Justin, lib. 39. c. 4. 2 Plutarebus in Mario. I.. Florus, lib. 3. c. 3. 3 Formerly there wero four otlirr ensigns used by the Romans with the eacle. V. e. the miuotaur, the horse, 1he wolf, and the hoar. Marius abolished these four, and retained the eagle onty to b...