Index for Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
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"Antiquities of the Jews" by Flavius Josephus is a historical account written in the late 1st century AD. The work aims to provide an extensive overview of Jewish history, drawing from religious texts, and encompasses the narrative from the creation of the world to Josephus's contemporary era and events affecting the Jewish people. The opening of the text introduces the foundational stories of the Jewish faith, detailing the creation narrative, the lives of key biblical figures like Adam, Noah, and the early generations leading to significant events such as the Flood and the Tower of Babel. Josephus presents these accounts with a unique blend of historical inquiry and theological reflection, aiming to lay out a chronicle of the Jewish people while also considering the implications of divine law and governance in their history. This initial section sets the stage for a rich tapestry of narratives that explore themes of morality, punishment, and divine providence, establishing a framework for understanding Jewish traditions and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
The Project Gutenberg eBook ofAntiquities of the Jews PREFACE.1 CHAPTER 5. After What Manner The Posterity Of Noah Sent Out Colonies, And
Inhabited The Whole Earth. CHAPTER 15. How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By
Keturah. BOOK II. Containing The Interval Of Two Hundred And Twenty Years.—From
The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt. CHAPTER 7. The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him, On
Account Of The Famine. CHAPTER 14. Concerning The Ten Plagues Which Came Upon The Egyptians. 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. CHAPTER 7. Concerning The Garments Of The Priests, And Of The High Priest. CHAPTER 12. Several Laws. CHAPTER 1. Fight Of The Hebrews With The Canaanites Without The Consent Of
Moses; And Their Defeat. CHAPTER 7. How The Hebrews Fought With The Midianites, And Overcame Them. 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. CHAPTER 8. Concerning The Fortitude Of Samson, And What Mischiefs He
Brought Upon The Philistines. 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. CHAPTER 7. Saul's War With The Amalekites, And Conquest Of Them. 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. 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. CHAPTER 9. Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And
Concerning Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning Ziba And Shimei; And How
Ahithophel Hanged Himself. CHAPTER 13. That When David Had Numbered the People, They Were Punished;
and How the Divine Compassion Restrained That Punishment. CHAPTER 1. How Solomon, When He Had Received The Kingdom Took Off His
Enemies. 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. CHAPTER 10. Concerning Rehoboam, And How God Inflicted Punishment Upon Him
For His Impiety By Shishak [King Of Egypt]. CHAPTER 14. How Hadad King Of Damascus And Of Syria, Made Two Expeditions
Against Ahab And Was Beaten. CHAPTER 1. Concerning Jehoshaphat Again; How He Constituted Judges And, By
God's Assistance Overcame His Enemies. 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. 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]. 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. CHAPTER 10. Concerning Daniel And What Befell Him At Babylon. 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. 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. FOOTNOTES: CHAPTER 3. How The Kings Of Asia Honored The Nation Of The Jews And Made
Them Citizens Of Those Cities Which They Built. 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. CHAPTER 11. That Bacchides Was Again Sent Out Against Judas; And How Judas
Fell As He Was Courageously Fighting. CHAPTER 3. The Friendship That Was Between Onias And Ptolemy Philometor;
And How Onias Built A Temple In Egypt Like To That At Jerusalem. 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. 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. BOOK XIV. Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Two Years.—From The
Death Of Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus. CHAPTER 8. The Jews Become Confederates With Cæsar When He Fought Against
Egypt. The Glorious Actions Of Antipater, And His Friendship With Cæsar.
The Honors Which The Jews Received From The Romans And Athenians. CHAPTER 11. How Marcus, Succeeded Sextus When He Had Been Slain By
Bassus's Treachery; And How, After The Death Of Cæsar, Cassius Came Into
Syria, And Distressed Judea; As Also How Malichus Slew Antipater And Was
Himself Slain By Herod. 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. 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. 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 Cæsarea, And Other Edifices Of Herod. FOOTNOTES: 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. CHAPTER 8. How Herod Took Up Alexander And Bound Him; Whom Yet Archelaus
King Of Cappadocia Reconciled To His Father Herod Again. FOOTNOTES CHAPTER 6. Concerning The Disease That Herod Fell Into And The Sedition
Which The Jews Raised Thereupon; With The Punishment Of The Seditious. CHAPTER 11. An Embassage To Cæsar; And How Cæsar Confirmed Herod's
Testament. 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. CHAPTER 7. How Herod The Tetrarch Was Banished. 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. 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. 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. CHAPTER 9. Concerning Albinus Under Whose Procuratorship James Was Slain;
As Also What Edifices Were Built By Agrippa. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Chapter 61
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