. The works of Josephus. Sons, Alexander d»^ Ariftobulus. 18. 0/Antipater-s Confpiracy againB his Father Hefod. 19. How Herod flmdd have been poyfined, and how theTreafon was difcovered. 20. How AntipaterV maliciouspra&ices againji Herod irere difiovered andpunijl^ed. 21. Of the Golden Eagle, and of Antipaterj and HerodV death. C H A P. r. The Dejiruffion a/Jerufalem by Antiochus Kingof Syria. TheOverthrow of the Syrians by Matthias Maccabseus and his Sons. \(uc\\i\vaezs Antiothm, furnaraed Epiphanes, madeWaragainft P/e/o-;y/e; the Sixth King of E^;.;?^, for the whole Dominion of S;rr/, thofe
. The works of Josephus. Sons, Alexander d»^ Ariftobulus. 18. 0/Antipater-s Confpiracy againB his Father Hefod. 19. How Herod flmdd have been poyfined, and how theTreafon was difcovered. 20. How AntipaterV maliciouspra&ices againji Herod irere difiovered andpunijl^ed. 21. Of the Golden Eagle, and of Antipaterj and HerodV death. C H A P. r. The Dejiruffion a/Jerufalem by Antiochus Kingof Syria. TheOverthrow of the Syrians by Matthias Maccabseus and his Sons. \(uc\\i\vaezs Antiothm, furnaraed Epiphanes, madeWaragainft P/e/o-;y/e; the Sixth King of E^;.;?^, for the whole Dominion of S;rr/, thofe Ç^^f^^^iofthechiefeft Authority and Nobility among the Jews, were divided mrid, 5800,nto two Parties : And that of Onias the High Prieft being become the ^f>\^ F^^^ftrongeft, expelled the Sons of Ti»^/^ out of the City ; who fleeing to vl^^/^^ for rtïnge, bcfought him in all humility, that he would leadlas t orccs into Jnd^^t ; offering themfelves to be his Guides in the Expedition. Aa- B b b tiochm. 5 cS ]OSE?HViS of the Wan Book I. ^y^-^ tiochtis fwho had long dcfired fuch an occafion) eafily condefcended to their requeft ; H World, s^oo. ^, ^ - 11-1 part of them who favoured Ptolomey. He gave hisSouldiers hbcrty to fack the City, and levying a great Army, heentred their Countrey, took Jertifak»/, and flew moft ^^^pi^y^- fpciled the Temple of the great Riches which were in it; and for the fpace of threeAnt. years and Ç\x months forbad the Sacrifices, which before time were accurtomed to befng fttred^up offered every day to God in that place. Whereupon Onias the High-Prieft fled toby Toi/^s Ptolomejij of whom having obtained the grant of a piece of Land,within the LibertiesS-frnd ^^ Precinfts of HcUopoHs 5 he built a Town and Temple there, refembling the Cityfurprïfèth Je-, and Sanftuary of Jeriifalem ^ of which we (hall fpeak in due But Antiochus not fatisfied with the unexpefted furprize of the City, nor with the Th
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