The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xlviii : CHAPTER XLVIII. XLVIII. 2 At that time also Phinees laid himself down to die, and the Lord said unto him: Behold thou hast overpassed the 120 years that were ordained unto all men. And now arise and go hence and dwell in the mount Danaben and abide there many years, and I will command mine p. 211...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lxi : CHAPTER LXI. LXI. And after these things the Philistines came to fight against Israel. And David was returned to the wilderness to feed his sheep, and the Madianites came and would have taken his sheep, and he came down unto them and fought against them and slew of them 15,000 men. This is...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxiii : p. 141 CHAPTER XXIII. XXIII. And Jesus the son of Naue ordered Jos. 24 the people and divided unto them the land, being a mighty man of valour. And while yet the adversaries of Israel were in the land, the days of Jesus drew near that he should die, and he sent and called all Israel throughout all...
Introduction. 8. Purpose : 8. PURPOSE. 8. The PURPOSE of the author I read thus. He wishes to supplement existing narratives, as has been said; and this he does by means of his fabulous genealogies (which, especially in the corrupt state in which we have them, arouse but a faint p. 34 interest) and also by his paraphrases 1...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxiii : CHAPTER XXXIII. XXXIII. And Debbora went down thence, and judged Israel 40 years. And it came to pass when the day of her death drew near, that she sent and gathered all the people and said unto them: Hearken now, my people. Behold, I admonish you as a woman of God, and give you light as one...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xvi : CHAPTER XVI. Num. 16 XVI. 1 At that time did he give him commandment concerning the fringes: and then did Choreb rebel and 200 men with him and spake saying: What if a law which we cannot bear is ordained for us? 2. And God was wroth and said: I commanded the earth and it gave me man, and unto him...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Li : CHAPTER LI. 1 Sam 1:20 LI. And in the time of those days she conceived and bare a son and called his name Samuel, which is interpreted Mighty, according as God called his name when he prophesied of him. And Anna sat and gave suck to the child until he was 1 Sam. 1:23 two years old, and when she had...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxvi : CHAPTER XXVI. XXVI. And when Cenez had taken all these words and written them in a book and read them before the Lord, God said to him: Take the men p. 153 and that which was found with them and all their goods and put them in the bed of the river Phison, and burn them with fire that mine anger may...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Ii : CHAPTER II. II. But Cain dwelt in the earth trembling, Cf. Gen. 4:14 according as God appointed unto him after he slew Abel his brother; and the name of his wife was Themech. 2. "And Cain knew" Themech "his wife and she" Gen. 4:17 "conceived and bare Enoch". 3. 1 Now Cain was 15 years old when he...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lv : CHAPTER LV. LV. But Samuel knew nothing of all these things, because three days before the battle God sent him "away", saying unto him: Go and look upon the place of Arimatha, there shall be thy dwelling. And when Samuel heard what had p. 225 befallen Israel, he came and prayed unto the Lord)...
Title Page : THE BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES OF PHILO NOW FIRST TRANSLATED FROM THE OLD LATIN VERSION BY M. R. JAMES, LITT.D., F.B.A. HON. LITT.D. DUBLIN, HON. LL.D. ST. ANDREWS, PROVOST OF KING'S COLLEGE. CAMBRIDGE London: S.P.C.K., [1917] Scanned , May 2004. John Bruno Hare, Redactor. This Text Is In The Public...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lx : CHAPTER LX. 1 Sam. 16:14 LX. And at that time the spirit of the Lord was taken away from Saul, and an evil spirit oppressed ("lit". choked) him. And Saul sent and fetched David, and he played a psalm upon his harp in the night. And this is the psalm which he sang unto Saul that the evil spirit...
Introduction. Additional Note : ADDITIONAL NOTE. A passage in Origen "On Romans" (IV. 12, p. 646) deserves to be quoted as being very much in the manner of Philo. "We have found," he says, "in a certain apocryphal book (in quodam secretiore libello) mention of an angel of grace who takes his name from grace, being called Ananchel...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxvii : CHAPTER XXXVII. XXXVII. And he had a son by a concubine whose name was Abimelech; the same slew all his brethren, desiring to be ruler over the people. Jud. 9:5 ["A leaf gone".] 2. 2 Then all the trees of the field came together Jud. 9:7 "sqq". unto the fig-tree and said: Come, reign over us...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxvii : CHAPTER XXVII. XXVII. And after this he armed of the people 300,000 men and went up to fight against the Amorites, 2 and slew on the first day 800,000 men, and on the second day he slew about 500,000. 2. And when the third day came, certain men of the people spake evil against Cenez, saying: Lo now...
Introduction. 10. Relation To Other Literature : 10. RELATION TO OTHER LITERATURE. 10. THE RELATION OF PHILO TO OTHER BOOKS now comes up for consideration. The author's knowledge of the Old Testament literature is p. 43 apparent on every page. There are obvious borrowings from all the books to the end of 2 Kings; of Chronicles he seems to be...
Introduction. 12. Conclusion. Character : 12. CONCLUSION. CHARACTER OF THE PRESENT EDITION. 12. I fear that we cannot regard the writer of "Philo" as a man of very lofty mind or of great literary talent. He has some imagination, and is sensible of the majesty of the Old Testament literature, but he has not the insight, the power...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxi : CHAPTER XXI. XXI. And when Jesus was become old and Jos. 23 well-stricken in years, God said to him: Behold, thou waxest old and well-stricken in days, and the land is become very great, and there is none to divide it ("or" take it by lot), and it shall be after thy departure this people will...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lxiv : CHAPTER LXIV. LXIV. Then Saul took thought, saying: I will surely take away the sorcerers out of the land of Israel. So shall men remember me after my departure. And Saul scattered all the sorcerers 1 Sam. 28:3 out of the land. And God said: Behold, Saul hath taken away the sorcerers out...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxii : CHAPTER XXXII. Jud. 5:1 XXXII. "Then Debbora and Barach the son of Abino" and all the people together "sang" an hymn unto the Lord "in that day", saying: Behold, from on high hath the Lord shewn unto us his glory, even as he did aforetime when he sent forth his voice to confound the tongues of men...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxviii : CHAPTER XXVIII. XXVIII. And when the days of Cenez drew p. 164 nigh that he should die, he sent and called all men ("or" all the elders), and the two prophets Jabis and Phinees, and Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, 1 and said to them: Behold now, the Lord hath showed me all his marvellous...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxi : CHAPTER XXXI. XXXI. And Debbora sent and called Barach and said to him: Arise and gird up thy loins as a man, and go down and fight against Sisara, For I see the constellations greatly moved in their ranks and preparing to fight for you. 1 I see also Jud. 5:20 the lightnings unmoveable in their...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xviii : CHAPTER XVIII. XVIII. At that time Moses slew Seon and Num. 21 Og, the kings of the Amorites, and divided all their land unto his people, and they dwelt therein. 2. But Balac was the king of Moab, that lived Num. 22 over against them, and he was greatly afraid, and sent to Balaam the son of Be...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Liv : CHAPTER LIV. LIV. And in those days the Philistines assembled 1 Sam. 4:1-3 their camp to fight against Israel, and the children of Israel went out to fight with them. And when the people of Israel had been put to flight in the first battle, they said: Let us bring up the ark of the covenant...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xix : CHAPTER XIX. XIX. At that time Moses slew the nations, and gave half of the spoils to the people, and he began to declare to them the words of the law which God spake to them in Oreb. 2. And he spake to them, saying: Lo, I sleep with my fathers, and shall go Dt. 31:27, etc. unto my people. But I...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxix : CHAPTER XXIX. XXIX And after these things the people appointed Zebul ruler over them, and at that time he gathered the people together and said unto them: Behold now, we know all the labour wherewith Cf. Num. 36 Cenez laboured with us in the days of his life. Now if he had had sons, they should...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xl : CHAPTER XL. XL. And Jepthan came and fought against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into his hand, and he smote threescore of their cities. And Jepthan returned in peace. And the 11:34 women came out to meet him with dances. And he had an only begotten daughter; the same came out...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xv : CHAPTER XV. Num. 13 XV. And Moses sent spies to spy out the land, even 12 men, for so was it commanded him. And when they had gone up and seen the land, they returned to him bringing of the fruits of the land, and troubled the heart of the people, saying: Ye will not be able to inherit the l...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xliv : CHAPTER XLIV. XLIV. And in those days there was no Jud. 17:6 prince in Israel: but every man did that which was pleasing in his sight. p. 200 Jud. 17:2 2. At that time Michas arose, the son of Dedila the mother of Heliu, and he had 1000 drachms of gold and four wedges of molten gold, and 40...
Introduction. 1. General : p. 7 INTRODUCTION 1. GENERAL. 1. THE book now presented to English readers has never been translated before: not only is this so, but the very existence of it has remained unknown to the great mass of students for over three hundred years, although it was printed no less than five times...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxvi : CHAPTER XXXVI. XXXVI. And Gedeon took 300 men and departed and came unto the uttermost part of the camp of Madian, and he heard every man speaking to his neighbour and saying: Ye shall sec a confusion above reckoning, of the sword of Gedeon, Jud. 7:11 coming upon us, for God hath delivered into his...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter I : p. 75 THE BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES OF PHILO OR THE HISTORY OF PHILO FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO KING DAVID CHAPTER I. I. 1The beginning of the world. Adam begat three sons and one daughter, Cain, Noaba, Abel and Seth. 2. And Adam "lived after he begat" Gen. 5:4 "Seth" 700 "years", "and begat"...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Vi : CHAPTER VI. VI. 2 Then all they that had been divided and p. 90 dwelt upon the earth gathered together there after, Gen. 11:2 and dwelt together; "and they set forth from the East and found a plain in the land of Babylon: and there they dwelt, and they said every man to his neighbour": Behold, it...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xli : CHAPTER XLI. 12:12 XLI. And after him there arose a judge in Israel, Addo the son of Elech of Praton, and he also judged the children of Israel eight years. In his days the king of Moab sent messengers unto him saying: Behold now, thou knowest that Israel hath taken my cities: now therefore restore...
Introduction. 3. Authorities For The Text : 3. AUTHORITIES FOR THE TEXT. 3. The next business is to describe the AUTHORITIES FOR THE TEXT of "Philo". ("a") We will take the printed edition of 1527 first (of which the four others of 1538-50-53-99 are mere reprints). Its symbol shall be A. In his preface, addressed to the monks of Fuld...
Introduction. Note : p. 74 NOTE Phrases and sentences in "italics" mark quotations from the Old Testament: single words in "italics", and short phrases to which no Biblical reference is attached in the margin, are supplements of the translator. The following signs are also employed: [ ] Words wrongly inserted ...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lix : CHAPTER LIX. LIX. And the Lord said unto him: Go, anoint him whom I shall tell thee, for the time is fulfilled wherein his kingdom shall come. And. Samuel said: Lo, wilt thou now blot out the kingdom of Saul? And he said: I will blot it out. 2. And Samuel went forth unto Bethel, and sanctified...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xiv : CHAPTER XIV. XIV. "At that time God said unto him: Begin to" Num. 1:2 "number my people from" 20 "years and upwards" unto 40 years, that I may show your tribes all that I declared unto their fathers in a strange land. For by the 50th part "of them" did I raise them up out of the land of Egypt, but...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxiv : CHAPTER XXIV. XXIV. And after these days Jesus the son of Naue assembled all the people yet again, and said unto them: Behold now the Lord hath testified Dt. 4:26, etc. unto you this day: I have called heaven and earth to witness to you that if ye will continue to serve the Lord ye shall be un...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xlix : CHAPTER XLIX. XLIX And at that time the children of Israel p. 212 began to inquire of the Lord, and said: Let us; all cast lots, that we may see who there is that can rule over us like Cenez, for peradventure we shall find a man that can deliver us from our afflictions, for it is not expedient th...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xx : CHAPTER XX. p. 133 XX. And at that time God made his covenant with Jesus the son of Naue which remained of the men that spied out the land: for the lot had fallen upon them that they should not see the land because they spake evil of it, and for this cause that generation died. 2. Then said God...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Vii : CHAPTER VII. VII. And it came to pass after these things, that the people of the land turned not from their evil thoughts: and they came together again unto their princes and said: The people shall not be overcome for ever: and now let us come together and build us a city and a tower which shall...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xvii : CHAPTER XVII. Num. 17 XVII. Then was the lineage of the priests of God declared by the choosing of a tribe, and it was said unto Moses: "Take throughout every tribe one rod and put them in the tabernacle, and then shall the rod of him" to whomsoever my glory shall speak, "flourish, and I will take...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter X : CHAPTER X. X. Now when the king of Egypt was dead another king arose, and afflicted all the people of Israel. But they cried unto the Lord and he heard them, and sent Moses and delivered them out of the land of Egypt: and God sent also upon p. 104 them 10 plagues and smote them. Now these were...
Introduction. 2. History Of The Book : 2. HISTORY OF THE BOOK. p. 8 2. ("a") The HISTORY OF THE BOOK, as known to us, can be shortly told. It was printed by Adam Petri in 1527, at Basle, in a small folio volume, along with the genuine Philo's "Quaestiones et Solutiones in Genesim" 1 and a fragment of the "De Vita contemplativa" (called...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xlv : CHAPTER XLV. XLV. And it came to pass at that time that Jud. 19:1 a certain man of the tribe of Levi came to Gabaon, and when he desired to abide there, the sun set. p. 204 [paragraph continues] And when he would enter in there, they that dwelt there suffered him not. And he said to his lad: Go...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xii : CHAPTER XII. XII. 1 And Moses came down: and whereas he was covered with invisible light--for he had gone down into the place where is the light of the sun and moon,--the light of his face overcame the brightness of the sun and moon, and he knew it Ex. 34:29, etc. not. And it was so, when he came...
Introduction. 5. Original Language : 5. ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. 5. The ORIGINAL LANGUAGE of the book, its date, its form and its purpose, must now be discussed. p. 28 Original Language.--The Latin version, in which alone we possess the work, is quite obviously a translation from Greek. The forms of proper names, the occurrence of Greek...
Introduction. 11. Extent Of The Complete : 11. EXTENT OF THE COMPLETE BOOK: THE LOST CONCLUSION DISCUSSED. 11. A question remains to be discussed, for answered it can hardly be unless fresh manuscript evidence comes to hand. It is this: How far did "Philo" carry on his narrative, and are there any traces of the lost conclusion? There are...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Viii : CHAPTER VIII. Gen. 12:5 VIII. "But Abram went forth thence and dwell in the land of Chanaan, and took with him Loth his" Gen. 16:1 "brothers son, and Sarai his wife". And because Sarai was barren and had no offspring, then Abram Gen. 25:12 took Agar her maid, and she bare him Ismahel. And Ismahel...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxii : CHAPTER XXII. Jos. 22 XXII. And it came to pass after these things, when Jesus and all Israel had heard that the children of Ruben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasse which dwelt about Jordan had built them an altar and did offer sacrifices thereon and had made priests...
Introduction. 4. Title, And Attribution To Philo : 4. TITLE, AND ATTRIBUTION TO PHILO. 4. The TITLE of the book is somewhat of a puzzle. Sichardus calls it "Philonis Judaei antiquitatum Biblicarum liber", the Fulda catalogue (and the label on the Fulda MS.) "Philonis antiquitatum liber"; a late title in the same MS. is: "libri Philonis iudei de...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lii : CHAPTER LII. Sam. 2:11, 2:12 LII. But Samuel was a very young child and knew nothing of all these things. And whilst he served before the Lord, the two sons of Heli, which walked not in the ways of their fathers, began to do wickedly unto the people and multiplied their iniquities. And they dwelt...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xiii : CHAPTER XIII. XIII. And Moses hasted and did all that God Ex. 34 commanded him, and came down and made the tables , and the vessels ther, and the ark and the lamps and the table and the altar of burnt offerings and the altar 3 of incense and the shoulderpiece and the breastplate and the precious...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xlii : CHAPTER XLII. XLII. Now there was a man of the tribe of Jud. 13:9 Dan, whose name was Manue, the son of Edoc, the son of Odo, the son of Eriden, the son of Phadesur, the son of Dema, the son of Susi, the son of Dan. And he had a wife whose name was Eluma, the daughter of Remac. And she was barren...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xi : CHAPTER XI. Ex. 19:1 XI. "And in the 3rd month of the journeying of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, they came into the wilderness of Sinai". And God remembered his word and said: I will give light unto the world, and lighten the habitable places, and make my covenant with...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Iii : CHAPTER III. III. "And it came to pass when men had begun" Gen. 6:1 "to multiply on the earth", that beautiful "daughters were born unto them". "And the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were" exceeding "fair, and took them wives of all that they had chosen". 2. 1 "And God said: My...
Introduction. 7. Form : 7. FORM. 7. As to the FORM, I suggest that the chief model which the author set before himself was the Biblical "Book of Chronicles". He begins abruptly, as that does, with genealogies and with Adam: he introduces from time to time short pieces of narrative, which rapidly increase in importance...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter V : CHAPTER V. V. 2 Then came the sons of Cham, and made Nembroth a prince over themselves: but the sons of Japheth made Phenech their chief: "and" the sons of Sem gathered together and set over them Jectan to be their prince. 2. And when these three had met together they took counsel that they would...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter L : CHAPTER L. 1 Sam. 1:2 L. Now [whereas] Elchana had two wives, the name of the one was Anna and the name of the other Phenenna. And because Phenenna had sons, and Anna had none, Phenenna reproached her, saying: 1 Sam. 1:6 What profiteth it thee that Elchana thine husband Isa. 56:3 loveth thee? but...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lvi : CHAPTER LVI. LVI. And at that time the children of Israel required a king in their Just. And they gathered 1 Sam. 8:4, 8:5 together unto Samuel, and said: Behold, now, thou art grown old, and thy sons walk not in the ways of the Lord; now, therefore, appoint a king over us to judge betwixt us...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lvii : CHAPTER LVII. LVII. And Samuel sent and gathered all the 1 Sam. 12:1-4 people, and said unto them: Lo, ye and your king "are here", and I am betwixt you, as the Lord commanded me. 2. And therefore I say unto you, before the face of your king, even as my lord Moses; the servant of God, said un...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xlvi : CHAPTER XLVI. XLVI. And when it was day the people of Israel were greatly moved and said: Let us go up and search out the sin that is done, that the iniquity may be taken away from us. And they spake thus, and said: Let us inquire first of the Lord and learn whether he will deliver our brethren...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxv : CHAPTER XXV. XXV. And the Philistines sought to fight with p. 146 the men of Israel: 1 and they inquired of the Lord and said: Shall we go up and fight against the p. 147 [paragraph continues] Philistines? and God said to them: If ye go up with a pure heart, fight; but if your heart is defiled, go...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxviii : CHAPTER XXXVIII. XXXVIII. (Then did Jair judge Israel 22 years.) Jud. 10:3 The same built a sanctuary to Baal, and led the people astray saying: Every man that sacrificeth not unto Baal shall die. And when all the people sacrificed, seven men only would not sacrifice whose names are these: Dephal...
Introduction. 6. Date : 6. DATE. 6. As to the DATE of the book, a positive indication of a "terminus a quo" has been detected in the text by Dr. Colin. He draws attention to a speech of God to Moses (XIX. 7): "I will show thee the place wherein the people shall serve me 850 (MSS. 740) years, and thereafter it shall be...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lxiii : CHAPTER LXIII. LXIII. At that time the priests that dwelt in Noba were polluting the holy things of the Lord and making the firstfruits a reproach unto the people. And God was wroth and said: Behold, I will wipe out the priests that dwell in Noba, because they walk in the ways of the sons of Heli...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Ix : CHAPTER IX. IX. 3 And it came to pass after the departure of Ex. 1:6, 1:7 Joseph, "the children of Israel were multiplied and increased greatly. And there arose another king in" Ex. 1:8 "Egypt which knew not Joseph: and he said to his people: Lo, this people is multiplied more than we". Ex. 1:9...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxiv : CHAPTER XXXIV. XXXIV. And at that time there came up a certain Aod 1 of the priests of Madian, and he was a wizard, and he spake unto Israel, saying: Wherefore give ye ear to your law? Come and I p. 181 will shew you such a thing as your law is not. And the people said: What canst thou shew us th...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lxii : CHAPTER LXII. LXII. And after these things Saul envied David and sought to kill him. But David and Jonathan, Saul's son, made a covenant together. And when David saw that Saul sought to kill him, he fled unto Armathem; and "Saul" went out after him. 2. And the spirit abode in Saul, and he...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxv : CHAPTER XXXV. XXXV. Now Gedeon was the son of Joath, the most mighty man among all his brethren. And when it was the time of summer, he came to the Jud. 6:11 mountain, having sheaves with him, to thresh them there, and escape from the Madianites that pressed upon him. And the angel of the Lord met...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxx : CHAPTER XXX. XXX Then had the children of Israel no man whom they might appoint as judge over them: and their heart fell away, and they forgot the promise, and transgressed the ways which Moses and Jesus the servants of the Lord had commanded them, and were led away after the daughters...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lxv : CHAPTER LXV. LXV. "And the Philistines fought against Israel". 1 Sam. 31:1 And Saul went out to battle. "And Israel fled" p. 242 before the Philistines: and when Saul saw that the 1 Sam. 31:3 battle waxed hard exceedingly, he said in his heart: Wherefore strengthenest thou thyself to live, seeing...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Liii : CHAPTER LIII. I Sam. 3:1, 3:7 LIII. But Samuel was ministering before the Lord and knew not as yet what were the oracles of the Lord: for he had not yet heard the oracles of the Lord, for he was 8 years old. 2. But when God remembered Israel, he would reveal his words unto Samuel, and Samuel did...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Iv : CHAPTER IV. Gen. 9:18 IV. 2 "And the sons of Noe which went forth of the ark were Sem, Cham, and Japheth". Gen. 10:2 2. "The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, and Madai", Nidiazech, "Tubal", Mocteras, Cenez, "Riphath, and Thogorma, Elisa", Dessin, Cethin, Tudant. p. 83 And the sons of Gomer: Thelez...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Lviii : CHAPTER LVIII. 1 Sam. 15:3 LVIII. And at that time the Lord said unto Samuel: Go and say unto Saul: Thou art sent to destroy Amalech, that the words may be fulfilled Ex. 17:14 which Moses my servant spake saying: I will destroy the name of Amalech out of the land wher I spake in mine anger...
The Biblical Antiquities Of Philo. Chapter Xxxix : CHAPTER XXXIX. XXXIX. And after these things came the children Jud. 10:17, 10:18 of Ammon and began to fight against Israel and took many of their cities. And when the people were greatly straitened, they gathered together in Masphath, saying every man to his neighbours: Behold now, we see...