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2548._o he_o die_v some_o 5_o month_n after_o aaron_n be_v 120_o year_n old_a the_o three_o part_n of_o which_o time_n save_v one_o month_n he_o spend_v as_o 4._o as_o antiq._n l._n 4._o josephus_n write_v in_o government_n in_o the_o 40_o year_n end_v after_o he_o have_v bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2548._o god_n bury_v he_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o moab_n over_o against_o beth-peor_n and_o no_o man_n know_v of_o his_o sepulchre_n to_o this_o day_n concern_v his_o body_n a_o contest_v happen_v between_o michael_n the_o archangel_n and_o the_o devil_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v because_o satan_n will_v have_v have_v the_o place_n thereof_o know_v that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v draw_v to_o idolatry_n out_o of_o reverence_n to_o so_o great_a a_o person_n the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o he_o 30_o day_n and_o with_o his_o life_n end_v the_o pentateuch_n or_o his_o five_o book_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n follow_v 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king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o king_n of_o hebron_n jarmuth_n lachish_n and_o deber_n enrage_v hereat_o conspire_v against_o they_o and_o fall_v upon_o their_o city_n to_o the_o relief_n whereof_o joshua_n be_v call_v raise_v the_o siege_n and_o prosecute_a his_o victory_n against_o the_o king_n at_o his_o command_n the_o sun_n stand_v still_o over_o gibeon_n 10._o chap._n 10._o and_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o ajalon_n still_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n stand_v still_o upon_o which_o strange_a miraculous_a accident_n this_o be_v observe_v that_o ajalon_n be_v scarce_o a_o german_a mile_n westward_o of_o gibeon_n the_o moon_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v then_o decrease_v or_o in_o the_o wane_n and_o codomannus_n codomannus_n these_o two_o luminary_n stand_v still_o and_o move_a together_o the_o astronomical_a account_n be_v thereby_o nothing_o at_o all_o disturb_a 18._o joshua_n drive_v the_o five_o king_n to_o that_o straight_a that_o they_o hide_v themselves_o in_o a_o cave_n at_o makkeda_n where_o after_o he_o have_v utter_o vanquish_v and_o destroy_v their_o army_n king_n joshua_n vanquisheth_z the_o king_n he_o take_v they_o and_o kill_v they_o hang_v their_o carcase_n on_o five_o tree_n till_o sunset_n then_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o cave_n and_o lay_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o stone_n thereon_o etc._n chap._n 11._o etc._n etc._n after_o their_o death_n he_o war_v with_o many_o other_o petty_a king_n as_o with_o the_o king_n of_o libnah_n lachish_n gezer_n eglon_n hebron_n and_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v not_o one_o city_n that_o make_v peace_n with_o israel_n save_o the_o hivites_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o gibeon_n all_o other_o they_o take_v in_o battle_n and_o utter_o destroy_v except_o such_o as_o it_o please_v god_n to_o reserve_v for_o a_o lash_n and_o scourge_n wherewith_o to_o reduce_v they_o
which_o the_o priest_n from_o who_o herodotus_n have_v his_o information_n hide_v this_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o their_o country_n 19_o return_v from_o egypt_n into_o palestine_n he_o besiege_v 37._o besiege_v 2_o chron._n 32._o 1_o king_n 19_o esay_n 37._o lachish_n and_o thence_o remove_v to_o libnah_n where_o he_o write_v a_o blasphemous_a letter_n to_o hezekiah_n for_o hear_v that_o tirhakah_n king_n of_o aethiopia_n or_o arabia_n by_o josephus_n call_v tharsices_n by_o strabâ—_n tearkon_n be_v come_v against_o he_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o egyptian_n he_o remove_v for_o fear_n and_o god_n send_v his_o angel_n into_o his_o camp_n who_o slay_v in_o one_o night_n 85000_o man_n which_o thing_n as_o a_o plague_n be_v also_o record_v by_o 2._o by_o apud_fw-la joseph_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 2._o berosus_n then_o return_v he_o as_o god_n have_v promise_v hezekiah_n with_o great_a consternation_n into_o his_o own_o land_n where_o rage_a against_o the_o jew_n that_o dwell_v at_o niniveh_n if_o credit_n be_v to_o begve_v to_o the_o book_n of_o â—obâ—_n he_o be_v after_o 44_o day_n slay_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o idol_n nisroch_n by_o his_o two_o son_n adâ—amelech_n and_o sharezer_n who_o flee_v for_o it_o into_o the_o land_n of_o ararat_n or_o armenia_n and_o esarchaddon_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n assaradinus_fw-la esarchaddon_n the_o same_o with_o assaradinus_fw-la 20._o this_o esarchaddon_n be_v think_v and_o that_o probable_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o assaradinus_fw-la mention_v by_o ptolemy_n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o king_n and_o who_o subdue_v babylon_n it_o be_v also_o think_v that_o 17._o that_o 2_o king_n 17._o this_o be_v he_o who_o when_o he_o bring_v a_o new_a colony_n into_o samaria_n from_o babylon_n cathah_n ana_n hamath_n and_o sepharvaim_v at_o the_o same_o time_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o judaea_n as_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a take_v 33._o take_v 2_o chron._n 33._o menasseh_n the_o king_n thereof_o in_o the_o thorn_n and_o carry_v he_o in_o captivity_n into_o babylon_n for_o it_o appear_v from_o both_o these_o passage_n mention_v in_o scripture_n that_o at_o this_o time_n that_o city_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n after_o esarchaddon_n or_o assaradinus_fw-la have_v reign_v thirteen_o year_n saosduchinus_n succeed_v he_o according_a to_o ptolemy_n saosduchinus_n saosduchinus_n and_o not_o meroâ—ach_v who_o the_o general_a opinion_n will_v have_v be_v king_n of_o babylon_n to_o have_v kill_v he_o and_o again_o overthrow_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o assyrian_n for_o this_o succession_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o feign_a 287._o feign_a pseudo-metasthenes_a apud_fw-la annium_fw-la vit_fw-mi eâ—bensem_fw-la fol._n 221._o de_fw-fr cujus_fw-la fictis_fw-la authoribus_fw-la vide_fw-la joh._n goropium_fw-la biblioth_n hispan_n tom._n 2._o pag._n 356._o gaspar_n barterium_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 386._o 407._o 417._o 431._o seth._n calvis_fw-la isagog_n chronil_n cap._n 28.29_o &_o chron._n p._n 171._o a._n non_fw-la est_fw-la germanum_fw-la opus_fw-la pam._n in_o tert._n apol._n n._n 287._o author_n impose_v on_o the_o world_n with_o several_a other_o of_o the_o same_o credit_n and_o therefore_o deserve_v to_o be_v reject_v the_o time_n of_o this_o saosduchinus_n fall_v in_o with_o that_o of_o deioces_n who_o according_a to_o herodotus_n build_v ecbatane_n the_o metropolis_n of_o media_n if_o any_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o book_n of_o judith_n we_o may_v judge_v he_o to_o be_v that_o nabuchadonosor_n mention_v there_o to_o have_v overthrow_v arphaxad_a king_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o builder_n of_o that_o city_n in_o the_o great_a plain_n of_o ragan_n after_o he_o have_v take_v he_o in_o the_o mountain_n he_o slay_v he_o plunder_v ecbatane_n and_o then_o return_v victorious_o unto_o niniveh_n where_o he_o feast_v his_o army_n for_o 120_o day_n the_o year_n after_o enter_v into_o consultation_n how_o to_o subdue_v the_o several_a nation_n about_o he_o he_o ordain_v holophernes_n his_o general_n who_o strait_o besiege_v bethsara_n a_o town_n of_o judaea_n by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n of_o judith_n the_o widow_n of_o one_o manasses_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n be_v circumvent_v and_o have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o in_o his_o tent._n chuniladanus_n chuniladanus_n 21._o saosduchinus_n or_o saosducmus_n have_v reign_v twenty_o year_n chuniladanus_n succeed_v he_o think_v also_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o saracus_fw-la mention_v by_o alexander_n polyhistor_n against_o he_o come_v etc._n come_v herodotus_n lib._n 1.102_o etc._n etc._n phraortes_n the_o son_n of_o deioces_n in_o revenge_n of_o his_o father_n death_n after_o he_o have_v first_o of_o all_o other_o subdue_v the_o persian_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o asia_n but_o his_o good_a fortune_n here_o forsake_v he_o and_o he_o perish_v with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n in_o the_o 22_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n his_o son_n cyaxares_n succeed_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v more_o puissant_a than_o his_o ancestor_n and_o the_o first_o that_o distinguish_v the_o people_n of_o asia_n into_o several_a province_n and_o soldier_n into_o their_o several_a rank_n of_o pike-man_n horseman_n and_o those_o that_o use_v dart_n he_o fight_v with_o the_o lydian_n at_o which_o time_n so_o great_a a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n happen_v that_o the_o day_n seem_v to_o be_v turn_v into_o night_n have_v bring_v to_o his_o obedience_n all_o asia_n beyond_o the_o river_n halys_n he_o gather_v his_o force_n together_o and_o go_v against_o nineveh_n with_o intention_n to_o destroy_v the_o city_n he_o overthrow_v the_o assyrian_n in_o battle_n and_o besiege_v the_o place_n but_o it_o happen_v at_o this_o time_n that_o a_o great_a army_n of_o scythian_n have_v drive_v the_o cimmerian_n out_o of_o europe_n year_n the_o scythian_n obtain_v asia_n 28_o year_n under_o conduct_n of_o madye_n the_o son_n of_o protothya_n call_v otherwise_o judathyrsus_n their_o king_n still_o follow_v they_o and_o from_o the_o lake_n maeâ—is_n leave_v the_o mountain_n caucasus_n on_o their_o right_a hand_n pierce_v into_o media_n 22._o cyaxares_n hereby_o be_v constrain_v to_o raise_v his_o siege_n go_v and_o give_v they_o battle_n but_o be_v overthrow_v and_o lose_v the_o dominion_n of_o asia_n which_o the_o scythian_n have_v obtain_v march_v straight_o for_o egypt_n psammetichus_n the_o king_n meet_v they_o on_o their_o way_n when_o they_o have_v new_o enter_v palestine_n and_o by_o good_a word_n back_v with_o money_n prevail_v with_o they_o to_o go_v no_o further_o they_o enjoy_v the_o dominion_n of_o asia_n 28_o year_n after_o the_o expiration_n of_o which_o term_n manage_v their_o affair_n with_o as_o great_a neglect_n as_o former_o they_o have_v use_v diligence_n in_o poll_n and_o rifle_v the_o country_n the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v entertain_v by_o cyaxares_n be_v make_v drunken_a and_o slay_v and_o the_o king_n recover_v his_o dominion_n it_o loose_v it_o during_o these_o thing_n 3378._o thing_n polyhistor_n apud_fw-la cedrenum_fw-la vide_fw-la usserium_fw-la in_o annot._fw-la vet_z test_n ad_fw-la a._n m._n 3378._o nabopolassar_n a_o babylonian_a and_o general_n to_o the_o assyrian_a king_n contract_v affinity_n with_o astyages_n the_o son_n of_o cyaxares_n and_o governor_n of_o media_n nebucadnesar_n the_o son_n of_o nabopolassar_n marry_v amylis_n daughter_n to_o astyages_n the_o effect_n of_o this_o alliance_n be_v that_o they_o joint_o set_v upon_o baracus_n or_o chynaladanus_n in_o niniveh_n and_o take_v the_o city_n slay_v he_o therein_o after_o he_o have_v reign_v 22_o year_n at_o this_o time_n the_o prophecy_n against_o niniveh_n seem_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o its_o destruction_n for_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o greek_a book_n of_o tobiaâ—_n it_o be_v write_v that_o nebuchadonosor_n and_o assuerus_n take_v niniveh_n tobias_n be_v yet_o alive_a who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v 127_o year_n or_o as_o the_o latin_a have_v it_o 99_o 95_o have_v already_o pass_v from_o the_o take_n of_o samaria_n at_o which_o time_n he_o be_v carry_v captive_a with_o his_o father_n into_o assyria_n by_o salmanasar_n nabopolassar_n nabopolassar_n 23._o chynaladanus_n be_v dead_a nabopolassar_n or_o nabulassar_n obtain_v his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o 123th_o year_n of_o nabonasar_n according_a to_o 14._o to_o magn._n syntax_n l._n 5._o c._n 14._o ptolemy_n who_o canon_n of_o king_n also_o as_o to_o the_o term_n of_o year_n collect_v from_o the_o particular_a reign_n of_o each_o direct_o answer_v to_o this_o account_n 35._o account_n 2_o king_n 23._o 2_o chron._n 35._o against_o he_o come_v up_o pharaoh_n necho_n and_o take_v carchemish_v a_o city_n situate_a upon_o euphrates_n kill_v josiah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o attempt_v to_o stop_v his_o passage_n he_o hold_v this_o town_n the_o apionem_fw-la the_o berosus_n apud_fw-la joseph_n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la apionem_fw-la governor_n of_o coelosyria_n and_o phoenicia_n revolt_v from_o the_o
make_v provision_n for_o they_o for_o these_o thirteen_o year_n the_o solymitan_n or_o shepherd_n with_o the_o unclean_a multitude_n make_v now_o great_a havoc_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o egypt_n burn_v village_n and_o city_n and_o rage_v against_o the_o sacred_a animal_n with_o their_o priest_n who_o they_o compel_v to_o be_v their_o butcher_n and_o drive_v away_o naked_a the_o forementioned_a priest_n still_o give_v law_n and_o frame_v their_o policy_n who_o be_v from_o osiris_n the_o heliopolitan-god_n call_v osarsiphus_n now_o change_v his_o name_n into_o moses_n but_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thirteen_o year_n amenophis_n return_v with_o great_a power_n out_o of_o aethiopia_n and_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o son_n rampse_n fall_v upon_o the_o shepherd_n and_o unclean_a multitude_n whereof_o kill_v many_o they_o pursue_v the_o rest_n as_o far_o as_o the_o border_n of_o syria_n 13._o these_o ridiculous_a lie_n be_v much_o more_o augment_v by_o other_o chaeremon_n lie_n 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against_o the_o land_n amenophis_n not_o expect_v the_o issue_n of_o their_o attempt_n flee_v into_o aethiopia_n leave_v his_o wife_n big_a with_o child_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o a_o cave_n bring_v forth_o a_o son_n call_v messene_n he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o age_n expel_v the_o jew_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 200000_o into_o syria_n and_o receive_v back_o his_o father_n amenophis_n out_o of_o aethiopia_n forgery_n lysimachus_n his_o malicious_a forgery_n 14._o lysimachus_z a_o historian_n go_v beyond_o the_o other_o two_o in_o the_o maliciousness_n of_o his_o lie_n write_v that_o when_o bocchoris_n reign_v in_o egypt_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n infect_v with_o leprosy_n scab_n and_o other_o disease_n resort_v to_o the_o temple_n to_o beg_v for_o their_o live_n and_o many_o be_v infect_v with_o this_o disease_n barrenness_n fall_v upon_o the_o land_n bocchoris_n send_v to_o the_o oracle_n of_o ammon_n about_o it_o receive_v this_o answer_n that_o the_o temple_n be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o impure_a and_o profane_a person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o into_o the_o desert_n but_o the_o scabby_a and_o leprous_a shall_v be_v drown_v the_o sun_n not_o endure_v they_o shall_v live_v which_o be_v do_v and_o the_o temple_n purify_v fruitfulness_n will_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o earth_n bocchoris_n according_o order_v the_o priest_n to_o gather_v all_o the_o profane_a out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o give_v they_o up_o to_o soldier_n who_o be_v to_o carry_v they_o into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o leprous_a and_o scabby_a to_o be_v wrap_v in_o lead_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v drown_v according_o the_o other_o be_v expose_v to_o perish_v in_o the_o desert_n but_o those_o consult_v for_o their_o own_o safety_n keep_v fire_n that_o night_n and_o strict_a watch_n then_o the_o day_n follow_v a_o solemn_a fast_o to_o god_n for_o their_o preservation_n on_o the_o next_o counsel_n be_v give_v they_o by_o a_o certain_a man_n name_v moses_n 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