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nothing_o of_o this_o prediction_n b_o b_o may_v take_v effect_n but_o persevere_v more_o and_o more_o in_o envy_n and_o hatred_n towards_o he_o but_o god_n oppose_v his_o power_n against_o their_o envy_n send_v joseph_n a_o second_o and_o more_o strange_a vision_n 1758._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2206._o before_o christ_n nativity_n 1758._o for_o he_o dream_v that_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o eleven_o of_o the_o star_n descend_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o humble_v themselves_o before_o he_o which_o vision_n he_o reveal_v to_o his_o father_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o brethren_n without_o suspicion_n of_o any_o hatred_n in_o they_o towards_o he_o and_o desire_v he_o to_o interpret_v unto_o he_o the_o meaning_n thereof_o 11._o v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o jacob_n great_o rejoice_v at_o this_o dream_n star_n joseph_n dream_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n by_o reason_n he_o conceive_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o interpretation_n thereof_o and_o in_o compare_v and_o 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tiding_n be_v sorrowful_a and_o careful_a of_o his_o son_n send_v joseph_n to_o the_o flock_n to_o understand_v how_o they_o do_v and_o how_o their_o affair_n prosper_v chap._n iii_o how_o joseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n by_o his_o brethren_n and_o grow_v in_o credit_n in_o that_o country_n and_o how_o his_o brethren_n at_o length_n be_v under_o his_o subjection_n e_o e_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v their_o brother_n come_v towards_o they_o 18._o v._o 18._o they_o rejoice_v not_o as_o at_o the_o arrival_n of_o one_o of_o their_o near_a friend_n he_o joseph_n come_v unto_o his_o brother_n who_o resolve_v to_o murder_v he_o send_v unto_o they_o by_o their_o father_n but_o as_o if_o their_o enemy_n have_v meet_v they_o and_o be_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n they_o therefore_o mutual_o agree_v to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o not_o to_o let_v slip_v the_o present_a opportunity_n death_n reuben_n dissuade_v his_o brother_n death_n but_o 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king_n antiochus_n and_o lysias_n he_o send_v bacchides_n with_o a_o army_n into_o judea_n to_o exterminate_v judas_n and_o his_o party_n and_o to_o establish_v alcim_o in_o the_o high-priesthood_n he_o proceed_v with_o great_a cruelty_n but_o judas_n compel_v m_o m_o he_o to_o retire_v to_o demetrius_n for_o fresh_a supply_n at_o that_o time_n demetrius_n the_o son_n of_o seleucus_n flee_v from_o rome_n 15._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n cap._n 15._o and_o take_v possession_n of_o tripoli_n in_o syria_n and_o after_o he_o have_v set_v the_o diadem_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n and_o have_v levy_v and_o hire_v certain_a soldier_n 7._o 1_o machab._n 7._o he_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n lysias_n demetrius_n seize_v tripoli_n and_o other_o city_n of_o âyria_fw-la and_o kill_v antiochus_n and_o lysias_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o general_a content_n of_o all_o man_n who_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o he_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o king_n antiochus_n and_o lysias_n and_o bring_v they_o 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nativity_n 35._o herod_n depose_v ananel_n from_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high-pristhood_a and_o confer_v it_o upon_o aristobulus_n he_o cause_v alexandra_n to_o be_v seize_v on_o and_o aristobulus_n when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o make_v their_o escape_n by_o go_v to_o cleopatra_n he_o feign_v a_o reconciliation_n with_o they_o and_o afterward_o cause_v aristobulus_n to_o be_v drown_v bestow_v a_o costly_a funeral_n on_o he_o i_o i_o hereupon_o herod_n take_v away_o the_o priesthood_n instant_o from_o ananel_n 3._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n cap._n 3._o who_o be_v not_o that_o countryman_n bear_v as_o we_o have_v heretofore_o declare_v but_o be_v bear_v among_o those_o jew_n that_o inhabit_v and_o be_v plant_v beyond_o euphrates_n by_o the_o assyrian_n ananel_n herod_n take_v the_o priesthood_n from_o ananel_n for_o divers_a thousand_o jew_n inhabit_v the_o country_n of_o babylon_n and_o from_o thence_o take_v he_o his_o original_a also_o be_v otherwise_o of_o the_o race_n of_o 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