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magistrate_n of_o
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of_o herod_n 485_o d._n 480_o h_o i_o prohibition_n of_o arm_n and_o ironwork_n 154_o i._n profit_n how_o great_a redound_v to_o king_n pharaoh_n 61_o f._n promise_v of_o god_n assistance_n 110_o k_n l._n promotion_n of_o joseph_n 55_o g._n prophecy_n of_o jacob_n touch_v his_o posterity_n 62_o i_o k._n of_o the_o sacred_a secretary_n 62_o n._n of_o balaam_n 106_o k._n of_o samuel_n 144_o l_o 157_o f._n of_o achias_n 217_o k._n 218_o o._n of_o jadon_n 220_o a._n of_o olda_n 259_o k._n prophecy_n of_o the_o captivity_n and_o delivery_n 263_o h_o i_o prophet_n moses_n a_o good_a governor_n 1â—0_o k._n prophet_n nathan_n 181_o c._n 185_o c._n achias_n 217_o k._n jadon_n 217_o o._n samaeus_fw-la 221_o f._n azarias_n 224_o m._n elias_n 227_o h._n gimon_n 224_o m._n elizaeus_n 236_o g._n esay_n 256_o b._n jeremy_n 260_o e._n ezechiel_n 261_o n._n ionas_n 248_o g._n naum_n 250_o g._n aggaeus_n and_o zacharias_n 280_o d._n micheas_n 232_o d._n false_a prophet_n discredit_v the_o true_a 220_o 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etc._n 297_o n._n his_o library_n 298_o d._n his_o proclamation_n 299_o k._n his_o liberality_n 300_o c._n his_o epistle_n to_o eleazar_n etc._n etc._n 300_o e._n his_o gift_n give_v to_o the_o temple_n 301_o do_v e._n 302_o ay_o etc._n etc._n 303_o h._n etc._n etc._n his_o banquet_n 303_o n._n ptolemy_n euergetes_n king_n of_o egypt_n 307_o l._n incense_a against_o onias_n ibid._n ptolemy_n philopater_n war_v against_o antiochus_n 305_o e._n his_o death_n ibid._n f._n ptolemy_n epiphanes_n king_n of_o egypt_n 312_o g._n his_o child_n ib._n ptolemy_n philometor_n circumvent_v 313_o h._n succour_v alexander_n 335_o i._n his_o death_n complot_v ib._n k._n refuse_v the_o diadem_n of_o asia_n ib._n n._n his_o fight_n and_o death_n 336_o b._n ptolemy_n slay_v simon_n 344_o b._n imprison_v hircanus_n mother_n and_o brethren_n ib._n his_o cruelty_n against_o they_o 344_o d._n murther_v they_o 344_o e._n ptolemy_n physcon_n 347_o h._n the_o syrian_n request_n to_o he_o ib._n ptolemy_n lathyrus_n 347_o n._n aid_v antiochus_n ib._n come_v to_o aid_n â—he_v ptolemaidans_n 351_o c._n besiege_v ptolemais_n and_o why_o 351_o f._n overthrow_v alexander_n 352_o c._n drive_v out_o of_o egypt_n 352_o f._n ptolemy_n mennaeus_n fine_v 362_o f._n adopt_v antigonus_n 378_o b._n ptolomy_n wife_n rob_v 538_o k._n be_v slay_v 577_o b._n punishment_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n 28_o n._n of_o the_o serpent_n ib._n m._n of_o sodom_n 39_o b_o c._n a_o false_a witness_n 112_o n._n of_o homicide_n commit_v ibid._n n._n of_o saul_n 157_o e._n of_o jadon_n 220_o e._n of_o senacherib_n 256_o f._n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n 260_o g_o punishment_n for_o honour_v false_a god_n 217_o i_o 251_o k_n l._n punishment_n of_o aristobulus_n 350_o i._n punishment_n of_o ravisher_n of_o virgin_n 810_o i._n purgation_n of_o woman_n 48_o i._n of_o purification_n the_o manner_n 123_o g._n 124_o h._n purification_n use_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n 809_o f._n purification_n of_o the_o body_n 810_o i._n pursuit_n of_o laban_n after_o jacob_n 47_o c._n of_o the_o egyptian_n after_o the_o hebrew_n 71_o b._n potephar_n a_o egyptian_a lord_n buy_v joseph_n 52_o n_o o._n public_a record_n burn_v 763_o b._n q_o quadratus_n governor_n of_o syria_n 619_o e._n decide_v the_o jew_n and_o samaritan_n debate_n ib._n f._n quail_n fall_v amid_o the_o hebrew_n camp_n 75_o b._n 95_o g._n quality_n of_o the_o egyptian_n describe_v 62_o m._n quantity_n of_o gold_n 216_o i._n queen_n house_n or_o palace_n 213_o c._n queen_n of_o aethiopia_n look_v nicaule_n queen_n vasti_fw-la refuse_v to_o come_v to_o the_o banquet_n 286_o d._n depose_v ibid._n d_o e._n hard_a question_n dissolve_v 213_o f_o g._n question_n of_o artaxerxes_n 277_o i_o k_o l._n quintilius_n varus_n governor_n of_o syria_n 445_o b._n pacifi_v the_o seditious_a 467_o b._n deliver_v the_o legion_n 469_o f._n assi_v the_o roman_n 609_o b._n take_v city_n and_o castle_n ibid._n c._n crucifi_v the_o seditious_a 609_o â—_o r._n rachel_n daughter_n of_o laban_n 45_o f._n bring_v jacob_n to_o her_o father_n 46_o h._n steal_v away_o her_o father_n god_n 47_o b._n how_o she_o hide_v they_o 47_o b._n teach_v by_o jacob_n to_o contemn_v they_o ib._n die_v in_o childbed_n 49_o d._n race_n of_o the_o chanaanite_n to_o be_v root_v out_o 126_o n._n race_n of_o giant_n remain_v 129_o d._n race_n of_o achimelech_n murder_v 166_o k._n rage_n of_o antiochus_n 817_o d._n raguel_n a_o priest_n of_o madian_n 66_o l._n father_n in_o law_n to_o moses_n ib._n m._n come_v to_o moses_n in_o sinai_n 77_o f._n rahab_n hide_v the_o spy_n 122_o h._n require_v of_o they_o a_o oath_n and_o why_o ibid._n i._n she_o and_o all_o she_o save_v 123_o c._n reign_v of_o david_n 202_o â—_o f._n of_o solomon_n 216_o c._n of_o josaphat_n 237_o m._n of_o herod_n 462_o k._n of_o tiberius_n 615_o g_o of_o caius_n 617_o â—_o of_o agrippa_n 618_o l._n of_o claudius_n 619_o g._n rail_a of_o goliath_n 159_o do_v e._n rainbow_n a_o sign_n of_o atonement_n 32_o l._n rain_v fore_o prophesy_v 227_o h._n raise_v of_o a_o dead_a man_n 247_o i._n a_o ram_n offer_v in_o isaac_n stead_n 41_o e_fw-la f._n ram_n a_o engine_n 660_o k._n describe_v ib._n shake_v the_o tower_n 714_o l._n rampire_n build_v by_o the_o roman_n 733_o e._n rapine_n commit_v by_o day_n 686_o l._n rapsaces_n chieftain_n of_o the_o assyrian_a army_n 255_o n._n persuade_v ezechias_n to_o submit_v ib._n o._n rasis_fw-la war_v against_o achas_n 251_o k._n seize_v elath_n ib._n k._n slay_v 252_o a._n rational_a 87_o d._n ravishment_n of_o dinah_n revenge_v 49_o b._n punish_v ib._n c._n raiment_n of_o joseph_n 53_o f._n a_o proof_n against_o he_o 54_o i._n raiment_n take_v in_o war_n 127_o a._n read_v of_o the_o law_n 284._o reason_n describe_v 815_o d._n have_v dominion_n over_o passion_n ibid._n d._n rebecca_n daughter_n of_o bathuel_n 35_o e._n sister_n to_o laban_n ib._n â—_o show_v courtesy_n to_o abraham_n servant_n 42_o n._n 43_o â—_o procure_v his_o entertainment_n ib._n b._n marry_v to_o isaac_n 43_o c._n bring_v forth_o two_o twin_n ib._n e._n her_o devise_n for_o her_o son_n 44_o l._n rebellion_n of_o chore_n 101_o c._n of_o siba_n 194_o l_o m_o of_o the_o antiochian_o 337_o l_o m._n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o roman_n 629_o b_o rebellion_n of_o scythian_n and_o sarmates_n 764_o m._n rebellious_a punish_v 102_o l._n rebel_n kill_v a_o ambassador_n 635_o g._n rebel_n conquer_v 429_o g._n reconciliation_n of_o absalon_n 188_o i_o of_o herod_n and_o his_o son_n 587_o d._n of_o pheroras_n with_o herod_n 438_o i._n record_n of_o the_o greek_n for_o the_o jew_n antiquity_n 784_o m._n 785_o a_o etc._n etc._n reformation_n of_o god_n service_n 253_o i_o k._n religion_n contemn_v cause_n