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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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important, <strong>and</strong> as <strong>the</strong> religious capital, <strong>the</strong> ancient<br />

Shechem, which, in honour <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Imperial family<br />

<strong>of</strong> Borne, ultimately obtained <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Flavia<br />

Neapolis, which has survived in <strong>the</strong> modem<br />

Nablus. It is interesting to notice that <strong>the</strong><br />

Samaritans also had colonies, although not to <strong>the</strong><br />

same extent as <strong>the</strong> Jews. Among <strong>the</strong>m we may<br />

name those <strong>of</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, Damascus, in<br />

Babylonia, <strong>and</strong> even some by <strong>the</strong> shores <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Red<br />

Sea.'<br />

Although not only in <strong>the</strong> New Testament, but in 1<br />

Mace. x. 30, <strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> writings <strong>of</strong> Josephus,'<br />

Western Palestine is divided into <strong>the</strong> provinces <strong>of</strong><br />

Judssa, Samaria, <strong>and</strong> Galilee, <strong>the</strong> Rabbis, whose<br />

\deas were shaped by <strong>the</strong> observances <strong>of</strong> Judaism,<br />

ignore this division. For <strong>the</strong>m Palestine consisted<br />

only <strong>of</strong> Judaea, Peraea, <strong>and</strong> GaUIee.' Samaria<br />

appears merely as a strip intervening between<br />

Judaea <strong>and</strong> Galilee, being * <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Cuthaeans.' ^ Never<strong>the</strong>less, it was not regarded<br />

like hea<strong>the</strong>n l<strong>and</strong>s, but pronounced clean. Both <strong>the</strong><br />

Mishnah * <strong>and</strong> Josephus ^ mark Anuath (*K:niy

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