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

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"vBd) as <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn boundary <strong>of</strong> Samaria<br />

(towards Judaea). Northward it extended to<br />

> It is very probable that <strong>the</strong> date 25 Marcheshvan<br />

(Nov.) in <strong>the</strong> MegilL Taan. refers to <strong>the</strong> capture <strong>of</strong><br />

Samaria. Both <strong>the</strong> Tahnud (Jer. Sot. ix. 14; Sot. 83<br />

a) <strong>and</strong> Jotephus (Ant. xiii. 10. 7) refer to a Bath<br />

Qol announcing this victory to Hyrcanus while he<br />

ministered in <strong>the</strong> Sanctuary at JemsalenL<br />

> Not a few <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> events <strong>of</strong> Herod't<br />

life were connected with Samaria. <strong>The</strong>re he<br />

married <strong>the</strong> beautiful <strong>and</strong> ill-fated Mariamme (Ant.<br />

xiv, 12. 1); <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>re, thirty years later, her two<br />

sons were strangled by order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> jealous tyrant<br />

(Ant. xvi. 11. 2-7),<br />

* Clomp. Nutt^ Samar. Hist. p. 26, note^ <strong>and</strong> thQ<br />

aathoiitieB <strong>the</strong>re quoted.<br />

OinsBa (<strong>the</strong> ancient En-6annim) on <strong>the</strong> south side<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plain <strong>of</strong> CHAP. Jezreel; on <strong>the</strong> east it was

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