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

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<strong>the</strong>y are in ^eason, discern a peculiar flavour in <strong>the</strong><br />

same kinds if caught in different waters, <strong>and</strong> tell us<br />

how to prepare <strong>the</strong>m most tastefully, cautioning us<br />

to wash <strong>the</strong>m down, if it cannot be with water,<br />

with beer ra<strong>the</strong>r than wine.* • jMoed k. It is one <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>ir usual exaggerations, when we read <strong>of</strong> 300<br />

different kinds <strong>of</strong> fish at a dinner given to a great<br />

Rabbi,' although <strong>the</strong> com- ^T ®**JJi mon proverb<br />

had it, to denote what was abundant, that it was<br />

like ^ bringing fish to Acco.'' Besides, fish was<br />

also largely imported from t shem. b. • abroad.^ It<br />

indicates <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> this traffic, that one <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> gates <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem was called ' <strong>the</strong> fish-gate.' ^<br />

Indeed, <strong>the</strong>re is |>Neh.iu.i a legend ^ to <strong>the</strong> efiect,<br />

that not less than 600,000 casks <strong>of</strong> sardines<br />

>Ber.44s were every week supplied for <strong>the</strong><br />

fignJressers <strong>of</strong> King JannaBUs. But, apart from<br />

suoh exaggerations, so considerable was this trade<br />

that, at a later period, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Patriarchs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Sanhedrin engaged in it, <strong>and</strong> actually freighted<br />

ships for <strong>the</strong> transport <strong>of</strong> fisb^^ kJer.Ab.&<br />

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