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

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designated Ahhoth hattumeoth —' fa<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>of</strong><br />

defilements'—<strong>the</strong> defilement which <strong>the</strong>y produced<br />

being ei<strong>the</strong>r itself an Ahh hcUtumecJij or else a'<br />

Child,' or a * Child's Child <strong>of</strong> defilement'<br />

(nwDitDn ^h\ ^h\* *i^l)' We find in Scripture<br />

thirty-two Ahhoth hattumeoth^ as <strong>the</strong>y are called.<br />

To this Babbinic tradition added o<strong>the</strong>r twentynine.<br />

Again, according to Scripture, <strong>the</strong>se * fa<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

<strong>of</strong> defilements' affected only in two degrees; <strong>the</strong><br />

direct effect produced by <strong>the</strong>m being designated<br />

Hhe beginning' or * <strong>the</strong> first,' <strong>and</strong> that fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />

propagated, * <strong>the</strong> second' d^ree. But Babbinic<br />

ordinances added a third, fourth, <strong>and</strong> even fifth<br />

degree <strong>of</strong> defilement.* Prom this, as well as <strong>the</strong><br />

equally intricate<br />

* See <strong>the</strong> passage in foU in <strong>the</strong> Appendix on<br />

Messianic Prophecies.<br />

' <strong>The</strong>se are detailed in Neg. 1. 1-4; ii. 1; iii. 8-6 ;<br />

vu. 1; ix. 2, 3.<br />

' Undoubtedly <strong>the</strong> deepest <strong>and</strong> most phil<strong>of</strong>lophical

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