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

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into, or else that ^non, near Salim, was MLVul<br />

actnally within <strong>the</strong> dominions <strong>of</strong> Herod.^ It was on<br />

that occasion that Herod seized on his person,* <strong>and</strong><br />

that <strong>Jesus</strong>, Who was still ^stJoha within Judsean<br />

territory, withdrew from <strong>the</strong> intrigues <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Pharisees ** <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> proximity <strong>of</strong> Herod, through<br />

Samaria, into Galilee.^ » sl John<br />

For, although Oalilee belonged to Herod Antipas,<br />

it was suffi- ^^ ciently far from <strong>the</strong> present<br />

residence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tetrarch in Penea. Tiberias, his<br />

Galilean residence, with its splendid royal palace,<br />

had only been built a year or two before ;' <strong>and</strong> it is<br />

impossible to sup-pose, that Herod would not have<br />

sooner heard <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fS^me <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>,^ >8t.ii«» if his<br />

court had been in Tiberias, in <strong>the</strong> immediate<br />

neighbourhood <strong>of</strong> Capernaum. We are, <strong>the</strong>refore,<br />

shut up to <strong>the</strong> conclusion, that, during <strong>the</strong> nine or<br />

ten months <strong>of</strong> Christ's Ministry in GkJilee, <strong>the</strong><br />

Tetrarch resided in Persda. Here he had two<br />

palaces, one at Julias, or livias, <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r at<br />

MachsBrus. <strong>The</strong> latter will be immediately<br />

described as <strong>the</strong> place <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Baptist's

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