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

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imprisonment <strong>and</strong> martyrdom. <strong>The</strong> Julias, or<br />

Livias, <strong>of</strong> Perasa must be distinguished from<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r city <strong>of</strong> that name (also called Bethsaida) in<br />

<strong>the</strong> North (east <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jordan), <strong>and</strong> within <strong>the</strong><br />

dominions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tetrarch Philip. <strong>The</strong> Julias <strong>of</strong><br />

Persda represented <strong>the</strong> ancient Beth Ha/ram in <strong>the</strong><br />

tribe <strong>of</strong> Gud,^ a name for which Josephus gives*<br />

Beihjurcm/phtha^ <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> «irii]ii^ Rabbis Beth<br />

Bamthah/* It still survives in <strong>the</strong> modem Beithardn.<br />

josh. thh, $ But <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fortress <strong>and</strong> palace<br />

which Herod had built, <strong>and</strong> named • Y*-"ia afler<br />

<strong>the</strong> Empress, ^ all that remains' are ' a few traces<br />

<strong>of</strong> walls <strong>and</strong> ' Jero*. foundations. *<br />

Supposing Antipas to have been at <strong>the</strong> Penean<br />

Julias, he would have been in <strong>the</strong> closest proximity<br />

to <strong>the</strong> scene <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Baptist's last recorded labours<br />

at -^non. We can now underst<strong>and</strong>, not only how<br />

John was imprisoned by Antipas, but also <strong>the</strong><br />

threefold motivea which influenced it. According<br />

to Josephus,' <strong>the</strong> Tetrarch was »Antom afraid that<br />

his absolute influence over <strong>the</strong> people, who<br />

seemed disposed to carry out whatever he advised,

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