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

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deep YaHejf about a mile Wid6, we olimb up to<br />

"" ' ^ <strong>the</strong> ancient fortress on a conical hill.<br />

Altoge<strong>the</strong>r it Covered a ridge <strong>of</strong> more than a mile.<br />

<strong>The</strong> key <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> position was a citadel to <strong>the</strong><br />

ejctreme east <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fortress. It occupied <strong>the</strong><br />

summit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oone, was isolated, <strong>and</strong> almost<br />

impregnable, but very small. We shall return to<br />

examine it« Meanwhile, descending a steep slope<br />

about 150 yards towards <strong>the</strong> west, we reach <strong>the</strong><br />

oblong flat plateaa that formed <strong>the</strong> fortress,<br />

containing Herod's magnificent palace. Herej<br />

carefully collected, are piled up <strong>the</strong> stones <strong>of</strong><br />

which <strong>the</strong> citadel was built. <strong>The</strong>se immense heaps<br />

look like a terrible monument <strong>of</strong> judgment.<br />

We pass on among <strong>the</strong> ruins. No traces <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> royal<br />

palace are eft, save foundafciona <strong>and</strong> enormous<br />

stones upturned. Quite at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> this long<br />

fortress in <strong>the</strong> west, <strong>and</strong> looking southwards, is a<br />

square fort. We return, through what we regard as<br />

<strong>the</strong> rains <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> magnificent castle-palace <strong>of</strong> Herod,<br />

to <strong>the</strong> highest <strong>and</strong> strongest part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> defences—

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