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

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iflsue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> xnaiziagelwiii^ prison walls. a son,<br />

Antipatec<br />

' He had previously been married to<br />

lieruits in Jernaftlem <strong>of</strong> his rival Antigonns. Fartyfiye<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> noUeHl) dttAF* <strong>and</strong> richest were<br />

exeoated.' His next step wai to appomt an obsonre<br />

^ Babylonian to <strong>the</strong> High«*Priesthood. This<br />

awakened tiie aotire hoslilitiy <strong>of</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>ra, <strong>the</strong><br />

mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Mariammey Herod's wife. <strong>The</strong><br />

Maocabean princess claimed <strong>the</strong> High-Priesthood<br />

for her son Aristo-bolns. Her intrigues with<br />

Cleopati^a—<strong>and</strong> through her wit& Antony —-<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> entreaties <strong>of</strong> Mariamme, <strong>the</strong> only being whom<br />

Herod loved^ thongh in his own mad way,<br />

prevailed. At <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> seventeen Aristobolus was<br />

made High-Priest. But Hefod^ who well kneir <strong>the</strong><br />

hatred <strong>and</strong> eoniempt <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Maocabean members <strong>of</strong><br />

his fiutiily, had his ino<strong>the</strong>r-in-4aw watched, a

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