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

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passage in <strong>the</strong> Cosmosf Bngl. transl. vol. i. pp. 92,<br />

93).<br />

' Jewish astronomy distinguishes <strong>the</strong> seven planets<br />

(called ' w<strong>and</strong>ering stars *); <strong>the</strong> twelve signs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Zodiac, Mazzo' loth (Aries, Taurus, Gemini,<br />

Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,<br />

Capri-comus, Aquarius, Pisces)—arranged by<br />

astrologers into four trigons: that <strong>of</strong> fire (1, 6, 9);<br />

<strong>of</strong> earth (2, 6, 10); <strong>of</strong> air (3, 7,11); <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> water (4,<br />

8, 12); <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> stars. <strong>The</strong> Eabbalistic book Baziel<br />

(dating from <strong>the</strong> eleventh century) arranges <strong>the</strong>m<br />

into three quadrons. <strong>The</strong> comets, which are called<br />

arrows or star-rods, proved a g^reat difficulty to<br />

students. <strong>The</strong> planets (in <strong>the</strong>ir order) were : Shabbathai<br />

(<strong>the</strong> Sabbatic, Saturn); Tudeq<br />

(righteousness, Jupiter); Maadim (<strong>the</strong> red, bloodcoloured.<br />

Mars); Chammah (<strong>the</strong> Bun); Nogah<br />

(splendour,yenus); Cokhabh (<strong>the</strong> star, Mercuiy);<br />

Lebkanah (<strong>the</strong> Moon). Kabbalistic works depict<br />

our system as a circle, <strong>the</strong> lower arc consisting <strong>of</strong><br />

Oceamoi^ <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> upper filled by <strong>the</strong> sphere <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>

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