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

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FROM BETHLEHEM TO JORDAN.<br />

•Jer.Kidd.<br />

BOOK on <strong>the</strong> first Pascha after Jeans had passed<br />

His twelfth year, His n Paren'^s took Him with<br />

<strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> ' company' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nazarenes to<br />

Jerusalem. <strong>The</strong> text seems ta indicate, that it was<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir wont ^ to go up to <strong>the</strong> Tempfe; <strong>and</strong> we mark<br />

that, although women were not bound to make such<br />

personal appearance,^ Mary gla^y availed herself<br />

<strong>of</strong> what seems to have been <strong>the</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> Hillel<br />

(followed also by o<strong>the</strong>r religious women,<br />

mentioned in Rabbinic writings), to go up to <strong>the</strong><br />

solemn services <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sanctuary. Politically, times<br />

had changed. to?!S)f ^^' ^® weak <strong>and</strong> wicked rule<br />

<strong>of</strong> Archelaus bad lasted only nine years,* when, in<br />

consequence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chargei^ against him, he was<br />

banished to Gaul. Judasa, Samaria <strong>and</strong> Idumsaa<br />

were now incorporated into <strong>the</strong> Boman province<br />

<strong>of</strong> Syria, under its Governor, or Legate, <strong>The</strong>

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