This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...and by cruelties to his family obtained sole control and assumed to be king, the first claim of the kind since the Captivity. Alexander Jannaeus, the eldest of the three brothers of Aristobulus, became his successor. He had petty wars with the neighboring nations, and, after a great reverse, achieved an important ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...and by cruelties to his family obtained sole control and assumed to be king, the first claim of the kind since the Captivity. Alexander Jannaeus, the eldest of the three brothers of Aristobulus, became his successor. He had petty wars with the neighboring nations, and, after a great reverse, achieved an important success, and died while besieging Ragaba, east of the Jordan. Succeeded by his wife Alexandra, who made her son Hyrcanus high priest. Alexandra died B. C. 70, and was succeeded in the throne by Hyrcanus 1L He reigned but three months, when he was dethroned by his brother Aristobulus H. 7. Reduction of Syria to a Roman Province.--Roman in terfirence; Pompey arbitrated between Hyrcanus H. and Axis tobulus; captured Jerusalem, and restored Hyrcanus II. to the Jewish throne. The restoration purely nominal; Syria reduced by Pompey to a mere Roman province. The government chai.ged by Gabinius to an aristocracy. The temple plundered by Crassus. Jerusalem taken by Pompey, and Judea made tributary to Rome. Antipater appointed Procuratorof Judca hj Julius Csesar. Antipatcr's son Herod made governor of Galilee, and Phasael, Herod's elder brother, governor of Jerusalem. Antipater poisoned by Malichus. The Parthians, under their king's son, Pacorus, captured Jerusalem, and made Antigcmts king. Herod escaped to Rome, B. C. 40, and obtained tho kingdom of Judea from the Triumvirate. Antigonus executed at Antioch; thus tenninating the Maccabean dynasty. Jerusalem taken by Herod the Gn at, B. C. 37. He began to rebuild and enlarge the temple, B. 0. 17. 8. The Apocryphal Books, fourteen in number: 1 Esdras, or Ezra; 2Esdras; Tobit; Judith; Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther; Wisdom of Solomon; Ecelesiastieus, or Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach; Book of Bar...
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Good. No Jacket. Book Rare first edition. Includes color maps. Some edge scuffs and wear, with other exterior blemishes including rubbing and fading. A detailed study of Bible history, from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation, with geographical information on the locations, as well as biographical information on characters, and much more. 62 pages.