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The Antiquities of the Jews & The War of the Jews

2 Books in One EditionBy Flavius Josephus

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Flavius Josephus' 'The Antiquities of the Jews' & 'The War of the Jews' are monumental works that provide a detailed account of Jewish history and the Jewish-Roman wars. Written in the first century AD, Josephus seamlessly blends historical facts with storytelling, making the narratives engaging and informative. 'The Antiquities of the Jews' chronicles the history of the Jewish people from creation to the Jewish revolt against the Romans, while 'The War of the Jews' focuses on the Jewish-Roman conflict, including the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. Flavius Josephus, a Jewish historian and Roman citizen, was an eyewitness to many of the events he writes about in his works. His unique perspective and insider knowledge give readers a firsthand look into the tumultuous events of his time. Josephus' works serve as valuable historical sources for scholars and researchers studying ancient Jewish history and the Roman Empire. I highly recommend 'The Antiquities of the Jews' & 'The War of the Jews' to readers interested in history, biblical studies, and ancient civilizations. Flavius Josephus' comprehensive accounts offer a deep dive into the world of ancient Judea and the conflicts that shaped it.

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1The History of the Jews (All Six Volumes)

2PREFACE

3BOOK I Containing The Interval Of Three Thousand Eight Hundred And Thirty-Three Years. â€” From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac

4CHAPTER 1 The Constitution Of The World And The Disposition Of The Elements

5CHAPTER 2 Concerning The Posterity Of Adam, And The Ten Generations From Him To The Deluge

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6CHAPTER 3 Concerning The Flood; And After What Manner Noah Was Saved In An Ark, With His Kindred, And Afterwards Dwelt In The Plain Of Shinar

7CHAPTER 4 Concerning The Tower Of Babylon, And The Confusion Of Tongues

8CHAPTER 5 After What Manner The Posterity Of Noah Sent Out Colonies, And Inhabited The Whole Earth

9CHAPTER 6 How Every Nation Was Denominated From Their First Inhabitants

10CHAPTER 7 How Abram Our Forefather Went Out Of The Land Of The Chaldeans, And Lived In The Land Then Called Canaan But Now Judea

11CHAPTER 8 That When There Was A Famine In Canaan, Abram Went Thence Into Egypt; And After He Had Continued There A While He Returned Back Again

12CHAPTER 9 The Destruction Of The Sodomites By The Assyrian War

13CHAPTER 10 How Abram Fought With The Assyrians, And Overcame Them, And Saved The Sodomite Prisoners, And Took From The Assyrians The Prey They Had Gotten

14CHAPTER 11 How God Overthrew The Nation Of The Sodomites, Out Of His Wrath Against Them For Their Sins

15CHAPTER 12 Concerning Abimelech; And Concerning Ismael The Son Of Abraham; And Concerning The Arabians, Who Were His Posterity

16CHAPTER 13 Concerning Isaac The Legitimate Son Of Abraham

17CHAPTER 14 Concerning Sarah Abraham's Wife; And How She Ended Her Days

18CHAPTER 15 How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah

19CHAPTER 16 How Isaac Took Rebeka To Wife

20CHAPTER 17 Concerning The Death Of Abraham

21CHAPTER 18 Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their Nativity And Education

22CHAPTER 19 Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The Fear He Was In Of His Brother

23CHAPTER 20 Concerning The Meeting Of Jacob And Esau

24CHAPTER 21 Concerning The Violation Of Dina's Chastity

25CHAPTER 22 How Isaac Died, And Was Buried In Hebron

26BOOK II Containing The Interval Of Two Hundred And Twenty Years. â€” From The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt

27CHAPTER 1 How Esau And Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided Their Habitation; And Esau Possessed Idumea And Jacob Canaan

28CHAPTER 2 How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His Brethren, When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness

29CHAPTER 3 How Joseph Was Thus Sold By His Brethren Into Egypt, By Reason Of Their Hatred To Him; And How He There Grew Famous And Illustrious And Had His Brethren Under His Power

30CHAPTER 4 Concerning The Signal Chastity Of Joseph

31CHAPTER 5 What Things Befell Joseph In Prison

32CHAPTER 6 How Joseph When He Was Become Famous In Egypt, Had His Brethren In Subjection

33CHAPTER 7 The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him, On Account Of The Famine

34CHAPTER 8 Of The Death Of Jacob And Joseph

35CHAPTER 9 Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt, During Four Hundred Years

36CHAPTER 10 How Moses Made War With The Ethiopians

37CHAPTER 11 How Moses Fled Out Of Egypt Into Midian

38CHAPTER 12 Concerning The Burning Bush And The Rod Of Moses

39CHAPTER 13 How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh

40CHAPTER 14 Concerning The Ten Plagues Which Came Upon The Egyptians

41CHAPTER 15 How The Hebrews Under The Conduct Of Moses Left Egypt

42CHAPTER 16 How The Sea Was Divided Asunder For The Hebrews, When They Were Pursued By The Egyptians, And So Gave Them An Opportunity Of Escaping From Them

43BOOK III Containing The Interval Of Two Years. â€” From The Exodus Out Of Egypt, To The Rejection Of That Generation

44CHAPTER 1 How Moses When He Had Brought The People Out Of Egypt Led Them To Mount Sinai; But Not Till They Had Suffered Much In Their Journey

45CHAPTER 2 How The Amalekites And The Neighbouring Nations, Made War With The Hebrews And Were Beaten And Lost A Great Part Of Their Army

46CHAPTER 3 That Moses Kindly Received-His Father-In-Law, Jethro, When He Came To Him To Mount Sinai

47CHAPTER 4 How Raguel Suggested To Moses To Set His People In Order, Under Their Rulers Of Thousands, And Rulers Of Hundreds, Who Lived Without Order Before; And How Moses Complied In All Things With His Father-In-Law's Admonition

48CHAPTER 5 How Moses Ascended Up To Mount Sinai, And Received Laws From God, And Delivered Them To The Hebrews

49CHAPTER 6 Concerning The Tabernacle Which Moses Built In The Wilderness For The Honor Of God And Which Seemed To Be A Temple

50CHAPTER 7 Concerning The Garments Of The Priests, And Of The High Priest