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... Ptolemy and Aristobulus would have given us some valu- able information . According to Ptolemy , two serpents pre- ceded Alexander ; according to Aristobulus , whom , as Arrian says , the majority of authors followed , two crows ...
... Ptolemy and Aristobulus would have given us some valu- able information . According to Ptolemy , two serpents pre- ceded Alexander ; according to Aristobulus , whom , as Arrian says , the majority of authors followed , two crows ...
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... Ptolemy , king of Egypt ; here we have no difficulty , but we must now prepare ourselves for a minute in- quiry . a " And the king of the south shall be strong , and one of his princes , and he shall a They , however , who have examined ...
... Ptolemy , king of Egypt ; here we have no difficulty , but we must now prepare ourselves for a minute in- quiry . a " And the king of the south shall be strong , and one of his princes , and he shall a They , however , who have examined ...
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... Ptolemy king of Egypt ; but instead of " one of his princes , and he shall be strong above him , " we are told to read " one of his princes shall be strong above him , " and to apply the passage to Seleucus , who is said to be ...
... Ptolemy king of Egypt ; but instead of " one of his princes , and he shall be strong above him , " we are told to read " one of his princes shall be strong above him , " and to apply the passage to Seleucus , who is said to be ...
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... Ptolemy , we should imagine that the king of the north would be Ly- simachus ; but we have already been told that the king of the north is Seleucus , and the explanation of the present passage is this . Ptolemy , the second king of ...
... Ptolemy , we should imagine that the king of the north would be Ly- simachus ; but we have already been told that the king of the north is Seleucus , and the explanation of the present passage is this . Ptolemy , the second king of ...
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... Ptolemy annexed Cyprus , Phoenicia , Caria , and many islands , and cities , and regions , and Cyrene also , to Egypt . Our authorities for this part of history are worth so little , that it is best 80 AN INQUIRY INTO.
... Ptolemy annexed Cyprus , Phoenicia , Caria , and many islands , and cities , and regions , and Cyrene also , to Egypt . Our authorities for this part of history are worth so little , that it is best 80 AN INQUIRY INTO.
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Page 109 - And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Page 131 - And there are seven kings ; five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come, and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Page 116 - But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Page 83 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains...
Page 76 - And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Page 98 - And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
Page 1 - O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom and majesty and glory and honour. And for the majesty that he gave him all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive, and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down.
Page 61 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 108 - And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
Page 111 - And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.