The Works of Philo Judaeus: On the creation of the world; On the allegories of the sacred laws; On the cherubim, and On the flaming sword, and On the first-born child of man, Cain; Of Cain and his birth; On the sacrifices of Abel and Cain; On the principle that the worse is accustomed to be always plotting against the better; On the posterity of Cain; On the giants; On the unchangeableness of God; On the tilling of the earth by Noah; About the planting of Noah; On drunkenness; On sobriety.- Vol. 2. On the confusion of languages; On the migration of Abraham; On the question, Who is the heir of divine things; On the meeting for the sake of receiving instruction; On fugitives; On the question why certain names in the Holy Scriptures are changed; On the doctrine that dreams are sent from God, Books I [and] II; On the life of the wise man made perfect by instruction, or, On the unwritten law, that is to say, on Abraham; On the life of a man occupied with affairs of state, or, On Joseph.- Vol. 3 |
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... be moved ; but it follows of necessity that it received existence subsequently or
simultaneously . It therefore follows also of necessity , that time was created
either at the same it may moment with the world , or later than € PHILO JUDÆUS
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... be moved ; but it follows of necessity that it received existence subsequently or
simultaneously . It therefore follows also of necessity , that time was created
either at the same it may moment with the world , or later than € PHILO JUDÆUS
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govern it does of necessity meet with great disasters , inasmuch as it is not able ,
of its own power , to repel what is injurious to it , and to choose what will be
advantageous ; in respect of which Moses says in his prayer , “ Let the Lord , the
God ...
govern it does of necessity meet with great disasters , inasmuch as it is not able ,
of its own power , to repel what is injurious to it , and to choose what will be
advantageous ; in respect of which Moses says in his prayer , “ Let the Lord , the
God ...
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... and whether he abides by the designs which he originally formed , without
changing any of them . Facility of change is indeed an attributo of man , which is
of necessity incidental to their nature by reason of its external want of firmness ;
as in ...
... and whether he abides by the designs which he originally formed , without
changing any of them . Facility of change is indeed an attributo of man , which is
of necessity incidental to their nature by reason of its external want of firmness ;
as in ...
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... for that is the only quality in us which the Father , who created us , thought
deserving of freedom ; and , unloosing the bonds of necessity , he let it go
uurestrained , bestowing on it that most admirable gift and most connected with
bimself , the ...
... for that is the only quality in us which the Father , who created us , thought
deserving of freedom ; and , unloosing the bonds of necessity , he let it go
uurestrained , bestowing on it that most admirable gift and most connected with
bimself , the ...
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This is the one which plants , and animals do of necessity use ; and there is
another kind , which is a transition and change from a better genus to a worse
species , which Moses mentions when he says , “ These are the generations of
Jacob ...
This is the one which plants , and animals do of necessity use ; and there is
another kind , which is a transition and change from a better genus to a worse
species , which Moses mentions when he says , “ These are the generations of
Jacob ...
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Page 71 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; and the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Page 168 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Page 229 - And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
Page 153 - And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna : for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.
Page 476 - And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich...
Page 163 - That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 296 - And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Page 164 - For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying ; Surely blessing I will bless thee ; and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Page 275 - Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
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| Title | The Works of Philo Judaeus: On the creation of the world; On the allegories of the sacred laws; On the cherubim, and On the flaming sword, and On the first-born child of man, Cain; Of Cain and his birth; On the sacrifices of Abel and Cain; On the principle that the worse is accustomed to be ... Volume 1 of The Works of Philo Judaeus: The Contemporary of Josephus, Philo (of Alexandria.) |
| Author | Philo (of Alexandria.) |
| Translated by | Charles Duke Yonge |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1800 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Nov 2006 |
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