Identifier: pictorialbibleco00cobb (find matches)
Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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r.On meeting him, Alexander fell prostrate in adoration, and rising embracedthe high-priest. Turning to his friend Parmenio he explained that heworshipped, not the priest, but the name of Jehovah engraved on hisfrontlet; and that he recognized in him a figure that had appeared to himin a vision in Macedonia, and had bidden him to conquer Persia. EnteringJerusalem, he offered sacrifice, and was shown the prophecies of Danielrelating to himself. He granted the Jews, not only in Judasa, but inMedia and Babylonia also, the free enjoyment of their own laws, andexemption from tribute during the Sabbatic year. This account, for whichwe are indebted to Josephus, has been discredited by some of the critics,but is substantiated in so many points by contemporary writers, that it seemsworthy of belief. The Samaritans claimed the same privileges as the Jews,but Alexander, after a careful scrutiny of their pretensions, refused to granttheir requests. Thereupon they murdered the Macedonian governor,
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THE HIGH PRIEST IN ROBES. 557 558 Bible and Commentator. Andromachus, burning him alive, and Alexander retaliated by destroyingSamaria. Jaddua was succeeded by his son, Onias I., in the high-priestly officeabout 330 b. c, and Palestine remained quiet until the death of Alexander,323 B. c.; but after that event it became the prey of the contending forcesof Egypt and Syria. At first it was assigned to Syria, and was regardedas a part of the kingdom of Laomedon, but in 320 B. c. he was dispos-sessed by Ptolemy Lagus, the powerful king or satrap of Egypt, whoassaulted Jerusalem, on the Sabbath, when the Jews would offer no resist-ance. He carried off a large number of Jewish and Samaritan captives(some say 100,000) to Alexandria, where he gave them full citizenship; andmany others migrated to Egypt of their own accord. During the next twenty years, Palestine was alternately the prize ofvictory to Antigonus and Ptolemy, though the battles were mainly foughton the sea-coast, and for the str

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