Charles — Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Vol. I — Section 343
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Work: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament — Vol. I
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R. H. Charles ed. 1913, Vol. I
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| confidence in shields and spears as with the heartening which comes from apt words, and also . cheered them all by recounting a reliable dream, a sort of vision. This was what he had seen: Onias, the former high priest, a good and great man, of stately bearing yet gracious in manner, well-spoken and trained from childhood in all points of virtue—Onias with outstretched hands invoking blessings ; on the whole body of the Jews; then another man in the same attitude, conspicuous by his grey | hairs and splendour, and invested with marvellous, majestic dignity. This, Onias explained to him,…
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- R. H. Charles, ed., 1913 — Internet Archive
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- Public-domain-era 1913 edition; unrestricted Internet Archive derivative required
- Reading language
- English
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