Cave of Treasures

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and the building thereof was finished in six and forty years, even as it is written in the holy Gospel (John ii. 19). The genealogies of the later Israelites Now the genealogy of the tribes (or, families) was lost by [Fol. 37a, col. 2] the scribes, and they were unable to show either whence the heads of families took [their] wives, or whence they came. I, however, possess the knowledge of the correct genealogy, and will show the truth to everyman. When the children of Israel went up from Babylon-- Zerubbabel begot Abiud by Malkath, the daughter of Ezra the scribe. Abiud took to wife Zakhyath, the daughter of Joshua, the son of Y6zadak, the priest, and begot by her Eliakim. Eliakim took to wife Halabh, the daughter of Dornibh, and begot by her `Azôr. `Azôr took to wife Yalpath, the daughter of Hazér, and begot by her Zadok. Zadok took to wife Kaltin, the daughter of Dérnibh, and begot by her Akhin. Akhin took to wife Heskath, the daughter of Ta ‘il, and begot by her Eliud. Eliud took to wife Beshtin, the daughter of [Fol. 37b, col. 1] Hasal, and begot by her Eleazar. Eleazar took to wife Dibath, the daughter of Tôlâh, and begot by her Matthan. Matthan took to wife Sebhrath, the daughter of Phinehas, and begot by her two sons at one conception, Jacob and Yonakhir. Jacob took to wife Hadbhith, the daughter of Eleazur, and begot by her Joseph. Yonakhir took Dina, the daughter of Pakédh, and begot by her Mary, of whom was born the Christ. And because none of the early writers could discover the order of succession of the generations of their fathers, the Jews urged the sons of the Church very strongly to show them [who were] the fathers of the blessed Mary in the order of the succession of their families. And they pressed the children of the Church to enquire into the genealogy of the families [Fol. 37b, col. 2] of their fathers, and to show them the truth. For the Jews call Mary an adulteress. And here the mouth of the Jews is stopped, and they believe that Mary was of the seed of the house of David and of Abraham. Now the Jews have no table of succession which showeth them the true order of the families of their fathers, because their books have been burned thrice--once in the days of Antiochus [IV. 88 of 130