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Excerpt from The Old and New Testament Connected to the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, Vol. 4: From the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ; Part II King of Egypzt in the room of Log/oyfiur, forced L2; yymiito be content With Cyprus on Alexander's leav i'ng of it. Q 'yfrzfiooolozs a'oon as he had-fettled himfelf' at home in the full poffeflion of his father's'aw thority (f) made war upon the [tone and having fubdued the greate part of them forcedthem to become Pro felytes to the Jewifh Religion, in like manner as Hyrmnm fome time before had forced the [diomzopi to do the fame thing. For he left' them no other choice, but either to be circumcifed and embrace the Jewilh Religion, or elfe leave'their Country and feek out forthemfelves new Habitations elfewhere. Yvh'erc on having chofen the former they became in rafted at the fame time into the Jewifh Religion as well as the Jewifh State. And in this manner the dfmomé om Princes dealt with all thofe whom they conque red. Iz'zmm (g) the Country where thefe people dwelt was part of code-syria bordering 4 upon the North 'eai'tern part of the Land of [froze], as lyin between the Inheritance of the half Tribe of Mom é/o beyond fiordd, and the Territories of Dozm'ofim.' It Was car led 11147s from (19) [for one of the Sons of [from], who in our Eoglz'jb verfion is wrongfully called 7a. This Country is the fame, which is fometimes called fiorooiz'z's. As [do/mm; lay at one end of the Land at If mol, (0 [tumor lay at the other 3 And thus much it's 'nece{tary. To fay, becaufe by 'reafon of {bme Simili 'tude of the names the one hath been miliaken for the other. P/oz'lz'p one of the Sons of Herod (if) was Te trarch or Prince of this Country, when yobs/3 2773 Exp ti firit entred on-his Minifiry. Drifioozdw returning lick. To Jwerogfalorai from [mi/rm left dozigoozzr his Brother there with the Army to 5 nifh the' War, which he had begun in that Country. About the Publisher For