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And God did this in order that foolish people might not call us Jews, because of Solomon and because of Rehoboam his son--now God knoweth the heart--and He did this that they might not imagine such a thing.

And Joseph was the son of Jacob in the flesh and the son of `Eli according to the Law; now God had commanded Moses that the Israelites were to marry their kinsfolk, each in the house of his fathers, and that they were not to marry alien women.

And Joseph was the son of Jacob in the flesh and the son of `Eli according to the Law; now God had commanded Moses that the Israelites were to marry their kinsfolk, each in the house of his fathers, and that they were not to marry alien women.

And from this it is evident that Mary was the daughter of David, and that Joseph was the son of David.

And from this it is evident that Mary was the daughter of David, and that Joseph was the son of David.

Therefore was Mary betrothed to Joseph her kinsman, as it is said in the Gospel, "O Joseph, son of David, fear thou not to take to wife Mary thy betrothed, for that which is to be born of her is of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God."

Now the sign of the Cross having appeared to him during the battle in the form of stars cut in the heavens, he was delivered out of the hands of his enemy; and from that time onwards the Kings of Rome made their habitation there.

And that Darius had many descendants; and from Darius to the days of Solomon were eighteen generations.

And be [fore]saw what would come after, and that the kingdom would not remain to the children of Japhet, but would depart to the seed of David, of the tribe of Shem.

And when King Solomon had read this letter, he meditated, saying, "If I keep back my son he will send to the King of the East, who will give him his son, and that which I have planned will be made void; therefore I will give him my son."

And now, so that we may have a third kingdom, the country of Rome, I will send thither `Ardamis my youngest son.

Hold ye not it against me as an evil thing that formerly I took away your sons, for it is a pleasing thing to God that the men of Ethiopia have learned His Name, and have become His people.

Hold ye not it against me as an evil thing that formerly I took away your sons, for it is a pleasing thing to God that the men of Ethiopia have learned His Name, and have become His people.

And they anointed him with the oil of kingship, and commanded him to keep all the laws of the kingdom', and they made him to swear that he would worship no other god except the God of Israel.

And they arrived there with the ambassadors of the King of Rome, together with much splendour and all the equipment that was requisite for the country of Rome.

And they came to the city of Rome, to Baltasar the King, and they repeated all that Solomon had sent them to say, and delivered over to him his son.

And the King said unto them, "Go ye and argue your case before your King `Adrami, and whatsoever he shall say unto you that do."

And the owner of the vineyard answered and said unto him, "They have eaten the tendrils and the branches that had grapes upon them, and there is nothing left of the vines except the twigs by the root."

And `Adrami answered and said, "This man saith that they ate the grapes: is this true?"

Henceforward judge him that hath a case at law, wage war with him that would wage war, rule him that would be ruled, keep alive him that should be kept alive, and pass the judgment that ought to be passed according as men would be judged, and take this city to thyself and to thy seed after thee."

Henceforward judge him that hath a case at law, wage war with him that would wage war, rule him that would be ruled, keep alive him that should be kept alive, and pass the judgment that ought to be passed according as men would be judged, and take this city to thyself and to thy seed after thee."

Henceforward judge him that hath a case at law, wage war with him that would wage war, rule him that would be ruled, keep alive him that should be kept alive, and pass the judgment that ought to be passed according as men would be judged, and take this city to thyself and to thy seed after thee."

Henceforward judge him that hath a case at law, wage war with him that would wage war, rule him that would be ruled, keep alive him that should be kept alive, and pass the judgment that ought to be passed according as men would be judged, and take this city to thyself and to thy seed after thee."

Henceforward judge him that hath a case at law, wage war with him that would wage war, rule him that would be ruled, keep alive him that should be kept alive, and pass the judgment that ought to be passed according as men would be judged, and take this city to thyself and to thy seed after thee."

And [then] a fever seized Baltasar, and thereupon he sent `Adrami to the war, and into everything that he wished, whilst he himself remained in the city; and after this Baltasar died, and `Adrami directed the kingdom.

For the body is greedy, but temperance restraineth the soul, and therefore Paul said, "That which the soul doth not wish the body wisheth; and that which the body doth not wish the soul wisheth, and each contendeth against the other."

For the body is greedy, but temperance restraineth the soul, and therefore Paul said, "That which the soul doth not wish the body wisheth; and that which the body doth not wish the soul wisheth, and each contendeth against the other."

For the Apostles say that Christ is the Head of every man who travelleth upon the straight road.

Now the King of Babylon is of the seed of Shem, and we will show you clearly that the King of Babylon is of the seed of Shem.

It came to pass in days of old that there lived in the kingdom of Manasseh, the King of Israel, a certain man whose name was Karmin, and he was a fearer of God, and he gave many alms and oblations to the poor of Israel.

And Satan, the enemy of all good, became envious of him, for he saw that his course of life was good.

And that man was exceedingly rich in camels and horses, and flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, and gold and silver, and fine apparel, and he used to feed the mule of the king in `Armatem, a city of Israel.

And they made a covenant together, and they swore to him that they would bear false witness against Karmin, by whose tongue such a word had never been uttered, and into whose mind such a thought had never entered.

And the King said unto him, "Go now and bring them hither secretly so that we may find out whether they agree with thy words; [and if they do] we will cut off the head of Karmin."

And Benyas departed and brought Zaryos and Karmelos, of the tribe of Manasseh, for it had been agreed between them that they would not put him to shame before the King in the matter of their lying testimony.

And these two men agreed together and planned when they were on [their] way, saying, "When we have spoken to the King if he shall ask us afterwards separately (so that he may find out the truth of our words), saying, `Where did you hear these words?' we will each of us answer and say unto him, `When we were drinking wine with him.'

Now, God hath commanded that kings, and governors, and all those who occupy a high position shall investigate an accusation, even as God commanded Moses.

And at that time the wife of Bala'on, the King of Babylon, conceived and brought forth something which was like unto an eagle, a perfect bird but altogether without wings.

And the King's handmaiden said unto her, "My lady hath brought forth a child that hath not the appearance of a man but of a wingless eagle, and she hath commanded me to throw it into the river.

And now, give me this child of thine that I may give it to my mistress, and do thou take this bird, and cast it into the river"; and they did so.

And the handmaiden of the King took the child [of Karmin] to her mistress, and the Queen rejoiced, and it was reported to the King that the Queen had borne a son.

And through this it is well known that the King of Babylon is the seed of Shem.

And lie was so very rich that he set up a pillar of gold on the plain of Babylon sixty cubits high, and he was very arrogant, and he used to say, "I make the sun to shine in the heavens"; and he worshipped idols.

And God abased him so that he might know Him, and He set his portion with the beasts of the field.

And the King of Persia is likewise of the seed of Shem, and we will inform you concerning the matters that relate to him.

And Judah sent his younger son to her that he might raise up seed to his brother by his brother's wife.

And he did that which God hated, and he did not wish to raise up seed to his brother as his father Judah had commanded him.

Now when he lay with Tamar he made his seed to go into the ground, so that it might not germinate in her womb and be called the seed of his brother, but he wished to raise up seed by his own wife in his own name.

And when Tamar heard that her father-in-law had come, she cast away from her the apparel of widowhood, and she put herself in splendid apparel, and she veiled herself after the manner of a harlot, and she followed him and sat down.

And he gave her [his] staff, and ring, and the close-fitting cap that was under his headdress.

And they said unto him, "There is no harlot in our town"; and they returned into their city and told him that there was no harlot in their town.

Then Tamar conceived and they told her father-in-law that she had conceived.

And he went and took the elders of Israel to the father of Tamar, and he said unto him, "Bring to me thy daughter who hath conceived that we may stone her with stones even as Moses commanded, for she hath brought reproach upon the house of Israel."

And the father and kinsfolk of Tamar told her that her father-in-law spake thus.

Behold now, it is proved that the King of Persia is of the seed of Shem.

And his wife turned round so that she might see the city of her father and her mother.

And when all this uproar was being heard the Angels said unto Lot, "Turn not round after ye have gone forth from the city, turn not round that ye die not the death."

Behold now, it is clear that the King of Moab is of the seed of Shem.

And it came to pass that when the older daughter of Lot had brought forth her son, she said unto the younger daughter, "Come now, let us make our father drink wine, so that thou also mayest company with him that, peradventure, thou mayest get offspring."

And it came to pass that when the older daughter of Lot had brought forth her son, she said unto the younger daughter, "Come now, let us make our father drink wine, so that thou also mayest company with him that, peradventure, thou mayest get offspring."

And it came to pass that when the older daughter of Lot had brought forth her son, she said unto the younger daughter, "Come now, let us make our father drink wine, so that thou also mayest company with him that, peradventure, thou mayest get offspring."

And again they prepared wine, and again they spoke to him the words of foolishness, and said unto him, "Drink wine, O our father, so that thy heart may be comforted"; and he, the simple man, drank and became drunk.

Behold now, it is clear that the King of Amalek is of the seed of Shem.

For their number was as that of the locusts, until he released Israel from the service of the Philistines.

And their love for each other was not like the love of sisters, but like that of the mother for the child, and of the child for the mother; even so was their love.

And the dominion over those who were left of the slaughter [made] by Samson in the house of the king was in the hands of Maksaba, for none of the mighty men of war of the kingdom of the Philistines were left, and therefore Maksaba ruled over those that were left.

And they spake unto her morning and evening, saying, "We have no other king except thyself, and except that one that shall go forth from thy belly.

And they spake unto her morning and evening, saying, "We have no other king except thyself, and except that one that shall go forth from thy belly.

If our Lord Dagon will do a favour unto us that which is in thy belly shall be a son, who shall reverence our god Dagon and shall reign over us.

And if it be a daughter we will make her to reign over us, so that thy name and the name of kwolason our lord shall be your memorial over us."

Now that other son Akamhel, the son of Samson, spake unto his mother Delilah, saying, "Why am I not reigning and sitting upon this throne?"

And `Akemehel, the son of Delilah, took from the dish [a piece of] flesh, which would fill both his hands, and put it to his mouth, and ebreles, the son of Maksaba, the King of the Philistines, snatched away that part of the flesh that was outside his mouth.

And `Akemehel, the son of Delilah, took from the dish [a piece of] flesh, which would fill both his hands, and put it to his mouth, and ebreles, the son of Maksaba, the King of the Philistines, snatched away that part of the flesh that was outside his mouth.

And that handmaiden rose up from them, and she took the head of ebreles out of the dish, and put it back on its neck and covered it over with her garment.

And from that time onward the son of Samson reigned over them, and there was none who transgressed his commandment--now he committed this act [of murder] fif[teen] winters after he was born--and the kingdom of the Philistines became his and his seed's after him.

Therefore, beloved, it is well known that the kingdom of the Philistines belongeth to the seed of Shem.

And we could also inform you that when God had given unto Abraham glory and riches, he lacked a son.

And there came a famine in the land of Canaan, and Abraham heard that there was some food in the land of Egypt, the country of Pharaoh.

And he said, "I give thanks unto God that what He hath given unto me I have expended on my servants.

And he said unto her, "I have heard that the habits of the Egyptians are lawless, and that they live in idolatry and fornication.

And he said unto her, "I have heard that the habits of the Egyptians are lawless, and that they live in idolatry and fornication.

And when they have seen thee they will plot evil against me, and slay me because of the goodliness of thy beautiful form; for there is among them no one that can be compared unto thee.

And now, in order that thou mayest save my life, do thou say, if they happen to ask thee questions about me, `I am his sister,' so that thou mayest save my soul from death by the hand of the strangers."

And now, in order that thou mayest save my life, do thou say, if they happen to ask thee questions about me, `I am his sister,' so that thou mayest save my soul from death by the hand of the strangers."

And when the Egyptians saw Abraham and Sarah they marvelled at the beauty of their appearance, for they imagined that they had been brought forth by the same mother.

Therefore did the people make a report to Pharaoh that a pair of goodly form had arrived, one a woman and the other a young man, and that there was no one like unto them in all the land.

Therefore did the people make a report to Pharaoh that a pair of goodly form had arrived, one a woman and the other a young man, and that there was no one like unto them in all the land.

And Pharaoh rejoiced, and he sent a message to Abraham, saying, "Give me thy sister that I may betroth her to myself."

And Abraham pondered in his mind, saying, "If I keep her back he will kill me and take her"; and he said, "Do so, provided that thou dost make me well content."

And Sarah said unto Abraham, "I know that I am barren.

And this that he said had reference to the Redeemer, the King of us all, Jesus Christ the King of heaven and earth, Who magnifieth kings, and Who when He pleaseth abrogateth their power; for unto Him belong power and dominion over all created things for ever and ever.

And she caused all this glorious news to be spread abroad, and she made a herald to go round about in all the country that was subject unto her, ordering the people to meet her son and more particularly the heavenly Zion, the Tabernacle of the God of Israel.

And on the third day Makeda delivered over to her son seventeen thousand and seven hundred chosen horses, which were to watch the army of the enemy, and would again plunder the cities of the enemy, and seven thousand and seven hundred mares that had borne foals, and one thousand female mules, and seven hundred chosen mules, and apparel of honour, gold and silver measured by the gomor, and measured by the kor, some six and some seven, and she delivered over to her son everything that was his by law, and all the throne of her kingdom.

And on the third day Makeda delivered over to her son seventeen thousand and seven hundred chosen horses, which were to watch the army of the enemy, and would again plunder the cities of the enemy, and seven thousand and seven hundred mares that had borne foals, and one thousand female mules, and seven hundred chosen mules, and apparel of honour, gold and silver measured by the gomor, and measured by the kor, some six and some seven, and she delivered over to her son everything that was his by law, and all the throne of her kingdom.

And the Queen said unto her nobles: "Speak ye now, and swear ye by the heavenly Zion that ye will not make women queens or set them upon the throne of the kingdom of Ethiopia, and that no one except the male seed of David, the son of Solomon the King, shall ever reign over Ethiopia, and that ye will never make women queens."

And the Queen said unto her nobles: "Speak ye now, and swear ye by the heavenly Zion that ye will not make women queens or set them upon the throne of the kingdom of Ethiopia, and that no one except the male seed of David, the son of Solomon the King, shall ever reign over Ethiopia, and that ye will never make women queens."

And the Queen said unto her nobles: "Speak ye now, and swear ye by the heavenly Zion that ye will not make women queens or set them upon the throne of the kingdom of Ethiopia, and that no one except the male seed of David, the son of Solomon the King, shall ever reign over Ethiopia, and that ye will never make women queens."

And the men of Ethiopia forsook their works, and loved the righteousness and justice that God loveth.

They forsook their former fornications, and chose purity in the camp that was in the sight of the heavenly Zion.

For wheresoever God is pleased for her to dwell, there is her habitation, and where He is not pleased that she should dwell she dwelleth not; He is her founder, and Maker, and Builder, the Good God in the temple of His holiness, the habitation of His glory, with His Son and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.