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by the rock under the wondrous terebinth tree, which even until now is honored by the neighboring people in honor of the patriarchs, he moved to Bethel; by its trunk there was an altar of the terebinth, as Africanus says, upon which the inhabitants of the land offered earnest prayers during the festivals, and though it seemed to be burning, it was not consumed. Near it is the tomb of Abraham and Isaac. And some say that it was the staff of one of the angels who were entertained by Abraham, planted there. From Genesis To Esau, Isaac said in the blessings: but it will be when you take it down and loose his yoke from your neck, you shall sin unto death. 124 From Josephus In the 153rd year of Isaac, Jacob returned to him from Mesopotamia. And Isaac, looking up and seeing the sons of Jacob, blessed Levi as high priest and Judah as king and ruler. Rebekah asked Isaac in his old age to exhort Esau and Jacob to love one another. And having exhorted them, he foretold that if Esau should rise up against Jacob, he would fall into his hands. Therefore after the death of Isaac, Esau, moved by his sons and having gathered nations, came against Jacob and his sons to war. But Jacob, having shut the gates of the fortress, entreated Esau to remember their parents' commandments. But when he would not listen, but insulted and reproached him, Jacob, compelled by Judah, drew his bow and striking Esau on the right breast, brought him down. And when he was dead, the sons of Jacob, opening the gates, killed most of them. These things are recorded in the Book of Jubilees. Levi begot Kohath in his 47th year. And it was the year of the world 3602.

KINGS OF THE ASSYRIANS Belochus, the 9th of the Assyrians, reigned 35 years. And it was the

year of the world 3541. Balaeus, the 10th of the Assyrians, reigned 52 years. And it was the year of the world 3576. Sethos, the 11th of the Assyrians, reigned 50 years. And it was the year of the world 3637. Altadas, 32 years. And it was the year of the world 3628. Mamythus, the 12th of the Assyrians, reigned 30 years. And it was the year of the world 3660.

KINGS OF THE EGYPTIANS Baion, the 27th of the Egyptians, reigned 44 years. And it was the

year of the world 3496. Apachnas, the 28th of the Egyptians, reigned 36 years. And it was the year of the world 3540. 125 Aphophis, the 29th of the Egyptians, reigned 61 years. And it was the year of the world 3576. Some say that he was the first to be called Pharaoh, and that in the fourth year of his reign Joseph came to Egypt as a slave. He made Joseph lord of Egypt and of his whole kingdom in the 17th year of his reign, when he also learned from him the interpretation of the dreams and came to experience his divine understanding. But the divine scripture also calls the king of Egypt in the time of Abraham Pharaoh.

KINGS OF THE THEBANS Ouosimares the mighty, who is the

sun, the 24th of the Thebans, reigned 12 years. And it was the year of the world 3578. Sethinilos, the 25th of the Thebans, who is he who increased the ancestral power, reigned 8 years. And it was the year of the world 3610. Semphroukrates, the 26th of the Thebans, who is Heracles Harpocrates, reigned 18 years. And it was the year of the world 3618. Chouther Tauros the tyrant, the 27th of the Thebans, reigned 7 years. And it was the year of the world 3636. Meures Philoskoros, the 28th of the Thebans, reigned 12 years. And it was the year of the world 3643. Chomaephtha kosmos Philhephaestus, the 29th of the Thebans, reigned 11 years. And it was the year of the world 3655. Soikounios Ochotyrannos, the 30th of the Thebans, reigned 60 years. And it was the year of the world 3666.

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παρὰ τὴν πέτραν ὑπὸ τὴν θαυμασίαν τερέβινθον, ἥτις μέχρι νῦν εἰς τιμὴν τῶν πατριαρχῶν ὑπὸ τῶν πλησιοχώρων τιμᾶται, μετῆρεν εἰς Βαιθήλ· ταύτης παρὰ τὸ πρέμνον βωμὸς ἦν, ὥς φησιν ὁ Ἀφρικανός, τῆς τερεβίνθου, ἐφ' ὃν τὰς ἐκτενὰς ἀνέφερον ἐν ταῖς πανηγύρεσι τῆς χώρας ἔνοικοι, ἡ δ' οὐ κατεκαίετο δοκοῦσα πιπρᾶσθαι. παρὰ ταύτην ὁ τάφος Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαάκ. φασὶ δέ τινες ῥάβδον εἶναί τινος τῶν ἐπιξενωθέντων ἀγγέλων τῷ Ἀβραὰμ φυτευθεῖσαν αὐτόθι. Τῆς Γενέσεωσ Τῷ Ἡσαῦ ἔφη ἐν ταῖς εὐλογίαις ὁ Ἰσαάκ· ἔσται δὲ ἡνίκα ἂν καθέλῃς καὶ ἐκλύσεις τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ τραχήλου σου, πλημμελήσῃς εἰς θάνατον. 124 Ἰωσήππου Τῷ ρνγʹ ἔτει τοῦ Ἰσαὰκ ἐπανῆλθεν Ἰακὼβ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀπὸ Μεσοποταμίας. καὶ ἀναβλέψας Ἰσαὰκ καὶ ἰδὼν τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰακὼβ ηὐλόγησε τὸν Λευὶ ὡς ἀρχιερέα καὶ τὸν Ἰούδαν ὡς βασιλέα καὶ ἄρχοντα. Ἡ Ῥεβέκκα ᾔτησε τὸν Ἰσαὰκ ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ παραινέσαι τῷ Ἡσαῦ καὶ τῷἸακὼβ ἀγαπᾶν ἀλλήλους. καὶ παραινέσας αὐτοῖς προεῖπεν ὅτι ἐὰν ἐπανα στῇ τῷ Ἰακὼβ ὁ Ἡσαῦ, εἰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ πεσεῖται. μετὰ οὖν τὸ τελευτῆσαι τὸν Ἰσαὰκ κινηθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν υἱῶν ὁ Ἡσαῦ καὶ ἀθροίσας ἔθνη ἦλθε κατὰ τοῦ Ἰακὼβ καὶ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ εἰς πόλεμον. Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἀποκλείσας τὰς πύλας τῆς βάρεως παρεκάλει τὸν Ἡσαῦ μνησθῆναι τῶν γονικῶν ἐν τολῶν. τοῦ δὲ μὴ ἀνεχομένου, ἀλλ' ὑβρίζοντος καὶ ὀνειδίζοντος, βιασθεὶς Ἰακὼβ ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἰούδα ἐνέτεινε τόξον καὶ πλήξας κατὰ τοῦ δεξιοῦ μαζοῦ τὸν Ἡσαῦ κατέβαλε. τοῦ δὲ θανόντος ἀνοίξαντες τὰς πύλας οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ ἀνεῖλον τοὺς πλείστους. ταῦτα ἐν λεπτῇ Γενέσει φέρεται. Λευὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Καὰθ μζʹ ἔτος ἄγων. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχβʹ.

ΑΣΣΥΡΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Ἀσσυρίων θʹ ἐβασίλευσε Βήλωχος ἔτη λεʹ. τοῦ δὲ

κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γφμαʹ. Ἀσσυρίων ιʹ ἐβασίλευσε Βαλαιὸς ἔτη νβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γφο ςʹ. Ἀσσυρίων ιαʹ ἐβασίλευσε Σέθως ἔτη νʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχλζʹ. Ἀλταδὰς ἔτη λβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχκηʹ. Ἀσσυρίων ιβʹ ἐβασίλευσε Μαμυθὸς ἔτη λʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχξʹ.

ΑΙΓΥΠΤΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Αἰγυπτίων κζʹ ἐβασίλευσε Βαίων ἔτη μδʹ. τοῦ δὲ

κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γυ ζςʹ. Αἰγυπτίων κηʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀπαχνᾶς ἔτη λ ςʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γφμʹ. 125 Αἰγυπτίων κθʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἄφωφις ἔτη ξαʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γφο ςʹ. Τοῦτον λέγουσί τινες πρῶτον κληθῆναι Φαραῶ, καὶ τῷ τετάρτῳ ἔτει τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἐλθεῖν εἰς Αἴγυπτον δοῦλον. οὗτος κατέστησε τὸν Ἰωσὴφ κύριον Αἰγύπτου καὶ πάσης τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ τῷ ιζʹ ἔτει τῆς ἀρχῆς αὐτοῦ, ἡνίκα καὶ τὴν τῶν ὀνείρων διασάφησιν ἔμαθε παρ' αὐτοῦ καὶ τῆς θείας συνέσεως αὐτοῦ διὰ πείρας γέγονεν. ἡ δὲ θεία γραφὴ καὶ τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ βασιλέα Αἰγύπτου Φαρῶα καλεῖ.

ΘΗΒΑΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Θηβαίων κδʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Οὐοσιμάρης κραταιός, ὅ ἐστιν

ἥλιος, ἔτη ιβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γφ ζηʹ. Θηβαίων κεʹ ἐβασίλευσε Σεθίνιλος, ὅ ἐστιν αὐξήσας τὸ πάτριον κράτος, ἔτη ηʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχιʹ. Θηβαίων κ ςʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Σεμφρουκράτης, ὅ ἐστιν Ἡρακλῆς Ἁρποκράτης, ἔτη ιηʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχιηʹ. Θηβαίων κζʹ ἐβασίλευσε Χουθὴρ Ταῦρος τύραννος ἔτη ζʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχλ ςʹ. Θηβαίων κηʹ ἐβασίλευσε Μευρὴς Φιλόσκορος ἔτη ιβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχμγʹ. Θηβαίων κθʹ ἐβασίλευσε Χωμαεφθὰ κόσμος Φιλήφαιστος ἔτη ιαʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχνεʹ. Θηβαίων λʹ ἐβασίλευσε Σοικούνιος Ὁχοτύραννος ἔτη ξʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος γχξ ςʹ.