[157] Josephus, Ant. xii:6 and 7; 2 Maccabees 2:19; 10:1-8; also John 10:22.

[158] Luke 2:1.

[159] Matt. 2:1. Page [106].

[160] [Note 1], end of chapter.

[161] Deut. 7:6; see also 10:15; Exo. 19:5, 6; Psa. 135:4; Isa. 41:8; 45:4; compare 1 Peter 2:9.

[162] [Note 6], end of chapter.

[163] 2 Kings 17:24.

[164] John 4:9; Luke 9:51-53. Pages [172], [183] herein.

[165] [Note 2], end of chapter.

[166] Bab. Talmud, Sanhedrin, 90.