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title: "Antiquities of the Jews"
author: "Josephus"
translator: "William Whiston"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Second Temple"
section: 2 of 122
url: https://scriptura.si/works/josephus-antiquities-whiston-pg2848/2/
cite: "Josephus, tr. William Whiston, Antiquities of the Jews, section 2. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/josephus-antiquities-whiston-pg2848/2/"
---

# Antiquities of the Jews

*Josephus, tr. William Whiston*

The history of his people from Creation to the war with Rome.

## 2. BOOK I · CHAPTER 14. Concerning Sarah Abraham's Wife; And How She Ended Her Days.

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[¶0] CHAPTER 14. Concerning Sarah Abraham's Wife; And How She Ended Her Days.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 15. How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah.

[¶2] CHAPTER 15. How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 16. How Isaac Took Rebeka To Wife.

[¶4] CHAPTER 16. How Isaac Took Rebeka To Wife.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 17. Concerning The Death Of Abraham.

[¶6] CHAPTER 17. Concerning The Death Of Abraham.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 18. Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their Nativity And Education.

[¶8] CHAPTER 18. Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their Nativity And Education.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 19. Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The Fear He Was In Of His Brother.

[¶10] CHAPTER 19. Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The Fear He Was In Of His Brother.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 20. Concerning The Meeting Of Jacob And Esau.

[¶12] CHAPTER 20. Concerning The Meeting Of Jacob And Esau.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 21. Concerning The Violation Of Dina's Chastity.

[¶14] CHAPTER 21. Concerning The Violation Of Dina's Chastity.

### BOOK I · CHAPTER 22. How Isaac Died, And Was Buried In Hebron.

[¶16] CHAPTER 22. How Isaac Died, And Was Buried In Hebron.

[¶17] FOOTNOTES:

### BOOK II · CHAPTER 1. How Esau And Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided Their Habitation; And Esau Possessed Idumea And Jacob Canaan.

[¶19] CHAPTER 1. How Esau And Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided Their Habitation; And Esau Possessed Idumea And Jacob Canaan.

### BOOK II · CHAPTER 2. How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His Brethren, When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness.

[¶21] CHAPTER 2. How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His Brethren, When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness.

### BOOK II · CHAPTER 3. How Joseph Was Thus Sold By His Brethren Into Egypt, By Reason Of Their Hatred To Him; And How He There Grew Famous And Illustrious And Had His Brethren Under His Power.

[¶23] CHAPTER 3. How Joseph Was Thus Sold By His Brethren Into Egypt, By Reason Of Their Hatred To Him; And How He There Grew Famous And Illustrious And Had His Brethren Under His Power.