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  2. Traditional Jewish chronology - Wikipedia

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    For example, where the Hebrew Bible (I Kings 6:1) assigns 480 years from the exodus to the building of the First Temple, Josephus wrote (Antiquities 8.3.1.) that it was built 592 years after the exodus. Where the Hebrew Bible (I Kings 11:42) assigns Solomon's reign as 40 years, Josephus (Antiquities 8.7.8.) puts his

  3. Petra - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish historian Josephus (ca. 37–100 AD) writes that the region was inhabited by the Midianites during the time of Moses, and that they were ruled by five kings, one of whom was Rekem. Josephus mentions that the city, called Petra by the Greeks, "ranks highest in the land of the Arabs" and was still called Rekeme by all the Arabs of his ...

  4. Caiaphas - Wikipedia

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    According to Josephus, Caiaphas was appointed in AD 18 by the Roman prefect Valerius Gratus [2] who preceded Pontius Pilate. According to John , Caiaphas was the son-in-law of the high priest Annas , who is widely identified with Ananus the son of Seth, mentioned by Josephus. [ 15 ]

  5. History of the Jews in Spain - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] Flavius Josephus, in The Jewish War, records that Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great and tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, was exiled by Emperor Caligula to Spain in 39 CE. [21] [22] However, in his later work, Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus identifies the location of Antipas's banishment as Gaul. [23]

  6. Arabs - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus wrote about the Arabs and their king, mentioning their relationship with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. The tribute paid by the Arab king to Cleopatra was collected by Herod , the king of the Jews, but the Arab king later became slow in his payments and refused to pay without further deductions. [ 142 ]

  7. Slavery in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Through the end of the 2nd century BC, skilled labor throughout Italy, such as pottery design and manufacture, was still predominated by free workers, whose corporations or guilds might own a few slaves. [416] In the Imperial era, as many of 90 percent of workers in these areas might be slaves or former slaves. [417]

  8. The Ten Commandments (1956 film) - Wikipedia

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    Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected 45 reviews, and reported that 84% of critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critics consensus states: "Bombastic and occasionally silly, but extravagantly entertaining, Cecil B. DeMille's all-star spectacular is a muscular retelling of the great Bible ...

  9. Europe - Wikipedia

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    Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east.