[6410] History of the Jewish Nation,' pp. 435, 436.
[6411] The expression occurs already in Job xxvi. 7.
[6412] Probably twofold' might best express the meaning.
[6413] Mark also the symbolical significance of the numbers 3, 7, 12 as the manifestation of God - the Archetype of all else.
[6414] All the glosses on and in the text have been omitted. The edition of the Tractate in its present form used by us is that of Warshau, 1874, and consists (with comments) of 20 octavo (double) pages. For the criticism of the work see specially Grätz, Gesch. d. Juden, vol. iii. pp. 415-428, and Derenbourg, Hist. de la Palest. pp. 439-446. A special tractate on the subject is Schmilg's inaugural dissertation, Leipzig, 1874. It need scarcely be said that these writers entertain different views as to the historical dates specially commemorated in the Megillath Taanith, and the events to which they refer. Comp. also Wolfius, Biblioth. Rabb. vol. i. p.385, vol. ii. p. 1325, vol. iii. p. 11963. My edition of Wolfius has the great advantage of the marginal notes and corrections by the great Jewish historian, the late Dr. Jost, who, many years ago, gave me his copy.
[6415] We abstain from giving historical notes. For the different explanations of the commemorative dates the reader is referred to the books already mentioned.
[6416] This feast seems to refer to the death of King Herod; that on the 7th Kislev to the death of King Jannæus. __________________________________________________________________
List of the Maccabees, of the Family of Herod, of the High-Priests, the Roman Procurators of Judæa, and Roman Govenors of Syria
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