Fishers Historic Illustrations Of The Bible

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266584537
Total Pages : 432 pages
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Download or read book Historic Illustrations of the Bible written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historic Illustrations of the Bible: Principally After the Old Masters The decree of Caesar was, correctly speaking, that an enrolment, or census, of the people should be made, and, Cyrenius, an active soldier and rigid commissioner, was, probably, sent upon this service, so unpleasant to Herod, and so unpopular in Syria. The government of Herod had not given satisfaction to the emperor, who rejected all attempts of the tetrarch to explain his conduct, and even added, that having hitherto treated him as a friend, he should henceforth treat him as a subject. After this sentence, it was resolved that Syria should be degraded to the rank of a Roman province; a change which took place eleven years after the birth of Christ. Much strictness was observed in taking the Roman census; the returns of age and property were made on oath, and under the penalty of confiscation of goods in case of delin queney. The object of the census was the imposition of a capitation tax, males from fourteen years, and females from twelve, being included within its operation. As the collector was, in all probability, accompanied by a strong armed force, to secure the ready execution of his orders, none ventured to disobey them, and Joseph, knowing the peremptory nature of the decree, not withstanding Mary's pregnancy, immediately proceeded with her to Bethlehem, his own city, to be there enrolled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.