The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

SECT. II. The occurrences of the Temple under Alexander.

a 1.1 ALEXANDER the Great, the Conqueror of Darius and overthrower of the Persian Kingdom, did in his own Person visit Jerusalem and the Temple, coming towards it like a Lion, but he came into it like a Lamb. He had taken indig∣nation at Jaddua the High Priest, Nehem. XII. 22. because he denyed him assistance at the Siege of Tyrus (for Jaddua had sworn fealty to Darius.) Hereupon he cometh up towards Jerusalem breathing fire and fury against it, till he came within the sight of the City: There he was met by Jaddua in the High Priests garments, and by all the Priests in their vestments, and the People in white: whom when he came near, in stead of offer∣ing them violence, he shewed reverence to the High Priest and courteously saluted all the People.

When his Commanders wondred at such a change, he told them that in a dream in Macedon, he saw one in the very same Attire that the High Priest was in, who encouraged him to invade the Persian Empire, and promised to lead his Army and to make him victo∣rious. So he goeth with them into the City, offereth at the Temple, is shewed Daniels Prophesie concerning himself, granteth favourable priviledges to the Jews about their Religion, and so departeth.

b 1.2 It is held by some of the Jews, that in the very year that Alexander came to Jerusa∣lem, Ezra, Haggai, Zechary and Malachi died, and the Spirit of Prophesie departed from Israel; which if we follow the computation of Heathen Stories is a thing of utter improbability, they prolong the Persian Monarchy to so large a time; but if we follow the account of Scripture, it makes the improbability a great deal less, as might be shew∣ed if we were following the pursuit of Chronology: And if it be questioned how it should be possible, that all Heathen Stories that handle the succession of the Persian Kings, should be so far wide as to double, nay, almost to treble the number of the Kings more than they were, these three things may be produced as those that either severally, or rather jointly might be the reasons of such a mistake.

• 1. Because every one of the Persian Kings had a double, nay, some a treble name, and this multiplicity of Names might deceive the heedless Historian into an assertion of nu∣merousness of Persons.
• 2. The Persian Kingdom was a double Kingdom, Media and Persia, the two Arms and Shoulders in Dan. II. now the King of Persia and the Viceroy of Media might be likewise misconceived in after-times for two differing Persian Monarchs.
• 3. It was the manner of the Persian Kings when they went into the Wars, to create a King to rule at home while they were absent, and this might cause the accounting of so many Kings and of so long a time. And so Herodotus beareth witness, that c 1.3 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; when the King went to War, it was the Law of the Persians that he should appoint a King and so go his way on his expedition. And this custom was that that made Cyrus his third year to be accounted for Artaxerxes his first, though Cyrus was yet alive, because he left him King at home whilest he himself went to Wars abroad.

Alexander dying in the flower of his Age and Victories, his large Dominions ob∣tained so suddainly by the Sword, were divided as suddainly again, in a manner by the Sword, amongst four of his chief Commanders, according as was Prophesied, Dan. VIII. 8. & XI. 4. Two of them were Seleucus Nicanor, who obtained Syria, and Ptolo∣my Lagus, who obtained Egypt, whose families (the House of the North and the House of the South, Dan. XI.) being ill Neigbours one to another, did both of them prove ill Neighbours to Judea, and through and under them the People and Temple did un∣dergo divers varieties of fortune, but most commonly the worst.

The Kings of these Countries are reckoned these.

	d 1.4 Kings of Syria.	d 1.5 Kings of Egypt.
1 Seleucus Nicanor	32 years	1 Ptolomy Lagus	40 years
2 Antiochus Soter	19	2 Ptol. Philadelphus	18
3 Antiochus Theos	15	3 Ptol. Euergetes	26
4 Seleucus Gallinicus	20	4 Ptol. Philopator	17
5 Seleucus Ceraunos	3	5 Ptol. Epiphanes	24
6 Antiochus Magnus	31	6 Ptol. Philometor	36
7 Seleucus Philopator	12	7 Ptol. Euergetes	29
8 Antiochus Epiphanes	11	8 Ptol. Physcon	17
9 Antiochus Eupator	2	9 Ptol. Alexander	10
10 Demetrius Soter	22	10 Ptol. Lathurus	8
11 Alexander	11	11 Ptol. Dionysius	30
12 Demetrius	3	12 Cleopatra	22
13 Antiochus Sedetes	9
14 Demetrius iterum	4
15 Antiochus Grippus	12
16 Antiochus Cyzicenus	18
17 Philippus	2

Notes

• a 1.1

  Ios. Ant. sup.
• b 1.2

  Vid. Iuch. sol. 15.
• c 1.3

  Herod. Polymn. vel lib. 7.
• d 1.4

  Vid. Euseb. in Chron. Strab. Geog. l. 17.
• d 1.5

  Vid. Euseb. in Chron. Strab. Geog. l. 17.