Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

72 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
and many of the inhabitants of the countries of
Tenkiya, and Africa, and of the regions of the
west brought out to him [gifts]. And he opened
Hs sends up Asia aud Syria, towards the east, while he was
Syria. eucamped in Egypt, for he had distributed his
soldiers in the eastern and western parts of the
country. Then the troops, who were with him^
mounted horses, and mules, and camels, and Alex-
ander went out with them to Palestine.
Hewritesto Thcu Alcxauder wrote a letter to the elders of
Jerusalem, the Jcws, who wcrc in Jerusalem* [and ordered]
them to submit to his rule, and they would not
accept him, but said, "We are under the rule of
"Darius, the king of Persia, and we cannot come
"under thy dominion". Then Alexander said to
his friends, "Behold, I will seek help from God
"against these Jews, for they and their kings have
"been accursed from the beginning; if God were
"to give them the power, they would not let a
"man move about on the earth. But I will carry
"them away and will put them under the dominion
"of my majesty after the manner' of slaves". And
Alexander was angry at their answer to him.
Hecomesto Aud it Came to pass, when Alexander drew
Jerusalem,
nigh unto Jerusalem, together with his armies and
soldiers [p, 40], that the earth and the mountains
trembled and shook at his coming, and at the
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: aoip^lx : = ^^sx\ cu^ see MacGuckin de
Slane, Aboulfcda^ p. rrv.
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