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ALEXANDER AND THE BRAHMANS. 1 27<br />

was coming to them, they* sent unto him certain<br />

of their sages, and with them they had a letter<br />

which read thus:<br />

"From the Brahmans, the men of wisdom and The letter of<br />

"knowledge, and the fearers of God Almighty [to ^Ins.<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong>]"—Now it was these men over whom<br />

Elijah, the prophet, boasted when he spake before<br />

God Almighty words of prayer on behalf of Ahab,<br />

the king of Israel, whose wife, the queen, had sent<br />

to him.' And he said,^ "O God, they have slain<br />

"thy prophets, they have overthrown Thine altars,<br />

"and I, even I only, am left to make mention of<br />

"Thee, and they seek my life [to destroy it]." And<br />

"the Lord spake unto him, saying, "Boast not<br />

"thyself before Me that thou art the only man<br />

"[left] to worship Me and to call upon My name,<br />

"for I have seventy thousand [men] who worship'''''^ °"s'"<br />

-' L J -l^ of the Brah-<br />

"Me and who have not bowed the knee to Baal- mans.<br />

"Peor, and who have not acknowledged any other<br />

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