Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

412 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
from his wife, the daughter of Sanballat, and for
this reason the Jews put him away, and reduced
him from his grade; and he went together with
his wife unto Sanballat, his father-in-law, and
he dwelt with him. And Sanballat wished to
build a sanctuary in Tiir-bazil like unto the Sanctu-
ary of Salem, so that men might gather themselves
together there, and that he might say unto them,
"This is the place which God Almighty, the Glorious
"and Exalted, hath chosen," so that [his son-inlaw]
might not cease from his position. And when
Sanballat asked Alexander, he said unto him, "I
sanbauat's "grant what thou hast asked, that is, to build the
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on Mo^nt "sanctuary " and then he went on his way. Then
Genzim.
Sanballat built a sanctuary' in Tur-bazil, and placed
his son-in-law in it as priest, and he said unto
the Jews, "This is the place which God Almight)^
"the Glorious and Exalted, hath chosen to bless,
"v/herein it is meet that men should go and pray,
"even as Moses saith in the Law, 'I will put My
"blessing in Mount Kerbarim.'"^ And many of the
Jews received these things, and they journeyed to
Tur-bazil each day bringing their offerings,^ [p. 243]
oblations, and tithes, and gifts; and they forsook
the Sanctuary* of God Almighty, and they lightly
esteemed it, and kept at a distance therefrom, and
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