Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

544 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
The vision of '"let bonc be fastened unto bone by the sinew
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'"thereof, and let member grow solid on member
" 'with the nerves thereof and let limb grow firm
'"upon limb with the fibre thereof, and let them
'"be covered with flesh, and let skin envelop them'.
"And while He was saying these words, when as
"yet He had not finished His speech, and while
"the prophet was speaking, in a moment all the
"dead who were [lying] before the prophet stood
"up, and not one of their members was wanting.
"The bone of the hand had not placed itself
"[p. 345] upon the bones of the foot, and the bone
"of the heel had not come upon the bone of the
"neck; but they were all joined to their own mem-
"bers, and every bone was fastened by its own sinew.
"And, moreover, God gathered together blood and
"placed it in them, and understanding was given
"unto them, and they moved and went about, and
"became living beings, even as they had been in
"days of old. Then the prophet marvelled and
"smote his hands together, and he went backwards
"in fear over the earth, and he saw with terror
"that all the bones had risen up before he had
"finished the words which he was saying, even
"as the Holy Spirit Who was in the chariot had
"announced to him."
Objection of And Komsit answered and said unto him, "I
"never knew or heard of this thing until to-day,
"and I never understood until this day that a man
"could be raised up [again]; for our bodies grow
"old and decay, and our bones crumble to pieces