Antiquities of the Jews, Book II
c. 93–94
Book II of the Antiquities: from Isaac’s death through Joseph in Egypt, Jacob’s migration, the oppression, Moses, and the Exodus. English by William Whiston.
Translated by William Whiston
English translation by William Whiston (1737). Public domain. Digital text via Project Gutenberg.
Contents
Book II
- Chapter 1: How Esau And Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided Their Habitation; And Esau Possessed Idumea And Jacob Canaan.
- Chapter 2: How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His Brethren, When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness.
- Chapter 3: How Joseph Was Thus Sold By His Brethren Into Egypt, By Reason Of Their Hatred To Him; And How He There Grew Famous And Illustrious And Had His Brethren Under His Power.
- Chapter 4: Concerning The Signal Chastity Of Joseph.
- Chapter 5: What Things Befell Joseph In Prison.
- Chapter 6: How Joseph When He Was Become Famous In Egypt, Had His Brethren In Subjection.
- Chapter 7: The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him, On Account Of The Famine.
- Chapter 8: Of The Death Of Jacob And Joseph.
- Chapter 9: Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt, During Four Hundred Years. 16
- Chapter 10: How Moses Made War With The Ethiopians.
- Chapter 11: How Moses Fled Out Of Egypt Into Midian.
- Chapter 12: Concerning The Burning Bush And The Rod Of Moses.
- Chapter 13: How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh.
- Chapter 14: Concerning The Ten Plagues Which Came Upon The Egyptians.
- Chapter 15: How The Hebrews Under The Conduct Of Moses Left Egypt.
- Chapter 16: How The Sea Was Divided Asunder For The Hebrews, When They Were Pursued By The Egyptians, And So Gave Them An Opportunity Of Escaping From Them.