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；　he　introduces　his　fictitious　king　Amenophis；　and　says　thus：　〃This　king　was　desirous　to　become　a　spectator　of　the　gods；　as　had　Orus；　one　of　his　predecessors　in　that　kingdom；　desired　the　same　before　him；　he　also　communicated　that　his　desire　to　his　namesake　Amenophis；　who　was　the　son　of　Papis；　and　one　that　seemed　to　partake　of　a　divine　nature；　both　as　to　wisdom　and　the　knowledge　of　futurities。〃　Manethe　adds；　〃how　this　namesake　of　his　told　him　that　he　might　see　the　gods；　if　he　would　clear　the　whole　country　of　the　lepers　and　of　the　other　impure　people；　that　the　king　was　pleased　with　this　injunction；　and　got　together　all　that　had　any　defect　in　their　bodies　out　of　Egypt；　and　that　their　number　was　eighty　thousand；　whom　he　sent　to　those　quarries　which　are　on　the　east　side　of　the　Nile；　that　they　might　work　in　them；　and　might　be　separated　from　the　rest　of　the　Egyptians。〃　He　says　further；　that　〃there　were　some　of　the　learned　priests　that　were　polluted　with　the　leprosy；　but　that　still　this　Amenophis；　the　wise　man　and　the　prophet；　was　afraid　that　the　gods　would　be　angry　at　him　and　at　the　king；　if　there　should　appear　to　have　been　violence　offered　them；　who　also　added　this　further；　＇out　of　his　sagacity　about　futurities；＇　that　certain　people　would　come　to　the　assistance　of　these　polluted　wretches；　and　would　conquer　Egypt；　and　keep　it　in　their　possession　thirteen　years；　that；　however；　he　durst　not　tell　the　king　of　these　things；　but　that　he　left　a　writing　behind　him　about　all　those　matters；　and　then　slew　himself；　which　made　the　king　disconsolate。〃　After　which　he　writes　thus　verbatim：　〃After　those　that　were　sent　to　work　in　the　quarries　had　continued　in　that　miserable　state　for　a　long　while；　the　king　was　desired　that　he　would　set　apart　the　city　Avaris；　which　was　then　left　desolate　of　the　shepherds；　for　their　habitation　and　protection；　which　desire　he　granted　them。　Now　this　city；　according　to　the　ancient　theology；　was　Typho's　city。　But　when　these　men　were　gotten　into　it；　and　found　the　place　fit　for　a　revolt；　they　appointed　themselves　a　ruler　out　of　the　priests　of　Hellopolis；　whose　name　was　Osarsiph；　and　they　took　their　oaths　that　they　would　be　obedient　to　him　in　all　things。　He　then；　in　the　first　place；　made　this　law　for　them；　That　they　should　neither　worship　the　Egyptian　gods；　nor　should　abstain　from　any　one　of　those　sacred　animals　which　they　have　in　the　highest　esteem；　but　kill　and　destroy　them　all；　that　they　should　join　themselves　to　nobody　but　to　those　that　were　of　this　confederacy。　When　he　had　made　such　laws　as　these；　and　many　more　such　as　were　mainly　opposite　to　the　customs　of　the　Egyptians；　（23）　he　gave　order　that　they　should　use　the　multitude　of　the　hands　they　had　in　building　walls　about　their　City；　and　make　themselves　ready　for　a　war　with　king　Amenophis；　while　he　did　himself　take　into　his　friendship　the　other　priests；　and　those　that　were　polluted　with　them；　and　sent　ambassadors　to　those　shepherds　who　had　been　driven　out　of　the　land　by　Tefilmosis　to　the　city　called　Jerusalem；　whereby　he　informed　them　of　his　own　affairs；　and　of　the　state　of　those　others　that　had　been　treated　after　such　an　ignominious　manner；　and　desired　that　they　would　come　with　one　consent　to　his　assistance　in　this　war　against　Egypt。　He　also　promised　that　he　would；　in　the　first　place；　bring　them　back　to　their　ancient　city　and　country　Avaris；　and　provide　a　plentiful　maintenance　for　their　multitude；　that　he　would　protect　them　and　fight　for　them　as　occasion　should　require；　and　would　easily　reduce　the　country　under　their　dominion。　These　shepherds　were　all　very　glad　of　this　message；　and　came　away　with　alacrity　all　together；　being　in　number　two　hundred　thousand　men；　and　in　a　little　time　they　came　to　Avaris。　And　now　Amenophis　the　king　of　Egypt；　upon　his　being　informed　of　their　invasion；　was　in　great　confusion；　as　calling　to　mind　what　Amenophis；　the　son　of　Papis；　had　foretold　him；　and；　in　the　first　place；　he　assembled　the　multitude　of　the　Egyptians；　and　took　counsel　with　their　leaders；　and　sent　for　their　sacred　animals　to　him；　especially　for　those　that　were　principally　worshipped　in　their　temples；　and　gave　a　particular　charge　to　the　priests　distinctly；　that　they　should　hide　the　images　of　their　gods　with　the　utmost　care　he　also　sent　his　son　Sethos；　who　was　also　named　Ramesses；　from　his　father　Rhampses；　being　but　five　years　old；　to　a　friend　of　his。　He　then　passed　on　with　the　rest　of　the　Egyptians；　being　three　hundred　thousand　of　the　most　warlike　of　them；　against　the　enemy；　who　met　them。　Yet　did　he　not　join　battle　with　them；　but　thinking　that　would　be　to　fight　against　the　gods；　he　returned　back　and　came　to　Memphis；　where　he　took　Apis　and　the　other　sacred　animals　which　he　had　sent　for　to　him；　and　presently　marched　into　Ethiopia；　together　with　his　whole　army　and　multitude　of　Egyptians；　for　the　king　of　Ethiopia　was　under　an　obligation　to　him；　on　which　account　he　received　him；　and　took　care　of　all　the　multitude　that　was　with　him；　while　the　country　supplied　all　that　was　necessary　for　the　food　of　the　men。　He　also　allotted　cities　and　villages　for　this　exile；　that　was　to　be　from　its　beginning　during　those　fatally　determined　thirteen　years。　Moreover；　he　pitched　a　camp　for　his　Ethiopian　army；　as　a　guard　to　king　Amenophis；　upon　the　borders　of　Egypt。　And　this　was　the　state　of　things　in　Ethiopia。　But　for　the　people　of　Jerusalem；　when　they　came　down　together　with　the　polluted　Egyptians；　they　treated　the　men　in　such　a　barbarous　manner；　that　those　who　saw　how　they　subdued　the　forementioned　country；　and　the　horrid　wickedness　they　were　guilty　of；　thought　it　a　most　dreadful　thing；　for　they　did　not　only　set　the　cities　and　villages　on　fire　but　were　not　satisfied　till　they　had　been　guilty　of　sacrilege；　and　destroyed　the　images　of　the　gods；　and　used　them　in　roasting　those　sacred　animals　that　used　to　be　worshipped；　and　forced　the　priests　and　prophets　to　be　the　executioners　and　murderers　of　those　animals；　and　then　ejected　them　naked　out　of　the　country。　It　was　also　reported　that　the　priest；　who　ordained　their　polity　and　their　laws；　was　by　birth　of　Hellopolls；　and　his　name　Osarsiph；　from　Osyris；　who　was　the　god　of　Hellopolls；　but　that　when　he　was　gone　over　to　these　people；　his　name　was　changed；　and　he　was　called　Moses。〃

27。　This　is　what　the　Egyptians　relate　about　the　Jews；　with　much　more；　which　I　omit　for　the　sake　of　brevity。　But　still　Manetho　goes　on；　that　〃after　this；　Amenophis　returned　back　from　Ethiopia　with　a　great　army；　as　did　his　son　Ahampses　with　another　army　also；　and　that　both　of　them　joined　battle　with　the　shepherds　and　the　polluted　people；　and　beat　them；　and　slew　a　great　many　of　them；　and　pursued　them　to　the　bounds　of　Syria。〃　These　and　the　like　accounts　are　written　by　Manetho。　But　I　will　demonstrate　that　he　trifles；　and　tells　arrant　lies；　after　I　have　made　a　distinction　which　will　relate　to　what　I　am　going　to　say　about　him；　for　this　Manetho　had　granted　and　confessed　that　this　nation　was　not　originally　Egyptian；　but　that　they　had　come　from　another　country；　and　subdued　Egypt；　and　then　went　away　again　out　of　it。　But　that。　those　Egyptians　who　were　thus　diseased　in　their　bodies　were　not　mingled　with　us　afterward；　and　that　Moses　who　brought　the　people　out　was　not　one　of　that　company；　but　lived　many　generations　earlier；　I　shall　endeavor　to　demonstrate　from　Manetho's　own　accounts　themselves。

28。　Now；　for　the　first　occasion　of　this　fiction；　Manetho　supposes　what　is　no　better　than　a　ridiculous　thing；　for　he　says　that〃　king　Amenophis　desired　to　see　the　gods。〃　What　gods；　I　pray；　did　he　desire　to　see？　If　he　meant　the　gods　whom　their　laws　ordained　to　be　worshipped；　the　ox；　the　goat；　the　crocodile；　and　the　baboon；　he　saw　them　already；　but　for　the　heavenly　gods；　how　could　he　see　them；　and　what　should　occasion　this　his　desire？　To　be　sure？　it　was　because　another　king　before　him　had　already　seen　them。　He　had　then　been　informed　what　sort　of　gods　they　were；　and　after　what　manner　they　had　been　seen；　insomuch　that　he　did　not　stand　in　need　of　any　new　artifice　for　obtaining　this　sight。　However；　the　prophet　by　whose　means　the　king　thought　to　compass　his　design　was　a　wise　man。　If　so；　how　came　he　not　to　know　that　such　his　desire　was　impossible　to　be　accomplished？　for　the　event　did　not　succeed。　And　what　pretense　could　there　be　to　suppose　that　the　gods　would　not　be　seen　by　reason　of　the　people's　maims　in　their　bodies；　or　leprosy？　for　the　gods　are　not　angry　at　the　imperfection　of　bodies；　but　at　wicked　practices；　and　as　to　eighty　thousand　lepers；　and　those　in　an　ill　state　also；　how　is　it　possible　to　have　them　gathered　together　in　one　day？　nay；　how　came　the　king　not　to　comply　with　the　prophet？　for　his　injunction　was；　that　those　that　were　maimed　should　be　expelled　out　of　Egypt；　while　the　king　only　sent　them　to　work　in　the　quarries；　as　if　he　were　rather　in　want　of　laborers；　than　intended　to　purge　his　country。　He　says　further；　that〃　this　prophet　slew　himself；　as　foreseeing　the　anger　of　the　gods；　and　those　events　which　were　to　come　upon　Egypt　afterward；　and　that　he　left　this　prediction　for　the　king　in　writing。〃　Besides；　how　came　it　to　pass　that　this　prophet　did　not　foreknow　his　own　death　at　the　first？　nay；　how　came　he　not　to　contradict　the　king　in　his　desire　to　see　the　gods　immediately？　how　came　that　unreasonable　dread　upon　him　of　judgments