The Works of Philo Judaeus, Vol. II (Yonge)

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^fcftAKV ■I ^ THE WORKS OF PHILO JUD^U S, THE CONTEMPORARY OF JOSEPHUS, TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK, BT 0. D. YONGE, B.A, VOL. II. LONDON HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1854. nADDON, BROTHERS, AND CO., PRINTERS, OASTLK STREET, JINoBT'RY. CONTENTS. Page On the Confusion of Languages . 1 On the Migration of Abraham ,. . 43 On the question, "Who is the Heir of I)-iyine? Things . 94 On the Meetiug for the sake of receiving Instruction . 157 On Fugitives 194 On the question why certain Names in the Holy Scrip- tures are changed 238 On the doctrine that Dreams are sent from God. Book I. 292 , Book II. 344 On the Life of the "Wise Man made perfect by Instruc- tion ; or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham 396 On the Life of a Man occupied with Affairs of State ; or, on Joseph . . , 453 /%&.*•*""** -JM\ t r ».»' A TKEATISE ON THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES. I. As to the preceding topics, what has been already said will be sufficient. We must next proceed to consider, and that in no slight or cursory manner, the philosophical account which Closes gives us of the confusion of languages ; for he speaks in the following manner : " And all the earth had one pronuncia- tion, and there was one language among all men. And it came to pass, as they were moving from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there. And one man said to his neighbour, Come, let us make bricks, and let us burr them with fire ; and they had bricks for stone, and asphalt for mortar. And they said, Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose head shall reach to heaven ; and

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