alestine。　Accordingly；　as　he　adds；　those　that　say　it　never　rains　in　Egypt　must　mean　the　Proper　or　Upper　Egypt；　because　it　does　sometimes　rain　in　the　other　parts。　See　the　note　on　Antiq。　B。　II。　ch。　7。　sect。　7；　and　B。　III。　ch。　1。　sect。　6。
  （19）　Of　this　temple　of　Onias's　building　in　Egypt；　see　the　notes　on　Antiq。　B。　XIII。　ch。　3。　sect。　1。　But　whereas　it　is　elsewhere；　both　of　the　War；　B。　I。　ch。　1。　sect。　1；　and　in　the　Antiquities　as　now　quoted；　said　that　this　temple　was　like　to　that　at　Jerusalem；　and　here　that　it　was　not　like　it；　but　like　a　tower；　sect。　3；　there　is　some　reason　to　suspect　the　reading　here；　and　that　either　the　negative　particle　is　here　to　be　blotted　out；　or　the　word　entirely　added。
  （20）　We　must　observe；　that　Josephus　here　speaks　of　Antiochus　who　profaned　the　temple　as　now　alive；　when　Onias　had　leave　given　them　by　Philometer　to　build　his　temple；　whereas　it　seems　not　to　have　been　actually　built　till　about　fifteen　years　afterwards。　Yet；　because　it　is　said　in　the　Antiquities　that　Onias　went　to　Philometer；　B。　XII。　ch。　9。　sect。　7；　during　the　lifetime　of　that　Antiochus；　it　is　probable　he　petitioned；　and　perhaps　obtained　his　leave　then；　though　it　were　not　actually　built　or　finished　till　fifteen　years　afterward。
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