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Excerpt from The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus: Bishop of Casarea, in Palestine; In Ten Books; Translated From the Original The time when our Lord was born, being an important bistori cal fact, authorities are given corroborating the statement of St. Luke, and settling the question in general, to what particular period this happy event is to be referred. (b. I. Ch. The coincidence with the language of Prophecy is then illustrated by a reference to the state of the Jewish Government at the time, and the seeming discrepancy between the gospels of Matthew and Luke on the genealogy of Christ, is reconciled. (b. I. Ch. Historical sketches are given respecting those who acted a promi nent part in our Lord's trial and death, elucidating both the time of His Ministry and the retributive visitations of Providence. (ch. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.