Philo Judaeus, De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini, Charles Duke Yonge (Translator), 1

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[1] 1 "And he also added, that she should bring forth his brother." ¹ The addition of one thing is a taking away of some other; as for instance, of particles in arithmetic, and of reasons in the soul. If then we must say that Abel is added, we must also think that Cain is taken away. But that the unusual character of expression may not cause perplexity to many we will endeavour to explain accurately the philosophy which is apparent beneath them, as clearly as may be in our power.

De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini. Philo Judaeus. Charles Duke Yonge (Translator). Germany. 2023-08-01.

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On the Sacrifice of Abel and Cain (English) (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.)

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De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini First1KGreek (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 1. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1896.) — 1 focus

[1] 1 „Καὶ προσέθηκε τεκεῖν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἄβελ“ ¹ (Gen. 4,2). ἡ τινὸς πρόσθεσις ἀφαίρεσίς ἐστιν ἑτέρου, ὡς ἀριθμητικῆς μορίων, καὶ ψυχῆς λογισμῶν. εἰ δὴ τὸν Ἄβελ προστίθεσθαι φατέον, τὸν Κάιν ἀφαιρεῖσθαι νομιστέον. ἵνα δὲ μὴ τὸ Τῶν ὀνομάτων ἀσύνηθες ἐπισκοτῇ πολλοῖς, τὴν ἐμφαινομένην φιλοσοφίαν ἀκριβοῦν ὡς ἂν οἷόν τε
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On the Sacrifice of Abel and Cain

1. Genesis iv. 2.

Philo Judaeus De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini 1

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