Philo Judaeus, De Abrahamo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 91

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[91] ἡ δ’ αἰτία τῆς ἐπιθέσεως ἀρχὴν ἔλαβε τοιάνδε. καρπῶν ἀφορίας ἐπὶ συχνὸν χρόνον γενομένης, ¹ τοτὲ μὲν διὰ πολλὴν καὶ ἄμετρον ἐπομβρίαν τοτὲ δὲ δι’ αὐχμὸν καὶ ζάλην, αἱ κατὰ Συρίαν πόλεις συνεχεῖ λιμῷ πιεσθεῖσαι κεναὶ τῶν οἰκητόρων ἦσαν, ἄλλων ἀλλαχόσε σκιδναμένων κατὰ ζήτησιν τροφῆς καὶ πορισμὸν τῶν ἀναγκαίων.

De Abrahamo. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

De Abrahamo (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 4. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1902.)

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On the Life of the Wise Man made perfect by Instruction or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, Volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 91 focus

[91] And the cause of this man’s design upon it arose from this beginning; there having been a barrenness and scarcity of crops for a long time, owing to a long and immoderate period of rain which prevailed at one time, and to a great drought and heat which ensued afterwards. The cities of Syria being oppressed by a long continuance of famine, became destitute of inhabitants, all of them being dispersed in different directions for the purpose of seeking food and providing themselves with necessaries.

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De Abrahamo

1.
2 μετατραπόμενος BEK: μετατρεπόμενος ceteri οἴκαδε] ἀποστελλόμενος Η
4 ἀγαθῶν om. C
5 οὑτοσὶ BEK: οὗτος ceteri τοὐναντίον codd: τοῦτο Arm
6 συνδιαιτήσεως τῆς τῶν πολλῶν BEK: τῆς τ. π. συνδ. ceteri
7 εὑρεῖν CFG: ἀνευρεῖν fort. secludendum
8 καθ’ αὑτὸ BE σπεύδοντες πρῶτον ΒΕΚ Arm: πρῶτον σπεύδοντες ceteri
10 ἐπ’ ΒΕΚH2 Arm: ὑπ’ ceteri
11 καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα om. Κ
12 δυσαποσπασθέντων Κ τὸν] τὸ C
13 ἀπαιτηθεὶς Κ ὁρατὸν CF2MH2, ὁρατὸν corr. ex ἀόρατον Β: ἀόρατον ceteri 13.
14 τὸν— θεόν om. Αrm
11 ἀλλ’ KHP
15 ἐθεᾶτο BEK ποιητὴν ὁμοῦ BEK Arm: ὁμοῦ ποιητὴν ceteri
17 τοῦ] τοὺς (sed σ eras.) C 17.
18 ὐκεκαταφρόνητοι (sic) C
18 παντί τὼ BEK: τῳ om. ceteri πάντη FG
19 οἲ τὰ] οἴα CFG παρὰ om. H (Turu.)
20 περὶ ψυχὴν Κ: περὶ ψυχῆς BE, τῆς ψυχῆς (om. περὶ) ceteri
21 ὁ θεὸς om. BE μεγάλῃ om. Arm
22 ἀκρατοῦς] αὐτοκράτορος male coni. Mang.
23 σῷον] θεῖον BK
24 καρπὸν Α ἀφορίας BEK Arm (coni. Mang.): ἀπορίας ceteri
14 sqq. Gen. 12,10 sqq.

Philo Judaeus De Abrahamo 91

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