A Life of St. John for the Young

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ah, the Son of God. Before He was born the Jews were conquered by the Romans, and governed by them instead of the Jewish judges and kings. The country was divided into three parts. The southern was called Jud?a;

man's huts and moor their boats on the sandy beach. Some Jews were artisans, working at their trades in the smaller towns. But there were vast crowds of foreigners whose life was a great contrast to that of the Jews. Their customs were those of the nations to which they belonged.

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resses, and flashing swords and lances, carrying terror wherever they went. Egyptian travelers came with camels loaded with spices and balm. The bazaars were crowded with merchandise from India,

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erous populous villages lined the shores, or nestled in the neighboring valleys, or were perched on the hilltops. Fishermen's huts-which were mere stone

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and fishing. Four thousand floated at one time on the narrow lake. Vast quantities of fish were caught in the waters, supplying not only the people of Galilee, but the

be a fisherman's delight-a little haven from storm, with a broad beach of sand on which to moor his boats. There is no place like