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It happened that I was fairly well known among these natives through my horse Kochba of pure Maneghi-Sbeli blood which I had purchased from some Anazzi Bedouins who were encamped not far from Aleppo: a swift and intelligent animal he was, winner of many races, and in a land where a horse is considerably more valuable than a wife, his ownership cast quite a glamour over me.

Then turning again to Apollodorus he continued: "The oppressors in Israel have set up idols in our holy places, and strive again to force the people to bow down to them; but rather shall our back be broken than we will bend the knee or submit!" "You are meditating another revolt?" asked the Alexandrian anxiously. "Answer me have you heard the name of Bar Kochba?"

Then turning again to Apollodorus he continued: "The oppressors in Israel have set up idols in our holy places, and strive again to force the people to bow down to them; but rather shall our back be broken than we will bend the knee or submit!" "You are meditating another revolt?" asked the Alexandrian anxiously. "Answer me have you heard the name of Bar Kochba?"

Have you heard the name of Bar Kochba?" "Uncle," said Ben Jochai, interrupting the old Rabbi's speech, and rising from his seat: "Say nothing you might regret." "Nay, nay," answered Gamaliel earnestly. "Our friends here prefer the human above the divine, but they are not traitors."

Have you heard the name of Bar Kochba?" "Uncle," said Ben Jochai, interrupting the old Rabbi's speech, and rising from his seat: "Say nothing you might regret." "Nay, nay," answered Gamaliel earnestly. "Our friends here prefer the human above the divine, but they are not traitors."

Then turning again to Apollodorus he continued: "The oppressors in Israel have set up idols in our holy places, and strive again to force the people to bow down to them; but rather shall our back be broken than we will bend the knee or submit!" "You are meditating another revolt?" asked the Alexandrian anxiously. "Answer me have you heard the name of Bar Kochba?"

Have you heard the name of Bar Kochba?" "Uncle," said Ben Jochai, interrupting the old Rabbi's speech, and rising from his seat: "Say nothing you might regret." "Nay, nay," answered Gamaliel earnestly. "Our friends here prefer the human above the divine, but they are not traitors."