Excerpt from The History of the Jews: From the Time of Alexander the Great to the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, A. M. 3595, B. C. 409 to A. D. 70 B. C. 332. Derived from them the greatest encouragement to carry on the war against Darius, not doubting but that he was the person described in the prophetic books. These circumstances so effectually recommended the Jews to the favour Of Alexander, that when, at his departure, they petitioned him to allow them to live under their own laws, and in the free exercise of their religion, and further to be exempted from tribute every seventh year, because their law forbade them to cultivate the soil in the year of the sabbath, he immediately complied with their request. The Jews further implored his protection for their brethren whom he would find settled in Babylon; and many of them, won by his kindness, enlisted as soldiers in his service, and accompanied him on his expedition. 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.