CHAPTER XIII 

WOE, WOE TO JERUSALEM 

Two more years went by, two dreadful, bloody years. In Jerusalem the factions tore each other. In Galilee let the Jewish leader Josephus, under whom Caleb was fighting, do what he would, Vespasian and his generals stormed city after city, massacring their inhabitants by thousands and tens of thousands. In the coast towns and elsewhere Syrians and Jews made war. The Jews assaulted Gadara and Gaulonitis, Sebaste and Ascalon, Anthedon and Gaza, putting many to the sword. Then came their own turn, for the Syrians and Greeks rose upon them and slaughtered them without mercy. As yet, however, there had been no blood shed in Tyre, though all knew that it must come. The Essenes, who had been driven from their home by the Dead Sea and taken refuge in Jerusalem, sent messengers to Miriam warning her to flee from Tyre, where a massacre was being planned; warning her also not to come to Jerusalem, which city they believed to be doomed, but to escape, if possible over sea. Nor was this all, for her own people, the Christians, besought her to fly for her life's sake with them to the city of Pella, where they were gathering from Jerusalem and all Judæa. To both Miriam answered that what her grandsire did, that she must do. If he fled, she would fly; if he stayed at Tyre, she would stay; if he went to Jerusalem, she would go; for he had been good to her and she had sworn that while he lived she would not desert him. So the Essene messengers went back to Jerusalem, and the Christian elders prayed with her, and having blessed her and consigned her to the care of the Most High and His Son, their Lord, departed to Pella, where, as it was fated, through all those dreadful times not a hair of their heads was touched.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who did the Dead Sea force out of their homes?
2. Who was forced to leave their homes due to the Dead Sea?
3. Who did the Dead Sea drive out of where they lived?
Q2:
1. Where did the Essenes take refuge?
2. Where did the Essenes travel to for refuge?
3. Where did the Essenes take shelter?
Q3:
1. Who did the Essenes send messengers to?
2. Who did the Essenes get in contact with?
3. Who was contacted by the Essenes?
Q4:
1. Who fought in the coast town, et. al.?
2. Who waged war in the towns on the coast, amongst other locations?
3. Who wreaked havoc on the beach towns, etc?
Q5:
1. Was blood drawn in Tyre?
2. Were people seriously wounded in Tyre?
3. Did bloodshed occur in Tyre?
Q6:
1. What was the messengers' warning for Miriam?
2. What cautionary advice did the messengers give Miriam?
3. What did the messengers caution Miriam to do?
Q7:
1. What was Miriam's reply?
2. What response did Miriam give?
3. How did Miriam respond?
Q8:
1. Where did the Essene messengers return to?
2. What city did the Essene messengers go back to?
3. Which city was rejoined by the Essene messengers?
Q9:
1. Which elders prayed with Miriam?
2. Who were the elders that prayed with Miriam?
3. What elders contacted the holy spirits alongside Miriam?
Q10:
1. Who did the Christian elders consign Miriam's care to?
2. Who did the Christian elders put in charge of Miriam's care?
3. Who did the Christian elders put Miriam into the care of?
Q11:
1. Where did the Christian elders go after their seance with Miriam?
2. Where did the Christian elders travel to after their session with Miriam?
3. What location did the Christian elders visit once they were done with Miriam?
Q12:
1. By whom were Gadara and Gaulonitis beseiged?
2. Who attacked Gadara and Gaulonitis?
3. Who carried out an aggression on Gadara and Gaulonitis?
Q13:
1. What was the name of the Jewish leader in Galilee?
2. What Jewish person led in Galilee?
3. Who was the Jew that was in charge of things in Galilee?
Q14:
1. Who fought under Josephus?
2. What was the name of the person that fought under Josephus?
3. Who went to battle under Josephus?
Q15:
1. Where was a massacre going to be carried out?
2. In what location would the planned massacre happen?
3. What location was a slaughter going to take place in?
