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Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 21: The Yehudah–Roman Covenant

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21:1

Yehudah seeks formal friendship with Rome, whose victories over other kingdoms have become widely known.

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21:2

Envoys travel west and establish a written covenant of mutual assistance.

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21:3

Yosippon preserves the agreement as part of Yehudah’s international strategy while later history will show Rome becoming the very imperial power that subdues Yehudah.

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21:4

The irony belongs to the chronicle’s long historical arc: an ally in one generation can become ruler in another.

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