*  It  is  well  worth  observation,  that  Josephus  here
calls  that  principal  anpel,  who  appeared  to  Abraham
and  foretold  the  birth  of  Isaac,  directly  God;  which
language  of  Josi-plms  here,  prepares  us  to  believe  those
other  exjiressions  of  his,  that  Jesus  v:as  a  vnse  man,  if
it  be  lavxfid  to  call  him  a  man,  Antiq.  b.  xviii.  chap.  iii.
sect.  3;  and  of  God  the  Word,  in  his  homily  concern-
iu.;:  Hades,  may  be  both  genuine.  Nor  is  the  other  ex-
pression of  divine  anpet,  used  presently,  and  before,
also  of  any  other  signification.
t  Josephus  here  calls  Ismael  a  young  child,  or  in-
fant, tliough  he  was  about  1.3  years  of  age ;  as  Judas
calls  himself  and  his  brethren  young  men,  when  he
was  47,  and  had  two  children,  Antiq.  b.  ii.  chap.  vi.
sect.  8,  and  they  were  of  much  the  same  age  as  is  a
damsel  of  12  y-ars  old  called  a  little  child,  Mark  v.
39-42,  five  several  times.  Ilerod  also  is  said  by  Jose-
phus to  be  a  very  young  man  at  25.  See  the  note  on
Antiq.  b.  xiv.  cliap.  ix.  sect.  2,  and  of  the  War,  b.  i.
cliiip.  X.  And  Aristobulus  is  styled  a  very  little  child
tit  10  years  of  age,  Antiq.  b.  xv.  chap.  ii.  sect.  G,  7.
Doniitian  is  also  calleil  hy  him  a  very  young  child,
when  he  went  on  his  German  expedition  at  about  18
years  of  age,  of  the  War,  b.  vii.  chap.  iv.  sect.  2.  Sam-
Bon's  wife,  and  Ruth,  when  they  were  widows,  are
called  children,  Antiq.  b.  v.  chao.  viii.  sect.  6,  and  chap.
IX.  83Ct.  2,  3.
