c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.149

The Wars of the Jews 2.149

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.149

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

149after which they put the earth that was dug out again into the pit; and even this they do only in the more lonely places, which they choose out for this purpose; and although this easement of the body be natural, yet it is a rule with them to wash themselves after it, as if it were a defilement to them.