c. AD 77

J. BJ 5.212

The Wars of the Jews 5.212

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

5.212

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

212but before these doors there was a veil of equal largeness with the doors. It was a Babylonian curtain, embroidered with blue, and fine linen, and scarlet, and purple, and of a contexture that was truly wonderful. Nor was this mixture of colors without its mystical interpretation, but was a kind of image of the universe;