The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 94: what you’re looking at

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AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS. rhs to him, and worshipping him with sacrifices as he did. For Abraham sacrificed always and continually just as we do; and in consequence of this he used the most excellent divination. This also, perhaps, was Grecian; but he employed augury in a greater degree than the Greeks. He had, likewise, a symbolical guardian of the house. But if any one of you disbelieves this, I will clearly show you what Moses says on the subject. “After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abraham in a vision of the night, saying, Fear not, Abraham, I am thy shield and thy ex- ceeding great reward. And Abraham said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go child- less, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, so shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and °Y Neon G HOO) SS (CO mn