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Josephus
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1
Flavius Josephus, a Roman-Jewish historian of the first century known for his accounts of Jewish history and the fall of Jerusalem.
"Historians still rely on Josephus for details about first-century Judea."
2
A male given name, an older Latinized form of Joseph.
"His full baptismal name was recorded as Josephus."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Latin form of Joseph, best known as the name of the ancient historian Josephus.
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Etymology
From Latin Iosephus, itself from the Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Joseph.