Chapter 1173
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Such was the name given in ancient Judea to the Initiates, called also the “Innocents” and the “Infants,” i.e., once more “reborn.” This key opens a vista into one of the New Testament mysteries; the slaughter by Herod of the 40,000 “Innocents.” There is a legend to this effect, and the event, which took place almost a century b.c., shows the origin of the tradition blended at the same time with that of Krishna and his uncle Kansa. In the case of the New Testament, Herod stands for Alexander Jannæus (of Lyda), whose persecution and murder of hundreds and thousands of Initiates led to the adoption of the Bible story.