(Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled.

This fact became widely known to the people of Jerusalem, so that the place received the name, in their language, of Achel-damach, which means 'The Field of Blood.')

"Then He gave him the Covenant of circumcision, and under this Covenant he became the father of Isaac--whom he circumcised on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve Patriarchs.

"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,

"Alarmed at this question, Moses fled from the country and went to live in the land of Midian. There he became the father of two sons.

As they listened to these words, they became infuriated and gnashed their teeth at him.

This incident became known throughout Jaffa, and many believed in the Lord;

As the result many of them became believers, and so did not a few of the Greeks--gentlewomen of good position, and men.

But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.

After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!"

But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you."