He also quoted from a letter sent by Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, to the Roman Emperor Caligula. In it, Agrippa stated concerning Jerusalem: “The Holy City... is the capital not of the single country of Judaea but of most other countries also, because of the colonies which it has sent out from time to time to the neighbouring lands. ”
Samuti tsiteeris ta Herodes Suure pojapoja Agrippa I kirja Rooma keisrile Caligulale, milles Agrippa ütles Jeruusalemma kohta: „See püha linn... pole mitte ainult Juudamaa pealinn, vaid ka paljude teiste maade pealinn, sest ikka ja jälle on sellest lahkunud juudid rajanud naabermaadesse kolooniaid. ”