1Euseb. Praep. Evang. viii. 5. 11. Let us proceed to survey the constitution established by the legislation of Moses as described by authors held in high honour among the Jews. I will begin by quoting Philo’s account of their journey from Egypt under the leadership of Moses from the first book of the work which he entitled Hypothetica, where, while speaking in defence of the Jews as against their accusers, he says as follows: