NAZAREANS. At the first Appearance of Mahomet, there were many Jews in Arabia, where they were so powerful, that they were in Possession of several Castles, wherein they commanded as Princes. Benschonah observes in the Life of Mahomet, that in the third Year of the Hegira, or 625 of Jesus Christ, Mahomet made War against several Princes of Arabia, and having subdued them, he made Slaves of them and their Subjects. The Year following he gave Battle to the Nazareans or Nadareans, who were Jews; he defeated a great Number of them, and forced the rest to abandon their Country, and to retire into that of Caibar. After which Time he had frequent Dealings with them, but at last he gave them Quarter, and granted them Letters of Safe-Guard and Protection. These Nazareans may well enough be of those Nazareans, or Judaizing Christians, who appeared in the first Ages of Christianity. We know that before Mahomet’s Time there was a great Number of Jews and Christians in Arabia.
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