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Tobit described to them how God had taken pity on him and had opened his eyes. Then Tobit met Sarah the bride of his son Tobias, and blessed her in these words. 'Welcome, daughter! Blessed be your God for sending you to us, my daughter. Blessings on your father, blessings on my son Tobias, blessings on yourself, my daughter. Welcome now to your won house in joyfulness an din blessedness. Come in, my daughter.' That day brought joy to the Jews of Nineveh, (Tobit 11, 17)
Judith worshipped God, and then she said, 'Have the town gate opened for me so that I can go out and fulfil all the wishes you expressed to me.' They did as she asked and gave orders to the young men to open the gate for her. (Judith 10, 9)
Even so he gave orders to the skies above, he opened the sluice-gates of heaven; (Psalms 78, 23)
In the ravines you opened up springs, running down between the mountains, (Psalms 104, 10)
he opened a rock, the waters gushed out, and flowed in dry ground as a river. (Psalms 105, 41)
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, closed in on Abiram's faction; (Psalms 106, 17)
For the guidance that the gentiles would have sought from the images of their false gods, they opened the Book of the Law. (1 Maccabees 3, 48)
the citizens took fright and opened the gates, and Jonathan occupied Joppa. (1 Maccabees 10, 76)
He set off for Syria with protestations of peace, and the people of the towns opened their gates to him and came out to meet him, since King Alexander's orders were to welcome him, Ptolemy being his father-in-law. (1 Maccabees 11, 2)
About that time Simon laid siege to Gezer, surrounding it with his troops. He constructed a mobile tower, brought it up to the city, opened a breach in one of the bastions and took it. (1 Maccabees 13, 43)
opened a trap-door hidden in the ceiling and struck the leader down by hurling stones like thunderbolts. They then cut him into pieces and threw his head to those who were waiting outside. (2 Maccabees 1, 16)
He was then told that Philip, left in charge of affairs, had rebelled in Antioch. He was stunned by this, opened negotiations with the Jews, came to an agreement, and swore to abide by all reasonable conditions. Agreement reached, he offered a sacrifice, honoured the Temple, and made generous gifts to the holy place. (2 Maccabees 13, 23)
