Trouvé 949 Résultats pour: City Of Refuge
Moving off from there, they went to Scythopolis, a city one hundred and twenty kilometers from Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 12, 29)
But as the Jews who lived there assured Judas that the inhabitants of that city had always treated them well and had received them favorably in times of persecution, (2 Maccabees 12, 30)
Judas reorganized his army, and then went to the city of Adullam. Since it was the week's end, they purified themselves and celebrated the sabbath there. (2 Maccabees 12, 38)
Judas entrusted the decision to the Creator of the world, and encouraged his men to fight heroically to the death for the Law, the Temple, the city, the country and the institutions. So he left with his army and encamped near Modein. (2 Maccabees 13, 14)
He advanced against Beth-zur, a city strongly defended by the Jews; he attacked it but was repelled and defeated. (2 Maccabees 13, 19)
Judas supplied the defenders of the city with everything they needed. (2 Maccabees 13, 20)
Then Onias, the High Priest, said to Judas, "This is he who loves your brothers, he who prays without ceasing for the Jewish people and for the Holy City. He is Jeremiah, the prophet of God." (2 Maccabees 15, 14)
Encouraged by these beautiful words of Judas, which were able to encourage righteous people and strengthen young souls, they determined not to set up camp with defenses. They decided instead to rush out bravely and take the offensive to settle the matter by fighting bravely, for the Holy City Jerusalem, their religion and the Temple were in danger. (2 Maccabees 15, 17)
Regarding those who had stayed in the city, their anxiety was by no means little, since they were worried about the battle that was about to begin in the camp. (2 Maccabees 15, 19)
These were the events during the time of Nicanor. As from those days the city remained under the power of the Hebrews, I end my account here. (2 Maccabees 15, 37)
at street corners she cries; she delivers her speeches at the city gates: (Proverbs 1, 21)
in the vicinity of the city gates she speaks, (Proverbs 8, 3)
