Trouvé 832 Résultats pour: Holy Nation
'In Asaramel, in the Grand Assembly of priests and people, of princes of the nation and of elders of the country: 'We are acquainted with the matters following: (1 Maccabees 14, 28)
'When there was almost incessant fighting in the country Simon, son of Mattathias, a priest of the line of Joarib, and his brothers courted danger and withstood their nation's enemies to safeguard the integrity of their sanctuary and of the Law, and so brought their nation great glory; (1 Maccabees 14, 29)
'For when, Jonathan having rallied his nation and become its high priest and having then been gathered to his ancestors, (1 Maccabees 14, 30)
Simon next came forward to fight for his nation: spending much of his personal wealth on arming his nation's fighting men and on providing their pay; (1 Maccabees 14, 32)
'In consequence of which, the people, aware of Simon's loyalty and of the glory which he was determined to win for his nation, have made him their ethnarch and high priest, for all his services and for the integrity and loyalty which he has shown towards his nation, and for having by every means sought to enhance his people's power; (1 Maccabees 14, 35)
Antiochus son of King Demetrius addressed a letter from the Mediterranean Isles to Simon, priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to the whole nation; (1 Maccabees 15, 1)
this was how it read: 'King Antiochus to Simon, high priest and ethnarch, and to the Jewish nation, greetings. (1 Maccabees 15, 2)
Furthermore, when we have won back our kingdom, we shall bestow such great honour on yourself, your nation and the sanctuary as will make your glory known throughout the world.' (1 Maccabees 15, 9)
But now I am an old man, while you, by the mercy of Heaven, are the right age; take the place of my brother and myself, go out and fight for our nation, and may Heaven's aid be with you.' (1 Maccabees 16, 3)
'During the reign of Demetrius, in the year 169, we Jews wrote to you as follows, "In the extremity of trouble that befell us in the years after Jason and his associates had betrayed the Holy Land and the kingdom, (2 Maccabees 1, 7)
for he it was who carried off those who had taken up arms against the Holy City. (2 Maccabees 1, 12)
and plant your people firmly in your Holy Place, as Moses promised." (2 Maccabees 1, 29)
