Trouvé 1009 Résultats pour: Holy Days
No wonder if Judas and his brethren, with the whole assembly of Israel, made a decree that this feast should be kept year by year for eight days together, the feast-day of the altar’s dedication.✻ Came that season, from the twenty-fifth day of Casleu onwards, all was to be rejoicing and holiday. (1 Maccabees 4, 59)
Meanwhile Judas Machabaeus and his brother Jonathan had crossed the Jordan, and marched for three days through the desert. (1 Maccabees 5, 24)
Thus runs my thought: How comes it that I have fallen upon such evil times, such a flood of calamity as now engulfs me; I, that in the days of my greatness loved men well, and was well beloved? (1 Maccabees 6, 11)
Meanwhile, what of the Jews that dwelt about the holy place? Here was the garrison of the citadel hemming them in, seeking ever to do them injury, and to sustain the Gentile cause. (1 Maccabees 6, 18)
But it was against the holy place itself that he turned his arms, and long he beleaguered it; what catapults he brought to bear on it, what engines! Flew fiery darts, flew stone and javelin and arrow from mangonel and arbalest, and the slings took their turn. (1 Maccabees 6, 51)
Only a few defenders were left in the holy place now; the rest, overtaken by famine, had dispersed to their homes. (1 Maccabees 6, 54)
This day a new enemy overwhelm with our onslaught, and let all the world know what comes of threatening thy holy place; for his ill-doing, ill requite him! (1 Maccabees 7, 42)
Feast-day and new moon and sabbath, and all other such solemnities as are appointed to be observed, with the three days before and after the feast itself, shall be days of immunity and respite for all the Jews in my realm; (1 Maccabees 10, 34)
Three days later, Ptolemy himself lay dead; whereupon the garrisons he had left in the towns were massacred by the citizens, (1 Maccabees 11, 18)
See to it that a copy of this decree shall be made, and handed over to Jonathan, who shall set it up in a public place on the holy mountain. (1 Maccabees 11, 37)
delegates of ours, Numenius son of Antiochus and Antipater son of Jason, are on their way to Rome, friendship and alliance of former days to confirm afresh; (1 Maccabees 12, 16)
Thus, during Simon’s days, the whole land of Juda was at peace. Ever his people’s good sought he, and ever by willing hearts was obeyed and honoured. (1 Maccabees 14, 4)
