Trouvé 492 Résultats pour: Sabbath Rest
When this man arrived in Jerusalem, he pretended to be peacefully disposed and waited until the holy day of the sabbath; then, finding the Jews refraining from work, he ordered his men to parade fully armed. (2 Maccabees 5, 25)
A man could not keep the sabbath or celebrate the traditional feasts, nor even admit that he was a Jew. (2 Maccabees 6, 6)
Others, who had assembled in nearby caves to observe the sabbath in secret, were betrayed to Philip and all burned to death. In their respect for the holiness of that day, they had scruples about defending themselves. (2 Maccabees 6, 11)
While they were being quickly heated, he commanded his executioners to cut out the tongue of the one who had spoken for the others, to scalp him and cut off his hands and feet, while the rest of his brothers and his mother looked on. (2 Maccabees 7, 4)
they were obliged to return by reason of the late hour, it was the day before the sabbath, and for that reason they could not continue the pursuit. (2 Maccabees 8, 26)
They collected the enemy's arms and stripped them of their spoils, and then observed the sabbath with fervent praise and thanks to the Lord who kept them safe for that day on which he let descend on them the first dew of his mercy. (2 Maccabees 8, 27)
After the sabbath, they gave a share of the booty to the persecuted and to widows and orphans; the rest they divided among themselves and their children. (2 Maccabees 8, 28)
They also challenged the forces of Timothy and Bacchides, killed more than twenty thousand of them, and captured some very high fortresses. They divided the enormous plunder, allotting half to themselves and the rest to the persecuted, to orphans, widows, and the aged. (2 Maccabees 8, 30)
They collected the enemies' weapons and carefully stored them in suitable places; the rest of the spoils they carried to Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 8, 31)
Others who climbed up the same way swung around on the defenders, taking the besieged in the rear; they put the towers to the torch, spread the fire and burned the blasphemers alive. Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city. (2 Maccabees 10, 36)
Hurling themselves upon the enemy like lions, they laid low eleven thousand foot soldiers and sixteen hundred horsemen, and put all the rest to flight. (2 Maccabees 11, 11)
The king's letter to the people was as follows: "King Antiochus sends greetings to the Jewish senate and to the rest of the Jews. (2 Maccabees 11, 27)
