Talált 1115 Eredmények: Great Harlot
"Since wars often occurred in the country, Simon the son of Mattathias, a priest of the sons of Joarib, and his brothers, exposed themselves to danger and resisted the enemies of their nation, in order that their sanctuary and the law might be perserved; and they brought great glory to their nation. (1 Maccabees 14, 29)
then Simon rose up and fought for his nation. He spent great sums of his own money; he armed the men of his nation's forces and paid them wages. (1 Maccabees 14, 32)
And in his days things prospered in his hands, so that the Gentiles were put out of the country, as were also the men in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had built themselves a citadel from which they used to sally forth and defile the environs of the sanctuary and do great damage to its purity. (1 Maccabees 14, 36)
When we gain control of our kingdom, we will bestow great honor upon you and your nation and the temple, so that your glory will become manifest in all the earth." (1 Maccabees 15, 9)
You have devastated their territory, you have done great damage in the land, and you have taken possession of many places in my kingdom. (1 Maccabees 15, 29)
So Athenobius the friend of the king came to Jerusalem, and when he saw the splendor of Simon, and the sideboard with its gold and silver plate, and his great magnificence, he was amazed. He reported to him the words of the king, (1 Maccabees 15, 32)
As for Joppa and Gazara, which you demand, they were causing great damage among the people and to our land; for them we will give you a hundred talents." Athenobius did not answer him a word, (1 Maccabees 15, 35)
The son of Abubus received them treacherously in the little stronghold called Dok, which he had built; he gave them a great banquet, and hid men there. (1 Maccabees 16, 15)
So he committed an act of great treachery and returned evil for good. (1 Maccabees 16, 17)
When this was done and some time had passed and the sun, which had been clouded over, shone out, a great fire blazed up, so that all marveled. (2 Maccabees 1, 22)
as he promised through the law. For we have hope in God that he will soon have mercy upon us and will gather us from everywhere under heaven into his holy place, for he has rescued us from great evils and has purified the place. (2 Maccabees 2, 18)
The story of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar, (2 Maccabees 2, 19)
