Talált 765 Eredmények: Gold Altar
and offered sacrifice, as the law bade, on the new altar they had set up. (1 Maccabees 4, 53)
and for eight days together they celebrated the altar’s renewal, burned victim and brought welcome-offering with glad and grateful hearts. (1 Maccabees 4, 56)
They decked the front wall of the temple, at this time, with gold crowns and escutcheons, consecrated the gates and the priest’s lodging anew, and furnished it with doors; (1 Maccabees 4, 57)
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)
Great indignation had the Gentiles that lived round about, when they heard that altar and temple were standing as of old. (1 Maccabees 5, 1)
King Antiochus was still on his journey through the high countries, when he heard tell of a city in Persia called Elymais, renowned for its treasures of silver and gold; (1 Maccabees 6, 1)
gone was that defiling image he had set up over the altar at Jerusalem; high walls, as of old, protected the sanctuary; nay, they had made shift to fortify his own stronghold of Bethsura. (1 Maccabees 6, 7)
And now returns the memory of all the havoc I made in Jerusalem, spoil of gold and silver I robbed from it, doom of mine against the townsfolk, and for no fault. (1 Maccabees 6, 12)
Brightly the sun shone down on shield of gold, shield of bronze, till all the mountain-side gave back the glancing rays of them, and dazzled like points of fire. (1 Maccabees 6, 39)
and the priests must take themselves back within the walls, where they stood before altar and temple, praying very mournfully. (1 Maccabees 7, 36)
In Spain, too, they had done great feats of arms; and at last, by policy and patient striving, won over the whole country, made themselves masters of all the silver and gold that was mined there. (1 Maccabees 8, 3)
in token whereof, we appoint thee high priest of thy own race henceforward, and to have the title of the King’s Friend. With that, he sent him a purple robe and a gold crown; Take ever our part, said he, and hold fast the bond of friendship. (1 Maccabees 10, 20)
