Fondare 1045 Risultati per: Worship In Jerusalem
and gathered together about eighty thousand men and his entire cavalry. They advanced against the Jews intending to make the city of Jerusalem a Greek colony and (2 Maccabees 11, 2)
He entered Judea, came near Beth-zur, a strong city some kilometers away from Jerusalem, and besieged it. (2 Maccabees 11, 5)
While they were still near Jerusalem, a horseman dressed in white with golden armor appeared and stood at the head of them. (2 Maccabees 11, 8)
He also attacked the people of Jamnia by night, and set the harbor and ships on fire. The blaze was so great that the glow could be seen even from Jerusalem, some fifty kilometers away. (2 Maccabees 12, 9)
Moving off from there, they went to Scythopolis, a city one hundred and twenty kilometers from Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 12, 29)
Judas and his men thanked these people and asked them to extend the same kindness to his race in the future. Then they returned to Jerusalem, since the feast of Weeks of Pentecost was approaching. (2 Maccabees 12, 31)
He took up a collection among his soldiers which amounted to two thousand pieces of silver and sent it to Jerusalem to be offered there as a sacrifice for sin. They did all this very well and rightly inspired by their belief in the resurrection of the dead. (2 Maccabees 12, 43)
After summoning the Elders in private, he determined to leave with his men for a decisive attempt with the help of God, before the king's army could invade Judea and take control of Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 13, 13)
Nicanor spent some time in Jerusalem without doing any harm, and even dismissed the people that had gathered around him. (2 Maccabees 14, 23)
Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, was denounced to Nicanor as being a very patriotic man, well known as "father of the Jews" because of his kindness. (2 Maccabees 14, 37)
Encouraged by these beautiful words of Judas, which were able to encourage righteous people and strengthen young souls, they determined not to set up camp with defenses. They decided instead to rush out bravely and take the offensive to settle the matter by fighting bravely, for the Holy City Jerusalem, their religion and the Temple were in danger. (2 Maccabees 15, 17)
Judas, who had once fully consecrated himself to the welfare of his fellow residents and had never wavered in his affection for them, ordered that Nicanor's head and arms up to the shoulders be cut off and brought to Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 15, 30)
