Fondare 1516 Risultati per: Holy City
He surrounded the city, and the ships joined battle from the sea; he pressed the city hard from land and sea, and permitted no one to leave or enter it. (1 Maccabees 15, 14)
In the reign of Demetrius, in the one hundred and sixty-ninth year, we Jews wrote to you, in the critical distress which came upon us in those years after Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and the kingdom (2 Maccabees 1, 7)
For he drove out those who fought against the holy city. (2 Maccabees 1, 12)
accept this sacrifice on behalf of all thy people Israel and preserve thy portion and make it holy. (2 Maccabees 1, 26)
Plant thy people in thy holy place, as Moses said." (2 Maccabees 1, 29)
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)
and recovered the temple famous throughout the world and freed the city and restored the laws that were about to be abolished, while the Lord with great kindness became gracious to them -- (2 Maccabees 2, 22)
While the holy city was inhabited in unbroken peace and the laws were very well observed because of the piety of the high priest Onias and his hatred of wickedness, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)
But a man named Simon, of the tribe of Benjamin, who had been made captain of the temple, had a disagreement with the high priest about the administration of the city market; (2 Maccabees 3, 4)
When he had arrived at Jerusalem and had been kindly welcomed by the high priest of the city, he told about the disclosure that had been made and stated why he had come, and he inquired whether this really was the situation. (2 Maccabees 3, 9)
So he set a day and went in to direct the inspection of these funds. There was no little distress throughout the whole city. (2 Maccabees 3, 14)
People also hurried out of their houses in crowds to make a general supplication because the holy place was about to be brought into contempt. (2 Maccabees 3, 18)
