Fondare 49 Risultati per: Ancient Numbers
Thou art there none the less, dwelling in the holy place; Israel’s ancient boast. (Psalms 21, 4)
Time passed, and he gave his people great increase of numbers, till it outmatched its rivals. (Psalms 104, 24)
he blesses them, so that their numbers increase beyond measure, and to their cattle grants increase. (Psalms 106, 38)
Nay, said Judas, nothing forbids great numbers should be at the mercy of small; what matter makes it to the God of heaven, few be his soldiers or many when he grants deliverance? (1 Maccabees 3, 18)
Why, what was this? So heavily had Juda suffered, so great the discord he had aroused by the abolishing of its ancient usages, that scant revenue had come in from it, and the treasury was in default! (1 Maccabees 3, 29)
But Judas cried to his fellows, What, would you be daunted by the numbers of them? Would you give ground before their attack? (1 Maccabees 4, 8)
At the sight of their great numbers, this was Judas’ prayer: Blessed art thou, Saviour of Israel, who didst make use of thy servant David, a giant’s onset to overthrow! Victory thou didst give, over an invading army, to Saul’s son Jonathan and the squire that bore him company! (1 Maccabees 4, 30)
whose numbers and their rage increasing, he was fain to put some three thousand men under arms, with one Tyrannus at their head, that was far gone in years, and no less in folly. Lysimachus it was that first resorted to violence; (2 Maccabees 4, 40)
That the Jewish folk may eat what food they will, use what laws they will, according to their ancient custom; and if aught has been done amiss through inadvertence, none of them, for that cause, shall be molested. (2 Maccabees 11, 31)
Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set. (Proverbs 22, 28)
God took an oath that this should be the father of a renowned posterity; their numbers should rival the dust on the ground, (Ecclesiasticus 44, 22)
Nonplussed, all the princes of Tanis; all Pharao’s wise counsellors must needs give him a fool’s answer. Where is that inheritance of learning they boast, come down from ancient kings? (Isaiah 19, 11)
