Where the Fathers quote Judges 7

6 citations across the Patrologia Graeca — from the printed citations of the English pass; every reference opens the page with its facsimile one tap away. · trace across the Tradition ›

John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1265B…Curse Jacob for me, and come hither, curse Israel for me. How shall I curse whom God does not curse? or how shall I execrate whom the Lord does not execrate?" Judic. vii, 2, 7. — "And the Lord said to Gedeon: The… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1067B…ption occurred. David, however, embraced both, saying: "Because of the nations, and those saved out of Israel." "And he brought down the people to the water" [Judg. VII, 4]. Others interpret that fact of those l… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:987…tested and the lord he says said to gideon 'everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps you shall set apart and everyone who bends his knees to drink you shall send… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1205A…, whether they be good or wicked. “Gideon said to the people: As I do, so do you. I will sound the trumpet, and you shall sound it round about the camp.” Judic. VII, 18. “Abimelech took the axe, and cut down… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1087…also diminished by Gideon being joined to Him with the same appellation. For all the people who were fighting cried out, "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon" (Jud 7:20). Therefore, just as Moses was joined t… OrigenesPG 16:1633…ver, the oi here have published mēniskous (crescents), but the Latin interpreter has the name commonly known as lunulas (little moons). Thus in Judges vii, 21, [the Hebrews] likewise [used] mēniskous, lunulas. This w…