Where the Fathers quote Numbers 12

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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:103…and miriam spoke to aaron and they spoke against moses on account of the ethiopian woman whom he had taken as his wife and they said has the lord spoken only to moses has he not… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1575D…emetrius places Ethiopia toward the east with respect to Judea, and says that Sepphora, the wife of Moses, was an Ethiop. In this, he follows sacred Scripture, Num. xii, 1, which attributes this country to Sepph… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:547…ght to the fire of Gehenna, how much wrath will he bring upon his own head who accuses this institution which is equal to the angels? Miriam once mocked Moses (Num. 12:1), not as you now mock virginity, but mu… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…book of numbers it runs as follows and maria and aaron spoke against moses because of the ethiopian woman whom he took for he had taken an ethiopian woman and they said hath the lord spoken… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:593…you b aaron and maria then have murmured against the all wise moses because of the ethiopian woman whom he had taken and they said has the lord spoken only to moses has he not spoken… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:71A…nd this holds true whether one dies in the sea or on land. TITLE II. — On detraction; and that detraction is a false speech uttered against someone. Num. xii, 1 seqq. — "And Mary and Aaron spoke again… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:157…in the sacred scripture in these words and miriam and aaron spoke against moses because of the ethiopian woman whom moses had taken because he had taken an ethiopian woman and they said has the lord… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:331B…nd he killed many of them" (Ps. 77.30, 31). But this place was called "Graves of Lust." Then Miriam spoke against Moses, saying: "Has God spoken only to him?" (Num. 12.2). But when God had said that He had spo… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…ethiopian woman whom he took for he had taken an ethiopian woman and they said hath the lord spoken only by moses hath he not spoken also by us and the lord heard now the man… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:597B…s, again transforming the meaning of what is said from the type to the truth. "For God," he says, "did not speak to Moses alone; He has spoken also to us" (Num. xii, 2). The word is from arrogance, the voice… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:597C…o Christ alone, and not to our fathers?"—on Mount Sinai, they say. "And the Lord heard. And the man Moses was very meek, above all men who are upon the earth" (Num. xii, 2-3). Miriam and Aaron, as it seems, seized… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:71…woman whom he had taken for he had taken an ethiopian woman and they said hath the lord spoken only by moses hath he not spoken also by us and the lord heard it and the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1375D…nd by the slaughter of his kinsmen—this, on the one hand, when they were fashioning the calf, and that, on the other, when they were defiled by Beelphegor. Num. XII, 3.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:313D…ses as it is made henceforth, and the crown being plaited for him from this. But Moses, he says, was the meekest of all men that were upon the earth (Num. 12:3). Do you see the magnitude of the encom… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:191B…ripture says: Remember, O Lord, David, and all his meekness (Ps. CXXXI, 1); and concerning Moses: Moses was the meekest of all men who were upon the earth (Num. XII, 3): yet those who were the meekest of all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:379A…ion, humility, meekness. For this reason Moses was also held in the highest admiration. "He was," it is said, "the meekest of all men who were upon the earth" (Num. XII, 3). But certain heretics, finding fault w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:139D…he offender] (Exod. 2:12), but then he advocated for reconciliation, while he drove away the outsiders. Although Scripture testifies that he was most meek (Num. 12:3), yet he was vigilant. We are not so; b… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…moses hath he not spoken also by us and the lord heard now the man moses was very meek above all men that were upon the earth and the lord said immediately to moses and aaron… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:597…our fathers on mount sinai they say and the lord heard and the man moses was very meek above all men who are upon the earth num xii miriam and aaron as it seems seized the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:783C…hall we place Socrates, who suffered from the most shameful of all evils? But the divine Moses was very meek above all men; for so it is written about him (Num. xii, 3). And the Savior and Lord of all also s… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:831…priests in gentleness as the book of numbers says concerning moses and the man moses was very meek above all the men who dwell upon the earth c this may also be said now of the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:825A…by audaciously pressing upon him: "We know what God said to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know whence he is." "And the man Moses was very meek." [Num. XII, 3.] Quietly, and not without the greatest… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:173…the lord indeed spoken only to moses and the lord heard and the man moses was very meek above all men upon the earth and the lord descended in a pillar of cloud to the tabernacle… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:157…he not spoken to us also and the lord heard it and the man moses was very meek above all men that were upon the earth and the lord said immediately to moses and aaron and… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:133D…of a counselor, and of one who corrects and rebukes? Hear an ancient story. There was nothing equal to Moses. For he was "the meekest," he says, "of all men" (Num. 12:3), and a friend to God, and he had been… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:215D…st thou wish to kill me, just as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday? (Exod. II, 14). On account of emulation, Aaron and Miriam dwelt outside the camp (Num. XII, 4). Emulation led Dathan and Abiron alive… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…three came out to the tabernacle of testimony and the lord descended in the pillar of the cloud and stood at the door of the tabernacle of testimony and aaron and maria were called and they… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:885…them in their vesture he commanded them saying boil the flesh before the door of the tabernacle and there eat it and the loaves of consecration also eat which are placed in the basket as the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:991…those names he signified those who had imitated their life and conversation in the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them to moses certainly and to aaron but god spoke to moses alone yet this… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:105…upon the earth now also the lord himself says this concerning him if there be a prophet among you i will speak to him in visions or in dreams not as to my servant moses who… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1061…were called and both came out and he said to them 'hear my words if there be a prophet among you to the lord in a vision i will be known to him and in a… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:871A…I will speak in a dream; but not so my servant Moses, who is faithful in all my house. Mouth to mouth I will speak to him: in manifestation, and not by darkly (Num. XII, 6-8)." Therefore, this man, who in the enjo… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…and they both went forth and the lord said to them hear my words if there be a prophet among you to the lord i will appear to him in a vision or i will speak… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:69…was accustomed to name it speaking concerning the wisest of all moses if there be a prophet among you to the lord i will be known to him in a vision and in sleep i will… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:375…the most just judge bears witness to my words for he said if there be a prophet among you i will make myself known to him in a vision and will speak in a dream not… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:827…so that they might not again despise his rebukes, and that they might understand the diversity of rank. “If there be a prophet among you,” etc. [Num. XII, 6.] He gives testimony to Moses that he was most sagacious in… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:173…cloud to the tabernacle of testimony and said to aaron and mary if there be a prophet among you to the lord i will make myself known to him in a vision and will speak to… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:157…they both went out and he said to them hear my word if there be a prophet among you d… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:931…of the church of god concerning whom god also spoke in moses if there be a prophet among you i will appear to him in a sleep and will speak to him in a vision and… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:5…no one else according to the very testimony c of god himself if there be a prophet among you to the lord i will make myself known to him in a vision and i will speak… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:613…he has seen the glory of the lord and why were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses and the wrath of the lord's fury came upon them and they departed and the cloud… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:105…house i will speak to him mouth to mouth in open view and not in dark speeches and he saw the glory of the lord and why were you not afraid to speak against my servant… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:411…my house is he faithful and after a little how were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses what is greater than this what is more exalted than that one should be the servant… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1061…he has seen the glory of the lord and why were you not afraid to speak against my servant… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:601…written for god and the father a therefore he says were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses for such is what was spoken of old through the prophet to the impious pharisees on… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:375…he has seen the glory of the lord and why were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses true therefore is that word which says vengeance is mine i will repay says the lord… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:827…single people in a particular way why therefore he says were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses it is certain that something of this kind was said by the prophet to the pharisees… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:173…he has seen the glory of the lord and why were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses and the anger of the lord was kindled and he departed and behold mary had become… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:159…he has seen the glory of the lord and why were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses and the anger of the lord s wrath was against them and they departed and the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…afraid to speak evil against my servant moses and the anger of the lord was kindled against them and they went away and the cloud also departed from the tabernacle and behold maria was leprous as… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:71…afraid to speak evil of my servant moses and the anger of the lord was kindled against them and behold mary appeared white as snow with a leprosy psal xxx let deceitful lips be made dumb… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1101B…est from the wrath of God against Miriam, when she spoke against Moses, whose sin God did not leave unpunished, not even when Moses himself prayed for her (Num. XII, 10). INTERROGATION XXVIII If anyone a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:325D…se she loved much (Ibid.). The sinful woman obtained an amnesty for so many sins. But Miriam, the sister of Moses, is condemned to leprosy for a small murmur (Num. 12:10). To those who sin He says: If your si… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:693…saying: "I beseech, my Lord, do not lay this sin upon us, for we have ignored that we have sinned against You" (Num. 12. 11). But if you have offended someone by d… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:159…sin upon us for we have acted in ignorance when we sinned let her not be as one dead like an abortive birth coming out of its mother s womb and half of her flesh is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:191C…om many other places also, when even cast out from the land, and prohibited from entering into Palestine, he speaks to the Jews with all civility and meekness (Num. XII, 13). But yet this meek man, when Datha… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:91D…I, 10). I do not hinder it, but I strongly exhort it. Invoke Him as Moses invoked Him, and he was crying out, praying for those who had driven him into flight (Num. XII, 13). And if you were to mention any man wh… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:625D…If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be received in again » (Num. XII, 14). Thus, therefore, we too must act towa… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1245…as a father for he said if her father spitting had spat in her face should she not be ashamed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:203B…d refused, but what did He say? "If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut up outside the camp seven days" (Num. XII, 14). That is to say: If her father had sto… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:59C…ep for Saul" (1 Reg. 16. 1). Even if someone should plead improperly for a sister, he will hear again what Moses did: "If her father had but spat in her face" (Num. 12. 14). Let us not, therefore, be gaping afte… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1025D…g. 16. 1). Even if someone incompetently prayed for a sister, he hears what Moses says: If her father had but spit upon her face, should she not be ashamed? (Num. 12. 14). Not as if drowsy and slothful do we h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:247D…was soon going to accuse. — We read similar things also concerning God and Moses. He asks, God is angry; as when he says, If her father had spat in her face (Num. 12:14); and again, Leave me, and being angry… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:653…r brother and the whole people praying along with her, naturally. Therefore the Scripture says: "The people did not move their camp until Miriam was cleansed" (Num. xii, 15). But when the people had sinned agains… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:591…after that she shall be called again and maria was separated without the camp seven days and the people did not mo… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:145C…and, conversely, of a servile soul. 152 An investigation of the reason why, in the common sin of idolatry, Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, was punished. Num. XII. 153 A complaint concerning the wickedness o…