Where the Fathers quote Numbers 18
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1Num 18:1
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:631A…t for many, and being burdened with a greater weight . For it is written: “And the Lord said to Moses: You and Aaron shall take the sins of the priesthood” (Num. XVIII, 1). Therefore, as one about to give an ac…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:639A…joined to you, and minister to you: and you and your sons with you in the sight of the tabernacle of the testimony shall observe the watch of the tabernacle" (Num. xviii, 1-3). To observe diligently, and to attend…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:843…said to aaron you and the house of your father with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary xviii he says that access into the holy of holies should be closed to all except the…
4Num 18:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:715…congregation at the face of the dwelling of the testimony to serve the service of the tabernacle and the stranger who draws near shall be put to death according to the mouth of the lord as…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:803…priests and the levites for he says that the levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of god and aaron he says and his sons were burning incense upon the…
6Num 18:6
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:593…ever amen h homily iii concerning what is written i have taken the levites from among the children of israel for every firstborn that opens the womb among the children of israel and the rest h…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:775…to them it speaks therefore in numbers b in this manner take the levites from among the children of israel and you shall purify them and thus you shall perform their purification you shall sprinkle upon…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:43…him wherefore god says somewhere to moses and behold i have taken the levites from among the children of israel they are given as a gift to me wherefore the discourse does not sin at all…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:477C…culiarly an oblation made to God. Yet the word doma itself is quite frequent among the LXX for divine sacrifices and offerings—Deut. xxiii, 24; Levit. v, 20; Num. xviii, 6; Eccle. xi, 13, and elsewhere passim—as…
7Num 18:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:639A…alone He can know, who searches hearts and reins (Rom. viii, 27). It is commanded that not only those things which are outside be observed, but also, it says (Num. xviii, 7), that the priests should take care pri…
12Num 18:12
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:833…be performed saying this is the law of the sacrifice of salvation which they shall offer unto the lord if he shall offer it for praise he shall offer on the sacrifice of praise bread of…
15Num 18:15
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1159…all flesh which they offer to the lord from man to beast shall be thine nevertheless the firstborn of men shall be redeemed with a price and the firstborn of unclean cattle thou shalt redeem and…
16Num 18:16
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:849…that he calls him leader of the gods both those that are and those that are to be signifies one of two things either the philosopher has fallen into the suffering of ignorance or pretending to…
19Num 18:19
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:839…wave offering and the right shoulder it shall be yours all the offerings of the holy things which the children of israel offer to the lord i have given to you and to your sons and…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:899…and the heave shoulder shalt thou eat in a clean place thou and thy sons and thy daughters with thee for to thee and to thy children they are set aside from the peace offerings of…
20Num 18:20
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1387…o someone to be carried or possessed, by a Hebrew phrase, as in Ps. xv, 5, Κύριος μερὶς τῆς κληρονομίας μου, "The Lord is the portion of my inheritance"; and Num. xviii, 20: Ὅτι ἐγὼ μερὶς σοῦ κληρονομία σου, "F…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:561D…mes the portion of the faithful. What do I mean? It is written for the Levites: There shall be no portion for you in the land; for the Lord is their portion (Num. 18:20). If God being called a portion does no…
21Num 18:21
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:675D…that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel (1 Cor. IX, 14): and in the Old likewise, many revenues were brought to the Levites by the subjects (Num. XVIII, 21). Why then did he establish these thing…
23Num 18:23
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1013…round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and they shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces and the sons of aaron the priests shall…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1047…of the people because they have uncovered their nakedness one to another and they shall bear their iniquity it was thought by many that this was tolerable to be joined with sisters who were daughters of…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:221…day until you have brought the gifts of your god it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings and you shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath from…
24Num 18:24
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:593…among the children of israel for every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of israel they shall be their redemption and they shall be mine the levites for every firstborn is mine for on…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1161…of the children of israel for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of israel they shall be a price for them and the levites shall be mine for i have sanctified to myself…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:861…be an eternal ordinance throughout their generations and in the midst of the children of israel they shall not inherit an inheritance because the tithes of the children of israel as many as they may separate…
26Num 18:26
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:847…which bear the figure of christ when you receive from the sons of israel the tithes which i have given you as their firstfruits offer them to the lord that which the levites are to the…
PG 97 (anthology)PG 97:55…willing this writing to the city of england and to the synagogue of the children of israel the samaritans thus they thought the english to be whom may the lord preserve and another inscription in arabic…
30Num 18:30
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:219…lord spake unto moses saying speak unto the children of israel and thou shalt say unto them when ye shall enter into the land which i give unto you and shall reap the harvest thereof then…
32Num 18:32
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1825…so the interpreter had translated in this place let them abstain from the holy things of the children of israel and let them not pollute my holy name we have expressed the words of the lxx…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:807…give the holy thing unto the priest and they shall not profane the holy things of the children of israel which they separate unto the lord that they may not bring upon themselves the iniquity of…