Where the Fathers quote Numbers 21

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Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:915…psalm b remember o lord david and all his meekness how he vowed a vow unto the lord and prayed to the god of jacob if i shall enter into the tabernacle of my house if… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1381…ey were afraid." There is indeed mention of Amalek fighting with the sons of Israel in Exodus xvii, 8, and subsequently the Canaanite King of Arad in Numbers xxi, 4, and Sihon King of the Amorites in Numbers xxi, 21, but tha… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:381…among them from the lord and after this again and having departed from mount hor by the way toward the red sea they went around the land of edom and the people became faint hearted on… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:637…mystery it is thus in the book of numbers and they departed from mount hor by the way to the red sea to encompass the land of edom and the soul of the people was discouraged… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:609…for he says to moses tomorrow setting out turn back and go by the way of the red sea for because they were unwilling to enter into the land to which they were called they were… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:833…hidden from the wise turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the red sea he imposes a return as a punishment with consideration of course of the transgression by which they… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:253…it will be), etc., for, etc. V. 42. So Drusius and the Roman edition. V. 46. So the Roman edition. Aquila usually translates the word quts as aixaino. Thus Num. xxi, 5, where Symmachus [has] enekathēsen (w… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:487…the people murmured against moses saying why is it that you have brought us up out of egypt to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst and moses cried to the lord saying… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:637…the people spoke against god and against moses saying why have you brought us up out of egypt to die in the wilderness for there is no bread nor is there water and our soul loathes… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:339BLatin…pti (Exod. XXXII, 4). Cœlum etiam nivosam mannæ copiam demisit, et, qui sub cœlo sunt, in blasphemias erumpunt: Nauseat anima nostra super cibo isto levissimo (Num. XXI, 5). Rupes quoque secuta est, quæ torrenti… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:383…this worthless bread and the lord sent among the people venomous serpents and they bit the people and much people of the children of israel died a you see therefore how that whispering and murmuring people… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:637…bread nor is there water and our soul loathes this light bread and the lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people and much people of the children of israel died and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:867…time but rather the place of jerusalem itself being preferred for since people came to moses and said we are unclean because of a dead soul how… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:637…the people and much people of the children of israel died and the people came to moses and said we have sinned for we have spoken b against the lord and against you pray therefore to… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:211D…ire and divine love, and set others on fire: for seraph in Hebrew signifies "to burn": whence also those fiery serpents, which God sent among the Israelites (Num. xxi, 7), are called seraphim; but the cheru… John XIV Kalekas c. 1283–1347PG 150:257…bit the people and many of the sons of israel died and the people came to moses and said we have sinned for we have spoken against the lord and against thee pray therefore to god… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:385B…oss, whose image he would gaze upon with fixed eyes, kiss, and embrace, like the true brazen serpent curing all the poisonous bites of the ancient serpent (Num. XXI, 8); and by this, like Jacob’s ladder, he… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:649D…ame means by which he had been harmed. And let no one revile the creation of God, as others again are misled into saying. For this was foreshadowed to those in Num. xxi, 8 sqq.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:839A…And when the serpents were destroying the people, and at God’s command Moses set up a serpent aloft on wood, he said: "Look upon this, and you shall not die" (Num. 21:8–9). And again Jeremiah, speaking for thos… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:501A…s, and Moses, having made a bronze image, suspended it, and said, 'Let everyone who has been bitten by the serpent look at the serpent, and he shall be saved' (Num. 21:8)?" And what, he says, has this to do wi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:503B…vide a salutary medicine. God shows His servant a beneficial medicine, and says: Make a bronze serpent, and set it up before the tabernacle of the testimony (Num. 21:8). What does this sign mean? There are t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:795A…ounds; even though He could, if asked, put the serpents to flight; but He leaves the plague and gives the medicine. "Make for me," He says, "a brazen serpent" (Num. 21:8), and fix it on wood at the gate of the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:777…appeared at that feast just as zechariah prophesies saying and it shall come to pass that every one that shall be left of all the nations that came against jerusalem shall go up from year to… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:417D…nd did not consult the context of Moses, this rests on no foundation at all. The very words of Scripture: "Moses made a bronze serpent and set it upon a sign" (Num. xxi, 9), led Justin to this opinion. For by th… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:637…man everyone that is bitten when he looks upon it shall live and moses made a serpent of brass and set it upon a sign and it came to pass that when the serpent bit a… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1167D…s in the Dialogue with Trypho. To cite one passage, when he had mentioned Moses, who by God's command had made a bronze serpent, and had set it up as a sign (Num. xxi, 9), he added: "For he did not, having aba… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1183A…hat an image of Cherubim be made. For no one in his right mind would say that He intended to represent the Cherubic nature. And again: "Make a bronze serpent" (Num. xxi, 9); and here too He commands an image of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:337…is the night not only he says have you been our provider in the red sea and in the desert but you have been the source of blessings for the whole human race creating day and… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:661…senses violent wars it goes forth with exultation and a shout as it is said in the book of job that at the very sound of its prayer its enemies fall down and thus having struggled… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:133…glorious led them out having performed wonders and signs in egypt and in the red sea and in the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:15…in the sea and having accomplished so much in egypt so much in the red sea and in the desert and enjoying testimonies of such great things was so affected as if he were one of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:53…ten thousand proofs of the power of god both in egypt and in the red sea and in the desert they decided to send spies to examine the nature of the land and those who went… Nemesius of Emesa fl. c. 400PG 40:627…abyss in the creation of the world as having been created but it is said in the book of job he who made the abyss therefore he wishes it to be understood that all other things… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:343…us was himself hunted being called a whale and a dragon for it is said in the book of job concerning christ that he is about to catch the great whale and that he will hunt… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:935…live nevertheless because they are destined to live with god and as it is said in the book of wisdom b they seemed to the eyes of the foolish to have died and their departure was… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:949…death wherefore when they had offended by the false worship of idols it is said in the book of judges and the hand of the lord was against them for evil as the lord had spoken… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:623…wonders that god performed through moses in the land of egypt and in the red sea and in the desert at the exodus of israel drowning the egyptians beneath the water while he himself was saved… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1103…as they bring many and various benefits to their hearers for so it is said in the book of proverbs from the mouth of the just graces distill prov x c for he institutes a ratio… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:143…he led them out having wrought wonders and signs in egypt and in the red sea and in the wilderness forty years although the expressions do not appear in the same words in exodus c they… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:967…to christ she called to remembrance the marvels that had taken place in the red sea and in the wilderness she brought forth in the midst jonah with his wondrous shipwreck and his unexpected return to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:911…out having shown wonders and signs in the land of egypt and in the red sea and in the desert forty years h commentary h although the word trembled does not exist in exodus with regard… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:621…ctory (Judg. 5). You will find yet another ancient song that came to be in the desert, when the sons of Israel found the well and partook of the strange favor (Num. 21:17–20). And one may find much discourse on th… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:809…From the Basilian [codex]. V. 27. A., phasga (Pisgah). From the Basilian [codex]. Aquila translates the Hebrew word הַפִּסְגָּה above as laxeutē (hewn), Num. xxi, 20. See the note. Ibid., Allos, noton (A… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1005…to Chapter XIII of Josue. Grabe reads Emech. Ibid. Another, etc. All these readings are in Lambert Bos. DRACH. V. 20. A., to the mason. See what we said above, Num. xxi, 20. V. 21. Another, Robe the princes by Se… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:583…to reign and rule and to carry crooked sophistries like bows but in the valley that is in the humiliation of the divine word they are broken for the foolishness of god is wiser than men… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1381…fighting with the sons of Israel in Exodus xvii, 8, and subsequently the Canaanite King of Arad in Numbers xxi, 4, and Sihon King of the Amorites in Numbers xxi, 21, but that regarding a people terrified by the Israelites is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:367…around the river for waters that they might drink for they could not drink of the waters of the river vulgata latina and the sorcerers of the egyptians did similarly with their incantations nor did he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1169D…f God. For he preserves in himself, as an image, the likeness of Him whose image he is. But he is inferior as a product and a creature. Yet he is not alien. Num. XXI, 22. † Ps. XXXVIII, 7. ‡ Joan. XIV, 23.… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:667…was called israel and israel took he says all these cities and dwelt in all the cities of the amorites this israel who is israel in christ who is not israel in the flesh nor is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:859…indwelling nations entirely into the hands of the israelites to be overturned and israel dwelt in all the cities of the amorites wherefore david when he had praised god in the psalms in the name of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:667…be built and constructed for fire has gone out from heshbon and a flame from the city of sihon has d devoured even to moab sihon as we have said was a king whose city was… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:725…war b ver for a fire has gone forth from heshbon and a flame from the city of sihon and has consumed the chiefs of moab yet he also predicts some favorable things for them ver… OrigenesPG 16:2241…they stood fleeing from the snare for a fire went out from heshbon a flame from the city of sihon and it devoured the princes of moab and searched out the sons of shaon woe to… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:367C…as annotated :) and Chlomarum in Diaconus. Vers. 10. H. St. 2, anadechetai. Vers. 17, ho Kastos. Castus, P. Diac. Vers. 25, zōgrian. That is "alive." Num. xxi, 35, Deuter. ii, 34, Hesych. But zōgria he…