Where the Fathers quote Numbers 24

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Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1381…ngs which he needed in order to divine. But I do not see to what that other matter about consulting birds pertains, unless perhaps to that passage in Numbers xxiv, 1: "He did not go according to custom to meet the birds" (Oὐκ… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:393A…that are to come, and suggests what must be done. INTERR. XLIV. What is the meaning of: "Balaam did not go as he was accustomed to meet the augurs"? [Num. xxiv, 1] Having learned by experience that he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:703…balaam lifting up his eyes beholds israel having established their camps by tribes and the spirit of god came upon him and taking up his parable he says it may perhaps be requested where balaam saw… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:393C…with a human voice contrary to nature, He it is who also foretold the future through the tongue of the seer. "For the Spirit of God," he says, "came upon him" [Num. xxiv, 2]. The same thing happened even in the c… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:679…ere separated from one another; and meditating upon that passage of Scripture: How beautiful are thy tents, O Jacob, thy tabernacles, O Israel! (Num. xxiv, 5), she was vehemently pricked in soul thereby, and immediate… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1287A…rpens a sword against his own soul, having become ungrateful toward his benefactor. TITLE IX. — Concerning the upright king, and one who hates evil. Num. XXIV, 7. — ‹His kingdom shall be increased; he… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1307D…drew from here, at ch. 7, 16, and 24, or homilies 19 and 49. And the same is brought forward by Origen, Against Celsus, 2, p. 94, and by Procopius of Gaza on Num. xxiv, 8. Nor do those things of Theodore the St… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:847…over many nations and his kingdom shall be exalted nations shall devour his enemies and shall break their bones and shall pierce with arrows his enemy this enemy is to be understood as the devil c… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 153:1185…lay down and rested as a lion, and as a lion’s whelp: who shall raise him up? Blessed are they that bless thee, and cursed are they that curse thee” (Num. XXIV, 8, 9). These words he appeared to read as they were inscribed… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:145…regarding standing the more honorable person before one in prayer having bowed he lay down as a lion and as a cub by the words he lay down he signifies the death which happened by way… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:257…that is by the other fellow tribesmen he lay down and slept as a lion and as a lion s whelp who shall stir him up in these verses we are not now restricted but almost… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:137…king be in his resting place for when he reclining has slept as a lion and as a lion's whelp and after this the father has raised him up and he has risen from the dead… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:591…the shoot my son thou hast ascended lying down thou didst sleep as a lion and as a whelp who shall rouse him he calls him a lion's whelp because he was born of a royal… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:659…strip bare their fatness and shall shoot the enemy with his arrows he couched he lay down as a lion and as a young lion who shall rouse him they that bless you are blessed and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:663…and the passage a lion s whelp is judah and that other he couched he lay down as a lion and as a whelp who shall rouse him up all these being said in a those… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:573…royal authority through the image of this animal lying down you slept as a lion and as a cub who will rouse him he hints at the cross and the burial here who will rouse him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:435B…who pay the penalty because of curses? See those who receive a reward because of blessing. He who blesses you, is blessed; and he who curses you, is cursed (Num. 24. 9). Bless those who persecute you: pray… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:217…the shoot my son you have ascended you lay down and slept as a lion and as a lion s whelp who shall arouse him but none of these things befits judah himself but rather the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:79…over many nations and a little later he lay down he slept as a lion and as a young lion who shall stir him up they that bless thee are blessed and they that curse thee… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1657…whelp from the shoot my son you have ascended crouching you laid down as a lion and as a lion's whelp who shall rouse him the phrase from the shoot my son you have ascended is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:499…order to announce to us the death of christ he adds couched down as a lion and as a lion's whelp b since the father is in the son and the son in the father moreover… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:831…the germ my son thou art gone up resting thou hast lain down as a lion and as a lioness who shall rouse him b o truly magnificent prediction he said a lion s whelp whom… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:827…and the prophecy of jacob says in the scriptures he couched and lay down as a lion and as a whelp who shall rouse him up and a testimony similar to this in numbers he lay… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:711…your messengers whom you sent to me d saying if balach should give me his house full of silver and gold i shall not be able to transgress the word of the lord to do that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:441…to your messengers whom you sent to me saying if balac gave me his house full of silver and gold i could not pass over the word of the lord to do it good or evil… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:429…answered and said to the princes of balac if balac were to give me his house full of silver and gold i shall not be able to transgress the word of the lord god to do… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:287D…his fathers." For addition occurs when a thing that has substance is added to another that has substance. And again in the same place: "In the last days" (Num. XXIV, 14), etc., by which words He demonstrates,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:713…who truly sees and who hears the words of god who knows the knowledge of the most high and sees the vision of god in sleep his eyes being uncovered of all these things we have… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:715…it can be understood how even balaam said of himself who knows the knowledge of the most high clearly so that it may be understood that the origin of all knowledge received its beginning from him… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:723…the race of abraham moses declared in these words there shall rise a star out of jacob and a leader out of israel and another scripture says behold a man the east is his name and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:869C…womb, that is, of the Virgin David, and Emmanuel: whose star Balaam also thus prophesied: "A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a leader shall rise in Israel." ⟦Num. xxiv, 17.⟧ Matthew, however, says that the M… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:769A…at the birth of Jesus, that Balaam had predicted. For thus it is written in Moses: “There shall arise a star out of Jacob, and a man shall rise out of Israel” (Num. XXIV, 17). But if it is necessary to examine als… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:767…buckets and his seed and his king shall be exalted above agag i shall see him but not now i shall look upon him but not near a rod shall arise and it shall strike the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:655…set down somewhat obscurely among the septuagint aquila rendered it more clearly i shall see him but not now i look out for him but he is not near symmachus expressed it more transparently saying i… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:983…the ecclesiastical courtyard prophesied with these words there shall arise he says a star out of jacob and a man shall rise out of israel that very one c of which moyses says that the lord… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1133D…estimony of adversaries. You hear the diviner Balaam, inspired by a better influence, prophesying thus to the foreigners: A star shall rise out of Jacob (Num. XXIV, 17). You see the Magi, who trace their lin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:333A…emned there because of their own weakness. This man prophesies concerning Christ, saying: A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a man shall rise out of Israel (Num. 24. 17). For the Spirit of God came upon the s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:637A…ner, whose prophecy is also set down in the Old Testament: A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a man shall rise out of Israel, and he shall rule all nations (Num. 24:17). An Apocryphal Book by the name of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:765D…sying, said: A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a man shall rise out of Israel; and he shall crush the leaders of Moab, and shall plunder the sons of Ammon (Num. 24. 17). These wise men, therefore, stemming f… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:499C…touches upon and criticizes the reading introduced, He whom they are expecting, instead of the things which are laid up for him) , or that of Balaam in Num. xxiv, 17, or Isaiah vii, 14; or he contends, imp… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1429…announce to the gentiles true things for there shall arise he says a star out of jacob and a man shall rise out of israel and shall strike the princes of moab and shall devastate the… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:227…by balaam a star shall rise out of jacob and a man shall rise out of israel and shall strike the princes of moab and shall subject to himself all the sons of seth furthermore by… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:837D…nced, clapping his hands, and prophesied the kingdom also for David. Prophecy of Balaam: "A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a man shall spring from Israel." (Num. xxiv, 17.) Caiaphas: "It is expedient that one m… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:277B…nt that our Lord arose from Judah. The expression "arose" is significant, and derived from the prophecy of Balaam, who says, A star shall rise out of Jacob (Num. XXIV, 17); and also from Malachi, who calls Him… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:137…science they found it had been said by him there shall rise a star out of jacob and a man shall rise out of israel a moved therefore by such a prophecy they recognized that a… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:337D…the heavens; for it is written in the prophets: "A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a man shall rise out of Israel, and he shall crush the leaders of Moab." (Num. XXIV, 17). Joseph. Yesterday, beguiled by a fal… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:393C…donians against the Persians: "For there shall come out," he says, "from the hand of Chetim, and they shall afflict Assur, and they shall afflict the Hebrews" [Num. xxiv, 24]. Now Alexander destroyed the kingdom o…