Where the Fathers quote Numbers 31
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1Num 31:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:763…t it suffered, "the Lord spoke," it says, "to Moses, saying: Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites, and afterward you shall be added to your people" (Num. 31:1-2). Therefore, the causes of the stumblin…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1227B…had chosen only twelve thousand warriors out of the whole multitude, he sent them against the Midianites, and through them he routed and exterminated them (Num. XXXI, 1 sqq.). But when these very brave men re…
2Num 31:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:763A…upon those who have sinned. At the same time, however, observe what he adds to them: "And at the last," he says, "you shall also be added to your people" (Num. 31:2). If at any time we are in discourse wi…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:881A…ce also concerning the month of the fast [Scripture] says: "In it you shall afflict your souls." "Take vengeance for the vengeance of the children of Israel" [Num. XXXI, 2]. God enjoins this final act upon Moses…
3Num 31:3
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:763A…o render vengeance upon Midian for the Lord: a thousand from each tribe, and a thousand from each tribe, from all the tribes of Israel, send out to do battle" (Num. 31:3-4). Pay attention to the reading. For the…
7Num 31:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:763C…"and they kill," it says, "all their males and their kings, and they killed Balaam, the son of Beor, with the sword, along with the rest of their wounded" (Num. 31:7-8). What we were inquiring about earlier—…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:511…the robes of the holy ones which are aaron's to the priest as the lord commanded moses and he made the ephod of gold and hyacinth and purple and scarlet and twisted byssus and the plates…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:509…for in the numbers record it says they waged war against midian as the lord commanded moses and they killed every male and they killed the kings of midian along with their wounded and in judges…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:323…the trumpets of signs in their hands and they fought against midian as the lord commanded moses and they killed every male and they killed the kings of midian together with their wounded evi and rocom…
13Num 31:13
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:325…unto araboth moab which is by the jordan against jericho a and moses and eleazar the priest and all the princes of the congregation went forth to meet them outside the camp and moses was angered…
OrigenesPG 16:2367…month on the ninth of the month the city was broken through and all the princes of the king of babylon entered and sat in the middle gate nargel sarasar samgar and nabusareschim b rabsaris also…
OrigenesPG 16:2371…and johanan the son of corah and all the princes of the forces who were with him heard of all the evil that ismael the son of nathania had done…
OrigenesPG 16:2373…and carry us away into babylon and johanan the son of kareah and all the princes of the forces and all the people did not listen to the voice of the lord to dwell in the…
15Num 31:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:763D…Moreover, it is said of him, and in the following verses even more clearly in this way: "And Moses said to them: Why have you saved alive all the women?" (Num. 31: 15-16).…
19Num 31:19
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:29…person departed shall be unclean for seven days he shall be purified on the third day and on the seventh day and he shall be clean but if he has not been purified on the third…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:31…body or a grave and the clean shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day and he shall wash his garments and wash his body in water and shall be…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:329…killed a person and whoever has touched the slain shall be purified on the third day and on the seventh day you and your captives and every garment and every article of skin and all work…
Theophanes the Confessor 9th–10th c.PG 108:261…by the blows and kicks of dioscorus s ministers departed this life on the third day and on the following day the other bishops were forced by military violence and swords to sign but domnus the…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1099…killed a person and whoever has touched the slain shall be purified on the third day and on the seventh day you and your captives whence it seems to me that the great basil or rather…
Leo Grammaticus fl. c. 1013PG 108:1193…day of the month of march our lord rose from the dead on the third day and on the fortieth day of his resurrection that is on the third day of the month of may having…
20Num 31:20
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:329…you and your captives and every garment and every article of skin and all work of goats' hair and every article of wood you shall purify do you see that even the best and most approved…
21Num 31:21
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:783…the priest say to the men of war who are coming from the battle this is the ordinance of the law which the lord commanded except for the gold and the silver and the bronze and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:329…army who were coming from the battle line this is the statute of the law which the lord commanded moses except for the gold and the silver and the bronze and the iron and the lead…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:625…d and the lord spoke he says to moses and aaron saying this is the ordinance of the law which the lord has ordained saying speak to the children of israel and let them take to…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:125…red heifer were being laid down god said to the hierophant moses this is the ordinance of the law as much as the lord has commanded saying speak to the sons of israel and let them…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:847…himself for him god the father has sealed this is the ceremony of the law which the lord commanded xix for in this mystery the whole force of the law is spiritually concluded for that unblemished…
23Num 31:23
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:769…and tin and every thing which passes through the fire bring it through the fire and it shall be purified but also they shall be purified in the water of purification everything whatsoever that does not…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:783…lead every thing which shall pass through the fire make it pass through the fire and it shall be purified but it shall also be purified by the water of purification h chapter xxxii of numbers…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:329…and the tin everything that passes through the fire shall be brought through the fire and it shall be cleansed but it shall also be purified with the water of purification and everything that does not…
24Num 31:24
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:769…not pass through the fire shall pass through the water and you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and you shall be clean and after these things you shall enter into the camp you…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:329…not pass through the fire shall pass through the water and you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and you shall be purified and after these things you shall enter into the camp observe…
26Num 31:26
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:333…t he sum of the spoils of the captivity from man unto beast thou and eleazar the priest and the princes of the families of the congregation and ye shall divide the spoils between the warriors…
27Num 31:27
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:333…of the congregation and ye shall divide the spoils between the warriors who went out to battle and the whole congregation and ye shall separate the tribute unto the lord from the men of war who…
28Num 31:28
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:263…ruin of the horses and of the mules and of the camels and of the asses and of all the beasts that are in those camps according to this ruin after he has already described the…
31Num 31:31
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:333…levites who keep the charges in the tabernacle of the lord and moses and eleazar the priest did as the lord commanded moses a for immediately that which was commanded by the divine oracle was being…
41Num 31:41
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:511…he made the robes of the holy ones which are aaron's to the priest as the lord commanded moses and he made the ephod of gold and hyacinth and purple and scarlet and twisted byssus and…
47Num 31:47
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:717…shall die as the lord commanded them another according to the word of the lord as the lord commanded moses the inspection another the number and the sons of gerson behind another and these are the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:315…you shall number and moses and aaron numbered them at the word of the lord as the lord commanded them and when this registration by families and fathers houses had been made he immediately introduces the…
51Num 31:51
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:339…ear ring to make an atonement for us before the lord and moses and eleazar the priest took the gold from them all the worked vessels and all the gold that was the separation c which…
52Num 31:52
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:339…gold that was the separation c which they separated for the lord was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels from the commanders of thousands and from the commanders of hundreds and the men of war…
54Num 31:54
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:773…made propitious to men are indicated by the types of gold and moses and eleazar the priest took he says the gold from all the tribunes and centurions and brought it into the tabernacle of testimony…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:541…hands shall take of the blood of the calf and shall bring it into the tabernacle of the testimony and the priest shall dip his finger into the blood and shall sprinkle of the blood seven…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:339…ear ring to make an atonement for us before the lord and moses and eleazar the priest took the gold from them all the worked vessels and all the gold that was the separation c which…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:735…c furthermore he says that the enrollment on the stones shall be a memorial for the children of israel before the lord whom he regards so to speak in the person of aaron for god and…