Gefunden 18 Ergebnisse für: Onias
Long ago a letter was sent to the high priest Onias from Arius, who then reigned over you, stating that you are our brothers, as the attached copy shows. (1 Maccabees 12, 7)
Onias welcomed the envoy with honor and received the letter, which clearly referred to alliance and friendship. (1 Maccabees 12, 8)
This is a copy of the letter that was sent to Onias: (1 Maccabees 12, 19)
"Arius, king of the Spartans, sends greetings to Onias the high priest. (1 Maccabees 12, 20)
While the holy city lived in perfect peace and the laws were strictly observed because of the piety of the high priest Onias and his hatred of evil, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)
Since he could not prevail against Onias, he went to Apollonius of Tarsus, who at that time was governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, (2 Maccabees 3, 5)
Soon some of the companions of Heliodorus begged Onias to invoke the Most High, praying that the life of the man who was about to expire might be spared. (2 Maccabees 3, 31)
While the high priest was offering the sacrifice of atonement, the same young men in the same clothing again appeared and stood before Heliodorus. "Be very grateful to the high priest Onias," they told him. "It is for his sake that the Lord has spared your life. (2 Maccabees 3, 33)
After Heliodorus had offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made most solemn vows to him who had spared his life, he bade Onias farewell, and returned with his soldiers to the king. (2 Maccabees 3, 35)
The Simon mentioned above as the informer about the funds against his own country, made false accusation that it was Onias who threatened Heliodorus and instigated the whole miserable affair. (2 Maccabees 4, 1)
Onias saw that the opposition was serious and that Apollonius, son of Menestheus, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, was abetting Simon's wickedness. (2 Maccabees 4, 4)
But Seleucus died, and when Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes succeeded him on the throne, Onias' brother Jason obtained the high priesthood by corrupt means: (2 Maccabees 4, 7)