Löydetty 221 Tulokset: nation
'In consequence of which, the people, aware of Simon's loyalty and of the glory which he was determined to win for his nation, have made him their ethnarch and high priest, for all his services and for the integrity and loyalty which he has shown towards his nation, and for having by every means sought to enhance his people's power; (1 Maccabees 14, 35)
Antiochus son of King Demetrius addressed a letter from the Mediterranean Isles to Simon, priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to the whole nation; (1 Maccabees 15, 1)
this was how it read: 'King Antiochus to Simon, high priest and ethnarch, and to the Jewish nation, greetings. (1 Maccabees 15, 2)
Furthermore, when we have won back our kingdom, we shall bestow such great honour on yourself, your nation and the sanctuary as will make your glory known throughout the world.' (1 Maccabees 15, 9)
But now I am an old man, while you, by the mercy of Heaven, are the right age; take the place of my brother and myself, go out and fight for our nation, and may Heaven's aid be with you.' (1 Maccabees 16, 3)
But he left officials behind to plague the nation: in Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by race, and by nature more barbarous than the man who appointed him; (2 Maccabees 5, 22)
This was how he died, leaving his death as an example of nobility and a record of virtue not only for the young but for the greater part of the nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
I too, like my brothers, surrender my body and life for the laws of my ancestors, begging God quickly to take pity on our nation, and by trials and afflictions to bring you to confess that he alone is God, (2 Maccabees 7, 37)
so that with my brothers and myself there may be an end to the wrath of the Almighty, rightly let loose on our whole nation.' (2 Maccabees 7, 38)
They also decreed by public edict, ratified by vote, that the whole Jewish nation should celebrate those same days every year. (2 Maccabees 10, 8)
The king's letter to the Jewish nation was in these terms: 'King Antiochus to the Jewish Senate and the rest of the Jews, greetings. (2 Maccabees 11, 27)
When your majesty has taken note of all these points, may it please you to make provision for the welfare of our country and our oppressed nation, as befits the gracious benevolence you extend to all; (2 Maccabees 14, 9)