Fondare 483 Risultati per: Priest
'When there was almost incessant fighting in the country Simon, son of Mattathias, a priest of the line of Joarib, and his brothers courted danger and withstood their nation's enemies to safeguard the integrity of their sanctuary and of the Law, and so brought their nation great glory; (1 Maccabees 14, 29)
'For when, Jonathan having rallied his nation and become its high priest and having then been gathered to his ancestors, (1 Maccabees 14, 30)
'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)
that the Jews and priests are happy that Simon should, pending the advent of a genuine prophet, be their ethnarch and high priest for life (1 Maccabees 14, 40)
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)
'The Jewish ambassadors have come to us as our friends and allies to renew our original friendship and alliance in the name of the high priest Simon and the Jewish people. (1 Maccabees 15, 17)
If, therefore, any scoundrels have fled their country to take refuge with you, hand them over to Simon the high priest, to be punished by him according to their law.' (1 Maccabees 15, 21)
They also drew up a copy for Simon the high priest. (1 Maccabees 15, 24)
and was the high priest's son-in-law. (1 Maccabees 16, 12)
from the day he succeeded his father as high priest, are recorded in the annals of his pontificate. (1 Maccabees 16, 24)
While the holy city was inhabited in all peace and the laws were observed as perfectly as possible, owing to the piety of Onias the high priest and his hatred of wickedness, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)