Homilies on Numbers, Homilia XVII

Origen of Alexandria · c. 240–245 · Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) · Original English Translation

Contents3 passages

1Third prophecy; another summit
2Spirit of God upon Balaam
3How fair are your tents, O Jacob

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Origen’s Homilia XVII on Numbers (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–3.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII (GCS 30, 1921), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia XVII. Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XVII §§1–3 (closeout).

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Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) (Latin · Homilia XVII §§1–3)

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Third prophecy; another summit§1

1We treat Balaam’s third prophecy. Balak thinks only the place failed the curse and leads him to the summit of Peor.

Latin · §1

Tertiam prophetiam Balaam tractamus. Balac putat locum defuisse maledictioni; ducit eum in verticem Phogor.

Spirit of God upon Balaam§2

2 The Spirit of God came upon Balaam. He saw Israel camped by tribes and took up his parable.

Latin · §2

Spiritus Dei factus est super Balaam. Vidit Israel habitantem per tribus; assumentes parabolam dixit.

How fair are your tents, O Jacob§3

3 How fair are your tents, O Jacob — a mystery of the ordered church. Glory forever. Amen.

Latin · §3

Quam pulchra tabernacula tua Iacob. Mysterium ecclesiae ordinatae; gloria in saecula. Amen.

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